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  The New Age of Sexism - How AI...

  Laura Bates

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  We like to believe we're moving closer to equality, riding the wave of technological progress into a brighter, fairer future. But beneath the glossy surface of innovation lies a chilling truth: new technologies are not just failing to solve age-old inequalities—they're deepening them. 
   
   
   
  In The New Age of Sexism, acclaimed author and activist Laura Bates exposes how misogyny is being coded into the very fabric of our future. From the biases embedded in artificial intelligence to the alarming rise of sex robots and the toxic dynamics of the metaverse, Bates takes listeners on a shocking journey into a world where technology is weaponized against women. 
   
   
   
  This isn't a dystopian warning about what might happen. It's a harrowing account of what's happening now and the dangers we face if we don't act. With clarity and urgency, Bates reveals how these advancements are dragging society backward, reinforcing harmful stereotypes, and jeopardizing decades of progress in the fight for gender equality. 
   
   
   
  Eye-opening and empowering, The New Age of Sexism is a rallying cry for awareness and action in a world where the battle for equality has entered a dangerous new frontier.

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  The Spice Ports - Mapping the...

  Nicholas Nugent

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  We may think of "globalism" as a recent development but its origins date back to the fifteenth century and beyond, when seafarers pioneered routes across the oceans with the objectives of exploration, trade, and profit. These voyages only became possible after certain technical innovations—improvements in ship design, compasses, and mapping—enabled navigation across unprecedented distances. The mariners' embarkation points were the vibrant ports of the West—Venice, Amsterdam, Lisbon—and their destinations the exotic ports of the East—Malacca, Goa, Bombay—where they tracked down the elusive spices, so much in demand by Western palates. 
   
   
   
  This development of maritime communication brought benefits apart from culinary delights: the spread of ideas on art, literature, and science. But it was not necessarily beneficial for everyone concerned: colonial ambitions were often disastrous for local populations, who were frequently exploited as slave plantation labor. 
   
   
   
  This wide-ranging account of a fascinating period of global history uses original maps and contemporary artists' views to tell the story of how each port developed individually while also encouraging us to consider contrasting points of view of the benefits and the damages of the maritime spice trade.

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  How to Become a Physical...

  Brian Mahoney

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  End Money Worries! 
  How to Become a Physical Therapist Career Professional Development Planning Audio Book 
  With Job Interview Preparation & Coaching Guide for Men, Women, Teens & Young Adults 
  by Brian Mahoney 
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  The Sugar Code - Defeating...

  Alice Jackson

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  What if the disease threatening your body could also be quietly stealing your mind? 
  For decades, doctors have treated diabetes and Alzheimer’s as separate battles. But groundbreaking research reveals a chilling truth: these two conditions are deeply connected — and the same processes that disrupt blood sugar can also sabotage your brain’s ability to think, remember, and thrive. 
  In The Sugar Code, you’ll uncover: 
  ·        The surprising science behind how insulin resistance affects the brain — and why some experts now call Alzheimer’s “Type 3 Diabetes.” 
  ·        Proven, practical strategies to prevent, manage, and even reverse the course of diabetes, without gimmicks or dangerous fads. 
  ·        How lifestyle, nutrition, and targeted medical advances can protect both your body and your memory. 
  ·        The hidden early-warning signs your brain may already be struggling, and what you can do right now to change its future. 
  Drawing on the latest global research, compelling patient stories, and decades of medical insight, The Sugar Code offers a clear, empowering plan to safeguard your health and extend not just your lifespan, but also your mindspan. 
  Your brain and body are speaking the same biochemical language. It’s time to learn how to decode it… and take back control of your future.

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  The Future of Energy

  Scientific American

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  Since the Industrial Revolution, our civilization has depended on fossil fuels for energy—first it was coal; then petroleum. If business as usual continues, we are looking at a world where sea levels will be high enough to submerge many coastal cities and extreme weather events like 2012’s Hurricane Sandy are the new normal. In this audiobook, The Future of Energy: Earth, Wind, and Fire, we review the energy problem and analyze the options from the mundane to the far out.

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  Fire

  Sebastian Junger

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  For readers and viewers of The Perfect Storm, opening this long-awaited new work by Sebastian Junger will be like stepping off the deck of the Andrea Gail and into the inferno of a fire burning out of control in the steep canyons of Idaho. Here is the same meticulous prose brought to bear on the inner workings of a terrifying elemental force; here is a cast of characters risking everything in an effort to bring that force under control. 
  Few writers have been to so many desperate corners of the globe as has Sebastian Junger; fewer still have provided such starkly memorable evocations of characters and events. From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone to the logic of guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan and the forensics of genocide in Kosovo, this new collection of Junger's nonfiction will take you places you wouldn't dream of going to on your own.

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