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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

The Stories in Our Genes

by Adam Rutherford ...

'A brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating introduction to human genetics. You'll be spellbound' Brian CoxThis is a story about you.It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But it is also our collective story, because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of ... Read more

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'A brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating introduction to human genetics. You'll be spellbound' Brian CoxThis is a story about you.It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But it is also our collective story, because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of
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The Battle of the Beams

The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War

by Tom Whipple ...

'Deeply researched and engagingly written' The Times'Has the pace and style of a well-crafted thriller' Mail on Sunday'Chock full of memorable characters and written with all the drama and pace of a Robert Harris thriller' Rowland White, author of MosquitoSummer 1939. War is coming. The British believe that, through ingenuity and scientific prowess, they alone have a war-winning weapon: rada... ... Read more

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'Deeply researched and engagingly written' The Times'Has the pace and style of a well-crafted thriller' Mail on Sunday'Chock full of memorable characters and written with all the drama and pace of a Robert Harris thriller' Rowland White, author of MosquitoSummer 1939. War is coming. The British believe that, through ingenuity and scientific prowess, they alone have a war-winning weapon: rada...
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Supremacy

Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award

by Parmy Olson ...

**Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year AwardUpdated edition with a new preface from the author.The astonishing story of the people fighting to control the future of generative artificial intelligence – and, therefore, the future of humanity. From award-winning journalist Parmy Olson.**Two titans of Silicon Valley, Microsoft and Google, rushed to embrace artificial intelligence. ... Read more

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**Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year AwardUpdated edition with a new preface from the author.The astonishing story of the people fighting to control the future of generative artificial intelligence – and, therefore, the future of humanity. From award-winning journalist Parmy Olson.**Two titans of Silicon Valley, Microsoft and Google, rushed to embrace artificial intelligence.
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The Art of Explanation

How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence

by Ros Atkins ...

**From BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos and host of the forthcoming BBC Radio 4 podcast 'Communicating with Ros Atkins'**'A great read for polishing your communication skills' FORBES'For all those who want their audiences to listen and understand' JEREMY BOWEN'Precision, deftness and a calming expertise' THE TIMESDo you worry about ... Read more

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**From BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos and host of the forthcoming BBC Radio 4 podcast 'Communicating with Ros Atkins'**'A great read for polishing your communication skills' FORBES'For all those who want their audiences to listen and understand' JEREMY BOWEN'Precision, deftness and a calming expertise' THE TIMESDo you worry about
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The World Before Us

How Science is Revealing a New Story of Our Human Origins

by Tom Higham ...

'The who, what, where, when and how of human evolution, from one of the world's experts on the dating of prehistoric fossils' Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs'Fascinating and entertaining. If you read one book on human origins, this should be it' Ian Morris, author of Why the West Rules - For Now50,000 years ago, we were not the only species of human in the world. There ... Read more

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'The who, what, where, when and how of human evolution, from one of the world's experts on the dating of prehistoric fossils' Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs'Fascinating and entertaining. If you read one book on human origins, this should be it' Ian Morris, author of Why the West Rules - For Now50,000 years ago, we were not the only species of human in the world. There
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The Big Hop

The First Non-stop Flight Across the Atlantic and Into the Future

by David Rooney ...

A non-stop flight across the Atlantic might seem routine today. But it is only possible because of those who went first.‘Vivid and compelling’ John Lancaster‘A delectable serving of escapist nostalgia’ The Times, Book of the WeekNewfoundland, 1919. Buffeted by winds, an unwieldy aircraft – made mainly from wood and stiff linen – struggled to take off from the North American island’s rocky slopes. ... Read more

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A non-stop flight across the Atlantic might seem routine today. But it is only possible because of those who went first.‘Vivid and compelling’ John Lancaster‘A delectable serving of escapist nostalgia’ The Times, Book of the WeekNewfoundland, 1919. Buffeted by winds, an unwieldy aircraft – made mainly from wood and stiff linen – struggled to take off from the North American island’s rocky slopes.
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Nightfaring

In Search of the Disappearing Darkness

by Megan Eaves-Egenes ...

‘A truly powerful paean to the night sky’ CAROLINE EDEN, author of Black Sea________________________________________________________________At a time of personal crisis, travel writer and ‘dark sky’ advocate Megan Eaves-Egenes turned to the stars for solace. But those same stars, which have guided humankind since the very earliest cultures, are vanishing. As nocturnal cities bleach our skies – ... Read more

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‘A truly powerful paean to the night sky’ CAROLINE EDEN, author of Black Sea________________________________________________________________At a time of personal crisis, travel writer and ‘dark sky’ advocate Megan Eaves-Egenes turned to the stars for solace. But those same stars, which have guided humankind since the very earliest cultures, are vanishing. As nocturnal cities bleach our skies –
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How to Find a Higgs Boson—and Other Big Mysteries in the World of the Very Small

by Ivo van Vulpen ...

The history of particle physics, the hunt for the most elusive particle, and the fundamental questions the search has inspired."The passion van Vulpen feels for fundamental particle physics is clear—and his conversational style makes that enthusiasm contagious." —Jordy de Vries, University of Massachusetts, AmherstHow did physicists combine talent and technology to discover the Higgs boson, the ... Read more

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The history of particle physics, the hunt for the most elusive particle, and the fundamental questions the search has inspired."The passion van Vulpen feels for fundamental particle physics is clear—and his conversational style makes that enthusiasm contagious." —Jordy de Vries, University of Massachusetts, AmherstHow did physicists combine talent and technology to discover the Higgs boson, the
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Lamarck's Revenge

How Epigenetics Is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Evolution's Past and Present

by Peter Ward ...

A riveting explanation of epigenetics, offering startling insights into our inheritable traits.In the 1700s, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck first described epigenetics to explain the inheritance of acquired characteristics; however, his theory was supplanted in the 1800s by Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection through heritable genetic mutations. But natural selection could not adequately ... Read more

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A riveting explanation of epigenetics, offering startling insights into our inheritable traits.In the 1700s, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck first described epigenetics to explain the inheritance of acquired characteristics; however, his theory was supplanted in the 1800s by Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection through heritable genetic mutations. But natural selection could not adequately
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Leave the Lights On

His DREAM house is about to become her worst NIGHTMARE

by Egan Hughes ...

**'**Twisty and terrifying, LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON will keep you guessing until the end' B A Paris'Utterly addictive' CRIME MONTHLY'A twisty, thoroughly modern thriller with a plot as smart as the deadly home it depicts' RACHEL EDWARDS'I was completely hooked from the start of this creepy, very contemporary thriller' SUE WATSON***WHAT REAL READERS SAY ABOUT EGAN HUGHES***... ... Read more

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**'**Twisty and terrifying, LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON will keep you guessing until the end' B A Paris'Utterly addictive' CRIME MONTHLY'A twisty, thoroughly modern thriller with a plot as smart as the deadly home it depicts' RACHEL EDWARDS'I was completely hooked from the start of this creepy, very contemporary thriller' SUE WATSON***WHAT REAL READERS SAY ABOUT EGAN HUGHES***...
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The Hidden Seasons

The ultimate guide to reading the clues and signs of nature's calendar all year round: perfect summer reading for nature lovers

by Tristan Gooley ...

READ THE HIDDEN CLUES AND SIGNS OF NATURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH THE BESTSELLING PIONEER OF NATURAL NAVIGATION'Another triumph from our unsurpassed expert on how to read the signs of nature. Indeed, his best book yet, which is saying something!' - John Lewis-Stempel, author of MEADOWLAND'When we know what to look for and what it means, seasonal moments that were once hidden shine brightly . . . ... Read more

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READ THE HIDDEN CLUES AND SIGNS OF NATURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH THE BESTSELLING PIONEER OF NATURAL NAVIGATION'Another triumph from our unsurpassed expert on how to read the signs of nature. Indeed, his best book yet, which is saying something!' - John Lewis-Stempel, author of MEADOWLAND'When we know what to look for and what it means, seasonal moments that were once hidden shine brightly . . .
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Everything Is Tuberculosis

The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

by John Green ...

Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and ... Read more

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Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and
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Artificial Intelligence

A Guide for Thinking Humans

by Melanie Mitchell ...

Series series Pelican Books
'After reading Mitchell’s guide, you’ll know what you don’t know and what other people don’t know, even though they claim to know it. And that’s invaluable'' The New York TimesA leading computer scientist brings human sense to the AI bubbleNo recent scientific enterprise has been so alluring, terrifying and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. ... Read more

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'After reading Mitchell’s guide, you’ll know what you don’t know and what other people don’t know, even though they claim to know it. And that’s invaluable'' The New York TimesA leading computer scientist brings human sense to the AI bubbleNo recent scientific enterprise has been so alluring, terrifying and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence.
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Horizons

A Global History of Science

by James Poskett ...

'Superb' Sunday Times'Revolutionary' Alice Roberts'Hugely important' Jim Al-Khalili_______________A radical retelling of the history of science that foregrounds the scientists erased from historyIn this major retelling of the history of science from 1450 to the present day, James Poskett explodes the myth that science began in Europe.The blinkered Western gaze focusing... ... Read more

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'Superb' Sunday Times'Revolutionary' Alice Roberts'Hugely important' Jim Al-Khalili_______________A radical retelling of the history of science that foregrounds the scientists erased from historyIn this major retelling of the history of science from 1450 to the present day, James Poskett explodes the myth that science began in Europe.The blinkered Western gaze focusing...
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The Kitchen as Laboratory

Reflections on the Science of Food and Cooking

Edited by César Vega, Job Ubbink, Erik van der Linden ...

Series series Arts and Traditions of the Table Perspectives on Culinary History
"Provides good perspective on the scientific approach to cooking while reflecting the interests and passions of each essay's author."—Peter Barham, author of The Science of CookingIn this global collaboration of essays, chefs and scientists advance culinary knowledge by testing hypotheses rooted in the physical and chemical properties of food. Using traditional and cutting-edge tools, ingredients ... Read more

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"Provides good perspective on the scientific approach to cooking while reflecting the interests and passions of each essay's author."—Peter Barham, author of The Science of CookingIn this global collaboration of essays, chefs and scientists advance culinary knowledge by testing hypotheses rooted in the physical and chemical properties of food. Using traditional and cutting-edge tools, ingredients
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形如莊子、心如莊子、大情學莊子：從生手到專家之路

by 蔡璧名 ...

Series series 聯經學術
蔡璧名新作──《形如莊子、心如莊子、大情學莊子：從生手到專家之路》依循傳統中國哲學特重修習、實踐之特色，承繼學界既有「工夫論」研究，進而正視認識理論與完成任務間的巨大差異，採「專家與生手」研究進路試圖突破「論」的樊籬，尋求將《莊子》的理想身體感在日常生活中體現、落實的可能。《形如莊子、心如莊子、大情學莊子：從生手到專家之路》解碼輻輳於「鵬」與「樹」的群組譬喻，可在儒學為主流價值的文化座標上定位出《莊》學典範之特質。而對比儒、莊論「孝」與用情之同異，可一窺二者用「心」原則與哲學底蘊箇色所在。莊子以「心」為永恆主宰並為一切工夫鵠的，然由生手至專家的修練過程仍需「形」與「心」相互輔成。傳統思想義界下的「身體」，實涵括有形的軀體感官與無形的心意志氣，同時延伸至人文化成的範疇。本書聚焦於過去被忽視關乎「形」的實修研究，探究「緣督以為經」、「形如槁木」等身體技術，援引廣闊文... ... Read more

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蔡璧名新作──《形如莊子、心如莊子、大情學莊子：從生手到專家之路》依循傳統中國哲學特重修習、實踐之特色，承繼學界既有「工夫論」研究，進而正視認識理論與完成任務間的巨大差異，採「專家與生手」研究進路試圖突破「論」的樊籬，尋求將《莊子》的理想身體感在日常生活中體現、落實的可能。《形如莊子、心如莊子、大情學莊子：從生手到專家之路》解碼輻輳於「鵬」與「樹」的群組譬喻，可在儒學為主流價值的文化座標上定位出《莊》學典範之特質。而對比儒、莊論「孝」與用情之同異，可一窺二者用「心」原則與哲學底蘊箇色所在。莊子以「心」為永恆主宰並為一切工夫鵠的，然由生手至專家的修練過程仍需「形」與「心」相互輔成。傳統思想義界下的「身體」，實涵括有形的軀體感官與無形的心意志氣，同時延伸至人文化成的範疇。本書聚焦於過去被忽視關乎「形」的實修研究，探究「緣督以為經」、「形如槁木」等身體技術，援引廣闊文...
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Introducing Philosophy of Science

A Graphic Guide

by Ziauddin Sardar ...

Series series Graphic Guides
What do scientists actually do? Is science "value-free"? How has science evolved through history? Where is science leading us? "Introducing Philosophy of Science" is a clear and incisively illustrated map of the big questions underpinning science. It is essential reading for students, the general public, and even scientists themselves. ... Read more

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What do scientists actually do? Is science "value-free"? How has science evolved through history? Where is science leading us? "Introducing Philosophy of Science" is a clear and incisively illustrated map of the big questions underpinning science. It is essential reading for students, the general public, and even scientists themselves.
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The Last Gangster

From Cop to Wiseguy to FBI Informant: Big Ron Previte and the Fall of the American Mob

by George Anastasia ...

"It's over. You'd have to be Ray Charles not to see it." —former New Jersey capo Ron Previte, on the mob today As a cop, Ron Previte was corrupt. As a mobster he was brutal. And in his final role, as a confidential informant to the FBI, Previte was deadly. The Last Gangster is his story—the story of the last days of the Philadelphia Mob, and of the clash of generations that brought it down once ... Read more

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"It's over. You'd have to be Ray Charles not to see it." —former New Jersey capo Ron Previte, on the mob today As a cop, Ron Previte was corrupt. As a mobster he was brutal. And in his final role, as a confidential informant to the FBI, Previte was deadly. The Last Gangster is his story—the story of the last days of the Philadelphia Mob, and of the clash of generations that brought it down once
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Our Accidental Universe

Stories of Discovery from Asteroids to Aliens

by Chris Lintott ...

An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents and human error involved in our pursuit of asteroids, radio waves, new stars and alien life. *Now updated to include a new Afterword.*'A riveting real-life Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' Telegraph'‘An enjoyable tour of astronomical discoveries…His excellent book is a layman’s guide to the surprises ... Read more

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An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents and human error involved in our pursuit of asteroids, radio waves, new stars and alien life. *Now updated to include a new Afterword.*'A riveting real-life Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' Telegraph'‘An enjoyable tour of astronomical discoveries…His excellent book is a layman’s guide to the surprises
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The AI Con

How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want

by Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna ...

A smart, incisive take-down of so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing the real harm these technologies do to our jobs, health, society and environment, who stands to gain from them, and how to fight back.‘You need to read this book’ BRIAN ENO‘Written with absolute authority and incredible wit and verve’ KAREN HAOHave tech companies created artificial minds? Are they going to replace all our ... Read more

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A smart, incisive take-down of so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing the real harm these technologies do to our jobs, health, society and environment, who stands to gain from them, and how to fight back.‘You need to read this book’ BRIAN ENO‘Written with absolute authority and incredible wit and verve’ KAREN HAOHave tech companies created artificial minds? Are they going to replace all our
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Survivors

The Animals and Plants that Time has Left Behind (Text Only)

by Richard Fortey ...

This ebook edition does not include illustrations.An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe, in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures which have survived from earlier times and whose stories speak to us of seminal events in the history of life.The history of life on Earth is far older – and far odder – than many of us realise. In ‘Survivors’, acclaimed ... Read more

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This ebook edition does not include illustrations.An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe, in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures which have survived from earlier times and whose stories speak to us of seminal events in the history of life.The history of life on Earth is far older – and far odder – than many of us realise. In ‘Survivors’, acclaimed
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A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being

by Anna Alexandrova ...

Well-being, happiness and quality of life are now established objects of social and medical research. Does this science produce knowledge that is properly about well-being? What sort of well-being? The definition and measurement of these objects rest on assumptions that are partly normative, partly empirical and partly pragmatic, producing a great diversity of definitions depending on the project ... Read more

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Well-being, happiness and quality of life are now established objects of social and medical research. Does this science produce knowledge that is properly about well-being? What sort of well-being? The definition and measurement of these objects rest on assumptions that are partly normative, partly empirical and partly pragmatic, producing a great diversity of definitions depending on the project
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology

A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice

by Chris Chambers, Chris Chambers ...

Why psychology is in peril as a scientific discipline—and how to save itPsychological science has made extraordinary discoveries about the human mind, but can we trust everything its practitioners are telling us? In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent that a lot of research in psychology is based on weak evidence, questionable practices, and sometimes even fraud. The Seven Deadly ... Read more

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Why psychology is in peril as a scientific discipline—and how to save itPsychological science has made extraordinary discoveries about the human mind, but can we trust everything its practitioners are telling us? In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent that a lot of research in psychology is based on weak evidence, questionable practices, and sometimes even fraud. The Seven Deadly
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Medicine, Religion, and Magic in Early Stuart England

Richard Napier's Medical Practice

by Ofer Hadass ...

Series series Magic in History
The astrologer-physician Richard Napier (1559-1634) was not only a man of practical science and medicine but also a master of occult arts and a devout parish rector who purportedly held conversations with angels. This new interpretation of Napier reveals him to be a coherent and methodical man whose burning desire for certain, true knowledge contributed to the contemporary venture of putting ... Read more

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The astrologer-physician Richard Napier (1559-1634) was not only a man of practical science and medicine but also a master of occult arts and a devout parish rector who purportedly held conversations with angels. This new interpretation of Napier reveals him to be a coherent and methodical man whose burning desire for certain, true knowledge contributed to the contemporary venture of putting
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