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  Echoes From the Deep - The...

  Davis Truman

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  On May 1, 1915, the majestic RMS Lusitania departed from New York, bound for Liverpool, navigating through the escalating tensions of a war-torn Europe. Just six days later, the Cunard liner met a tragic fate, sinking into the depths of the Atlantic after being struck by a German torpedo. The catastrophe claimed the lives of over a thousand passengers, sending shockwaves across the world and profoundly influencing the American stance on World War I. 
  At the heart of this investigation lies a provocative thesis: the tragic loss of life on the Lusitania was not merely a consequence of wartime hostilities but was exacerbated by decisions and actions that could have been averted. Through detailed analysis, the book questions the accountability of the captain and crew, challenging readers to reconsider the extent to which their actions — or inactions — contributed to the disaster. 
  But this story is not confined to the ill-fated ship alone. "Echoes From the Deep" also examines the broader ramifications of the Lusitania's sinking on American public opinion. The tragedy stirred a powerful emotional response, turning the tide of sentiment and drawing the United States closer to joining the global conflict.  
  Blending historical rigor with compelling storytelling, "Echoes From the Deep" explores tragedy, responsibility, and the complex interplay between individual actions and larger historical forces. This book is essential for history enthusiasts, maritime scholars, and anyone intrigued by the profound impact of the Lusitania disaster on the American war effort.

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  State of the ASC Industry...

  Eric Palmer, Will Evans

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  Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) are at the forefront of delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and patient-centered care. However, the industry is at a turning point: data-driven decision-making is no longer optional but essential for success. 
  This book provides a comprehensive roadmap for ASC leaders, covering best practices, key process steps, performance metrics, and benchmarking data across the patient journey and core administrative functions. 
  Backed by insights from 590 surgery centers across 47 states and nearly 3 million patient visits, it offers a data-rich analysis of industry trends and operational strategies. 
  Whether you’re looking to enhance efficiency, improve patient outcomes, or drive profitability, this book equips you with the knowledge to stay ahead in an increasingly complex healthcare environment. 
  Brought to you by HST Pathways.

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  How to Grow - Nurture Your...

  Marcus Bridgewater

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  “Garden Marcus is not only a trove of information if you’re looking to flex your green thumb, but a balm for the chaos happening in the world.”—Vogue 
  “Bridgewater’s planting tips are just as valuable when applied to life.”—The Root 
  In this transformative guide, TikTok’s most popular gardener, Marcus Bridgewater—aka Garden Marcus—offers lessons for growth rooted in lessons from the plant world to help cultivate the soul. 
  Marcus Bridgewater has been compared to Bob Ross and Mister Rogers for his soothing TikTok videos that relate botany to humanity. A gardener “who shares tips about caring for one’s plants and oneself” (New York Times) and “is not only a trove of information if you’re looking to flex your green thumb, but a balm for the pandemic-induced chaos happening in the world” (Vogue), his soothing observations on plants and life have made him a social media star. In caring for over 600 plants, Marcus has gained invaluable wisdom. Life inside us yearns to grow; like plants, humans maximize their potential when presented with the right conditions. Through care and attention, he reminds us, we can successfully cultivate growth.  
  Centered on a trinity of wellbeing—Mental Health, Physical Fitness, and Spiritual Awareness, How to Grow weaves together insights from the garden with stories from Marcus’s life to help you foster personal development. With lessons rooted in his experiences gardening—from how a replanted flourishing sweet potato vine is a reminder that all living things benefit from a change of scene, to how to embrace patience to foster growth—this inspiring guide helps you do “the dirty work” (pun intended) to discover kindness, patience, and positivity within. “We cannot make anything grow,” he advises. “But we can foster an environment where it may grow.” 
  How to Grow isn’t a gardening book. It is a self-help book that draws inspiration from the garden. Original, timely, and filled with nurturing wisdom, it takes perennial knowledge from plants to teach us about ourselves and opens our eyes to what we are capable of achieving.

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  Deep Learning for Beginners

  Steven Cooper

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  If you are looking for a complete beginners guide to learn deep learning with examples, in just a few hours, then you need to continue reading.This book delves into the basics of deep learning for those who are enthusiasts concerning all things machine learning and artificial intelligence. For those who have seen movies that show computer systems taking over the world like, Terminator, or benevolent systems that watch over the population, i.e. Person of Interest, this should be right up your alley.This book will give you the basics of what deep learning entails. That means frameworks used by coders and significant components and tools used in deep learning, that enable facial recognition, speech recognition, and virtual assistance. Yes, deep learning provides the tools through which systems like Siri became possible.The use of data science adds a lot of value to businesses, and we will continue to see the need for data scientists grow.This book is probably one of the best books for beginners. It's a step-by-step guide for any person who wants to start learning deep learning and artificial intelligence from scratch.When data science can reduce spending costs by billions of dollars in our economy, why wait to jump in?

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  The Coming Healthcare Revolution...

  Paul Kusserow, David W. Johnson

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  The Coming Healthcare Revolution identifies and describes five top-down macro forces and five bottom-up market forces that have sufficient strength to transform the US healthcare industry from the outside-in. The powerful macro forces are demographic determinants, funding fatigue, chronic pandemics, technological imperatives, and pro-consumer/market reforms. The equally powerful market forces are whole health, care redesign, care migration, aggregators' advantage, and empowered caregivers. Written by David Johnson and Paul Kusserow, professional healthcare advisors operating at the intersection of healthcare economics, policy, strategy, and capital formation, this book provides expert insight on how the US healthcare system is becoming cheaper, better, more balanced between prevention and treatment, easier to access, and more empowering for both frontline caregivers and consumers. 
   
   
   
  In this book, listeners will learn about factors leading to rising healthcare costs; US healthcare in comparison to other high-income countries; similarities between the US automobile industry crisis in the 1980s and today's adapt-or-die situation for healthcare providers and suppliers; and how the healthcare industry is reorganizing to decentralize delivery of whole-person health in ways that will improve health outcomes and overall societal health.

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  Inside Cyber Warfare - Mapping...

  Jeffrey Caruso

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  Get a fascinating and disturbing look into how state and nonstate actors throughout the world use cyber attacks to gain military, political, and economic advantages. In the third edition of this book, cyber warfare researcher Jeffrey Caruso explores the latest advances in cyber espionage and warfare that have emerged on the battlefields of Ukraine and the Middle East. 
   
   
   
  Inside Cyber Warfare features an exclusive deep dive into the wartime operations of an offensive cyber unit of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense as it works to defend the nation against Russian forces, particularly since the 2022 invasion: 
   
   
   
  ● See what happened when a Ukrainian cyber and special operations team worked together to destroy a secret missile laboratory 
   
   
   
  ● Explore the legal status of cyber warfare and civilian hackers 
   
   
   
  ● Discover how a cyber team with little money and limited resources learned to create fire from the manipulation of code in automated systems 
   
   
   
  ● Distinguish reality from fiction regarding AI safety and existential risk 
   
   
   
  ● Learn new strategies for keeping you and your loved ones safe in an increasingly complex and insecure world

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