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  The Mismeasure of Man

  Stephen Jay Gould

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  When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits.Yet the idea of of biology as destiny dies hard, as witness the attention devoted to The Bell Curve, whose arguments are here so effectively anticipated and thoroughly undermined. In this edition, Stephen Jay Gould has written a substantial new introduction telling how and why he wrote the book and tracing the subsequent history of the controversy on innateness right through The Bell Curve. Further, he has added five essays on questions of The Bell Curve in particular and on race, racism, and biological determinism in general. These additions strengthen the book's claim to be, as Leo J. Kamin of Princeton University has said, "a major contribution toward deflating pseudo-biological 'explanations' of our present social woes."

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  Wish I Were Here - Boredom and...

  Mark Kingwell

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  Are you bored of the endless scroll of your social media feed? Do you swipe left before considering the human being whose face you just summarily rejected? Do you skim articles on your screen in search of intellectual stimulation that never arrives? If so, this book is the philosophical lifeline you have been waiting for. Offering a timely meditation on the profound effects of constant immersion in technology, also known as the Interface, Wish I Were Here draws on philosophical analysis of boredom and happiness to examine the pressing issues of screen addiction and the lure of online outrage. Without moralizing, Mark Kingwell takes seriously the possibility that current conditions of life and connection are creating hollowed-out human selves, divorced from their own external world. While scrolling, swiping, and clicking suggest purposeful action, such as choosing and connecting with others, Kingwell argues that repeated flicks of the finger provide merely the shadow of meaning, by reducing us to scattered data fragments, Twitter feeds, Instagram posts, shopping preferences, and text trends captured by algorithms. Written in accessible language that references both classical philosophers and contemporary critics, Wish I Were Here turns to philosophy for a cure to the widespread unease that something is amiss in modern waking life.

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  The Hindenburg Line

  Peter Oldham

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  A deep dive into the genesis, development, and occupation of the Hindenburg Line, as well as detailed guides to the actions and battles in each sector. 
   
  When the Hindenburg Line, Germany’s legendary defence system, was pierced at Cambrai in November 1917, the British were so pleased and delighted that church bells were rung. But that initial elation was followed by disappointment when the Germans used “defence-in-depth” and “elastic-defence” to retake the Hindenburg defences. 
   
  This book examines the reasons for the German’s decision to fall back to a strong defence line while their Navy starved Britain into submission, and the “burnt earth” policy of devastation in the area evacuated. The design and layout of the Hindenburg Line, and the Battles for its possession in 1917 and 1918, are given: with numerous maps covering different sectors and the struggles for each village and farm, together with the part played by many British Regiments. The maps contain information on how to find all remaining vestiges of both German and British defences in the region, most of which are rarely visited and many of which have not been seen by British eyes for many years. 
   
  No book since the Great War has examined this area in such detail, nor has any single account contained so much for the battlefield visitor to see. The sites of individual acts of bravery, including the winning of many Victoria Crosses are featured, and existing locations of battle lines, headquarters, artillery observation and machine gun posts are also included, together with an absorbing narrative which also guides the armchair reader.

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  The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos

  Brian Thomas Swimme

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  What does it mean to be human, to live on planet Earth, in the universe as it is now understood? Bestselling author and mathematical cosmologist Brain Swimme takes us on a journey through the cosmos in search of the “new story” that is developing in answer to this age-old question.

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  Geopolitics Energy Transition...

  International Renewable Energy...

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  Geopolitics of the energy transition: Critical materials provides comprehensive insights into the significance of critical materials, examining their associated geopolitical implications and offering recommendations for a sustainable and efficient global energy transition.

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  Coding for Beginners - Advanced...

  Alexander Cane

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  Performance has been an important factor for software developers. Java Performance tuning means optimizing the code to obtain a faster, more reliable, scalable, and easily maintainable code. This is a very important aspect because the code written by you should be very fast and maintainable, otherwise it not of any use. 
  Generally, it is best to keep your knobs off as far as Java tuning is concerned. Most applications, whose performance is required to be improved, can be improved by simply keeping the development environment up-to-date! We will discuss various aspects of tuning. Java performance tuning is a very vast topic, and as such, no document can contain the complete information. First, we will observe certain best practices that may improve your Java application’s performance. Then, we will mention the various improvements which could be made within your Java code. 
  Following Java performance tips provides all the details a developer needs for performance tuning of the Java code.

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