Lawrence D. Burns

Christopher Shulgan

An automotive and tech world insider investigates the quest to develop and perfect the driverless car—an innovation that promises to be the most disruptive change to our way of life since the smartphone We stand on the brink of a technological revolution. Soon, few of us will own our own automobiles and instead will get around in driverless electric vehicles that we summon with the touch of an app. We will be liberated from driving, prevent over 90% of car crashes, provide freedom of mobility to the elderly and disabled, and decrease our dependence on fossil fuels. Autonomy is the story of the maverick engineers and computer nerds who are creating the revolution. Longtime advisor to the Google Self-Driving Car team and former GM research and development chief Lawrence D. Burns provides the perfectly-timed history of how we arrived at this point, in a character-driven and heavily reported account of the unlikely thinkers who accomplished what billion-dollar automakers never dared. Beginning with the way 9/11 spurred the U.S. government to set a million-dollar prize for a series of off-road robot races in the Mojave Desert up to the early 2016 stampede to develop driverless technology, Autonomy is a page-turner that represents a chronicle of the past, diagnosis of the present, and prediction of the future—the ultimate guide to understanding the driverless car and navigating the revolution it sparks.

The Quest to Build the Driverless Car—And How It Will Reshape Our World

Autonomy

Martin Gibala

"A decade ago, Martin Gibala was a young researcher in the field of exercise physiology--with little time to exercise. That critical point in his career launched a passion for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), allowing him to stay in shape with just a few minutes of hard effort. It also prompted Gibala to conduct experiments that helped launch the ... science of ultralow-volume exercise. Now that he's the worldwide guru of the science of time-efficient workouts, Gibala's first book answers the ultimate question: how low can you go?"--

Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That's Smarter, Faster, Shorter

The One-minute Workout

Sandy Skotnicki

North America's leading dermatologist offers a ground-breaking, informative, and incredibly practical book that reveals the harmful effects of our modern skincare habits and how you can eliminate common skin conditions. Residence: Toronto, ON. Print run 15,000.

The Real Truth About What You Are Doing to Your Skin and How to Fix It for a Beautiful, Healthy Glow

Beyond Soap

Chris Shulgan seemed like an average young urban father: a house in Toronto's hip Queen West neighbourhood, a loving marriage, afternoons at the park with his infant son. But this enviable life concealed a shocking secret: nights of hard drinking that would push him, inevitably, to the city's underbelly, where he bought and smoked crack. At first Shulgan managed to justify his behaviour: the occasional drug binge allowed him to blow off steam, ultimately making him a better, more attentive father. Until the night he found himself poised to choose drugs over his child's safety, and the carefully constructed façade began to crumble. Woven through Shulgan's powerful, darkly funny account of his domestic days and restless nights is an exploration of his own misguided ideas of fatherhood. At the heart of Superdad, however, is the deeply personal story of a man finally throwing a light on the darkest corners of his life.

A Memoir of Rebellion, Drugs and Fatherhood

Superdad

Finally, the solution to the #1 reason we don’t exercise: time. Everyone has one minute. A decade ago, Martin Gibala was a young researcher in the field of exercise physiology—with little time to exercise. That critical point in his career launched a passion for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), allowing him to stay in shape with just a few minutes of hard effort. It also prompted Gibala to conduct experiments that helped launch the exploding science of ultralow-volume exercise. Now that he’s the worldwide guru of the science of time-efficient workouts, Gibala’s first book answers the ultimate question: How low can you go? Gibala’s fascinating quest for the answer makes exercise experts of us all. His work demonstrates that very short, intense bursts of exercise may be the most potent form of workout available. Gibala busts myths (“it’s only for really fit people”), explains astonishing science (“intensity trumps duration”), lays out time-saving life hacks (“exercise snacking”), and describes the fascinating health-promoting value of HIIT (for preventing and reversing disease). Gibala’s latest study found that sedentary people derived the fitness benefits of 150 minutes of traditional endurance training with an interval protocol that involved 80 percent less time and just three minutes of hard exercise per week. Including the eight best basic interval workouts as well as four microworkouts customized for individual needs and preferences (you may not quite want to go all out every time), The One-Minute Workout solves the number-one reason we don’t exercise: lack of time. Because everyone has one minute.

The One-Minute Workout

Vor einem Jahrzehnt war Martin Gibala ein aufstrebender Forscher im Bereich Sportphysiologie und junger Familienvater. Die Folge: Er hatte kaum Zeit, etwas für seine Fitness zu tun. So entwickelte er eine Leidenschaft für hochintensives Intervalltraining (HIIT). Mit nur wenigen Minuten Training pro Tag blieb er in Form. Beruflich hat ihn seine persönliche Erfahrung zu Experimenten inspiriert, die zum weltweiten Erfolg von HIIT maßgeblich beigetragen haben. In Das 1-Minuten-Workout beantwortet er die ultimative Frage: Wie lang muss das perfekte Workout sein? Gibalas faszinierende Suche nach einer Antwort macht jeden Leser zu einem Trainingsexperten. Er zeigt, dass sehr kurze und intensive Trainingseinheiten die wirkungsvollste Art sind, fit zu werden und überschüssiges Fett abzubauen. Gibala räumt mit weitverbreiteten Mythen auf, erklärt wissenschaftliche Grundlagen und die gesundheitsfördernde Wirkung von HIIT. Zusätzlich enthält das Buch die acht besten sowie vier ultrakurze Workouts, die an individuelle Bedürfnisse angepasst werden können, um zu Hause oder auch draußen zu trainieren.

Trainiere schneller, besser und effizienter – wissenschaftlich belegt

Das 1-Minuten-Workout

In this surprising and remarkably practical book, Dr. Skotnicki reveals the harmful effects of modern skincare habits and provides a step-by-step guide to preserve the microbiome, fight aging and develop beautiful, problem-free skin. Women, men and children are having more skin problems today than ever before. Sensitive skin prevalence has skyrocketed, and the number of people reacting to cosmetics is climbing. Why? Dermatologist Sandy Skotnicki argues that the cause is a key element of our contemporary lifestyle: the grooming and beauty habits that the advertising and personal-care product industries have encouraged us to pursue. Those miraculous cleansers, creams and balms we're buying to protect our outer layer may actually end up harming the body's largest organ. In Beyond Soap, Dr. Skotnicki argues that the best state for normal skin is the natural state—the one that avoids disturbing the skin's protective barrier and the bacteria that accompanied the body throughout its evolution. A combination of diagnosis and prescription, Dr. Skotnicki explains the problem with society's current cleansing and beauty habits, then provides a practical guide on how to fix things with a 3-step product-elimination diet that will help you remove unnecessary and potentially harmful ingredients from your beauty and skincare regime, returning the skin to the condition nature intended. Beyond Soap also includes indispensable advice on how to wash and care for the skin of adults, babies and children, followed by a common-sense beauty regimen intended to stave off aging, reduce skin problems and return the face and body to its natural glow.

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