Tales of an unremarkable engineer and the characters he met on the way at the Royal Radar Establishment Malvern and Pershore, the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough and Bedford, the Aircraft and Armament Evaluation Establishment Boscombe Down, and the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency.

Machine Learning with Spark and Python Essential Techniques for Predictive Analytics, Second Edition simplifies ML for practical uses by focusing on two key algorithms. This new second edition improves with the addition of Spark—a ML framework from the Apache foundation. By implementing Spark, machine learning students can easily process much large data sets and call the spark algorithms using ordinary Python code.Machine Learning with Spark and Python focuses on ...

Its Not As Easy As It Looks follows the story of Michael Bowlings many surprise cancer diagnoses from the first day. Each chapter was written and posted usually within hours of the events it describes. All the hope and disappointment, all the strange and unforeseen events, and all the humor that cancer brings are detailed. Michaels friends serve as commentators along the way. As the story progresses, the doctors are often more surprised than the patient. What will happen next? God reveals ...

In the year 2035, newlyweds Mark and Helen embark on an extraordinary honeymoon: a journey to the International Space Station. As they float weightlessly among the stars, they encounter a cast of eccentric astronauts, witness breathtaking views of Earth, and confront the challenges of living in such an extreme environment. But when a sudden crisis threatens their mission, Mark and Helen must draw on their love and resilience to survive.

Where is Baby today? This beloved title that celebrates family, animals, and the excitement of discovery is now available in bilingual (E/Sp) paperback. In this popular book from the Look What I See, Where Can I Be? series, a charming baby dozes each day during her family's outings. Awakened by the sounds and smells of the places where different animals reside, she opens her eyes and sees a lively detail—an eye, an ear, a hoof, a head. Help her solve the mysteries of this part-to-whole gue...

A baby can wake up in so many interesting places! This revamped classic featuring community helpers is back in a bilingual (E/Sp) paperback. In this inaugural title in the Look What I See! Where Can I Be? series, Baby is on the go in the neighborhood, accompanied by her loving family. She finds herself waking up in a different location each day of the week. At first, she focuses on a single detail. Then, turning the page, the entire scene is revealed in vibrant, immersive photographs. Olde...

"If you have a myth working in your life (everyone does) and if you can see it, you can actually add to it. Also you can change it; you can banish certain things which have inhibited you," says Bowles. Included are five creation stories from various cultures. Bowles talks about how these stories are relevant to our lives.

Can the welfare state survive in an economically integrated world? Many have argued that globalization has undermined national policies to raise the living standards and enhance the economic opportunities of the poor. This book, by sixteen of the world's leading authorities in international economics and the welfare state, suggests a surprisingly different set of consequences: Globalization does not preclude social insurance and egalitarian redistribution--but it does change the mix of pol...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLDThis inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?**“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The New York TimesONE...

Lucky Dog is a hilarious and heartwarming memoir by a renowned veterinary oncologist who tells us what we can learn about health care and ourselves from our most beloved pets.What happens when a veterinary surgical oncologist (laymen’s term: cancer surgery doctor) thinks she has cancer herself? Enter Sarah Boston: a vet who suspects a suspicious growth in her neck is thyroid cancer. From the moment she uses her husband’s portable ultrasound machine to investigate her lump ...

An inspiring, surprising, sometimes shocking, and ultimately deeply informative memoir of the high-stakes, high-pressured life of a female heart surgeonDr. Kathy Magliato is one of the few female heart surgeons practicing in the world today. She is also a member of an even more exclusive group—those surgeons specially trained to perform heart transplants. Heart Matters is the story of the making of a surgeon who is also a wife and mother. In this powerful and moving memoir...

"Among all the recent books on medicine, Critical Care stands alone." — Pauline Chen, author of Final Exam"A must read for anyone who wants to understand healthcare. Extraordinary." — Elizabeth Cohen, MPH, CNN Senior Medical CorrespondentCritical Care is the powerful and absorbing memoir of Theresa Brown—a regular contributor to the New York Times blog "Well"—about her experiences during the first year on the job as an oncology nurse; in ...