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  The Carbon Footprint of Everything

  Mike Berners-Lee

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  ● Calculate your carbon footprint: with an item-by-item breakdown. 
   
   
   
  ● Meet your company's carbon goals: using the latest research. 
   
   
   
  ● COVID-19 and the carbon battle: understand the new global supply chain. 
   
   
   
  The Carbon Footprint of Everything breaks items down by the amount of carbon they produce, creating a calorie guide for the carbon-conscious. With engaging writing, leading carbon expert Mike Berners-Lee shares new carbon calculations based on recent research. He considers the impact of the pandemic on the carbon battle—especially the embattled global supply chain—and adds items we didn't consider a decade ago, like bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. 
   
   
   
  Supported by solid research, cross-referenced with other expert sources, and written with Berners-Lee's trademark sense of humor, The Carbon Footprint of Everything should be on everyone's bookshelf. 
   
   
   
  The Carbon Footprint of Everything is an extensively revised and updated edition of How Bad Are Bananas.

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  Facing America's Greatest Enemy

  Rich Germaine

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  "Facing America's Greatest Enemy" by Rich Germaine delves into the pervasive issue of apathy within American society, exploring its historical roots, psychological underpinnings, and extensive impact on various facets of life. The book opens with a compelling introduction that frames apathy and indifference as a silent yet formidable adversary threatening the foundations of democracy and societal progress. Germaine traces the emergence of apathy from post-revolutionary disinterest to contemporary political indifference, emphasizing how crises and prosperity alike have fostered disengagement. 
  Germaine provides historical examples, such as the rise of Nazi Germany and the low voter participation in recent U.S. elections, to underscore the dire consequences of public disengagement. 
  In the digital age, the paradox of connectivity is examined, where social media's potential to mobilize is countered by the overwhelming influx of information, leading to 'slacktivism'—a superficial form of engagement. The manuscript also addresses the role of education in combating apathy, advocating for curricula that foster critical thinking, empathy, and active citizenship. 
  Parental apathy is explored as a significant factor in children's moral and educational development, highlighting the need for active parental involvement despite modern challenges. The author also incorporates a biblical worldview, urging Christians to act against apathy through faith-driven engagement and community building. 
  Concluding with actionable steps, calling for a collective commitment to rekindle civic engagement and counter the inertia threatening American self-government. This comprehensive exploration offers a roadmap for individuals and communities to overcome apathy and foster a more involved, empathic, and active society.

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  The Agentic AI for Stock...

  Tim Gordon

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The investors who will win the next decade are not necessarily the smartest. They are the ones who figured out how to use AI as a research partner before everyone else caught on. 
   
  The Agentic AI for Stock Investor is the practical guide to understanding and using AI agents for stock research, portfolio strategy, and market intelligence in an era when the tools available to individual investors have become more powerful than what professional analysts used just five years ago. This is not a book about algorithmic trading or quantitative finance. It is a book about how the individual investor can use agentic AI to research faster, think more clearly, and make better decisions with the same information the market already has. 
   
  Inside this audiobook you will learn what agentic AI is and how it differs from standard AI tools in ways that matter specifically for investment research, how to use AI agents to screen stocks, analyze earnings reports, summarize SEC filings, and surface patterns that manual research would miss, how to build a personal market intelligence workflow that monitors sectors, competitors, and macroeconomic signals without requiring hours of daily reading, how to use AI for portfolio analysis including risk concentration, correlation mapping, and scenario modeling, how to evaluate AI-generated research critically so you are using it as a tool rather than outsourcing your judgment to it, how to identify the limits of what AI can and cannot tell you about markets so you do not overfit to its outputs, and how the broader adoption of agentic AI in institutional finance is reshaping market dynamics and what that means for individual investors. 
   
  The edge in investing has always gone to whoever has better information processed more clearly. AI just changed who that can be.

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  The Flowers of Good - The...

  Sidarta Ribeiro

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  Cannabis's recent history has been marked by politically motivated prohibition, despite centuries of cultivation. How did we get here and what can we do about it? In The Flowers of Good, neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro offers a brief history of the ancient herb and describes how collective human achievements domesticated this incredibly versatile plant and how racism and conservatism conspired to demonize it.Presented as an urgent debate that seeks to break down prejudices and engender dialogue, The Flowers of Good draws on history, culture, personal testimonies, memoir, and scientific rigor to combat misinformation about cannabis and reveal its potential. In accessible, engaging prose, Ribeiro explains the science behind marijuana's remarkable ability to treat everybody from children with epilepsy to seniors with dementia.With the medicinal use of marijuana is no longer questioned by science, the rest of culture is finally starting to catch up. The Flowers of Good explores this new chapter in humanity's history with marijuana, going beyond the scientific aspects of the substance to examine its use in connection with sport, work, study, sex, sleep, and religion—all aimed at improving quality of life.

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  Tropical Birds of Paradise -...

  Greg Cetus

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  Tropical Birds of Paradise presents an exquisite auditory journey, featuring the melodious calls of the Common Myna, the vibrant song of the Northern Cardinal, and the gentle coos of the Zebra Dove. These natural symphonies create an atmosphere of tranquility, perfect for enhancing concentration and soothing the spirit. Let these harmonious bird songs transform your environment into a serene haven for both productivity and relaxation.

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  Autumn - Seasonal Folklore

  Eileen Budd

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  Seasonal Folklore Issue 3: Autumn, 2026 
  ISSN 2978-6231 
  A5 size, 30 pages, with 14 B&W illustrations. 
   
  A collection of Scottish Autumn stories relishing the ripeness of nature in the season, beautifully narrated by author Eileen Budd. 
   
  Including the plants, animals and spirits of Autumn, these short stories remind us of our roots in the natural world and the enduring connection between the land, legends and language. 
   
  In the Autumn collection, discover thirteen stories, including: 
  • The struggle between Nuckaleavee and the Sea Mither, who wields the power of the storms. 
  • Stories of shapeshifting selkies and how they change mortal lives for good and ill. 
  • And the rich traditions of Samhuinn, bonfires and harvest. 
  • Alongside the folk stories of autumnal rowan, brambles, thistles and apples. 
  And more Scots Saws (proverbs and sayings). 
   
  Seasonal Folklore by Eileen Budd is a collection of Scottish stories, passed down through her family, and shared with you each season, to mark the cycles of nature. 
   
  In partnership with St Andrews Botanic Garden.

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