The Long Field
The Long Field

Author: Pamela Petro

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-08-15

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1956763767

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For readers of H Is for Hawk, an intimate memoir of belonging and loss and a mesmerizing travelogue through the landscapes and language of Wales Hiraeth is a Welsh word that's famously hard to translate. Literally, it can mean "long field" but generally translates into English, inadequately, as "homesickness." At heart, hiraeth suggests something like a bone-deep longing for an irretrievable place, person, or time—an acute awareness of the presence of absence. In The Long Field, Pamela Petro braids essential hiraeth stories of Wales with tales from her own life—as an American who found an ancient home in Wales, as a gay woman, as the survivor of a terrible AMTRAK train crash, and as the daughter of a parent with dementia. Through the pull and tangle of these stories and her travels throughout Wales, hiraeth takes on radical new meanings. There is traditional hiraeth of place and home, but also queer hiraeth; and hiraeth triggered by technology, immigration, ecological crises, and our new divisive politics. On this journey, the notion begins to morph from a uniquely Welsh experience to a universal human condition, from deep longing to the creative responses to loss that Petro sees as the genius of Welsh culture. It becomes a tool to understand ourselves in our time. A finalist for the Wales Book of the Year Award and named to the Telegraph's and Financial Times's Top 10 lists for travel writing, The Long Field is an unforgettable exploration of “the hidden contours of the human heart.”

Book of Field & Roadside
Book of Field & Roadside

Author: John Eastman

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2003-02-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0811740196

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A guide to plant life in open dryland habitats. Fascinating fact and folklore. Detailed, beautiful drawings.

Querying MariaDB
Querying MariaDB

Author: Adam Aspin

Publisher: BPB Publications

Published: 2022-07-25

Total Pages: 677

ISBN-13: 935551252X

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Employ analytics in relational databases to advance your career KEY FEATURES ● Use of multiple MariaDB datasets to gain hands-on experience with data analysis principles. ● Extensive examples take the reader through all levels of SQL skill, from novice to expert. ● Includes methods and techniques for doing complex database queries in MariaDB. DESCRIPTION This book will take you on an engaging experience to understand SQL querying from the most basic to the most expert level, using various SQL techniques to extract valuable insights from your MariaDB databases. The adventure will begin with the most basic level and end with the most professional level. This book's first section provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of both SQL and MariaDB. It then guides users through building queries using simple and then more complex table joins and progressively more powerful data filtering to generate advanced queries utilizing various SQL techniques. The reader will understand MariaDB database analysis better by learning the basics of SQL computation, relational logic, and data grouping and aggregation. Also covered are SQL basics like formatting queries, making subqueries, making derived tables, joining and filtering tables, etc. In addition, the book explains how to conduct rolling analysis, investigate time-series data, and manage enormous and complex MariaDB datasets. When readers have finished the book, they can devise their techniques for analyzing relational MariaDB datasets and acquiring the necessary insights. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Examine SQL principles such as table joins, data filtering, query design, and table derivation. ● Make it simpler to manipulate data that is dispersed across multiple tables. ● Use basic math and logic, multiple filters, and data aggregation to look at the data. ● Learn to use table expressions, subqueries, and complex calculations well. ● Utilize sophisticated techniques for rolling analysis and time series analysis. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is for MariaDB users and data professionals, including database developers, SQL developers, data analysts, and BI specialists, who wish to design complicated queries and extract the needed insights from their datasets. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Writing Basic SQL Queries 2. Using Multiple Tables When Querying Data 3. Using Advanced Table Joins 4. Filtering Data 5. Applying Complex Filters to Queries 6. Making Simple Calculations 7. Aggregating Output 8. Working with Dates in MariaDB 9. Formatting Text in Query Output 10. Formatting Numbers and Dates 11. Using Basic Logic to Enhance Analysis 12. Subqueries 13. Derived Tables 14. Common Table Expressions 15. Correlated Subqueries 16. Dataset Manipulation 17. Using SQL for More Advanced Calculations 18. Segmenting and Classifying Data 19. Rolling Analysis 20. Analyzing Data Over Time 21. Complex Data Output

Querying SQL Server
Querying SQL Server

Author: Adam Aspin

Publisher: BPB Publications

Published: 2022-06-21

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 9355512376

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Learning real-world analytics using SQL KEY FEATURES ● Hands-on approach to learning the fundamentals of data analysis ● Covers all levels of SQL expertise from novice to master with examples ● Includes techniques and approaches to query complex databases more effectively DESCRIPTION This book will take you on an interactive journey to master SQL querying from the most fundamental to the most advanced level using various T-SQL techniques to provide meaningful insights from your SQL Server data. The book begins with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of both SQL and SQL Server. It then guides readers through the process of building queries, using simple and then more complex table joins and progressively more advanced data filtering, to deliver advanced queries based on a variety of SQL techniques. The reader will understand how to deliver relevant and trustworthy analysis of the data through learning how to apply fundamental computations in T-SQL, relational logic, and how to group and aggregate data. There is also coverage of other SQL concepts, such as formatting queries, writing subqueries, creating derived tables, joining and filtering tables, etc. In addition to that, the book discusses how to conduct rolling analyses, examine time-series data, and manage large and complex datasets. After finishing the book, readers won't merely be able to write complex queries; rather, they will be able to construct their methodology for analysing relational datasets and arriving at the desired insights. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Analyze data using simple math and logic, multiple filters, and data aggregation. ● Become proficient with table expressions, subqueries, and writing complex computations. ● Perform rolling analysis and time series analysis using advanced methods. ● Review SQL concepts such as table joins, data filtering, query structuring, and table derivation. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is for data professionals, such as database developers, SQL developers, data analysts, and BI experts, who wish to construct complex queries and extract the desired analytics from their datasets. The book also encourages smart new learners to learn SQL and use it right away in their first jobs. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Writing Basic SQL Queries 2. Using Multiple Tables When Querying Data 3. Using Advanced Table Joins 4. Filtering Data 5. Applying Complex Filters to Queries 6. Making Simple Calculations 7. Aggregating Output 8. Working with Dates in SQL Server 9. Formatting Text in Query Output 10. Formatting Numbers and Dates 11. Using Basic Logic to Enhance Analysis 12. Subqueries 13. Derived Tables 14. Common Table Expressions 15. Correlated Subqueries 16. Dataset Manipulation 17. Using SQL for More Advanced Calculations 18. Segmenting and Classifying Data 19. Rolling Analysis 20. Analyzing Data Over Time 21. Complex Data Output

Querying MySQL
Querying MySQL

Author: Adam Aspin

Publisher: BPB Publications

Published: 2022-06-28

Total Pages: 682

ISBN-13: 9355512678

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Carry out real-world analytics to advance your career KEY FEATURES ● Learning the principles of data analysis with MySQL datasets in a practical manner. ● Extensive examples guide the reader through all stages of SQL proficiency, from complete newbie to master. ● Includes methods and methodologies for doing sophisticated MySQL database queries. DESCRIPTION This book will take you on an interactive journey to understand SQL querying from the most basic to the most expert level utilising a variety of SQL techniques to extract relevant insights from your MySQL databases. The first section of this book serves as an introduction to the fundamental ideas of both SQL and MySQL. It then walks readers through constructing queries using simple and then more sophisticated table joins and gradually more advanced data filtering to produce advanced queries based on a range of SQL techniques. The reader will better understand MySQL database analysis by mastering the fundamentals of SQL computation, relational logic, and data grouping and aggregation. SQL fundamentals such as query formatting, constructing subqueries, generating derived tables, joining and filtering tables, etc., are also covered. In addition, the book explains how to do rolling analysis, study time-series data, and manage huge and complex MySQL datasets. After completing the book, readers can create their methods for analysing relational MySQL datasets and gaining the needed insights. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Review SQL concepts like table join, data filtering, query structuring, and table derivation. ● Make it easier to work with data that is spread out over several tables with similar or identical structures. ● Use simple math and logic, multiple filters, and data aggregation to look at the data. ● Learn how to use table expressions, subqueries, and complex calculations well. ● Use advanced methods to do rolling analysis and time series analysis. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is for data professionals, such as database developers, SQL developers, data analysts, and BI experts, who wish to construct complex queries and extract the desired analytics from their datasets. The book also encourages smart new learners to learn SQL and use it right away in their first jobs. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1. Writing Basic SQL Queries 2. Using Multiple Tables When Querying Data 3. Using Advanced Table Joins 4. Filtering Data 5. Applying Complex Filters to Queries 6. Making Simple Calculations 7. Aggregating Output 8. Working with Dates in MySQL 9. Formatting Text in Query Output 10. Formatting Numbers and Dates 11. Using Basic Logic to Enhance Analysis 12. Subqueries 13. Derived Tables 14. Common Table Expressions 15. Correlated Subqueries 16. Dataset Manipulation 17. Using SQL for More Advanced Calculations 18. Segmenting and Classifying Data 19. Rolling Analysis 20. Analyzing Data Over Time 21. Complex Data Output

Factfulness
Factfulness

Author: Hans Rosling

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Published: 2018-04-03

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 125012381X

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.