Hydraulic Press vs. Stack of Books. Posted: May 20, 2025 | Last updated: May 20, 2025. A hydraulic press crushing a stack of old books, creating an intense and satisfying destruction moment.

A book collection steeped in 19th century thought could also be “immensely critical” for the tech industry's efforts to build AI agents that can plan and reason as well as humans, Leppert said.

I heard a voice coming from behind a nearby stack of books. I couldn’t tell if it belonged to an employee or someone else. “It’s not lost,” the voice said.