'What is a self, and how can a self come out of inaminate matter?' This book examines this riddle. Linking together the music of J S Bach, the graphic art of Escher and the mathematical theorems of Godel, as well as ideas drawn from logic, biology, psychology, physics and linguistics, it reveals the mysteries of human thought processes.

For one or two-semester, undergraduate or graduate-level courses in Artificial Intelligence. The long-anticipated revision of this best-selling text offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of artificial intelligence.

In his work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating roller-coaster ride through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine.

Neuromancer is the most influential science fiction novel of our time. Cyberspace and virtual reality were invented in this book. It changed forever the way we look at tomorrow and was the inspiration behind the blockbuster film The Matrix. In 2009 it celebrates its 25th Anniversary.

The science fiction classic, reissued with stunning new cover artwork, an important new foreword by the author and a fascinating new introduction by Stephen Baxter.

Paradigms of AI Programming teaches advanced Common Lisp techniques in the context of building major AI systems.

Philip K. Dick is the bestselling author of MINORITY REPORT and BLADE RUNNER

'The best book Robert A. Heinlein ever wrote' F&FS

Examines the next step in the evolutionary process of the union of human and machine. This title offers a view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of our ultimate destiny.

By the author of The Emperor's New Mind , this is an exploration of what modern physics has to tell us about the mind, and a visionary description of what a new physics might look like. It is also a speculation on the biological process that makes consciousness what it is.

The classic collection of robot stories from the master of the genre. One of the Voyager Classics collection, now I, Robot is a major Fox movie starring Will Smith.

The third novel from one of the most exciting new British SF writers of the decade.

The critically acclaimed and bestselling sequel to HYPERION

Continuing his exploration of the organization of complexity and the science of design, this updated edition on artificial intelligence adds a chapter that sorts out the current themes and tools - chaos, adaptive sytems, genetic algorithms - for analyzing complexity and complex systems.

Features a diverse array of characters, each of which are drawn in interwoven stories towards a cosmic-scale conclusion that should forever change the way we understand ourselves, life, and the universe we inhabit.

From the bestselling author of 'Jurassic Park', a terrifying page-turner in classic Michael Crichton tradition, masterfully combining the elements of a heart-pounding thriller with cutting-edge technology.

Set in futuristic Tokyo, rebuilt after an earthquake, this book is the story of a rock star who decides to marry a non-existent, virtual reality girl; the bemused American security consultant who has been sent to take care of him; and a teenage fan.

The dazzling Ender series, which has changed the face of science fiction, concludes.

Two and a half millennia ago, the Excession, a perfect black sphere, appeared in a remote corner of space. It did nothing, then disappeared. Now it is back, and someone who saw it the first time has information on its staggering potential, but she is living out her death in the Sleeper Service.

Argues that artificial intelligence based on the idea of using symbolic representations to produce general intelligence is in decline, and that the focus has shifted to more complex models of the mind. Dreyfus outlines these changes, assessing both connectionism and neural networks.