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  Terrible Beauty - Reckoning with...

  Auden Schendler

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  Something's gone badly awry with environmentalism. We faithfully separate our waste into different streams, but wonder whether it really makes a difference. Global companies announce their commitment to carbon negativity while simultaneously sponsoring oil conferences. American businesses, communities, and individuals assiduously measure their carbon footprints, then implement voluntary emissions-reduction programs, all while trumpeting their do-gooderism. 
   
   
   
  The problem is, none of this—whether individual efforts or corporate sustainability tactics—will make a dent in solving the civilizational threat of climate change. We only pretend it will, at our peril. 
   
   
   
  As Auden Schendler argues in this provocative, powerful book, we're living a big green lie. The hard truth is that much of the modern environmental road map could have been written by the fossil fuel industry specifically to avoid disrupting the status quo. But there is another truth: while ineffective or duplicitous environmentalism has become standard practice, we all have friends and family we love and care about, whose future depends on solving the problem of climate change. Conscience tells us we have an obligation to repair the world. How can our common dreams be so at odds with our daily practice? And how might we meld our spirit and our passion to create a better future?

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  Guided Meditation for Healing...

  Meditative Hearts

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  Are you yearning for a deeper sense of peace and balance in your life? Do you feel the need to heal and rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit? Imagine embracing each day with renewed energy, clarity, and a profound sense of inner harmony. 
  Introducing a transformative guided meditation designed specifically to nurture and heal your entire being. This audio book offers a soothing and immersive experience, guiding you through powerful meditative practices that promote healing on all levels. With gentle narration and calming techniques, you'll be led on a journey to release stress, alleviate pain, and restore your inner equilibrium. 
  Whether you're dealing with physical discomfort, emotional turmoil, or spiritual disconnection, this guided meditation provides the tools to help you reconnect with your true self. Through regular practice, you'll discover a newfound sense of wellness, enhanced mental clarity, and a deeper spiritual connection. 
  Allow yourself the gift of healing. Embrace this meditative journey and watch as your mind, body, and spirit come into harmonious alignment. Start today, and experience the profound transformation that brings lasting peace, vitality, and joy into your life. Your path to holistic healing begins here.

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  Manifesto on the Future of Food

  Aurora Solá, Camilla Fayed

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  What is the future of food? A radical look at how the food we eat affects the humans we are. 
  Read by Woody Harrelson. 
  Farmacy was founded by Camilla Fayed in 2016 with the mission to serve transformational food that offers a different future. Moved by the conviction that food can speak to every major crisis facing humanity, Farmacy collaborates with an array of initiatives that support food system transformation, radical human health and the cultivation of personal sovereignty. Manifesto on the Future of Food is the first title by Farmacy Publishing. 
  Farmacy demands a food revolution. With our bodies ailing and our mental health straining, humanity needs a radically different way of eating and farming. Tracing a path from the health of the soil to the health of human beings, Farmacy highlights how food is the connecting agent between our mental, physical and planetary wellbeing. 
  This audio edition of Farmacy’s Manifesto on the Future of Food is a collaboration between researchers, artists and writers, analysing the interconnected topics of soil ecology, industrial agriculture, the medicinal qualities of food, the gut-brain axis and regeneration, charting a bold path towards the renewal of our civilisation. 
  Profits from the sale of this audiobook go to the Farmacy Foundation, which invests in farms and educational initiatives that regenerate soil and empower people to transform their health.

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  Ultimate Event-Driven...

  Gopal Sharma

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  Build high-performance, scalable, and resilient systems using Python and Kafka.
  Book Description
  Python’s simplicity and flexibility, combined with Apache Kafka’s high-throughput, fault-tolerant messaging system, make them a powerful duo for building scalable, event-driven applications. Ultimate Event-Driven Architecture with Python and Apache Kafka brings together these two technologies to help developers and architects design modern, asynchronous systems capable of handling real-time data at scale.
  The book begins by introducing the fundamentals of Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), including its core principles, benefits, and real-world relevance. It then explores the essential components of an EDA system, guiding readers through design patterns, message flow, and architectural considerations. Security, testing, and observability are covered in depth to ensure robust and reliable systems.
  Later chapters dive into Apache Kafka concepts and demonstrate how to build and deploy practical, real-world solutions using Python. Hands-on examples and a complete use case walk-through ensure that readers can confidently apply what they’ve learned in production scenarios.
  Whether you're modernizing legacy systems or architecting from scratch, this book equips you to build event-driven systems that are scalable, resilient, and future-ready. Start your EDA journey with Python and Kafka today!
  Table of Contents
  1. Event-Driven Architecture: Introduction
  2. Components of Event-Driven Architecture
  3. Event-Driven Architecture: Real-World Examples
  4. Designing Event-Driven Architecture
  5. Security Best Practices
  6. Testing and Debugging
  7. Monitoring
  8. Apache Kafka: Concept
  9. Real-World Use Case with Python and Kafka      
  
  Index

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  Distributed Programming for...

  Saimon Carrie

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  Dive into the world of distributed programming with confidence using "Distributed Programming for Beginners." Whether you're a novice programmer or an experienced developer looking to expand your skill set, this comprehensive guide equips you with the knowledge and techniques needed to build scalable and reliable distributed systems from the ground up. 
  From understanding the core concepts of distributed computing to mastering essential programming techniques, this book provides a step-by-step journey through the fascinating realm of distributed programming. You'll explore the history and evolution of distributed computing, uncovering the benefits and challenges it presents in today's technology landscape. 
  With a focus on practicality, "Distributed Programming for Beginners" covers fundamental concepts such as concurrency, parallelism, communication protocols, fault tolerance, and scalability in a clear and accessible manner. You'll learn how to choose the right hardware and software components, set up development environments, and employ basic distributed programming techniques effectively. 
  Delving deeper, the book guides you through the intricacies of working with distributed databases, including understanding the CAP theorem, data partitioning, consistency models, and replication strategies. Armed with this knowledge, you'll be ready to design, develop, and deploy your first distributed application with confidence. 
  "Distributed Programming for Beginners" empowers you to tackle complex challenges with ease. With its practical approach, real-world examples, and hands-on exercises, this book serves as your indispensable companion on the journey to mastering distributed programming. Unlock the potential of distributed systems and embark on a path to building scalable and resilient applications that meet the demands of today's interconnected world. 
   

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  Voices of Famous Inventors

  Thomas Eidson, Thomas Watson,...

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  Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. The following, from 1908, is a commemoration at the New York Electrical Show of the 50th anniversary of the first Atlantic cable. Thomas Augustus Watson (January 18, 1854 – December 13, 1934) was as a bookkeeper and a carpenter before becoming an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, aiding in the the invention of the telephone in 1876. He is best known because his name was one of the first words spoken over the telephone. "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you," were the first words Bell said using the new invention, according to Bell's laboratory notebook. Guglielmo Marconi (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor, known for his pioneering work on long distance radio transmission and radio telegraph system. Marconi shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy". As an entrepreneur, businessman, and founder of the The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company in Britain in 1897, Marconi succeeded in making a commercial success of radio by innovating and building on the work of previous experimenters and physicists. The following is from a talk he gave in 1935 about how he received the first transatlantic message by wireless telegraphy.

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