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  The Wikipedia Revolution - How a...

  Andrew Lih

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  "Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing." -Jimmy Wales, founder of WikipediaWith more than 2,000,000 individual articles on everything from Aa! (a Japanese pop group) to Zzyzx, California, written by an army of volunteer contributors, Wikipedia is the number-eight site on the World Wide Web. Created (and corrected) by anyone with access to a computer, this impressive assemblage of knowledge is growing at an astonishing rate of more than 30,000,000 words a month. Now, for the first time, a Wikipedia insider tells the story of how it all happened-from the first glimmer of an idea to the global phenomenon it's become.Andrew Lih has been an administrator (a trusted user who is granted access to technical features) at Wikipedia for more than four years, as well as a regular host of the weekly Wikipedia podcast. In The Wikipedia Revolution, he details the site's inception in 2001, its evolution, and its remarkable growth, while also explaining its larger cultural repercussions. Wikipedia is not just a Web site; it's a global community of contributors who have banded together out of a shared passion for making knowledge free.The Wikipedia Revolution features a foreword by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and an afterword that is itself a Wikipedia creation.

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  Take Control of Your Cancer Risk

  MD John Whyte

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  Something everyone has the power to do is reduce your cancer risk, and this book will show you just how easy it is to do it. 
  Each year, over a million people in the United States alone hear the words no one ever wants to hear: You have cancer. But what if there was a way for fewer people to hear these words? 
  One of the biggest myths regarding cancer is that it’s mostly genetic - meaning that you have no control over whether you get it. While genetics do have an impact, the truth is that your lifestyle and environment play the major role. 
  Physician and Chief Medical Offer of WebMD John Whyte, MD, MPH, shares straightforward information and equips you with strategies to help you on a journey to better health. 
  In Take Control of Your Cancer Risk, Dr. Whyte provides helpful tips including:assessing your cancer riskknowing which screenings you need, and whenlearning the role food, exercise, and sleep playunderstanding the relationship between stress and cancer 
  Take Control of Your Cancer Risk is filled with practical advice that empowers you to really take control of our health.

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  The New Universe and the Human...

  Nancy Ellen Abrams, Joel R. Primack

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  A cultural philosopher and an astrophysicist attempt to decipher how we fit into the universe, and the impact our placement has on us. After a four-century rupture between science and the questions of value and meaning, this groundbreaking book presents an explosive and potentially life-altering idea: if the world could agree on a shared creation story based on modern cosmology and biology—a story that has just become available—it would redefine our relationship with Planet Earth and benefit all of humanity, now and into the distant future.Written in eloquent, accessible prose and illustrated in magnificent color throughout, including images from innovative simulations of the evolving universe, this book brings the new scientific picture of the universe to life. It interprets what our human place in the cosmos may mean for us and our descendants. It offers unique insights into the potential use of this newfound knowledge to find solutions to seemingly intractable global problems such as climate change and unsustainable growth. And it explains why we need to “think cosmically, act globally” if we're going to have a long-term, prosperous future on Earth.“Should be read by anyone, not just scientists, who worry about the human condition.”—Deepak Chopra, The Huffington Post“A prophetic book. Its message ranks right up there with those of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Joel. Like the prophets, it is at times poetic, demanding, grounded, soaring, empowering, and always awe-inspiring.”—Matthew Fox, Tikkun“The ideas and images are fascinating and certainly contribute to a sense of the profound stakes involved in what we’re doing to the planet and ourselves.”—William Kowinski, North Coast Journal

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  The Crazy World of Plants

  Seeker

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  Listen in as Seeker answers some unbe-leaf-able questions like how can plants grow without water, how plants defend themselves and how they eat animals. You’ll also learn about the future of plants—from growing them in space and how artificial leaf technology will change the world—all in this best of collection available for the first time in audio.

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  Encounters with the Archdruid

  John McPhee

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  The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses—on a coastal island, in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The four men portrayed here have different relationships to their environment, and they encounter each other on mountain trails, in forests and rapids, sometimes with reserve, sometimes with friendliness, sometimes fighting hard across a philosophical divide.

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  Get Taller Now!

  Instafo Instafo, Jamie Strauss

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  NOTE: Please be sure to download the accompanying reference material upon purchasing. You'll need it to go through the audio.Grow Taller...Not Just Look Taller!Are you sick of being called “shortie”? Do you want to be a model? Do you want to qualify for a recreation or sports team? Do you want to get on that ride that requires a certain minimum height? Do you get annoyed when you can’t see in front of a crowd? Do you get tired of asking for help reaching the top shelves? Etc.Or simply, you just want to be taller than you are currently?Let’s get straight to the obvious. Being taller is better than being shorter. Besides the physical height advantage and attractiveness, you’ll gain more confidence and self-esteem and command more presence, power, and respect. There is no denying that people will naturally be drawn and take you more seriously by having such stronger appearance.Now do you wish you could be taller? Well you can, even if you’re already an adult and have supposedly stopped growing.How is that possible? First, let’s be realistic here. When we say “you can be taller,” we don’t mean you’re going to grow another foot. Oh no! We’re talking about maximizing you to your full potential height that may or may not have been hindered due to abnormal spine growth or years of bad postures.Here's what “Get Taller Now!” shall bestow upon you...* Better Height through the Series of Hatha Yoga Poses and Breathing Methods.* Better Strength thought the Viscoelastic Training of the Funambulist Walk.* Better Flexibility through All of the Stretching Exercises and Movements.* Better Posture through Spinal Manipulation and Alternative Application....and more, with increasing your height as only the icing on the cake.Interestingly, what you’ll soon realize is that improving your height will have an interconnected bodily effect that will also improve your overall health. Discover all you need to know to not only get taller but obtain a healthier life.

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