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  Green Wizardry - Conservation...

  John Michael Greer

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  Tested skills for thriving in the age of limitsMerlin, Gandalf, Voldemort-these well-known sorcerers from popular culture are famed for their amazing spells and spectacular magical powers. In ancient times however, a wizard was actually a freelance intellectual whose main stock in trade was good advice, supported by a thorough education in agriculture, navigation, political and military science, languages, commerce, mathematics, medicine, and the natural sciences-in essence, the true Renaissance man.Greer proposes a modern mage for uncertain times; one who possesses a startling array of practical skills gleaned from the appropriate tech and organic gardening movements forged in the energy crisis of the 1970s. From the basic concepts of ecology to a plethora of practical techniques such as composting, green manure, low-tech food preservation and storage, small-scale chicken and rabbit raising, solar water heating, alternative energy sources, and more; Green Wizardry is a comprehensive manual for today's wizard-in-training.Providing a solid practical introduction to the entire appropriate tech toolkit, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about decreasing our dependence on an overloaded industrial system and, in a world of serious energy shortages and economic troubles, making life a great deal less traumatic and more livable.

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  Doctors Are Not Gods - Taking...

  Michelle Cox

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  It's my inherent belief that you are the only person on this earth who knows your body better than anyone else. Our bodies talk to us all day, every day, and we need to be listening to what they're saying. 
  This is not a story about badmouthing general practitioners and ridiculing the medical fraternity. It's a centuries-old notion that doctors are healers and near to gods, but they are mere mortals and their expertise is limited. 
  You should be taking control of and responsibility for your own health and wellbeing – pure and simple. 
  In Doctors are not gods, Michelle Cox shares her very personal experiences of both her mother being medically mistreated and her own case of being misdiagnosed for months before needing emergency surgery for cervical cancer. 
  With an attitude of learning from mistakes, Michelle asks what she herself could have done better in order to be the boss of her own health and wellbeing in future and stop handing over the power of something so important to others. 
  This book is about creating a working relationship with your medical professionals to ensure you are responsible for your own health, especially in a world where the healthcare landscape is changing so rapidly.

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  Search for Exoplanets The: The...

  Charles River Editors

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  While modern technology has helped astronomers view the furthest reaches of the Solar System, it has also allowed scientists to start discovering planets orbiting distant stars. To make it easier to assess the relative mass and size of the new planets being discovered, scientists give these measurements as multiples of those properties for either Jupiter or Earth. In other words, if the planet is the same mass as Jupiter, then this measure would be listed as 1.0 MJ. If it were three times the mass of Earth, then it would be listed as 3.0 MEarth. The sizes of exoplanets are frequently given by expressing their radii as multiples of Jupiter’s radius or as multiples of Earth’s radius, RJ and REarth, respectively.  
  	Of course, given the immense distances involved, detecting exoplanets has always been hard, even to this day. The variations of light that might be evidence of an exoplanet can be caused by other phenomena, and separating the false positives from the actual detections is part of the rigor required by modern planet hunters. For example, in July 1988, a Canadian team led by astronomers Bruce Campbell, Gordon Walker, and Stephenson Yang discovered persistent indications that a planet orbited the primary star in the Gamma Cephei system, 44.98 light-years (13.79 parsecs) from the Earth. Though the technique they used was successfully employed in many subsequent discoveries, the quality of their data was insufficient for others to verify as unequivocally the result of an extrasolar planet. For reasons of poor data quality, the claimed discovery of Gamma Cephei Ab was retracted in 1992.  
  	The first confirmed discovery of an exoplanet involved a system that surprised most planet hunters. While most astronomers had been looking to find planets orbiting stars in the main sequence (between infancy and old age) or in their old age (giant phase), the first confirmed planets were found to orbit a dead star.

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  Phishing Dark Waters - The...

  Christopher Hadnagy, Michele...

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  An essential anti-phishing desk reference for anyone with an email addressPhishing Dark Waters addresses the growing and continuing scourge of phishing emails, and provides actionable defensive techniques and tools to help you steer clear of malicious emails. Phishing is analyzed from the viewpoint of human decision-making and the impact of deliberate influence and manipulation on the recipient. With expert guidance, this book provides insight into the financial, corporate espionage, nation state, and identity theft goals of the attackers, and teaches you how to spot a spoofed e-mail or cloned website. Included are detailed examples of high profile breaches at Target, RSA, Coca Cola, and the AP, as well as an examination of sample scams including the Nigerian 419, financial themes, and post high-profile event attacks. Learn how to protect yourself and your organization using anti-phishing tools, and how to create your own phish to use as part of a security awareness program.Phishing is a social engineering technique through email that deceives users into taking an action that is not in their best interest, but usually with the goal of disclosing information or installing malware on the victim's computer. Phishing Dark Waters explains the phishing process and techniques, and the defenses available to keep scammers at bay.

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  Of Cabbages and Kings - The...

  Caroline Foley

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  “An excellent account” of Britain’s tradition of parceling out land for the public to grow food on, and the colorful history behind it (The Independent). 
   
  This lively book tells the story of the private garden plots known as allotments—from their origin in the seventeenth century, when new enclosures that deprived the peasantry of access to common lands were fiercely protested, to the victory gardens of the world wars, and into the present day, when they serve less as a means of survival than as a respite from the modern world. While delving into the effects of the Napoleonic Wars, the Corn Laws, and the utopian dissenters known as the Diggers, the author reveals the multiple roles of allotments—and champions their history in the hope of protecting them for the future.  
   
  “Foley’s book reminds us that the right to share the earth has always been an asymmetric struggle.” —The Guardian 
   
  “Fascinating and handsomely illustrated.” —Daily Mail 
   
  “Well-told . . . . [a] gallop through the history of useful rather than ornamental crops.” —Spectator Australia

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  E Book Success with AI : Grow...

  Ismail Can Karademir

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  Unlock the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Write and Sell Your Next Bestseller  
    
  Make Sure You Have Never Come Across Such A Detailed Book That Will Earn You Passive Income Before. 
    
  You will be able to easily earn passive income using the information in this book. 
    
  E Book Success with AI : Grow Your Readership with Secret Tips and embrace the future of writing! 
    
  Are you an author ready to harness the power of artificial intelligence? 
    
  "E-Book Success with AI: Increase Your Readership with Secret Tips" is your definitive guide to revolutionising your writing process and reaching a wider audience. 
    
  This groundbreaking book will show you how to: 
    
  Overcome writer's block and generate new ideas with AI-powered tools. 
  Research like a pro, draft effortlessly, and edit meticulously with the help of AI. 
  Follow our 7-step process to expertly craft, format, and design a remarkable e-book. 
  Learn insider strategies to get your ebook listed on the best platforms and into the hands (and e-readers) of eager readers. 
    
  E Book Success with AI : Grow Your Readership with Secret Tips is not just a how-to guide; it's your key: 
    
  Reduce your writing time and focus on what matters - your story, your message. 
  Discover new writing styles and techniques made accessible through AI. 
  Reach a global audience and gain recognition with the help of targeted distribution and marketing techniques.

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