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  Dick Carter: Yacht Designer - In...

  Dick Carter

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  Not many 'amateur' yacht designers would dare to enter the first boat they had ever designed into the epic offshore Fastnet Race, let alone with the intention of winning it. But that is what Dick Carter did in 1964, beating all 151 other yachts, some sailed by the most notable sailors of the day. He repeated the feat 4 years later with another of his own designs (which also won the Admiral's Cup that year as top boat and top team), but by then he could certainly not be described as an 'amateur' yacht designer. His radical innovations created fast and comfortable boats which were much in demand in this, the golden age of offshore racing. They were commissioned by the top sailors and succeeded in winning the Admiral's Cup, Southern Cross Series, One Ton Cup, Two Ton Cup and many of the biggest races. He even went on to design the massive 128-foot Vendredi Treize for Jean-Yves Terlain to sail single-handed in the 1972 OSTAR (trans-Atlantic) race – the longest boat ever to have been raced single-handed. But after just a decade at the top of his game, he quit the world of sailing and moved on to other challenges. He hadn't been heard of for so long that sailors assumed he was dead. His surprise appearance at the funeral of Ted Hood gave rise to the suggestion that he wrote this book. It is beautifully produced with many fabulous photographs and boat plans and was first published in the US by Seapoint Books and is now published in the UK by Fernhurst Books. While his career as a yacht designer may have been brief, the impact of his innovations has lasted the test of time. Who today would think of an offshore yacht without internal halyards in the mast or that the rudder always had to be fixed to the keel? These concepts, and many more, were first introduced by Dick Carter.

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  The Machine Learning Revolution...

  Nora Kim

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  "The Machine Learning Revolution: How Algorithms Are Redefining Our World" is a captivating exploration of the transformative impact of machine learning algorithms on modern society. Authored by Nora Kim, the book offers a comprehensive overview of how machine learning is reshaping industries, revolutionizing processes, and also redefining the way we live, work, and interact with technology. Through a combination of real-world examples, case studies, and insightful analysis, the book illustrates the profound implications of machine learning across diverse domains such as healthcare, finance, transportation, and beyond. 
  Fundamentally, the book explores the theoretical underpinnings and real-world uses of machine learning, giving readers a thorough grasp of the essential ideas and methods that underpin these algorithms. The book deconstructs and simplifies complicated topics for readers of different backgrounds by exploring the various approaches and methodologies used to generate machine learning models, from supervised and also unsupervised learning to deep learning and reinforcement learning. 
  The book dives into the ethical, social, and economic ramifications of these technologies in addition to examining the technical aspects of machine learning. Through thought-provoking discussions, readers are encouraged to critically examine the potential benefits and risks of machine learning, including issues such as algorithmic bias, privacy concerns, and job displacement. By providing a nuanced and balanced point of view, the book challenges readers to think critically about the broader societal implications of machine learning and to engage in meaningful conversations about the responsible development and implementation of these technologies.

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  Singularity Rising - Surviving...

  James D. Miller

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  In Ray Kurzweil's New York Times bestseller The Singularity is Near, the futurist and entrepreneur describes the Singularity, a likely future utterly different than anything we can imagine. The Singularity is triggered by the tremendous growth of human and computing intelligence that is an almost inevitable outcome of Moore's Law. Since the book's publication, the coming of the Singularity is now eagerly anticipated by many of the leading thinkers in Silicon Valley, from PayPal mastermind Peter Thiel to Google co-founder Larry Page. The formation of the Singularity University, and the huge popularity of the Singularity website kurzweilai.com, speak to the importance of this intellectual movement. 
  But what about the average person? How will the Singularity affect our daily lives—our jobs, our families, and our wealth? 
  Singularity Rising: Surviving and Thriving in a Smarter, Richer, and More Dangerous World focuses on the implications of a future society faced with an abundance of human and artificial intelligence. James D. Miller, an economics professor and popular speaker on the Singularity, reveals how natural selection has been increasing human intelligence over the past few thousand years and speculates on how intelligence enhancements will shape civilization over the next forty years. 
  Miller considers several possible scenarios in this coming singularity: A merger of man and machine making society fantastically wealthy and nearly immortal Competition with billions of cheap AIs drive human wages to almost nothing while making investors rich Businesses rethink investment decisions to take into account an expected future period of intense creative destruction Inequality drops worldwide as technologies mitigate the cognitive cost of living in impoverished environments Drugs designed to fight Alzheimer's disease and keep soldiers alert on battlefields have the fortunate side effect of increasing all of their users' IQs, which, in turn, adds a percentage points to worldwide economic growth  
  Singularity Rising offers predictions about the economic implications for a future of widely expanding intelligence and practical career and investment advice on flourishing on the way to the Singularity.

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  Social Media Marketing Mastery -...

  Jack Lee

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  Are you ready to take your social media marketing skills to the next level?  
  Look no further than Social Media Marketing Mastery! 
  With this audiobook, you'll learn the latest social media marketing strategies and techniques to help you build a successful brand and become an expert advertiser. Whether you're a small business owner, entrepreneur, or aspiring marketer, this audiobook is a must-have in your arsenal. 
  Here are some of the benefits you'll gain from listening to Social Media Marketing Mastery:Master the art of social media marketing and develop strategies to help you reach your target audience on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Tik TokLearn how to create compelling content that will engage your followers and help you stand out from the crowdDiscover the secrets to building a successful brand and establishing yourself as an expert in your fieldFind out how to measure the success of your social media marketing campaigns and optimize them for maximum resultsGain the skills and knowledge you need to take your social media marketing career to the next level and achieve success on your own terms 
  Don't miss out on the opportunity to become a social media marketing expert and take your business or career to new heights. 
  Get your copy of Social Media Marketing Mastery today and start building your brand and reaching your target audience like never before!

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  How to Automate Your Life with...

  Julian Brantor

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  You're busy, your inbox never stops, and every day you repeat the same tasks in Gmail, Calendar, and Docs. What if Google Gemini could quietly do most of that for you? 
  How to Automate Your Life with Google Gemini shows you, step by step, how to turn Google's AI into a practical assistant that actually gets work done—not just a chatbot that talks back. Inside, you'll learn how to set up simple automations for email replies and summaries, prep for meetings automatically, draft content faster, organize notes and documents, and even create routines that run on a schedule so you don't have to remember them. 
  You'll discover how to save hours each week by letting Gemini handle repetitive digital chores, how to connect it to the Google tools you already use every day, and how to design prompts that give you consistent, accurate results. Whether you're a solopreneur, remote professional, creator, or just someone who wants tech to make life easier, this book speaks your language and gives you fast wins. 
  If you're ready to stop doing everything manually and start letting AI carry the load, this book will show you how.

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  Born of Fire and Rain - Journey...

  M.L. Herring

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  If you live on a rapidly changing planet, you'd be wise to learn how it works. The giant old forests on a skinny stretch of land on the far west coast of North America have a lot to say about living in a twitchy world. 
   
   
    
  In this engaging book science writer M. L. Herring takes listeners into the Pacific temperate rainforest at the tumultuous edge of a shifting continent in a precarious moment of time. Listeners peek behind the magnificent scenery into a forest of ancient trees, exploding mountains, disappearing owls, tsunamis, megafires, and ten million people to learn what it means to be a forest in a world of upheavals. 
   
   
    
  Through Herring's words, listeners drift into the canopy through masses of ferns and lichens, burrow into soil through hair-thin threads of fungi, and plunge headlong through a watershed flushed with rain and snowmelt. Listeners experience the temperate rainforest through science and art as it faces a shifting climate and the shifting priorities of a constantly changing society. The book journeys beyond the grid of latitude and longitude and into places only one's imagination can fit, to discover what it means to be human in an ecological world.

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