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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GROWING GOURMET MUSHROOMS: Easy to understand Gourmet mushrooms guide for beginners (Maynard's Evergreen books Book 2) by Robert P. Maynard Price verified 5 hours ago

Gourmet mushroom demand has increased dramatically in recent years, opening up opportunities for new farmers. Shiitake and oyster mushrooms are the most lucrative edible mushrooms. Oysters and shiitake mushrooms may both be grown easily and on "waste" materials like sawdust or straw. They mature quickly, taking only 6 to 8 weeks from planting to harvest. Best of all, both types may be grown in large quantities in a little space. Expert gardeners can produce 12,000 pounds of gourmet mushrooms annually in a 500 square foot area by ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 53 Pages (495 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 23rd, 2024

Forecasting: Extrapolation and Projection by D. James Benton 5.0 Stars (3 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Forecasting has many applications besides tomorrow's weather, from business to medicine to economics. There are many diverse methods and approaches taken to accomplish this task and achieve the desired end: reliable expectation. Predicting the future behavior of some processes can be much more difficult than others. In this text we will consider only those expectations that can be expressed quantitatively and for which there are existing observations. We will not consider "events" per se, especially singular ones, such as the next ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 117 Pages (8,608 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 23rd, 2024

Adventures of the Teddy Bear Molecule by Gale Trumbeaux 5.0 Stars (3 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

The story of a water molecule as it goes through the three phases: solid to liquid to gas.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Size: 3,636 KB / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 23rd, 2024

How to Communicate Effectively: Improve Your Conversations, Master Your Social Skills, And Connect Better With Others (Communication Mastery Series ... by Marcus Smith 4.8 Stars (20 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Learn How To Connect Better With Others, Obtain The Career Progression You Desire, Have Happier Relationships, And Much More! Do you feel stuck in a dead-end job? Do you find that you constantly argue with your partner over trivial topics? Do you feel lonely or isolated? If yes, then this book on How to Communicate Effectively is PERFECT FOR YOU! How to Communicate Effectively will be your full, one-stop, guide in improving your communication skills. In this book, you will discover: • The ability of self-improvement • The ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 151 Pages (1,238 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 23rd, 2024

Urban Beekeeping - Managing Hives in City Environments by Anthony Carter 4.9 Stars (17 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

"Urban Beekeeping: Managing Hives in City Environments" offers a comprehensive journey into the heart of urban beekeeping, providing essential knowledge, practical advice, and insightful strategies for fostering healthy bee populations in the bustling city landscape. This book stands as arguably the most complete guide for anyone looking to navigate the unique challenges and opportunities of keeping bees in urban settings. From understanding legal frameworks and selecting the right equipment to innovative hive management and engaging ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 254 Pages (1,888 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 23rd, 2024

Multiplication Puzzle Math Book: Timestable Tests For the 0 - 9 Timestable for Grade School, Junior High School, or Anyone Wanting to Test Themselves ... by Ross Edward Silke 5.0 Stars (2 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

This Multiplication Math Puzzle Book will test the 0 - 9 timetable fully with lots of practice to ensure you know it well; ideal for grade school and junior high school students, or anyone needing a refresher or wanting to stimulate their mind in trying to solve these math questions without the use of a calculator. A calculator is encouraged to check the answers, and you can retest yourself over and over again until you reach a perfect score. Complete with a grading system and a certificate at the end to reward yourself for ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 11 Pages (2,433 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 23rd, 2024

Keyhole Gardening: An Introduction To Growing Vegetables In A Keyhole Garden (No Dig Gardening Techniques) by James Paris 4.2 Stars (59 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Growing vegetables in small spaces or under adverse conditions can be a bit of a challenge at times! This is where niche gardening ideas like the Keyhole Garden come into play, and small spaces can be converted to produce great results. Growing vegetables for some can be a rewarding pastime, whilst for others it is a question of survival - if you can't grow it, then you can't eat it!Here we have one of the most successful of the Niche Vegetable Gardeningideas, but perhaps one that is the least talked about - ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 91 Pages (6,032 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 22nd, 2024

Raising Chickens For Meat And Eggs: Homesteading Animals - Includes Tasty Chicken Recipes For The Slow Cooker! (Hobby Farm Animals) by Norman J Stone 4.3 Stars (37 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

***RAISING CHUNKY CHICKENS - NO 1 BEST SELLER IN CATEGORY!*** Raising Chickens could be considered as a quintessential part of living on a homestead, or living a self-sustainable lifestyle. Whether you are rearing hens for eggs or meat - or even just for company, this introduction to raising chickens offers all the information you will need to get started. Over 70 pages crammed with information on homesteading essentials such as the following, will ensure of a good grounding in self-sufficiency and rearing animals on your homestead ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 74 Pages (4,134 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 22nd, 2024

Companion Planting: The Vegetable Gardeners Guide. The Role of Flowers, Herbs & Organic Thinking (Updated) (No Dig Gardening Techniques) by James Paris 4.2 Stars (193 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Companion Planting Resource For Vegetable Growers (2nd Edition) Companion planting, is something that goes hand-in-hand with organic growing methods, raised bed gardening and container gardening; and is something that every gardener should pay close attention to, if they want to get the best out of their crops without having to resort to using chemical fertilizers or pest control methods. Even if 'Organic growing' is not your thing, nevertheless companion planting should still be of interest, as it is all about getting the best out ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 68 Pages (6,131 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 22nd, 2024

Growing Compassionate Children: Grower's Guide (Cultivating Compassion in Children) by Sonja Wendt (Enlight Publishing) 4.9 Stars (9 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

The world needs more compassion and where else to start than with raising compassionate children. This parenting book includes twelve steps of "growing" compassionate children, a Grower's Guide. It follows the steps needed to grow a healthy plant, starting with preparing the soil, where a plant can be deeply rooted in solid nutritious ground, like a child growing within a strong foundation made up of positive values and principles. There are stories and topics addressing the impacts of societal issues such as the use of social media, ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 109 Pages (3,902 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 22nd, 2024

Horses for Children by Hettie Brazil 4.6 Stars (3 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Pre-schoolers will love this colourful book about horses. Hettie Brazil writes rhyming stories for parents to read to their children, bonding together and introducing their child to the world. This book includes vibrant photos of different sorts of horses. Suitable from 0 to 5. Books for children, children's books, children's animal books, animal books for children, books for kids, kids books, kids animal books, animal books for kids, rhyming kids books, rhyming books for kids, rhyming children's books, rhyming books for children, ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 36 Pages (8,303 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 22nd, 2024

UFOs, Aliens and the Mystery of Missing People by Chip Norton 3.6 Stars (10 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Every year many people go missing. Some turn up dead. Some show up under an assumed identity. Meanwhile others go missing for good. In this illustrated, cross-referenced book, I examine some prominent vanishings and ask the question: were these folks taken by aliens?

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 40 Pages (2,404 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 22nd, 2024

The Abilities Of The Mind: A Journey into the Extraordinary Abilities of the Human Mind (Mastering Your Mind Book 1) by Adam Rawlins 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

"Dive into the extraordinary realms of psychic abilities and superhuman powers with our comprehensive guide. From telepathy to energy manipulation, each chapter explores theoretical models, practical techniques, and real-world applications, empowering readers to unlock their innate potential and embark on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth. With insights, practices, and principles for personal exploration, this book serves as a roadmap to embracing the boundless capacities of the human mind and spirit. Whether you're a ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 100 Pages (1,499 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 22nd, 2024

A-Level Pure Math Integration: Calculus (High School Math Book 3) by MELES Company 5.0 Stars (2 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Teach yourself High School Mathematics with this simplified Textbook. Featured sub-topics: • Area under a curve • Definite integrals • Area between a curve and the x- or y-axis • Area enclosed by two curves • Area cut off by a line • Negative areas • Velocity and acceleration • Solids of revolution • Rotation about the x- or y-axis • Rotation about a given line • Centre of gravity • Centre of gravity of areas & volumes Simplified explanations, plus extra side notes with even more ...

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EINSTEIN - ROSEN BRIDGE NOW PROVEN: WORMHOLE ALLOWS ENTIRE PERSON TO TRAVEL by Johnny Vincento 4.0 Stars (6 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

For Students and Peer Review. OR THE GREATEST GIFT A SCIENCE PERSON COULD EVER RECEIVE. Greetings Fellow and Future Scientists. GREETINGS TOP SCIENTISTS OF THE WORLD... A project 20 years in the making brings humanity a new understanding of what reality is. Science fiction writers have brainwashed the public to think that a machine can Teleport a person from point A to point B. Once science understands the real quantum physics of Teleportation, then science can pursue many goals. The STEERING of the Wormhole was not understood for ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 59 Pages (2,704 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 21st, 2024

I Want To Believe: My CE5 Contact Experience - Part I by Kenneth Balfour 3.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Based on the CE5 Contact app, this is my set of X-Files, that record my personal experiences, trying to make peaceful contact with extraterrestrial beings. CE5 stands for Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind. The CE5 protocols were developed by Dr. Steven Greer, one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence and technologies, and initiating peaceful contact with interstellar civilisations.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 24 Pages (312 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 21st, 2024

The Elements Little Black Book: Facts, Trivia and Secrets of the Building Blocks of Everything by Bob Mayer Price verified 10 hours ago

The Little Black Book series is designed the enlighten and entertain. There are 118 elements. They are the building blocks of our reality. But how much do we know about them? Every element is covered. How it was discovered. What is unique about it. What it can combine with. Trivia. How do they combine to make life? Why are some deadly? What famous people have died because of an element? What are the famous fictional elements How is the periodic table organized? A fascinating and fun overview of the building blocks of our ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 362 Pages (2,372 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 21st, 2024

I Want To Believe: My CE5 Contact Experience - Part III by Kenneth Balfour 3.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Based on the CE5 Contact app, this is my set of X-Files, that record my personal experiences, trying to make peaceful contact with extraterrestrial beings. CE5 stands for Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind. The CE5 protocols were developed by Dr. Steven Greer, one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence and technologies, and initiating peaceful contact with interstellar civilisations.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 16 Pages (356 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 21st, 2024

I Want To Believe: My CE5 Contact Experience - Part II by Kenneth Balfour 4.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified one hour ago

Based on the CE5 Contact app, this is my set of X-Files, that record my personal experiences, trying to make peaceful contact with extraterrestrial beings. CE5 stands for Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind. The CE5 protocols were developed by Dr. Steven Greer, one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence and technologies, and initiating peaceful contact with interstellar civilisations.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 24 Pages (339 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 21st, 2024

The Grand Solar Minimum: What is it, what does it do, how can I prepare? by David Holman 3.0 Stars (2 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

"The Grand Solar Minimum is an in-depth examination of a little-known but potentially catastrophic phenomenon that has the power to disrupt our modern way of life. The book delves into the science behind the Grand Solar Minimum (GSM), a period of decreased solar activity that can have significant impacts on Earth's climate and society. The book explores the potential impacts of a GSM, including changes in temperature and precipitation patterns, an increase in extreme weather events, and disruptions to transportation, energy ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 84 Pages (8,202 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 21st, 2024

Relationship Improvement: Mad at Everything (How to Control Your Temper, Let Go of Anger, and Live a Happier Life) by T Whitmore 3.4 Stars (23 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Mad at Everything Your Guide to Anger Management, Controlling Your Frustration, and Living a Happier Life!! *** 7 FREE Bonus Books included Inside!*** While anger is a normal emotion, when it goes unmanaged it can wreak havoc on everyone else's life including your own. Whenever you are unable to control the fits of anger, the end results are often destructive leading to problems in personal relationships, at work and overall affecting your entire existence. Anger can damage your relationships and health when you don't express it ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 62 Pages (980 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 20th, 2024

THE ANIMAL'S PHOTO BOOK : Part 1: Information Summary With Higher Quality Photos by Ashen Madushanka 1.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

A to Z Animal's Photo Book With Information Summary. All Images are Professional Images. (495 Pages) .

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Unveiling Plant Antenae: Exploring the ELECTROCULTURE Connection (ELECTROCULTURE SERIES Book 2) by David Holman 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Unveiling Plant Antennae: Exploring the Electroculture Connection Embark on an Extraordinary Odyssey: Uncover the Secrets of Electroculture Prepare to step into a realm where plants and electricity intertwine, where the symphony of electric forces shapes the very essence of growth and life itself. "Unveiling Plant Antennae: Exploring the Electroculture Connection" is your gateway to a captivating expedition -- a journey that unfurls the enigmatic potential of electric fields, revolutionizing the landscape of agriculture, ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 91 Pages (1,068 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 20th, 2024

African Safari Wonders: 501 Amazing Facts About African Animals (Wildlife Wonders) by Tio Felipe Designs Price verified one hour ago

Attention all nature enthusiasts and wildlife lovers! Embark on an extraordinary journey through the heart of Africa with African Safari Wonders: 501 Amazing Facts About African Animals. This captivating collection of facts takes you on a virtual safari, facing you with iconic creatures like the mighty "Big Five" and other remarkable animals that call Africa home. Intrigue awaits as you delve into the intricate details of animal behavior, biology, migration patterns, and survival strategies in the African wilderness. From the ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 62 Pages (2,622 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 20th, 2024

Number Theory by Robert Masse 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified one hour ago

Review of integers and prime numbers followed by a comprehensive presentation of congruence theory.

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Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Electrical Engineering Systems (AITEES 2022) (Atlantis ... by Valentina E. Balas (Atlantis Press) Price verified 10 hours ago

This is an open access book. The focus of the conference is to provide a unique platform for exchange of ideas and synergy among researchers, academicians and industrial experts across the globe belonging to emerging electrical engineering domains. It also provides a premier platform for the people to present and discuss the most recent innovations and solutions in solving complex and challenging problems related to intelligent electrical engineering systems. Such a blend of various research-oriented minds will lead to productive ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 492 Pages (43,835 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 15th, 2024

The Future of Being Human and Other Essays by Sylvia Engdahl 4.2 Stars (3 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

What will humans be like in the future? According to science fiction author Sylvia Engdahl, they will be no different from what they're like now. There will be many innovations in technology and ways of daily life, but people are people, wherever and whenever they happen to live, and that's not going to change. In this book Engdahl departs from the theme of space colonization on which her past essays (available in her book From This Green Earth) have focused, and discusses such topics as artificial intelligence, "paranormal" psi ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 211 Pages (429 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 13th, 2024

Cow Dung - A Down-To-Earth Solution To Global Warming And Climate Change by Dr. Sahadeva dasa (Soul Science University Press) 3.4 Stars (42 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Environmental crisis is for real and it's coming around faster than you think. It's not a brainchild of some conspiracy theorist but a tangible, perceivable fact, proven by the catastrophic events all over the world. But for most of us, caught up in the daily grind, it's hardly a subject worth pondering over. Common man in the streets of London, New York or Delhi has very little time to worry about some ozone layer up there or some damn iceberg in the North Pole. At best, it is a snow bear's problem. But the scientific fraternity and ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 243 Pages (5,340 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 12th, 2024

Roundup (Glyphosate) is Making You Sicker than You Think:: Overcome Cancer, Allergies, Autism, Liver Damage and more! by George McClelland 3.7 Stars (8 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

This book is short, but perhaps the most important book you will read in order to improve your health. We were assured that Roundup was safe and did not damage our environment. History and research has proven it is not safe and is damaging our environment. It is behind most of the explosion of illnesses. It is used in such large quantities that it is in our air, rain and water supply. Even those of us who are careful of what we eat and drink are still exposed to it and even small exposure causes major health problems. Research has ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 27 Pages (1,792 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 11th, 2024

Mathematical Solution Unifying the Four Fundamental Forces in Nature by Richard Lighthouse 3.4 Stars (62 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This technical note describes a simple mathematical-geometrical solution for unifying the four fundamental forces in nature. The fundamental forces of gravitation, electromagnetism, strong force, and the weak force are actually different aspects of the same force. In general, the relationship between the four forces can be described using a form of the equation for Analog Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (Analog-QAM). This equation form is developed utilizing the concept of a "blinking" or discrete physical universe. The approach to ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 20 Pages (560 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 8th, 2024

Conservation Jobs: The Step-by-Step System to Get Hired as a Wildlife Conservationist by Conservation Careers 4.5 Stars (2 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Do you want to work in wildlife conservation? Are you struggling to get interviews for conservation jobs? Read the ultimate guide to producing successful CVs, Resumes and Cover Letters by Conservation Careers. Whether you're applying for your first professional experience or shifting careers into conservation, this step-by-step guide will help you write a killer application designed to get you an interview. In it you'll learn: > The 10 key steps to the application process? From deciding to apply through to submitting your ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 94 Pages (17,686 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 8th, 2024

The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin (Open Road Media) 4.2 Stars (303 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

A stirring tribute to the unique beauty of theAmerican Southwest In the region stretching from the High Sierras south of Yosemite to the Mojave Desert, water is scarce and empty riverbeds hint at a lush landscape that has long since vanished. But the desert is far from lifeless. For those who know where to look, the "land of little rain" is awash in wonders. In this exquisite meditation on the people, flora, and fauna of the American desert, Mary Austin introduces readers to the secret treasures of the landscape she loved above ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 101 Pages (2,958 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: May 1st, 2024

Time Matters: 1st edition by Alexandre Kassiantchouk 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

7th edition available: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQR92W6D , and it is free! Misinterpretation of Hubble's observation (of distant stars looking red) led to Universe expansion and Bing Bang speculations. Actual reason for his observation is time in the past was slower: • Let's say, 10 billion years ago you started sending letters to yourself, one letter a day. • 10 billion years have passed, and now, for some reason, our day is twice shorter/faster than it used to be, and letters start coming. • How many letters you'll be ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 77 Pages (3,723 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 30th, 2024

Novel Foods and Edible Insects in the European Union: An Interdisciplinary Analysis by Lucia Scaffardi 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

This open access book proposes an in-depth study on a vast range of issues connected to the regulation of Novel Foods in the European Union, pursuing an interdisciplinary approach and thus providing a comprehensive picture of this complex topic. Particular attention is paid not only to the current EU legislative framework, its positive innovations, unsolved problems and limits, but also to food safety issues and the potential impact of Novel Foods on sustainability and food security. In addition, the book focuses on a particular ...

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Proceedings of the International Conference of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Control Engineering (ICFPMCE 2022) (Atlantis Highlights in Engineering ... by Liang Yan (Atlantis Press) Price verified 10 hours ago

This is an open access book. Since 1985, held 22 times in different cities all over China, ICFPMCE has now been listed in annual academic activities (non-profit) of the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (CSTAM), which has become one of the significant conferences in the field of fluid power and mechatronic control engineering. Under the theme of 'Green Intelligence, Innovative Development', ICFPMCE 2022 aims to provide a platform for the participants who have been working in the fields of Fluid mechanics, ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 680 Pages (73,791 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 21st, 2024

Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress Price verified one hour ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 189 Pages (540 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 20th, 2024

On The Human Species: A Philosophy on Reason and the Emergence of Civilized Humanity by Anthony Pellegrino 3.6 Stars (14 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

On the Human Species is a philosophical and psychological discourse that charts the origin and evolution of our species. The book is an inspired combination of science and philosophy, a brilliant canvas of intellectual thought and discerning anthropology. In this work, Mr. Pellegrino delves within the origin of our species from the conception of reason to the creation of religion. The book also explains human emotions, the origin of vice, and an illusory morality that manifests itself as accountability, but also differentiates our ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 130 Pages (993 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 18th, 2024

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1 by Roald Amundsen 3.9 Stars (8 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 277 Pages (731 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 16th, 2024

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2 by Roald Amundsen 4.2 Stars (4 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

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Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 289 Pages (766 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 16th, 2024

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2 by Roald Amundsen 4.3 Stars (64 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

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Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 493 Pages (1,298 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 16th, 2024

The Story of Eclipses by George F. (George Frederick) Chambers 3.4 Stars (12 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

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Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 186 Pages (811 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 14th, 2024

Control: A History of Behavioral Psychology (Qualitative Studies in Psychology Book 14) by John A. Mills (NYU Press) 3.9 Stars (4 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Behaviorism has been the dominant force in the creation of modern American psychology. However, the unquestioned and unquestioning nature of this dominance has obfuscated the complexity of behaviorism. Control serves as an antidote to this historical myopia, providing the most comprehensive history of behaviorism yet written. Mills successfully balances the investigation of individual theorists and their contributions with analysis of the structures of assumption which underlie all behaviorist psychology, and with behaviorism's role ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 262 Pages (2,386 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 12th, 2024

Clarity, Cut, and Culture: The Many Meanings of Diamonds by Susan Falls (NYU Press) 3.0 Stars (2 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

What our obsession with diamonds reveals about our material culture Images of diamonds appear everywhere in American culture. And everyone who has a diamond has a story to tell about it. Our stories about diamonds not only reveal what we do with these tiny stones, but also suggest how we create value, meaning, and identity through our interactions with material culture in general. Things become meaningful through our interactions with them, but how do people go about making meaning? What can we learn from an ethnography about the ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 240 Pages (4,783 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 9th, 2024

The Botanical Magazine Vol. 8 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed by William Curtis 3.8 Stars (4 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

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Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 89 Pages (111 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 4th, 2024

Distracted Driving: The Multi-Tasking Myth (You Be the Judge Book 1) by Steven Gacovino 4.2 Stars (57 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

We all want to believe we can drive responsibly and monitor distractions. But our attention is limited by nature, and we are often very subtly distracted from noticing things right in front of us. Depending on what you're doing while you're driving, you could literally miss seeing a giraffe grazing on the roadside. Because of distractions, many people have failed to see a gorilla beating its chest right in front of them, and this is no joke. We really are not good multi-taskers when our attention is spread over tasks that require ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 44 Pages (2,426 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Apr 3rd, 2024

Recent Advances in Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SEMA SIMAI Springer Series Book 1) by Tomás Chacón Rebollo Price verified 5 hours ago

This open access book contains review papers authored by thirteen plenary invited speakers to the 9th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (Valencia, July 15-19, 2019). Written by top-level scientists recognized worldwide, the scientific contributions cover a wide range of cutting-edge topics of industrial and applied mathematics: mathematical modeling, industrial and environmental mathematics, mathematical biology and medicine, reduced-order modeling and cryptography. The book also includes an introductory ...

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Lessons from Systems Thinkers: Problem-Solving and Analytical Thinking Methods from the Greatest Innovative Minds (The Systems Thinker Series Book 7) by Albert Rutherford 4.1 Stars (29 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

How did the world's greatest systems thinkers handled crises, invented revolutionary ideas, and solved complex problems? How did the field of systems thinking develop? Who were the pioneers in the field? Learn about the answers in Lessons from Systems Thinkers. • Norbert Wiener's pioneering contribution on positive and negative feedback. • Warren McCulloch's research on feedback mechanisms in neurology. • The 14 points of quality management by Edward Deming. • Gregory Bateson's double bind and how it affects family ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 185 Pages (860 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 31st, 2024

Urban Living Lab for Local Regeneration: Beyond Participation in Large-scale Social Housing Estates (The Urban Book Series) by Nele Aernouts (Springer) 4.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

This open access book provides an integrated overview of the challenges and resources of large-scale social housing estates in Europe and outlines possible interdisciplinary approaches and tools to promote their regeneration. It especially focuses on the tool of urban living labs, as promising in promoting new and more effective local governance and in including the different actors into the planning process. The book combines theory and practice, since it is the result of action-research conducted in different social housing estates ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 351 Pages (12,944 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 29th, 2024

Beyond Cutting Edge with Bob Lazar: From Frozen Candle to Disintegrated Circuits by Alexandre Kassiantchouk 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

If you have read a previous edition, then start reading with chapter 78.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 438 Pages (71,613 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 29th, 2024

The Cosmic Journey : A Stargazer's Odyssey by Manya Baid 5.0 Stars (4 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

In 'The Cosmic Journey,' follow Ananta, a curious and adventurous young girl, as she embarks on an extraordinary exploration of the universe. Triggered by a mysterious voice, Ananta discovers a cosmic door that transports her to distant celestial realms. From exploring our solar system to the Earth-like exoplanet Kepler-452b to the enigmatic depths of a black hole, Ananta encounters cosmic wonders and grapples with the profound mysteries of existence. Each chapter unfolds a new facet of the cosmos, blending scientific inquiry with ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 34 Pages (2,446 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 23rd, 2024

The Legibility of Serif and Sans Serif Typefaces: Reading from Paper and Reading from Screens (SpringerBriefs in Education) by John T. E. Richardson (Springer) 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

This open access book provides a detailed and up-to-date account of the relevant literature on the legibility of different kinds of typefaces, which goes back over 140 years in the case of reading from paper and more than 50 years in the case of reading from screens. It describes the origins of serif and sans serif styles in ancient inscriptions, their adoption in modern printing techniques, and their legibility in different situations and in different populations of readers. It also examines recent research on the legibility of ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 273 Pages (3,859 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 23rd, 2024

Educational Data Analytics for Teachers and School Leaders (Advances in Analytics for Learning and Teaching) by Sofia Mougiakou 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Educational Data Analytics (EDA) have been attributed with significant benefits for enhancing on-demand personalized educational support of individual learners as well as reflective course (re)design for achieving more authentic teaching, learning and assessment experiences integrated into real work-oriented tasks. This open access textbook is a tutorial for developing, practicing and self-assessing core competences on educational data analytics for digital teaching and learning. It combines theoretical knowledge on core issues ...

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Handbook of Computational Social Science for Policy by Eleonora Bertoni (Springer) 3.0 Stars (2 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

This open access handbook describes foundational issues, methodological approaches and examples on how to analyse and model data using Computational Social Science (CSS) for policy support. Up to now, CSS studies have mostly developed on a small, proof-of concept, scale that prevented from unleashing its potential to provide systematic impact to the policy cycle, as well as from improving the understanding of societal problems to the definition, assessment, evaluation, and monitoring of policies. The aim of this handbook is to fill ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 893 Pages (7,658 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 15th, 2024

A Naturalist Guide to the Galápagos Islands - 2nd Edition by Steve Rosenberg 4.3 Stars (121 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

"A Naturalist's Guide to the Galápagos Islands, the 2nd Edition" is an informative book by Steve Rosenberg with detailed descriptions of all of the most popular visitation sites in Galápagos as well as lots of practical advice for planning a trip to the Galápagos. This is a must have for anyone who is planning to travel to the Galápagos and for those who already have. The First Edition was published in June 2014. This Second Edition is AVAILABLE September 6, 2014.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 233 Pages (1,140 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 11th, 2024

Mom’s Favorite Reads eMagazine April 2021 by Goylake Publishing 4.6 Stars (15 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

In this month's issue of our popular eMagazine... Do Pets Really Make You Healthy? Memories of Ireland Author Features Escape to Simplicity Women of Courage Plus, interviews, photography, puzzles, poems, short stories and so much more!

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 161 Pages (26,151 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 8th, 2024

Age of Union: Igniting the Changemaker by Dax Dasilva (Anteism Books) 4.3 Stars (292 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Age of Union is a compelling guide for igniting today's changemaker -- those ready to take action for our planet and its inhabitants. We have seen growing divisions between people on either side of gender, religious, political and cultural borders for too long. Meanwhile, global health crises, environmental degradation, and human-accelerated climate change pose immense challenges to our future that we must now face quickly and cooperatively. Separation has to be confronted head-on. We can do this each and every day with meaningful, ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 166 Pages (3,725 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 8th, 2024

SOCIETY AND THE MACHINE: NAVIGATING ETHICS IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE by Ashish K Saxena 5.0 Stars (2 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our world, from social media to healthcare, education to governance, transforming how we live, work, and think. As we step into an era where AI doesn't just support decision-making but makes the decisions, the urgent question arises: Are we shaping AI, or is AI shaping our morality? Society and the Machine: Navigating Ethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence delves deep into the ethical debates surrounding AI's power, inviting you to join a critical conversation on the future of technology and ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 116 Pages (44 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 6th, 2024

Dinosaurs With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections by William Diller Matthew 4.0 Stars (47 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 164 Pages (172 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 4th, 2024

Lions of Big Cat Rescue: Meet Lions Joseph, Cameron, & Nikita by Carole Baskin 4.6 Stars (30 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Learn about lions and meet the lions who call Big Cat Rescue home. Enjoy over seventy (70) lion photos.

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The Mental Inertia : A Look into How Our Brains Work Similar to the Laws of Physics by Aditya Bikram Singh 4.8 Stars (14 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Ever got so tired from getting tired that you want to wish to work again but just cannot get enough courage to start? Have you ever found yourself so nervous before beginning a task that you decided to not start it at all? Did you wonder why your mind is the way it is and cannot adapt to the conditions fast like others do? The Mental Inertia tries to answer these questions in a tacky way by comparing our biological minds with the laws of physics! Yes, you heard that right. Come delve into the chapters of this short and ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 57 Pages (1,855 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 3rd, 2024

Time Matters: 7th edition by Alexandre Kassiantchouk 4.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

8th edition available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW2WLHRW Two years ago, I started this book by explaining why the ancient Universe is red (or infrared), and how spiral galaxies counter centrifugal force from breaking them. Now I finish it with an explanation of how galaxies appeared from nothing but space and time, and where antimatter is. In the preface below you will find a list of long-standing problems solved in this book. Physicists, please read chapter 61 first: there I explain physics of observations for electrons, atoms, ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 379 Pages (67,468 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Mar 1st, 2024

Mom’s Favorite Reads eMagazine March 2021 by Goylake Publishing (Goylake Publishing) 4.1 Stars (25 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

The March 2021 issue of Mom's Favorite Reads. In this issue... A seasonal blend of articles including Mad as a March Hare, Dr Seuss, Reiki, World Wildlife Day, International Day of Forests, plus short stories, recipes, puzzles, humour, photographs and so much more!

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 132 Pages (21,613 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 28th, 2024

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Knowledge Sciences and Education (ICSKSE 2022) (Advances in Social Science, Education and ... by Sumarmi Sumarmi Price verified 10 hours ago

This is an open access book. Each country in Southeast Asia has experienced numerous adversities, from pandemic and disasters, to inequalities and threats to democracy. Adding to these challenges, are our common experience of colonialism where its legacies still resonate in the present. Despite these challenges, Southeast Asia continue to participate in global commitments geared towards realizing sustainable development, democracy, and countervailing the imbalance global power relation. Furthermore, Southeast Asia has been the center ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 703 Pages (26,814 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 23rd, 2024

Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of ... by F. F. (Frederick Frye) Rockwell 4.3 Stars (88 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 262 Pages (355 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 22nd, 2024

Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 by Miguel Saderra Masó 5.0 Stars (3 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

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Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 62 Pages (658 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 22nd, 2024

Diseases of Tropical Tree Crops by Dominique Mariau 4.5 Stars (2 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

This work gives details of some fifty diseases of tropical tree crops which cause very significant yield losses hence compromising or even preventing cultivation. Breeding resistant planting material is currently the most widely used control method. Research is also under way on the rational use of chemical pesticides, the adoption of appropriate crop techniques and on reducing populations of insect vectors of viral and fungal diseases, phytoplasms and Phytomonas.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 445 Pages (32,494 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 21st, 2024

Year 2 - Number and Place Value Worksheet - Primary Leap by Primary Leap 4.1 Stars (114 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Maths activity for year 2(Ages 6 to 7) The activities are designed to meet the aims of the national curriculum for mathematics: - become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately. - reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, ...

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Bird Day; How to prepare for it by Charles Almanzo Babcock 5.0 Stars (2 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 79 Pages (258 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 19th, 2024

Creating Resilient Futures: Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas by Stephen Flood (Palgrave Macmillan) Price verified 5 hours ago

This open access edited volume critically examines a coherence building opportunity between Climate Change Adaptation, the Sustainable Development Goals and Disaster Risk Reduction agendas through presenting best practice approaches, and supporting Irish and international case studies. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted existing global inequalities and demonstrated the scope and scale of cascading socio-ecological impacts. The impacts of climate change on our global communities will likely dwarf the disruption brought on by the ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 332 Pages (6,119 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 17th, 2024

The Discovery of Parallel Universes by Richard Lighthouse 3.4 Stars (226 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

This short paper presents information into technology that has been used to move between two parallel universes. Described here are the possible technology characteristics of glowing orbs or balls of light, which have been photographed and filmed, all over the world and often near crop circles. By utilizing the blinking frequency of our universe, it is possible to move between universes. These orbs have been reported as glowing and/or pulsing and some appear to be 12 to 14 inches in diameter. The precise value for the blinking ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 18 Pages (634 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 15th, 2024

Master's/Ph.D. Thesis: A Step-by-Step Writing Guide (Scientific Writing for Beginners) by Mitchell P. Jones 4.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Definitive advice and recommendations on thesis writing can be hard to come by and even harder to understand. Look no further for step-by-step support to guide you through the thesis writing process with concrete instructions and examples. Mitchell P. Jones' Master's/Ph.D. Thesis: A Step-by-Step Writing Guide is a must-have for anyone about to culminate their master's or doctoral studies. In clear, concise and precise language, Jones lays out the essential steps for compiling a highly scoped and impactful master's or Ph.D. thesis. ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 161 Pages (11,347 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 13th, 2024

Breaking into the Lab: Engineering Progress for Women in Science by Sue V. Rosser (NYU Press) 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Why are there so few women in science? In Breaking into the Lab, Sue Rosser uses the experiences of successful women scientists and engineers to answer the question of why elite institutions have so few women scientists and engineers tenured on their faculties. Women are highly qualified, motivated students, and yet they have drastically higher rates of attrition, and they are shying away from the fields with the greatest demand for workers and the biggest economic payoffs, such as engineering, computer sciences, and the physical ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 264 Pages (2,419 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 8th, 2024

Feeling Mediated: A History of Media Technology and Emotion in America (Critical Cultural Communication Book 31) by Brenton J. Malin (NYU Press) 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified one hour ago

New technologies, whether text message or telegraph, inevitably raise questions about emotion. New forms of communication bring with them both fear and hope, on one hand allowing us deeper emotional connections and the ability to forge global communities, while on the other prompting anxieties about isolation and over-stimulation. Feeling Mediated investigates the larger context of such concerns, considering both how media technologies intersect with our emotional lives and how our ideas about these intersections influence how we ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 320 Pages (3,061 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 6th, 2024

Agricultural robotics: part of the new deal? FIRA 2020 conclusions: With 27 agricultural robot information sheets by Roland Lenain 3.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

The farming and agricultural robotics industries are inextricably linked. This connection is reinforced every year at the FIRA International Forum of Agricultural Robots, where, inevitably, there are new players and new problems, bigger goals and better solutions. This book is a journey into the state of the art of the industry in 2020, followed by 27 agricultural robot information sheets.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 150 Pages (4,975 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 5th, 2024

Grandma's Memories by Mary D. Brine 5.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 32 Pages (88 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 3rd, 2024

Letters of a Traveller Or, Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America by William Cullen Bryant 5.0 Stars (3 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 458 Pages (745 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Feb 2nd, 2024

Oxygen-Carrier-Aided Combustion Technology for Solid-Fuel Conversion in Fluidized Bed by Lunbo Duan 4.0 Stars (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

This open access book surveys the development of OCAC technology in the last decade for solid fuel conversion in fluidized beds. The scientific concerns, including combustion and emission characteristics, ash-related problems, OC aging, and so on, are summarized and analyzed. Beyond this, new concepts like OCAC with Oxy-PFBC, OCAC coupled with staged fuel conversion, OCAC in rotatory kilns and multi-functional OCAC are proposed, so as to promote the applications of OCAC to various fields in the future. Moreover, this book also ...

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Architect of Amritpath by Viral Desai 4.5 Stars (8 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

True successors of Rishimuni's Our primary responsibility as humans is: to hand over the planet earth we have inherited to our next generation in a better way. We are all children of nature, nature always protects us, but we do not take care of it!Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose personal favourite subject is climate change and has himself written a book on it like Scientific Studies and the Confluence of Indian Heritage, is determined to set a new benchmark of green energy at the international level. Then, this interesting book ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 196 Pages (9,715 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Jan 24th, 2024

Why "Happy Meat" Is Always Wrong by Magnus Vinding 4.1 Stars (7 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

The "happy meat" position does not challenge our large-scale mistreatment of non-human beings, but rather serves to support it. That is among the core claims of this essay, which argues that the rejection of the "happy meat" position is critical if we are to end the extreme horrors that humanity inflicts upon other animals. "Magnus Vinding argues powerfully against eating 'happy meat'." -- Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, author of The Life You Can Save and Animal Liberation "Like child abuse, animal ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 19 Pages (374 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Jan 22nd, 2024

Green Voices: Defending Nature and the Environment in American Civic Discourse (SUNY Press Open Access) by Richard D. Besel (SUNY Press) Price verified 7 hours ago

The written works of nature's leading advocates -- from Charles Sumner and John Muir to Rachel Carson and President Jimmy Carter, to name a few -- have been the subject of many texts, but their speeches remain relatively unknown or unexamined. Green Voices aims to redress this situation. After all, when it comes to the leaders, heroes, and activists of the environmental movement, their speeches formed part of the fertile earth from which uniquely American environmental expectations, assumptions, and norms germinated and grew. Despite ...

Genre: Science & Math [x] / Length: 416 Pages (4,960 KB) / Lending: Not Enabled / Added: Jan 16th, 2024