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Los terribles asesinatos en serie del conocido como Asesino Otaku, el impactante crimen de Nevada-Tan —que con solo once años degolló a su compañera de clase— o los atentados de cultos homicidas como el orquestado en el metro de Tokio por Shōkō Asahara sobrecogieron a la sociedad japonesa por su insólita crueldad y su descorazonadora inmoralidad. A través de una investigación rigurosa y detallada, este libro presenta los factores biológico-psicológicos, personales y sociales que llevaron a la comisión de estos crímenes, reconstruye los hechos a partir de fuentes autorizadas y analiza las consecuencias penales y sociales de los delitos huyendo del sensacionalismo y reclamando respeto por las víctimas y sus familiares.

A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts.

Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California hoping to find a community of like-minded people, a place where their growing family can thrive. King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness center at the top of the hill, which proves to be the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to find her place. She expected to find liberals and social justice activists striving for racial equality, but Liberty residents seem more focused on booking spa treatments and ignoring the world’s troubles. Jasmyn’s only friends in the community are equally perplexed and frustrated by most residents' outlook. Then Jasmyn discovers a terrible secret about Liberty and its founders. Frustration turns to dread as their loved ones start embracing the Liberty way of life. Will the truth destroy her world in ways she never could have imagined? Thrilling with insightful social commentary, One of Our Kind explores the ways in which freedom is complicated by the presumptions we make about ourselves and each other.

In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates “the River,” the community of like-minded people whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life. These professional risk-takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the twenty-first century. By immersing himself in the worlds of Doyle Brunson, Peter Thiel, Sam Bankman-Fried, Sam Altman, and many others, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI. Most of us don’t have traits commonly found in the River: high tolerance for risk, appreciation of uncertainty, affinity for numbers—paired with an instinctive distrust of conventional wisdom and a competitive drive so intense it can border on irrational. For those in the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it. People in the River have increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset—and the flaws in their thinking— is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. Taking us behind the scenes from casinos to venture capital firms, and from the FTX inner sanctum to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of power bro­kers and risk-takers.

Aunque hace un poco de frío, el pequeño Leo se pone su abrigo y sus botas ¡y va al parque para encontrarse con sus amigos! Merendarán, jugarán a la pelota, darán de comer a los patitos ¡y pasarán un día de lo más divertido! Una nueva colección de libros de cartón con el osito más tierno de Chris Chatterton. Un libro con mecanismos y pestañas ideal para sus pequeñas manitas.