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Beirut 2020: Diary of the Collapse

Charif Majdalani - Other Press
Format: Paperback

At the start of the summer of 2020, in a Lebanon ruined by economic crisis and political corruption, in an exhausted Beirut still rising up for true democracy while the world was paralyzed by the coronavirus, Charif Majdalani set about writing a journal. He intended to bear witness to this...
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CBD & Chill: 75 Self-Care Recipes for Everyday Wellness

Chris Tarello - Sasquatch Books
Format: Hardcover

CBD & Chill is a gateway book for the CBD curious or for those CBD fans who are looking to finding new ways to incorporate CBD into their daily wellness regime. It includes 75 recipes for optimal wellness, along with a robust but accessible primer on CBD, from the science to common...
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Applied Natural Language Processing in the Enterprise: Teaching Machines to Read, Write, and Understand

Ankur A. Patel - O'Reilly Media; 1st edition
Format: 1st Edition

NLP has exploded in popularity over the last few years. But while Google, Facebook, OpenAI, and others continue to release larger language models, many teams still struggle with building NLP applications that live up to the hype. This hands-on guide helps you get up to speed on the latest...
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Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America

S A Marshall - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

Reviews of the first edition of Insects: [starred review]"This book is simply bigger, prettier, and more comprehensive than any previous publication on insects." --Library Journal "An incredibly important, masterfully written and profusely illustrated work that belongs...
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Cultural Treasures of the World: From the Relics of Ancient Empires to Modern-Day Icons

DK. - DK
Format: Hardcover

Take a guided tour through history and discover the most precious, iconic, and celebrated objects ever created.Revered, admired, and protected - every country and culture has certain artifacts that are prized above all others. Cultural Treasures of the World brings together more than 200 of these...
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Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse

Dave Goulson
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Rachel Carson's groundbreaking environmental classic Silent Spring, an award-winning entomologist and conservationist explains the importance of insects to our survival, and offers a clarion call to avoid a looming ecological disaster of our own making.Drawing on thirty...
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The Droner's Manual: A Guide to the Responsible Operation of Small Uncrewed Aircraft

Kevin Jenkins - Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
Format: Paperback

The incredible advancements in the field of uncrewed aircraft over the last decade have made it possible for almost anyone to build and operate their own drone, creating exciting business opportunities in numerous fields ranging from video production to agriculture. However, many beginners...
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Lonely Planet's Guide to Train Travel in Europe 1

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Hardcover

Looking for a sustainable and stress-free way to explore Europe? Hop on board the continent's railway network with this ultimate guide to train travel. Whether you want to take it slow on the scenic route or make the most of the newest high-speed services to get straight to your destination,...
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Painless Calculus

Christina Pawlowski M.S.
Format: Paperback

Virtual LearningHomeschoolLearning podsSupplementing classes/in-person learningExamples of all topics, including limits and continuity, derivatives, curve sketching, definite integrals, and much moreDiagrams, charts, and instructive math illustrationsPainless tips and common pitfallsMath...
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The Vanishing Triangle: The Murdered Women Ireland Forgot

CLAIRE MCGOWAN - Little A
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of What You Did comes a true-crime investigation that cast a dark shadow over the Ireland of her childhood.Ireland in the 1990s seemed a safe place for women. With the news dominated by the Troubles, it was easy to ignore non-political murders and sexual violence,...
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