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  No Way Down - Life and Death on K2

  Graham Bowley

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  "No Way Down is both a gripping read and a clear-eyed investigation of the hubris, politics, and bad luck that brought on one of the worst disasters in modern mountaineering history." —Michael Kodas, author of High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed 
   
   
   
  "Graham Bowley's No Way Down does a great job of putting you on the mountain. It is a refreshingly unadorned account of the true brutality of climbing K2, where heroes emerge and egos are stripped down, and the only thing achieving immortality is the cold ruthless mountain." —Norman Ollestad, author of Crazy for the Storm 
   
   
   
  In the tradition of Into Thin Air and Touching the Void, No Way Down by New York Times reporter Graham Bowley is the harrowing account of the worst mountain climbing disaster on K2, second to Everest in height . . . but second to no peak in terms of danger. From tragic deaths to unbelievable stories of heroism and survival, No Way Down is an amazing feat of storytelling and adventure writing, and, in the words of explorer and author Sir Ranulph Fiennes, "the closest you can come to being on the summit of K2 on that fateful day."

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  Testing Business Ideas

  Lourd Tamson

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  Testing Business Ideas: Discover 20 Online Business Ideas that You Can Try From Home and Get Expert Tips on How to Kickstart Your Online Business!Starting up an online business nowadays is the simplest thing ever. With a few clicks, you can get your homepage or online shop up and run and wait for that long anticipated idea to become reality. Sounds easy, right? While setting up is surely much easierthan earlier, achieving success in the overcrowded world of online business is a totally different case. The fact that today anybody can start his or her online businessresults in a VERY competitive environment. In this audiobook, you will learn how to start your own online business. It will teach you the top 10 factors which are crucial to getting your business into the spotlight of the online world. You will also get a list of 20 online business ideas which you can start tomorrow.This audiobook will cover the following topics:- Online Business Ideas- Don't Save Money on Content- Be a SEO King, or Hire An Expert- Social Media Rockstar- Build Relationship- Know Your Audience- Know the Market- The Trinity of Online Business- And many more!With tons of entrepreneurs out there this first step is one of the hardest challenges, where you might find yourself wandering around the web to get your creative juices flowing. But this audiobook can help get you started so download your copy today!

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  How to Lose the Hounds - Maroon...

  Celeste Winston

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  In How to Lose the Hounds Celeste Winston explores marronage—the practice of flight from and placemaking beyond slavery—as a guide to police abolition. She examines historically Black maroon communities in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, that have been subjected to violent excesses of police power from slavery until the present day. Tracing the long and ongoing historical geography of Black freedom struggles in the face of anti-Black police violence in these communities, Winston shows how marronage provides critical lessons for reimagining public safety and community well-being. These freedom struggles take place in what Winston calls maroon geographies—sites of flight from slavery and the spaces of freedom produced in multigenerational Black communities. Maroon geographies constitute part of a Black placemaking tradition that asserts life-affirming forms of community. Winston contends that maroon geographies operate as a central method of Black flight, holding ground, and constructing places of freedom in ways that imagine and plan a world beyond policing.

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  The Digital Revolution -...

  Nova Ashford

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  The origins of the digital revolution can be traced back to several key developments in technology, many of which were shaped by visionary thinkers and groundbreaking innovations. At the heart of this transformation was the invention of the computer, a device that would later evolve into the complex machines that now permeate every aspect of modern life. Early computing, which began in the 1930s and 1940s, was initially limited to large, cumbersome machines used by governments and research institutions. These machines, like the ENIAC and the UNIVAC, were monumental in size and expensive to maintain, but they laid the groundwork for the digital age that would follow. 
  The true revolution, however, began with the development of the microprocessor in the 1970s. This small, powerful component allowed computers to shrink in size, becoming affordable for individuals and small businesses. Companies like Intel and AMD played pivotal roles in creating chips that would power everything from personal computers to smartphones. The release of the first microprocessor-powered personal computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, such as the Apple II and the IBM PC, marked the beginning of a new era in computing. 
  Parallel to the rise of personal computing was the development of the internet, which would fundamentally change how people connect with one another and access information. The internet's roots can be traced to the 1960s, when the U.S. Department of Defense developed ARPANET, a network designed to share information across computers in a decentralized manner. As the internet expanded during the 1990s, it transformed from a tool for academic and government use into a platform for businesses and individuals alike. The introduction of the World Wide Web, developed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991, made the internet more accessible and user-friendly, leading to the explosion of online content and services that would define the digital age.

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  Time Series Feature Engineering...

  Simon Winston

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  This comprehensive guide is your key to unraveling the mysteries hidden within sequential data, whether you're navigating financial markets, predicting climate patterns, or optimizing business operations. 
  From seasoned data scientists to curious beginners, this book provides a rich exploration of time series feature engineering, demystifying the complexities of temporal data analysis. Dive into the intricacies of identifying trends, capturing seasonality, and decoding the hidden patterns that define time-varying phenomena. With practical examples, hands-on exercises, and real-world applications, you'll gain the skills to transform raw temporal data into actionable insights. 
  Discover the art of crafting meaningful features that empower your predictive models. Whether you're dealing with daily stock prices, hourly energy consumption, or monthly sales figures, "Temporal Insights" equips you with the knowledge to engineer features that resonate with the rhythm of your data. 
  "Time Series Feature Engineering" is your compass through the dynamic landscape of time series feature engineering. Whether you're aiming to forecast stock prices, predict customer demand, or optimize resource allocation, this book empowers you to harness the temporal dimension of data and extract meaningful insights that stand the test of time. Elevate your data science journey with the indispensable skills offered in " Time Series Feature Engineering: Unveiling Patterns and Trends through Time Series Feature Engineering." 
   

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  Desert Oracle - Volume 1:...

  Ken Layne

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  This program is read by the author, Ken Layne, host of the Desert Oracle radio show. It includes an exclusive first listen to a story from Desert Oracle: Volume 2.The cult-y field guide to the strange and intriguing secrets of the Mojave—its myths and legends, outcasts and oddballs, flora, fauna, and UFOs—becomes the definitive, oracular book of the desert.For the past five years, Desert Oracle has existed as a quasi-mythical, quarterly periodical available to the very determined only by subscription or at the odd desert-town gas station or the occasional hipster boutique, its canary-yellow-covered, forty-four-page issues handed from one curious desert zealot to the next, word spreading faster than the printers could keep up with. It became a radio show, a podcast, a live performance. Now, for the first time—and including both classic and new, never-before-seen revelations—Desert Oracle is available as an audiobook.Straight out of Joshua Tree, California, Desert Oracle is “The Voice of the Desert”: a field guide to the strange tales, singing sand dunes, sagebrush trails, artists and aliens, authors and oddballs, ghost towns and modern legends, musicians and mystics, scorpions and saguaros, out there in the sand. Desert Oracle is your companion at a roadside diner, around a campfire, in your tent or cabin (or high-rise apartment or suburban living room) as the wind and the coyotes howl outside at night.From journal entries of long-deceased adventurers to stray railroad ad copy, and musings on everything from desert flora, rumored cryptid sightings, and other paranormal phenomena, Ken Layne's Desert Oracle collects the weird and the wonderful of the American Southwest into a single, essential volume.A Macmillan Audio production from MCD Books.

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