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  An Expendable Squadron - The...

  Roy Conyers Nesbit

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  Roy Nesbit's highly illustrated history of Coastal Command's 217 Squadron  the squadron in which he served  gives a first-hand insight into the hazardous low-level missions the squadron flew against enemy shipping and ports during the Second World War. He chronicles the squadron's operations from the outbreak of war when it patrolled in Avro Ansons over the Western Approaches to the English Channel. Then came the most intense period of its wartime career when, flying Beauforts, it concentrated on minelaying and attacks on shipping along the west coast of German-occupied France. It also mounted daring raids on huge U-boat bunkers and other enemy installations. The story of these dangerous operations, in which many aircraft were lost and airmen were killed, makes up the most memorable section of the narrative. But Roy Nesbit takes the squadron's story right through to the later years of the war when, after a short and even more dangerous period flying from Malta in order to sink enemy shipping in the Mediterranean, it was based in Ceylon and was re-equipped with Beaufighters for the battle against the Japanese. In addition to telling the story of the squadron and the men who served in it, the narrative describes the conditions endured by the French people in the ports 217 attacked, and it covers the raids launched against German coastal bases after the squadron had moved to the Far East. An Expendable Squadron will be absorbing reading for anyone who has a special interest in the history of Coastal Command, in the aircraft 217 Squadron flew, and in the experience of combat flying seventy years ago.

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  My First Summer in the Sierra -...

  John Muir

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  'Divine beauty all. Here I could stay tethered forever with just bread and water, nor would I be lonely.'
  In the summer of 1869, John Muir joined a group of shepherds in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, that he might study and expand his knowledge of the plants, animals and rocks he found there. My First Summer in the Sierra – first published in 1911 – is the detailed and colourful diary he kept while tending sheep and exploring the wilderness.
  Muir's account tracks his experiences in the Yosemite Valley and the High Sierra alongside faithful companion Carlo the St Bernard, describing the majestic landscapes and the flora and fauna of the area with the excitement and wonder of a child. From sleeping on silver-fir-bough mattresses to goading wild bears, and valuing everything from tiny pebbles to giant sequoia, he truly immerses himself and falls in love with the wilderness.
  Muir's enthusiasm is infectious, and over 100 years on his environmental message is more pertinent than ever. With a new introduction from Muir authority Terry Gifford, My First Summer in the Sierra is an enchanting and informative read for anyone passionate about the natural world and its splendours.

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  Your Money or Your Life - Debt...

  Luke Messac

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  A riveting exposé of medical debt collection in America—and the profound financial and physical costs eroding patient trust in medicineFor the crime of falling sick without wealth, Americans today face lawsuits, wage garnishment, home foreclosure, and even jail time.Yet who really profits from aggressive medical debt collection? And how does this predatory system affect patients and doctors responsible for their care?Your Money or Your Life reveals how medical debt collection became a multi-billion-dollar industry and how everyday Americans are made to pay the price. Emergency physician and historian Luke Messac weaves patient stories into a history of law, finance, and medicine to show how debt and debt collection are destroying the foundational trust between doctors and patients at the heart of American healthcare. The fight to stop aggressive collection tactics has brought together people from all corners of the political spectrum. But if we want to better protect the sick from financial ruin, we have to understand how we got here.With wit and clarity, Your Money or Your Life asks us all to rethink the purpose of our modern healthcare system and consider whom it truly serves.

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  Wolf Nation - The Life Death and...

  Brenda Peterson

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  In the tradition of Peter Matthiessen's Wildlife in America or Aldo Leopold, Brenda Peterson tells the 300-year history of wild wolves in America. It is also our own history, seen through our relationship with wolves. The earliest Americans revered them. Settlers zealously exterminated them. Now, scientists, writers, and ordinary citizens are fighting to bring them back to the wild. Peterson, an eloquent voice in the battle for twenty years, makes the powerful case that without wolves, not only will our whole ecology unravel, but we'll lose much of our national soul.

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  Cyber Security: Essential...

  Alan Calder

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  Cyber Security – Essential principles to secure your organisation takes you through the fundamentals of cyber security, the principles that underpin it, vulnerabilities and threats, and how to defend against attacks.
  Organisations large and small experience attacks every day, from simple phishing emails to intricate, detailed operations masterminded by criminal gangs, and for every vulnerability fixed, another pops up, ripe for exploitation.
  Cyber security doesn't have to cost vast amounts of money or take a short ice age to implement. No matter the size of your organisation, improving cyber security helps protect your data and that of your clients, improving business relations and opening the door to new opportunities.
  This pocket guide will take you through the essentials of cyber security – the principles that underpin it, vulnerabilities and threats and the attackers who use them, and how to defend against them – so you can confidently develop a cyber security programme.
  Cyber Security – Essential principles to secure your organisation:
  
  - Covers the key differences between cyber and information security;
  - Explains how cyber security is increasingly mandatory and how this ties into data protection, e.g. the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation);
  - Focuses on the nature of the problem, looking at technical, physical and human threats and vulnerabilities;
  - Explores the importance of security by design;
  - Gives guidance on why security should be balanced and centralised; and
  - Introduces the concept of using standards and frameworks to manage cyber security.No matter the size of your organisation, cyber security is no longer optional – it is an essential component of business success and a critical defence against the risks of the information age. The only questions left are to decide when and where your journey will begin.
  Start that journey now – buy this book today!

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  Touchpad Plus Ver 21 Class 2

  Team Orange

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  Computer Science Textbook Designed for Joyful Learning 
  
  KEY FEATURES 
  - Fun Zone: contains variety of exercises to reinforce the concepts. 
  - Let’s Plug-in: links back to previous knowledge before starting the lesson. 
  - Special Chapter: on Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence. 
  - QR Code: for digital interaction. 
  
  DESCRIPTION 
  Touchpad PLUS (Version 2.1) is based on Windows 10 and MS Office 2016. This series contains five sections: 
  - Digital World section introduces fundamental and application concepts to embrace computer science and integrate them with other subjects and skills. 
  - Cyber Word section covers Internet literacy and makes the students aware of cybercrime and cyber security, website development, etc. 
  - Computational Thinking section includes interesting and engaging activities on Reasoning, Visualization, Interpretation, Critical Thinking, Information Processing and Algorithmic Intelligence and there by making them smarter. 
  - Coding World section introduces students to the world of coding and thus developing their problem solving and logical skills. 
  - Artificial Intelligence (AI) section takes the students on a voyage to the world of latest trends like Robotics and AI along with an AI game, making them future ready. 
  
  WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 
  You will learn about: 
  - Fundamentals of computers 
  ICT Tools, 
  - Computational Thinking, 
  - Coding and Artificial Intelligence, 
  - Tux Paint, 
  - Touch Typing. 
  
  WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR 
  Grade-2 
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  1. More about a Computer 
  2. Working of a Computer 
  3. Parts of a Computer 
  4. Operating a Computer 
  5. The Keyboard and The Mouse 
  6. More on Tux Paint 
  7. More on Paint 
  8. Reasoning and Analysis 
  9. Reasoning and Analysis 
  10. Project 
  11. OGO Cyber Sample Questions

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