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  Push Play - Gaming For a Better...

  Songyee Yoon

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  Play is in our DNA. 
  We game to experiment and to learn. We play to create new worlds so we can change this one. Gaming pushes us to imagine what we can become. In Push Play: Gaming for a Better World, Dr. Songyee Yoon describes how gaming can help us craft a better world together. 
  Yoon is president and Chief Strategy Officer of NCSOFT, a global video game company based in South Korea. Yoon’s work lies at the intersection of expertise and equity in emerging technologies. As a leader in the industry, Dr. Yoon shares her experience as a woman in STEM and her quest for a more diverse and equitable tech community. 
  Through stories from her career in the gaming industry, she outlines how innovations in gaming push industries forward and create a more equitable world for all.

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  Mastering the Art of Virtual Work

  Patricia Shepard

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  Mastering the Art of Virtual Work: A Comprehensive Guide to Building and Managing a Successful Virtual Assistant BusinessBasically a virtual assistant will be able to carry the workload given simply because of the focused nature of the particular assignments given. In most cases such virtual assistance capabilities are much more refined and thus able to handle the delegated task with ease.Hiring the services of virtual assistance would effectively mean hiring someone who is an expert in his or her own field.The need to teach the individual would not be a factor in the equation nor would there be a need to constantly monitor the situation to ensure the desired results are forthcoming.With the use of virtual assistance the assignments can be done within the timelines, as the reputation of the virtual assistance depends broadly on the ability to produce the work effectively and accurately with the time frame agreed upon.In this audiobook, you will learn about A Comprehensive Guide to Building and Managing a Successful Virtual Assistant Business, So what are you waiting for, download a copy of Mastering the Art of Virtual Work today!

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  Hubris - The Rise Fall and...

  Thomas Trappe, Johannes Kruse

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  Humans are the most intelligent beings this planet has ever produced. But how is it that we find ourselves faced with an existential crisis that threatens to overwhelm us? 
   
   
   
  Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and suffered fatal setbacks, and how Homo sapiens succeeded in conquering continents, overcoming natural borders, and bringing other species under its control. But the genetic blueprint that enabled us to get to the place where we are today had one flaw: it didn't factor in planetary boundaries. Now that we are approaching those boundaries for the first time after millions of years of evolution, an urgent question arises: can we learn to live within the planetary limits, or are we doomed by our DNA to continue to expand, consume, and absorb the resources around us to the point of exhaustion, consigning ourselves and other species to extinction? 
   
   
   
  While the looming climate crisis does not augur well for humanity's capacity to adapt to the new situation in which it finds itself, we are not at the mercy of our DNA—or at least we don't have to be. But can we harness the lessons of the past to survive the present?

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  Don't Upset ooMalume - A Guide...

  Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka

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  'Eli linge libaluleke kakhulu kumzi ontsundu olahlekileyo. Xa sivuselela izinto zenkcubeko yethu esalahlekana nazo ngonoquku, mhla kwafika iintlanga zasemzini.' – Dr Loyiso Nqevu
  Returning to the family homestead in the Eastern Cape for the holidays, and worried that your city ways and less than perfect knowledge of Xhosa culture will get you a wagging finger in the face from ooMalume – the uncles?
  No need to fret. Don't Upset ooMalume! captures the essence of Xhosa heritage and culture, and explores different aspects of village life. It covers a range of topics, from major Xhosa life ceremonies and traditional clothing, to the significance of uronta (the rondavel) and ubuhlanti (the kraal). Not forgetting the importance of traditional food, the author describes popular dishes, edible forage and even medicinal plants.
  This book was born from writer and agriculturalist Hombakazki Mercy Nqandeka's concern that aspects of Xhosa heritage will be lost to future generations. By interweaving her guide to Xhosa culture with stories from her daily life at Mqele and Bulungula villages, and lessons taught to her by her mother and her late grandmothers, she hopes to help reconnect Xhosa people to their roots.
  Akukho nto imnandi ngathi kukungeqiwa ziindaba xa kuncokolwa ngesiXhosa esintsokothileyo nesineziqhulo. Bathi bezincokolela abantu abadala bexuba nakwintetho yokuhlonipha ube usiva yonke into abayithethayo. Oko kubonisa ukuzingca nokuzingomba isifuba ngolwimi lakho lesiXhosa.
  Le ncwadi yenzelwe abantu abasithandayo isiXhosa nabafuna ukufunda nzulu ngolwimi nenkcubeko yesiXhosa. Ungabadanisi ooMalume, lola isiXhosa sakho ngale ncwadi.

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  Breaking the Medicine Monopolies...

  Alfred Engelberg

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  Breaking the Medicine Monopolies is a lawyer's personal narrative of the events that led to the widespread use of low-cost generic drugs and the current drug price crisis. 
   
   
   
  Breaking the Medicine Monopolies is a personal narrative about Alfred Engelberg's fifty years of legal work in the drug industry. He takes you inside the mysterious world of patents to provide a basic understanding of how drug makers have gamed the laws governing brand and generic competition, misused patents to prolong monopolies, and delayed generic competition on old drugs instead of focusing on discovering new ones. In this book, Engelberg provides listeners with an understanding of how the growing use of low-cost generic drugs led to the highest prices in the world for new drugs, and how middlemen in the drug distribution chain have exploited a lack of price transparency in order to earn excessive profits. Breaking the Medicine Monopolies is a must-listen for anyone who wants to understand how ill-considered policy decisions and an inept patent system led to unaffordable prices for new drugs, and what can be done to correct the problem.

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  Work of my mother’s hands the -...

  Dr. Kiplee Bell

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  "The Work of My Mother's Hands: A Caregiver's Journey" is a poignant memoir that illuminates the intimate bond between mother and daughter as they navigate the challenges of caregiving. Dr. Kiplee Bell, an esteemed author and healthcare professional, shares her deeply personal story alongside her mother, Gloria Bell, a retired registered nurse who once cared for others and now finds herself in need of care. 
  In this heartfelt narrative, Dr. Bell candidly chronicles the complexities, joys, and struggles of becoming her mother's caregiver. Through tender anecdotes and reflective insights, she reveals the profound impact of their shared experiences and the resilience that sustains their bond. From moments of vulnerability to instances of profound strength, their journey is a testament to the enduring power of love and family. 
  More than a memoir, "The Work of My Mother's Hands" serves as a guiding light for those embarking on the caregiver path. Dr. Bell offers invaluable insights and practical tools to empower and support caregivers, drawing from her own experiences to provide guidance and encouragement. Moreover, she underscores the importance for clinicians to recognize the legacy of compassion and dedication embodied by patients like Gloria Bell, enriching their practice with empathy and understanding. 
  Through their story, Dr. Bell and her mother extend a hand of solidarity to caregivers everywhere, reminding them that they are not alone in their journey. With warmth, wisdom, and grace, "The Work of My Mother's Hands" is a testament to the transformative power of caregiving and a celebration of the enduring strength of the human spirit.

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