Voice user interfaces (VUIs) are becoming all the rage today. But how do you build one that people can actually converse with? Whether you\'re designing a mobile app, a toy, or a device such as a home assistant, this practical book guides you through basic VUI design principles, helps you choose the right speech recognition engine, and shows you how to measure your VUI\'s performance and improve upon

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Tras el xito de Sapiens. De animales a dioses, Yuval Noah Harari vuelve su mirada al futuro para ver hacia d nde nos dirigimos. La guerra es algo obsoleto. Es m s probable quitarse la vida que morir en un conflicto b lico. La hambruna est desapareciendo. Es m s habitual sufrir obesidad que pasar hambre. La muerte es solo un problema t cnico. Adi s igualdad. Hola inmortalidad. Qu nos depara el futuro?

Children: Rights and Childhood is widely regarded as the first book to offer a detailed philosophical examination of children\'s rights. David Archard provides a clear and accessible introduction to a topic that has assumed increasing relevance since the book\'s first publication. Divided clearly into three parts, it covers key topics such as: John Locke\'s writings on children Philippe Aris\'s Centuries

What if I told you that sleep was just a habit? What if the third of your life you spend asleep, you could be awake instead?Grafton is a single dad who works in local radio, but he\'s always dreamt of being a \'real\' journalist. When he gets a whiff of a story - a Scottish commune whose residents believe that sleep is a social construct - he decides to investigate... something tells him \'the Sleepless\'

In this first book in the semi-autobiographical middle grade series from MLB pitcher Marcus Stroman, a young baseball player learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts. Young Marcus Stroman is determined to make it to the highest playing level he can, despite every coach telling him he\'s not tall enough to become a \"real\" pitcher. He\'ll show them...with some

The award-winning modern classic about a girl who can\'t hear and her bully, which inspired the acclaimed anime film from Kyoto Animation, returns in a beautiful, two-volume collector\'s edition. Each extra-large, deluxe hardcover contains over 700 pages of manga on crisp, premium paper, and more than fifty pages of new content. Voices Come in Many Forms In elementary school, Shoya Ishida led his peers

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Who\'s to blame when a vain, heedless king meets his comeuppance? He is, of course Fans of Tomi Ungerer\'s mischievous humor and Jon Agee\'s sly morality tales will be delighted by this hilarious read-aloud about a long, long beard and its short-sighted royal owner, by a popular Belgian illustrator, designer, and animation whiz. The lush, golden royal beard is a wondrous thing - especially to the

In 1936 Keynes published the most provocative book written by any economist of his generation. Arguments about the book continued until his death in 1946 and still continue today. This new edition, published 70 years after the original, features a new introduction by Paul Krugman which discusses the significance and continued relevance of \"The General

A few months ago fourteen-year-old Ali Banana was apprenticed to a whip-wielding blacksmith in his rural hometown. Burma Boy is a horrific, vividly realised account of the madness, the sacrifice and the dark humour of the Second World War\'s most vicious

Matilda meets The Penderwicks in this charming, magical story about a young witch who accidentally travels back in time--the fourth in the \"effervescent\" (Kirkus Reviews) Poppy Pendle series. Della Dupree has the so-called honor of being named after the legendary founder of the prestigious witchcraft school, Ruthersfield Academy. Her namesake left incredibly big shoes to fill, and most days, Della

A stunning first novel about two young Black artists in London falling in and out of love by a new literary virtuoso and finalist for the BBC Short Story Award, twenty-six-year-old writer and photographer Caleb Azumah Nelson \"Open Water is tender poetry, a love song to Black art and thought, an exploration of intimacy and vulnerability between two young artists learning to be soft with each other

Many competent players are frustrated by an apparent inability to score well at duplicate pairs. No matter how hard they try, the secret of success seems to lie forever beyond reach. The truth is that playing good bridge is not enough to win at pairs. The regular winners are those who have learned to adapt their strategy to take account of the vagaries of match-point scoring. A small shift in emphasis

This book is written to help you learn the core concepts and steps used to conduct virtual machining using CAMWorks. CAMWorks is a virtual machining tool designed to increase your productivity and efficiency by simulating machining operations on a computer before creating a physical product. CAMWorks is embedded in SOLIDWORKS as a fully integrated module. CAMWorks provides excellent capabilities for

Eurasian cooking reflects the influence of a multitude of cultures, including the Portuguese, Dutch, British, Chinese, Malay, Indian and even the Peranakans. After years of cooking for family, church, corporate events and even a president or two, Mary Gomes has come up with a simple yet effective method of cooking that anyone, who prefers to spend time with family or friends rather than being hidden