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  Letters From Everest:...

  George Mallory

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  ‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew Marr 
  A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains. 
  On the 8th of June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen through a telescope on the upper slopes of Mount Everest. They were never seen alive again. In 1999, Mallory’s body was found below the ridge where he was last seen. In the 100 years since his disappearance, many words have been written about Mallory, but very little has ever been published of his own thoughts. 
  Letters from Everest is an eye opening set of personal letters from Mallory to his family, collected and published for the first time by his great-nephew. In the letters, Mallory is completely open about his life, his climbing and especially the three Everest Expeditions he was a part of – 1921, 1922 and the last in 1924. His writing is full of extraordinary insights – most of which have never been published in any form. They are a unique collection – an actual reflection, possibly the one and only, of the thoughts of a climbing legend who walked into history a century ago. 
  In this non-fiction biography, Mallory's letters reveal the raw and unfiltered thoughts of a man who dared to challenge nature. His experiences, his fears, his triumphs, all laid bare in this literary collection, make Letters from Everest a must-read for anyone fascinated by the world of mountaineering and exploration. 
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  HarperCollins 2024

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  Genetics

  Introbooks Team

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  Genetic gone through a breakthrough in the discovery that DNA would be the fundamental structure carrying the genetic information. Among the various work with this molecule, he stood out to Watson, Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin in 1953, which demonstrated the structure of the DNA double helix. 
  After the discovery of DNA structure, several other studies have been conducted to understand who was responsible for producing the proteins. The idea that DNA would be responsible for the synthesis of RNA and that this, in turn, would be responsible for producing proteins was postulated by Crick in 1958 and became known as Molecular Biology of the Central Dogma. 
  From these findings, many advances have occurred in Molecular Biology and directly affected the development of genetics. Among this significant progress, there is the technique of recombinant DNA, which is characterized by the ability to isolate a stretch of DNA and replace inside a bacterium to produce copies of this section. Thus, it was possible to make organisms produce substances of economic interest. 
  The advance of genetics completely changed the modern world, making it possible, for example, create clones, resistant transgenic crops to pests, perform paternity tests and solve crimes, map diseases and perform genetic counseling. 
  In this book on genetics, you will check the prepared topics below to see what's new in the field of genetics and to understand the principles that guide this biology field. 

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  The Essence of Christianity

  Ludwig Feuerbach

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  In this, one of the most influential works of the post-Hegelian era, Feuerbach captures the synthesis that emerges from the dialectical process of a transcending Godhead & the rational & material world. In understanding the true nature of what it means to be fully human, he contends that we come face to face with the essence of Xian theology: human beings investing ordinary concepts with divine meaning & significance. The true danger to humanity occurs when theology is given the force of dogma & doctrine. Losing sight of its anthropological underpinnings & dependence upon or emergence from human nature, it then acquires an existence separate from that of humankind. He leaves nothing untouched: miracles, the Trinity, Creation, prayer, resurrection, immortality, faith & much more.The essential nature of manThe essence of religion considered generallyGod as a being of the understandingGod as a moral being or lawThe mystery of the incarnation; or, God as love, as a being of the heartThe mystery of the suffering GodThe mystery of the Trinity & the mother of GodThe mystery of the Logos & divine imageThe mystery of the cosmogonical principle in GodThe mystery of mysticism, or of nature in GodThe mystery of providence & creation out of nothingThe significance of the creation in JudaismThe omnipotence of feeling, or the mystery of prayerThe mystery of faith, the mystery of miracleThe mystery of the resurrection and of the miraculous conceptionThe mystery of the Christian Christ, or the personal GodThe distinction between Christianity & heathenismThe significance of voluntary celibacy & monachismThe Christian heaven, or personal immortalityThe essential standpoint of religionThe contradiction in the existence of GodThe contradiction in the revelation of GodThe contradiction in the nature of God in generalThe contradiction in the speculative doctrine of GodThe contradiction in the TrinityThe contradiction in the sacramentsThe contradiction of faith & loveConcluding application

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  Implementing Data Mesh - Design...

  Jean-Georges Perrin, Eric Broda

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  As data continues to grow and become more complex, organizations seek innovative solutions to manage their data effectively. Data mesh is one solution that provides a new approach to managing data in complex organizations. This practical guide offers step-by-step guidance on how to implement data mesh in your organization. 
   
   
   
  In this book, Jean-Georges Perrin and Eric Broda focus on the key components of data mesh and provide practical advice supported by code. Data engineers, architects, and analysts will explore a simple and intuitive process for identifying key data mesh components and data products. You'll learn a consistent set of interfaces and access methods that make data products easy to consume. 
   
   
   
  This approach ensures that your data products are easily accessible and the data mesh ecosystem is easy to navigate. This book helps you identify, define, and build data products that interoperate within an enterprise data mesh; build a data mesh fabric that binds data products together; build and deploy data products in a data mesh; establish the organizational structure to operate data products, data platforms, and data fabric; and learn an innovative architecture that brings data products and data fabric together into the data mesh.

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  A Prescription for Change - The...

  Michael S. Kinch

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  The introduction of new medicines has dramatically improved the quantity and quality of individual and public health while contributing trillions of dollars to the global economy. In spite of these past successes—and indeed because of them—our ability to deliver new medicines may be quickly coming to an end. Moving from the twentieth century to the present, A Prescription for Change reveals how changing business strategies combined with scientific hubris have altered the way new medicines are discovered, with dire implications for both health and the economy. 
  To explain how we have arrived at this pivotal moment, Michael S. Kinch recounts the history of pharmaceutical and biotechnological advances in the twentieth century, relating stories of the individuals and organizations that ushered in the modern era of translational medicine. He shows that an accelerating cycle of acquisition and downsizing is cannibalizing the very infrastructure that had fostered the introduction of innovative new medicines. As Kinch demonstrates, the dismantling of the pharmaceutical and biotechnological research and development enterprises could also provide opportunities to innovate new models that sustain and expand the introduction of newer and better breakthrough medicines in the years to come.

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  Ultimate AWS Data Engineering -...

  Rathish Mohan

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  Unlock the Power of AWS Data Engineering and Build Smarter Pipelines for Data-Driven Success.
  Book Description
  In today’s data-driven era, mastering AWS data engineering is key to building scalable, secure pipelines that drive innovation and decision-making. Ultimate AWS Data Engineering is your comprehensive guide to mastering the art of building robust, cost-effective, and fault-tolerant data pipelines on AWS. Designed for data professionals and enthusiasts, this book begins with foundational concepts and progressively explores advanced techniques, equipping you with the skills to tackle real-world challenges.
  Throughout the chapters, you’ll dive deep into the core principles of data replication, partitioning, and load balancing, while gaining hands-on experience with AWS services like S3, DynamoDB, Redshift, and Glue. Learn to design resilient data architectures, optimize performance, and ensure seamless data transformation—all while adhering to best practices in cost-efficiency and security.
  Table of Contents
  1. Unveiling the Secrets of Data Engineering
  2. Architecting for Scalability: Data Replication Techniques
  3. Partitioning and Sharding: Optimizing Data Management
  4. Ensuring Consistency: Consensus Mechanisms and Models
  5. Balancing the Load: Achieving Performance and Efficiency
  6. Building Fault-Tolerant Architectures
  7. Exploring the Realm of AWS Data Storage Services
  8. Orchestrating Data Flow
  9. Advanced Data Pipelines and Transformation
  10. Data Warehousing Demystified
  11. Visualizing the Unseen
  12. AWS Machine Learning: Classic AI to Generative AI
  13. Advanced Data Engineering with AWS      
  
  Index

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