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  This Book May Cause Side Effects...

  Helen Pilcher

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  Illness is not simply a matter of biology. Our thoughts, conscious or otherwise, can make us feel pain or become unwell. If you experienced side effects from your Covid vaccine, the chances are that these were caused by your belief that you would experience them. When a nurse tells you 'this is going to hurt', it generally does - but perhaps it shouldn't. 
   
  In this revelatory study, neuroscientist Helen Pilcher explores the hidden impact of the 'nocebo effect' - the placebo's evil twin. Medical studies have proven the nocebo effect to cause pain, nausea, paralysis, seizures, and even blindness. The nocebo effect impacts how we grow sick and grow old, explains why people who don't have food allergies have dietary intolerances, and why adults and teenagers are equally susceptible to catching tics through social media. 
   
  From Havana Syndrome to hex deaths, chronic pain and mystery illnesses, this book explains what happens when illness, psychology and society meet - and shows us what we can do to become less ill and more well.

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  The Rise and Fall of the...

  Jill Lepore

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  “Lepore is our best scholar of the culture of governance. … Here she repudiates the prospect of AI as a replacement for democracy. This is the issue of our times … Lepore is the voice of sanity.”—Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget 
    
  “Much in history is headlong but few grand transformations have been more precipitate or more heedless than the rise of … the Artificial State,” writes Jill Lepore in this passionate account of how rule by machine has ravaged the world. Inspired by Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism, which argued in 1951 that the machinery of modern life was reshaping the very fundamentals of human existence, Lepore, profoundly disturbed by the technology revolution and by the soulless inundation of artificial intelligence, unfurls a new history for our own twenty-first century.  
    
  Building on an essay in The New Yorker in 2024, Lepore’s clarion call traces our increasing dependence on and strangulation by data. Political campaigns, awash in an avalanche of fake bots, have been reduced to attention-mining algorithms, while multinational media corporations dictate public discourse, and the era of the liberal nation-state seems to be coming to a rapid end, replaced by billionaire technocrats reliant on autocracy and the tools of AI.  
    
  With Orwellian overtones, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State demonstrates how technology has corroded global democracy, leading to the destruction of both human community and capacity for self-government, creating a new form of AI government, a digital citizen’s assembly, where AI will recommend the course of action to humans in place of human-run legislatures. Especially sobering with this proliferation of “dizzying, ever-changing schemes, prophesies, and predictions” is that the Artificial State has come at the expense of the natural world, leading to catastrophic loss of wildlife habitat and biodiversity.  
    
  Deliberately alarming, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, despite its abundance of dire facts, is not a funeral dirge; rather, it’s an inspiring wake-up call, written in Lepore’s typically elegiac prose, which demonstrates that nothing about the Artificial State was inevitable, for it is a “government without consent, even government without humans.” It can, Lepore asserts, be dismantled. Other heinous systems, like feudalism, fascism, and slavery, have also been dismantled, but disassembly requires identifying the parts, tracing the sources. It requires telling a new history. This is the purpose of The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State.

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  Northbound

  Naomi Arnold

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  Alone in the wilderness 
  Shortlisted for the General Nonfiction Award at the 2026 Ockham Book Awards 
  2026 Book Industry Awards NZ Audiobook of the Year Finalist 
    
  Award-winning journalist Naomi Arnold spends nearly nine months walking the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa, fulfilling a 20-year dream. On her own, she traverses mountains, rivers, cities and plains from summer to spring, walking on through days of thick mud, blazing sun and lightning storms, and into cold, starlit nights. Along the way she encounters colourful locals and travellers who delight and inspire her. 
  An upbeat, fascinating and inspiring memoir of solitude, love and friendship, and the joys and pains to be found in the wilderness.

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  IGNOU PGDCA MCS 201 Programming...

  Manish Soni

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  The field of programming continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and mastering the fundamentals of languages like C and Python is crucial for any aspiring computer science student. This book, IGNOU PGDCA MCS 201 Programming in C and Python Previous Years Unsolved Papers, has been carefully curated to provide IGNOU students with an invaluable tool to prepare for their programming exams. By compiling unsolved question papers from previous years, this book aims to give students hands-on practice in solving real-world problems, which is key to mastering programming concepts in C and Python. 
  The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is known for its comprehensive and rigorous academic curriculum, and its programming courses are no exception. C and Python are foundational programming languages taught as part of the computer science curriculum, and their mastery is essential for success in both academic and professional settings. The C programming language forms the backbone of many software systems and applications, while Python is one of the most widely used languages in data science, artificial intelligence, and web development. This book bridges the gap between theory and practical application by offering students the opportunity to practice questions that have been part of the examination pattern in previous years. 
  This book is organized around previous years' unsolved papers, which are invaluable in providing students with a glimpse of how exam questions are structured. It not only tests students' knowledge of programming concepts but also helps them develop problem-solving skills that are vital for writing efficient and optimized code.

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  10 Strange Phenomena You've...

  Benjamin Recker

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  Why does cola taste better from a glass bottle? Why can we smell rain before it falls? And why does everything suddenly itch the moment we think about it? In this engaging collection of everyday questions, we get to the bottom of fascinating phenomena from psychology, biology, and sensory perception—clearly explained, entertainingly presented, and full of aha moments.    Hinweis: Dieses Hörbuch verwendet KI-generierte Stimmen.

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  Mastering Data-Intensive...

  Chuck Sherman

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  In today's data-centric world, making informed decisions is paramount for individuals, businesses, and organizations of all sizes. "Data-Driven Decisions: Unlocking Insights for Success" is your essential guide to harnessing the power of data to drive better outcomes. 
  This book demystifies the complex world of data analytics and decision-making, making it accessible to readers from all backgrounds. Whether you're a business leader aiming to optimize operations, a data scientist seeking to extract meaningful insights, or a curious individual eager to understand how data shapes our world, this book has something to offer. 
  This 2 in 1 Guide provides you with the knowledge, tools, and mindset needed to navigate the data-driven landscape confidently. Whether you're aiming to boost your career, improve your organization's competitiveness, or simply become a more informed decision-maker in your daily life, this book equips you with the skills to harness the full potential of data. Make better decisions, drive innovation, and unlock success with data at your side. 
   

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