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Brad Stone, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Everything Store \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Upstarts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A ringside seat at what may turn out to be \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003epivotal episode in human history . . . easy and fun to read . . . undeniably charming.' \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGenius Makers\u003c\/i\u003e, Cade Metz delivers the definitive take on how AI technology came to be and what its arrival will mean for us humans. The book relies on \u003cb\u003etireless reporting and delightful writing\u003c\/b\u003e to bring to life one of the most surprising and important stories of our time. \u003cb\u003eIf you want to read one book to understand AI, this is the one.\u003c\/b\u003eThis colourful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective. 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They said women  weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on 9 October, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause. She was shot point-blank on her way home from school. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one expected her to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow she is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize nominee. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the remarkable story of a girl who knew from a young age that she wanted to change the world-and did. It will open your eyes to another world and will make you believe in hope, truth, miracles, and the determination of one person to inspire change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, Malala tells her incredible, inspirational story for teen readers in her own words in this book, which inspired the film HE NAMED ME MALALA. \u003c\/b\u003eMalala is an inspiration to girls and women all over the worldHer inspirational book...reveals not only her motivations for becoming an educational activist but also the complexities of being well-known yet lonely and the sadness of her refugee family yearning for their homelandIt's a searing and personal portrait of a young woman who dared to make a difference.The amazing story of Malala's courage and her fight for the education of girls is well known. Here, in her own voice, she tells of her journey from her early days as a clever school girl to her exceptional life as an international speaker on the rights of girls to get an education. Growing up in a village in the Swat valley in Pakistan Malala and her friends faced persecution from Islamic fundamentalists who believed women should not be educated. In 2012, Malala and her two school friends were targeted and shot when travelling home from school one day. Fortunately, Malala and her friends survived. From that day on, Malala campaigned for the rights of all girls to get an education. Hearing her tell her story is inspirational.Aimed at teen readers, this telling of Malala's story is simply told but still very powerful. It's a sharp insight into a major issue, leavened by her very warm and personal telling. 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