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  Generative AI for Beginners:...

  Alex Quant

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  Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries and reshaping society, making AI literacy essential in today's fast-evolving digital landscape. This comprehensive guide introduces generative AI concepts for beginners, offering foundational knowledge on technologies like GPT-4, Large Language Models (LLMs), and neural networks. It explores the inner workings of GPT-4 and LLMs, the structure and function of deep learning and neural networks, and practical applications of AI technologies across various industry sectors. 
  Designed to make AI accessible, the book covers real-world applications in fields such as art, design, business, and IT, revealing how AI can drive innovation and productivity. It offers insights into practical machine learning, emphasizing the significance of ethical AI development and responsible innovation. Readers gain strategies for using AI tools like ChatGPT, which enhance problem-solving and creativity through effective prompt design, and an understanding of quantum computing's potential to revolutionize AI. 
  With simplified explanations, examples, and future-focused insights, this book provides readers with the tools to understand and engage with AI on a practical level, preparing them to navigate and contribute to an AI-driven world. Offering a comprehensive overview of AI technologies, their applications and workings, the book targets several audiences. It is suitable as a guide for those who are curious to learn more about AI, as well as for business professionals discovering the potential of AI to develop their work projects and careers, and for IT and technical specialists transitioning into the field of artificial intelligence. 
    
  Book length in print format: 239 pages. 
   

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  Forgotten Landscapes - How...

  Stanley A. Rice

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  North America was not empty nor were its inhabitants savages when Europeans arrived in 1492. Quite the opposite, North America was thickly populated by indigenous people who lived in clean cities, had a thriving economy, and transformed the landscape into bountiful productivity. Forgotten Landscapes reveals the incredible extent to which Native Americans manipulated and shaped their surrounding environs through agricultural practices and urban engineering, resulting in one of the most prosperous civilizations of their time.Well before European contact, North American cities and villages were bound together by an intricate trade network. Today, Spiro Mound in rural Oklahoma is a few piles of dirt, not on the road to anywhere. But at the time of the Mississippian civilization, about a thousand years ago, it was one of the largest cities in the world. With the controlled use of fire, Native Americans had transformed thick forests into open woodlands and expanded the ranges of prairies. Through organized hunting, Natives controlled the populations of prey animals such as passenger pigeons, and when Native populations grew large enough, they developed agriculture including irrigated crops, and even orchards. In this fascinating and overdue book, author Stanley A. Rice shows his audience the Pre-Columbian landscape of America that has been largely forgotten.

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  The Indisputable Existence of...

  Thomas Oléron Evans, Hannah Fry

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  How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list? What equations should you use to decorate the Christmas tree? Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner—shimmying up and down chimneys for a whole night—or fatter—as he munches on cookies and milk in billions of houses across the world?In The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus, distinguished mathematicians Hannah Fry and Thomas Oléron Evans demonstrate, with eminent clarity, how applied mathematics are so thoroughly interwoven throughout our everyday lives by explaining mathematical concepts through one very merry motif: Christmas. In their quest to provide mathematical proof for the existence of Santa, the authors take listeners on a festive journey through a traditional holiday season, wherein every activity, from wrapping presents to playing board games to cooking the perfect turkey, is painstakingly and hilariously analyzed. Because who hasn't always wondered how to set up a mathematically perfect Secret Santa?Lighthearted and diverting with Christmasy equations, Markov chains, and matrices, The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus brightens up the bleak midwinter with a stockingful of mathematical marvels.

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  Hacking API - Navigating the...

  James Ferry

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  In the interconnected world of modern technology, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the unseen threads that weave together software systems, enabling seamless interaction between diverse platforms. However, this integration also opens up numerous avenues for potential security threats. "Hacking API: Navigating the Intricacies of API Security and Ethical Hacking" is an essential guide designed to arm IT professionals, security enthusiasts, and developers with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand, test, and secure APIs against these threats. 
  This book delves deep into the architecture of APIs across various protocols like REST, SOAP, and GraphQL, highlighting their inherent vulnerabilities and demonstrating how these can be exploited ethically to strengthen security measures. It begins with a foundational overview of API technology—explaining its importance, functionality, and pivotal role in today’s digital ecosystem. 
  As you progress through the chapters, you'll be introduced to the common vulnerabilities as highlighted by the OWASP API Top 10, complete with recent examples and case studies of notable API breaches that shook the tech world. This not only illustrates the potential impacts of attacks but also sets the stage for the subsequent sections on ethical hacking. 
  With hands-on exercises, real-world scenarios, and expert advice, this book ensures that by the time you turn the last page, you’ll be better prepared to navigate the complexities of API security. Whether you’re looking to enhance your existing skills or start your journey into the world of ethical hacking, "Hacking API" serves as your indispensable companion in the quest to make the digital world a safer place. 
   

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  Forced To Be Here

  MGV Sumerall

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  If you've ever felt like your life is out of control, if you've ever felt like no matter what you do, it's just not enough, then this book is for you. Forced To Be Here is an intimate look at the life of a rock star and his wife, Jenny who struggled with depression. The book describes the couple's journey through depression, and isolation. In this story, Jenny finds herself struggling to live in a world she never wanted to be a part of – and never agreed to be a part of. She feels alienated as she tries to go on with her daily life, forced to live in a place she never wanted to be in. Mental health awareness is a recurring theme for this book and the truth is it is something that is needed now more than ever before! There are so many stories out there right now of people who have gone through mental health issues or suicide attempts or thoughts - it's up to us as their friends and family members to be there for them by listening when they need us most. You will find yourself feeling connected to the characters. You will see yourself in the situations they are in and feel why Jenny felt like she was forced to be here.

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  Resetting the Alarm - PTSD The...

  Dr Murli Krishna

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  Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not a sign of weakness. It is a real condition rooted in how the nervous system responds to threat, trauma, and prolonged stress. 
  This audiobook offers a clear, compassionate, and evidence-informed explanation of PTSD through the lens of nervous system physiology. Designed for individuals with PTSD, their loved ones, clinicians, veterans, first responders, and anyone seeking understanding, it explains why symptoms such as hyperarousal, intrusive memories, emotional numbing, sleep disturbance, and physical tension can persist long after the original trauma has passed. 
  Drawing on clinical experience and current scientific understanding, the audiobook explores how trauma can lead to persistent activation of the body’s stress response system. These symptoms are described as real, involuntary, and biologically driven — protective in origin, not signs of personal failure or psychological weakness. 
  Current management approaches are discussed, including trauma-focused psychological therapies, medication, lifestyle strategies, and emerging biological interventions aimed at calming the nervous system. One such intervention explored is the stellate ganglion block (SGB), a targeted procedure acting on the sympathetic nervous system that has shown promising results in some individuals with PTSD, particularly in reducing hyperarousal, sleep disruption, and anxiety symptoms. 
  SGB is presented cautiously and responsibly — as a potential adjunct, not a cure. Responses vary between individuals, long-term data are still evolving, and recovery from PTSD is often gradual, non-linear, and multi-faceted. The aim of this audiobook is to reduce shame, provide clarity, set realistic expectations, and support informed conversations with healthcare providers. 
  This audiobook is for educational purposes only and does not replace personalised medical or psychological assessment or treatment.

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