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The Official U.S. Army Illustrated Guide to Edible Wild Plants

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Report copyright infringementby Department of the Army (Author)In a situation where survival is at stake, plants can provide crucial food and medicine. Their safe usage requires absolutely positive identification, knowing how to prepare them for eating, and a solid awareness of any dangerous properties they might have. Familiarity with the botanical structures of plants and information on where they grow will make them easier to locate and identify. The Illustrated Guide to Wild Edible Plants...

Spottysaurus Goes to the Dentist: A Book About Being Brave and Going to the Dentist

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Report copyright infringementby Dino Manoli (Author)Spottysaurus Goes to the Dentist is a charming and reassuring book that gently tackles the anxiety many children feel about visiting the dentist. Join Spottysaurus on a relatable journey filled with warmth, positivity and humour.Join Spot as she wakes up with a toothache and faces up to the pain, being brave and encounters encouraging friends on her first visit to the dentist. This is a standout story that parents and children will love to r...

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Report copyright infringementby Frank McMahon (Author)A Different Land is the latest poetry collection from Frank McMahon, who began his career in Social Work/Welfare as a practitioner and manager, working for three Local Authorities, British Red Cross and ActionforChildren. He also served for nine years as a school governor. His last full-time post was to set up and manage a SureStart Children's Centre. His anger about injustice and compassion for fellow-humans in trouble inform many of the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Alfred C. Stokes (Author)Microscopy For Beginners: Or Common Objects From The Ponds And Ditches (1887) is a comprehensive guidebook on the basics of microscopy. The author, Alfred C. Stokes, provides a detailed introduction to the principles of microscopy, including the various types of microscopes and their parts, as well as how to prepare and mount specimens for observation. The book is specifically geared towards beginners, and as such, it contains a wealth ...

The Green Graduate: Educating Every Student as a Sustainable Practitioner

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Report copyright infringementby Sam Mann (Author)The challenge: every student graduates able to think and act as a sustainable practitioner, whatever their field. This is the goal Otago Polytechnic set itself and, as one of the main proponents, Samuel Mann became the go-to guy. Here he takes the reader on that journey and in doing so provides the framework for making sustainability a core competency for graduates across every kind of tertiary education and training. The book will give practit...

National Audubon Society Wildflowers of North America: The Complete Identification Reference to Wildflowers--With Full-Color Photographs; Updated Rang

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Report copyright infringementby National Audubon Society (Author)The most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the wildflowers of North America, updated for the first time in decades to reflect the impact of climate change and the advancements in DNA studies that have radically altered the classification process. Whether preparing for a scenic hike or getting to know the flowers in the backyard, readers will come to rely on this work of remarkable breadth, depth, and elegance. This hands...

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by J. Allen Boone (Author)Is there a universal language of love, a "kinship with all life" that can open new horizons of experience?Example after example in this unique classic -- from "Strongheart" the actor-dog to "Freddie" the fly -- resounds with entertaining and inspiring proof that communication with animals is a wonderful, indisputable fact. All that is required is an attitude of openness, friendliness, humility, and a sense of humor to part the curtain and form bonds of real friendshi...

Tapping the Source: Inside UF's Water Institute

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Report copyright infringementby Terry Tomalin (Author)The University of Florida has an ambitious goal: to harness the power of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni to solve some of society's most pressing problems and to become a resource for the state of Florida, the nation, and the world.Florida has 51,858 miles of rivers and streams, more than 2 million acres of lakes and ponds, 11.4 million acres of wetlands, 4,437 square miles of bays and estuaries, and 8,436 miles of coastline. But ...

The A to Z Book of CATS: Wild and Domestic

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Report copyright infringementby Michael P. Earney (Author)Want the purrr-fect gift for the cat lover in your life? Cat got your tongue? Never mind, the A to Z book of Cats will say it all for you. It's the cat's meow.Not only have cats found a place in our hearts and homes, but they are also part of our history, culture, and arts. This book with illustrations by the author and children, while it's not cat-a-clysmic, will appeal to all ailurophiles, (that's cat lovers).Failure to purchase this...

The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild

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Report copyright infringementby Craig Childs (Author)From one of the finest nature writers at work in America today-a lyrical, dramatic, illuminating tour of the hidden domain of wild animals. Whether recalling the experience of being chased through the Grand Canyon by a bighorn sheep, swimming with sharks off the coast of British Columbia, watching a peregrine falcon perform acrobatic stunts at 200 miles per hour, or engaging in a tense face-off with a mountain lion near a desert waterhole,...

Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit - Paperback

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by Lyanda Lynn Haupt (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER Deepen your connection to the natural world with this inspiring meditation, "a path to the place where science and spirit meet" (Robin Wall Kimmerer). In Rooted, cutting-edge science supports a truth that poets, artists, mystics, and earth-based cultures across the world have proclaimed over millennia: life on this planet is radically interconnected. Our bodies, thoughts, minds, and spirits are affected by the whole of nature, and they affect...

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Report copyright infringementby Maciej Ochalik (Author), Maria Fernanda Rojas Hernandez (Illustrator)Leo, the sea turtle, is born in Brazil near Rio. It's a tough shuffle from his egg to the ocean, but he makes it there eventually. The little guy finds friends right away, first with a wise eagle ray named Sunny Ray. Sunny Ray warns him of a big danger: trash! Bags can look like food and discarded nets are hard to see. Leo has to be careful. He swims on and meets three eels that are afraid of ...

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Report copyright infringementby Laura Anne Crowell (Author)After bringing six photographs of letters on rocks to her middle school, her student Brooke Conroy thought she should keep looking for the rest of the alphabet and make a book titled "Alphabeach." So I did. It took from the spring until the end of the summer to find all 26 letters. Thanks for the inspiration Brooke! Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: December 20...

Buzzing Beginnings: A Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping

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Report copyright infringementby Dnt Publishing (Author)Dive into the fascinating world of beekeeping with 'Buzzing Beginnings: A Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping.' This comprehensive manual is designed for novice apiarists eager to embark on a journey of sustainability, honey production, and the enchanting life of bees.Unlock the secrets of successful beekeeping as you follow step-by-step instructions on setting up and maintaining your own thriving hive. Learn the art of hive management, bee be...

A Treatise on Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate

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Report copyright infringementby Simon Paulli (Author), R. (Robert) James (Author)Discover the fascinating world of 18th-century indulgence in Simon Pauli's "A Treatise on Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate." This early work delves into the cultivation, preparation, and medicinal properties of these widely enjoyed commodities. More than just a culinary guide, this treatise explores the pharmacological effects of coffee, tea, chocolate, and tobacco, offering insights into their historical uses...

Headed Upstream: Interviews with Iconoclasts

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Loeffler (Author)In 1984, Jack Loeffler produced a radio series entitled "Southwest Sound Collage." His primary listener was his great friend author Edward Abbey who said, "Loeffler, this radio series should be a book." Thus, "Headed Upstream" first appeared in 1989 shortly after Abbey's death. The challenging interviews that appear herein (Edward Abbey, Andrew Weil, John Nichols, Stewart Udall, and Gary Snyder, to name a few) reflect many points of view f...

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by Gail Gibbons (Author)Rumbling, hissing, shaking. . .a volcano is about to erupt! Learn all about volcanoes, from tectonic plates to what do when there is a volcanic warning, in this primer for young readers. Did you know there are four main types of volcanoes? Or that volcanoes are classified as active, dormant, or extinct? The Devil's Tower in Wyoming is an extinct volcano. It's about 40.5 million years old! Gail Gibbons explores the hows and whys of volcanoes, using direct sentences, map...

Good Bug Bad Bug: Who's Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically (All You Need to Know about the Insects in Your Garden)

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Report copyright infringementby Jessica Walliser (Author)Good Bug Bad Bug, updated 2nd edition, is an indispensable field guide for quickly and easily identifying the most common invasive and beneficial insects in the garden; plus the best organic advice on how to attract the good guys and manage the bad guys - without reaching for the toxic chemicals. Good Bug Bad Bug includes strategies for dealing with the "new bugs in town," those worrisome strangers that are starting to show up due to c...

How to Unite the Left on Animals: A Handbook on Total Liberationist Veganism and a Shared Reality

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Report copyright infringementby John Tallent (Author)Similar to how Trump and QAnon supporters and climate change denialists ignore or outright do not understand reality, Leftists also ignore or have been misinformed about reality. The truth is that our understandings of diet, environmentalism, animal cognition, veganism, animal rights, nutrition, and many other things are severely incorrect. Our abilities to use logic are too often stunted by fallacies. We too often cannot even discuss certa...

The Management of the Zambezi River Basin and Kariba Dam

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Report copyright infringementby M. J. Tumbare (Author)This book brings together articles and conference papers on the Zambezi River and Kariba Dam written by Dr. Tumbare between 1998-2010. Part I discusses issues of river basin and integrated water resources management and Part II contains papers in infrastructure development in the water and energy sectors. Number of Pages: 188 Dimensions: 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: ...

A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters - Paperback

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by Andrew H. Knoll (Author)Harvard's acclaimed geologist "charts Earth's history in accessible style" (AP)"A sublime chronicle of our planet." -Booklist, STARRED reviewHow well do you know the ground beneath your feet? Odds are, where you're standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or perhaps choked by poison gases, drowned beneath ocean, perched atop a mountain range, or roamed by fearsome monsters. Probably...

Nuclear Energy Safety and International Cooperation: Closing the World's Most Dangerous Reactors

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Report copyright infringementby Spencer III Meredith (Author)The book is the first academic study to evaluate the effectiveness of Western governments' efforts in the 1990s to heighten international nuclear energy safety and to examine how, despite this, safety culture remained largely unchanged by the governments operating some of the most dangerous reactors in the world.Author BiographySpencer Barrett Meredith, III has worked in the field of international relations as a professor and practi...

World Mineral Trends and U.S. Supply Problems

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Report copyright infringementby Leonard L. Fischman (Author) Originally published in 1980, this report investigates seven major non-fuel minerals in relation to long-term potential supply and price problems and any short-term issues that may arise to put concerns about supply in perspective for policy-makers. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies and professionals. Number of Pages: 576 Dimensions: 1.16 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publi...

Disaster Management and Human Health Risk VI: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes

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Report copyright infringementby G. Passerini (Editor) Number of Pages: 216 Dimensions: 0.56 x 10 x 7 IN Publication Date: November 20, 2019

Rules for the Measurement and Inspection of Hardwood Lumber: Adopted at Annual Meeting Held in Chicago, Ill., June 5Th and 6Th, 1913, Containing Addit

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Report copyright infringementby National Hardwood Lumber Association (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, t...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Kirsch (Editor)This volume focuses on the social, cultural, and ecological consequences of a political economy of energy.A political economy of energy holds that an enduring hallmark of the current context is a reorganization of human society toward energy extraction and production. Limits to Terrestrial Extraction looks at the construction of society itself as an energy-harvesting "megamachine," the ecomodernist project of the latter half of the twentie...

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Report copyright infringementby Helen M. (Helen Maria) Winslow (Author)Dive into the captivating world of felines with Helen M. Winslow's "Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others." This classic exploration of cats and cat behavior offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of beloved pets. Winslow, drawing on personal experience and keen observation, provides insights into various cat breeds and their unique characteristics. More than just a practical guide, "Concerning Cats" is a heartfelt ...

Uncharted Waters: Romance, Adventure, and Advocacy on the Great Lakes

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Report copyright infringementby Mary McKschmidt (Author)Written in a voice that is charming, witty, and honest, Uncharted Waters shares the stories of a Fortune 500 executive learning to sail, learning to love, learning to fight for the water and life she holds dear. Mary McKSchmidt is an adventurer--a woman who wanders across southern Africa, achieves success in positions typically held by men, hikes, bikes, and camps alone up the eastern coast of Lake Michigan, and joins her fun-loving, equ...

The Secret Network of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things-- Stories from Science and Observation - Paperback

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by Peter Wohlleben (Author), Jane Billinghurst (Translator)"As you read these pages you will understand why I so admire [Peter Wohlleben] and am so in love with his work."--JANE GOODALLNature is full of surprises: deciduous trees affect the rotation of the Earth, cranes sabotage the production of Iberian ham, and coniferous forests can make it rain. But what are the processes that drive these incredible phenomena? And why do they matter?In The Secret Wisdom of Nature, master storyteller and i...

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Report copyright infringementby Henry David Thoreau (Author)Henry David Thoreau's account of his adventure in self-reliance on the shores of a pond in Massachusetts--part social experiment, part spiritual quest--is an enduringly influential American classic. In 1845, Thoreau began building a cabin at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. The inspiring and lyrical book that resulted is both a record of the two years Thoreau spent in withdrawal from society and a declaration of personal inde...

Evolution Of Canine Social Behavior, 2nd Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Abrantes (Author)Detailed study of evolution of canine social behavior. Leads the reader step-by-step through the various aspects involved in development of single social behavior patterns. Also a comparative study, this book dismisses many common beliefs and assumptions, and leaves the reader with simple, sound explanations. For all students of animal behavior. Revised, updated, and expanded!Roger Abrantes, PhD (Evolutionary Biology and Ethology) DHC DF ...

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Jolly (Author)Jennifer Jolly was a naive young woman when she, her primatologist husband, and her small daughter traveled to newly independent Uganda. This book is about how she adapted to an expatriate lifestyle. It reveals the problems and pleasures of conducting ground-breaking fieldwork on wild baboons while camping out close (sometimes too close) to elephants, buffalo, and hippos. She encounters unfamiliar cultures, and the joy of exotic vegetatio...