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To Siri with love : a mother, her autistic son, and the kindness of machines / by Newman, Judith,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Biographies.; Newman, Judith.; Autistic children.; Parents of autistic children; Siri (Electronic resource);
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The informed parent : a science-based resource for your child's first four years / by Haelle, Tara.; Willingham, Emily Jane,1968-;
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Subjects: Child rearing.; Parenthood.; Pregnancy.; Infants; Child development.; Families;
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Mind the science : saving your mental health from the wellness industry / by Stea, Jonathan N.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A clinical psychologist who regularly deals with some of society's most vulnerable exposes and debunks the predatory pseudoscience and grift of the multi-trillion-dollar wellness industry and points us towards a better way to take care of our mental health. Can the unbroken gaze of a lone man on a stage in front of hundreds of people truly alleviate their mental distress? Can Berlin Wall pills or a coffee enema cure depression? Can we improve our mental health with past-life regression therapy, cold-water shock therapy, rebirthing therapy ... try none of the above. Wellness grifters and alternative-health snake oil salesmen are everywhere these days, and when our medical systems are under stress (and we are, too!) these costly purveyors of false hope are worse than a waste of money, they can lead us to delay badly needed care from real professionals, exacerbate our conditions and, in the most tragic of cases, even kill us. Today, people looking to care for their mental health face a market with at least 600 "brands" of psychotherapy-and counting. Most are invalid, and many could be harmful. There exist countless unregulated providers of mental-health services in the $4.5 trillion USD wellness industry and alternative medicine community who market themselves as "life coaches," "wellness consultants," and-depending on particular countries and jurisdictions-other various non-legally-protected titles, such as "therapists," "psychotherapists," "counselors," and "practitioners." Looking to exploit people's financial and emotional vulnerabilities, anyone can call themselves a "therapist" without a license. The world of mental healthcare is very much caveat emptor: buyer beware. Having seen so many of his patients hurt by the pseudoscience circulating in the industry, Dr. Jonathan N. Stea is on a mission to expose its harm and protect the public from pseudoscientific mental-health misinformation. In a landscape of rampant burnout and at a time when mental health concerns are at a fever pitch, Mind the Science provides hope and real information to those who have been touched by mental illness, have been misled by false marketing, or are simply curious about the relationship between science and mental health."--
Subjects: Communication in medicine.; Electronic information resource literacy.; Mental health education.; Mental health;
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Wasted : how we squander time, money, and natural resources - and what we can do about it / by Reese, Byron,author.; Hoffman, Scott,author.;
"Waste. We spend a great deal of energy trying to avoid it, but once you train your eyes to look for it, you'll see it all around you-in your home, your business, and your everyday life. In Wasted, futurist Byron Reese and entrepreneur Scott Hoffman take readers on a fascinating journey through this modern world of waste, drawing on science, economics, and human behavior to envision what a world with far less of it-or none of it at all-might look like. Along the way, they explore thought-provoking issues such as why the United States got a higher proportion of its energy from renewable sources in 1950 than it does today, whether the amount of gold in unused consumer electronics can be mined for profit, how switching to water fountains on a single flight from Singapore to Newark could prevent the use of 3,400 plastic bottles, whether the amount of money you save buying goods in bulk is offset by the amount you lose when some spoil. Ultimately, the question of reducing waste is scientific, philosophical, and, most of all, complex. According to Reese and Hoffman, the rush toward simple answers has often led to well-meaning efforts that cause more waste than they save. The only way we can hope to make progress is to treat waste as the complicated issue it is. While the authors don't promise easy answers, in this compelling book they take an important step toward solutions by examining the questions at play, giving actionable steps, and ensuring that you'll never see the world of waste the same way again"--
Subjects: Environmental ethics.; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Refuse and refuse disposal;
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Census : the expert guide / by Christian, Peter.; Annal, David.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]), Internet addresses and index.LSC
© 2008., National Archives,
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Rodale's ultimate encyclopedia of organic gardening : the indispensable green resource for every gardener / by Martin, Deborah L.,author.; Bradley, Fern Marshall,editor.; Ellis, Barbara W.,editor.; Phillips, Ellen,editor.; Martin, Deborah L.,editor.; Gellatly, Michael,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 673-676) and index.
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Organic gardening;
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Building Android apps in easy steps / by McGrath, Mike,1956-;
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Subjects: Android (Electronic resource); Application software;
© c2014., Easy Steps Ltd.,
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Migration records : a guide for family historians / by Kershaw, Roger,1965-; National Archives (Great Britain);
Includes bibliographic references (p.156), Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: National Archives (Great Britain);
© 2009., National Archives,
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Renewable energy for your home : using off-grid energy to reduce your footprint, lower your bills and be more self-sufficient / by Bridgewater, Alan.; Bridgewater, Gill.;
Subjects: Buildings; Dwellings; Green movement.; Renewable energy resources.; Sustainable buildings;
© c2009., Ulysses Press,
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We, the data : human rights in the digital age / by Wong, Wendy H.,1980-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Our data-intensive world is here to stay, but does that come at the cost of our humanity in terms of autonomy, community, dignity, and equality? In We, the Data, Wendy H. Wong argues that we cannot allow that to happen. Exploring the pervasiveness of data collection and tracking, Wong reminds us that we are all stakeholders in this digital world, who are currently being left out of the most pressing conversations around technology, ethics, and policy. This book clarifies the nature of datafication and calls for an extension of human rights to recognize how data complicate what it means to safeguard and encourage human potential. As we go about our lives, we are co-creating data through what we do. We must embrace that these data are a part of who we are, Wong explains, even as current policies do not yet reflect the extent to which human experiences have changed. This means we are more than mere "subjects" or "sources" of data "by-products" that can be harvested and used by technology companies and governments. By exploring data rights, facial recognition technology, our posthumous rights, and our need for a right to data literacy, Wong has crafted a compelling case for engaging as stakeholders to hold data collectors accountable. Just as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights laid the global groundwork for human rights, We, the Data gives us a foundation upon which we claim human rights in the age of data --
Subjects: Data protection; Electronic information resources; Human rights;
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