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  The Shortest History of Our...

  David Baker

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  A complete history of the universe, spanning 13.8 billion years in an ultra-accessible, uncommonly illuminating, exhilarating chronicle of key events 
   
   
   
  In this thrilling history, David Baker captures the longest-possible time span—from the Big Bang to the present day—in an astonishingly concise retelling. His impressive timeline includes the "rise of complexity" in the cosmos and the creation of the first atoms; the origin of all galaxies, stars, and our solar system; and the evolution of life on Earth, from tiny single-celled organisms to human beings. 
   
   
   
  Weaving together insights across the sciences—including chemistry, physics, biology, archaeology, and anthropology—Baker answers the fundamental questions: How did time begin? Why does matter exist? What made life on Earth the way it is? He also argues that never before has life on Earth been forced to adjust to a changing climate so rapidly, nor has one species ever been responsible for such sudden change. Baker's grand view offers the clearest picture of what may come next—and the role we can still play in our planet's fate.

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  NoSQL Databases - Unlocking...

  SAM CAMPBELL

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  In an age where data is growing exponentially and demands on applications are more dynamic than ever, traditional relational databases often fall short in delivering the scalability, flexibility, and performance that modern systems require. NoSQL Databases: Unlocking Scalability, Flexibility, and Performance Beyond Traditional Relational Databases is a comprehensive guide for developers, architects, and data professionals who are looking to explore alternatives to traditional relational databases. 
  Key topics include:The evolution of NoSQL databases and why they emerged as a powerful alternative to relational modelsA breakdown of the four primary types of NoSQL databases and their ideal applicationsScaling horizontally to accommodate large volumes of data and high-traffic environmentsTechniques for managing distributed data, ensuring consistency, availability, and partition tolerance (CAP Theorem)Schema design principles and best practices for NoSQL environmentsKey performance optimizations for real-time analytics, big data processing, and web-scale applicationsIntegrating NoSQL databases with microservices, cloud-native systems, and event-driven architecturesComprehensive overviews of popular NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Neo4j, and more 
  With clear explanations, practical insights, and step-by-step guidance, NoSQL Databases empowers readers to embrace the next generation of data management, unlocking new levels of performance and innovation beyond traditional databases.

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  Birdland: A Journey Around...

  Jon Gower

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  A joyous celebration of Britain’s rich bird life 
  In Birdland, journalist and lifelong birder Jon Gower explores our intimate connection with the bird life around us. From the symphonic song of the wren to the clack of a puffin’s beak and from epic migrations to sunset murmurations, birds are commonplace miracles. No wonder they have inspired our artists, writers and songwriters. Whether rare or abundant, Jon Gower visits some of the best places in Britain to watch birds, searching for some species he has always wanted to see such as wryneck, dotterel and barred warbler. 
  But all is not well in Birdland. Gower charts the many changes to Britain’s bird life over the last 50 years, as the countryside has seemingly emptied and in many ways fallen silent. He considers the effects of the climate emergency, the decline in biodiversity and warming oceans on birdlife and looks at work being done to mitigate these developments. But above all it is a celebration of birds and their being, and a call to arms to defend them. As Great Bustards return to our plains and eagles to our mountains, Jon Gower’s book examines the future from a bird’s-eye view. 
  Rooted in nature and written as immersive non-fiction, Birdland invites readers into birdwatching as a way of understanding ecology and the wider world of animals. As more birds slip toward endangered status, Gower’s journey becomes an urgent reminder that wonder and responsibility belong side by side. 
  For fans of Robert Macfarlane (Is a River Alive?), John Lewis-Stempel (England), Hamza Yassin (Be a Birder), Mark Rees (The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks), and Darren Chetty (The Good Immigrant). 
  HarperCollins 2025

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  Earth Shapers - How We Mapped...

  Maxim Samson

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  The globetrotting story of how humans have harnessed the geographical landscape and written ourselves onto our surroundings.Mountains, meridians, rivers, and borders—these are some of the features that divide the world on our maps and in our minds. But geography is far less set in stone than we might believe, and, as Maxim Samson’s Earth Shapers contends, in our relatively short time on this planet, humans have become experts at fundamentally reshaping our surroundings.From the Qhapaq Ñan, the Inca’s “great road,” and Mozambique’s colonial railways to a Saudi Arabian smart city, and from Korea’s sacred Baekdu-daegan mountain range and the Great Green Wall in Africa to the streets of Chicago, Samson explores how we mold the world around us. And how, as we etch our needs onto the natural landscape, we alter the course of history. These fascinating stories of connectivity show that in our desire to make geographical connections, humans have broken through boundaries of all kinds, conquered treacherous terrain, and carved up landscapes. We crave linkages, and though we do not always pay attention to the in-between, these pathways—these ways of “earth shaping,” in Samson’s words—are key to understanding our relationship with the planet we call home.An immense work of cultural geography touching on ecology, sociology, history, and politics, Earth Shapers argues that, far from being constrained by geography, we are instead its creators.

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  Trackpad iPro Ver 40 Class 1

  Team Orange

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  Computer Science Textbook Designed for Joyful Learning 
  
  KEY FEATURES 
  - National Education Policy 2020 
  - Find on Google: This section asks a quick question from the present world. 
  - Pure Fact: This presents a 100% pure fact with a numerical data. 
  - Video Based Question: This is an interactive question to be attempted after watching a small video accessible on the QR Code. 
  - Coding Zone: This presents a quick insight into coding concepts. 
  - Career Here: This section indicates the possible career aspects on pursuing similar topics. 
  
  DESCRIPTION 
  Computers have become an integral part of our education system. Computer Science is now not limited to just teaching definitions and commands. Instead, it helps the learners to understand and appreciate the varied uses of computers and its vast applications. 
  Trackpad iPRO (Ver. 4.0) series based on Windows 10 and MS Office 2019 is comprehensively designed as per the new ICSE syllabus. We believe computer education is a hands-on subject and too much of bookish knowledge can take away the pleasure of learning. All these points have been kept in mind while designing this book and to produce the content that is not only appealing but also challenging to the students. 
  
  The topics in the book have been hand picked after extensive research by a team of experts on the subject based on the utility, interest, skill, and basic and trending applications in the global market. We have designed the lessons in such a way that they can be well integrated with other subjects. Step by step approach will make it simple and easy for our students to grasp the concepts. Relevance of the topics was of prime importance throughout the compilation of the book. 
  
  
  Learning is done best when it’s fun-filled and activity-based. To ensure that the content intrigues the students at all times and keeps them interested throughout the course of the book, we have included interesting key features like Student Corner, Tech Funda, Clickipedia, Comp Caution, Reboot, One Touch Learn, Let’s Do It, Crack The Code, Hands-On, Fun In Lab, Teacher’s Corner, Worksheet, Test Sheet, Project, Speech Drill, Supplement Pages and Glossary. 
  
  These features will ensure better learning, assessment, and evaluation and enable children to take their knowledge beyond the classroom. 
  
  Sample questions of Orange Global Olympiad (Cyber) have been included to promote awareness about the national level competition. 
  
  We hope that the book contributes to the progressive development of computer aided education system and prepares our students for all upcoming challenges. We want the children to learn the concepts not only for the purpose of gaining knowledge but also to be able to find their applications. This will enable them to enrich the quality of their lives as well as others’. 
  
  WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 
  You will learn about: 
  - Fundamentals of computers 
  - ICT Tools 
  - Computational Thinking 
  - Coding and Artificial Intelligence 
  - Tux Paint 
  - Touch Typing 
  
  WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR 
  Grade - 1 
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  1. Computer—A Machine 
  2. Uses of a Computer 
  3. Parts of a Computer 
  4. Using Computers—Do’s and Don’ts 
  5. Computer Mouse 
  6. Storage Devices 
  7. Using the Keyboard 
  Project 
  Explore More 
  The CT Corner (Shapes and Patterns) 
  The AI Corner (Artificial Intelligence) 
  Speech Drill 
  OGO Cyber Sample Questions 
  Glossary

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  William Stanek's The Living...

  The Editors of Our American...

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  Olympic begins in the ocean.
  
  Rock carried by moving crust became mountains. Ice reshaped them. Rain gathered against their slopes. Rivers carried mountain water through forests toward the Pacific. Salmon moved between sea and interior, joining worlds that roads would later make seem separate.
  
  William Stanek's The Living Olympic Biography follows that connected landscape through geology, glaciers, rain forest, coast, Indigenous homelands, settlement, logging, dams, preservation, river restoration, wildlife, fire, and a changing climate.
  
  The result is the biography of a peninsula whose parts cannot be understood alone.
  
  Mountains become rivers. Rivers become forests. Forests meet the sea. And the story of protecting Olympic becomes, increasingly, the story of repairing connections once broken.

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