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  Storm World - Hurricanes...

  Chris Mooney

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  Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science and one of the leading young environmental journalists and bloggers working today, immerses readers in the world of those who study hurricanes. What was once an arcane branch of meteorology (itself an arcane science) has become embroiled in one of the most politicized and hotly contested debates in American science: whether or not the recent hurricane disasters-culminating in Katrina-are connected to global warming.Mooney follows the lives and careers of the two leading scientists who stand, bitterly opposed, on either side of the issue. One believes that global warming has nothing to do with hurricane ferocity or frequency; the other believes as fervently that it does; both have staked their reputations on their respective positions. Mooney shows these two men in action as they debate the issue across the country and are followed by the media. He also uses them as a way of showing how hurricane studies have evolved and how government, the media, Big Business, and politics have affected the ways we study and interpret weather patterns. Hurricanes are natural disasters, capable of inflicting almost unimaginable destruction. The culture that has grown up around predicting, charting, and even defining them is very much man-made.Combining lively portraits of the leading figures, vivid science journalism, and the very latest reportage from the weather front (the last section of the book will cover the 2006 hurricane season), Mooney-a native of New Orleans-has written what will surely be one of the most talked-about books of the year.

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  12 Months to $1 Million - How to...

  Ryan Daniel Moran

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  Your road map to a seven-figure business...in one year or less 
  By cutting out the noise and providing a clear and proven plan, this road map helps even brand-new entrepreneurs make decisions quickly, get their product up for sale, and launch it to a crowd that is ready and waiting to buy. 
  This one-year plan will guide you through the three stages to your first $1 million: 
  The Grind (Months 0-4): This step-by-step plan will help you identify a winning product idea, target customers that are guaranteed to buy, secure funding, and take your first sale within your first four months. 
  The Growth (Months 5-8): Once you're in business, you will discover how to use cheap and effective advertising strategies to get your product to at least 25 sales per day, so you can prove you have a profitable business. 
  The Gold (Months 9-12): It's time to establish series of products available for sale, until you are averaging at least 100 sales per day, getting you closer to the million-dollar mark every single day. 
  Through his training sessions at Capitalism.com, Ryan Daniel Moran has helped new and experienced entrepreneurs launch scalable and sustainable online businesses. He's seen more than 100 entrepreneurs cross the seven-figure barrier, many of whom go on to sell their businesses. 
  If your goal is to be a full-time entrepreneur, get ready for one chaotic, stressful, and rewarding year. If you have the guts to complete it, you will be the proud owner of a million-dollar business and be in a position to call your own shots for life.

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  Lecture Notes on Reinforced...

  Wail Nourildean Al-Rifaie

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  "Properties of Reinforced Concrete, Compressive Strength. The values obtained for the compressive strength of concretes, f 'c, is determined by testing to failure 28-day-old cubes, 150/ 100 mm on each side or by 150x300/ 100x200 mm cylinder. The testing of 150x300 mm cylinders provides compressive strengths equal to about 80% of the values determined with the cubes, i.e., the measured values of compressive strength using cubes are equal to 1.2 x the measured values of compressive strength determined with cylinders. The stress–strain curves of Fig. 1 represent the results obtained from compression tests of sets of 28-day-old standard cylinders of varying strengths.

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  The Remarkable Life of the Skin...

  Monty Lyman

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  Providing a cover for our delicate and intricate bodies, the skin is our largest and fastest-growing organ. We see it, touch it, and live in it every day. It is a habitat for a mesmerizingly complex world of micro-organisms and physical functions that are vital to our health and our survival. It is also a waste removal plant, a warning system for underlying disease and a dynamic immune barrier to infection. One of the first things people see about us, skin is crucial to our sense of identity, providing us with social significance and psychological meaning. And yet our skin and the fascinating way it functions is largely unknown to us. 
  In prose as lucid as his research underlying it is rigorous, blending in memorable stories from the past and from his own medical experience, Monty Lyman has written a revelatory book exploring our outer surface that will surprise and enlighten in equal measure. Through the lenses of science, sociology, and history—on topics as diverse as the mechanics and magic of touch, the close connection between the skin and the gut, what happens instantly when one gets a paper cut, and how a midnight snack can lead to sunburn-Lyman leads us on a journey across our most underrated and unexplored organ and reveals how our skin is far stranger, more wondrous, and more complex than we have ever imagined.

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  Conquering Climate Change...

  Daniel I Stein

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  ***SILVER MEDALIST - GLOBAL BOOKS AWARD 2023***If you’re worried, if you’re stressed, if you’re scared…that just means you know what’s coming next. 
  This book isn’t going to help you stop worrying about climate change. We should all be worrying. 
  But if you are the type of person who feels that action is the cure for anxiety, this book is for you. 
  What do we really need to worry about? How can we actually prepare? And how can we take positive action? Get some answers to the climate questions that are affecting your mental health:How to prepare for the 10 most likely climate-related emergencies and figure out which ones could impact youThe top 5 effective and easy ways to reduce your carbon footprintMethods to talk about climate change with friends and familyHow to sidestep frustrating climate debates and actually change people’s mindsA comprehensive set of preparation, emergency planning, and mental health resourcesWhich organizations you can join or support that are already making a differenceAnd so much more… 
  If you feel like you’ve given up on tomorrow, accepted the fact that it’s already too late, or resigned yourself to life being worse off than the generations before, this book is for you. Change your mindset and take a stand for your future without sacrificing what you still have today. 
  To improve your present by preparing for the future, click the 'Buy Now' button and conquer your climate change anxiety.

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  Japan Imagines Renewable Future

  PBS NewsHour

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  Special correspondent Emily Taguchi has the story of Fukushima, Japan, a town aching for a comeback after an earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. Once the home of the Fukushima Reactor, the town is looking towards renewable energy and other renewable sources to build a better future.

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