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  Sacred Sendoffs - An Animal...

  Sarah A. Bowen

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  An elegant manifesto for improving life—and death—for all beings on sacred Mother Earth 
   
   
   
  Combining humorous anecdotes and thought-provoking research, Sacred Sendoffs explores human relationships with beloved pets, wild creatures, animal astronauts, marine life, farmed animals, and other sentient beings. Along the way, animal chaplain Sarah Bowen shares insights for sustaining their lives, honoring deaths, and managing the emotions that arise when we lose an animal we love. While many books focus exclusively on pet loss, animal welfare, or environmental issues, Bowen's ever curious and playful style takes on all three, revealing their unavoidable entanglement. Sacred Sendoffs helps animal lovers uncover practical actions and everyday opportunities for helping the more-than-human world thrive.

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  Literary Theory for Robots - How...

  Dennis Yi Tenen

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  Literary Theory for Robots reveals the hidden history of modern machine intelligence, taking listeners on a spellbinding journey from medieval Arabic philosophy to visions of a universal language, past Hollywood fiction factories, and missile defense systems trained on Russian folktales. In this provocative reflection on the shared pasts of literature and computer science, former Microsoft engineer and professor of comparative literature Dennis Yi Tenen provides crucial context for recent developments in AI, which holds important lessons for the future of humans living with smart technology. 
   
   
   
  Intelligence expressed through technology should not be mistaken for a magical genie, capable of self-directed thought or action. Rather, in highly original and effervescent prose with a generous dose of wit, Yi Tenen asks us to read past the artifice—to better perceive the mechanics of collaborative work. Something as simple as a spell-checker or a grammar-correction tool, embedded in every word-processor, represents the culmination of a shared human effort, spanning centuries. 
   
   
   
  With its masterful blend of history, technology, and philosophy, Yi Tenen's work ultimately urges us to view AI as a matter of labor history, celebrating the long-standing cooperation between authors and engineers.

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  The Python Programming...

  David Lee

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  "The Python Programming Revolution: Scripting Success: Practical Approaches to Python Programming" is the bible of learning by practical, hands-on approaches so that the real-world problem may be solved using this book. It is the book one needs in order to develop a deep and accessible roadmap to success in programming for everyone with any experience, from complete beginners who are hoping to dip their toes into the world of coding to seasoned pros looking to sharpen their Python skills. 
  It is a book that shall equip you with the skills and knowledge required for everything from learning Python's fundamentals and syntax to deeper studies of the complex subjects this language entails, like data structures, object-oriented programming, and interaction with other libraries. This is because, through concise explanations, coding exercises, and real-world applications in every chapter, you can learn Python and use it effectively for automation, web development, and data analysis. 
  "The Python Programming Revolution" demystifies complex concepts with an approach ease and an emphasis on usability, so it is suitable for any level of student. You will be able to utilize the power of Python under these pages to achieve your objectives in coding personal projects and professional activities your first program to those most troublesome tasks. 
  It is time to join the Python programming revolution and have improved capability in coding toward successful application of the scripting in the real world.

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  The American Fisherman - How Our...

  Willie Robertson, William Doyle

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  The New York Times bestseller that's “a celebration of sport fishing in America, its history, locales, and impact” (New York Times Book Review).An essential book for everyone who loves casting a line into our nation's waters, The American Fisherman, by outdoorsman Willie Robertson (CEO of Duck Commander and star of A&E’s Duck Dynasty) and historian William Doyle, reveals that in the U.S.A., fishing is far more than a pastime—it has shaped our past and defined our character in remarkable ways.This generously illustrated celebration of fish, anglers, and our country’s treasured wild places traces fishing’s astonishing impact on the United States and its people, from its settlement and founding, to powering its economy and inspiring our creativity and faith. Blessed by perhaps the most diverse and abundant waters in the world, Native Americans were the continent’s first master anglers and incorporated fish into their spiritual beliefs and legends. When the Vikings, the earliest European visitors, arrived, they were drawn across the Atlantic Ocean by the bountiful fishing grounds of North America’s East Coast. During the colonial era, fish helped save the Pilgrims, make George Washington wealthy, and win the American Revolution. From New England cod to Pacific Northwest salmon to Gulf shrimp, the fishing industry has fed and financed centuries of Americans in every region of the country.A spirited and unique look at the U.S.A. and its people, The American Fisherman will hook every sportsman from the first page and forever deepen their appreciation for the fishing life.INCLUDES MORE THAN seventy-five PHOTOS

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  What a Bee Knows - Exploring the...

  Stephen Buchmann

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  For many of us, the buzzing of a bee elicits panic. But the next time you hear that low droning sound, look closer: the bee has navigated to this particular spot for a reason using a fascinating set of tools. She may be using her sensitive olfactory organs, which provide a 3D scent map of her surroundings. She may be following visual landmarks or instructions relayed by a hive-mate. She may even be tracking electrostatic traces left on flowers by other bees. What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees invites us to follow bees' mysterious paths and experience their alien world. 
   
   
   
  Although their brains are incredibly small—just one million neurons compared to humans' one hundred billion—bees have remarkable abilities to navigate, learn, communicate, and remember. In What a Bee Knows, entomologist Stephen Buchmann explores a bee's way of seeing the world and introduces the scientists who make the journey possible. We travel into the field and to the laboratories of noted bee biologists who have spent their careers digging into the questions most of us never thought to ask (for example: Do bees dream? And if so, why?). With each discovery, Buchmann's insatiable curiosity and sense of wonder is infectious.

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  Agile Project Management with...

  Alexa Campbell

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  Discover the secrets to becoming an excellent project manager! 
  Do you want to become a better project manager? 
  What skills can you improve to do your job more efficiently? 
  How can you implement an agile methodology to improve your team’s productivity? 
  What mistakes should you avoid while managing your team or a project? 
  Do you want to discover the answers to these questions? 
  If yes, this is the perfect book for you! 
  Another project management methodology is called “scrum.” When the two are combined, it automatically improves the overall results of any team. It also ensures that the team is functioning in a way that enables continuous collaboration, cooperation, and innovation. 
  In this book, you will:Understand the meaning of project management and the role of a project manager.Learn about the importance of project management and methodologies.Delve into Agile project management methodology and its implementation.Learn about the Scrum framework and the steps needed to use it.Learn the different skills all project managers must possess.Have access to tips to create and manage a highly-productive team.Learn about the tools needed to improve productivity using project management.Learn about the mistakes to avoid to become an excellent project manager, and much more! 
  Are you eager to learn more about all this? If yes, what are you waiting for? Take your first step toward becoming a better project manager by grabbing your copy of this book today!

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