Upgrade

‘It's clear you're in the hands of a master storyteller’ - Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Fury Upgrade is the mind-bending thriller from Blake Crouch, author of the bestselling Dark Matter and Recursion . ‘You are the next step in human evolution . . .’ What if you were capable of more? Your concentration was better, you could multitask quicker, read faster, memorize more, sleep deeper. For Logan Ramsay, it’s happening. He’s beginning to see the world around him, even those he loves the most, in whole new ways. He knows that it’s not natural, that his genes have been hacked. He has been targeted for an upgrade. Logan’s family legacy is one he has been trying to escape for decades and it has left him vulnerable to attack. But with a terrifying plan in place to replicate his upgrade throughout the world’s population, he may be the only person capable of stopping what has already been set in motion. To win this war against humanity Logan will now have to become something other than himself . . . Intricately plotted and epic in scope, Upgrade asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity – and our boundless potential. Are you ready for the impossible? * * * ‘Amazingly gripping and totally immersive’ – Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series ‘Blake Crouch has invented his own brand of page-turner – fearlessly genre-bending, consistently surprising, and determined to explode the boundaries of what a thriller can be’ – Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her ‘Blake Crouch doesn't pull any punches in this taut and evocative examination of what humanity really is – and how it fails us’ – Veronica Roth, author of Chosen Ones and Divergent ‘Imaginative, perfectly paced, and extremely clever’ – Andy Weir, author of Project Hail Mary

‘It's clear you're in the hands of a master storyteller’ - Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Fury Upgrade is the mind-bending thriller from Blake Crouch, author of the bestselling Dark Matter and Recursion . ‘You are the next step in human evolution . . .’ What if you were capable of more? Your concentration was better, you could multitask quicker, read faster, memorize more, sleep deeper. For Logan Ramsay, it’s happening. He’s beginning to see the world around him, even those he loves the most, in whole new ways. He knows that it’s not natural, that his genes have been hacked. He has been targeted for an upgrade. Logan’s family legacy is one he has been trying to escape for decades and it has left him vulnerable to attack. But with a terrifying plan in place to replicate his upgrade throughout the world’s population, he may be the only person capable of stopping what has already been set in motion. To win this war against humanity Logan will now have to become something other than himself . . . Intricately plotted and epic in scope, Upgrade asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity – and our boundless potential. Are you ready for the impossible? * * * ‘Amazingly gripping and totally immersive’ – Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series ‘Blake Crouch has invented his own brand of page-turner – fearlessly genre-bending, consistently surprising, and determined to explode the boundaries of what a thriller can be’ – Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her ‘Blake Crouch doesn't pull any punches in this taut and evocative examination of what humanity really is – and how it fails us’ – Veronica Roth, author of Chosen Ones and Divergent ‘Imaginative, perfectly paced, and extremely clever’ – Andy Weir, author of Project Hail Mary

"Mysterious, fascinating, and deeply moving--exploring the very nature of what it means to be human."--ALEX MICHAELIDES, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens "You don't so much sympathize with the main character as live inside his skin."--DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series "Walks the fine line between page-turning thriller and smart sci-fi. Another killer read from Blake."--ANDY WEIR, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary The mind-blowing new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion "You are the next step in human evolution." At first, Logan Ramsay isn't sure if anything's different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep. But before long, he can't deny it: Something's happening to his brain. To his body. He's starting to see the world, and those around him--even those he loves most--in whole new ways. The truth is, Logan's genome has been hacked. And there's a reason he's been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy. Worse still, what's happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large--at a terrifying cost. Because of his new abilities, Logan's the one person in the world capable of stopping what's been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he'll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human. And even as he's fighting, he can't help wondering: what if humanity's only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution? Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that charts one man's thrilling transformation, even as it asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity--and our boundless potential.

"Mysterious, fascinating, and deeply moving--exploring the very nature of what it means to be human."--ALEX MICHAELIDES, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens "You don't so much sympathize with the main character as live inside his skin."--DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series "Walks the fine line between page-turning thriller and smart sci-fi. Another killer read from Blake."--ANDY WEIR, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary The mind-blowing new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion "You are the next step in human evolution." At first, Logan Ramsay isn't sure if anything's different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep. But before long, he can't deny it: Something's happening to his brain. To his body. He's starting to see the world, and those around him--even those he loves most--in whole new ways. The truth is, Logan's genome has been hacked. And there's a reason he's been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy. Worse still, what's happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large--at a terrifying cost. Because of his new abilities, Logan's the one person in the world capable of stopping what's been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he'll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human. And even as he's fighting, he can't help wondering: what if humanity's only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution? Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that charts one man's thrilling transformation, even as it asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity--and our boundless potential.

The incessant trend to throw away rather than to repair, demolish rather than refurbish has been a topic of discussion and criticism for years-at the same time, resource consumption and the waste continue to increase. To counteract this trend, students at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and ETH Zurich have been developing sustainable and imaginative concepts for repairing a wide variety of objects, applying them both manually and by using digital techniques such as 3D printing. Beyond restoration, many projects aim to further develop and improve the repaired objects constructively, materially, or even in terms of design, lending them new value. This publication presents a wide variety of approaches and projects, complemented by essays by notable personalities from the fields of architecture, preservation, materials science, design, manufacturing, and craftsmanship.