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  Ultimate Guide to Hobby Farm...

  Sue Weaver, Chris McLaughlin,...

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  A single, information-packed volume with everything a hobby farmer needs to know about farm animals, this newly updated and comprehensive manual to selecting, caring for, and breeding livestock brings forth the expertise of five hobby farmers, each of whom has real-life on-the-farm experience with the animals discussed. Whether you're contemplating adding a small herd of sheep or goats to your existing hobby farm or you've always wondered about the benefits of raising angora rabbits or Muscovy ducks, this must-have resource provides the kind of guidance you need to begin a herd or flock and expand your pens and fencing. With exhaustive detail, the authors offer complete coverage of chickens, ducks, goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, and rabbits, including the housing, healthcare, special needs, advantages, and challenges of each. Also provided are strategies for marketing and selling your animals' meat, milk, eggs, fleece, or feathers, plus overviews on the animals' history, their behavioral traits, personal anecdotes, and more. New to this edition is updated information across all topics for the most complete and up-to-date insight in hobby farming, from shelter, care, health, and medicine to nutrition, behavior, marketing, and profit.

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  Dispossessing the Wilderness -...

  Mark David Spence

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  National parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier preserve some of this country's most cherished wilderness landscapes. While visions of pristine, uninhabited nature led to the creation of these parks, they also inspired policies of Indian removal. By contrasting the native histories of these places with the links between Indian policy developments and preservationist efforts, this work examines the complex origins of the national parks and the troubling consequences of the American wilderness ideal. The first study to place national park history within the context of the early reservation era, it details the ways that national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.

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  Guided Meditation For Trauma...

  Meditation Masters

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  Are you struggling to overcome the emotional scars of past trauma? Do you yearn for a way to find peace and healing? Discover the powerful journey of guided meditation specifically designed to help release trauma and restore inner balance. This audiobook offers a safe space to confront and process your pain, providing soothing and supportive meditations that guide you towards emotional recovery. Each session is crafted to gently ease your mind, calm your heart, and help you reclaim your sense of self. Whether you're new to meditation or have practiced for years, these guided meditations are tailored to support you on your healing journey. Embrace the opportunity to heal from within, letting go of past hurts and moving towards a future filled with peace and resilience. Start your path to emotional freedom and inner strength today.

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  In Praise of Floods - The...

  James C. Scott

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  James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profit Rivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even murdered. It is the annual flood pulse—the brief time when the river occupies the floodplain—that gives a river its vitality, but it is human engineering that kills it, suppressing the flood pulse with dams, irrigation, siltation, dikes, and levees. In demonstrating these threats to the riverine world, award-winning author James C. Scott examines the life history of a particular river, the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) of Burma, the heartland and superhighway of Burman culture. Scott opens our understanding of rivers to encompass their entirety—tributaries, wetlands, floodplains, backwaters, eddies, periodic marshlands, and the assemblage of life forms dependent on rivers for their existence and well-being. For anyone interested in the Anthropocene and the Great Acceleration, rivers offer a striking example of the consequences of human intervention in trying to control and domesticate a natural process, the complexity and variability of which we barely understand.

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  Ultimate Generative AI Solutions...

  Arun Pandey

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  Unlock Generative AI's Potential: Transform Ideas into Reality on Google Cloud!
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  Generative AI, powered by Google Cloud Platform (GCP), is reshaping industries with its advanced capabilities in automating and enhancing complex tasks. The Ultimate Generative AI Solutions on Google Cloud is your comprehensive guide to harnessing this powerful combination to innovate and excel in your job role. It explores foundational machine learning concepts and dives deep into Generative AI, providing the essential knowledge needed to conceptualize, develop, and deploy cutting-edge AI solutions.
  Within these pages, you'll explore Large Language Models (LLMs), Prompt engineering, Fine-tuning techniques, and the latest advancements in AI, with special emphasis on Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) and Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF). You'll also learn about the integration of LangChain and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to enhance AI capabilities. By mastering these techniques, you can optimize model performance while conserving resources. The integration of GCP services simplifies the development process, enabling the creation of robust AI applications with ease.
  By the end of this book, you will not only understand the technical aspects of Generative AI but also gain practical skills that can transform your work to drive innovation and boost operational efficiency with Generative AI on GCP.
  Table of Contents
  1. Generative AI Essentials
  2. Google Cloud Basics
  3. Getting Started with Large Language Models
  4. Prompt Engineering and Contextual Learning
  5. Fine-Tuning a Large Language Model
  6. Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT)
  7. Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback
  8. Model Optimization
  9. LLMOps for Managing and Monitoring AI Projects
  10. Harnessing RAG and LangChain
  11. Case Studies and Real-World Implementations       
  
  Index

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  My First Summer in the Sierra

  John Muir

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  In the summer of 1869, John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, joined a crew of shepherds in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The diary he kept while tending sheep formed the heart of this book and eventually lured thousands of Americans to visit Yosemite country. 
   
  First published in 1911, My First Summer in the Sierra incorporates the lyrical accounts and sketches he produced during his four-month stay in the Yosemite River Valley and the High Sierra. His record tracks that memorable experience, describing in picturesque terms the majestic vistas, flora and fauna, and other breathtaking natural wonders of the area. 
   
  Today, Muir is recognized as one of the most important and influential naturalists and nature writers in America. This book, the most popular of the author's works, will delight environmentalists and nature lovers with its exuberant observations.

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