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  Actuarial Fairy Tales -...

  John Lee

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  The only, I mean funniest, actuarial fairy tale book in the world! 
  Actuarial Fairy Tales is the result of fitting a statistical humour distribution to a dataset of well-known fairy tales after making some assumptions and unfounded extrapolations. 
  Featuring a diversified portfolio of statistically scintillating stories, including:R-punzelThe Princess and the p-valueBeauty and the Beastly ActuaryRumpelSTATSkinGoldilocks and the 3 Bear Market Analysts 
  Hypothesis tests show, at the 1% level, that this book is significantly funnier than being eaten by a wolf, 
  locked in a tower or poisoned by an apple. 
  The perfect bedtime reading for actuaries, data analysts, and financial analysts everywhere.* 
  * Guaranteed to send them to sleep.

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  The Plant Powered Home - Unleash...

  EMMA CAMILLERI, LAUREN SIBLEY

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  The Plant Powered Home: Unleash the Lifeforce of Houseplants for Health, Happiness and a Greener Living Space 
  "Nature's Blueprint Meets Home Design. Elevate Your Living Spaces with the Power of Plants!" 
  Welcome to the realm where botanical brilliance merges seamlessly with urban aesthetics. "The Plant Powered Home: Unleash the Lifeforce of Houseplants for Health, Happiness and a Greener Living Space" takes you on a vibrant journey from the mere act of potting plants to creating life-enhancing, soul-soothing, green-inspired sanctuaries. This is not just another gardening book; it's your passport to a happier, healthier, and infinitely more vibrant living environment! 
  🌿 Botanical Biophilia: Dive into the deep-rooted connection we humans inherently share with plants. Unravel the myriad of benefits, from reduced stress to enhanced air quality, that come from sharing your space with these green wonders. 
  🌵 Plant Aesthetics & Interior Design: Elevate your decor game! Learn how to seamlessly integrate houseplants into your interior design, ensuring that each leafy companion accentuates and amplifies the beauty of your home. 
  🍀 Plant Care 101: Beyond Watering: Houseplants are more than decorative items; they're living entities with needs, moods, and preferences. Gain insights into the art and science of plant care, ensuring that your green friends don't just survive, but THRIVE! 
  🌺 DIY Green Corners & Projects: Roll up your sleeves and dive into fun, transformative DIY projects. From crafting a mini zen garden in your study to creating a lush tropical oasis in your living room, there’s a project for every home and every plant enthusiast. 
  Welcome Home to a World Where Green Dreams and Urban Living Converge! 🌱🏠

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  Ninety-Day Wonder - How The Navy...

  Stephen Davenport

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  "What was I supposed to do with my B.A. in literature: gather the sailors around me just before taps and read Faulkner to them as they fell asleep?" 
  Ensign Stephen Davenport was the most severely under qualified of the Ninety-Day Wonders, the derisive term for commissioned officers in the Naval Reserve with only ninety days of training, all of which were on dry land. For his final navigation exam, he actually plotted a course that landed a fictional destroyer somewhere in the Sierra Mountains. Nevertheless, in in August of 1953, he reported to his first assignment aboard the USS Vermillion. He would be overseeing the First Division for training in amphibious landings. 
  Once on ship, Davenport quickly learned that while he held authority in title, respect was less easily learned. The First Division was manned by deckhands who could do things he had no idea how to do - like maneuvering a winch to drop a truck into a landing craft bobbing in the waves thirty feet below without killing the crew, or getting a landing craft on and off a beach through huge surf in the middle of winter. Davenport just called out orders --- and he didn't always feel confident in that either. He fell for dangerous pranks by the crew, permitted an inebriated sailor in his underwear to ride a horse up the gangway, and almost caused a collision at sea. Though he served for only two years, Davenport's time in the Naval Reserve was bizarre, incredible and absolutely unforgettable. 
  At times hilarious, other times scary, Ninety-Day Wonder is the riveting account of dangers, triumphs and fundamental lessons learned aboard ship by an inexperienced officer among far more experienced sailors.

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  The Teachings of Shirelle - Life...

  Douglas Green

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  Douglas Green considers his late pound puppy—a knuckleheaded dog named Shirelle—to be the greatest teacher he's ever known. "If Shirelle were in a fancy restaurant," he writes, "she might climb onto someone's table and eat their food, but she would never, ever, insult the waiter." The Teachings of Shirelle is the hilarious and uplifting story of how this unique pooch taught her guardian to live life to the fullest. This touching ode to the human-animal connection offers a lighthearted, philosophical, psychological, and spiritual bounty of lessons gleaned from the simple-minded brilliance of an unforgettable teacher. These lessons are as relevant and valuable as ever, showing readers how to look at the world through eyes that are not their own. Eyes that, in this case, belong to a dog.

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  Mickey - The Cat Who Raised Me

  Helen Brown

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  A witty and warm memoir about growing up with the help of a very special cat—from Helen Brown, internationally bestselling author of Cleo and other tales of the beloved cats in her life . . . 
   
   
   
  Who was the first pet you ever loved? 
   
   
   
  The youngest daughter of an eccentric engineer and a musical theater fanatic, Helen Brown grew up in the New Zealand coastal town of New Plymouth in a crumbling castle overrun by nature, and overshadowed by nearby, beautiful Mount Taranaki. It's 1966, the Pacific islands are being used for atomic bomb testing, and her parents and siblings are swept up in their own lives. Twelve years old, struggling in school, and facing eye surgery—for the second time—Helen feels lonely and lost . . . 
   
   
   
  Until her father gives her a three-month-old, gray-and-brown tiger-striped tabby with extra toes on each paw. Noticing an M design on the cat's forehead, Helen names her new companion Mickey. Inquisitive, rambunctious, clever, and skittish, Mickey disrupts the already quirky household with his mischief. But Helen finds love, joy—and herself—in learning what it means to care for a living creature who needs her as much as she needs him.

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  Raw Meaty Bones

  Dr. Tom Lonsdale

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  Dr Tom Lonsdale’s original, pioneering work Raw Meaty Bones is the foremost book on the nutritional needs of pet dogs, cats and ferrets. First published in 2001—and of still greater importance today—the 14 chapters are packed with information vital for pet owners and pet professionals the world over.Lonsdale explains how industrial diets devastate the health of pets, how dirty tartar encrusted teeth, sore gums and stinky breath signal the downward spiral of ill-health, suffering and needless trips to the vet. By contrast he shows why dogs and cats crave the ripping, tearing and crunching on raw meaty bones—Nature’s miracle treatment and preventative. It’s the tough, chewy texture of the food that imparts the medicinal benefits. And providing your pet does enough ripping and tearing its teeth will be clean, gums healthy and breath sweet. The resultant benefits for the immune system, heart, liver, lungs and kidneys are enormous—one happy, contented pet.   Raw Meaty Bones makes no apology, it reveals a veterinary profession lost without a moral compass beholden to the multi-national pet food companies. It provides the foundations for a pet health revolution—with enormous cost savings for pet owners and benefits for the natural environment worth $billions.If you own a pet, or know someone who does, this book’s for you. Find out more at www.thepetfoodcon.com

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