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Artificial Life
Virtual Organisms: The Startling World of Artificial Life A very interesting and thought provoking book. Well-researched, with enough information and philosophical questions to keep the reader both informed and thinking.	James Matthews 9.1	12/09/2000
Darwin Among the Machines Very thought-provoking paperback. Not some much about artificial life but the convergence of nature, man and technology.	James Matthews 8.7	18/03/2000

Gaming
AI Techniques for Game Programming Although mis-titled, this well-written book serves as an solid introduction to GAs and neural networks	James Matthews 8.4	27/08/2003
AI Techniques for Game Programming A breakdown of the latest book from the www.ai-junkie.com webmaster, Mat Buckland.	Nathaniel Meyer 9.5	26/07/2003

General
Digital Soul: Intelligent Machines and Human Values An excellent layman's look at the ethical and moral issues surrounding advances in technologies, especially AI.	James Matthews 9.0	14/08/2003
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (2nd Edition) The staple textbook for many undergraduate AI courses reviewed.	James Matthews 8.5	02/02/2003
Computers Ltd. A rather biased look at what computers can't do.	James Matthews 6.5	28/02/2001
War in the Age of Intelligent Machines While the title is a little misleading, DeLanda provides a solid look at war and the close ties with computers and AI.	James Matthews 8.4	18/11/2000
The Age of Spiritual Machines Kurzweil looks at the possibility of man and machine merging to create huge virtual realities.	James Matthews 8.2	09/04/2000

Genetic Algorithms
An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms Fantastic look at genetic algorithms for beginners and people starting off in the field. Full of practical examples.	James Matthews 9.2	31/05/2000

Image Analysis
Digital Image Processing: A Practical Introduction using Java Excellent introduction to the complicated and intimidating field of image analysis. This book was the inspiration behind IaePro.	James Matthews 9.0	28/01/2002

Neural Networks
Neural and Adaptive Systems A complete and thorough look at neural networks with particular emphasis on using NeuroDimension's NeuroSolutions.	James Matthews 8.5	10/05/2001
Practical Neural Network Recipes in C++ An good introduction to neural networks. The book covers many aspects of NNs very well, but is hampered by poor code.	James Matthews 8.0	29/05/2000

Philosophy
The Mechanical Mind An excellent introductory journey through the philosophy of the mind.	James Matthews 8.6	18/03/2000

Popular Science
Emergence An excellent, thought-provoking look at emergence: from urban-planning to slime, gaming to the internet.	James Matthews 9.4	18/12/2002
The Computational Beauty of Nature An excellent book that covers all sorts of mathematical features of nature.	James Matthews 9.5	21/02/2001
Chaos Popular science book on chaos theory - covers a huge variety of topics and is surprisingly accessible.	James Matthews 9.0	18/03/2000
The Emperor's New Mind A very thorough attempt by Roger Penrose to refute the concept of 'strong AI'. A journey through mathematics, quantum physics and computer science!	James Matthews 8.4	18/03/2000

Prolog
Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence A very good textbook for students looking to learn Prolog through an AI course.	James Matthews 8.7	23/02/2002

Robotics
Absolute Beginner's Guide To Building Robots While a good look at how to build robots, the actual robotics projects are poorly chosen and ordered.	James Matthews 8.0	18/04/2004
The Robot Builder's Bonanza The staple introductory book for robotics enthusiasts reviewed.	James Matthews 9.5	24/07/2003
Stiquito for Beginners: An Introduction to Robotics A great book with some very thorough background information. The robot itself leaves a little to be desired though.	James Matthews 8.4	11/04/2001
Robo Sapiens A fascinating photo journal of robots, from Cog in a laboratory to AIBOs in the household.	James Matthews 9.0	26/10/2000
The Unofficial Guide to LEGO Mindstorms Robots The book definitely lives up to it's blurb: "Giving Beyond What Comes in the Box".	James Matthews 8.5	28/08/2000