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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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  Inside Qatar - Hidden Stories...

  John McManus

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  'A wonderful and sometimes devastating book ... sophisticated, nuanced, fair-minded and yet very hard hitting' SIMON KUPER, author of SOCCERNOMICS
  
  
  'This will transport you to Qatar and teach you with humanity and empathy some of the dark truths about globalisation' BEN JUDAH, author of THIS IS LONDON
  'John McManus is a remarkable, compelling writer' RORY STEWART, author of THE PLACES IN BETWEEN
  'Wise, well informed, fair-minded and honest' PETER OBORNE, author of THE ASSAULT ON TRUTH
  
  
  AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF LIFE IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST NATIONS AHEAD OF THE FIFA 2022 WORLD CUP
  
  Just 75 years ago, the Gulf nation of Qatar was a backwater, reliant on pearl diving. Today it is a gas-laden parvenu with seemingly limitless wealth and ambition. Skyscrapers, museums and futuristic football stadiums rise out of the desert and Ferraris race through the streets. But in the shadows, migrant workers toil in the heat for risible amounts.
  Inside Qatar reveals how real people live in this surreal place, a land of both great opportunity and great iniquity. Ahead of Qatar's time in the limelight as host of the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup, anthropologist John McManus lifts a lid on the hidden worlds of its gilded elite, its spin doctors and thrill seekers, its manual labourers and domestic workers.
  
  The sum of their tales is not some exotic cabinet of curiosities. Instead, Inside Qatar opens a window onto the global problems - of unfettered capitalism, growing inequality and climate change - that concern us all.

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  Interactive Web Development with...

  Alessandro Straccia

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  Build rich Creative Technology projects using 3D, AR, and VR
  Book Description
  Embark on an amazing journey into the world of Creative Development with this comprehensive guide. From the basics of Three.js and A-Frame, each chapter adds more knowledge and techniques to empower creative developers to navigate the world of Creative Development. Readers will learn to build games and commercial applications using advanced technologies such as AR and VR. The book explores the key aspects of Creative Development for the web, delving into in-depth themes such as dealing with 3D files, setting up materials and textures, interacting with 3D objects, and understanding the concepts of animation loop and real-time rendering.
  Next, it moves on to navigate the main aspects of webAR and webVR, introducing readers to the fantastic 3D framework A-Frame. Readers will dive deep into the A-Frame workflow, learning tips and tricks to build and manage components, ultimately enabling them to deliver professional quality AR and VR experiences. In the final chapter, readers will be presented with Creative Development best practices and several real-world project templates, ready to be used and adapted for their own projects.
  Table of Contents
  1. Getting Started with Three.js
  2. Our First Scene
  3. Interacting with Our Scene
  4. Adding Some Realism
  5. Post Processing
  6. Introduction to WebAR and WebVR
  7. Creating Your First WebAR Experience
  8. Creating Your First WebVR Experience
  9. Useful Boilerplates to Start Your Projects      
  Index

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  The Synesthesia Experience -...

  Maureen Seaberg

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  “Explores a dimension of synesthesia long encountered in reports of synesthetes: its relation to mystical and artistic vision . . . fascinating accounts.” —Patricia Lynne Duffy, author of Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens   “The Synesthesia Experience will open up for you a whole new world in our universe.” —The Amazing Kreskin   What does blue taste like to you? A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word “table.” Described by some as a superpower, this mingling of the senses is called synesthesia, and the people who possess this amazing gift are called synesthetes.   What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery happening in her own life? Maureen Seaberg did just that and spent a year exploring her synesthesia. What she learned is that synesthesia is not an idle “brain tick” but a unique ability to tap into and reveal a greater creative universe and even the divine.   Join her as she visits top neuroscientists, rock stars, violinists, other synesthetes, philosophers, savants, quantum physicists, and even Tibetan lamas on her journey toward the truth. Famous synesthetes and experts interviewed in the book include Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman, Pharrell Williams, Dr. Dean Radin, Dr. Amit Goswami, and Dylan Lauren.

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  Fashion After Fifty - A Guide to...

  Kaaren Hale

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  The trouble with being over fifty is that everything starts to change. By sixty, gravity has started to pull hard and by seventy there is an urgent need to cover up some of the wobbly bits. The female ageing process has not been helped by society’s worship of youth and airbrushed beauty. Yet despite the youth-obsessed society of which the fashion industry is only one reflection, women continue to need to feel good about themselves, to nurture their self-confidence; to re-educate themselves about what works and why, to seek new doyennes of style and to retain beauty that is attainable past the first blush of youth.
  In this timely new edition of her tongue-in-cheek look at the fashion world, Kaaren Hale gives us her take on the industry and how to confidently find your own style in an ever-changing and confusing landscape.The women of her generation are the product of the conservative Fifties, the Swinging Sixties, the boom-boom Eighties and sober Nineties. They have enjoyed many heydays and aren’t ready to give up just yet. So why is it that the fashion industry, with few exceptions, directs all its ideas to the very young?
  Although the lack of style mentors and fashion choices is disheartening, women do not have to fill their wardrobes with dreary clothes, insensitive to the high-spirited girl inside them who still craves fashion adventure. They may not have Donna Karan to guide them personally through the minefield of middle age, but they can learn from their peers who already know how to do it – and enjoy the ride. This is a book for a generation of women that has done it all, seen it all and still wants to look – and feel – good.

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  RoboRevolution - The Dawn of a...

  Emma Turner

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  Are you prepared to be a witness to the revolutionary change in technology that is transforming the future? Your search is over because you have found "RoboRevolution: The Dawn of a New Era." An in-depth investigation of the technological wonders that are revolutionizing industries and everyday life is provided in this book, which serves as your definitive reference to the fascinating world of robotic advances. 
  The documentary "RoboRevolution" takes you on an adventure into the fascinating world of robotics, revealing the most recent technological developments transforming how we work and live. This thorough book navigates the convoluted environment of robotic technologies, delivering insights that will captivate tech enthusiasts and curious minds alike. From cutting-edge artificial intelligence to state-of-the-art automation, this guide covers everything from there. 
  As you progress through the chapters of this book, you will get a profound comprehension of the potential made available by robots. Acquire the information that will enable you to confidently navigate this new era, regardless of whether you are a professional in the business looking to stay ahead of the competition or an individual keen to comprehend the significant impact that robotics will have on our society.

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