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Immersive non-fiction with STEM and social justice themes that proves that the future of the environment is in our hands-and helps pave the way forward.
Evolution isn't just a thing of the past. It is happening right now, in every species across the world-and our influence on the future of the plants and animals around us is much bigger than we might think. A closer look at the science behind evolution shows how human behaviors like hunting, farming,...
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As we focus on the bright side of life, we often forget that everything has two sides. One side is generally less desirable than the other. This book is a challenge to briefly exam the darker side of what can be the lives of women and especially children. Can you relate to any of these situations? I bet you can. What did you do about it then and now? Have your beliefs or responses changed any since then?
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These incredible stories of pain and suffering, courage and determination will assist people newly diagnosed with cancer to position themselves in the best possible place for survival. Knowledge and understanding of the stories of survivors of cancer may also assist health professionals to best help those living with cancer, and the people who journey alongside them. At the very least these stories shed light on how a group of people, given the worst...
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"One of The New Yorker's "The Books We Loved in 2015" (selected by Ben Lerner)" Ruth Bernard Yeazell is the Chace Family Professor of English and director of the Lewis Walpole Library at Yale University. Her books include Harems of the Mind: Passages of Western Art and Literature and Art of the Everyday: Dutch Painting and the Realist Novel (Princeton).
How the practice of titling paintings has shaped their reception throughout modern history
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Janet Halley is Royall Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where she teaches family law, comparative family law, discrimination law, the legal regulation of sexuality, and legal theory. She is the author of Don't: A Reader's Guide to Military Anti-Gay Policy and, with Wendy Brown, coeditor of Left Legalism/Left Critique.
Is it time to take a break from feminism? In this pathbreaking book, Janet Halley reassesses the place of feminism in the...
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"Winner of the 2012 Philip E. Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Continuing Higher Education, University Professional and Continuing Education Association" Taylor Walsh writes on behalf of Ithaka S+R, a not-for-profit strategy and research service that supports innovation in the academic community.
How elite universities are entering the world of online education
Over the past decade, a small revolution has taken place at some of the...
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Wall Street, the world's primary financial market and middleman, is in many ways a success. It brings together and places capital, creates new and innovative financial products, and buys and sells physical and financial assets. Its role in global economic growth has been, and remains, unique and vital. In spite of its importance and strengths, however, Wall Street repeatedly fails. At all levels, Wall Street makes serious mistakes in its core areas...
8) A Brief History of the Female Body: An Evolutionary Look at How and Why the Female Form Came to Be
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From breasts and orgasms to periods, pregnancies, and menopause-A Brief History of the Female Body is a fascinating science book explaining the mysteries of the female body through an evolutionary lens.
Let's face it: The female body is an enigma. For teenagers first experiencing their periods, the monthly arrival of mood swings and cramps can be agonizing and inconvenient. With pregnancy-perhaps the most miraculous of bodily events-comes countless...
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Kubernetes is a trending topic among engineers, CTOs, CIOs, and other technically sound professionals. Due to its proliferation and importance for all cloud technologies, DevOps engineers nowadays need a solid grasp of key Kubernetes concepts to help their organization thrive. This book equips you with all the requisite information about how Kubernetes works and how to use it for the best results. You'll learn everything from why cloud native is important...
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"What messages do animals send to each other using sound? How can we decipher them? What lessons might these messages offer for understanding the origins and workings of our own communication? Scientists who study bioacoustics try and answer these questions, using physiology, animal behavior, and evolutionary biology to understand how and why animals communicate via sound. In this book, Nicholas Mathevon offers readers an accessible overview of the...
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Leverage Defender for IoT for understanding common attacks and achieving zero trust for IoT and OT devices Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Identify and resolve cybersecurity challenges in the IoT and OT worlds Familiarize yourself with common attack vectors in the IoT and OT domains Dive into Defender for IoT, understand its capabilities, and put it to practice Book Description The Fourth Industrial Revolution,...
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"Packed with beautiful and engaging photos, this new leveled reader dives into the amazing world of animals that change their appearance based on environment, the need to blend in to hunt or stay safe, and even their mood! Kids will learn all about the how and why of these amazing animal transformations"--
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"In this nonfiction teen book, "financial hype woman" Berna Anat explains all the stuff young adults need to know about personal finance, covering everything from how and why to make a budget, to understanding the inequalities of our economy and how to work to change them"--
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A friendly, approachable get-started guide to the power of Photoshop.
Photoshop is an essential tool for anyone who works with images of all kinds, from photographs to graphics. In this course, instructor Jan Kabili simplifies the Photoshop techniques you’ll use most, whether you’re new to Photoshop or you’re looking for a down-to-earth review of Photoshop basics. Learn how and why to use layers, select parts of images, improve your photos,...
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Prepare to transition your career from software development to software architecture with the key tips included in this course.
The transition from software development to software architecture isn't always easy or obvious. In this course, Carlos Solís presents practical, actionable tips that make it much easier to understand how and why to make the move. Learn the basic concepts of software architecture and find ways to enhance your skills and...
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2023.
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APIs are becoming increasingly important in businesses. APIs help develop the ways things work in business as well as allow the business to grow and explore how they can provide more goods and services to their customers. This course shortly explains how and why a business could achieve this. We will explore what APIs are and how they fit in the world of software development and how they are being applied in old and new technology.
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2022.
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Learn about the Redux design pattern and the problems it solves in building applications.
Do you need to learn about the Redux design pattern and the problems it solves for building applications? Instructor Mohammad Azam has you covered. In this course, he introduces Redux.js.org and shows you how it is applied, the types of problems it solves, and how it interacts with the view hierarchy. Mohammad explains the Redux flow diagram, store reducers,...
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2023.
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Learn about the benefits of using Spring Boot with React.
In many use cases, it just makes sense to build React front ends with Spring Boot. Software developer and architect Frank P Moley III guides you through how and why you can accomplish this. Learn how to set up Spring Boot, add React, and set up the build. Explore the architecture behind building web applications, then get walk-throughs of building your first data repositories, building scaffolding...
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"By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids have learned that "fat" is bad. As they get older, kids learn to pursue thinness in order to survive in a world that ties our body size to our value. Multibillion-dollar industries thrive on consumers believing that we don't want to be fat. Our weight-centric medical system pushes "weight loss" as a prescription, while ignoring social determinants of health and reinforcing negative stereotypes about...
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Learn how to drive sales and growth effectively during an economic downturn.
While an economic downturn may lead your clients to think twice about their finances, it also presents an opportunity for you to gain market share and launch new products and services. In this course, Scott K. Edinger shows you specific and actionable strategies that empower you to unlock the opportunity that a downturn provides. Learn how to align your business goals with...
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