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  Revolutionary Algorithms - A...

  Torey Akers

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  From an artist and TikTok creator, a critical look at the controversial app and its effect on cultural heritage, artificial intelligence, community organizing, and digital censorship. In Revolutionary Algorithms, Torey Akers approaches TikTok with a deep understanding of the app, as both a prolific creator and consumer of its content. In these essays, she interrogates how the TikTok ban and the multiple genocides happening around the world are deeply intertwined; how the app can empower creators, amplify social movements, and document abuses of power. She addresses the good, bad, and sometimes uncanny parts of maneuvering and communicating in a digital space.  As a new era of social media looms, Akers makes the case for techno-progressivism, looking toward a future where TikTok continues to connect, inspire, and create space for more intersectionality, equity, and joy.

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  Botany - The Science of Plants...

  Jeron Iris

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  Botany, the scientific study of plants, forms the cornerstone of our understanding of the natural world and is crucial to numerous fields such as agriculture, medicine, and environmental science. Plants are integral to life on Earth, providing oxygen, food, and raw materials. They play a fundamental role in the planet's ecosystems, supporting biodiversity and maintaining ecological balance. By examining plants in-depth, botany reveals their structures, functions, and the intricate relationships they have with other living organisms. 
    
  At its core, botany seeks to answer key questions about how plants grow, develop, reproduce, and adapt to their environments. This branch of biology explores a wide range of plant life, from the microscopic algae and fungi to towering trees and flowering plants. The study of plants extends beyond their mere anatomy and physiology; it also includes their evolutionary history, classification, and their interactions with both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors. 
    
  Botany has evolved significantly over the centuries, expanding from early observations of plant life to a modern, interdisciplinary science. The Greek philosopher Theophrastus, often considered the "father of botany," laid the groundwork by describing the classification and properties of plants in his works. Today, botanists use advanced technologies and research methods, such as molecular biology, genetics, and microscopy, to explore the complexities of plant life at the cellular and molecular levels.

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  Shepherd's Sight - A Farming Life

  Barbara McLean

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  A restorative and resonant memoir of a year in the life of an aging shepherd 
   
   
   
  For fifty years, Barbara McLean has tended a flock of Border Leicester sheep on her small Ontario farm, Lambsquarters. In Shepherd's Sight she shares the crises, pleasures, and challenges of farm life over the course of a year. Now in her seventies, McLean faces a new problem: how much longer she can continue with the physically taxing work that is her central source of meaning and satisfaction. 
   
   
   
  Through her unsentimental gaze, we witness the highs and heartbreaks of delivering and rearing lambs, the shearing and spinning of wool, the wildlife in the woods (and occasionally in the house), and the garden produce moving from seed to harvest to table. Even after half a century on this land, McLean is still making fresh observations, and she shares them in evocative, elegant prose. As she moves through the calendar year, she also reflects on years past, offering a long view on climate, stewardship, and agriculture. 
   
   
   
  With its vivid description and absorbing storytelling, Shepherd's Sight offers an unforgettable glimpse of a life lived on the land.

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  Running After Paradise - Hope...

  Colleen M. Scanlan Lyons

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  Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is a paradise to many. In Southern Bahia, surfers, billionaires, travelers, and hippies mingle with environmentalists, family farmers, quilombolas (descendants of formerly enslaved people), and nativos, or “locals.” Each of these groups has connections to the unique environment, culture, and character of this region as their home, their source of a livelihood, or perhaps their vacation escape. And while these connections sometimes converge, at other times they clash. 
  The pressures on this tropical forest are palpable, and people’s responses to these pressures are also varied. What was once the state’s economic mainstay, cacao production, is only now beginning to make a comeback after a disease decimated the crops of large and small farmers alike. Tourism, another economic hope, is susceptible to economic crises and pandemics. And the threat of a massive state-led infrastructure project involving mining, a railroad, and an international port has loomed over the region for well over a decade. 
  Southern Bahia is at a crossroads: develop a sustainable, forest-based economy or risk losing the identity and soul of this place forevermore. Through the lives of environmentalists, farmers, quilombolas, and nativos—people who are in and of this place—this book brings the people alive who are grappling with this dilemma. 
  Anthropologist Colleen M. Scanlan Lyons brings the eye of a storyteller to present this complex struggle, weaving in her own challenges of balancing family and fieldwork alongside the stories of the people who live in this dynamic region. Intertwined tales, friendships, and hope emerge as people both struggle to sustain their lives in a biodiversity hotspot and strive to create their paradise. 
  For those interested, this book is also available in e-book and physical print formats, which contain the table of contents, maps, acknowledgements, pictures of the people and stories featured, footnotes, references, and an index.

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  Hacking Growth

  Cybill Morton

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  Hacking Growth: The Ultimate Guide to Successful  Growth Hacking, Discover How to Build Virality and Guaranteed Growth Into Your Business Any entrepreneur's dream is to grow his business but sometimes, it's hard to come up with marketing ideas to grow the business. Growth hacking is a strategy aimed at acquiring as many customers as possible to ensure the growth of the business. It used to be that internet marketing and programming are two separate entities in marketing. Marketers will promote products and coders are in charge of building codes for platforms. But now, these have merged already to create a single system under growth hacking. This audiobook will teach you all the information on how you can grow our business and build your brand using the power of the internet. You will discover techniques on how to improve and build your portfolio. You will learn how to understand the mindset of customers in order to effectively track growth. You will discover growth hacking techniques that would guarantee gaining visitors for your site.This audiobook will discuss the following topics:Internet Marketing BasicsBuilding Your PortfolioFinding Your NicheMethods of SuccessGrowth Hacker MarketingStep-by-Step Hacking ProcessBuilding a FunnelGaining VisitorsUnderstanding Push TacticsUsing Product TacticsActivation and Closing StatementsMarketing is an essential part of any business but it is best to have a dedicated team of employees who will focus solely on the growth of the company to make sure of its success. If you want to learn more about creative strategies that would help your business acquire and retain more customers, scroll up and click "add to cart" now.

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  Cosmetology Decoded

  Elisabeth Franco

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  Cosmetology Decoded: Learn the Ins and Outs of Different Cosmetic Surgeries and Procedures That Can Help Give You a Youthful LookIs cosmetic surgery something that has been on your mind?  It might be if you have an imperfection, like excess fat, excess skin, or wrinkles, that you want to fix. As great as cosmetic surgery is, it isn’t something that is right for everyone.  So, is cosmetic surgery right for you? There are many factors to consider before you even consider doing any cosmetic procedures and if you’re unsure on the information you need to check, this audiobook will help you. This audiobook will give you a self-help guide on the information you need before doing any cosmetic procedure. You will learn which procedures may be good for you and which ones are not recommended for you. This audiobook will cover the following topics:- Is Cosmetic Surgery Right For You?- The Importance of Research Before Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery- The Pros and Cons of Cosmetic Surgery- The Dangers of Cosmetic Surgery- How to Protect Yourself- Cosmetic Surgery Before and After Pictures:  Why You Should Examine Them- Common Cosmetic Surgery Procedures- Cosmetic Surgery and Weight Loss- Popular Cosmetic Dentistry Procedures- And many more!Cosmetic surgery is not for everyone so it’s important to learn as much as you can before thinking of getting one. To learn more, scroll up and click “add to cart” now!

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