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  The New Fire - War Peace and...

  Andrew Imbrie, Ben Buchanan

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  Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the modern world. It is ubiquitous—in our homes and offices, in the present and most certainly in the future. Today, we encounter AI as our distant ancestors once encountered fire. If we manage AI well, it will become a force for good, lighting the way to many transformative inventions. If we deploy it thoughtlessly, it will advance beyond our control. If we wield it for destruction, it will fan the flames of a new kind of war, one that holds democracy in the balance. As AI policy experts Ben Buchanan and Andrew Imbrie show in The New Fire, few choices are more urgent—or more fascinating—than how we harness this technology and for what purpose. 
   
   
    
  The new fire has three sparks: data, algorithms, and computing power. These components fuel viral disinformation campaigns, new hacking tools, and military weapons that once seemed like science fiction. To autocrats, AI offers the prospect of centralized control at home and asymmetric advantages in combat. It is easy to assume that democracies, bound by ethical constraints and disjointed in their approach, will be unable to keep up. But such a dystopia is hardly preordained. Combining an incisive understanding of technology with shrewd geopolitical analysis, Buchanan and Imbrie show how AI can work for democracy. With the right approach, technology need not favor tyranny.

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  Only Love Remains - Lessons from...

  Attilio Stanjano

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  What happens to the dying in the final days and weeks of their lives? What emotions come to the surface and what do they want to talk about? Attilio Stajano, a volunteer worker at the palliative care ward of a Brussels hospital, presents a series of deeply-moving personal encounters with seriously-ill patients. The dying, he discovers, have much to teach the living. Whilst their stories are all different, they share one thing in common: in the end, when all is said and done, only love remains...
  How should we respond to the challenge of death? As a society and as individuals, we can choose to be patient and sensitive, giving dignity to those reaching the end of their lives – even when those lives appear to have no further value. The period leading to death can be full of profound experiences, telling us much about the meaning of life and the abiding nature of love. If we see the terminally-ill as an inconvenience, however, we forego the possibility of finding unexpected resources in ourselves: a tenderness, a touch, a readiness to assist that we did not know we were capable of.
  Underlying this book is the momentous and very current debate over euthanasia. In a comprehensive appendix, the author reports on the provision of palliative care services and the laws governing euthanasia in European and English-speaking countries around the world, and the implications these have for the way we value and care for the dying.

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  Low Mood: Hypnosis Downloads

  Craig Beck

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  Do you get that feeling that you could achieve so much more in life if your mood was better? Perhaps you are constantly feeling lethargic or depressed and it's holding you back?You are not broken! All self-limiting beliefs, phobias and bad habits are simply bad programs buried in the unconscious area of the mind. Willpower is entirely ineffective in dealing with these issues because you are prevented from accessing the source of the problem.Craig Beck is a master hypnotist, a world-renowned respected timeline therapist and NLP master practitioner. Craig understands what makes people tick and more importantly how to access and remove the erroneous programs in the subconscious mind that cause us problems in everyday life.  Designed to quickly help you improve your mood and achieve your full potential; Use this powerful and proven MP3 hypnosis download to dramatically help increase your energy levels and mood. Unique speed hypnosis technique for rapid resultsEasy to use on any device including smartphonesRapidly develop more stable mood in day-to-day life.A highly effective solution to long term low mood.Replace your self doubt with a new constructive habitThis kindle book includes a free MP3 download link for the accompanying hypnosis track.

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  Boiling Point - Government...

  Maude Barlow

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  Passionate and cogent, this could be the most important book of the year for Canadians
  		 
  We are complacent. We bask in the idea that Canada holds 20% of the world’s fresh water — water crises face other countries, but not ours. We could not be more wrong. In Boiling Point, bestselling author and activist Maude Barlow lays bare the issues facing Canada’s water reserves, including long-outdated water laws, unmapped and unprotected groundwater reserves, agricultural pollution, industrial-waste dumping, boil-water advisories, and the effects of deforestation and climate change. This will be the defining issue of the coming decade, and most of us have no idea that it is on our very own doorstep.
  		 
  Barlow is one of the world’s foremost water activists and she has been on the front lines of the world’s water crises for the past 20 years. She has seen first-hand the scale of the water problems facing much of the world, but also many of the solutions that are being applied. In Boiling Point, she brings this wealth of experience and expertise home to craft a compelling blueprint for Canada’s water security.

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  Mental Health - Mastering...

  Mathias L. Cope

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  How is your mental health at present?Is it all it could be, or could you be happier?Could you handle it if you suddenly faced a mental health crisis?Our mental health can be incredibly fragile and easily come off the rails at any moment. Almost any significant change can affect it and with busy lives and careers there is more scope for things to go wrong than ever before. So is your mind fit to face the challenge.Inside of this audiobook, Mental Health: Mastering Mindset to Improve Happiness and Handle Any Mental Health Crises, you will find new ways to help you cope with mental health issues that crop up, with chapters that look at:-	Mental Health Basics-	Are you Resilient?-	Take Good Care of Yourself-	Healthy Relationships-	Risk Factors-	When Do You Need to See a Professional?The importance of looking after our mental health cannot be overstated and it is incumbent on each of us to ensure that we do all we can to keep our minds fit and active.Mental Health is a audiobook that takes a pragmatic approach to helping you achieve this. Download a copy today and see how it can help you!

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  Handmade Houses and Feeders for...

  Michele McKee-Orsini

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  These handmade birdhouses and feeders, bee hotels, and butterfly and ladybird homes will bring welcome visitors to your garden.
  
  Handmade Houses and Feeders for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies features 35 beautiful havens to build to attract more wildlife into your garden. Each house is beautifully designed, with colourful details, but is also perfectly adapted for its intended inhabitants. There are birdhouses you can hang up or place on stands, and a bee house you can 'plant' in your flowerbed. There are also feeders for birds, and homes for butterflies and ladybirds. With her trademark attention to detail, Michele McKee-Orsini has designed a gorgeous collection of miniature palaces for the wildlife that we should all be encouraging into our gardens. Michele takes you through the basic woodworking and decorating skills you will need, and the step-by-step project instructions, clear artwork, and stunning photography will all inspire you to build your own havens for our flying friends. Handmade Houses and Feeders for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies is a compilation of previously published favourites.

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