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  Landscapes of Loss - The Story...

  Kavitha Iyer, Shivani Vakil Savant

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  WINNER OF THE TATA LITERATURE LIVE FIRST BOOK AWARD (NON-FICTION) 2021 
   
  Maharashtra, India's richest state by GDP, has its eyes set on becoming the country's first trillion-dollar economy by 2025. At the same time, Marathwada -- a historically backward part of the state adjoining the distressed Vidarbha region -- has seen a surge in farmer suicides. 
  At the heart of the crisis is a cyclical drought that has persisted for almost a decade. Relief packages and loan waivers have not reversed the trend. On the contrary, the stories of dystopia grow more tragic every year as thousands of farmer families flee to the big cities, while those who stay back are plagued by bad credit and crop loss. 
  Landscapes of Loss tells the story of Marathwada through the accounts of its people: marginal farmers, Dalits, landless labourers, farm widows and children. It lays bare the complex factors that have brought the region to this pass -- a story representative, in many ways, of the agrarian unrest in large parts of rural India.

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  Toxic Water Toxic System -...

  Michael Mascarenhas

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  The tireless resistance of local communities fighting for ownership of America's third largest water system 
   
   
    
  Toxic Water, Toxic System exposes the consequences of a seemingly anonymous authoritarian state willing to maintain white supremacy at any cost—including poisoning an entire city and shutting off water to thousands of people. Weaving together narratives of frontline activists along with archival data, Michael Mascarenhas provides a powerful exploration of the political alliances and bureaucratic mechanisms that uphold inequality. 
   
   
    
  Drawing from three years of ethnographic fieldwork in Flint and Detroit, this book amplifies the voices of marginalized communities, particularly African American women, whose perspectives and labor have been consistently overlooked. Toxic Water, Toxic System offers a fresh perspective on the ties between urban austerity policies, environmental harm, and the advancement of white supremacist agendas in predominantly Black and brown cities.

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  The Science of Star Trek - The...

  Mark Brake

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  Star Trek is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. It has changed our cultural landscape in so many ways since it first aired in 1966. The franchise has generated billions of dollars in revenue, leading to a wide range of spin-off games, novels, toys, and comics. Star Trek is noted for its social science, too, with its progressive civil rights stances and its celebration of future diversity that began with The Original Series, one of television's first multiracial casts. 
   
   
   
  The Science of Star Trek explores one of the greatest science-fiction universes ever created and showcases the visionary tech that inspired and influenced the real-world science of today. The perfect Star Trek gift for fans of the franchise, this book addresses many unanswered, burning questions, including: What can Star Trek tell us about aliens in our Milky Way?; How has Star Trek influenced space culture?; What can Star Trek tell us about planet hunting?; What Star Trek machines came true?; And when will we boldly go? 
   
   
   
  Learn more about one of our favorite modern epics with The Science of Star Trek!

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  WEB3 - : What Is Web3? Potential...

  Patrick Ejeke

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  Is Your Business Ready For "Web 3.0?" 
    
  Whether it's the transition from animal power to internal combustion or from handwritten letters to phone conversations, new technology is nearly always frightening. 
    
  As Web 2.0 matures and grows to Web 3.0 — a decentralized layer atop the present web infrastructure — it's worth reflecting on the early days of the Internet more than 25 years ago. If you're old enough, you may remember the fear and doubt that gripped everyone back then. 
    
  We recognized the possibilities, but sending credit card information out into the unknown in the hopes of receiving a book or other item, or checking bank balances over the internet, seemed almost insane. These days, we don't give it a second thought. Web 2.0 has become an essential element of our lives and enterprises, simplifying administration in ways we could never have anticipated. It 
    
  If your VCR is still flashing 12:00, you probably aren't reading this. However, if you ship any kind of product, if your marketing is limited to Facebook, and your back office is run on Excel, you may anticipate a large revenue reduction over the next five years. You will just be unable to keep up. 
    
  This book is for you unless your company delivers an experience that cannot be digitized (restaurants, entertainment, etc.). 
    
  If you want your small business to survive the next ten years, you must make a change. By failing to update your business's operations, you are losing market share, earnings, and prospects to your competitors. It also gets more difficult to adjust and will wind up costing more money in the long run.... that is if you get that far.

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  How to Rewire Your Brain: 7 Easy...

  Troye Bates

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  How can you rewire your brain? Is there anything you can do to change the current trajectory of your life?  
    
  Find the answers of how to get a grasp of your thoughts and gain an understanding of the impact it has on who you are and the choices you make.  
    
  Learn how to achieve the motivation needed to rewire your brain. Reach that level of consciousness to be able to identify and be aware of your thoughts in just 7 steps! 
    
  YOU WILL LEARN: 
  ·     What neuroplasticity entails. 
  ·     How to practice your subconscious mind power. 
  ·     How to alter your conscious mind. 
  ·     How to change your outlook with mind hacking. 
  ·     How you find joy in life with practical neuroscience. 
  ·     How you practice meditation. 
  ·     7 Easy steps to rewire your brain completely. 
    
  You don’t have to make major modifications, but you will learn how to transform how you think which will transform your life. 
    
  Practice will truly bring positive progression. Changing your mind will change you, start today!

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  The Curious History of the Heart...

  Vincent M. Figueredo

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  For much of recorded history, people considered the heart to be the most important organ in the body. In cultures around the world, the heart—not the brain—was believed to be the location of intelligence, memory, emotion, and the soul. Over time, views on the purpose of the heart have transformed. Modern medicine and science dismissed what was once the king of the organs as a mere blood pump subservient to the brain, yet the heart remains a potent symbol of love and health and an important part of our cultural iconography. 
   
   
   
  This book traces the evolution of our understanding of the heart from the dawn of civilization to the present. Vincent M. Figueredo—an accomplished cardiologist and expert on the history of the human heart—explores the role and significance of the heart in art, culture, religion, philosophy, and science across time and place. He examines how the heart really works, its many meanings in our emotional and daily lives, and what cutting-edge science is teaching us about this remarkable organ. Figueredo considers the science of heart disease, recent advancements in heart therapies, and what the future may hold. He highlights the emerging field of neurocardiology, which has found evidence of a "heart-brain connection" in mental and physical health, suggesting that ancient views hold more truth than moderns suspect.

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