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  The AgeTech Revolution

  Keren Etkin

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  Have you ever thought about what your life may be like as you grow older, and what technology will be available to you at that time?In The AgeTech Revolution, Keren Etkin takes you on a journey to explore what the intersection of tech and aging looks like today. This book explores the changing face of aging in the 21st century, through the lens of the fast-paced digital transformation our society is going through. It goes into challenges of aging that are currently being tackled by technology - using the real-life stories of tech entrepreneurs and older adults. Etkin also provides a glimpse into the future, and what agetech could be like five, ten, fifteen years down the road. We have a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to impact the experience of living as an older adult in this world, using technology. The AgeTech Revolution provides us with the data and perspective necessary to change our tech landscape and to create a world that is more inclusive and supportive of older adults.

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  If the Allies Had Fallen - The...

  Marcus Draysun

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  The success of D-Day was never inevitable. The invasion of Normandy was the most ambitious military operation of the war, requiring precise coordination, secrecy, and an extraordinary amount of luck. The Allies knew that failure would not just be a setback—it could mean the prolonged survival of Nazi Germany and a vastly different world order. Every decision leading up to June 6, 1944, carried immense weight, as the fate of millions hung in the balance. 
  For months, Allied planners debated the best approach for opening a Western Front. The Soviets, engaged in brutal combat with German forces on the Eastern Front, pressured Britain and the United States to act quickly. Churchill, haunted by the disastrous Gallipoli campaign of World War I, feared the consequences of a premature landing. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander, had to make the ultimate call: when and where to launch the largest amphibious invasion in history. 
  The chosen location—Normandy—was a calculated risk. Pas de Calais, the closest point between Britain and France, seemed like the most obvious target, and the Germans heavily fortified it. By contrast, Normandy’s beaches offered a less expected but still formidable challenge. Hitler’s Atlantic Wall, a vast network of bunkers, mines, and obstacles, was designed to repel any invasion. The Germans had tens of thousands of troops stationed along the coast, and if they had guessed the true landing site, they could have crushed the invasion before it gained a foothold.

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  The Elephant Leg's Rope - A...

  Shady El Seify

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  A short story about an Egyptian young man who wanders around Cairo until he finds himself in the zoo to look at an elephant. He is surprised that the elephant looks at him with the same look as he does, so their minds unite and separate to see the world from the perspective of an elephant tied with a rope to its leg.

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  A Room of One's Own

  Virginia Woolf

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  Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own is a timeless and thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between women and creativity. Based on a series of lectures delivered at Cambridge University in 1928, this seminal work blends sharp wit, eloquence, and intellectual rigor to examine the systemic barriers that have historically denied women the opportunity to achieve their artistic potential. 
  Woolf argues that for women to write—and to thrive—they require financial independence and personal space, both literally and figuratively. Through vivid prose and compelling insights, she interrogates the social and cultural constraints placed on women and challenges readers to consider the enduring impact of inequality on art and literature. 
  More than a call to action, A Room of One’s Own is a celebration of the resilience of women writers and a rallying cry for the creation of a world where every voice can be heard. Profoundly relevant today, this masterpiece remains an essential read for anyone interested in gender, creativity, and the power of storytelling.

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  Heal the Beasts - A Jaunt...

  DVM Philipp Schott

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  How and why did humans begin to treat sick and injured animals? And how did those practices, and the associated attitudes, evolve from prehistory to the present day? 
   
   
   
  To answer these questions, Dr. Schott shares stories of twenty-two different animal healers and veterinarians from across eras and continents, examining the always fascinating, often unexpected, and sometimes hilarious veterinary methods employed by these people and their colleagues. But at the heart of the tale lies the evolution of the human-animal bond, which has been more cyclical than linear. 
   
   
   
  James Herriot will be familiar to many people, but most of the other featured vets will be new. They range from Palakapya, who treated fighting elephants in India almost 3,000 years ago, to Dr. Louis Camuti, who had the first feline house call practice anywhere, tending to the cats of celebrities in mid-twentieth-century Manhattan. Along the way, we see every kind of person trying to heal every kind of creature. 
   
   
   
  Whether you have a passion for animals, the history of the medical sciences, or just quirky history, this light-hearted exploration of the empathetic relationship between man and beast will entertain and delight.

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  Fooled by the Winners - How...

  David Lockwood

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  Fooled by the Winners is a book about survivor bias, the cognitive error of focusing on the winners, the successes, and the living. But in many instances, we can learn more from those who have lost, failed, or died. 
   
   
   
  After reading this book, you will understand how survivor bias is often used to deceive us. You will learn how to stop paying for financial services that promise more than they deliver, for health care that doesn't make us healthier, for diets that don't make us slimmer, and for advice books that don't offer good advice. You will also come away with a different view of our past, including our perilous evolutionary journey and how history has often been written by the winners. You will come to understand how we are fooled by the winners in warfare, such as in the deployment of nuclear weapons and the most famous example of survivor bias—the missing allied bombers of WWII. 
   
   
   
  Previous studies of survivor bias have been inaccessible to most, housed in formula-laden statistical journals. But you won't find any math or technical jargon here. Through compelling analysis and the real-life stories, this book demonstrates the deceptive influence of survivor bias in our daily lives and on our thinking.

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