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  The Tech Coup - How to Save...

  Marietje Schaake

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  Under the cover of "innovation," technology companies have successfully resisted regulation and have even begun to seize power from governments themselves. Facial recognition firms track citizens for police surveillance. Cryptocurrency has wiped out the savings of millions and threatens the stability of the global financial system. Spyware companies sell intelligence tools to anyone who can afford them. This new reality—where unregulated technology has become a forceful instrument for autocrats worldwide—is terrible news for democracies and citizens. 
   
   
   
  In The Tech Coup, Marietje Schaake explains how technology companies crept into nearly every corner of our lives and our governments. She takes us beyond the headlines to high-stakes meetings with human rights defenders, business leaders, computer scientists, and politicians to show how technologies have gone from being heralded as utopian to undermining the pillars of our democracies. To reverse this existential power imbalance, Schaake outlines solutions to empower elected officials and citizens alike. Democratic leaders can—and must—resist the influence of corporate lobbying and reinvent themselves as dynamic, flexible guardians of our digital world. Schaake offers a frightening look at our modern tech-obsessed world—and a clear-eyed view of how democracies can build a better future before it is too late.

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  The Study of Mental Health - The...

  Steven Johnson

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  We wrote this book, Statistics for Psychology, specifically to serve as a resource for schooling and instruction. After spending several decades as a teacher of behavioural statistics, the author, who became widely known for his pedagogical prowess, intended to create a textbook that would apply the most effective classroom approaches to the written page. He did this by combining the textbook with the most effective classroom approaches. To achieve this, this book employs a variety of tactics, including timely pointing and highlighting devices, strategic reviews and reminders, a focus on the most pertinent content, and timely anticipating of the student's perspective. Additionally, Evans' technique emphasizes underlying logic and intuitive conceptions rather than sophisticated mathematical formulas and proofs, and it does so within the context of an engaging writing style. This contrasts other methods, which emphasize both of these aspects. One can say that there is a healthy balance between conceptual and computational aspects across the entirety of the object. This work is suitable for students taking their first course in behavioural statistics. After experiencing this subject, the reader will be better prepared for advanced courses and direct applications. We also provide internet links to complimentary additional supplements at www.ebookslimited.com to enhance your reading experience. Teachers of behavioural statistics and their students are the intended beneficiaries of these supplements.

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  Tranquil Sleep Sounds 2 in 1 - 8...

  Sleeptime Publications

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  Two worlds. One night of deep, natural sleep. 
  Do you lie in bed exhausted, but your mind just won’t stop spinning? Have playlists, apps, and white noise machines failed to quiet the noise in your head? 
  Tranquil Sleep Sounds 2 in 1 blends the serene beauty of Japanese Zen gardens with the grounding echoes of ancient caves—giving you a full 8-hour journey through stillness, calm, and deep rest. Let the soft chimes of temple bells, the rustle of bamboo, the trickle of distant water, and the slow drip of underground caverns guide you into the most peaceful sleep you've had in ages. 
  Whether you're craving spiritual calm or primal stillness, this dual soundscape wraps your body and mind in nature’s most soothing frequencies. 
  Inside, you’ll get:🌿 4 Hours of Japanese Zen – Temple bells, flowing streams, bamboo creaks, and distant birds🌌 4 Hours of Cave Ambience – Echoing drips, hollow winds, and underground water🧘 Mindful Narration Every 15 Minutes – Gentle spoken prompts to slow your breath and quiet your thoughts🌙 Designed for Sleep, Meditation, or Stress Relief – Ideal for bedtime, power naps, or anxiety relief🎧 8 Hours of Seamless Playback – No loops, no harsh cuts—just one continuous, immersive experience💮 A Journey Through Two Sound Worlds – From Zen gardens above to ancient caves below, you’ll be carried into total stillness 
  You don’t need to meditate, focus, or do anything at all. Just press play, lie down, and let your body remember what deep rest feels like. 
  Listen now and fall asleep to the most peaceful night nature can offer.

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  Building Green Software - A...

  Sarah Hsu, Sara Bergman, Anne...

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  How will software development and operations have to change to meet the sustainability and green needs of the planet? And what does that imply for development organizations? In this eye-opening book, Anne Currie, Sarah Hsu, and Sara Bergman provide a unique overview of this topic—discussing everything from the likely evolution of national grids to the effect those changes will have on the day-to-day lives of developers. 
   
   
   
  Ideal for everyone from new developers to CTOs, Building Green Software tackles the challenges involved and shows you how to build, host, and operate code in a way that's not only better for the planet but also cheaper and relatively low-risk for your business. Most hyperscale public cloud providers have already committed to net-zero IT operations by 2030. This book shows you how to get on board. 
   
   
   
  You'll explore: 
   
   
   
  ● How the energy transition is likely to change hosting on prem and in the cloud—and how your company can prepare 
   
   
   
  ● The fundamental architectural principles of sustainable software development and how to apply them 
   
   
   
  ● How to determine which parts of your system need to change 
   
   
   
  ● The concept of extending hardware longevity and the part that software plays

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  Fly Fishing Small Streams

  John Gierach

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  Small-stream fishing wisdom with the same insight and pungent humor that has become Gierach's trademark. Advice on tackle selecting, reading water, and scouting.

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  Planting Our World

  Stefano Mancuso

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  It all begins and ends with plants. From the chance to live on this planet to the pleasure of listening to the sound of a violin—every story begins with a plant. 
   
   
   
  We animals account for a paltry 0.3% of the planet's biomass while plants add up to 85%. It is obvious that every story on this planet has a plant as its protagonist. Our world is a green world; Earth is the planet of plants. And when, with just a little training, we are able to look at the world without seeing it solely as humanity's playground, we cannot help but notice the ubiquity of plants. They are everywhere and their stories are inevitably wound up with ours. Not to see this plan, or even worse, to ignore its existence, is one of the most serious threats to the survival of our species. 
   
   
   
  Neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso is back with a book to tell us about the greenprint of our world. He does it through unforgettable stories starring plants; stories combining an inimitable narrative style and remarkable scientific rigor. From the story of the red spruce that gave Stradivarius the wood for his fourteen violins, to the Kauri tree stump, kept alive for decades by the interconnected root system of nearby trees. From the story of the slipperiness of the banana skin to the plant that solved the "crime of the century," the Lindbergh kidnapping, by way of wooden ladder rungs.

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