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  Beyond Your Doorstep - A...

  Hal Borland

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  The inspiring classic on the virtues of embracing the great outdoors from the nationally bestselling author of The Dog Who Came to Stay. 
   
   
   
  Over the course of his career, Hal Borland wrote eight nature books and hundreds of "outdoor editorials" for the Sunday New York Times, extolling the virtues of the countryside. From his home on one hundred acres in rural Connecticut, Borland wrote of the natural wonders, both big and small, that surrounded him every day. Beyond Your Doorstep is his guide to venturing into the outdoors around your home, wherever it is, and discovering the countryside within reach. 
   
   
   
  The beauty to be found in roadsides, meadows, woodlands, and bogs are explored in elegant prose. Borland takes up birds, animals, and plants—both edible and poisonous—and the miraculous ways in which they are threaded together throughout the natural world. Part introductory field guide and part incitement to exploration, Beyond Your Doorstep is a classic of nature writing and a must-listen for anyone looking to renew his or her relationship to the outdoors.

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  Mastering Data Science and Big...

  Maxine Chen

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  Are you prepared to transform your knowledge of the digital landscape and unleash the power of data-driven insights? Explore the world of data science and big data analysis by diving into the pages of "Mastering Data Science and Big Data Analytics: Mastering Big Data- Strategies and Tools for Effective Analysis," an insightful book. This book is your key to understanding the intricacies of data analysis, regardless of whether you're an experienced practitioner looking to improve your abilities or a novice keen to learn the basics. 
  Using big data to extract insights in this era of excess information is more important than ever. This book breaks down the ideas of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, giving you a thorough grasp of the complexities of data analysis. Explore the meaning of the three Vs of big data: volume, velocity, and variety, and discover how these influence data analysis practices in various businesses. 
  Are you excited to see instances of big data applications in the real world that have revolutionized specific industries? This book walks you through case studies demonstrating the practical applications of data analysis across various sectors, including marketing, entertainment, finance, and healthcare. Learn how data scientists use the CRISP-DM framework to traverse the data science lifecycle, from analyzing and preparing data to evaluating and deploying models. 
  Equip yourself with the methods and tools that lead to insights as you become an expert in big data analysis. Examine feature engineering, data transformation, and preprocessing techniques to ensure your studies are precise and insightful. Dive into the realm of artificial intelligence and machine learning, utilizing algorithms to reveal trends and connections that influence markets and spur creativity.

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  Taking Stock - A Year Among Cows

  Roger Morgan-Grenville

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  Since highland cattle ransacked his grandmother's vegetable patch when he was six, Roger Morgan-Grenville has been fascinated by cows. 
   
  So at the age of 61, with no farming experience, he signed on as a part- time labourer on a beef cattle farm to tell their side of the story. The result is this lyrical and evocative book. 
   
  For 10,000 years, cow and human lives have been intertwined. Cattle have existed alongside us, fed and shod us, quenched our thirst, and provided a thousand other tiny services, and yet most of us know little about them. We are also blissfully unaware of the de-natured lives we often ask them to lead. 
   
  Part history, part adventure and part unsentimental manifesto for how we should treat cows in the 21st century, Taking Stock asks us to think carefully about what we eat, and to let nature back into food production.

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  Northeaster - A Story of Courage...

  Cathie Pelletier

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  For many, the past few years have been defined by climate disaster. Stories about once-in-a-lifetime hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts, and even snowstorms are now commonplace. But dramatic weather events are not new and Northeaster, Cathie Pelletier's breathtaking account of the 1952 snowstorm that blanketed New England, offers a valuable reminder about nature's capacity for destruction as well as insight into the human instinct for preservation. 
   
   
   
  Northeaster weaves together a rich cast of characters whose lives were uprooted and endangered by the storm. Housewives and lobstermen, loggers and soldiers were all trapped as snow piled in drifts twenty feet high. The storm smothered hundreds of travelers in their cars, covered entire towns, and broke ships in half. In the midst of the blizzard's chaos, there were remarkable acts of heroism and courageous generosities. Doctors braved the storm to help deliver babies. Ordinary people kept their wits while buried in their cars, and others made their way out of forests to find kindhearted strangers willing to take them in. 
   
   
   
  It's likely that none of us know how we would handle a confrontation with a blizzard or other natural disaster. But Northeaster shows that we have it inside to fight for survival in some of the harshest conditions that nature has to offer.

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  The Milky Way Smells of Rum and...

  Jillian Scudder

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  An offbeat guided tour of the Universe, focusing on weird and wonderful facts.
  
  Astrophysicist Dr Jillian Scudder knows more than most of us what a surreal place the Universe can be. In this light-hearted book she delves into some of the more arcane facts that her work has revealed, and tells us how we have actually managed to discover these amazing truths.
  
  Did you know: the galaxy is flatter than a sheet of paper; supermassive black holes can sing a super-low B flat; it rains iron on a brown dwarf, and diamonds on Neptune; you could grow turnips on Mars if its soil weren't full of rocket fuel; the Universe is beige, on average; Jupiter's magnetic field will short-circuit your spacecraft - and, of course, the Milky Way smells of rum and raspberries.

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  The Inclusion Equation -...

  Dr. Serena Huang

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  The Inclusion Equation is a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind guide to merging DEI and employee wellbeing concepts with data analytics and AI. In this book, renowned thought leader and professional keynote speaker Dr. Serena H. Huang explains exactly how to quantify the effectiveness of new talent strategies by connecting them to a firm ROI estimate, enabling listeners to approach and win the favor of higher-ups in any organization with the same effectiveness that marketing and financial departments do. 
   
   
   
  This book is written in a style that is appealing and accessible to all listeners regardless of technical background, but with enough depth to provide real insight and strategies. Dr. Huang distills her ten years of Fortune 500 people analytics leadership experience into tools and framework you can leverage to measure and improve DEI and wellbeing in your workplace. Some of the topics explored in this book include how to attract and retain top talent, including Gen Z and Millennials, with tailored DEI and wellbeing strategies; quantifying not only a talent strategy's perceived initial effect on an organization, but also its improvement and expansion over time; turning DEI and wellbeing from illusive corporate concepts to quantifiable metrics; and how to harness the power of AI to create synchronized DEI and wellbeing strategies that maximize ROI.

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