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  Dance Me to the End - Ten Months...

  Alison Acheson

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  Marty, age 57, was given a preliminary diagnosis of ALS by his family doctor. Seven weeks later, the diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist. Ten months and ten days later, Marty passed away. 
  From day one, Alison, Marty’s spouse of over twenty-five years, kept a journal as a way to navigate the overwhelming state of her mind and soul. Soon the rawness of her words harmonized to tell the story of Marty’s diagnosis, illness, and decline. Her journal became a chronicle of caregiving as well as an emotional exploration of the tensions between the intuitive and the pragmatic, the logical and illogical, and the all-consuming demands of being both spouse and nurse. Divided into short pieces, some of which reads as free verse, Alison’s words are at times profoundly intense and painfully private. 
  The composition of the intricate notes of a life in its final movements includes another stanza of the journal that became Dance Me to the End: the guiding of children grappling with the imminent loss of a parent, and the shifting roles of family, friends, and community—all of which add their own complex rhythms. 
  Dance Me to the End is an evocative memoir about the emotional impact of witnessing a loved one suffer from a neurological, degenerative, and terminal disease. This is a detailed account of grief, shock and pain coexisting with the levity, laughter and love shared with her husband and sons in those final months of Marty's life.

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  Cobalt - Cradle of the Demon...

  Charlie Angus

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  The world is desperate for cobalt. It drives the proliferation of digital and clean technologies. But this "demon metal" has a horrific present and a troubled history. 
   
   
   
  The modern search for cobalt has brought investors back to a small town in Northern Canada, a place called Cobalt. Like the demon metal, this town has a dark and turbulent history. 
   
   
   
  The tale of the early-twentieth-century mining rush at Cobalt has been told as a settle's adventure, but Indigenous people had already been trading in metals from the region for two thousand years. And the events that happened here—the theft of Indigenous lands, the exploitation of a multicultural workforce, and the destruction of the natural environment—established a template for resource extraction that has been exported around the world. 
   
    
   
  Charlie Angus reframes the complex and intersectional history of Cobalt within a broader international frame—from the conquistadores to the Western gold rush to the struggles in the Democratic Republic of Congo today. He demonstrates how Cobalt set Canada on its path to become the world's dominant mining superpower.

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  Learning Primary Programming...

  Phil Bagge

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  This book, written by Phil Bagge and published in conjunction with Hampshire Inspection and Advisory Service (HIAS), has been devised for children of KS2 (Year 5 and 6) age to learn programming outside of school.

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  IBM SPSS - Tips and Tricks to...

  Walker Schmidt

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  For more than 50 years, SPSS has led data science and the statistical market, remaining at the forefront of the changing technological world. Simple and complex statistics can be done easily with IBM SPSS Statistics. "IBM SPSS: Tips and Tricks to Learn and Study about Statistics using IBM SPSS from A-Z" is designed to gain more in-depth and more meaningful knowledge from your data and predict what is likely to happen next. It will allow you to find new opportunities, improve efficiency, and minimize risk in your analysis on IBM SPSS. What Can You Do With IBM SPSS? SPSS Statistics covers the complete process of statistical analysis: planning, data collection, analysis, and reporting, to improve decision making and performance. ● Analytical process: planning, data collection, analysis, reporting, and deployment. ● The powerful performance of model creation, evaluation, and automation. ● Advanced management of models and analysis decisions locally, in the cloud or as a hybrid. ● Big data to extract predictive value information and create effective business strategies. This book offers beginners an understanding-oriented introduction to the central statistical methods of descriptive statistics and inductive inference statistics (applied statistics). It also focuses on learning statistics with SPSS. It provides you with a solid introduction to the basic functions of the statistical software IBM SPSS Statistics with the common methods and procedures of data import, data analysis, and the presentation of results. ● Make graphs, tables for descriptive analysis, and simple or complex statistical processes. Identify relationships between variables, predict trends, and make predictions. ● Apply linear and nonlinear models to the data. ● Expand your statistical analysis capabilities using Bayesian statistics. ● Raise the accuracy of your estimates using the new quantile regression. ● Get accurate results that will help you make sound decisions.

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  Decoding Animal Minds - Bridging...

  John Harpoon

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  The question of whether animals possess consciousness has intrigued philosophers, scientists, and animal lovers for centuries. Consciousness, often described as the awareness of one's thoughts, feelings, and surroundings, is a concept that has been challenging to define, even in humans. When applied to animals, the puzzle becomes even more complex, as humans must contend with species whose mental processes are vastly different, yet still intriguing. 
  For much of history, animals were thought to be little more than instinctual beings, driven by basic needs and lacking the higher cognitive functions attributed to humans. Early philosophers, such as René Descartes, even went so far as to declare that animals were mere automata, incapable of experiencing consciousness or complex thoughts. This perspective began to shift, however, with the growing body of research into animal behavior and cognition, which showed that many animals exhibit problem-solving skills, emotional responses, and even a sense of self. 
  Theories of animal intelligence have evolved over time, with a growing recognition that animal minds are not simply mechanical, but can possess depth and complexity. Cognitive ethology, the study of animal minds in their natural environments, emphasizes that animals may experience the world in ways similar to humans, but with distinct differences shaped by their evolutionary paths. From elephants who demonstrate clear evidence of grief, to dolphins that engage in sophisticated social interactions, the evidence suggests that animals may possess emotional and cognitive layers far more intricate than previously imagined.

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  Global Degree African Roots -...

  Chiyedza Nyahuye

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  Global Degree, African Roots is not just a book—it’s a call to action for African students who are tired of waiting. 
  In a world where degrees no longer guarantee jobs, this bold and timely guide empowers the modern African learner to leverage digital tools, AI, and online platforms to learn, earn, and thrive—before graduation. 
  Written in the warm, no-nonsense voice of “Auntie Chiyedza,” this book speaks directly to students juggling school fees, family expectations, and the silent fear of failure. It answers the questions no one dares to ask out loud: 
  What if the degree isn’t enough? 
  How do I start making money now—from where I am? 
  From Nairobi to Accra, Harare to Kampala, this is for every young African refreshing scholarship pages, freelancing between classes, and dreaming of global possibilities from a borrowed laptop. 
  Your education isn’t a waiting room. 
  It’s your launchpad.

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