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  Speech Therapy - Improving...

  Rachel Mendoza

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  Welcome to the world of speech therapy, a field dedicated to the transformative power of communication. In a society where words are our primary means of connection, speech plays a profound role in our personal, academic, and professional lives. Yet, for some individuals, the path to clear, confident speech can be fraught with challenges. 
  This book, "Speech Therapy: Improving Pronunciation for Stuttering, Children with Autism, and More," is an exploration of the art and science of speech therapy. Whether you are a concerned parent, a speech therapist, a person who stutters, or someone seeking to support individuals with speech difficulties, this comprehensive guide aims to provide you with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to enhance speech and communication. 
  This book is designed to cater to a diverse audience. Whether you are a parent seeking guidance for your child's speech development, a speech therapist looking for evidence-based approaches, or an individual striving to improve your own speech, you'll find valuable information and practical advice tailored to your needs. 
  Throughout this journey, we will navigate the intricacies of speech therapy for stuttering, offer support and strategies for children with autism, explore techniques for articulation and pronunciation improvement, and venture beyond the therapy room to discover how speech can empower us in various facets of life. 
  Speech therapy is not merely about addressing speech disorders; it is about empowering individuals to express themselves confidently and authentically. It is about fostering connections and creating opportunities for growth. With the right knowledge and dedication, we can all contribute to a world where every voice is heard and understood.

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  The Lagoon - Encounters with the...

  James Michael Dorsey

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  Once a killing ground for whalers hunting a leviathan they called the "devilfish," the San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja, Mexico, is now an environmental and spiritual sanctuary—the only place in the world where animals in their natural aquatic environment routinely seek out human contact. A nursery for the gray whale since before recorded history, the lagoon and its stories, told here by James Michael Dorsey, illuminate the magic of human connection to animals, and what those bonds teach us about ourselves and our purpose on this shared planet. 
   
   
   
  Weaving two decades of San Ignacio adventures with the history of the lagoon, Dorsey vividly captures the lively people of Baja, like the mystical godfather of whale-watching, Pachico Mayoral, as well as the whales he's bonded with over the years, like Slackjaw, Patch, and Dervish. Looming over his journeys are the many dangers to the area, from the Mitsubishi Corporation's attempts to build salt works to plans for resort development on the Baja coast, to pollution and climate change, and even to the orcas who hunt the gray whales. 
   
   
   
  A tale of wondrous bonds between the intelligent, spirited gray whales and the people from around the world who come to this place to touch, kiss, and play with them—The Lagoon is a testament to the importance of preserving these animals and their natural habitats.

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  The Architecture of Discipline -...

  Lori Higham

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  In the era of the intelligent cloud, architecture must do more than enable systems; it must verify them. The Architecture of Discipline defines how modern enterprises design environments capable of demonstrating their own integrity—continuously and at scale. Drawing on extensive leadership experience in cloud security, Zero Trust, governance, and AI oversight, Lori Higham redefines architecture as a discipline of structure and accountability, where evidence emerges as the natural outcome of design rather than the afterthought of audit. 
  This work moves fluidly between theory and reflection, rhetoric and practice. It invites the reader to question assumptions about control, trust, and automation while offering concrete mechanisms for building systems that remain accurate, accountable, and adaptive as they evolve. Here, architecture becomes both a technical craft and a philosophical inquiry: a dialogue between what is built and what can be proven. 
  Across chapters on governance, Zero Trust, responsible AI, and assurance, The Architecture of Discipline demonstrates how design becomes verification: how standards translate into automation, ethics into operational boundary, and continuity into measurable assurance. Each section balances rigorous conceptual framing with tangible architectural patterns, reinforcing that discipline in design is both method and mindset. 
  More than a manual, this is a conversation with the reader—a call to architects, engineers, and decision-makers to examine not only what they build, but how they sustain fidelity between design and outcome. In intelligent environments, integrity is not assumed; it is demonstrated through evidence. The measure of architecture is its capacity to sustain integrity through change—to analyze, constrain, and reveal the systems it governs faster than risk can erode them.

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  Navigating Life with Multiple...

  MS Kathleen Costello, MD Barbara...

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  Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes a myriad of physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms that impact function and quality of life for those with the disease and those providing care. Navigating Life with Multiple Sclerosis is a practical guide for meeting the challenges of this life-long, unpredictable disease.This insightful guide offers a detailed description of the essential components of comprehensive MS care, from disease and symptom management, rehabilitation to enhance function, safety, and independence, social and emotional support, and attention to overall health and wellness for both patients and caregivers. Each chapter offers solutions and guidance based upon the authors' interdisciplinary perspectives and years of clinical and research experience. The person with MS is the center of the care team and this book provides guidance for communicating effectively with healthcare providers, participating comfortably in shared decision making, and advocating confidently for personal healthcare needs and priorities.

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  Unsettled - Lord Selkirk’s...

  Robert Lower

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  The fascinating story of the Red River Settlement, now Winnipeg, in the years 1813 to 1816, told with archival journals, reports, and letters
  		 
  Unsettled tells the story of two hundred Highlanders who flee the Scottish Clearances in 1813 to establish a settlement on the Red River in what eventually became Winnipeg. They are sponsored by the Earl of Selkirk, a man who has never been west of Montreal. Families who have never left their Highland crofts take an epic journey over ocean, up wild rivers, and through boundless wilderness, surviving disease and brutal winter only to face the determined opposition of fur barons who want no sodbusters threatening their trade and are prepared to stop at nothing to destroy their dream.
  		 
  The “empty” land they’ve been promised is also anything but, already occupied by First Nations bands and the beginnings of that proud nation soon to be called Métis, whom they must befriend or fight.
  		 
  Unsettled takes you inside the experience, relying on journals, reports, and letters to bring these days of soaring hope, crushing despair, and heroic determination to life — to bring their present into ours.

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  Quantum Computing and Artificial...

  Martin K. Ettington

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  Intelligence is the most powerful force ever to emerge in the universe. 
  Today, intelligence is undergoing its most radical transformation since the emergence of the human mind. 
  Artificial intelligence has moved from theory into daily life. Algorithms now diagnose disease, generate art, predict markets, and converse with humans in natural language. Yet beneath these achievements lies a deeper truth: most contemporary AI remains constrained by the limits of classical computation. It excels at pattern recognition but struggles with genuine understanding, intuition, and creativity. It scales, but it does not truly think. 
  At the same time, a second revolution is quietly unfolding—one that challenges our deepest assumptions about computation itself. Quantum computing does not merely make calculations faster; it operates on principles fundamentally different from classical logic. Superposition, entanglement, and probabilistic collapse allow quantum systems to explore vast landscapes of possibilities simultaneously. These machines do not step through solutions one at a time—they sample reality in a way that resembles intuition more than calculation. 
  When artificial intelligence and quantum computing converge, intelligence itself changes form. 
  This book explores that convergence—and the consequences that follow.

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