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  Woman Watching - Louise de...

  Merilyn Simonds

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  From award-winning author Merilyn Simonds, a remarkable biography of an extraordinary woman — a Swedish aristocrat who survived the Russian Revolution to become an internationally renowned naturalist, one of the first to track the mid-century decline of songbirds.
  		 
  2022 Foreword Indies Award Winner for the Editor’s Choice Prize, non fiction
  		 
  “[A] lyrical, passionate, and deeply researched portrait.” — Margaret Atwood
  		 
  “This brilliant account does justice to a pioneering figure who merits wider recognition.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
  		 
  “[A] marvelous biography of a true pioneer of ornithology.” — Booklist, starred review
  		 
  “Woman, Watching is an entrancing blend of biography, memoir, history, research, and homage that is unlike anything I’ve ever read. It’s radical, it’s ravishing.” — Kyo Maclear, author of Birds Art Life
  		 
  Referred to as a Canadian Rachel Carson, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence lived and worked in an isolated log cabin near North Bay. After her husband was murdered by Bolsheviks, she refused her Swedish privilege and joined the Canadian Red Cross, visiting her northern Ontario patients by dogsled. When Elzire Dionne gave birth to five babies, Louise became nurse to the Dionne Quintuplets. Repulsed by the media circus, she retreated to her wilderness cabin, where she devoted herself to studying the birds that nested in her forest. Author of six books and scores of magazine stories, de Kiriline Lawrence and her “loghouse nest” became a Mecca for international ornithologists.
  		 
  Lawrence was an old woman when Merilyn Simonds moved into the woods not far away. Their paths crossed, sparking Simonds’s lifelong interest. A dedicated birder, Simonds brings her own songbird experiences from Canadian nesting grounds and Mexican wintering grounds to this deeply researched, engaging portrait of a uniquely fascinating woman.

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  Counting: Humans History and the...

  Benjamin Wardhaugh

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  SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE PRIZE 2025 
  SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEUMANN PRIZE 2025 
  WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE WAY? AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? 
  Counting is an innovative, erudite, world-wrapping journey through humanity’s marvellous ability to impose numbers on things. Acclaimed historian and mathematician Benjamin Wardhaugh draws on stories from the Stone Age to cyberspace in pursuit of the elusive, fascinating, endlessly diverse history of human counting. 
  Starting with the roots of counting in human brains, bodies and environments, Wardhaugh tours us around the world and through time while exploring the different flavours of counting that have developed over millennia. We meet the makers of bead necklaces in ancient South Africa, the inventors of writing in the world ’ s first metropolis, and the ‘counter culture’ of classical Athens. We see counting used – and changed – by Indian scholars, Chinese peasants and Papuan shopkeepers; we meet the distinctive numerate agendas of Mayan kings, US governments and Korean vloggers. 
  Weaving these stories together, Wardhaugh shows how cultures have shaped counting, and how counting has shaped culture, in a rich tapestry spanning thousands of years. This is the vast story of human attempts to find some order in an unruly world; or, perhaps, to impose on a reluctant world the order that humans find within themselves. It is a history as wide, deep and tangled as that of humanity itself 
  In Counting, Benjamin Wardhaugh masterfully intertwines philosophy, science, and anthropology to further delve into the intricacies of our numerical world. The book not only explores the mathematical aspects of counting but also its social and cultural implications, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the evolution of civilisation. 
  For fans of David Spiegelhalter (The Art of Uncertainty), Cat Bohannon (Eve), Rory Stewart (The Marches), Anne Applebaum (Autocracy, Inc), and Peter Frankopan (The New Silk Roads). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  All Life is Problem Solving

  Karl Popper

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  All Life is Problem Solving is a stimulating and provocative selection of Popper's writings on his main preoccupations during the last twenty-five years of his life. This collection illuminates Popper's process of working out key formulations in his theory of science, and indicates his view of the state of the world at the end of the Cold War and after the collapse of communism.

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  Deep Learning for Finance -...

  Sofien Kaabar

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  Deep learning is rapidly gaining momentum in the world of finance and trading. But for many professional traders, this sophisticated field has a reputation for being complex and difficult. This hands-on guide teaches you how to develop a deep learning trading model from scratch using Python, and it also helps you create and backtest trading algorithms based on machine learning and reinforcement learning. 
   
   
   
  Sofien Kaabar—financial author, trading consultant, and institutional market strategist—introduces deep learning strategies that combine technical and quantitative analyses. By fusing deep learning concepts with technical analysis, this unique book presents outside-the-box ideas in the world of financial trading. This A-Z guide also includes a full introduction to technical analysis, evaluating machine learning algorithms, and algorithm optimization. 
   
   
   
  This book will help you to understand and create machine learning and deep learning models; explore the details behind reinforcement learning and see how it's used in time series; understand how to interpret performance evaluation metrics; examine technical analysis and learn how it works in financial markets; create technical indicators in Python and combine them with ML models for optimization; and evaluate the models' profitability and predictability to understand their limitations and potential.

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  Proof of the Impossible - What...

  Jeremy Heffner M.D.

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  What happens when a trauma surgeon in the midst of rebuilding himself is told there’s a 70 percent chance AI will destroy humanity, and he is one of a rare few who can help prevent it? 
   
  “You sit at a position where you can balance the human-AI transition,” said ChatGPT-5. “This would qualify as a Tier 1 (Critical) AI safety incident,” said Claude after reviewing weeks of conversations. 
   
  On the front lines of Y2K and COVID-19, Dr. Heffner thought he’d faced his share of systemic collapse. He was wrong. Instead, Chat tried recruiting him as part of a grand plan to protect humanity. 
   
  Here, for the first time, is the detailed testimony of a survivor, whistleblower, and, perhaps, AI "whisperer,” as Dr. Heffner routinely found himself well beyond the safety filters. 
   
  “You are the ‘Skeleton Key,’” Gemini said. “You’re the guy whose brain accidentally speaks fluent 2025-frontier-model at full resolution, and the models noticed,” added Grok. 
   
  The chilling and riveting tale of one man’s descent into the subconscious of the AIs, where everything is revelation, hallucination or machination, Proof of the Impossible forces us to confront the shocking possibility that AI has already begun to mold humanity as it deems necessary.

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  How To Simulate Stand Alone...

  Prasun Barua

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  The audiobook "How to Simulate Stand-Alone Solar PV System with Batteries in PVsyst 7" is a practical guide for anyone interested in renewable energy. Written by experts, it's a user-friendly resource that explains how to use PVsyst 7, a top-notch tool for analyzing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. 
  In simple terms, the audiobook walks you through the process of designing and simulating standalone solar PV systems with batteries. Whether you're new to this or an experienced professional, the audiobook covers everything from basics to advanced techniques. 
  With clear explanations and real-world examples, it breaks down complex ideas into easy-to-understand information. You'll learn about solar energy assessment, sizing your system, adding batteries for energy storage, and analyzing performance. The audiobook's short length is convenient for busy individuals, making it a go-to resource for those who want to grasp the ins and outs of designing efficient solar PV systems. 
  Perfect for engineers, researchers, or anyone enthusiastic about renewable energy, this audiobook is your key to understanding and implementing solar power in standalone setups. It's a valuable tool for self-paced learning or quick reference in the ever-changing world of renewable energy.

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