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  Cull of the Wild - Killing in...

  Hugh Warwick

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  Across the world, invasive species pose a danger to ecosystems. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity ranks them as a major threat to biodiversity on par with habitat loss, climate change, and pollution. Tackling this isn't easy, and no one knows this better than Hugh Warwick, a conservationist who loathes the idea of killing, harming, or even eating animals. Yet as an ecologist, he is acutely aware of the need, at times, to kill invasive species whose presence harms the wider environment. 
   
   
   
  Hugh explores the complex history of species control, revealing the global movement of species and the impacts of their presence. Combining scientific theory with gentle humor in his signature style, he explains the issues conservationists face to control non-native animals and protect native species—including grey and red squirrels on Anglesey, ravens and tortoises in the Mojave Desert, cane toads in Australia, and the smooth-billed ani on the Galapagos—and describes cases like Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos and the Burmese python pet trade. 
   
   
   
  Taking a balanced and open approach to this emotive subject, Hugh speaks to experts on all sides of the debate. How do we protect endangered native species? Which species do we prioritize? And how do we reckon with the ethics of killing anything in the name of conservation?

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  Diabetes Is Not Always Permanent...

  Kerri Ryan

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  Diabetic symptoms are not always easy to identify. Type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes, all stem from the same cause but the medical community places a subcategory to help them take into consideration other age-related issues that might be present. All these signs of diabetes can be found in this book, and explain the reasons why they are happening, so you can better understand how to respond to this diagnosis. Basically, the pancreas has lost the ability to convert sugars into energy causing the diabetic to often start taking insulin shots. 
    
  Diabetes is a very serious disease that can bring a lifetime of medical issues, including death, so understanding how it got started, how to prevent it, and in some cases reverse it, is vital if you have been diagnosed. Neuropathy, cardio-vascular issues, blindness, and sores that won't heal can often be corrected providing you have the correct information and learn how to reverse existing symptoms. However, under no circumstances should this book be used to replace our doctor's advice. Everyone is unique, and he will have more information about your personal condition than I do, so learn how to respond to diabetes, and once your chemistry is back in balance, reverse symptoms, and let your doctor decide if it is time to discontinue any treatments.

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  Gardening Beekeeping and...

  George S Kuhn

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  This bundle consists of 2 awesome audiobooks. Let’s have a look at the table of contents of each book. 
  Book 1 is titled as “Organic Gardening and Beekeeping, A to Z Guide for Indoor and Outdoor Gardeners”. This book consists of two sections. First section is for organic gardening and second is for Beekeeping. Let’s have a look at table of contents of both sections. 
  Section 1: Organic Gardening 
  Chapter 1: What is Organic Gardening? 
  Chapter 2: Where to Plant? 
  Chapter 3: Choosing What to Plant 
  Chapter 4: Getting What You Need 
  Chapter 5: Aquaponics and Hydroponic 
  Chapter 6: Preparing to Plant 
  Chapter 7: Preparing an Aquaponic or Hydroponic Garden 
  Chapter 8: Combining Indoor and Outdoor Gardening 
  Chapter 9: Managing Your Garden 
  Chapter 10: Knowing When to Harvest 
  Chapter 11: How to sell and find markets for crop products 
  Section 2: Beekeeping 
  Chapter 1: Things to Consider Before Getting Started 
  Chapter 2: Tools Equipment Needed For Beekeepers 
  Chapter 3: Location for a Beehive 
  Chapter 4: Setting Up The Beehive 
  Chapter 5: Best practices 
  Chapter 6: How to sell bee Honey 
  Let’s have a look at the table of contents of the 2nd book. This book is titled as “Medicinal Herbs for 2020”. 
  Chapter 1: Introduction 
  Chapter 2: The benefits of an alkaline body 
  Chapter 3: Remedies for Common Ailments 
  Chapter 4: Herbs for Viral Diseases 
  Chapter 5: How to store your herbs 
  Chapter 6: Benefits of Growing Herbs 
  Finally the “Summary” 
  I’m sure you have lot to learn from both these books. Get it now!

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  The Wildest Hunt - True Stories...

  Randy Nelson

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  A lively collection of wilder-than-fiction poaching stories from across Canada and the US, including insights from investigating officers involved in real poaching situations. 
   
   
   
  Get ready to hear some of the wildest true crime imaginable. Showcasing fish and wildlife poaching stories from every province and territory in Canada and every state in the United States, decorated fishery officer Randy Nelson offers a thrilling look into a dangerous industry. 
   
   
   
  With insights gathered through thousands of phone calls and emails to investigating officers, The Wildest Hunt collects over one hundred North American fish and wildlife officers' stories, with tales ranging from absolutely disgusting to hysterically hilarious. Nelson takes listeners across North America, from busting turtle-trafficking rings in Oklahoma to collecting a fourteen-and-a-half foot beluga whale from a bus in Saskatchewan. 
   
   
   
  Nelson's entertaining stories also shed light on the important work of fish and wildlife officers, and the often messy, sometimes dangerous situations they must face, as well as how important the public can be in solving wildlife crime.

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  UX Programming for Beginners -...

  Dylan Christian

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  Gain a comprehensive understanding of UX programming and how it can help you create the best UI Designs. 
  Are you interested in making a career in UI Designing? 
  This book will take you through the basics of UX programming and show you how to apply it to your own designs. You will learn how to make awesome UI designs and prototypes and how to actually think like a UX programmer. 
  The essence of this book is to give you a practical guide that you can use to create the best UI/UX designs. We have several chapters discussing the different concepts of UX programming and how to apply them. The book also includes chapters on more advanced topics, such as design thinking, user research, and usability testing. And to test your practical skills, we have carried out an e-commerce project throughout the book to help you understand the concepts much better. 
  In this book, you will:Learn what UX/UI designing is.Discover some popular UI elements that designers use.Understand UI elements and how to apply them.Learn how to create a user persona.Understand the difference between HTML and CSS programming VS prototype Tools.Learn what a sitemap is and how you can make one.Learn what wireframe is and why it is at the core of creating UI designs.Discover the 3 crucial key phases of UI/UX designing.Discover UI and UX design Processes and Methods.Master Visual designing in UI.Learn how to create Style guides and why they are importantMaster the usability heuristics and how you can apply them in your Designs.Master hands-on practical activity on HTML and CSS.Learn what makes a good UI design. 
  This book is an extensive mixture of design concepts, best practices, and hands-on coding tutorials that will take your UX programming skills to the next level.

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  Sleep Spindle Frequency Tones -...

  Deep Sleep Therapy

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  Sleep spindles are bursts of neural oscillatory activity in the 12–15 Hz range that occur naturally during stage 2 non-REM sleep. Researchers have identified sleep spindles as a key marker of healthy sleep architecture — and their frequency and intensity correlate directly with memory consolidation, immune function, and the subjective sense of feeling rested.
   
  
   
  This recording uses carefully tuned binaural frequencies in the 12–15 Hz sigma band to encourage the natural production of sleep spindle activity. Rather than pushing the brain into the deepest sleep states immediately, it first supports the stage 2 platform from which delta sleep naturally emerges — working with the brain's natural architecture rather than overriding it.
   
  
   
  The ambient texture is clean and unobtrusive, designed to support listening through the night without introducing any acoustic elements that might compete with the frequency therapy. Sleep spindle activity supports the brain's natural transition into restorative deep sleep, making this recording particularly useful for those who struggle with light or fragmented sleep. Best used with headphones at low volume, looped through the night.

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