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  Information Science - The Basics

  Judith Pintar, David Hopping

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  Information Science: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the multifaceted field of Information Science (IS). 
   
   
   
  Inviting listeners to explore a modern field of study with deep historical foundations, the book begins by considering the complexities of the term "information" and the information life cycle from classification to preservation. Each chapter examines a different area within IS, surveying its history, technologies, and practices with a critical eye. This interdisciplinary field incorporates a wide range of approaches which it shares with humanities, social science, and technology fields. What makes IS unique is its emphasis on the connections between information, technology, and society. The need to share information more effectively in response to social, environmental, and biomedical challenges has never been so urgent; the volume discusses the risks as well as benefits that come with the emerging technologies that make it possible. The book also explores how IS, with its long-standing commitment to intellectual freedom and digital inclusion, and its keen attention to the protection of privacy, data ethics, and algorithmic transparency, can contribute to the creation of a more open and equitable society.

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  Why Ordinary People Commit...

  Avielle Brooks

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Explore the disturbing psychology that enables regular people to participate in atrocities, abuse, and crimes they would have considered unimaginable before circumstances aligned to make the unthinkable possible. This challenging audiobook examines how situational factors, authority structures, group dynamics, and incremental escalation transform ordinary individuals into perpetrators of extraordinary harm. Learn from historical analysis, psychological research, and criminal case studies how genocides, torture programs, and mass violence depend on regular people following orders, conforming to groups, or gradually escalating across moral boundaries. The narrator reveals the specific conditions that predict when normal people will commit abnormal acts and why believing yourself immune to such conditions is itself a risk factor. Discover how perpetrators rationalize their actions during and after crimes through psychological mechanisms available to everyone including you. Understand why focusing on individual evil distracts from the systemic factors that reliably produce harmful behavior regardless of who fills available roles. This audiobook draws from Holocaust research, prison studies, and criminal psychology to illuminate the human capacity for cruelty that comfortable circumstances allow us to ignore. Learn what conditions prevented some individuals from participating in collective crimes and what factors strengthened resistance. Essential listening for anyone who wants honest understanding of human nature including its darkest possibilities and how ordinary life can transform into participation in evil.

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  Forbidden Ireland - Church and...

  TP O'Mahony

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  When Bishop Denis Moynihan had Jayne Mansfield's cabaret cancelled from the pulpit in 1967, few could have imagined that within fifty years Ireland would repeal the Eighth Amendment by popular vote. What happened in between is one of the most profound social transformations in modern Europe.
  Forbidden Ireland is a powerful, definitive and compulsively readable work of social history. Journalist TP O'Mahony traces seven decades of Church–State conflict. From the shadowed realities of Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene laundries to the national outcry following the death of Savita Halappanavar, and the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. At the heart of the story are the women who refused to remain silent. Their courage forced Ireland to confront itself and change.
  With an introduction by Rosita Sweetman, Forbidden Ireland is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the events that remade a country – and the forces that could unmake that progress. As women's rights face a regression across the Western world, O'Mahony's account is not only a history of what was won, but a warning about what could still be lost.

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  Where Did the Universe Come...

  Chris Ferrie, Geraint F. Lewis

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  In this thought-provoking exploration, physicists Chris Ferrie and Geraint F. Lewis delve into the fundamental questions that have puzzled humanity for centuries. With clarity and precision, Ferrie and Lewis navigate the realms of quantum physics, relativity, and cosmology, providing accessible explanations that engage both novices and enthusiasts. 
   
  Featuring a harmonious blend of scientific rigor and captivating storytelling, Where Did the Universe Come From? bridges the gap between complex concepts and everyday understanding. 
   
  Listeners will: explore the origin of the universe and the fundamental forces that govern it; dive into the mind-boggling realm of quantum mechanics; uncover the mysteries of black holes, dark matter, and the enigmatic nature of the cosmos; and enjoy an engaging narrative that seamlessly integrates complex scientific concepts with accessible explanations. 
   
  Whether you're an astrophysics enthusiast, a science student, or simply someone with a profound interest in the wonders of the universe, this comprehensive guide offers a rich tapestry of knowledge about the captivating wonders that surround us all.

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  Finding Your Walden - How to...

  Jen Tota McGivney

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  Discover Henry David Thoreau’s philosophy of living a good life and learn how to apply it to your own.   The hero for our time is someone few people get right. Thoreau wasn’t a hermit in the woods. He lived during a time like ours, of rapid technological and economic changes, political division, and a pandemic. Thoreau, like us, reassessed his priorities: What does success really look like? What is my duty as an ethical citizen of a less-than-ethical world? How can I live a good life amid (insert hand-sweeping gesture) all of this?   His solution: Pare down to trade up.  Finding Your Walden combines classic literature with happiness studies, exploring how experts—psychologists, career coaches, and doctors—support Thoreau’s ideas as guideposts for today’s Great Reassessment. It combines insights of the 1854 classic with people who embrace the pare-down-to-trade-up philosophy today, whether through major life changes (such as tiny homes or sabbaticals) or smaller life hacks (like digital sabbaths or meditation practices). Their stories inspire us to apply creativity, simplicity, and peace to the experiment of life.  Finding Your Walden isn’t about shunning money or success. It’s about grappling with the purpose of the first and the meaning of the second. Whether you love Walden or haven’t read it, you can join Thoreau on a path to discover an intentional life during a volatile time—you just need to make a stop at a cabin on the way.

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  Ocean Inferno: Survival Against...

  Adrian Falkner

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