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  Dream States - Smart Cities...

  John Lorinc

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  WINNER OF THE 2022 WRITERS’ TRUST BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
  		 
  Is the ‘smart city’ the utopia we’ve been waiting for?
  		 
  The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early 2010s, and the tech industry that supplies smart city software and hardware is now worth hundreds of billions a year.
  		 
  But the ideas and approaches underpinning smart city tech raise tough and important questions about the future of urban communities, surveillance, automation, and public participation. The smart city era, moreover, belongs firmly in a longer historical narrative about cities — one defined by utopian ideologies, architectural visions, and technological fantasies.
  		 
  Smart streetlights, water and air quality tracking, autonomous vehicles: with examples from all over the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Portland, and Chicago, Dream States unpacks the world of smart city tech, but also situates this important shift in city-building into a broader story about why we still dream about perfect places.
  		 
  “John Lorinc’s incisive analysis in Dream States reminds us that the search for urban utopia is not new. Throughout the book, Lorinc underscores the fact that a gamut of urban innovations – from smart city megaprojects to e-government to pandemic preparedness tools – only provide promise when scrutinized together with the political, economic, social, and physical complexities of urban life.” – Shauna Brail, University of Toronto
  		 
  “Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias takes us on a fascinating journey across world cities to show how technology has shaped them in the past and how smart city technology will reshape them in the future. This book is essential reading for policy makers, researchers, and practitioners interested in understanding the opportunities and challenges of smart city technology and what it means for city building.” – Enid Slack, University of Toronto School of Cities
  		 
  “Utopia may be the oldest grift in the city-building business, but Dream States shows that technology is a timeless tool for turning the most ordinary of urban dreams – clean air and water, safe streets, and decent homes – into reality. As digital dilettantes try to sell us on a software overhaul, John Lorinc provides us an indispensable and flawless guide to the must-haves and never-agains of the smart city.” – Anthony Townsend, Urbanist in Residence, Cornell Tech, author of Smart Cities

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  Sleep Better Meditate Deeper:...

  SOMNEA - Sleep Better - Meditate...

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  If you're seeking instant stress relief, deep relaxation, and better sleep, keep reading…Life is unpredictable—work pressures, health struggles, and emotional challenges can feel overwhelming. Do you find your mind racing with endless thoughts? Struggling to switch off before bed? The good news is: your mind and body are naturally wired for healing—they just need the right tools. One of the most powerful tools? The sound of nature.Nature sounds have a scientifically proven calming effect, helping you break free from daily stress, ease anxiety, and find inner peace. This audiobook combines soothing nature sounds with relaxing, dreamlike music, designed to: ***** Reduce stress and anxiety naturally***** Promote deep, restorative sleep***** Enhance focus and mindfulness***** Create a peaceful ambiance for meditation, work, or relaxationEven if your lifestyle is hectic, you can experience instant calm by playing this music in the background—whether you're working, traveling, or unwinding at the end of the day.Ready to escape into pure relaxation? Let the power of nature and sound restore your balance and bring deep serenity—anytime, anywhere. Download now and experience true peace.--Copyright 2025 - SOMNEA  - Mindfulness MomentsKeywords: Sleep meditation music, Nature sounds for sleep, Relaxing music for meditation, Stress relief music, Mindfulness meditation music, Healing nature sounds, Deep sleep music, Meditation music for anxiety, Calming music for stress, Ambient music for relaxation, Soothing sounds for sleep, Meditation music for mindfulness, Relaxing nature sounds, Music for deep meditation, Stress relief meditation, Peaceful sleep music, Guided meditation for sleep, Relaxing music for stress relief, Meditation music for relaxation, Healing music for meditation, Nature sounds for relaxation, Calming meditation music, Music for stress relief, Deep relaxation music, Mindfulness music for meditation, Sleep sounds for adults, Meditation music for sleep, Relaxing music for anxiety, Healing sleep music, Nature sounds for meditation, Calming sounds for sleep, Stress relief nature sounds, Meditation music for focus, Relaxing music for mindfulness, Deep meditation sounds, Healing music for stress, Nature sounds for deep sleep, Calming music for meditation, Stress relief meditation music, Relaxing music for sleep

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  Net Zero: How We Stop Causing...

  Dieter Helm

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  What can we really do about the climate emergency?  
    
  The inconvenient truth is that we are causing the climate crisis with our carbon intensive lifestyles and that fixing – or even just slowing – it will affect all of us. But it can be done. 
  In Net Zero the economist Professor Dieter Helm addresses the action we would all need to take, whether personal, local, national or global, if we really wanted to stop causing climate change. 
  Net Zero is Professor Dieter Helm’s measured, balanced view of how we stop causing climate change by adopting a net zero strategy of reducing carbon emissions and increasing carbon absorption. It is a rational look at why the past 30 years efforts has failed and why and how the next 30 years can succeed. It is a vital book for anyone who hears the clamour of Extinction Rebellion and other ecological activists, but wonders what they can actually do. 
  Helm's Net Zero is a comprehensive exploration of the climate crisis, covering everything from the science of global warming to the political and social implications of environmental conservation. It's a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the role of technology, agriculture, and public administration in achieving a net zero future. 
  For fans of Isabella Tree (Wilding), Vaclav Smil (Size), Bill Gates (Source Code), Linda J. Lear (Under the Sea Wind), and Rachel Carson (The Edge of the Sea).

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  Trapped Underground Survival...

  Amazing True Stories

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Experience heart-pounding true survival stories of miners, spelunkers, and ordinary people who faced death in the darkest depths beneath Earth's surface. This gripping collection chronicles harrowing underground disasters and miraculous rescue missions that captivated the world, including the Chilean miners who survived 69 days trapped half a mile underground, the Pennsylvania coal miners who fought rising floodwaters in complete darkness, and the Thai soccer team whose cave rescue riveted billions. Through meticulous research and survivor interviews, discover how these men, women, and children endured unimaginable psychological torment, starvation, hypothermia, and crushing despair while rescue teams raced against time above ground. Learn about the split-second decisions that meant life or death, the ingenious survival strategies employed in pitch-black caverns, and the cutting-edge technology used in seemingly impossible rescue operations. From flooded coal mines to collapsed tunnels, from ancient caves to modern mining disasters, these true stories reveal extraordinary human courage, resilience, and the unbreakable bonds forged when people face death together underground. Perfect for fans of survival stories, disaster narratives, and anyone fascinated by tales of human endurance against overwhelming odds. These unforgettable accounts of cave-ins, mine collapses, and underground catastrophes will leave you breathless, grateful for daylight, and amazed by the strength of the human spirit.

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  Code War - How Nations Hack Spy...

  Allie Mellen

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  Cyberattacks are the ultimate geopolitical weapon of the twenty-first century. They are used to damage presidential campaigns, shut down electric grids, sway public sentiment, and cost businesses and governments alike billions of dollars. 
  Popular culture portrays cyberattacks as unstoppable and mysterious actions taken by shadowy, unpredictable forces. 
  Code War: How Nations Hack, Spy, and Shape the Digital Battlefield shatters this depiction, revealing nation-state cyberattacks for what they are: calculated, measured actions to achieve state objectives. 
   
  World-renowned cybersecurity expert Allie Mellen draws on her extensive experience with nation-state cyberattacks and AI threats to break down how and why nations deploy cyberattacks in their own unique ways, driven by their military doctrine, national history, and, most importantly, geopolitical strategy. 
   
  Mellen deconstructs the most infamous cyberattacks of our time to reveal how and why attacks like Stuxnet, WannaCry, NotPetya, and the Sony Pictures hack happened and how their success altered the international landscape. 
  Code War also demonstrates how individuals, business professionals, and government officials can use this knowledge to understand and respond to the practical realities of nation-state cyberattacks.

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  Minnie - The remarkable story of...

  Marianne van Velzen

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  The inspiring story of a feisty pioneering woman who sought freedom and adventure in the outback and became the first woman to work as an opal miner in Australia. 
   
  People always asked her if she was ever afraid, living out in the desert alone with all those rough and scruffy men. But Minnie Berrington was not the faint-hearted type, and never had been. Being tough came naturally to her, growing up with three brothers and a family that went from riches to ruins. 
   
  Only a slip of a girl, Minnie could match any man in stamina, perseverance and strength. She arrived in Coober Pedy when camels still brought in essential supplies, and water was so scarce that no-one washed. Together with the other miners, she braved the heat, the flies and the dust. Every day she waited for that special sound the pick made when it cracked opal. 
   
  The first woman to dig her own shafts in the Australian opal fields, Minnie began her working life as a typist in London. But she and her younger brother, Victor, sought freedom and adventure in the 1920s and found plenty of it in the outback. 
   
  'Destined to become an outback classic' LIZ HARFULL, bestselling author of Women of the Land 
   
  'Minnie brings to life a gutsy, independent woman living a remarkable but simple life in the harshest of conditions' JULIET WILLS, author of The Diamond Dakota Mystery

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