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• Machine learning is everywhere. It powers applications such as recommendation systems, spam filtering, speech recognition, image recognition, and autonomous vehicles.
• The goal of the book is to help beginners understand both the concepts behind machine learning and how to implement them in practice.
• No advanced mathematics is required at the start. The author introduces mathematical concepts gradually as they become necessary.
• Hands-on learning is a major focus. Readers build and evaluate machine learning models using Python, with optional R implementations for some examples.
• Responsible AI is emphasized. The introduction highlights the importance of fairness, ethics, privacy, and understanding the limitations of machine learning systems.
• Book structure: The text progresses from fundamental concepts to supervised learning, unsupervised learning, neural networks, reinforcement learning, and concludes with practical applications and caree

A Mind for Sales opens with a direct challenge to the reader: sales success begins with mindset. Mark Hunter argues that most salespeople don’t fail because of skill gaps—they fail because discouragement, rejection, and negative thought patterns quietly erode their confidence and consistency. The introduction positions the book as a practical reset for anyone who feels stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated in their sales role.

Hunter uses his own early struggles in sales to illustrate how easily bad habits form when rejections pile up and customers stop responding. He frames the book as a guide to rebuilding momentum through daily discipline, mental resilience, and purpose‑driven selling. The introduction emphasizes that sales, at its best, is a profession of service: when you approach

The thirteenth novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s much-loved Isabel Dalhousie series.