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AWS Solutions Architect Associate-C02 Exam Guide 2020-21:: A New Approach to Pass the AWS SAA-C02 Exam in 2020-21

by Allison cope

Getting your AWS Solutions Architect certification, in particular, can help you to stand out among the competition. Not only can it help you find a job in general, but it can help you get one of the top-paying jobs. The advantage here is that no programming knowledge is needed, and no prior AWS experience is required. It is certainly a great investment in your future that is worth making. This is the latest last-minute AWS Solutions Architect Associate's exam prep guide based on the C02 v... more

Everything About Astronauts - Vol. 1

by Marianne Jennings

This collection of over 600 entertaining & surprising facts is all about astronauts. Inside, teens and adults will discover topics like what it takes to become an astronaut, how astronauts trained to go to the Moon, little-known facts about famous astronauts and so much more. At the back is a fun, short quiz to test how well you really know astronauts.

At the Back of Your Mind

by Amogh Sukhthankar

Covid-19 has no doubt drastically changed the way we behave; now, we are more careful when washing our hands, more diligent about wearing masks, and more cautious when interacting with people indoors and outdoors. Our minds have also changed in response to the pandemic, trying to grapple with overwhelming emotions and anxiety. What hasn’t changed is how we view the roles of psychology and neurobiology during the pandemic. Both of these academic fields can explain what went well and what went poo... more

The Full Extent

by Richard Botelho

In the early 20th century, discoveries in quantum mechanics proved Consciousness is the ground of all being. This finding contradicted scientific materialism, which posited matter as foundational; instead, matter results from Mind. Moreover, Consciousness was antecedently linked to a First Mind, the universe a mental and spiritual construction of a Divine Being. The Full Extent expands on these quantum truths and considers their spiritual implications, positioning the human future.

The Tree of Life & Origin of Species

by Philip Bruce Heywood

More a reference tool than a bedside read, this is nonetheless a very readable work. Heywood examines the existing explanations of the origin of the universe against a backdrop of the first chapters of the Bible— the creation accounts of Genesis— and skillfully shows the scientific facts underlying what many in scientific and educational fields have written off as mere fable. Heywood does this by introducing facts and posing questions for which he then proffers a variety of answers, allowing ... more

The Anthropocene Epoch: When Humans Changed the World

by Bruce Glass

As we hear more and more about climate change, pollution, and species extinction, some people may wonder how we got here. Some may wonder what all the fuss is really about. Some may even wonder if Donald Trump was correct when he declared that “global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing noncompetitive”—that it is nothing more than a hoax. In The Anthropocene Epoch, we will examine how humankind has altered the character of our home—planet Earth—over ... more

It's Not Magic, It's Biology: A Guided Tour Through Your Molecular World

by Allan Albig

It's Not Magic, It's biology is a book that describes the molecular world in a simple, yet accurate way that is appropriate for non-scientists interested in learning how molecular events influence their everyday lives.

Homo Electric: How Coronavirus, Social Media and Climate Change Are Accelerating Evolution of a Dynamic New Human Species

by Steve Nelson

Electricity is driving human evolution. Just as controlling fire and using tools were major evolutionary developments in the Stone Age, so too is harnessing electricity and its myriad applications. New 21st century evolutionary thinking supports the author's daring proposition that we are evolving beyond Homo sapiens to become a new species of human, Homo electric. Not sometime in the future, but right now. While for 200,000 years humans could only interact face-to-face,... more

Kings of a Lonely Kingdom: Earth Day Essays, Poems, and Musings on Nature

by David C. Mahood

In his latest book, Kings of a Lonely Kingdom, author David C. Mahood shares his passion for preserving nature, biodiversity, and for combating climate change, through ten years of Earth Day essays, original poetry, and related sentiments. Throughout the book he shares compelling examples of a world in need of greater care in order to bring attention to the unfavorable, long-term consequences of climate change, and the loss of biodiversity. The plights of penguins and pachyderms, whales and wo... more

Lion Shaped Mountain: A Fable as Told Through the Eyes of Wild Chimpanzees

by Andrew R. Halloran

In a remote corner of West Africa, in a place that only the locals know about, the world of a young chimpanzee is changed forever by forces beyond his control. Lion Shaped Mountain is the story of chimpanzees struggling to survive against a world that becomes less survivable for them each day, and the resilience it takes to stay alive. It is a tale, told through the eyes of our closest living relatives, of how every facet of one's environment dictates one's world -- the flora and fauna, the acti... more

Therapize Yourself

by Carrie Leaf

Arriving at our answers means going on a journey and facing some tough stuff about ourselves. There’s no way around it. If we want to heal and grow, we have to go straight through the thick of it.

In Therapize Yourself, practicing psychotherapist Carrie Leaf won’t tell you what your deal is or exactly how to “fix” it, but if you commit to this journey you’re on, and you put in the time, effort, and energy, this book can help guide you to the ... more

How to Alleviate Digital Transformation Debt Post-COVID-19

by Dr. Setrag Khoshafian

We are amid a digital revolution with unprecedented innovations. The pandemic has accelerated the requirements for "Digital Transformation." Organizations need to adopt and transform to survive and hopefully thrive.

At the core of digitization there is very much an underlying principle of "debt." It comes originally from what Is called "technical debt." Simply, technical debt "reflects the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy solution now instead of using... more

Fixing Food: An FDA Insider Unravels the Myths and the Solutions

by Richard Williams

FIXING FOOD tells the stories of what really happens inside the FDA. Through these stories, I explain why one out of every six Americans gets food poisoning every year (CDC). In fact, every year, at least for the last decade, FDA cites this same number to justify their budget request to Congress. It also discusses why two thirds of us are overweight or obese and why, by 2030, despite FDA’s nutrition labeling, one out of every two Americans is expected to be obese.[1] To solve these problems, ... more

Our National Monuments: America's Hidden Gems

by QT Luong

With the stroke of a pen, the president of the United States can proclaim a national monument. The Antiquities Act of 1906 was enacted to provide an expedited means to protect areas of natural or cultural significance. Since then, 16 presidents have used the Act to preserve some of America' most treasured public lands and waters. In 2017, an unprecedented executive order was issued questioning these designations by calling for the review of 27 national monuments across 11 states and two o... more

The Simulated Multiverse

by Rizwan Virk

Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines?

In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory. If we are living in a digital universe, then many of the complexities and baffling characteristics of our reality start to make more sense. Quantum computing l... more

IMPRESSIONS

by AMEYA PANDIT

The book is a collection of Short letters/essays on Childhood, Nature and Arts. Each letter is fewer than 12 sentences long, and is separated by a section mark. The letters are grouped into the aforesaid chapters. They are truths from my personal experiences, some I have lived, while others I have imagined. They do not follow any particular order, like a book of poems, you can pick anyone and meditate or reflect on it. A slow, deliberate read with a reading of the introductions will prepare a... more

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