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Teaming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition - Hardcover

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by Jeff Lowenfels (Author)"Gets deep into the weeds, so to speak, of the microscopic architecture of plants and the biochemical processes at play." --Washington Post Most gardeners realize that plants need to be fed, but many of us know little about the nature of the science involved. In Teaming with Nutrients, Jeff Lowenfels explains the basics of plant nutrition from an organic gardener's perspective. In his trademark down-to-earth, style, Lowenfels explains the role of both macronutrient...

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by Riccardo Manenti (Author), Mario Motta (Author)This book provides an introduction to quantum information science, the science at the basis of the new quantum revolution of this century. It teaches the reader to build and program a quantum computer and leverage its potential. Aimed at quantum physicists and computer scientists, the book covers several topics, including quantum algorithms, quantum chemistry, and quantum engineering of superconducting qubits. Written by two professionals in t...

The Investors Mindset: Mastering the Wealth Code by Unveiling Untapped Potential

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Report copyright infringementby Mustafa Nejem (Author)"The Investors Mindset" is a book that will change your mind about how you invest. Get into the obscurity surrounding venture capital mechanics and figure out the nuances associated with angel investing. Find out what it takes to value a company or negotiate term sheets. It provides insights into due diligence processes that open the doors towards successful funding.As you move through the book, discover why traction is vital to having a s...

Unification in Physics & Political Economy: The Aim & Goal of all Modeling: Clarity in Navigating Risk & Opportunity

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Report copyright infringementby Martin Gibson (Author)A compilation of monographs on the subjects of unification in modeling (1) physical phenomena and (2) domestic & global economic structure in stocks and flows, both from a phenomenological perspective which is intended to be both quantitatively and qualitatively rigorous. When the phenomenological perspective is understood to be necessarily historical, the introductory monograph can be understood as unifying in the development of these...

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Our Changing World: Navigating Change in a Sustainable, Interconnected World (Series Synopsis)

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Report copyright infringementby James W. Fountain (Author)Embark on a Transformative Journey: Weaving Together Heritage, Innovation, and Ethical Stewardship for a Sustainable FutureOur Changing World: Navigating Change in a Sustainable, Interconnected World is an enlightening series that intricately weaves together culture, history, ethics, and business to provide a comprehensive understanding of sustainability. This collection offers unique insights into how diverse global practices, histori...

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives - Paperback

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by Leonard Mlodinow (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the classroom to the courtroom and from financial markets to supermarkets, an intriguing and illuminating look at how randomness, chance, and probability affect our daily lives that will intrigue, awe, and inspire. "Mlodinow writes in a breezy style, interspersing probabilistic mind-benders with portraits of theorists.... The result is a readable crash course in randomness." --The New York Times Book ReviewWith the born storyteller's comm...

A Just Transition to a Low Carbon Future in South Africa

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Report copyright infringementby Nqobile Xaba (Editor), Saliem Fakir (Editor)Deliberations on the just transition in South Africa have intensified and will continue to do so for the next few years and decades. Climate change, widening socio-economic inequality, the precarious future of work and emergent approaches to financing arrangements have brought new urgency to the issues. It therefore remains critical to interrogate how South Africa can ensure a just transition to a low carbon economy.T...

Atkins Physical Chemistry V1 - Paperback

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by Peter Atkins (Author), Julio de Paula (Author), James Keeler (Author)Atkins' Physical Chemistry is widely acknowledged by students and lecturers around the globe to be the textbook of choice for studying physical chemistry. The exceptional quality of previous editions has been built upon to make the twelfth edition of Atkins' Physical Chemistry even more closely suited to the needs of both lecturers and students. The writing style has been refreshed in collaboration with current students o...

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Report copyright infringementby Ed Adams (Author)You pressed the Blue button.You think you've stopped the End of Earth.But androids discover their PersonaAnd how to travel across spaceSo beware Trinity politicsAs Earth holds on. Number of Pages: 256 Dimensions: 0.54 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN Publication Date: January 06, 2021

Energy and Resource Efficiency without the tears: The complete guide to to adding value and sustaining change in an organization.

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Report copyright infringementby Niall Enright (Author)Niall Enright is a graduate of Cambridge University, a Fellow of the Energy Institute and a Chartered Energy Manager who has worked on hundreds of energy and resource efficiency programmes worldwide since the early 1990s. This experience was gained as both a director and senior project manager for several leading global consulting firms, as well as a change agent within large and complex organizations.This book is a comprehensive explorati...

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Sustainable Development & GM Food: An analysis of the relationship between the genetic modification of crops and the varieties of sustainable developm

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Meadows (Author)In the first part of the book GM food is framed as an international environmental problem, and the various goals and definitions of the five different types of sustainable development are outlined. In the second part of the book the various arguments that GM food either advances or doesn't advance the goal of sustainable development are outlined. In the third part of the book the relationship between sustainable development and GM food is ...

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Report copyright infringementby Milton Friedman (Author)2010 Reprint of 1962 edition. Price Theory comprises the full text of Friedman's legendary course on price theory taught at the University of Chicago. Friedman was originally a Keynesian supporter of the New Deal and advocate of government intervention in the economy. However, his 1950s reinterpretation of the Keynesian consumption function challenged the basic Keynesian model. At the University of Chicago, Friedman became the main advoc...

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Report copyright infringementby John Bapty Oates (Author)Produced here in two low-cost paperback volumes, John Bapty Oates' challenging insights into the human condition, and specifically, the REAL reasons behind the current global crises, is a must-read for any serious student of human nature, sociology or economics. Topics covered include the evolution of human consciousness; the rise of a global economy; and the many dangers and pitfalls that await us as a species if we cannot - or will no...

HUMANTRUTH Volume One: A World In Crisis

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The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing - Paperback

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by Richard Dawkins (Editor)Boasting almost one hundred articles and book excerpts, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists--the best such collection in print--packed with scintillating essays on everything from "The Discovery of Lucy" to "The Terror and Vastness of the Universe." Edited by best-selling author and renowned scientist Richard Dawkins, this sterling collection brings together exhilarating pieces by a who's who o...

A Simple Mathematic Model of Sustainability

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Report copyright infringementby Seguace Sun (Author)This book uses the idea and methodologies of mechanics to study the economic loop. Space, time and mass are the fundamental elements of classical mechanics. Here, we replace the distance with the value price and define the demand, which is equivalent to the mass. Then, a simple model of an economic loop is analysed, and the potential and future work of the model are discussed. Number of Pages: 52 Dimensions: 0.11 x ...

Natural Theology: Or Evidence of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature - Paperback

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by William Paley (Author), Matthew D. Eddy (Editor), David Knight (Editor)In Natural Theology, William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. Famously beginning by comparing the world to a watch, whose design is self-evident, he goes on to provide examples from biology, anatomy, and astronomy in order to demonstrate the intricacy and ingenuity of design that could only come from a wise and benevolent deity. This new edition,...

The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Eric R. Scerri (Author)The periodic table of elements, first encountered by many of us at school, provides an arrangement of the chemical elements, ordered by their atomic number, electron configuration, and recurring chemical properties, and divided into periodic trends. In this Very Short Introduction Eric R. Scerri looks at the trends in properties of elements that led to the construction of the table, and shows how the deeper meaning of the table's structure gradually became apparent w...

Complexity: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by John H. Holland (Author)The importance of complexity is well-captured by Hawking's comment: "Complexity is the science of the 21st century". From the movement of flocks of birds to the Internet, environmental sustainability, and market regulation, the study and understanding of complex non-linear systems has become highly influential over the last 30 years. In this Very Short Introduction, one of the leading figures in the field, John Holland, introduces the key elements and conceptual fra...

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Report copyright infringementby Shui Yin Lo (Author)Economics is regarded as a branch of applied physics.* Wealth is defined exact quantitatively as wealth ring. Wealth ring consists of production sector, exchange sector, consumption sector, and environmental sector. This is a logical expansion of traditional economics of supply and demand . Money is defined as a universal exchanger.By extending the conservation laws in physics to economics, a fundamental exact quantitative theorem has been f...

Ijemme: International Journal of Electronics, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

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Report copyright infringementby Mustafa Aydin (Director), Hasan Saygin (Editor), Zafer Utlu (Editor)Engineering Faculty of Istanbul Aydın University has started to publish an international journal on Electronics, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, denoted as "International Journal of Electronics, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (IJEMME)". We have especially selected the scientific areas which will cover future prospective engineering titles such as Robotics, Mechanics, Electroni...

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Report copyright infringementby Mustafa Aydin (Director), Hasan Sayin (Editor), Zafer Utlu (Editor)Engineering Faculty of Istanbul Aydın University has started to publish an international journal on Electronics, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, denoted as "International Journal of Electronics, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (IJEMME)". We have especially selected the scientific areas which will cover future prospective engineering titles such as Robotics, Mechanics, Electronic...

Edmond Halley: The Many Discoveries of the Most Curious Astronomer Royal - Hardcover

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by David K. Love (Author)Edmond Halley is known far and wide thanks largely to the comet bearing his name, the return of which he predicted in 1705. While that discovery would be enough to make the career of any scientist, Halley's massive contributions to the fields of astronomy, navigation, geophysics, mathematics, engineering, and actuarial science as a young man and eventually as Astronomer Royal are mostly overlooked. Edmond Halley: The Many Discoveries of the Most Curious Astronomer Roy...

Footprints of Schizophrenia: The Evolutionary Roots of Mental Illness - Hardcover

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by Steven Lesk (Author)Of all the mental illnesses, schizophrenia eludes us the most. No matter the strides scientists have made in neurological research nor doctors have made in psychiatric treatment, schizophrenia remains misunderstood, almost complacently mythologized. Without a reason for the illness, patients feel even more alienated than they already do, families are left hopeless, and doctors struggle to provide accurate care. Steven Lesk, though, after a medical career dedicated to th...

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by Steven H. Simon (Author)At the intersection of physics, mathematics, and computer science, an exciting new field of study has formed, known as "Topological Quantum." This research field examines the deep connections between the theory of knots, special types of subatomic particles known as anyons, certain phases of matter, and quantum computation. This book elucidates this nexus, drawing in topics ranging from quantum gravity to topology to experimental condensed matter physics. Topologica...

The Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update - Paperback

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by Donella Meadows (Author), Jorgen Randers (Author), Dennis Meadows (Author)"A pioneering work of science."--Business Insider "[This book] helped launch modern environmental computer modeling and began our current globally focused environmental debate . . . . a scientifically rigorous and credible warning."--The Nation In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production. Their results shocked the world and created stirring con...

Finance and Investment for Sustainability: a Berkshire Essential

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Report copyright infringementby Ray Anderson (Editor), Chris Laszlo (Editor), Daniel Fogel (Editor)Finance and Investment for Sustainability, a Berkshire Essential, explores how a green economy can be created and sustained - using sustainability in both the environmental and financial sense of the word. Articles written for the nonexpert reader cover topics such as green-collar jobs, energy and foreign investment law, public-private partnerships, the World Bank, smart growth, the financial se...

The Sustainability Practitioner's Guide to Multi-Regional Input-Output Analysis

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Report copyright infringementby Joy Murray (Editor), Manfred Lenzen (Editor) Number of Pages: 304 Dimensions: 0.64 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: June 18, 2013

Money: Virtual Energy: Economy Through the Prism of Thermodynamics

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Report copyright infringementby Octavian S. Ksenzhek (Author)Economic activity of humankind is considered in the book through the prism of fundamental physical concepts of Irreversible Thermodynamics. In the frame of such an approach the Economy appears as an immense global system, which performs work, necessary for functioning human societies, at the expense of dissipation of energy, both biological, provided with food, and technological, used for industrial and everyday needs. Money plays a...

Silencing Science: National Security Controls and Scientific Communication

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Report copyright infringementby Harold C. Relyea (Author). . . Relyea's book provides good source material and discussion for an important juncture in American and world history, and also a point of departure for future studies of scientific communication in relation to national security concerns in the so-called Post-Cold War Setting. -Journal of Information EthicsAuthor Biographylyea /f Harold /i C. Number of Pages: 268 Dimensions: 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN ...