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  The Way of Imagination

  Scott Russell Sanders

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  Prize–winning essayist turns to the imagination as a spiritual guide and material method of living through climate disruption, as climate change and broad extinction forever alter our place on the planet and our lives together.Scott Russell Sanders shows how imagination, linked to compassion, can help us solve the urgent ecological and social challenges we face. While reflecting on the conditions needed for human flourishing, he tells the story of his own intellectual and moral journey from childhood religion to an adult philosophy of life. That philosophy is tested when his first wife and then their son fall ill. Compelled to leave their beloved old house, they design a new one, and then transform their vision into a home and their raw city lot into a garden

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  Michael Faraday and the...

  Iwan Rhys Morus

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  The only scientist to ever appear on the British twenty pound note, Michael Faraday is one of the most recognisable names in the history of science.
  Faraday's forte was electricity, a revolutionary force in nineteenth-century society. The electric telegraph had made mass-communication possible and inventors looked forward to the day when electricity would control all aspects of life. By the end of the century, this dream was well on its way to being realised. But what was Faraday's role in all this? How did his science come to have such an impact on the lives of the Victorians (and ultimately on us)?
  Iwan Morus tells the story of Faraday's upbringing in London and his apprenticeship at the Royal Institution under the supervision of the flamboyant chemist, Sir Humphry Davy, all set against the backdrop of a vibrant scientific culture and an empire near the peak of its power.

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  MANAGER In SHORTS - The Shocking...

  Gal Zellermayer

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  Are you a manager, team leader, tech leader or entrepreneur? Want to uncover practical business principles and tools to help you develop your leadership skills and succeed in the startup or corporate world? Then this is the book for you! 
  Management skills are essential in business, but far too many people underestimate them and don’t know how to lead effectively. But inside this book, you’ll discover a profound and actionable formula for taking your management skills to the next level. 
  Join manager and team leader Gal Zellermayer as he reveals the fundamentals of team leadership, arming you with the knowledge you need to become a more effective manager while challenging you to transform your mindsets and see the world of managing in a different way. 
  Here’s what you’ll discover inside: 
  ·      Understanding The Principles of Management 
  ·      Why Management Is Really All About The People 
  ·      Developing Your PUPPET Principles 
  ·      Why Good Company Culture Is Essential For Productive Employees 
  ·      Creating Company Values That Mean Something 
  ·      The Single Most Important Tool In a Manager’s Toolbox 
  ·      The Power of Decision-Making 
  ·      And So Much More! 
  So if you’re looking for a practical guide which will supercharge your management skills and challenge you to take your business to the next level, then this is the book for you! Packed with a wealth of vital tips and tricks, as well as down-to-earth advice about company values, goals, culture, frameworks, and so much more, now you can succeed with the world of managing.

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  Diablo III: Storm of Light

  Nate Kenyon

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  The High Heavens are healing after the fall of the Prime Evil. The Angiris Council has recovered the Black Soulstone and now stands vigil over the cursed artifact deep within the glimmering Silver City.Amid these momentous events, Tyrael struggles with his position as the new Aspect of Wisdom, feeling out of place as a mortal among his angelic brethren and doubting his ability to fully embody his role. As he searches within himself and the Heavens for reassurance, he senses the Black Soulstone's grim influence on his home. Where harmony of light and sound once reigned, a mounting discord is threatening to shroud the realm in darkness. Imperius and the other archangels vehemently oppose moving or destroying the crystal, leading Tyrael to put Heaven’s fate in the hands of humankind...Drawing powerful humans to his side from the far ends of Sanctuary, Tyrael reforges the ancient Horadrim and charges the order with an impossible task: to steal the Soulstone from the heart of Heaven. Among the champions entrustedwith this burden are Jacob of Staalbreak, former avatar of Justice and guardian of the angelic blade El'druin; Shanar, a wizard with phenomenal powers; Mikulov, a lithe and reverent monk; Gynvir, a fearless and battle-hardened barbarian; and Zayl, a mysterious necromancer. With time and the forces of both good and evil against them, can these heroes unite as one and complete their perilous mission before Heaven falls to ruin?

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  Tuning Into the Land

  Diana James, Lee Brade, Leah Brady

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  "Indigenous people have a powerful remembering for us, because they pull us right back to the land, out of our disembodied heads.  They make us sit on the ground, get our feet dirty again, dance in time to the rhythm of the Earth.  We need to take this back to our own world.  Our task is not to grab knowledge like some kind of trophy, but to bring wisdom back into our hearts and minds and our own lives."  These are the words of Diana James, an Australian anthropologist.

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  Literary Theory for Robots - How...

  Dennis Yi Tenen

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  Literary Theory for Robots reveals the hidden history of modern machine intelligence, taking listeners on a spellbinding journey from medieval Arabic philosophy to visions of a universal language, past Hollywood fiction factories, and missile defense systems trained on Russian folktales. In this provocative reflection on the shared pasts of literature and computer science, former Microsoft engineer and professor of comparative literature Dennis Yi Tenen provides crucial context for recent developments in AI, which holds important lessons for the future of humans living with smart technology.Intelligence expressed through technology should not be mistaken for a magical genie, capable of self-directed thought or action. Rather, in highly original and effervescent prose with a generous dose of wit, Yi Tenen asks us to read past the artifice—to better perceive the mechanics of collaborative work. Something as simple as a spell-checker or a grammar-correction tool, embedded in every word-processor, represents the culmination of a shared human effort, spanning centuries.With its masterful blend of history, technology, and philosophy, Yi Tenen's work ultimately urges us to view AI as a matter of labor history, celebrating the long-standing cooperation between authors and engineers.

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