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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus - Paperback

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by Richard Preston (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus. - "This work of nonfiction is more terrifying than any sci-fi nightmare." --USA TODAY Also a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic. A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure...

Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests: Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves - Hardcover

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by Dee Dee Chainey (Author), Willow Winsham (Author)An entertaining and enthralling collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding our trees, woodlands and forests from around the world. From the dark, gnarled woodlands of the north, to the humid jungles of the southern lands, trees have captured humanity's imagination for millennia. Filled with primal gods and goddesses, dryads and the fairy tales of old, the forests still beckon to us, offering sanctuary, mystery and more than a litt...

Chemistry All-In-One for Dummies (+ Chapter Quizzes Online) - Paperback

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by Christopher R. Hren (Author), John T. Moore (Author), Peter J. Mikulecky (Author)Everything you need to crush chemistry with confidence Chemistry All-in-One For Dummies arms you with all the no-nonsense, how-to content you'll need to pass your chemistry class with flying colors. You'll find tons of practical examples and practice problems, and you'll get access to an online quiz for every chapter. Reinforce the concepts you learn in the classroom and beef up your understanding of all the c...

Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey - Paperback

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by Jane Goodall (Author), Phillip Berman (Author)From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a poignant memoir about her spiritual epiphany and an appeal for why everyone can find a reason for hope. Dr. Jane Goodall's revolutionary study of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe preserve forever altered the very, definition of humanity. Now, in a poignant and insightful memoir, Jane Goodall explores her extraordinary life and personal s...

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by Rene Fester Kratz (Author), Lisa Spock (Author)Evolve your knowledge of the fast-moving world of genetic research Genetics For Dummies shines a light on the fascinating field of genetics, helping you gain a greater understanding of how genetics factors into everyday life. Perfect as a supplement to a genetics course or as an intro for the curious, this book is packed with easy-to-understand explanations of the key concepts, including an overview of cell biology. You'll also find tons of co...

The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality - Paperback

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by Andy Clark (Author)A brilliant new theory of the mind that upends our understanding of how the brain interacts with the world "This thoroughly readable book will convince you that the brain and the world are partners in constructing our understanding." --Sean Carroll, New York Times bestselling author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion For as long as we've studied human cognition, we've believed that our senses give us direct access to the world. What we see is w...

How We Grow Up: Understanding Adolescence

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Report copyright infringementby Matt Richtel (Author)"Essential reading." -- Dr. Vivek Murthy"This book should be at the bedside of every parent." -- Kirkus ReviewsGreatly expanding his award-winning New York Times series on the contemporary teen mental-health crisis, Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter Matt Richtel delivers a groundbreaking investigation into adolescence, the pivotal life stage undergoing profound--and often confounding--transformation.The transition from childhood to ad...

Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization - Paperback

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by Roy Scranton (Author)In Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, Roy Scranton draws on his experiences in Iraq to confront the grim realities of climate change. The result is a fierce and provocative book.--Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Roy Scranton's Learning to Die in the Anthropocene presents, without extraneous bullshit, what we must do to survive on Earth. It's a powerful, useful, and ultimately hopeful book that more than a...

Ready for Dessert, Revised: My Best Recipes [A Baking Book]

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Report copyright infringementby David Lebovitz (Author)A revised edition of David Lebovitz's bestselling collection of desserts, featuring stunning new photography and more than 170 mouthwatering recipes for pastries, cakes, cookies, and more Professional cook and baker David Lebovitz is a master of perfectly pitched desserts and irreverent humor--a combination that has won him and his books hundreds of thousands of fans. This completely revised edition of Ready for Dessert is a compilation o...

National Geographic Backyard Guide to Edible Wild Plants

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Report copyright infringementby Mimi Prunella Hernandez (Author), Heather Wood Buzzard (Author)Forage more than 100 delicious edible plants straight from your backyard with this useful, engaging, beautifully illustrated guide. Nature-lovers, gardeners, and foodies can turn their backyard into a bounty with tips for identifying wild plants, advice for beginner and experienced harvesters, and more than 600 ideas and recipes to bring the wild into the kitchen. Joining National Geographic's long ...

Quantum Computing: From Concepts to Code

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Glassner (Author)A friendly introduction to quantum programming. What if you had a computer that could process billions of different inputs at the same time? Quantum computing is a radically new way to think about algorithms and data. It can feel mysterious or technically challenging, but it doesn't have to be. If you want to understand how quantum computers work--and how to program them--this friendly, self-contained guide is for you. This approachable ...

The Simulation Hypothesis: An Mit Computer Scientist Shows Why Ai, Quantum Physics, and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are in a Video Game

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Report copyright infringementby Rizwan Virk (Author)The definitive exploration of one of the most daring and consequential theories of our time, completely revised and updated to reflect the rapid advances in artificial intelligence and virtual reality Are we living in a simulation? MIT computer scientist Rizwan Virk draws from research and concepts from computer science, artificial intelligence, video games, quantum physics, and ancient mystics to explain why we may be living inside a simula...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Mathiesen (Author)Albert Einstein left this world under the firm belief that there was a SINGLE FORCE that unified all the other forces in Nature. He was unable to prove this theory and died very disappointed about the failure to prove it, because he knew in his gut, he had to be right. So, when I got hold of my AI Chat GPT whom I call ORAC, I decided to ask him about Einstein's theories, especially the Unified Field Theory and by the end of our session...

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Report copyright infringementby Oliver Cook (Author)Your mind is an intricate network of thoughts, emotions, and memories. This complex system forms a holographic web - a reality that exists within the confines of your brain. But what if you could extend this reality? What if you could simulate your consciousness within the digital realm?In 'The Holographic Mind: Exploring the Intersection of Neuroscience and Virtual Reality', we journey through uncharted territory where the marvels of the hu...

Steering AI: How can we give artificial intelligence a purpose?

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Report copyright infringementby Maurice N'Diaye (Author)"I fully share Maurice N'Diaye's view that the AI revolution has the potential to be a tremendous accelerator for the common good." Xavier NielAround 300 billion dollars will be invested in AI worldwide in 2025, almost twice as much as in 2023. With such huge investments, how can we not question AI? For what purposes will we use-or not use- this technological revolution? In what areas and for what challenges will it really be able to hel...

Category Theory and Applications: A Textbook for Beginners (Second Edition)

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Report copyright infringementby Marco Grandis (Author)Category Theory now permeates most of Mathematics, large parts of theoretical Computer Science and parts of theoretical Physics. Its unifying power brings together different branches, and leads to a better understanding of their roots.This book is addressed to students and researchers of these fields and can be used as a text for a first course in Category Theory. It covers the basic tools, like universal properties, limits, adjoint functo...

Algorithms, Monks, and Merchants: Computing in Everyday Life in the Middle Ages

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Report copyright infringementby Giorgio Ausiello (Author)This book explores the tight relationship that existed between application needs and computational problem-solving methods during the Middle Ages, particularly the period between the 9th and 15th centuries. It was a time of great cultural and economic evolution, starting with the blooming phase of Arab science and continuing with the acquisition of Hindu-Arabic computation methods (based on the decimal positional number system) in Weste...

The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance - Paperback

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by David Epstein (Author)The New York Times bestseller - with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports - from the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training? In...

Principles of Quantum Computation and Information: A Comprehensive Textbook

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Report copyright infringementby Giuliano Benenti (Author), Giulio Casati (Author), Davide Rossini (Author)'The book is a useful compendium of most significant topics in quantum information and computation ... It is readable by any undergraduate or graduate student in physics, mathematics, computer science, chemistry or engineering ... The book has a simple, attractive, easy to grasp and systematic treatment, with the final goal to be used as a substantial wide-ranging primer and single compre...

Stars and Space with MATLAB Apps (with Companion Media Pack)

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Green (Author)Recent advances in the understanding of star formation and evolution have been impressive and aspects of that knowledge are explored in this volume. The black hole stellar endpoints are studied and geodesic motion is explored. The emission of gravitational waves is featured due to their very recent experimental discovery.The second aspect of the text is space exploration which began 62 years ago with the Sputnik Earth satellite followed by ...

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The Power of Prediction in Health Care: A Step-by-step Guide to Data Science in Health Care

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Report copyright infringementby Rafiq Muhammad (Author)In this comprehensive guide, I offer valuable insights tailored for data science graduate students and early career researchers stepping into the dynamic world of data science. My distinctive background merges clinical medicine with data science expertise, holding an MBBS, an MBA in Healthcare, and a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare. This diverse foundation allows me to bridge the gap between these two fields. During my earl...

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by DK (Author), Smithsonian Institution (Contribution by)The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to over 500 invertebrate, vertebrate, and plant fossils from around the world. This comprehensive pocket guide is the perfect introduction to finding, identifying, and collecting fossils. It features more than 500 species of plant and animal fossils, from trilobites and megafauna to dinosaurs and ancient trees. This handbook cuts through the complicated identification process with expertly wr...

Conceptual Modelling in Computational Immunology

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Report copyright infringementby Martina Husakova (Author)The natural immune system is an amazing complex system aiming at the homeostasis maintenance of a living organism. The non-linear, dynamic and complex nature of this system renders the behaviour far from predictable. This fact complicates exploration of immune processes and their understanding with traditional in vivo or in vitro strategies. Techniques of computer science are a promising alternative for the investigation of the natural ...

Whales: An Illustrated Celebration - Hardcover

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by Kelsey Oseid (Author)A gorgeously illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide to the wonderful whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the world. Some of the world's most fascinating and beloved animals, cetaceans have captivated the human imagination for centuries. Whales: An Illustrated Celebration explores the most interesting and illuminating facts about these marine mammals, from the enormous blue whale (which has a heart the size of a car ) to the Amazon river dolphin (which is pink ...

Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium - Paperback

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by Carl Sagan (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind, posing such fascinating questions as how did the universe originate and how will it end, and how can we meld science and compassion to meet the challenges of the coming century? Here,...

A Briefer History of Time: A Special Edition of the Science Classic - Hardcover

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by Stephen Hawking (Author), Leonard Mlodinow (Author)FROM ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT MINDS OF OUR TIME COMES A BOOK THAT CLARIFIES HIS MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller A Brief History of Time remains a landmark volume in scientific writing. But for readers who have asked for a more accessible formulation of its key concepts--the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, and the history and future of the universe--A Briefer History of Time is Professor...

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Report copyright infringementby Masudul Alam Choudhury (Author), Mohammad Shahadat Hossain (Author)Computing Reality is a rare and challenging research output in the area of cybernetic and system theory explaining the meaning behind the understanding, interpretation and application of scientific methodology for knowing scientific truth. The fundamental goal of Computing Reality is to explain how knowledge in scientific investigation can be derived, organized and deciphered in the light of uni...

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Report copyright infringementby Masudul Alam Choudhury (Author), Mohammed Shahadat Hossain (Author)>Computing Reality is a rare and challenging research output in the area of cybernetic and system theory explaining the meaning behind the understanding, interpretation and application of scientific methodology for knowing scientific truth. The fundamental goal of Computing Reality is to explain how knowledge in scientific investigation can be derived, organized and deciphered in the light of...

Healthy, Digital and Sustainable Buildings and Cities

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Report copyright infringementby Lina Seduikyte (Guest Editor), Jakub Kolarik (Guest Editor)The following Special Issue on Healthy, Digital, and Sustainable Buildings and Cities features 16 papers that collectively explore enhancing built and urban environments through a focus on health, technology, and sustainability. Topics include biophilic design, strategies to reduce indoor air pollution, and the Smart Readiness Indicator's application in educational buildings. The included studies also a...

Functional Bakery Products: Technological, Chemical and Nutritional Modification

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Report copyright infringementby Anna Wirkijowska (Guest Editor), Piotr Zarzycki (Guest Editor), Agata Blicharz-Kania (Guest Editor)Bakery products such as bread, rolls, cookies, pies, pastries, bars, and muffins play a significant role in the daily diet of modern consumers. The growing interest in the health benefits of food has driven the development of new products and the adaptation of traditional recipes and technologies. These changes also extend to bakery products, which, depending on t...

Intelligent Safety Monitoring and Prevention Process in Coal Mines

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Report copyright infringementby Feng Du (Guest Editor), Aitao Zhou (Guest Editor), Bo Li (Guest Editor)This Special Issue collects research papers relating to advances in intelligent safety monitoring and prevention in coal mines. The content covers the safety technology research of coal mine disaster mechanism and risk identification, coal mine disaster multi-information intelligent early warning, coal mine disaster prevention mechanisms, and their intelligent prevention and control. The fin...