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  Invisible Illness - A History...

  Emily Mendenhall

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  A moving cultural history of disability—and a powerful call to action to change how our medical system and society supports those with complex chronic conditions 
    
  From lupus to Lyme, invisible illness is often dismissed by everyone but the sufferers. Why does the medical establishment continually insist that, when symptoms are hard to explain, they are probably just in your head? 
    
  Inspired by her work with long COVID patients, medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall traces the story of complex chronic conditions to show why both research and practice fail so many. Mendenhall points out disconnects between the reality of chronic disease—which typically involves multiple intersecting problems resulting in unique, individualized illness—and the assumptions of medical providers, who behave as though chronic diseases have uniform effects for everyone. And while invisible illnesses have historically been associated with white middle-class women, being believed that you are sick is even more difficult for patients whose social identities and lived experiences may not align with dominant medical thought. Weaving together cultural history with intimate interviews, Invisible Illness upholds the experiences of those living with complex illness to expose the failures of the American healthcare system—and how we can do better. 
    
  "This book challenges us to address discrimination in clinical care for people with complex chronic conditions like long Covid, questioning why some are believed while others aren't—a persistent disparity in US healthcare."—Oni Blackstock, primary care and HIV physician and founder of Health Justice

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  Data Lake

  Jim D Johnston

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  In a world driven by massive volumes of structured and unstructured data, organizations need flexible and scalable storage solutions that can handle complexity without limiting future possibilities. Data Lake introduces a modern approach to data storage and management that enables businesses to store raw data in its native format and use it for analytics, machine learning, and real-time decision-making. 
  This practical guide explains how data lakes work and why they have become a core component of modern data architectures. It breaks down complex concepts into simple explanations, helping readers understand how data lakes differ from traditional data warehouses and how they support advanced analytics and AI workloads.

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  The Hidden Fires - A Cairngorms...

  Merryn Glover

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  Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 
   
   
   
  Elemental, fierce, and full of wonder, the Cairngorm mountains are the high and rocky heart of Scotland. To know them would take forever, to love them demands a kind of courageous surrender. 
   
   
   
  In The Hidden Fires, Merryn Glover undertakes that challenge with Nan Shepherd as companion and guiding light. Following in the footsteps and contours of The Living Mountain, she explores the same landscapes and themes as Shepherd's seminal work. This is a journey separated by time but unified by space and purpose, a conversation between two women across nearly a century that explores how entering the life of a mountain can illuminate our own. 
   
   
   
  An Australian who grew up in the Himalayas, her early experiences of the Scottish hills and weather left her cold. But gradually acclimatizing and with an approach like Shepherd's, that is more mountain wandering than mountaineering, she discovers the spark that sets the hills and herself on fire. Through Glover's deepening encounter, the wild majesty and iridescence of the Cairngorms is revealed in this beautiful evocation of landscape, place, and identity.

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  Modern Endonasal Rhinoplasty...

  Pietro Palma

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  Salient Features Volume 2
  
  The Second volume provides the reader with a step-by-step guide to developing the fundamental skills of a rhinoplasty surgeon. Septoplasty has evolved from a reductive operation to a carefully designed reconstructive operation often aided by endoscopy.
  
  The approach to rhinoplasty has been clearly defined and demonstrated through specific cases. Osteotomies and graft technics are explained in a progressive manner. The chapters relating to tip surgery unravel the mystery surrounding this topic.
  
  The nasal dorsum, alar base, and specific clinical scenarios enable the reader to tackle some of the most difficult issues in rhinoplasty. Finally, surgeons famed for their excellence in the open-approach discuss their views on endonasal surgery.

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  Bitcoin - A Peer-to-peer...

  Satoshi Nakamoto

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  Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.

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  Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and...

  Raymond Moore

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  When you read about what I got up to you’re going to say I got what I deserved. You’re right—I totally agree. Many of you won't like me no doubt and that’s ok—I understand, I really do. I’m not all bad though.I left the Isle of Skye in the early eighties to begin my nursing course in Edinburgh and it's fair to say I embraced the Capitals temptations with arms wide open. When I moved into a shared flat I met Bill, a musician, and got involved with his band Low Down, you know, helping them out, doing a bit of driving and humping gear about - it was great fun. Low Down were truly phenomenal. Man, I totally loved their music. We took drugs, I mean, I took drugs. Nothing heavy, just recreational-like.I met a lot of girls who I didn’t treat right and I’m not proud of my behaviour—honest. Nursing is a female-dominated profession and male nurses were thin on the ground. The opportunities for getting up to mischief were many. I worked hard and played harder.A lot of stuff I regret now. Especially what I did to Lisa – and others. Anyway, it couldn’t last, could it? The way I was living – something had to give.And it did.

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