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  End of the World and the Unknown...

  John Harpoon

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  10 Ways the World Could End 
   Examine the most plausible scenarios that could bring about humanity's extinction or civilization's collapse. From natural disasters like supervolcano eruptions and asteroid impacts to human-driven threats including climate change and nuclear warfare, this section provides a sobering yet scientifically grounded exploration of existential risks. 
  Why We Haven't Found Aliens Yet 
   Delve into the Fermi Paradox—the contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial life and our lack of contact. This section explores competing theories including the Great Filter, the Zoo Hypothesis, and technological limitations that might explain the cosmic silence. 
  7 Areas Without Laws 
   Journey to the world's most lawless regions where traditional governance breaks down. From international waters and Antarctic territories to failed states and digital realms, explore these unique jurisdictional vacuums and their surprising social orders. This section reveals how humans organize themselves in the absence of conventional authority and the implications these zones hold for concepts of sovereignty. 
  7 Strange Religions That Exist 
   Explore lesser-known belief systems that challenge conventional religious paradigms. From technological faiths centered on artificial intelligence to psychedelic spiritual movements and reconstructed ancient practices, this section examines alternative approaches to life's ultimate questions. 
  The Dark Side of Introverts 
   Investigate the lesser-discussed aspects of introverted personalities. While often celebrated for depth and creativity, introverts may also struggle with isolation, rumination, and avoidance.

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  Walking with Spring

  Earl V. Shaffer

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  In 1948, the Appalachian Trail had been a continuous, 2,000-mile footpath for eleven years, but no one had walked its length alone in a continuous journey—until Earl Shaffer, a quiet Pennsylvanian, became a hiking legend and the first of what is now more than 5,500 A.T. "thru-hikers," walking from Georgia to Maine as spring arrived to each area. In 1998, he hiked again as a 50th-anniversary celebration, to far greater publicity. This is the lyrical account of his fabled 1948 walk. 
   
   
   
  Written soon after the first of his three thru-hikes, Walking with Spring chronicles Shaffer's adventures along a path that at the time was showing neglect of the war years and has since been rerouted significantly to its permanent location. His simply stated story has served as an inspiration for more than 9,000 men and women who have since followed in his footsteps . . . and many more who have tried.

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  Mastering RESTful API...

  Nitin Gurbani

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  Master the Art of Building Scalable and Secure REST APIs with GO
  Book Description
  RESTful APIs are the backbone of modern web and mobile applications, enabling seamless communication between systems. As businesses demand scalable, high-performance, and secure APIs, mastering Go—a fast, efficient, and concurrency-friendly language—has become a game-changer for developers.
  Mastering RESTful API Development with Go is your complete guide to building robust, production-ready APIs. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this book equips you with everything needed to design, develop, and deploy RESTful APIs with Go’s simplicity and power.
  Start with the fundamentals of REST API architecture, including HTTP requests, responses, and status codes. Dive deep into Go’s syntax, understand its strengths for API development, and implement authentication, security best practices, and database integration.
  Go beyond REST by exploring gRPC, GraphQL, and API gateways for scalable microservices. Learn how to optimize API performance, leverage cloud technologies, and handle real-time data with WebSockets.
  In today’s competitive job market, Go expertise in API development gives you an edge. With hands-on examples, best practices, and production-ready solutions, this book ensures you stay ahead. Don’t fall behind—master RESTful APIs with Go and future-proof your career!
  Table of Contents
  1. Introduction to REST APIs and Go
  2. Setting Up the Go Development Environment
  3. Go Syntax and Concepts for API Development
  4. Handling HTTP Requests and Responses
  5. Building High-Performance APIs with gRPC and Protocol Buffers
  6. Introduction to GraphQL and Implementation in Go
  7. RESTful APIs or gRPC for Microservices
  8. API Gateway and Scaling
  9. Deploying HTTP Server
  10. Advanced File Handling and Real-time Communication       
  
  Index

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  Kids DNA Book

  Andrew Kirby

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  Genes, although tiny and imperceptible, play a pivotal role in shaping our physical characteristics, unless modified by medical intervention. Originating from the first man and woman, genes come in various types, with Y-Chromosomes and mtdna being extensively studied by geneticists. Y-DNA is inherited exclusively from fathers to sons, perpetuating through generations of male lineage, while mtdna is passed from mothers to all their offspring, albeit only daughters can transmit it further.The classification of Y-DNA and mtdna into letters helps delineate the genetic relationships across different populations and regions. However, these genetic markers often exhibit a mosaic distribution due to intermarriages, conflicts, and migrations throughout history. Despite these diversifications, humanity remains fundamentally linked to its ancestral roots, with distant connections to the original progenitors persisting through millennia of genetic mingling. Thus, while genetic variations have enriched our species over time, our collective genetic heritage underscores the profound interconnectedness among human populations worldwide.

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  LLMs and Generative AI for...

  Manish Mathur, Kerrie Holley

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  Large language models (LLMs) and generative AI are rapidly changing the healthcare industry. These technologies have the potential to revolutionize healthcare by improving the efficiency, accuracy, and personalization of care. This practical book shows healthcare leaders, researchers, data scientists, and AI engineers the potential of LLMs and generative AI today and in the future, using storytelling and illustrative use cases in healthcare. 
   
   
   
  Authors Kerrie Holley and Manish Mathur, former Google healthcare professionals, guide you through the transformative potential of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI in healthcare. From personalized patient care and clinical decision support to drug discovery and public health applications, this comprehensive exploration covers real-world uses and future possibilities of LLMs and generative AI in healthcare. 
   
   
   
  With this book, you will: understand the promise and challenges of LLMs in healthcare; learn the inner workings of LLMs and generative AI; explore automation of healthcare use cases for improved operations and patient care using LLMs; dive into patient experiences and clinical decision-making using generative AI; review future applications in pharmaceutical R&D, public health, and genomics; and understand ethical considerations and responsible development of LLMs in healthcare.

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  Rooted Faith - Practices for...

  Sarah Renee Werner

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  Embrace the call to live differently on this fragile planet.   As temperatures rise, natural disasters wreak devastation, and precious species die off one by one, we know we must change how we live in the world. But how? What would it look like if we took seriously the biblical charge to live more peacefully and gently on our fragile planet, if we understood ourselves as neighbors in a community of creation? Rooted Faith explores the future of the church called to live differently—one of reinhabiting our particular landscapes and confronting the assumptions of consumer culture head-on through our lives and actions.   Drawing on Scripture, Christian history, and practical theology, author Sarah Renee Werner invites readers into a new way of seeing ourselves in relationship with the rest of creation. She offers tangible practices for opening up our hearts to both the beauty and tragedy around us and guides us toward meaningful action to restore creation. There has never been a more crucial moment to reclaim this overlooked aspect of our faith as we seek to live differently—live well—on this fragile planet.  

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