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  Olive Kitteridge

  Olive Kitteridge - the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novelThis beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, turned into an Emmy Award-winning HBO mini-series, is an extraordinary story about an ordinary woman's life, and a vibrant exploration of all that connects us. The story of Olive Kitteridge will make you laugh, nod in recognition, wince in pain, and shed a tear or two.'As perfect a novel as you will ever read... So astonishingly good that I shall be reading it once a year for the foreseeable future and very probably for the rest of my life.'Evening StandardOlive Kitteridge is a complex woman. Described by some as indomitable and by others as compassionate, she herself has always been certain that she is absolutely right about everything. A retired schoolteacher in a small coastal town in Maine, as she grows older she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life.Through different narratives, telling the triumphs and tragedies of those around her, and spanning years, Olive's story emerges. We meet her stoic husband, bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong, and a young man pained by loss - whom Olive comforts by her mere presence, while her own son feels overwhelmed by her sensitivities.Praise for Elizabeth Strout 'Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.' The New Yorker 'A terrific writer.' Zadie Smith 'So good it gave me goosebumps.'Sunday Times 'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own.' Hilary Mantel

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  All You Need to Know about Metaverse Complete Survey on Technologies, Extended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Computer Vision and Future Mobile Networks (eBook, ePUB)

  Since the Internet's popularity in the 1990s, cyberspace has continued to evolve. We have developed several computer-mediated virtual environments, such as social networks, video conferencing, virtual 3D worlds, augmented reality apps, and Non-Fungible Token Games. Such virtual settings, albeit non-permanent and disconnected, have enabled us to achieve varying degrees of digital transformation. Metaverse was invented to further encourage digital revolution in all aspects of our physical life. The notion of an immersive Internet as a massive, unified, persistent, and shared realm is at the heart of the Metaverse. While the Metaverse may appear futuristic, fueled by emerging technologies such as Extended Reality, 5G, and Artificial Intelligence, our cyberspace's digital "big bang" is not far away.Metaverse is a closed compound word: Meta (a Greek prefix meaning "after, after, or beyond") and the universe. In other terms, the Metaverse is a post-reality universe. This continuous and durable multiuser environment combines physical reality and digital virtuality. Metaverse offers the ability to address the basic limitations of web-based 2D e-learning tools in distant online education.As the Metaverse's new worlds emerge, early entrants begin to contribute ideas. This is a fantastic opportunity to impact how people live and conduct business for the foreseeable future. However, it brings a new level of responsibility: trust will be crucial to adoption, and organizations must evaluate how they develop a responsible Metaverse and set the norms for all that follows.

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  Medicare: Simplified: The Complete Guide to Understanding Medicare , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 92min

  Medicare finally simplified for the everyday person - explained in layman's terms. Medicare Broken Down so Simply, You'll Know Exactly What to Expect and How to Ensure You Are Receiving the Best Medical Coverage Possible. Health-care costs in the United States are growing higher every year - especially for those over 65. Approaching the autumn of your life without being confident your health-care costs will be covered can be very frightening. Simply put, if you don't understand how Medicare works, you could be missing out on proper coverage that could protect you and your loved ones. You will hear about Medicare on the news and in the paper all time, but most people don't understand how it really works. It's time you fully understand what Medicare is, how it works, and what it means for you. No other book is going to teach you about it from the ground up - discussing the history of this federal health insurance and how it will affect your life when you turn 65. Contrary to what some politicians might state, Medicare is not going anywhere in the foreseeable future. Medicare coverage costs represent a significant portion of the federal budget and are only expected to grow in the coming years. For many American seniors, Medicare coverage will provide the only source of health-care coverage. And for those who do have other insurance coverage (e.g., COBRA), it's important to know exactly how Medicare fits into an overall health-care plan. The fact of the matter is you need to understand how Medicare works! Medicare Simplified has been specifically designed with ease of learning in mind to ensure you don't get stuck or lost or lose hope when trying to understand Medicare. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lucy Vest. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/042720/bk_acx0_042720_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Goldilocks Planet : The 4 Billion Year Story of Earth's Climate , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 531min

  Climate change is a major topic of concern today and will be so for the foreseeable future, as predicted changes in global temperatures, rainfall, and sea level continue to take place. But as Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams reveal in The Goldilocks Planet, the climatic changes we are experiencing today hardly compare to the changes the Earth has seen over the last 4.5 billion years. Indeed, the vast history that the authors relate here is dramatic and often abrupt - with massive changes in global and regional climate, from bitterly cold to sweltering hot, from arid to humid. They introduce us to the Cryogenian period, the days of Snowball Earth 700 million years ago, when ice spread to cover the world, then melted abruptly amid such dramatic climatic turbulence that hurricanes raged across the Earth. We hear about the Carboniferous, with tropical jungles at the equator (where Pennsylvania is now) and the Cretaceous Period, when the polar regions saw not ice but dense conifer forests of cypress and redwood, with ginkgos and ferns. The authors also show how this history can be read from clues preserved in the Earth's strata. The evidence is abundant, though always incomplete - and often baffling, puzzling, infuriating, tantalizing, seemingly contradictory. Geologists, though, are becoming ever more ingenious at deciphering this evidence, and the story of the Earth's climate is now being reconstructed in ever-greater detail - maybe even providing us with clues to the future of contemporary climate change. And through all of this, the authors conclude, the Earth has remained perfectly habitable - in stark contrast to its planetary neighbors. Not too hot, not too cold; not too dry, not too wet - the "Goldilocks planet". ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Ashby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/011597/bk_adbl_011597_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Rapid Weight Loss Hypnosis for Women: Extreme Self-Hypnosis with Meditation and Affirmations to Increase Your Motivation and Lose Weight , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 322min

  Do you want to learn self-hypnosis with meditation and affirmations to increase your motivation and lose weight? If yes, then keep reading!Hypnosis is a human condition entailing focus, reduced outer recognition, and an improved capacity to respond to suggestions. There are contending concepts clarifying hypnotherapy and relevant phenomena. On the other hand, nonstate theories see hypnotherapy as, variously, a type of sugar pill result.During hypnosis, a person is stated to have heightened emphasis as well as concentration. Hypnotized topics are claimed to show an increased action to tips. Anesthesia generally begins with a hypnotic induction entailing a series of initial directions and also a pointer. Using hypnotism for therapeutic objectives is described as "hypnotherapy", while its use as a form of enjoyment for a target market is known as "phase hypnosis", a kind of mentalism.This audiobook covers:How the mind worksHow hypnosis can help you to lose weightSelf-hypnosis to control food cravingsSelf-hypnosis exercisesHypnosis for weight lossGuided meditation for weight lossPowerful affirmations for weight lossAnd much more!Individuals have been pondering as well as arguing over hypnotherapy for more than 200 years, yet science has yet to discuss just how it happens. We see what an individual does under hypnotherapy, but it isn't clear why he or she does it. This puzzle is a small item in a much more significant challenge: How the human mind works. It's not likely that researchers will reach a clear-cut description of the mind in the foreseeable future, so it's useful bet hypnosis will remain something of a mystery also.Ready to get started? Buy this audiobook now! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lorraine Crowston. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/222742/bk_acx0_222742_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Python Machine Learning Guide for Beginners & Intermediates: The Future Is Here! , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 150min

  Machines can learn? This is your beginner's step-by-step guide!Artificial intelligence is taking over the world at a rapid rate. More and more, we see everything becoming automated, systematized, and self-sufficient.Let's face it, machine learning is here to stay for the foreseeable future and will impact the lives of billions worldwide! It is drastically changing the world in which we live in the most fundamental ways, including our perceptions, life-styles, thinking, and other aspects as well.What you will learn:Linear and polynomial regressionSupport vector machines Decision trees  Random forestKNN algorithmNaive Bayes algorithmUnsupervised learningClusteringCross validationGrid searchAnd much, much more!If you want to learn more about Python machine learning, it is highly recommended you start from the ground up by using this audiobook. Guides on this subject matter normally retail for hundreds of dollars! Why not start off by making a small and affordable investment with your beginner's guide that walks you through Python machine learning step-by-step?Why choose this audiobook? Addresses fundamental concepts Goes straight to the point, no fluff or nonsense  Practical examples High-quality diagrams "Noob-friendly" (good for beginners and intermediates) Contains various aspects of machine learningEndorses learn "by doing approach" Concise and to the point I have been working tirelessly to provide you quality audiobooks at an affordable price. I believe this audiobook will give you the confidence to tackle Python machine learning at a fundamental level. What are you waiting for? Make the greatest investment in knowledge base right now. Buy your copy now!PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lukas Arnold. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/125901/bk_acx0_125901_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Write. Publish. Repeat.: The No-Luck Guide to Self-Publishing Success , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 627min

  In 2013, Johnny B. Truant and Sean Platt published 1.5 million words and made their full-time livings as indie authors. In Write. Publish. Repeat., they tell you how exactly how they did it: How they created over 15 independent franchises across 50+ published works, how they turned their art into a logical, sustainable business, and how any independent author can do the same to build a sustainable, profitable career with their writing. Write. Publish. Repeat. explains the current self-publishing landscape and covers the truths and myths about what it means to be an indie author now and in the foreseeable future. It explains how to create books your readers will love and will want to return to again and again. Write. Publish. Repeat. details expert methods for building story worlds, characters, and plots, understanding your market (right down to your ideal reader), using the best tools possible to capture your draft, and explains proven best practices for editing. The audiobook also discusses covers, titles, formatting, pricing, and publishing to multiple platforms, plus a bit on getting your books into print (and why that might not be a good idea!). But most importantly, Write. Publish. Repeat. details the psychology-driven marketing plan that Sean and Johnny built to shape their stories into "products" that readers couldn't help but be drawn into - thus almost automatically generating sales - and explores ways that smart, business-minded writers can do the same to future-proof their careers. This audiobook is not a formula with an easy path to follow. It is a guidebook that will help you build a successful indie publishing career, no matter what type of writer you are...so long as you're the type who's willing to do the work. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Whistler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/016414/bk_acx0_016414_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Tao of Open Source Intelligence , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 203min

  The Internet has become the defining medium for information exchange in the modern world, and the unprecedented success of new web publishing platforms, such as those associated with social media, has confirmed its dominance as the main information exchange platform for the foreseeable future. But how do you conduct an online investigation when so much of the Internet isn't even indexed by search engines? Accessing and using the information that's freely available online is about more than just relying on the first page of Google results. Open source intelligence (OSINT) is intelligence gathered from publically available sources and is the key to unlocking this domain for the purposes of investigation. The Tao of Open Source Intelligence provides a comprehensive guide to OSINT techniques for the investigator.It catalogs and explains the tools and investigative approaches that are required when conducting research within the surface, deep, and dark webs.It explains how to scrutinize criminal activity without compromising your anonymity - and your investigation. It examines the relevance of cyber geography and how to get around its limitations. It describes useful add-ons for common search engines, as well as considering metasearch engines (including Dogpile, Zuula, PolyMeta, iSeek, Cluuz, and Carrot2) that collate search data from single-source intelligence platforms such as Google. It considers deep-web social media platforms and platform-specific search tools, detailing such concepts as concept mapping, entity extraction tools, and specialist search syntax (Google kung fu).It gives comprehensive guidance on Internet security for the smart investigator, and how to strike a balance between security, ease of use, and functionality, giving tips on counterintelligence, safe practices, and debunking myths about online privacy. OSINT is a rapidly evolving approach to intelligence ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Silverleaf. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/137009/bk_acx0_137009_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Dichotomy of Self Worth , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 936min

  One theory, thousands of hypotheses making hypotheses more specific and not to be confused with one another. Theories, much like the theorists who form them, differ for various reasons including culture, education, experience, and experimentation. An adequate theory allows for concrete uniqueness of motives, meaning motives are not sexual or aggressive, yet concrete just for the sake of doing so. Theories generate research and organize observations. A theory is a set of assumptions because a single assumption cannot fulfill the necessary requirements to be an adequate theory. The goodness of decision-making and consequence is beyond theory. A theory may provide the results of parenting on children as they develop throughout the lifespan, but will say nothing of the morality of the child-rearing process. The components of a theory are not absolutely established, but are accepted as truth. Much of the focus of discussion within the audio revolves around the effects environment can possess on behavior. The person variables the individual brings into a situation can cause one to react differently to the same environment than another. The environment makes reference to one's surroundings. The environment can include the physiological structures encompassing thought to the universe. Preservation of the environment is not a single individual's job, yet an entity each person should concern him or herself. The behaviors preserving the environment sustain development into a foreseeable future. The behavior of a single individual should not be viewed as inconsequential, yet as should each person take an action toward sustainable development, such action can possess a bold impact on the environment and hence behavior. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steven G. Carley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/021123/bk_acx0_021123_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role in the World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 394min

  America will remain the world's only superpower for the foreseeable future. But what sort of superpower? What role should America play in the world? What role do you want America to play? Ian Bremmer argues that Washington's directionless foreign policy has become prohibitively expensive and increasingly dangerous. Since the end of the Cold War, US policymakers have stumbled from crisis to crisis in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine without a clear strategy. Ordinary Americans too often base their foreign policy choices on allegiance or opposition to the party in power. We can no longer afford this complacency, especially now that both parties are deeply divided about America's role in the world. The next presidential election could easily pit an interventionist Democrat against an isolationist Republican - or the exact opposite. As 2016 rapidly approaches, Bremmer urges every American to think more deeply about what sort of country America should be and how it should use its superpower status. He explores three options: Independent America asserts that it's time for America to declare independence from the responsibility to solve other people's problems. Instead Americans should lead by example - in part by investing in the country's vast untapped potential. Moneyball America acknowledges that Washington can't meet every international challenge. With a clear-eyed assessment of US strengths and limitations, we must look beyond empty arguments over exceptionalism and American values. The priorities must be to focus on opportunities and to defend US interests where they're threatened. Indispensable America argues that only America can defend the values on which global stability increasingly depends. In today's interdependent, hyperconnected world, a turn inward would undermine America's own security and prosperity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Willis Sparks. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/002607/bk_peng_002607_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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