Bøker av Paul Davies

A lavishly illustrated introduction to the world of Rare's highly anticipated game Sea of Thieves, home to krakens, mermaids and buried treasure.

The Art of Assassin's Creed Origins collates hundreds of concept arts, including sketches, final paintings, and 3D Renders, alongside in-depth commentary from the artists and developers, representing the ultimate insight into the design processes behind the game.

With 73 million units sold worldwide, Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise is established as one of the best-selling game series ever. Recognized for having some of the richest, most-engrossing art and storytelling in the industry, Assassin's Creed transcends video games, branching into other entertainment experiences including comic books, novels, short films and an impressive merchandise line-up. The recently announced Assassin's Creed Unity takes players into the heart of the French Revolution. Marrying intricately detailed environments and next-gen capabilities, Paris comes to life around you and immerses you in the grit and grime of a city in turmoil. Continuing in the footsteps of this already world-renowned franchise, Assassin's Creed Unity brings to life a time of unrest and disorder in one of the greatest cities in the world, promising to be the biggest and best experience yet. Highlights in the game, and in the book, include the different areas of Paris, each with their own identity and population, towering buildings bigger than any Assassin's Creed game so far and an amazing range of locations and action. (c) 2014 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Explore the world of all three Total War: WARHAMMER games in this stunning compendium, packed with concept art, final designs, storyboards, and artist commentary. Total War: WARHAMMER is the award-winning PC strategy game trilogy from Creative Assembly. Set in the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, it combines grand campaigns of epic empire-building with battles of breathtaking scale, brimming with the warriors, wizards, and monsters that fans know and love. Delve into the rich lore of Games Workshop's world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, as viewed through the Total War lens. Total War: WARHAMMER - The Art of the Games offers Creative Assembly's insights into the development of the series. Pore over concept sketches, texture studies, character art, and fully rendered paintings, accompanied by commentary from the artists themselves. Featuring artwork of iconic characters and scenes from parts I and II, as well as never-before-seen art from the trilogy's thundering grand finale, this coffee-table tome is an essential collector's item for any Warhammer or Total War fan.

The Art of Tom Clancy's The Division is the ultimate behind the scenes look at making of the latest game in the critically acclaimed Tom Clancy franchise. With over 300 images including sketches and concept art, and in-depth commentary throughout from the artists and creators.

Is the universe - and our place in it - the result of random chance, or is there an ultimate meaning to existence? Where did the laws of nature come from? Were they created by a higher force, or can they be explained in some other way? This book explores how modern science is beginning to shed light on the mysteries of our existence.

Experience Lara Croft's defining moment as she becomes the Tomb Raider. The Shadow of The Tomb Raider Official Art Book features exclusive concept art and developer interviews detailing the climactic conclusion of Lara Croft's origin story.

An exclusive look at the art and creation of the PS4 exclusive videogame Marvel's Spider-Man.

This is a book about the meaning of time, what it is, when it has started, how it flows and where to. It examines the consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity and offers startling suggestions about what recent research may reveal.

In this exhilarating and sometimes mind-bending book, renowned scientist and author Paul Davies tells the gripping story of how, beginning with an iconic mathematical equation in the 1920s, a radical new theory of nature - quantum mechanics - burst upon the modern world, and how today we are on the cusp of the second great quantum technology revolution. Quantum 2.0 reveals how exotic states of matter that have no counterpart in the everyday world are being harnessed to enable forms of teleportation and 'spooky' telepathic links between remote places. Powerful new tools such as quantum computers, quantum cryptography and the quantum internet have attracted billions of dollars of investments, triggering a frantic quantum arms race. And appearing on the horizon is the most awesome and game-changing prospect of all - quantum AI. Yet underpinning this dazzling promise lies a paradox. Although quantum mechanics is the most successful scientific theory ever, quantum systems possess properties that defy intuition and shred everyday notions of reality. Albert Einstein could never quite believe it. And decades after Erwin Schrödinger introduced his famous cat paradox, scientists are still divided over how to make sense of the weird quantum realm, one where ghostly quantum particles produce tiny forces in nanotechnology, cause black holes to evaporate - and may even be making the universe expand faster and faster. Indeed, cosmologists believe, the imprint of a quantum process remains etched into the afterglow of the big bang. Quantum 2.0 takes the reader gently from the basic concepts to the cutting edge, inviting us all to peek into the new wonderland of quantum physics and glimpse its stunning implications.

This is another blockbuster from Paul Davies, creating a world in the future that exposes the trends of today, such as the extreme concentration of wealth, that will lead to amblytopia - an apparently comfortable yet aimless world, where purpose has all but been eliminated. Paul Davies introduces this world as the introduction to the book: "Post neo-liberalism, post sado-populism, the unimaginably wealthy and powerful have create a global neo-age where need has been all but eliminated - so where is the human spirit now?"The dystopian vision of Orwell's 1984 is recreated in 2084.Nation states have been subsumed into a global world controlled by seven trillionaires. That world is grey and meaningless and there is no spur for human development or aspiration - a neo-age of amblytopia. Paradoxically imagination has become highly prized and yet trivialised.How do individuals survive and live with themselves? What has become of the human spirit? Read this insight into the future and beware.

Perhaps like you, in my youth I was a poet - well, in the sense that I wrote poems and had some published in my university's literary magazine, Icarus. Then adult life - work, family, taxes, and all that - took over for several decades, and I just read some poetry from time to time. In 2019, when I was 79, a humming bird flew up to me as I was sitting in the garden, hovered, looked me in the face, and flew away. I went inside and wrote my first poem for about 55 years. I haven't stopped. All my poems to date - except those that have been torn up or deleted - are in this little book.

MY MEXICO: THE COUNTRY OF AN OLD ENGLISH IMMIGRANT Mexico is the size of Westen Europe and home to over 130 million people. Like any big country with a long history and a large population, it is very diverse and heterogeneous, so everyone who knows it has, in some sense, their own Mexico. This book presents the changing Mexico of the English author over the 57 years he has lived there. Based in Mexico City and then Puebla in the centre of the country, he has worked in and visited places from the US border in the north to the Guatemala and Belize borders in the south and from the Gulf coast in the east to the Pacific coast in the west. My Mexico is dedicated to his Mexican family, his wife, his two daughters, and his Mexican grandson and granddaughter, aged 19 and 14 at the time of publication.

Mi México presenta la experiencia y las ideas de Paul sobre el país en que ha vivido los últimos 57 años. Basado en el centro - 9 años en la Cd. de México y 48 en Puebla - Paul ha trabajado en organizaciones privadas y públicas, viajando desde la frontera norte hasta la frontera sur y de costa a costa. Sus ideas sobre México, pasado y presente, se han formado en parte por su experiencia y sus conocimientos de otros países - Gran Bretaña, por supuesto, e Irlanda, España, Brasil, Guatemala y Estados Unidos entre otros. Este libro no es para gente que se interesa principalmente o solo en el México de playas y ciudades y pueblos pintorescos.

This novel follows an Irish woman from her university days in 1960s Dublin through periods of self and world discovery in Spain, Mexico and Boston back to Dublin, where she is now (2020) an old woman. After much self uncertainty, in spite of being quite headstrong, and man trouble, because of unworldliness and romanticism, she finds her true partner for a while. We all live in different worlds and worlds within worlds.

Art of Anything Goes

Explore the hilarious, surreal, anarchic alien worlds of High on Life in this stunning compendium of concept art, final designs, storyboards, and exclusive commentary. High on Life is a hilarious, surreal adventure set in a world where alien invaders have enslaved Earth ... so they can use us as recreational drugs. Armed with a pre-loved bounty hunter suit and a bizarre arsenal of talking weaponry, it's your mission to bring down an intergalactic cartel and free humanity from its clutches - and maybe make a little money on the side. With stunning full-colour illustrations throughout, The Art of High on Life showcases the crazy creatures, weird worlds and grotesque gunplay of the game, featuring expert commentary from its creators, Squanch Games.

There need not be a long description for this.Simply know that love will always cause pain.And within pain you will always find a silver lining.Even if that silver lining is my revenge.And here it is.

Pandemic: Dedicated to the Devil is a second breath of The Pain Within.Proving that there is life after a broken heart, a second chance to those who feel a broken heart can't beat without the one they thought they loved.I survived some of the worst pain involved in love, and came out the other side a better person.The burns, and the scars are a reminder that i am now stronger, better and happier than i was back then.We all find love, we all lose love, but losing it doesn't mean it's the end.

In 2017, the year marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of Sir John Templeton, a group of scientists, scholars, and advisors who knew him personally gathered in Lyford Cay in the Bahamas. Their purpose: to discuss how the Foundation that bears his name could best extend his philanthropic vision into the twenty-first century.

Marvel's Midnight Suns - The Art of the Game captures the creative process of this much-anticipated game, featuring exclusive concept art and in-game renderings in glorious detail, created by legendary development studio Firaxis Games, in collaboration with Marvel, in this lush, hardback volume. Heroes, villains, locations, dark gadgets, weapons, monsters, enemies, and much more are all accompanied by unique insights from the artists and developers behind the game. So step into the world of Marvel's Midnight Suns - and rise up against the darkness!

"Welcome to Hogwarts Legacy, the exciting open-world action RPG set in the wizarding world. You play as a newly admitted fifth-year student at Hogwarts in the 1800s who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. In this official game guide, gamers will learn everything they need to know to play Hogwarts Legacy. Discover exclusive information about brand-new characters and locations found in the game, plus unlock hidden secrets and other tips for completing the game's various quests"--

- An origin-of-the-universe classic, back in print- Insightful theories clarified for both lay readers and scientists- Perfect for classroom use

This book is a celebration and exploration of the acclaimed, bestselling Sniper Elite game franchise. It will delve into the history of the games, how they were made, and the real-life context. A must-have for any Sniper fan.