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  9 Steps to Reversing or...

  Shivani Goodman

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  This book is a powerful synthesis of ancient self-healing knowledge that had been buried for centuries, combined with the latest Western body/mind medicine techniques. Dr. Goodman will show you how you can enjoy radiant health and feelings of love and well-being as you learn to reverse toxic thought patterns that block you and your life. Unlock the secrets of how to cure yourself of everything from cancer to heart disease, from emotional pain to mental stress.

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  On Time and Water

  Andri Snær Magnason

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  A few years ago, Andri Snaer Magnason, one of Iceland's most beloved writers and public intellectuals, was asked by a leading climate scientist why he wasn't writing about the greatest crisis mankind has faced. Magnason demurred: he wasn't a specialist, it wasn't his field. But the scientist persisted: "If you cannot understand our scientific findings and present them in an emotional, psychological, poetic or mythological context," he told him, "then no one will really understand the issue, and the world will end."Based on interviews and advice from leading glacial, ocean, climate, and geographical scientists, and interwoven with personal, historical, and mythological stories, Magnason's response is a rich and compelling work of narrative nonfiction that illustrates the reality of climate change—and offers hope in the face of an uncertain future. Moving from reflections on how one writes an obituary for an iceberg to exhortation for a heightened understanding of human time and our obligations to one another, throughout history and across the globe, On Time and Water is both deeply personal and globally-minded: a travel story, a world history, and a desperate plea to live in harmony with future generations. This is a book unlike anything that has yet been published on the current climate emergency.

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  The State of the Earth -...

  Paul K. Conkin

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  An assessment of where we are, where we’re headed, and what we need to do before it’s too late: “Instructive, well-researched, and easy-to-read.” —John T. Ackerman, Strategic Studies Quarterly   This era of staggering scientific and technological innovations, with major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, commerce, and communications, seems to document unparalleled human achievement. Yet when we examine the long-term implications, it becomes clear that the delicate environmental balance that sustains life on this planet is under serious threat, and the past century may be remembered not as a period of great progress but as one marked by unrestrained consumption and failure to come close to a sustainable use of the earth’s limited natural resources.   In The State of the Earth, noted historian Paul K. Conkin provides a comprehensive analysis of the many environmental hazards that humans must face in this still-young century. Our activities have threatened the survival of many plants and animals, created scarcities in cultivatable soils and water needed for irrigation, used up a large share of fossil fuels, polluted air and water, and most likely created conditions that will lead to devastating climate changes. This is an invaluable resource for those who desire a broad yet thorough and scientifically informed introduction to present environmental challenges.

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  The Nature & Nurture of Love -...

  Marga Vicedo

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  The notion that maternal care and love will determine a child’s emotional well-being and future personality has become ubiquitous. In countless stories and movies we find that the problems of the protagonists—anything from the fear of romantic commitment to serial killing—stem from their troubled relationships with their mothers during childhood. How did we come to hold these views about the determinant power of mother love over an individual’s emotional development? And what does this vision of mother love entail for children and mothers?           In The Nature and Nurture of Love, Marga Vicedo examines scientific views about children’s emotional needs and mother love from World War II until the 1970s, paying particular attention to John Bowlby’s ethological theory of attachment behavior. Vicedo tracks the development of Bowlby’s work as well as the interdisciplinary research that he used to support his theory, including Konrad Lorenz’s studies of imprinting in geese, Harry Harlow’s experiments with monkeys, and Mary Ainsworth’s observations of children and mothers in Uganda and the United States. Vicedo’s historical analysis reveals that important psychoanalysts and animal researchers opposed the project of turning emotions into biological instincts. Despite those substantial criticisms, she argues that attachment theory was paramount in turning mother love into a biological need. This shift introduced a new justification for the prescriptive role of biology in human affairs and had profound—and negative—consequences for mothers and for the valuation of mother love.

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  Parallel and High Performance...

  Fabio Nelli

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  Unleash the capabilities of Python and its libraries for solving high performance computational problems. 
  
  KEY FEATURES 
  - Explores parallel programming concepts and techniques for high-performance computing. 
  - Covers parallel algorithms, multiprocessing, distributed computing, and GPU programming. 
  - Provides practical use of popular Python libraries/tools like NumPy, Pandas, Dask, and TensorFlow. 
  
  DESCRIPTION 
  This book will teach you everything about the powerful techniques and applications of parallel computing, from the basics of parallel programming to the cutting-edge innovations shaping the future of computing. 
  The book starts with an introduction to parallel programming and the different types of parallelism, including parallel programming with threads and processes. The book then delves into asynchronous programming, distributed Python, and GPU programming with Python, providing you with the tools you need to optimize your programs for distributed and high-performance computing. 
  The book also covers a wide range of applications for parallel computing, including data science, artificial intelligence, and other complex scientific simulations. You will learn about the challenges and opportunities presented by parallel computing for these applications and how to overcome them. 
  By the end of the book, you will have insights into the future of parallel computing, the latest research and developments in the field, and explore the exciting possibilities that lie ahead. 
  WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 
  - Build faster, smarter, and more efficient applications for data analysis, machine learning, and scientific computing 
  - Implement parallel algorithms in Python 
  - Best practices for designing, implementing, and scaling parallel programs in Python 
  
  WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? 
  This book is aimed at software developers who wish to take their careers to the next level by improving their skills and learning about concurrent and parallel programming. It is also intended for Python developers who aspire to write fast and efficient programs, and for students who wish to learn the fundamentals of parallel computing and its practical uses. 
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  1. Introduction to Parallel Programming 
  2. Building Multithreaded Programs 
  3. Working with Multiprocessing and mpi4py Library 
  4. Asynchronous Programming with AsyncIO 
  5. Realizing Parallelism with Distributed Systems 
  6. Maximizing Performance with GPU Programming using CUDA 
  7. Embracing the Parallel Computing Revolution 
  8. Scaling Your Data Science Applications with Dask 
  9. Exploring the Potential of AI with Parallel Computing 
  10. Hands-on Applications of Parallel Computing

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  Exploring the Realm of...

  Sky Nelson-Isaacs

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  Nelson-Isaacs tells us that synchronicity is defined as a meaningful coincidence that is personal and that it is nature’s language for communicating directly with us. He writes: “As you develop your personal sense of the meaning of events in your life, you enter into a cosmic dance with the divine that is totally unique to you.”

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