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Ssd for R: An R Package for Analyzing Single-Subject Data - Paperback

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by Charles Auerbach (Author), Wendy Zeitlin (Author)Single-subject research designs have been used to build evidence to the effective treatment of problems across various disciplines including social work, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, allied health fields, juvenile justice, and special education. SSD for R serves as a guide for those desiring to conduct single-subject data analysis and introduces readers to the various functions available in SSD for R, a new, free, and innovative softwar...

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by Diana Sammataro (Author), Alphonse Avitabile (Author), Dewey M. Caron (Foreword by)Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile have created the best single-volume guide to the hobby and profession of beekeeping. The Beekeeper's Handbook provides step-by-step instructions for setting up an apiary, handling bees, and working throughout the season to maintain a healthy colony and a generous supply of honey. Various colony care options and techniques are explained so that beekeepers can make the be...

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Report copyright infringementby Agustín Udías (Author), Elisa Buforn (Author)The second edition of Principles of Seismology has been extensively revised and updated to present a modern approach to observation seismology and the theory behind digital seismograms. It includes: a new chapter on Earthquakes, Earth's structure and dynamics; a considerably revised chapter on instrumentation, with new material on processing of modern digital seismograms and a list of website hosting data and seismol...

A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Pollan (Author)The Instant New York Times Bestseller "Pollan's real genius--the word is not too strong--remains intact. That is his uncanny ability to scent the direction in which the culture is headed. He did it with food and psychedelics, and now, though A World Appears focuses on AI only intermittently, he has done it again." --Charles Finch, The Atlantic From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, a panoptic exploration...

I Told You So!: Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right

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Report copyright infringementby Matt Kaplan (Author)An energetic and impassioned work of popular science about scientists who have had to fight for their revolutionary ideas to be accepted--from Darwin to Pasteur to modern day Nobel Prize winners. For two decades, Matt Kaplan has covered science for the Economist. He's seen breakthroughs often occur in spite of, rather than because of, the behavior of the research community, and how support can be withheld for those who don't conform or have ...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Pollan (Author)From Michael Pollan, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND, a dazzling and panoptic exploration of consciousness--what it is, who has it, and why--and a meditation on the limits and bounds of our very humanity When it comes to the phenomenon that is consciousness, there is one point scientists, philosophers, and researchers can all agree on with a level of certainty: that it feels like something to be ourselv...

The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace

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Report copyright infringementby Patricia Wiltshire (Author)From "the Queen of Forensic Science" (The Wall Street Journal) comes a riveting blend of nature writing and true-crime narrative that explores the often shocking cases of a trailblazing scientist and investigator. From mud tracks on a quiet country road to dirt specks on the soles of walking boots, forensic ecologist Patricia Wiltshire uses her decades of scientific expertise to find often-overlooked clues left behind by criminal acti...

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Report copyright infringementby Tim Heath (Author), Florian Wiedmann (Author)Urban Design: The Basics provides a brief but compelling overview and introduction to the theory and practice of the multi-disciplinary field of urban design. It is an 'easy-to-understand' and 'jargon-free' introduction to the fundamental principles of urban design. By introducing the essentials of urban design, the book is an important starting point for future study of the discipline. Topics include placemaking, su...

ZEMCH Research Initiatives: Mass Customisation and Sustainability

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Report copyright infringementby Masa Noguchi (Guest Editor)The earth is experiencing the adverse effect of climate change. In response to growing global warming issues and the constant increase of energy prices, house-builders and housing manufacturers today are becoming more responsive to the delivery of net zero energy and carbon dioxide emission sustainable homes than ever. Within this context, the sustainability may embrace housing economy and adequacy beyond the legitimacy in which the q...

Land Use Transitions under Rapid Urbanization - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Xiangbin Kong (Guest Editor), Shougeng Hu (Guest Editor)Land use transition is the manifestation of land use and land cover change (LUCC) and is also a major research focus of the Global Land Project (GLP), as well as land system science (LSS). Land provides essential resources to society, and its changes have large consequences for the local and global environment and human well-being. The past, current, and projected state and dynamics of land use represent t...

Map Worlds: A History of Women in Cartography - Paperback

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by Will C. Van Den Hoonaard (Author)Map Worlds plots a journey of discovery through the world of women map-makers from the golden age of cartography in the sixteenth-century Low Countries to tactile maps in contemporary Brazil. Author Will C. van den Hoonaard examines the history of women in the profession, sets out the situation of women in technical fields and cartography-related organizations, and outlines the challenges they face in their careers. Map Worlds explores women as colourists i...

Bursting the Limits of Time: The Reconstruction of Geohistory in the Age of Revolution - Paperback

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by Martin J. S. Rudwick (Author)In 1650, Archbishop James Ussher of Armagh joined the long-running theological debate on the age of the earth by famously announcing that creation had occurred on October 23, 4004 B.C. Although widely challenged during the Enlightenment, this belief in a six-thousand-year-old planet was only laid to rest during a revolution of discovery in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In this relatively brief period, geologists reconstructed the immensely...

Ecologies of the Early Garden City: Essays on Structure, Agency, and Greenspace

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Report copyright infringementby Graham Livesey (Author)This is a study of the inaugural decade (1903-1913) of the first Garden City at Letchworth, in Hertfordshire, employing theories derived from landscape ecology and assemblage theory. The early Garden City movement, as represented by the writings of Ebenezer Howard--particularly his book Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform (1898)--was a concerted attempt to redefine many urban practices. The Garden City strove to unite town and countr...

Everything is Design: The Hidden Ethics of Our Objects and Public Spaces

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Report copyright infringementby Alan J. Reid (Author)Ethics - to put it concisely - is 'mindful well-being'. It is a set of standards that guides how we treat ourselves, one another, and the environment. When we design things for public use, we also communicate an ethical perspective. When we use things designed for us, we adopt their ethics. This book synthesizes several different disciplines as they relate to design, ethics, and the built environment. Our objects, according to philosophers ...

The Sacred Scaffold, A Journey Through Myth, Medicine, and Architectural Innovation

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Report copyright infringementby Emmanuel Joseph Joseph (Author)"The Sacred Scaffold: A Journey Through Myth, Medicine, and Architectural Innovation" is an exploration of the profound connections between ancient myths, medical practices, and architectural marvels. Spanning 15 chapters, this book delves into the origins of myths, the role of healing in ancient societies, and the evolution of architectural design through the ages. From the sacred geometry of medieval cathedrals to the digital fr...

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by Alan Bryman (Author), Edward Bell (Author), Jennifer Reck (Author)This is a comprehensive text for the research methods course taught out of sociology or other social science disciplines. It covers a wide range of methods and approaches to study design, data collection, and analysis. It is clear, comprehensive, and pays equal attention to both qualitative and quantitative methods, while offering practical, step-by-step advice to students through all stages of the research process. This inc...

Four Laws That Drive the Universe: A Very Short Introduction

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Atkins (Author)The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal--everything is moved or restrained by four simple laws. Written by Peter Atkins, one of the world's leading authorities on thermodynamics, this powerful and compact introduction explains what these four laws are and how they work, using accessible language and virtually no mathematics. Guiding the...

Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life

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Report copyright infringementby Luke Burgis (Author)* Financial Times Business Book of the Month * Next Big Idea Club Nominee * One of Bloomberg's "52 New Books That Top Business Leaders Are Recommending" * Aleo Review of Books 2022 Book of the Year *A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires. Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being, but there's a psychological force just as powerful--yet almost no...

Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science - Hardcover

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by Renée Bergland (Author)A captivating portrait of the poet and the scientist who shared an enchanted view of nature Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin were born at a time when the science of studying the natural world was known as natural philosophy, a pastime for poets, priests, and schoolgirls. The world began to change in the 1830s, while Darwin was exploring the Pacific aboard the Beagle and Dickinson was a student in Amherst, Massachusetts. Poetry and science started to grow apart, and...

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by Michael Pollan (Author)The instant New York Times bestseller A Washington Post Notable Book One of NPR's Best Books of the Year "Expert storytelling . . . [Pollan] masterfully elevates a series of big questions about drugs, plants and humans that are likely to leave readers thinking in new ways." --New York Times Book Review From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psy...

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America

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Report copyright infringementby David Allen Sibley (Author)Now completely revised and updated, the authoritative guide to over 700 birds of the American West from renowned birder, illustrator, and New York Times bestselling author David Sibley Compact and comprehensive, this guide features 715 bird species, plus regional populations, found west of the Rocky Mountains. Entries include stunningly accurate illustrations--more than 5,046 in total--with descriptive captions pointing out the most i...

Have a Good Trip: Exploring the Magic Mushroom Experience - Hardcover

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by Eugenia Bone (Author)From a much-loved expert and popular science writer comes this straight-from-the-trenches report on how and why folks from all walks of life are using magic mushrooms to enhance their lives. Interest in psychedelic mushrooms has never been greater - or the science less definitive. Popular science writer and amateur mycologist Eugenia Bone reports on the state of psychedelics today, from microdosing to heroic trips, illustrating how "citizen science" and anecdotal accou...

Total Load Theory: Transforming Lives in Autism, Adhd, LD, Spd, and Mental Health

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Report copyright infringementby Patricia S. Lemer (Author), James Maskell (Foreword by)About one in six children and many adults are diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders. What causes autism, attention, learning disabilities, and anxiety? Patricia Lemer answers that question with a new paradigm: "Total Load Theory." This etiology fingers not a single cause, but rather a complex combination of biological, environmental, immunological, neurological, psychological, and toxicological load f...

When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought

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Report copyright infringementby Jim Holt (Author)From Jim Holt, the New York Times bestselling author of Why Does the World Exist?, comes an entertaining and accessible guide to the most profound scientific and mathematical ideas of recent centuries in When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought. Does time exist? What is infinity? Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? In this scintillating collection, Holt explores the human mind, the cosmos, and th...

Pseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them - Hardcover

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by Lydia Kang (Author), Nate Pedersen (Author)From the authors of Quackery, a visual and narrative history of popular ideas, phenomena, and widely held beliefs disproven by science. From the easily disproved to the wildly speculative, to straight-up hucksterism, Pseudoscience is a romp through much more than bad science--it's a light-hearted look into why we insist on believing in things such as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens. Did you know, for example, that you can tell a...

To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest - Paperback

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by Diana Beresford-Kroeger (Author)"A rare gift: an inspiring tale about trees, trauma and the very purpose of life." --Andrew Nikiforuk, author of Empire of the Beetle Diana Beresford-Kroeger--a world-recognized botanist and medical biochemist--has revolutionized our understanding of the natural world with her startling insights into the hidden life of trees. In this riveting memoir, she uncovers the roots of her discoveries in her extraordinary childhood in Ireland. Soon after, her brillia...

Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods - Paperback

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by Lyndsie Bourgon (Author)SHORTLISTED FOR THE COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION FINALIST FOR THE NELLIE BY CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FOR JOURNALISTIC NON-FICTION A gripping investigation of the billion-dollar timber black market "and a fascinating examination of the deep and troubled relationship between people and forests" (Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts). There's a st...

The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science - Paperback

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by Seb Falk (Author)Soaring Gothic cathedrals, violent crusades, the Black Death: these are the dramatic forces that shaped the medieval era. But the so-called Dark Ages also gave us the first universities, eyeglasses, and mechanical clocks. As medieval thinkers sought to understand the world around them, from the passing of the seasons to the stars in the sky, they came to develop a vibrant scientific culture.In The Light Ages, Cambridge science historian Seb Falk takes us on a tour of medie...

The Next Space Race: A Blueprint for American Primacy

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Report copyright infringementby Richard M. Harrison (Author), Peter A. Garretson (Author)If China's space ambitions continue unchallenged, America will be seriously economically and militarily disadvantaged. This book provides a comprehensive strategy to secure U.S. primacy in the space domain. From Moon landings to plans for asteroid mining, China is beginning to exploit space to achieve its great power ambitions. Its strategy could, over time, severely and adversely impact U.S. economic and...

Glacial Lake Missoula: And Its Humongous Flood - Paperback

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by David Alt (Author)As geologist J. Harlen Bretz walked the dry scabland channels of eastern Washington in the 1920s, it dawned on him that he was viewing a landscape sculpted by water. Lots of water. A flood of catastrophic proportions. Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods tells the gripping tale of a huge Ice Age lake that drained suddenly--not just once but repeatedly--and reshaped the landscape of the Northwest. The narrative follows the path of the floodwaters as they raged fr...

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Report copyright infringementby Plato (Author), Robin Waterfield (Author), Andrew Gregory (Author)'The god wanted everything to be good, marred by as little imperfection as possible.' Timaeus, one of Plato's acknowledged masterpieces, is an attempt to construct the universe and explain its contents by means of as few axioms as possible. The result is a brilliant, bizarre, and surreal cosmos - the product of the rational thinking of a creator god and his astral assistants, and of purely mecha...

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by Oxford University Press (Author)With superbly crafted maps covering the entire globe, this new edition of Oxford's Essential World Atlas offers thorough geographical coverage at an affordable price. In addition to topographic and political maps, city maps, and satellite imagery, the Essential Atlas features dozens ofthematic maps, charts, and graphs that explain many fundamental concepts in human geography. The new Eighth Edition has been updated to show the latest transportation informati...