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  Forgotten Fires of Chicago - The...

  John F Hogan, Alex A. Burkholder

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  A historical journey through the city’s catastrophic fires, and the stories of the heroes who fought them.   Chicago’s war against cinder, flame, and smoke did not end with the Great Fire of 1871. In 1909, fire ripped through the dynamite room of a staging facility a mile and half off the Lake Michigan shoreline, transforming the pipe-laying operation into a raging inferno. During the World’s Columbian Exposition, thousands of fairgoers watched in horror as twelve firefighters were trapped in a blazing ice warehouse. An opera-goer left a smoking bomb under his seat at the Auditorium Theater in 1917. And the newly invented smoke ejector arrived too late to save firemen and laborers cut off in a sewer in 1931.   Join John F. Hogan and Alex A. Burkholder for the history of these forgotten fires—and those who responded to them.   “A must-read not only for first responders but also all history buffs, especially those interested in Chicago history.” —Robert Hoff, retired fire commissioner, Chicago Fire Department, from the foreword

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  The Secret of Apollo - Systems...

  Stephen B. Johnson

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  “Skillfully interweaving technical details and fascinating personalities, Johnson tells the history of systems management in the U.S. and Europe.” —Howard McCurdy, author of Space and the American Imagination Winner of the Emme Award for Astronautical Literature from the American Astronautical Society How does one go about organizing something as complicated as a strategic-missile or space-exploration program? Stephen B. Johnson here explores the answer—systems management—in a groundbreaking study that involves Air Force planners, scientists, technical specialists, and, eventually, bureaucrats. Taking a comparative approach, Johnson focuses on the theory, or intellectual history, of “systems engineering” as such, its origins in the Air Force’s Cold War ICBM efforts, and its migration to not only NASA but the European Space Agency. Exploring the history and politics of aerospace development and weapons procurement, Johnson examines how scientists and engineers created the systems management process to coordinate large-scale technology development, and how managers and military officers gained control of that process. “Those funding the race demanded results,” Johnson explains. “In response, development organizations created what few expected and what even fewer wanted—a bureaucracy for innovation. To begin to understand this apparent contradiction in terms, we must first understand the exacting nature of space technologies and the concerns of those who create them.”“Johnson’s in-depth, nuts-and-bolts manual sheds much light on a seldom studied secret of our recent space history.” —Space Review“A book for general readers interested in business and management issues in the space program.” —Choice

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  Anonymize Yourself - The Art of...

  Instafo Instafo, Derek Drake

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  ALERT: Shhh! Don’t move right now! You don’t know me, but I know you. I am watching you at this moment. I know all your dirty secrets and offensive behaviors. I am copying your data without you knowing so I can steal your identity, invade your privacy, and commit fraud framing you.Who am I?I am the result of your carelessness and your unwillingness to take “ME” - your personal information, private data, and online security - seriously. Thus, I have taken on the new identity of “YOU” with all your information at my disposal.Either you send me money to an offshore account, or I will continue to transgress under your name and continue to harass, blackmail, and threaten to reveal your intimate details and unpopular opinions that others will not like to shame you, tarnish your reputation, ruin your relationship, make you lose your job and become victim of others’ bullying.Moral: Prevent, prepare, and protect yourself from identity theft, privacy invasion, stolen information, and all sorts of cyber crimes and real-life threats through the “Power of Anonymity.”You can obtain this power by learning how to “Anonymize Yourself.”* How to protect yourself ONLINE from getting your identity stolen or privacy invaded, your accounts hacked or profiles hijacked, and your computer infected with malicious viruses.* How to protect yourself OFFLINE from real-world threats, violence, harassment, stalking, and lawsuits from predatory people, especially if you have money, assets, or anything of value that others want or envy.* How to pursue all your guilty pleasures and passions that others may not like or are considered society’s taboos, as well as achieve your success and goals without competitors or enemies standing in your way....and that’s barely exposing all the anonymity's amenities.Anonymity is the greatest secret power that will redefine, reshape, and reclaim your desired reality.Who am I now? It doesn’t matter. I am nobody. I am anonymous.- Anonymous You

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  The Scientist in the Crib - What...

  Alison Gopnik, Andrew N....

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  This exciting book by three pioneers in the new field of cognitive science discusses important discoveries about how much babies and young children know and learn, and how much parents naturally teach them.It argues that evolution designed us both to teach and learn, and that the drive to learn is our most important instinct.  It also reveals as fascinating insights about our adult capacities and how even young children -- as well as adults -- use some of the same methods that allow scientists to  learn so much about the world.  Filled with surprise at every turn, this vivid, lucid, and often funny book gives us a new view of the inner life of children and the mysteries of the mind.

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  Is Birdsong Music? - Outback...

  Hollis Taylor

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  “A ground-breaking study of the songs of the pied butcherbird . . . intellectually engaging and also very entertaining as a fieldwork memoir.” —The Music Trust 
   
  How and when does music become possible? Is it a matter of biology, or culture, or an interaction between the two? Revolutionizing the way we think about the core values of music and human exceptionalism, Hollis Taylor takes us on an outback road trip to meet the Australian pied butcherbird. Recognized for their distinct timbre, calls, and songs, both sexes of this songbird sing in duos, trios, and even larger choirs, transforming their flute-like songs annually. 
   
  While birdsong has long inspired artists, writers, musicians, and philosophers, and enthralled listeners from all walks of life, researchers from the sciences have dominated its study. As a field musicologist, Taylor spends months each year in the Australian outback recording the songs of the pied butcherbird and chronicling their musical activities. She argues persuasively in these pages that their inventiveness in song surpasses biological necessity, compelling us to question the foundations of music and confront the remarkably entangled relationship between human and animal worlds. 
   
  Equal parts nature essay, memoir, and scholarship, Is Birdsong Music? offers vivid portraits of the extreme locations where these avian choristers are found, quirky stories from the field, and an in-depth exploration of the vocalizations of the pied butcherbird. 
   
  “Hollis Taylor has given us one of the most serious books ever written on animal music. Is Birdsong Music? is so engaging that all who care about humanity’s place on Earth should read it. We are certainly not the only musicians on this planet.” —David Rothenberg, author of Why Birds Sing

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  I Love Going to the Dentist

  Lynda Hudson

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  Is your very young child nervous of the dentist?  
   
  If so, this self help gentle, relaxing, imaginative program for regular quiet time or bedtime-listening for children about 4-7 years old could be your answer. With regular listening they are helped to get used to the idea of visiting the dentist feeling happy, calm, and confident.  
  The engaging story takes them off to a magic garden where they paint away fears and touch the colorful, magic flowers to feel happy and brave. Then they look in the pond and see their reflection; they are sitting in the dentist’s chair, riding up and down on the seat, looking at some little silver instruments and opening their mouth wide so the dentist can count and admire their teeth.  
  This successful approach is based on natural, safe, sound hypnotherapy principles: act out each positive step in the imagination and dramatically increase the chance of success in the real world. The recording uses state of the art technology.  
  Lynda's gentle, English voice calms and re-assures as she gives suggestions for boosting confidence and self esteem. As a former teacher and Clinical Hypnotherapist of many years standing, she has helped thousands of children world-wide through her audio-books. She has been featured in the press, TV and radio, and is the author of two widely acclaimed books on hypnotherapy for adults and children.  
  Regular listening is the key to success!

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