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  Edison His Life and Inventions

  Frank Lewis Dyer, Thomas...

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  Edison, His Life and Inventions. 1910
  
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  What Bees Want - Beekeeping as...

  Susan Knilans, Jacqueline Freeman

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  Bee populations are plummeting. The solution? Give them what they need to live naturally, and they'll handle the rest.Susan Knilans and Jacqueline Freeman are in love with bees. So in love that they observe their bees—their work, communication, seasonal activity, and more—for hours each day. And with observation came realization: when bees are allowed to live as they would in nature (with smaller hives, no chemicals, freedom to swarm, and little-to-no human interference), they will thrive. Accordingly, Knilans and Freeman have spent decades perfecting the revolutionary practice of preservation beekeeping, guided by the simple question, "What do the bees want?"A must-listen, this instructional book tells the story of their successes and failures, demonstrating what was learned along the way. Sharing preservation beekeeping's key tenets, the authors provide concrete, simple ways to implement their approach, from finding the right hive location to honing observation skills. This preservation manifesto is a vital addition to any beekeeper's library, imparting all the joys of a beekeeper's life.

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  The Physics of Wall Street - A...

  James Owen Weatherall

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  A look inside the world of “quants” and how science can (and can’t) predict financial markets: “Entertaining and enlightening” (The New York Times).   After the economic meltdown of 2008, Warren Buffett famously warned, “beware of geeks bearing formulas.” But while many of the mathematicians and software engineers on Wall Street failed when their abstractions turned ugly in practice, a special breed of physicists has a much deeper history of revolutionizing finance. Taking us from fin-de-siècle Paris to Rat Pack–era Las Vegas, from wartime government labs to Yippie communes on the Pacific coast, James Owen Weatherall shows how physicists successfully brought their science to bear on some of the thorniest problems in economics, from options pricing to bubbles.   The crisis was partly a failure of mathematical modeling. But even more, it was a failure of some very sophisticated financial institutions to think like physicists. Models—whether in science or finance—have limitations; they break down under certain conditions. And in 2008, sophisticated models fell into the hands of people who didn’t understand their purpose, and didn’t care. It was a catastrophic misuse of science. The solution, however, is not to give up on models; it’s to make them better.   This book reveals the people and ideas on the cusp of a new era in finance, from a geophysicist using a model designed for earthquakes to predict a massive stock market crash to a physicist-run hedge fund earning 2,478.6% over the course of the 1990s. Weatherall shows how an obscure idea from quantum theory might soon be used to create a far more accurate Consumer Price Index. The Physics of Wall Street will change how we think about our economic future.   “Fascinating history . . . Happily, the author has a gift for making complex concepts clear to lay readers.” —Booklist

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  Environmental Science

  IntroBooks Team

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  The environment is an amazing gift of nature to the mankind. It consists of many small and big organisms, which reside together in this environment. They follow a proper food chain and live together. In past few decades, after the development of mankind and the different techniques, the humans have developed in every field. This development is a positive aspect but there came a time when these different aspects of development have harmed the environment very badly. There are many adverse effects of the human deeds on the environment and the humans are continuously exploiting the natural resources of the earth. This exploitation has led to the depletion of natural resources such as coal, iron, mineral oils etc. To understand the fact that environment and its components are precious, a thorough discussion is done here. This will provide a basic idea of the environment, the environmental science and the ways by which environment can be saved.

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  New Paradigm Thinking

  Fritjof Capra, David Steindl-Rast

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  These two great minds have joined together to explore the exciting parallels and compatibility of thought in Buddhism, Christianity and modern physics. In the “new paradigm” of thinking, there is a shift from the alienation-producing authority model to one of cooperative thinking, in which we can truly develop a deep sense of belonging to a greater whole. This, they say, is the central aim of spirituality, ecology and perhaps all of human endeavor.

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  Ultimate Rust for Systems...

  Mahmoud Harmouch

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  Building Tomorrow's Systems Today the Rust Way
  Key Features
  -  Learn how to use Rust libraries effectively for various applications and projects.
  -  Go from basics to advanced system-building skills for stronger and reliable outcomes.
  -  Secure your Rust applications confidently with expert tips for enhanced protection.
  
  Book Description
  This book is your guide to mastering Rust programming; equipping you with essential skills and insights for efficient system programming. It starts by introducing Rust's significance in the system programming domain and highlighting its advantages over traditional languages like C/C++. You'll then embark on a practical journey; setting up Rust on various platforms and configuring the development environment. From writing your first "Hello; World!" program to harness the power of Rust's package manager; Cargo; the book ensures a smooth initiation into the language.
  Delving deeper; the book covers foundational concepts; including variables; data types; control flow; functions; closures; and crucial memory management aspects like ownership; borrowing; and lifetimes. Special attention is given to Rust's strict memory safety guarantees; guiding you in writing secure code with the assistance of the borrow checker.
  The book extends its reach to Rust collections; error-handling techniques; and the complexities of concurrency management. From threads and synchronization primitives like Mutex and RwLock to asynchronous programming with async/await and the Tokio library; you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of Rust's capabilities. This book covers it all.
  What you will learn
  -  Learn how to set up the Rust environment effortlessly; ensuring a streamlined development process.
  -  Explore advanced concepts in Rust; including traits; generics; and various collection types; expanding your programming expertise.
  -  Master effective error-handling techniques; empowering you to create custom error types for enhanced code robustness.
  -  Tackle the complexities of memory management; and smart pointers; and delve into the complexities of concurrency in Rust.
  -  Gain hands-on experience by building command-line utilities; sharpening your practical skills in real-world scenarios.
  -  Master the use of iterators and closures; ensuring code reliability through comprehensive unit testing practices.
  
  Who is this book for?
  This book is tailored for aspiring programmers; software developers; system engineers; and computer scientists looking to dive into system programming with Rust. It caters to a broad spectrum of individuals and professionals interested in leveraging Rust's power to build robust and efficient applications. While no prior experience with Rust is necessary; a basic understanding of programming concepts and familiarity with at least one programming language would be beneficial.
  
  Table of Contents
  1. Systems Programming with Rust
  2. Basics of Rust
  3. Traits and Generics
  4. Rust Built-In Data Structures
  5. Error Handling and Recovery
  6. Memory Management and Pointers
  7. Managing Concurrency
  8. Command Line Programs
  9. Working with Devices I/O in Rust
  10. Iterators and Closures
  11. Unit Testing in Rust
  12. Network Programming
  13. Unsafe Coding in Rust
  14. Asynchronous Programming
  15. Web Assembly with Rust      
  Index

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