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  Uncertain Climes - Debating...

  Joseph Giacomelli

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  Uncertain Climes looks to the late nineteenth century to reveal how climate anxiety was a crucial element in the emergence of American modernity. 
   
  Even people who still refuse to accept the reality of human-induced climate change would have to agree that the topic has become inescapable in the United States in recent decades. But as Joseph Giacomelli shows in Uncertain Climes, this is actually nothing new: as far back as Gilded Age America, climate uncertainty has infused major debates on economic growth and national development. 
    
  In this ambitious examination of late-nineteenth-century understandings of climate, Giacomelli draws on the work of scientists, foresters, surveyors, and settlers to demonstrate how central the subject was to the emergence of American modernity. Amid constant concerns about volatile weather patterns and the use of natural resources, nineteenth-century Americans developed a multilayered discourse on climate and what it might mean for the nation’s future. Although climate science was still in its nascent stages during the Gilded Age, fears and hopes about climate change animated the overarching political struggles of the time, including expansion into the American West. Giacomelli makes clear that uncertainty was the common theme linking concerns about human-induced climate change with cultural worries about the sustainability of capitalist expansionism in an era remarkably similar to the United States’ unsettled present.

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  Grid Codes for Renewable Powered...

  Irena International Renewable...

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  This report contains the latest developments and good practices to develop grid connection codes for power systems with high shares of variable renewable energy – solar photovoltaic and wind.

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  Anthropocene - A Very Short...

  Erle C. Ellis

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  The proposal that the impact of humanity on the planet has left a distinct footprint, even on the scale of geological time, has recently gained much ground. Global climate change, shifting global cycles of the weather, widespread pollution, radioactive fallout, plastic accumulation, species invasions, the mass extinction of species—these are just some of the many indicators that we will leave a lasting record in rock, the scientific basis for recognizing new time intervals in Earth's history. The Anthropocene, as the proposed new epoch has been named, is regularly in the news. 
   
   
   
  Even with such robust evidence, the proposal to formally recognize our current time as the Anthropocene remains controversial both inside and outside the scholarly world. Instead, the Anthropocene has emerged as a powerful new narrative, a concept through which age-old questions about the meaning of nature and even the nature of humanity are being revisited and radically revised. 
   
   
   
  This Very Short Introduction explains the science behind the Anthropocene and the many proposals about when to mark its beginning: the nuclear tests of the 1950s? The beginnings of agriculture? The origins of humans as a species? The Anthropocene remains a work in progress. Is 
  this the story of an unprecedented planetary disaster? Or of newfound wisdom and redemption?

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  EATING DISORDERS FOOD ADDICTION...

  Marty Lerner Ph.D

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  Food Addiction and Ulta-Processed Food Dependency are diseases typified by loss of control over the ability to stop eating certain foods. Scientifically, food addiction is a cluster of chemical dependencies on specific foods or food substances. After ingesting highly palatable foods, such as those containing significant amounts of sugar, flour, excess fat, and/or salt, some people’s brains crave these foods. In addition, the more processed a food or substance is, the greater its addictive potential. Over time, the progressive eating of these foods distorts a person’s thinking and leads to negative consequences they do not want but cannot stop. What follows is a description of these phenomena and how they are like and different from eating disorders. Further, the book explores the utilization of a substance abuse treatment model as it applies to recovering from these addictive and compulsive disorders.

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  Urban Nature Every Day -...

  Jane McMorland Hunter, Sally Hughes

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  366 prompts for noticing nature every day of the year.
  
  Arranged in day-by-day format, this beautiful book is a celebration of the nature you can find in your city or town, such as urban foxes prowling in the street, wildflowers sprouting from a crack in the pavement, butterflies on your balcony and the joys of wandering along a canal path. 
  Learn how to put up a bug hotel on the 5th January, search for cherry blossom on the 4th April and have a picnic underneath a willow's branches on the 11th June. There are cloud formations to spot, avenues of trees to walk down and elderberries to harvest.
  Over the past few years, many city dwellers have learned to appreciate the nature on their doorsteps, as part of the lasting legacy of lockdown. This timely book is a celebration of the vast variety of wildlife around us, proving that you don't need a trip to the countryside to enjoy the natural world.

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  Guided Meditation Before Sleep

  Meditative Hearts

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  Do you find yourself tossing and turning at night, unable to quiet your mind? Are stress and anxiety keeping you from getting the rest you deserve? What if there was a simple solution to help you relax, unwind, and drift into a peaceful slumber effortlessly?  
  Introducing "Guided Meditation Before Sleep" - your ultimate companion for a restful night's sleep. This transformative audiobook offers a sanctuary of calm amidst the chaos of daily life.  
  Imagine slipping into bed, feeling the weight of the day lift from your shoulders as soothing voices and tranquil music guide you into a state of deep relaxation. With each breath, you release tension, worries, and fears, allowing your mind and body to surrender to the healing power of sleep.  
  Say goodbye to restless nights and hello to a newfound sense of tranquility. Whether you struggle with insomnia, anxiety, or simply crave a deeper, more rejuvenating sleep, this audiobook is your ticket to a blissful night's rest.  
  Join the millions who have already experienced the life-changing benefits of guided meditation before sleep. Embrace serenity, reclaim your inner peace, and awaken refreshed and renewed each morning. Your journey to better sleep starts now.

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