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  Sound Reporting - The NPR Guide...

  Jonathan Kern

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  From an NPR veteran, a “comprehensive and lucid” guide to “the values and practices that yield stellar audio journalism” (Booklist). 
   
  Maybe you’re thinking about starting a podcast, and want some tips from the pros. Or perhaps storytelling has always been a passion of yours, and you want to learn to do it more effectively. Whatever the case—whether you’re an avid NPR listener or you aspire to create your own audio, or both—Sound Reporting: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production will give you a rare tour of the world of a professional broadcaster. 
   
  Jonathan Kern, a former executive producer of All Things Considered who has trained NPR’s on-air staff for years, is a gifted guide, able to narrate a day in the life of a host and lay out the nuts and bolts of production with both wit and warmth. Along the way, he explains the importance of writing the way you speak, reveals how NPR books guests ranging from world leaders to neighborhood newsmakers, and gives sage advice on everything from proposing stories to editors to maintaining balance and objectivity. Best of all—because NPR wouldn’t be NPR without its array of distinctive voices—lively examples from popular shows and colorful anecdotes from favorite personalities animate each chapter. 
   
  As public radio’s audience of millions can attest, NPR’s unique guiding principles and technical expertise combine to connect with listeners like no other medium can. With today’s technologies allowing more people to turn their home computers into broadcast studios, Sound Reporting is a valuable guide that reveals the secrets behind NPR’s success.

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  Crippled - Austerity and the...

  Frances Ryan

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  Crippled is a damning indictment of a safety net gone wrong, and a passionate demand for an end to austerity measures hitting those most in need.In austerity Britain, disabled people have become the favourite target. From social care to the benefits system, politicians and media alike have made the case that Britain's 12 million disabled people are a drain on the public purse. In Crippled, leading commentator Frances Ryan exposes the disturbing reality, telling the story of those most affected by this devastating regime. This includes a paralyzed man forced to crawl down the stairs because the council wouldn't provide accessible housing and the young girl with bipolar forced to turn to sex work to survive. Through these personal stories, Ryan charts how in recent years the public attitude towards disabled people has transformed from compassion to contempt: from society's `most vulnerable' to benefit cheats.  “Frances Ryan reminds us what real journalism looks like.” KEN LOACH

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  CHAT GPT The Invasion of...

  Erben Johnathan

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  "Chat GPT: The Invasion of Artificial Intelligence" is a comprehensive examination of the emergence of artificial intelligence and its implications for humanity. The book is divided into ten chapters, each of which offers a detailed analysis of a specific aspect of AI, from its history and evolution to its potential impact on the workforce, mental health, and the future of human existence. 
  Through engaging prose and thorough research, the book explores the rise of chatbots, the development of Chat GPT, and the potential benefits and drawbacks of these technologies. It delves into the limitations of AI and the dark side of this rapidly advancing field, as well as the potential for resistance and the importance of building ethical frameworks for AI development. 
  "Chat GPT: The Invasion of Artificial Intelligence" provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the impact of AI on modern society and offers a roadmap for navigating the challenges and opportunities presented by this transformative technology. With its clear and accessible style, this book is an essential read for anyone interested in the future of technology and its impact on human life.

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  Aeronautical Management -...

  Phil Gilberts

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  Aeronautical management encompasses the strategic planning, direction, and control of aviation operations. This field integrates principles of business management with the technical and regulatory aspects of aviation to ensure the efficient and safe operation of airlines, airports, and related services. 
    
  Operations management focuses on the day-to-day activities necessary to run an airline or airport, including scheduling flights, managing ground services, and coordinating with air traffic control. Safety and security ensure compliance with aviation safety standards and security regulations. This area involves risk management, emergency planning, and maintaining up-to-date safety protocols. Financial management involves budgeting, financial planning, and cost control to maintain profitability. It also includes revenue management, which involves optimizing pricing strategies and managing ancillary revenues. 
    
  Human resources management covers the recruitment, training, and retention of aviation personnel, including pilots, cabin crew, ground staff, and maintenance engineers. Marketing and customer service focus on promoting aviation services, building brand loyalty, and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction through effective communication and service delivery. Regulatory compliance ensures that operations adhere to national and international aviation regulations, including managing relationships with regulatory bodies such as the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). Environmental management addresses the environmental impact of aviation operations, promoting sustainable practices and compliance with environmental regulations.

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  How Doctors Think

  Jerome Groopman M.D.

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  A New Yorker staff writer, bestselling author, and professor at Harvard Medical School unravels the mystery of how doctors figure out the best treatments—or fail to do so. This book describes the warning signs of flawed medical thinking and offers intelligent questions patients can ask.On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within eighteen seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrong—with catastrophic consequences. In this myth-shattering book, Jerome Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He explores why doctors err and shows when and how they can— with our help—avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty, communicate effectively, and deploy other skills that can have a profound impact on our health. This book is the first to describe in detail the warning signs of erroneous medical thinking, offering direct, intelligent questions patients can ask their doctors to help them get back on track.Groopman draws on a wealth of research, extensive interviews with some of the country's best physicians, and his own experiences as a doctor and as a patient. He has learned many of the lessons in this book the hard way, from his own mistakes and from errors his doctors made in treating his own debilitating medical problems.How Doctors Think reveals a profound new view of twenty-first-century medical practice, giving doctors and patients the vital information they need to make better judgments together.

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  Subtract - The Untapped Science...

  Leidy Klotz

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  This program includes an introduction and epilogue read by the author.Blending evidence across science and design, Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less offers a revolution in problem-solving: proving why we overlook subtraction, and how we can access its true potentialWe pile on “to-dos” but don’t consider “stop-doings.” We create incentives for good behavior, but don’t get rid of obstacles to it. We collect new-and-improved ideas, but don’t prune the outdated ones. Every day, across challenges big and small, we neglect a basic way to make things better: we don’t subtract.Leidy Klotz’s pioneering research shows why. Whether we’re building Lego models or cities, grilled-cheese sandwiches or strategic plans, our minds tend to add before taking away. Even when we do think of it, subtraction can be harder to pull off because an array of biological, cultural, and economic forces push us towards more. But we have a choice—our blind spot need not go on taking its toll on our cities, our institutions, and our minds. By diagnosing our neglect of subtraction, we can treat it.Subtract will change how you change your world. In these pages you’ll meet subtracting exemplars: design geniuses, Nobel Prize-winners, rock-stars, and everyday heroes, who have subtracted to dismantle racism, advance knowledge, heal the planet, and even tell better jokes. These and more guiding lights show how we can revolutionize not just our day-to-day lives, but our collective legacy. A paradigm shift of a book, Subtract shows us how to find more of the options we’ve been missing—and empowers us to pursue them.A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books“This is a captivating, perceptive read on one of the most basic mistakes that we make in the pursuit of success and happiness...If the defining word of your life is ‘more,’ you need to read this book.”--Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Originals, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife

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