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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Mr Clarke's Adventures in Quantum ComputingA curious tale of quantum logic, feline ambiguity and the peculiar perils of being observant.When Mr Clarke, a mild-mannered academic with a fondness for lukewarm sandwiches and quiet corners, accidentally wanders into a physics seminar, he expects nothing more than a free biscuit. What he gets instead is an unexpected journey through the strange and counterintuitive world of quantum computing.Guided by sarcastic cats, disapproving physicists, and the occasional piece of sentient stationery, Mr Clarke tumbles from lecture hall to conceptual garden, from quantum bureaucracy to metaphysical train ride. Along the way, he grapples with superposition, entanglement, Grover's algorithm, and the fundamental awkwardness of being observed.Inspired by Mr Tompkins and gently infused with the spirit of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this is a playful and thoughtful exploration of quantum ideas, told through dry humour, odd metaphors and the slightly bewildered eyes of a man who only wanted a quiet cup of tea.Perfect for curious readers, reluctant scientists, and anyone who suspects the universe may be more polite than it lets on. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Mr Clarke's Adventures in Artificial IntelligenceAn unexpected journey through the minds of machines.Mr B. Clarke - a slightly haggard, ever-curious educator with a talent for falling asleep during lectures - never expected to become an explorer of algorithms. But one nap too many, and he finds himself dropped into the inner workings of artificial intelligence itself.From the whispering corridors of machine learning to the labyrinths of neural networks and the philosophical riddles of consciousness and code, Mr Clarke stumbles his way through an astonishing landscape of logic, language, and (sometimes) lunch.Guided by avatars of history's brightest minds and pestered by machines that think they're people - or worse, people who think like machines - Mr Clarke must confront the most pressing questions of our digital age. What does it mean to learn? Can machines be creative? And will Mr Clarke ever find a decent cup of tea in a reality built from data?Witty, insightful, and delightfully surreal, Mr Clarke's Adventures in Artificial Intelligence is a modern homage to George Gamow's Mr Tompkins, making the complexities of AI not only understandable, but oddly entertaining.Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a cautious observer, or someone who's just trying to keep up, this is your invitation to step inside the mind of the machine - no programming experience required. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Mr Clarke's Adventures in BlockchainA chain of unlikely events, dodgy cryptography, and tea-fuelled confusion.Mr Clarke did not set out to become a distributed systems expert. He was, in fact, simply trying to renew his university parking permit. But as fate (and a suspiciously insistent intern) would have it, he soon finds himself dragged into a world of cryptographic puzzles, decentralised mayhem, and something called a Merkle tree that definitely isn't botanical.From the bowels of university administration to the shadowy corridors of the Intercontinental Blockchain Agency, Mr Clarke stumbles from lecture to ledger, from Byzantine generals to dubious NFTs. Along the way, he meets academics, cyber-idealists, slightly sinister coders, and at least one goat.Written with wit and clarity, and inspired by Mr Tompkins and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this satirical journey into blockchain technology lifts the lid on buzzwords, busts through jargon, and gently mocks the madness of modern tech enthusiasm - all through the bewildered eyes of a man who just wants to get back to his office in time for lunch.Ideal for readers with a curious mind, a dry sense of humour, and absolutely no intention of mining cryptocurrency. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A rising political movement. Foreign money. A plot aimed at the heart of British democracy. And a gentleman thief who discovers it entirely by accident.Sebastian March was never popular at school.Decades later, he has reinvented himself as the charismatic leader of Britain's fastest growing political movement, turning public frustration, distrust and anger into an increasingly credible challenge to the political establishment.A.J. Raffles has little interest in politics.He is far more interested in an object inside March's Canary Wharf penthouse.But during a perfectly ordinary burglary, Raffles discovers something considerably more valuable than the item he came to steal. Hidden among March's private papers is evidence of foreign money, covert influence and a sophisticated operation reaching deep into British politics, business and the media.March believes he is using his powerful overseas supporters.They have very different plans for him.With Harry 'Bunny' Manders and former military intelligence officer Julian Mercer at his side, Raffles follows the conspiracy across London, from Canary Wharf and Tate Modern to Ronnie Scott's, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey.At the centre of it lies the London Register, a fragmented record of political assets, financial networks and influence operations designed not simply to win an election, but to undermine confidence in the institutions of the country itself.To stop it, Raffles must do what he does best.Steal.Documents. Secrets. Evidence. Leverage.Piece by piece, he intends to rob the conspiracy of everything it needs to succeed.But the closer they come to Westminster, the more disturbing the truth becomes.The people manipulating Britain do not particularly care who wins.They only need the country to lose.Raffles: The Westminster Game is the third novel in the contemporary Raffles series, combining elegant crime, political intrigue, espionage and the continuing adventures of E.W. Hornung's celebrated gentleman thief and Harry 'Bunny' Manders.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A company stolen in plain sight. A secret hidden inside its technology. And a thief who intends to steal it back.Years after leaving military intelligence, Julian Mercer built Acheron Cyber from nothing.Drawing on a lifetime spent recognising hidden patterns, hostile intent and the significance of silence, Mercer created Sentinel, a sophisticated security system designed not merely to detect attacks, but to recognise the behaviour that precedes them.Acheron became successful.Then it was taken from him.A carefully engineered corporate takeover removed Mercer from the company he founded, transferred control to investors he barely understood and left him watching from the outside as others claimed ownership of his life's work.So Mercer turns to two old schoolfriends.Harry 'Bunny' Manders is a journalist who has already discovered that respectable institutions can conceal remarkable crimes.A.J. Raffles is something else entirely.Cricketer. Gentleman. Master burglar.And when Mercer tells him that someone has stolen his company, Raffles sees the problem rather differently.If a company can be stolen, it can surely be stolen back.What begins as an investigation into boardroom betrayal soon reveals something far more dangerous. Acheron's new owners were never interested simply in its customers, contracts or intellectual property.They wanted Sentinel's memory.Buried inside years of threat data is a pattern connecting modern corporate acquisitions to people and events from Mercer's intelligence past. Companies change hands. Directors disappear. Research teams are isolated. Strategic assets quietly move beyond scrutiny.Someone has been doing this for years.And Sentinel has learnt how to recognise them.From London's glass towers and private boardrooms to the lingering shadows of Cold War intelligence, Raffles, Bunny and Mercer follow a trail of hidden ownership, old loyalties and carefully engineered betrayal.But their opponents know who Mercer is.They are beginning to understand Bunny.And, most dangerously of all, they know exactly what kind of man Raffles is.To recover Acheron, Raffles must attempt one of the most audacious thefts of his career.Not money.Not jewels.Not secrets.A company.Raffles: The Silent Company is the second novel in the contemporary Raffles series, combining elegant crime, corporate intrigue, cyber security, espionage and the continuing adventures of E.W. Hornung's celebrated gentleman thief and Harry 'Bunny' Manders. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A rising political movement. Foreign money. A plot aimed at the heart of British democracy. And a gentleman thief who discovers it entirely by accident.Sebastian March was never popular at school.Decades later, he has reinvented himself as the charismatic leader of Britain's fastest growing political movement, turning public frustration, distrust and anger into an increasingly credible challenge to the political establishment.A.J. Raffles has little interest in politics.He is far more interested in an object inside March's Canary Wharf penthouse.But during a perfectly ordinary burglary, Raffles discovers something considerably more valuable than the item he came to steal. Hidden among March's private papers is evidence of foreign money, covert influence and a sophisticated operation reaching deep into British politics, business and the media.March believes he is using his powerful overseas supporters.They have very different plans for him.With Harry 'Bunny' Manders and former military intelligence officer Julian Mercer at his side, Raffles follows the conspiracy across London, from Canary Wharf and Tate Modern to Ronnie Scott's, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey.At the centre of it lies the London Register, a fragmented record of political assets, financial networks and influence operations designed not simply to win an election, but to undermine confidence in the institutions of the country itself.To stop it, Raffles must do what he does best.Steal.Documents. Secrets. Evidence. Leverage.Piece by piece, he intends to rob the conspiracy of everything it needs to succeed.But the closer they come to Westminster, the more disturbing the truth becomes.The people manipulating Britain do not particularly care who wins.They only need the country to lose.Raffles: The Westminster Game is the third novel in the contemporary Raffles series, combining elegant crime, political intrigue, espionage and the continuing adventures of E.W. Hornung's celebrated gentleman thief and Harry 'Bunny' Manders. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A company stolen in plain sight. A secret hidden inside its technology. And a thief who intends to steal it back.Years after leaving military intelligence, Julian Mercer built Acheron Cyber from nothing.Drawing on a lifetime spent recognising hidden patterns, hostile intent and the significance of silence, Mercer created Sentinel, a sophisticated security system designed not merely to detect attacks, but to recognise the behaviour that precedes them.Acheron became successful.Then it was taken from him.A carefully engineered corporate takeover removed Mercer from the company he founded, transferred control to investors he barely understood and left him watching from the outside as others claimed ownership of his life's work.So Mercer turns to two old schoolfriends.Harry 'Bunny' Manders is a journalist who has already discovered that respectable institutions can conceal remarkable crimes.A.J. Raffles is something else entirely.Cricketer. Gentleman. Master burglar.And when Mercer tells him that someone has stolen his company, Raffles sees the problem rather differently.If a company can be stolen, it can surely be stolen back.What begins as an investigation into boardroom betrayal soon reveals something far more dangerous. Acheron's new owners were never interested simply in its customers, contracts or intellectual property.They wanted Sentinel's memory.Buried inside years of threat data is a pattern connecting modern corporate acquisitions to people and events from Mercer's intelligence past. Companies change hands. Directors disappear. Research teams are isolated. Strategic assets quietly move beyond scrutiny.Someone has been doing this for years.And Sentinel has learnt how to recognise them.From London's glass towers and private boardrooms to the lingering shadows of Cold War intelligence, Raffles, Bunny and Mercer follow a trail of hidden ownership, old loyalties and carefully engineered betrayal.But their opponents know who Mercer is.They are beginning to understand Bunny.And, most dangerously of all, they know exactly what kind of man Raffles is.To recover Acheron, Raffles must attempt one of the most audacious thefts of his career.Not money.Not jewels.Not secrets.A company.Raffles: The Silent Company is the second novel in the contemporary Raffles series, combining elegant crime, corporate intrigue, cyber security, espionage and the continuing adventures of E.W. Hornung's celebrated gentleman thief and Harry 'Bunny' Manders. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Mr Clarke's Adventures in Quantum ComputingA curious tale of quantum logic, feline ambiguity and the peculiar perils of being observant.When Mr Clarke, a mild-mannered academic with a fondness for lukewarm sandwiches and quiet corners, accidentally wanders into a physics seminar, he expects nothing more than a free biscuit. What he gets instead is an unexpected journey through the strange and counterintuitive world of quantum computing.Guided by sarcastic cats, disapproving physicists, and the occasional piece of sentient stationery, Mr Clarke tumbles from lecture hall to conceptual garden, from quantum bureaucracy to metaphysical train ride. Along the way, he grapples with superposition, entanglement, Grover's algorithm, and the fundamental awkwardness of being observed.Inspired by Mr Tompkins and gently infused with the spirit of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this is a playful and thoughtful exploration of quantum ideas, told through dry humour, odd metaphors and the slightly bewildered eyes of a man who only wanted a quiet cup of tea.Perfect for curious readers, reluctant scientists, and anyone who suspects the universe may be more polite than it lets on. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Mr Clarke's Adventures in Artificial IntelligenceAn unexpected journey through the minds of machines.Mr B. Clarke - a slightly haggard, ever-curious educator with a talent for falling asleep during lectures - never expected to become an explorer of algorithms. But one nap too many, and he finds himself dropped into the inner workings of artificial intelligence itself.From the whispering corridors of machine learning to the labyrinths of neural networks and the philosophical riddles of consciousness and code, Mr Clarke stumbles his way through an astonishing landscape of logic, language, and (sometimes) lunch.Guided by avatars of history's brightest minds and pestered by machines that think they're people - or worse, people who think like machines - Mr Clarke must confront the most pressing questions of our digital age. What does it mean to learn? Can machines be creative? And will Mr Clarke ever find a decent cup of tea in a reality built from data?Witty, insightful, and delightfully surreal, Mr Clarke's Adventures in Artificial Intelligence is a modern homage to George Gamow's Mr Tompkins, making the complexities of AI not only understandable, but oddly entertaining.Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a cautious observer, or someone who's just trying to keep up, this is your invitation to step inside the mind of the machine - no programming experience required. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Mr Clarke's Adventures in BlockchainA chain of unlikely events, dodgy cryptography, and tea-fuelled confusion.Mr Clarke did not set out to become a distributed systems expert. He was, in fact, simply trying to renew his university parking permit. But as fate (and a suspiciously insistent intern) would have it, he soon finds himself dragged into a world of cryptographic puzzles, decentralised mayhem, and something called a Merkle tree that definitely isn't botanical.From the bowels of university administration to the shadowy corridors of the Intercontinental Blockchain Agency, Mr Clarke stumbles from lecture to ledger, from Byzantine generals to dubious NFTs. Along the way, he meets academics, cyber-idealists, slightly sinister coders, and at least one goat.Written with wit and clarity, and inspired by Mr Tompkins and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this satirical journey into blockchain technology lifts the lid on buzzwords, busts through jargon, and gently mocks the madness of modern tech enthusiasm - all through the bewildered eyes of a man who just wants to get back to his office in time for lunch.Ideal for readers with a curious mind, a dry sense of humour, and absolutely no intention of mining cryptocurrency. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A rising political movement. Foreign money. A plot aimed at the heart of British democracy. And a gentleman thief who discovers it entirely by accident.Sebastian March was never popular at school.Decades later, he has reinvented himself as the charismatic leader of Britain's fastest growing political movement, turning public frustration, distrust and anger into an increasingly credible challenge to the political establishment.A.J. Raffles has little interest in politics.He is far more interested in an object inside March's Canary Wharf penthouse.But during a perfectly ordinary burglary, Raffles discovers something considerably more valuable than the item he came to steal. Hidden among March's private papers is evidence of foreign money, covert influence and a sophisticated operation reaching deep into British politics, business and the media.March believes he is using his powerful overseas supporters.They have very different plans for him.With Harry 'Bunny' Manders and former military intelligence officer Julian Mercer at his side, Raffles follows the conspiracy across London, from Canary Wharf and Tate Modern to Ronnie Scott's, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey.At the centre of it lies the London Register, a fragmented record of political assets, financial networks and influence operations designed not simply to win an election, but to undermine confidence in the institutions of the country itself.To stop it, Raffles must do what he does best.Steal.Documents. Secrets. Evidence. Leverage.Piece by piece, he intends to rob the conspiracy of everything it needs to succeed.But the closer they come to Westminster, the more disturbing the truth becomes.The people manipulating Britain do not particularly care who wins.They only need the country to lose.Raffles: The Westminster Game is the third novel in the contemporary Raffles series, combining elegant crime, political intrigue, espionage and the continuing adventures of E.W. Hornung's celebrated gentleman thief and Harry 'Bunny' Manders. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A company stolen in plain sight. A secret hidden inside its technology. And a thief who intends to steal it back.Years after leaving military intelligence, Julian Mercer built Acheron Cyber from nothing.Drawing on a lifetime spent recognising hidden patterns, hostile intent and the significance of silence, Mercer created Sentinel, a sophisticated security system designed not merely to detect attacks, but to recognise the behaviour that precedes them.Acheron became successful.Then it was taken from him.A carefully engineered corporate takeover removed Mercer from the company he founded, transferred control to investors he barely understood and left him watching from the outside as others claimed ownership of his life's work.So Mercer turns to two old schoolfriends.Harry 'Bunny' Manders is a journalist who has already discovered that respectable institutions can conceal remarkable crimes.A.J. Raffles is something else entirely.Cricketer. Gentleman. Master burglar.And when Mercer tells him that someone has stolen his company, Raffles sees the problem rather differently.If a company can be stolen, it can surely be stolen back.What begins as an investigation into boardroom betrayal soon reveals something far more dangerous. Acheron's new owners were never interested simply in its customers, contracts or intellectual property.They wanted Sentinel's memory.Buried inside years of threat data is a pattern connecting modern corporate acquisitions to people and events from Mercer's intelligence past. Companies change hands. Directors disappear. Research teams are isolated. Strategic assets quietly move beyond scrutiny.Someone has been doing this for years.And Sentinel has learnt how to recognise them.From London's glass towers and private boardrooms to the lingering shadows of Cold War intelligence, Raffles, Bunny and Mercer follow a trail of hidden ownership, old loyalties and carefully engineered betrayal.But their opponents know who Mercer is.They are beginning to understand Bunny.And, most dangerously of all, they know exactly what kind of man Raffles is.To recover Acheron, Raffles must attempt one of the most audacious thefts of his career.Not money.Not jewels.Not secrets.A company.Raffles: The Silent Company is the second novel in the contemporary Raffles series, combining elegant crime, corporate intrigue, cyber security, espionage and the continuing adventures of E.W. Hornung's celebrated gentleman thief and Harry 'Bunny' Manders. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …