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  Nineteen Ways of Looking at...

  Patrick House

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  A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain.Despite decades of research, remarkable imagery, and insights from a range of scientific and medical disciplines, the human brain remains largely unexplored. Consciousness has eluded explanation.Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness offers a brilliant overview of the state of modern consciousness research in twenty brief, revealing chapters. Neuroscientist and author Patrick House describes complex concepts in accessible terms, weaving brain science, technology, gaming, analogy, and philosophy into a tapestry that illuminates how the brain works and what enables consciousness. This remarkable book fosters a sense of mystery and wonder about the strangeness of the relationship between our inner selves and our environment.A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

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  Archaeopteryx The: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  The massively popular 1990 novel Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and its subsequent movie adaptations led to a huge resurgence in interest in dinosaurs and the prehistoric world. That interest continues to the present day, even though most of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park weren’t actually from the Jurassic period. Triceratops, Velociraptor, Tyrannosaurus Rex and the huge sauropods such as Brachiosaurus that feature in the book and movies all actually belong to the Late Cretaceous period, more than 40 million years after the end of the Jurassic. Regardless, certain kinds of dinosaurs remain instantly recognizable. 
  	The movie also popularized pterodactyls, and the concept of flying dinosaurs fascinates people. There is no doubt that Archaeopteryx, which lived over 150 million years ago, was one of the earliest birds or avialans (bird-like creatures), and when the first fossil of it was discovered, it was hailed as a potential missing link between dinosaurs and birds. The name Archaeopteryx comes from Greek, the word for “ancient” and the term for “wing” or “feather.” The creature is occasionally referenced by the German, “Urvogel,” which literally means “primeval bird.” From the known species of Archaeopteryx, the creature grew no longer than half a meter (20 inches), including its long, bony tail. Despite its bird-like appearance, scientists point out that the genus has far more in common with the dinosaurs of its day than with the thousands of bird species of our modern age. 
  	Over time, however, others would argue it was actually the missing link between birds and other reptiles. Meanwhile, the debate over whether it was the first avialan came and went, as it was discovered to not be the first.

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  From Hurting to Healing -...

  Simon Craig

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  In the current healthcare crisis, is it possible to rethink the way we do things? 
  Australian healthcare systems are stretched and cracking. There are never-ending reports of unacceptable delays, a lack of resources, poor culture, and skyrocketing burnout rates. The problems are overwhelming and appear insurmountable. 
  From Hurting to Healing takes you inside the often-closed doors of hospitals, healthcare, and medical culture into an environment where practices that have worked brilliantly in the past are now breaking down. 
  Dr Simon Craig, an experienced medical leader, offers insights, initiatives, and inspiration to try and repair the damaged and damaging healthcare systems that currently operate. This moving study reveals that our crumbling healthcare institutions are failing in what should be at the heart of the system: caring for each other. 
  Dr Craig outlines his vision of a new way; A kinder and more humanistic approach that can help transform the devastation that exists in health today. 
  From Hurting to Healing reveals the extent of the distress, imagines an alternative future, and delivers to healthcare leaders a guidebook to begin recreating a part of society that is vital to us all.

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  The First History of Man

  MD John Bershof

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  In the spirit of medieval writer Chaucer, all human activity lies within the artist’s scope, the History of Man Series uses medicine as a jumping off point to explore precisely that, all history, all science, all human activity since the beginning of time. The jumping off style of writing takes the reader, the listener into worlds unknown, always returning to base, only to jump off again. History of Man are stories and tales of nearly everything. 
  The First History of Man uses infection in general—bacteria, viruses, fungus, parasites, epidemics & pandemics, COVID-19—to lay the foundation for the next five books, narratives and stories that delve deeper into human infectious diseases. This first volume jumps off into accounts of the Big Bang Theory—the real one, but also the sitcom—the origin of the Universe, from atoms to DNA to us and how exactly it happened. In our journey we’ll explore Einstein and Newton who were probably aliens (he said jokingly), the Roman Empire, British history and all those wives of King Henry VIII, the why and how of the Protestant Reformation, why Pluto lost its planet status in our solar system, what exactly is the sweet spot of a solar system, all the while digging up some archeology, and even paying a visit with Dr. Livingstone, I presume. We’ll trudge from the top of Everest, the highest point on Earth, to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the lowest point on Earth, and LUA in between, the Last Universal Ancestor that gave rise to all life on Earth.

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  Kidney Cancer & You: Metastatic...

  Kidney Cancer UK

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  Welcome to Kidney Cancer UK’s Kidney Cancer & You audiobook 2: Advanced Metastatic 
  Kidney Cancer – Treatments 
  This audiobook is written by Kidney Cancer UK, is narrated by Ian Brannan, and was made 
  possible through a grant from Bristol Myers Squibb. All editorial control has been retained 
  by Kidney Cancer UK. A downloadable version is available on our website at kcuk.org.uk. 
  This audiobook is produced to help you understand kidney cancer and the journey you are 
  on. We hope this audiobook will help inform you, your family or if you are a carer when 
  guidance and information about your treatments is needed. This audiobook provides easy- 
  to-understand scientific knowledge on kidney cancer, alongside practical information on 
  living day-to-day with the disease and the range of emotions you may experience. 
  We understand that your experiences and treatments will be unique to you and as such we 
  hope the information and insights provided throughout this audiobook will help you make 
  informed choices in all areas of your journey. Along with this, it will help you find support if, 
  and when, you require it. 
  Please note that all information in this audiobook is correct at the time of publication and 
  aims to give general information you may find useful before and after a diagnosis of kidney 
  cancer. 
  Also note that, it is important to follow any specific advice given by your hospital; nothing in 
  this audiobook overrides that. 
  If you need support or have any questions on any aspect of kidney cancer care please call 
  our Support Line on O800 002 9002.

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  Audio For Authors - Audiobooks...

  Joanna Penn

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  Do you want to create, publish and market your audiobooks? Are you ready to use podcasting to grow your author brand and reach more readers with your books? 
  Audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment in publishing with double-digit growth in markets across the world. Podcasting has gone mainstream with listeners consuming audio on mobile phones and in-car devices, as well as through smart speakers. Advancements in voice technology continue to expand possibilities for audio creation and marketing. 
  With such rapid growth in opportunity, how can you position your books in an increasingly voice-first world? 
  I've been podcasting for over a decade as well as narrating and producing my own audiobooks since 2014. I'm an avid consumer of audio content and I'm also experimenting with AI voice technologies. In this book, I'll share everything I know so you can position your books and your author brand for the next shift in reader behavior. 
  You will discover why now is the best time to get into audio, plus: PART 1: AudiobooksWriting, adapting and editing your work for audioHow to find and work with a professional narrator, or narrate the book yourselfAudiobook recording, editing, and productionHow to self-publish an audiobookHow to market audiobooksThe money side of audiobooksPART 2: PodcastingWhy podcasting is important for authorsHow to research and pitch podcastersHow to be a great podcast guestShould you start your own podcast?Podcasting equipment, software and distribution optionsHow to launch and market a podcastThe money side of podcastingPART 3: Voice TechnologiesDictationVoice assistants, smart speakers and devicesArtificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of voice

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