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The Lost World of Fossil Lake: Snapshots from Deep Time

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Report copyright infringementby Lance Grande (Author)The landscape of southwestern Wyoming around the ghost town of Fossil is beautiful but harsh; a dry, high mountain desert with cool nights and long, cold winters inhabited by a sparse mountain desert community. But during the early Eocene, more than fifty million years ago, it was a subtropical lake, surrounded by volcanoes and forests and teeming with life. Buried within the sun-baked limestone is spectacular evidence of the lush vegetatio...

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Report copyright infringementby Vaclav Smil (Author)A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization."I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A History, he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans' ability to turn energy into heat, light, and motion have been a driving force ...

Genius Inventions: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Technological Breakthroughs

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Challoner (Author)Go back in time to share the excitement of the greatest technological breakthroughs in history--and meet the inspired inventors who made them happen.The light bulb. Antiseptic surgery. The Internet. These inventions changed the world as we know it. Published in association with the Science Museum of London, this fascinating volume gives unprecedented insight into the minds and lives of those who shaped the way we live today. Biographies o...

Cambrian Ocean World: Ancient Sea Life of North America

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Report copyright infringementby John Foster (Author), David L. Meyer (Author)This volume, aimed at the general reader, presents life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than 500 million years ago. The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's history. During this immense span of time nearly every modern group of animals appeared. Although life had been around for more than 2 million millennia, Cambrian rocks preserve the record of the first appearance of complex an...

Chi-Squared Data Analysis and Model Testing for Beginners

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Report copyright infringementby Carey Witkov (Author), Keith Zengel (Author)Recent groundbreaking discoveries in physics, including the discovery of the Higgs Boson and gravitational waves, have relied on chi-squared analysis and model testing, a data analysis method. This is the first book to make chi-squared model testing accessible to students in introductory physics lab courses and others who need to learn this method, such as beginning researchers in astrophysics and particle physics, be...

Conservation Drones: Mapping and Monitoring Biodiversity

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Report copyright infringementby Serge A. Wich (Author), Lian Pin Koh (Author)Increasing numbers of ecologists and conservation biologists have begun to explore the use of drone technology to obtain accurate and up-to-date data on the distribution and density of species, as well as the threats to their habitats, in their ongoing attempts to conserve and monitor biodiversity. Conservation drones are low-cost, autonomous, and operator-friendly unmanned aerial vehicles that can be used for survey...

Matchmakers and Markets: The Revolutionary Role of Information in the Economy

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Report copyright infringementby Yi-Cheng Zhang (Author)To understand the bewildering complexities of consumer markets and financial markets, you'll need to look beyond traditional textbooks. This book aims to better understanding of current markets through studying the implications of living in an information age. It examines the impacts that information has on how markets function, and presents a novel market theory in which information takes centre stage when analyzing how the economy funct...

Respiratory Biology of Animals: Evolutionary and Functional Morphology

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Report copyright infringementby Steven F. Perry (Author), Markus Lambertz (Author), Anke Schmitz (Author)Oxygen uptake for metabolic energy demand and the elimination of the resulting carbon dioxide is one of the essential processes in all higher life forms; in the case of animals, everything from protozoans to insects and vertebrates including humans.Â Respiratory Biology of Animals provides a contemporary and truly integrative approach to the topic, adopting a strong evolutionary theme. It ...

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Report copyright infringementby Geoffrey E. Hill (Author)This novel text provides a concise synthesis of how the interactions between mitochondrial and nuclear genes have played a major role in shaping the ecology and evolution of eukaryotes. The foundation for this new focus on mitonuclear interactions originated from research in biochemistry and cell biology laboratories, although the broader ecological and evolutionary implications have yet to be fully explored. The imperative for mitonucl...

Integrability: From Statistical Systems to Gauge Theory: Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School: Volume 106, June 2016

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Report copyright infringementby Patrick Dorey (Editor), Gregory Korchemsky (Editor), Nikita Nekrasov (Editor)This volume, 106 of the Les Houches Summer School series, brings together applications of integrability to supersymmetric gauge and string theory. The book focuses on the application of integrability and problems in quantum field theory. Particular emphasis is given to the exact solution of planar N=4 super-Yang-Mills theory and its relation with string theory on the one hand, and the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Plato (Author), Desmond Lee (Translator), Thomas Kjeller Johansen (Introduction by)A dialogue in two parts from a central figure in Western philosophy A response to Socrates's account of an ideal state, Timaeus and Critias begins with Timaeus's theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe, from its very beginning to the coming of man. Timaeus introduces the idea of a creator God and speculates on the structure and c...

Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction

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Report copyright infringementby David DeGrazia (Author)This volume provides a general overview of the basic ethical and philosophical issues of animal rights. It asks questions such as: Do animals have moral rights? If so, what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand welfare? By presenting models for understanding animals' moral status and rights, and examining their mental lives and welfare, David DeGrazia explores the implications for how we ...

Building a Resilient Tomorrow: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption

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Report copyright infringementby Alice C. Hill (Author), Leonardo Martinez-Diaz (Author)Climate change impacts-more heat, drought, extreme rainfall, and stronger storms-have already harmed communities around the globe. Even if the world could cut its carbon emissions to zero tomorrow, further significant global climate change is now inevitable. Although we cannot tell with certainty how much average global temperatures will rise, we do know that the warming we have experienced to date has caus...

Democracy in the Woods: Environmental Conservation and Social Justice in India, Tanzania, and Mexico

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Report copyright infringementby Prakash Kashwan (Author)How do societies negotiate the apparently competing agendas of environmental protection and social justice? Why do some countries perform much better than others on this front? Democracy in the Woods addresses these question by examining land rights conflicts--and the fate of forest-dependent peasants--in the context of the different forest property regimes in India, Tanzania, and Mexico. These three countries are prominent in the schola...

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Report copyright infringementby John Basl (Author)Many subscribe to an Ethic of Life, an ethical perspective on which all living things deserve some level of moral concern. Within philosophy, the Ethic of Life has been clarified, developed, and rigorously defended; yet it has also found its harshest critics. Between biocentrists, those that endorse the Ethic of Life, and those that accept a more restricted view of moral status, the debate has reached a standstill, with few new resources for s...

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Report copyright infringementby Philip Ball (Author)The processes in a single living cell are akin to that of a city teeming with molecular inhabitants that move, communicate, cooperate, and compete. In this Very Short Introduction, Philip Ball explores the role of the molecule in and around us--how, for example, a single fertilized egg can grow into a multi-celled Mozart, what makes spider's silk insoluble in the morning dew, and how this molecular dynamism is being captured in the laborator...

Global Health Priority-Setting: Beyond Cost-Effectiveness

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Report copyright infringementby Ole F. Norheim (Editor), Ezekiel J. Emanuel (Editor), Joseph Millum (Editor)Global health is at a crossroads. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has come with ambitious targets for health and health services worldwide. To reach these targets, many more billions of dollars need to be spent on health. However, development assistance for health has plateaued and domestic funding on health in most countries is growing at rates too low to close the financin...

The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind

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Report copyright infringementby John Coates (Author)"Brilliant." --David Brooks, The New York Times "A profoundly unconventional book . . . So absorbing that I wound up reading it twice." --Bloomberg Finalist for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year What happens to your body when you take risks? What happens to it when you make or lose a lot of money? In this startling book, physiologist and former Wall Street trader John Coates vividly illustrates what happens to y...

Energy and Power: Germany in the Age of Oil, Atoms, and Climate Change

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen G. Gross (Author)A novel exploration of the deeper political, economic, and geopolitical history behind Germany's daring campaign to restructure its energy system around green power. Since the 1990s, Germany has embarked on a daring campaign to restructure its energy system around renewable power, sparking a global revolution in solar and wind technology. But this pioneering energy transition has been plagued with problems. In Energy and Power, Stephen ...

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

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Report copyright infringementby Ray Kurzweil (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil presents an "elaborate, smart, and persuasive" (The Boston Globe) view of the future course of human development. "Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world."--Los Angeles Times"Startling in scope and bravado."--Janet Maslin, The New York Times"An important book."--The Philadelphia Inquirer At the onset of the twenty-first century, humanity stands on the verge of the most t...

Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better

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Report copyright infringementby Wendy Suzuki (Author), Billie Fitzpatrick (Author)A neuroscientist transforms the way we think about our brain, our health, and our personal happiness in this clear, informative, and inspiring guide to improving your brain health--a blend of personal memoir, science narrative, and immediately useful takeaways that bring the human brain into focus as never before, revealing the powerful connection between exercise, learning, memory, and cognitive abilities.Neari...

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Report copyright infringementby Yuval Noah Harari (Author)Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERYuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward the future of humanity, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein ...

Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen C. Meyer (Author)When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue, but one. Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. During this event, the "Cambrian explosion," many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of rock. In Darwin's Doubt, Stephen C. Meyer ...

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Report copyright infringementby Sarah B. Pomeroy (Author)This is the first book-length examination of Spartan women, covering over a thousand years in the history of women from both the elite and lower classes. Classicist Sarah B. Pomeroy comprehensively analyzes ancient texts and archaeological evidence to construct the world of these elusive though much noticed females. Sparta has always posed a challenge to ancient historians because information about the society is relatively scarce. Most...

How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures - Hardcover

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by Sabrina Imbler (Author)WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award One of TIME's 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year - A PEOPLE Best New Book - A Barnes & Noble and SHELF AWARENESS Best Book of 2022 - An Indie Next Pick - One of Winter's Most Eagerly Anticipated Books: VANITY FAIR, VULTURE, BOOKRIOT A fascinating tour of creatures from the surface to the deepest ocean floor, inviting us to envision wilder, grander, a...

Milk Mushrooms of North America: A Field Identification Guide to the Genus Lactarius - Hardcover

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by Alan Bessette (Author), David Harris (Author), Arleen Bessette (Author)This is a comprehensive field guide to the milk mushrooms of North America. Featuring over 150 species and varieties, this volume includes detailed descriptions and more than 250 rich color photographs. The photographs were selected for high-quality color fidelity, documentary merit, and the aesthetic appeal of the subject. The number of species described and illustrated in color, some for the very first time, is substa...

Newlywed Couple's Devotional: 52 Weeks of Everyday Scripture, Reflections, and Prayers for a God-Centered Marriage - Hardcover

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by Chris Bailey (Author), Jamie Bailey (Author)52 Weeks of Newlywed Devotions for Navigating a God-Centered Marriage Gift Edition Marriage is a journey of both hills and valleys, and newlyweds are just beginning this great adventure. By following God and making him the center of their marriage from the start, couples can avoid rockier paths and create stronger foundations. In this spiritual and practical devotional, marriage coaches Chris and Jamie Bailey speak to the challenges that every ne...

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by Dk (Author)Combining clear labeled imagery with easy-to-understand text, this new edition of Simply Artificial Intelligence is the perfect introduction to the latest developments in AI, including ChatGPT and the Internet of Things. Covering a broad range of fields within AI - from computing and mathematics to politics and philosophy - entries demystify what artificial intelligence is and how it works, how it has dramatically changed how we live, and how it might evolve in the future. Every...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Darwin (Author), David Williams (Foreword by)An instant bestseller in 1859, few books have had such a revolutionary impact and left such a lasting impression as On the Origin of Species. Possibly the most important and challenging scientific book ever published, Darwin's language remains surprisingly modern and direct. It is presented here in a faithful yet generously detailed facsimile edition. The text is taken from the second edition (1860), which in...

The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramon Y Cajal

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Report copyright infringementby Larry W. Swanson (Author), Eric Newman (Author), Alfonso Araque (Author)At the crossroads of art and science, The Beautiful Brain presents Nobel Laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal's contributions to neuroscience through his groundbreaking artistic brain imagery. "Among the world's greatest scientific illustrations. . . . They posit the thing between your ears as an immense cosmic universe, or at least one of the most intricate of all of nature's creations. That t...

Snakes of the World: A Guide to Every Family

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Report copyright infringementby Mark O'Shea (Author)A gorgeously illustrated guide to the incredible diversity of snakes around the world Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica and have evolved to occupy a vast range of habitats, from mountains to oceans and deserts to rain forests. Snakes of the World explores their extraordinary diversity, with an in-depth introduction covering anatomy, behavior, habitats, reproduction, conservation, and other essential topics. This expert gu...

Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will - Hardcover

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by Robert M. Sapolsky (Author)The instant New York Times bestseller One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences. “Determined is a sustained attempt at demonstrating that the decisions we make every day are products of complex factors of which we’re not in charge . . . This is an amiable, surprisingly access...