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  The Nature Book

  Tom Comitta

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  Part sweeping evocation of Earth's rhythms, part literary archive, part post-human novel, The Nature Book collages descriptions of the natural world into a singular symphonic paean to the planet. 
   
   
   
  What does our nature writing say about us, and more urgently, what would it say without us? Tom Comitta investigates these questions and more in The Nature Book, a "literary supercut" that arranges writing about the natural world from three hundred works of fiction into a provocative re-envisioning of the novel. With fiction's traditional background of flora and fauna brought to the fore, people and their structures disappear, giving center stage to animals, landforms, and weather patterns—honored in their own right rather than for their ambient role in human drama. The Nature Book challenges the confines of anthropocentrism with sublime artistic vision, traversing mountains, forests, oceans, and space to shift our attention toward the magnificently complex and interconnected world around us.

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  Apes on the Edge - Chimpanzee...

  Jill Pruetz

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  A moving story of survival and an eye-opening introduction to an extraordinary community of chimps and people. Fongoli chimpanzees are unique for many reasons. Their female hunters are the only apes that regularly hunt with tools, seeking out tiny bush babies with wooden spears. Unlike most other chimps, these apes fear neither water nor fire, using shallow pools to cool off in the Senegalese heat. Up to 90 percent of their home range burns annually—the result of human hunting or clearing for gold mining—and Fongoli chimpanzees have learned to predict the movement of such fires and to avoid them. The study of Fongoli chimps is also unique. While most primate research occurs in isolated reserves, Fongoli chimpanzees live alongside humans, and as primatologist and anthropologist Jill Pruetz reports, this shared habitat creates both challenges and opportunities. The issues faced by Fongoli chimpanzees—particularly food scarcity and environmental degradation—are also issues faced by their human neighbors. This connection is one reason Pruetz, who has studied Fongoli apes for over two decades, created the nonprofit Neighbor Ape in 2008 to provide for the welfare of the humans who share their landscape with apes. It is also why Pruetz decided to write this book, the first to offer readers a view of these chimps’ lives and to explain the specific conservation efforts needed to help them. Incorporating stories from Pruetz’s time in the field, including the compelling rescue of a young chimp from poachers, Apes on the Edge opens a fascinating window into primate research, conservation, and the inner workings of a very special population of our closest nonhuman relatives.

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  Google Tag Manager Certification...

  Cybellium

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  Connect website measurement with organised tag deployment
  Google Tag Manager Certification: Tag Manager skills and objectives brings your study of tag management into focus. This Cybellium exam preparation guide connects tags and triggers, implementation controls and testing and maintenance, helping you see how the ideas fit together.
  Preparing for an assessment is easier to organise when you can see the relationships behind the terminology. Use it to organise your revision, revisit terminology and strengthen the connections between ideas as you prepare for further assessment.
  Build your understanding
  
  - Understand the role of tags and triggers.
  - Explore the relationships behind implementation controls.
  - Examine the choices and questions involving testing and maintenance.
  - Bring individual concepts together into a more coherent understanding of the subject.
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  For students and professionals organising subject revision with an interest in tag management. Use the book for focused study, revision or the next stage of your professional learning, returning to the ideas most relevant to your goals.
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  The Essential George Boole -...

  Des MacHale, Yvonne Cohen

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  'The Essential George Boole: Logic, Love and Legacy' is a captivating portrait of a brilliant mind and the family that shaped him. George Boole, a largely self-taught genius, as a youth mastered multiple languages and scientific disciplines and later developed symbolic logic and what is now called Boolean algebra, the foundation of modern computing. He rose from poverty to become a respected professor at Queen's College Cork, now University College Cork. It is believed by some that he inspired Arthur Conan Doyle's creation of Professor Moriarty, the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes. But Boole's story isn't just about logical and mathematical prowess. He was married to a remarkable woman, educationalist Mary Everest. Their five remarkable daughters and subsequent generations carried on a legacy of brilliance, breaking barriers in science, medicine and literature. Geoffrey Hinton, George Boole's great great-grandson, is the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Physics. Boole's story as one of the founders of the digital age is one of perseverance, love and ideas that changed virtually everything.

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  Human Is the New Vinyl - Why...

  Micah Voraritskul

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  Human Is the New Vinyl traces the arc from the printing press to generative AI and reveals how each wave of innovation reshapes what we create, how we connect, and what we decide is worth keeping. 
  When music went digital, everyone thought vinyl was gone for good. But people brought it back because they wanted something real — the texture, the ritual, the imperfection, the presence. Human creativity is having its vinyl moment right now. 
  As AI floods writing, music, art, voice acting, and education, the line between real and synthetic is blurring fast. This book explores what we gain from new tools, but also what we stand to lose if we let "easy" replace what makes us human. 
  With stories, cultural insight, and sharp reflection, Human Is the New Vinyl makes the case that the human voice — with all its texture, imperfection, and spirit — is still the most powerful force we have. 
  Narrated by the author, this audiobook is itself a statement about choosing human over artificial. 
  For creators, educators, technologists, and anyone asking: What do we stand to lose in the age of machine-made everything? 
  If you're still listening — this is for you. You're not alone. This is the sound of something real, rising again.

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  Unbreakable Sleep - Master the...

  Grace Hall

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Is urban noise constantly hijacking your sleep? Reclaim your nights and master the art of deep rest, no matter how loud your world gets. 
   
  You're tired of feeling hyper-vigilant, frustrated by sounds you can't control, and worried about losing your health and productivity. Your brain is wired to stay alert, turning every distant siren or neighbor's footstep into a threat. 
   
  This isn't about blocking sound; it's about disarming your brain's primal alert system. We move from passive protection to active neuro-adaptation, teaching your mind to render noise irrelevant. 
   
  Perfect for you if you're done being a victim of your environment and crave the invulnerable peace of truly deep sleep. 
   
  With ""Unbreakable Sleep,"" you'll gain a powerful neuro-behavioral protocol to silence the chaos and unlock consistent, profound rest. 
   
  What you'll learn: 
  *   Disarm urban noise by stripping its emotional power. 
  *   Build mental shields against external chaos and sudden interruptions. 
  *   Reframing noise: turn traffic into a calming tide. 
  *   Create internal auditory anchors to override jarring sounds. 
  *   Utilize somatic silence to lower your brain's vigilance. 
  *   Manage neighbor noise and sudden disruptions with proven protocols. 
  *   Condition your brain for deep sleep, making environmental noise irrelevant. 
   
  Even if earplugs have failed you, or you believe your environment is beyond your control, this scientifically-backed program will empower you to create your own fortress of calm. 
   
  Stop fighting the noise. Start transforming your sleep. Take back control of your nights and build your Unbreakable Fortress of Rest today.

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