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What Is Edible?: A Journey Through the World of Food Taboos and Food Cultures

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Report copyright infringementby Adel P. Den Hartog (Author)Adel den Hartog shows how complex the food choices of humans have been for millenia. Those who wonder why we eat what we eat, will find out practicalities, such as availability of products, transportation and costs, but also physiological, cultural, geological, and psychological factors matter. Den Hartog points out the importance of access to food for individuals and groups, and the influence of their socio-economical position. Can s...

Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves

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Report copyright infringementby Nicola Twilley (Author)Winner of the James Beard Award for Literary Writing Named one of the best books of the year by Smithsonian Magazine and New Scientist "Engrossing . . . hard to put down." -- The New York Times Book Review An engaging exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific mystery to globe-spanning infrastructure, and an essential investigation into how it has remade our entire relationship with food. A century ago, the introd...

More and More and More: An All-Consuming History of Energy

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Report copyright infringementby Jean-Baptiste Fressoz (Author)The radical, paradigm-shifting international bestseller that destroys our delusions about energy consumption and will change the way we talk about climate change. We have long been taught that humanity's relationship with energy is one of progress, with wood superseded by coal, coal by oil, oil by nuclear--until at some future point everything will be replaced by "green" energy. But the long-held belief in transition and sustainabi...

The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution

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Report copyright infringementby Joyce E. Chaplin (Author)A Washington Post Noteworthy BookOne of The New Yorker's Best Books of the Year So Far "[A] richly textured history . . . This story holds numerous lessons for our era." --The New Yorker "From Joyce Chaplin's engaging, wide-ranging pages a fresh Franklin emerges." --Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Revolutionary "A fascinating, innovative, inventive look at a fascinating, innovative man and his inventions." --Charles C...

Maps, Annotated: The World's 300 Greatest Maps Explained

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Report copyright infringementby DK (Author)This fascinating history of cartography includes more than 300 maps, from the ancient world to the present day. Combining stunning reproductions with clear annotations and pull-out details, it is an expertly curated selection of the finest examples ever created. Delve into Maps, Annotated and find out how the Polynesians used sticks to chart their way across the Pacific, what a meridian is, and where dragons were said to lurk. Discover ancient Chines...

The Last Supper: How to Overcome the Coming Food Crisis

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Report copyright infringementby Sam Kass (Author)A former senior food policy advisor to President Obama breaks down how changing the way we eat can help fix the climate crisis, from rethinking daily habits to investing in new technology. "Smart, timely, and full of purpose."--Michelle Obama"A wake-up call for the future of our planet."--Chef José Andrés"An impressively compelling manifesto for food system transformation."--Marion NestleAs a chef in high-end restaurants, and later, in the home...

The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life

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Report copyright infringementby Shahir S. Rizk (Author), Maggie M. Fink (Author)An awe-inspiring journey into the world of proteins--how they shape life, and their remarkable potential to heal our bodies and our planet. Each fall, a robin begins the long trek north from Gibraltar to her summer home in Central Europe. Nestled deep in her optic nerve, a tiny protein turns a lone electron into a compass, allowing her to see north in colors we can only dream of perceiving. Taking us beyond the co...

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Report copyright infringementby Glen Roberts (Author)A Sniper's Guide to Long-Range Shooting is a collection of insider knowledge and skills from author Glen Roberts's career in police special operations sniping and his long-range shooting training business. It all started at the age of eighteen with learning long-range variables with a custom .243Win using DOS matrix computer technology and handwritten range cards. Over the years, target engagements by first-rate military snipers worldwide h...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Ezra Greene (Author)"Graphics for Engineers, Architects, and Builders, Volume 2" by Charles Ezra Greene, originally published in 1879, is a comprehensive manual intended for designers and a textbook for scientific schools. This volume focuses on the graphical analysis of trusses and arches, offering a detailed exploration of design principles and structural mechanics. The book provides practical guidance on technical drawing and graphical methods essent...

The American Text-Book of Art Education - Teachers' Manual for the Primary Course of Instruction in Drawing

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Report copyright infringementby Walter Smith (Author)This book contains a teacher's manual for an introductory course on technical drawing and drafting. Written in clear, plain language and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of considerable utility to teachers and instructors of technical drawing. Contents include: "General Directions for Teachers", "Preliminary Study", "Use of the Manual-Methods", "Pan of the Course", "Geometric Name or Term", "Reduction and Enlargement", "Use of the...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Shepherd (Author)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, that this work is important...

Case Studies on Failure Investigations in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering

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Report copyright infringementby Fabrizio Palmisano (Editor), Laurent Rus (Editor)Failures of structures occur in all parts of the world as the result of design errors, construction defects, abuse or misuse, ageing and deterioration of the structure, lack of maintenance, as well as environmental effects such as wind, flood, snow, earthquake and, of course, human errors. They can result in catastrophic human costs as well as heavy financial losses to all involved, including local economic growt...

The Art and Science of Grazing: How Grass Farmers Can Create Sustainable Systems for Healthy Animals and Farm Ecosystems

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Report copyright infringementby Sarah Flack (Author), Hubert Karreman (Foreword by)"Sarah Flack has written a wonderful guide to sustainable grazing. She discusses fundamental principles and specific practices that make her book meaningful for anyone interested in the art and science of grazing."--Fred Provenza, professor emeritus, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, author of Nourishment Grazing management might seem simple: just put livestock in a pasture and let them ...

The Meathead Method: A BBQ Hall of Famer's Secrets and Science on Bbq, Grilling, and Outdoor Cooking with 114 Recipes

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Report copyright infringementby Meathead (Author)"The only book on outdoor cookery you'll ever need." --Alton BrownNational BBQ and Grilling Association BBQ Book of the Year 2026Amazon May 2025 Best of the Month PickThe Meathead Method is where barbecue goes next. In the follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling, BBQ Hall of Famer and founder of AmazingRibs.com, Meathead presents a guide to new methods for great outdoor cooking with 114 c...

The Paradox of Progress: Book 2: The Roses and Thorns of Artificial Intelligence

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Report copyright infringementby Michael M. Karch (Author)With opportunity comes uncertainty.An industrial revolution has begun: artificial intelligence is creating a cultural upheaval.But is this progress or peril? Is the potential really worth the risk?In The Paradox of Progress, Dr. Michael M. Karch delves into the ethical complexities of AI's rapid evolution. Drawing from a career spanning three decades in robotics, orthopedic surgery, and international disaster response, Dr. Karch investi...

Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans (with a New Preface)

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Report copyright infringementby Melanie Mitchell (Author)Named One of the Five Best Books on AI by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal No technological development in recent history has generated as much excitement and terror--both utopian visions and apocalyptic nightmares--as artificial intelligence. Since generative AI and large language models exploded into our everyday lives in 2022 with the release of ChatGPT, AI has been the topic on everyone's mind. And the award-winning au...

The Cybernetic Society: How Humans and Machines Will Shape the Future Together

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Report copyright infringementby Amir Husain (Author)"An optimistic, shimmering image of a world where AI operates in service to humankind" (Kirkus) argues that both the major risk and opportunity of AI is that humans and computers have fused, giving AI the ability to shape the future of human affairs Artificial intelligence is inescapable: at home, at work, in politics, and on the battlefield. In The Cybernetic Society, technologist Amir Husain argues that AI hasn't simply encroached on ev...

Mastering User Surveys: A Guide for UX Designers and Researchers

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Report copyright infringementby William Webb (Author)In an age where digital experiences can make or break businesses, understanding user experience (UX) and mastering the art of creating insightful surveys has never been more crucial. Dive deep into the world of UX research, where each chapter unfurls layers of expertise, insights, and actionable strategies. Whether you're a budding professional or seasoned in the realm of digital design, this book provides a fresh lens to view and evaluate ...

Practice Problems in Statistics and Data Reduction

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Report copyright infringementby Rahul Basu (Author)A collection of problems in Statistics and Data Reduction, useful in the Medical, Engineering and Financial fields. Number of Pages: 82 Dimensions: 0.17 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: July 26, 2023

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Report copyright infringementby Marc Rotenberg (Author), Eleni Kyriakides (Author)The CAIDP AI Policy Sourcebook is a premier collection of AI policy frameworks, offering policymakers, researchers, journalists, and the public crucial insights into emerging AI governance norms. It features key global frameworks such as the Universal Guidelines for AI, the OECD AI Principles, the UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics, the Council of Europe AI Treaty, and the EU AI Act. The Sourcebook also covers m...

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Report copyright infringementby Marco Beffa (Author)A book about a journey that covers the history, technology, use cases, and future of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. From the earliest concepts of decentralized money to the rise of blockchain technology, you'll gain insight into the forces that have shaped this space. We will explore the fundamental technologies that underpin cryptocurrencies, explaining in simple terms how the blockchain works and why it's such a game-changer for fina...

International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s

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Report copyright infringementby Tim Bergfelder (Author) West German cinema of the 1960s is frequently associated with the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers, collectively known by the 1970s as the "New German Cinema." Yet for domestic and international audiences at the time, German cinema primarily meant popular genres such as exotic adventure films, Gothic crime thrillers, westerns, and sex films, which were dismissed by German filmmakers and critics of the 1970s as "Daddy's Cinema....

Artificial Intelligence in Highway Location and Alignment Optimization: Applications of Genetic Algorithms in Searching, Evaluating, and Optimizing Hi

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Report copyright infringementby Min-Wook Kang (Author), Paul Schonfeld (Author)This monograph provides a comprehensive overview of methods for searching, evaluating, and optimizing highway location and alignments using genetic algorithms (GAs), a powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) technique. It presents a two-level programming structure to deal with the effects of varying highway location on traffic level changes in surrounding road networks within the highway location search and alignment...

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Report copyright infringementby Phillip Chen-Yu Sheu (Editor)This volume aims to provide a reference to the development of robotic intelligence, built upon Semantic Computing, in terms of 'action' to realize the 'context' and 'intention' formulated by Semantics Computing during the 'thinking' or reasoning process. It addresses three core areas: Number of Pages: 184 Dimensions: 0.44 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: May 10, 2019

Stars and Space with MATLAB Apps (with Companion Media Pack)

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Green (Author)Recent advances in the understanding of star formation and evolution have been impressive and aspects of that knowledge are explored in this volume. The black hole stellar endpoints are studied and geodesic motion is explored. The emission of gravitational waves is featured due to their very recent experimental discovery.The second aspect of the text is space exploration which began 62 years ago with the Sputnik Earth satellite followed by ...

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Wireless Internet of Things: Principles and Practice

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Report copyright infringementby Amoakoh Gyasi-Agyei (Author)'This textbook is clearly a valuable resource for engineering students or anyone who wants to learn about wireless communication since it provides the technical fundamentals of the key theories and methods used for IoT communication ... If you are interested in learning about the technical details of IoT and wireless communication, then this very well-written book, loaded with the fundamentals for understanding this rapidly growing s...

Digital Armor: The Confessions of a Reformed Hacker

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Report copyright infringementby Jacinto Luis Marques (Author)In "Digital Armor: Confessions of a Reformed Hacker," delve into the captivating world of cybersecurity through the eyes of a former hacker turned cybersecurity expert. This book offers a unique perspective on cyber threats and provides invaluable insights into defending against them.Starting with an exploration of the hacker's mind, the author unveils the motivations and mindset behind cyber-attacks. From there, readers are guided ...

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All-Star 2025: The Game That Defined a Generation

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Report copyright infringementby Danish Ali Bajwa (Author), Usama Bajwa (Author)�� The Game That Changed EverythingFrom its groundbreaking launch to becoming a global sensation, All-Star 2025 was more than just a video game-it was a revolution. Redefining interactive entertainment, it combined cutting-edge AI, hyper-realistic graphics, and dynamic multiplayer gameplay to create an experience unlike anything before it.�� A Cultural PhenomenonMore than just a title, All-Star 2025 became a mo...

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Report copyright infringementby Anil Kumar Pillarisetty (Author), G. Janardhana Raju (Author)"Basics of SIMULINK for Engineers" is a comprehensive guide exclusively designed for engineering students from all disciplines. The book is framed in a manner that makes it a perfect gateway for anyone interested in using Simulink. This software offers a Graphical User Interface (GUI) based platform where all functions are presented in the form of blocks. The book covers elementary level aspects such ...