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  Dignity for Deeply Forgetful...

  Stephen G. Post, Jade C. Angelica

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  For caregivers of deeply forgetful people: a book that combines new ethics guidelines with an innovative program on how to communicate and connect with people with Alzheimer's. 
   
  How do we approach a "deeply forgetful" loved one so as to notice and affirm their continuing selfidentity? For three decades, Stephen G. Post has worked around the world encouraging caregivers to become more aware of—and find renewed hope in—surprising expressions of selfhood despite the challenges of cognitive decline. 
   
  In this book, Post offers new perspectives on the worth and dignity of people with Alzheimer's and related disorders despite the negative influence of "hypercognitive" values that place an ethically unacceptable emphasis on human dignity as based on linear rationality and strength of memory. This bias, Post argues, is responsible for the abusive exclusion of this population from our shared humanity.  
   
  With vignettes and narratives, he argues for a deeper dignity grounded in consciousness, emotional presence, creativity, interdependence, music, and a self that is not "gone" but "differently abled."  
   
  Post covers key practical topics such as: 
  • understanding the experience of dementia 
  • noticing subtle expressions of continuing selfhood, including "paradoxical lucidity" 
  • perspectives on ethical quandaries from diagnosis to terminal care and everything in between, as gleaned from the voices of caregivers 
  • how to communicate optimally and use language effectively 
  • the value of art, poetry, symbols, personalized music, and nature in revealing self-identity 
  • the value of trained "dementia companion" dogs 
   
  At a time when medical advances to cure these conditions are still out of reach and the most recent drugs have shown limited effectiveness, Post argues that focusing discussion and resources on the relational dignity of these individuals and the respite needs of their caregivers is vital. Grounding ethics  
  on the equal worth of all conscious human beings, he provides a cautionary perspective on preemptive assisted suicide based on cases that he has witnessed. He affirms vulnerability and interdependence as the core of the human condition and celebrates caregivers as advocates seeking social and economic  
  justice in an American system where they and their loved ones receive only leftover scraps. Racially inclusive and grounded in diversity, Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People also includes a workshop appendix focused on communication and connection, "A Caregiver Resilience Program," by Rev. Dr. Jade C. Angelica.

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  AI: Rise of the Lightspeed Learners

  Charles Jennings

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  Powerful new autonomous machines called AIs are popping up all around us. The most important of these, says former AI industry CEO Charles Jennings, are the Lightspeed Learners--AIs with the power to learn on their own. 
  Jennings' new book, "AI: Rise of the Lightspeed Learners", explores how AIs are affecting everything from trucking to dentistry, currency trading to warfare. It grapples with the existential challenges AI presents to humanity, and concludes the biggest threat is not killer robots, but dangerous dictators. “There are potentially disastrous consequences for Americans of all political persuasions if China leaps ahead of us in AI," he says. "An AI-dominant China would ultimately take the lead in high tech, financial services, military weapons, energy systems, transportation, manufacturing and more. AI is the coolest, strangest, most dangerous, most powerful technology yet. And we Americans, funders of the crucial first fifty years of AI research, are at risk of letting it slip away.” 
  Jennings makes the case that development—and control—of “friendly AI” become an urgent political priority in the United States. But he does so less through political rants than by what he calls AI storytelling, and by taking the listener on a journey into the brave new world of AIs…a journey that includes original stories, music and poetry, as well as highly accessible explanations about how AI works, and why it matters. Visit www.lightspeedlearners.com to learn more.

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  They Knew - The US Federal...

  James Gustave Speth, Julia...

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  In 2015, a group of twenty-one young people sued the federal government for violating their constitutional rights by promoting the climate catastrophe, depriving them of life, liberty, and property without due process of law. They Knew offers evidence for their claims, presenting a devastating, play-by-play account of the federal government's role in bringing about today's climate crisis. James Speth, tapped by the plaintiffs as an expert on climate, documents how administrations from Carter to Trump—despite having information about climate change and the connection to fossil fuels—continued aggressive support of a fossil fuel based energy system. 
   
   
    
  What did the federal government know and when did it know it? Speth asks, echoing another famous cover up. What did the federal government do and what did it not do? They Knew (an updated version of the Expert Report Speth prepared for the lawsuit) presents the most compelling indictment yet of the government's role in the climate crisis, showing a forty-year failure to take action. 
   
  Since Juliana v. United States was filed, the federal government has repeatedly delayed the case. Yet even in legal limbo, it has helped inspire a generation of youthful climate activists.

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  Get Up! - Why Your Chair Is...

  James A. Levine

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  From the codirector of the Mayo Clinic / Arizona State University Obesity Solutions Initiative and inventor of the treadmill desk comes a fascinating wake-up call about our sedentary lifestyle. 
  That the average adult spends 50 to 70 percent of their day sitting is no surprise to anyone who works in an office environment. But few realize the health consequences they are suffering as a result of modernity's increasingly sedentary lifestyle, or the effects it has had on society at large. In Get Up!, health expert James A. Levine's original scientific research shows that today's chair-based world, where we no longer use our bodies as they evolved to be used, is having negative consequences on our health, and is a leading cause of diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Over the decades, humans have moved from a primarily active lifestyle to one that is largely sedentary, and this change has reshaped every facet of our lives—from social interaction to classroom design. Levine shows how to throw off the shackles of inertia and reverse these negative trends through simple changes in our daily lives.

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  From Lyme to Light - A Spiritual...

  Caroline L. DeLoreto, Jennifer...

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  From Lyme to Light is my spiritual and physical healing journey with neurological Lyme disease. Starting with a tick bite that led to dementia, followed by a stroke, and then a Near Death Experience (NDE). I learned how to overcome the confusion and challenges involved with a mysterious illness to find hope and wellness! This book tells my story and shares the Diamond of Healing Philosophy I created to help guide and empower you to find your own healing on your journey to wellness. We are all energy and to heal we must address all aspects of what makes us who we are: the physical body, the mental & emotional body, the social body, and the spirit body. These all come together to make the energy body, which is explained in the Diamond. This book helps you identify potential blocks in your healing and offers some easy-to-do, affordable and practical tools to support you on your healing journey. My goal is to empower you and to catalyze your innate ability to heal and maintain wellness far into the future-finding your light from Lyme!

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  Cybersecurity Essentials -...

  Olive Sanchez

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  "Cybersecurity Essentials: Protecting Your Digital World" is a highly recommended book that will help readers fully grasp the ideas and methods of cybersecurity. Today, digital technology is an important part of both personal and business life. This book gives important information on how to protect yourself from the changing types of online threats. 
  The first part of the book goes over the basics of cybersecurity and talks about different types of threats, such as malware, scams, ransomware, and social engineering. It looks at important cybersecurity systems and standards, like ISO/IEC 27001 and NIST, giving readers a strong background in risk management and following the rules. 
  A lot of attention is paid to the real parts of protecting digital settings, like network security, endpoint protection, and application security. To protect their systems and data, readers will learn how to use effective tools like firewalls, intruder detection systems, and encryption. Data protection and identity management are also talked about in detail, and the book gives advice on how to keep private data safe and control who can see it. 
  "Cybersecurity Essentials" not only gives expert advice but also stresses how important it is to be aware of security issues and know how to handle them. It gives useful tips on how to get ready for and handle cyberattacks and makes people more aware of security issues in businesses. 
  This book gives you the information and tools you need to understand the complicated world of cybersecurity and protect your digital life, whether you are a cybersecurity expert, a business boss, or someone who just wants to make your own life safer. 
   

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