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CockroachDB: The Definitive Guide

Guide: Distributed Data at Scale

by Guy Harrison, Jesse Seldess, Ben Darnell, Rob Reid ...

CockroachDB is the distributed SQL database that handles the demands of today's data-driven applications. The second edition of this popular hands-on guide shows software developers, architects, and DevOps/SRE teams how to use CockroachDB for applications that scale elastically and provide seamless delivery for end users while remaining indestructible.Data professionals will learn how to migrate ... Read more

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CockroachDB is the distributed SQL database that handles the demands of today's data-driven applications. The second edition of this popular hands-on guide shows software developers, architects, and DevOps/SRE teams how to use CockroachDB for applications that scale elastically and provide seamless delivery for end users while remaining indestructible.Data professionals will learn how to migrate
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50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

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"What would it take to create a world in which fantasy is not confused for fact and public policy is based on objective reality?" asks Neil deGrasse Tyson, science popularizer and author ofAstrophysics for People in a Hurry."I don't know for sure. Buta good place to start would be for everyone on earth to read this book." Maybe you know someone who swears by the reliability of psychics or who is ... Read more

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"What would it take to create a world in which fantasy is not confused for fact and public policy is based on objective reality?" asks Neil deGrasse Tyson, science popularizer and author ofAstrophysics for People in a Hurry."I don't know for sure. Buta good place to start would be for everyone on earth to read this book." Maybe you know someone who swears by the reliability of psychics or who is
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Think Before You Like

Social Media's Effect on the Brain and the Tools You Need to Navigate Your Newsfeed

by Guy P. Harrison ...

At a time when the news cycle turns on a tweet, journalism gets confused with opinion, and facts are treated as negotiable information, applying critical thinking skills to your social media consumption is more important than ever. Guy P. Harrison, an upbeat advocate of scientific literacy and positive skepticism, demonstrates how critical thinking can enhance the benefits of social media while ... Read more

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At a time when the news cycle turns on a tweet, journalism gets confused with opinion, and facts are treated as negotiable information, applying critical thinking skills to your social media consumption is more important than ever. Guy P. Harrison, an upbeat advocate of scientific literacy and positive skepticism, demonstrates how critical thinking can enhance the benefits of social media while
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Think

Why You Should Question Everything

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Think more critically, learn to question everything, and don't let your ownbrain trip you up. This fresh and exciting approach to science, skepticism, and critical thinking will enlighten and inspire readers of all ages. With a mix of wit and wisdom, it challenges everyone to think like a scientist, embrace the skeptical life, and improve their critical thinking skills. Thinkshows you how to ... Read more

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Think more critically, learn to question everything, and don't let your ownbrain trip you up. This fresh and exciting approach to science, skepticism, and critical thinking will enlighten and inspire readers of all ages. With a mix of wit and wisdom, it challenges everyone to think like a scientist, embrace the skeptical life, and improve their critical thinking skills. Thinkshows you how to
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50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God

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Many books that challenge religious belief from a skeptical point of view take a combative tone that is almost guaranteed to alienate believers or they present complex philosophical or scientific arguments that fail to reach the average reader. This is undoubtably an ineffective way of encouraging people to develop critical thinking about religion. This unique approach to skepticism presents fifty ... Read more

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Many books that challenge religious belief from a skeptical point of view take a combative tone that is almost guaranteed to alienate believers or they present complex philosophical or scientific arguments that fail to reach the average reader. This is undoubtably an ineffective way of encouraging people to develop critical thinking about religion. This unique approach to skepticism presents fifty
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MySQL Stored Procedure Programming

Building High-Performance Web Applications in MySQL

by Guy Harrison, Steven Feuerstein ...

The implementation of stored procedures in MySQL 5.0 a hugemilestone -- one that is expected to lead to widespread enterprise adoption ofthe already extremely popular MySQL database. If you are serious aboutbuilding the web-based database applications of the future, you need toget up to speed quickly on how stored procedures work -- and how tobuild them the right way. This book, destined to be the ... Read more

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The implementation of stored procedures in MySQL 5.0 a hugemilestone -- one that is expected to lead to widespread enterprise adoption ofthe already extremely popular MySQL database. If you are serious aboutbuilding the web-based database applications of the future, you need toget up to speed quickly on how stored procedures work -- and how tobuild them the right way. This book, destined to be the
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Damn You, Entropy!

1,001 of the Greatest Science Fiction Quotes

by Guy P. Harrison ...

Science fiction has hosted some of the greatest minds and most innovative thinkers in human history. From H.G. Wells to Octavia Butler, Star Trek to Star Wars, in books, on television, and at the movies, science fiction has shaped our future, pushed the limits of human imagination, and guided us within ourselves to examine universal truths of life. In this smartly curated book, author Guy P. ... Read more

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Science fiction has hosted some of the greatest minds and most innovative thinkers in human history. From H.G. Wells to Octavia Butler, Star Trek to Star Wars, in books, on television, and at the movies, science fiction has shaped our future, pushed the limits of human imagination, and guided us within ourselves to examine universal truths of life. In this smartly curated book, author Guy P.
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Good Thinking

What You Need to Know to be Smarter, Safer, Wealthier, and Wiser

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Critical-thinking skills are essential for life in the 21st century. In this follow-up to his introductory guide Think, and continuing his trademark of hopeful skepticism, Guy Harrison demonstrates in a detailed fashion how to sort through bad ideas, unfounded claims, and bogus information to drill down to the most salient facts. By explaining how the human brain works, and outing its most ... Read more

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Agents of Change

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"...a fast-paced exploration of corruption and power...an exciting story packed with twists, disasters and suspense." — Emma Hunneyball, In PotentiaAn amiable corporate manager by day and a matchmaker whenever he can get around to it, Calvin Newsome's new dream job falls into his lap when he's recruited by a secret worldwide organization whose agents use uncanny abilities to empower and influence ... Read more

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"...a fast-paced exploration of corruption and power...an exciting story packed with twists, disasters and suspense." — Emma Hunneyball, In PotentiaAn amiable corporate manager by day and a matchmaker whenever he can get around to it, Calvin Newsome's new dream job falls into his lap when he's recruited by a secret worldwide organization whose agents use uncanny abilities to empower and influence
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Bad Lands

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In the haunting Black Hills, ancient spirits and modern ambitions clash, threading a complex tale of environmental crisis and cultural survival. Visions of Samuel Dances and wisdom from elder turtle Crazy Horse foretell a toxic danger lurking below Yellowstone. Gustavus Yeats' Gaia Protocols and journalist Jena Li's investigations converge amidst political intrigue and the whispers of Thunderbirds ... Read more

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In the haunting Black Hills, ancient spirits and modern ambitions clash, threading a complex tale of environmental crisis and cultural survival. Visions of Samuel Dances and wisdom from elder turtle Crazy Horse foretell a toxic danger lurking below Yellowstone. Gustavus Yeats' Gaia Protocols and journalist Jena Li's investigations converge amidst political intrigue and the whispers of Thunderbirds
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Confluence

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Confluence brings together twenty stories set along the rivers, ridge lines, and reservations of Alaska, Montana, and the Pacific Northwest, where the land feels alive—watchful, ancient, and never quite neutral. In these stories, a badger drags a snake bitten woman to safety and treats her wound, an elk hunter's bullet finds something that hasn't been ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Confluence brings together twenty stories set along the rivers, ridge lines, and reservations of Alaska, Montana, and the Pacific Northwest, where the land feels alive—watchful, ancient, and never quite neutral. In these stories, a badger drags a snake bitten woman to safety and treats her wound, an elk hunter's bullet finds something that hasn't been
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Bad Lands

by Guy Harrison ...

In the haunting Black Hills, ancient spirits and modern ambitions clash, threading a complex tale of environmental crisis and cultural survival. Visions of Samuel Dances and wisdom from elder turtle Crazy Horse foretell a toxic danger lurking below Yellowstone. Gustavus Yeats' Gaia Protocols and journalist Jena Li's investigations converge amidst political intrigue and the whispers of Thunderbirds ... Read more

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In the haunting Black Hills, ancient spirits and modern ambitions clash, threading a complex tale of environmental crisis and cultural survival. Visions of Samuel Dances and wisdom from elder turtle Crazy Horse foretell a toxic danger lurking below Yellowstone. Gustavus Yeats' Gaia Protocols and journalist Jena Li's investigations converge amidst political intrigue and the whispers of Thunderbirds
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