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  Without Helmets or Shoulder Pads...

  Irvin Muchnick

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  “Football’s massive popularity is undeniable, as are the many reasons players and fans are drawn to the game. But what is also undeniable is the game’s brutality and the troubling aspects of football culture at all levels. To whatever extent the reader shares Irv Muchnick’s perspective and conclusions, the evidence and arguments he presents deserve thoughtful attention.” — Bob Costas, Emmy Award–winning sportscaster 
  		 
  “Muchnick’s jeremiad digs deeper than ever into the greed and hypocrisy of high school and college football, and the trail of broken bodies left in their wake. His information on the perils of conditioning is essential reading and might save your kid’s life.” — Robert Lipsyte, author of The Contender and SportsWorld
  		 
  Football’s concussion crisis is well known, with our Hall of Fame heroes behaving erratically and dying young. But did you know that kid players across the continent die every year before a single ball is snapped — just from extreme conditioning drills directed by all-powerful coaches? And then, when the unimaginable happens, the football world simply buries the evidence, pays off victims’ families, and moves on …
  		 
  Without Helmets or Shoulder Pads presents the shocking stories of young men struck down by exertional heatstroke and other, often unacknowledged, causes. Taking the conversation about football and public health to a new level with investigations of the sport’s underreported worst tragedies and cover-ups it makes the case that no matter how much we enjoy America’s most popular sport at elite levels it belongs out of our public schools and off our public fields.

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  Our Only Home - A Climate Appeal...

  Dalai Lama, Franz Alt

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  “This impassioned account is ideal for readers well versed in current climate change activism, especially efforts spearheaded by Greta Thunberg.”—Library JournalFrom the voice of the beloved world religious leader comes an eye-opening manifesto that empowers the generation of today to step up, take action and save our environment.Saving the climate is our common duty. With each passing day, climate change is causing Pacific islands to disappear into the sea, accelerating the extinction of species at alarming proportions and aggravating a water shortage that has affected the entire world. In short, climate change can no longer be denied—it threatens our existence on earth.In this new book, the Dalai Lama, one of the most influential figures of our time, calls on political decision makers to finally fight against deadlock and ignorance on this issue and to stand up for a different, more climate-friendly world and for the younger generation to assert their right to regain their future.

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  Losing Our Minds - The Challenge...

  Dr. Lucy Foulkes

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  A compelling and incisive audiobook that questions the overuse of mental health terms to describe universal human emotionsPublic awareness of mental illness has been transformed in recent years, but our understanding of how to define it has yet to catch up. Too often, psychiatric disorders are confused with the inherent stresses and challenges of human experience. A narrative has taken hold that a mental health crisis has been building among young people. In this profoundly sensitive and constructive book, psychologist Lucy Foulkes argues that the crisis is one of ignorance as much as illness. Have we raised a 'snowflake' generation? Or are today's young people subjected to greater stress, exacerbated by social media, than ever before? Foulkes shows that both perspectives are useful but limited. The real question in need of answering is: how should we distinguish between 'normal' suffering and actual illness?Drawing on her extensive knowledge of the scientific and clinical literature, Foulkes explains what is known about mental health problems—how they arise, why they so often appear during adolescence, the various tools we have to cope with them—but also what remains unclear: distinguishing between normality and disorder is essential if we are to provide the appropriate help, but no clear line between the two exists in nature. Providing necessary clarity and nuance, Losing Our Minds argues that the widespread misunderstanding of this aspect of mental illness might be contributing to its apparent prevalence.  A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

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  MySQL for Data Science -...

  SAM CAMPBELL

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  MySQL for Data Science: Unlocking Insights and Driving Innovation with MySQL in Data Science is the essential guide for data scientists, analysts, and enthusiasts looking to harness the full power of MySQL in the realm of data science. As the digital landscape continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, the ability to efficiently store, manage, and analyze data has become paramount. This comprehensive guide demystifies how MySQL can be utilized to uncover deep insights and drive innovative solutions in a variety of data-driven fields. 
  Starting with the basics, the book introduces you to the fundamentals of MySQL and its significance in the data science ecosystem. It meticulously guides you through setting up your own MySQL environment, making it accessible for beginners while providing valuable insights for more experienced readers. As you progress, you'll delve into more advanced topics, including complex queries, indexing, performance optimization, and handling big data challenges, ensuring you're equipped to tackle real-world data science projects. 
  The exploration goes beyond traditional database management, venturing into the integration of MySQL with big data tools, machine learning libraries, and cutting-edge data visualization technologies. This book not only teaches you how to prepare and analyze data but also how to visualize and present your findings effectively, leveraging MySQL data in powerful and innovative ways. 
  "MySQL for Data Science" also emphasizes the importance of security, administration, and scalability, preparing you to manage and maintain robust MySQL databases that can grow and evolve with your data science needs. Furthermore, it looks ahead, discussing the future of MySQL within cloud environments, the burgeoning role of AI, and the potential impacts of emerging technologies on data management and analysis. 
   

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  Overcoming Fear and Panic...

  Mashal Al Nawab MD PhD

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  This second edition has been revised and expanded, offering updated material and further insight into this profoundly draining condition. Today, with the ever-intensifying social media sequestering interpersonal relationships, sadly many are finding anxiety and panic to be part of a spiteful entourage that intrusively invades our ever-demanding lifestyles. As the pace of life quickens with each passing day, these uninvited foes keep trying to seize control of our minds and bodies and make us feel feeble, entrapped, and defenseless. Age, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic class all seem irrelevant when it comes to suffering anxiety and panic attacks. 
  The purpose of this book is to provide you, the reader, with an enhanced understanding of panic attacks and anxiety, their causes, and their main features. Additionally, it is designed to embed within you an attitude that enables you to reclaim the authority or self-control that panic and anxiety may have stripped away. Despite what you may be feeling now, always appreciate that it is neither our anxieties nor our panic that define who we really are. 
  In this book you will find an awesome weapon that will help you change the way you relate to anxiety and panic and ultimately dominate them. Having said that, the reader should keep in mind that the road to recovery may not be a straight or comfortable one. Ups and downs, twists, and turns will be part of the journey. However, rest assured that you will find your way to a life free of anxiety and panic when you achieve the attitude alteration and concept lock-in presented in this book.  Know that when it comes to defeating anxiety and panic, knowledge is truly king.

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  Subjected to Science - Human...

  Susan E. Lederer

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  The first full-length history of biomedical research with human subjects in the period "before Tuskegee"—from 1890 to 1940 
   
   
   
  Long before the U.S. government began conducting secret radiation and germ-warfare experiments, and long before the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, medical professionals had introduced—and hotly debated the ethics of—the use of human subjects in medical experiments. In Subjected to Science, Susan Lederer provides the first full-length history of biomedical research with human subjects in the earlier period, from 1890 to 1940. 
   
   
   
  Lederer offers detailed accounts of experiments—benign and otherwise—conducted on both healthy and unhealthy men, women, and children, including the yellow fever experiments (which ultimately became the subject of a Broadway play and Hollywood film), Udo Wile's "dental drill" experiments on insane patients, and Hideyo Noguchi's syphilis experiments, which involved injecting a number of healthy children and adults with the syphilis germ, luetin.

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