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  Sleep Well Live Well - The...

  Brian Gibson

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  Unlock the power of a restful night’s sleep and elevate your overall wellness with “Sleep Well, Live Well: The Mediterranean Diet for Relaxing Nights and Healthy Living.” This book explores the profound connection between a balanced Mediterranean lifestyle and quality sleep, drawing on ancient wisdom, modern neuroscience, and groundbreaking theories in psychology. 
  From early civilizations to modern scientific inquiries, sleep, and dreams have fascinated humanity, captivating the attention of philosophers, physicians, and, notably, Sigmund Freud, whose revolutionary theories on dream interpretation continue to influence contemporary thought. While sleep has often been mysterious, modern science has revealed its crucial role in maintaining health. Chronic sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, affect millions, heightening the risk of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and depression. 
  Through a blend of lifestyle insights and dietary guidance rooted in the Mediterranean tradition, this book offers practical steps to achieve restful nights and energized days. It gives readers tools to manage stress, increase relaxation, and boost overall well-being. “Sleep Well, Live Well” illuminates the transformative potential of sleep, making it accessible for those seeking a healthier, more balanced life. Dive in and discover the secrets to relaxing nights and vibrant living!

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  Push Play - Gaming For a Better...

  Songyee Yoon

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  Play is in our DNA.We game to experiment and to learn. We play to create new worlds so we can change this one. Gaming pushes us to imagine what we can become. In Push Play: Gaming for a Better World, Dr. Songyee Yoon describes how gaming can help us craft a better world together.Yoon is president and Chief Strategy Officer of NCSOFT, a global video game company based in South Korea. Yoon’s work lies at the intersection of expertise and equity in emerging technologies. As a leader in the industry, Dr. Yoon shares her experience as a woman in STEM and her quest for a more diverse and equitable tech community.Through stories from her career in the gaming industry, she outlines how innovations in gaming push industries forward and create a more equitable world for all.

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  Designing for Democracy - How to...

  Jennifer Forestal

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  How should we "fix" digital technologies to support democracy instead of undermining it? In Designing for Democracy, Jennifer Forestal argues that accurately evaluating the democratic potential of digital spaces means studying how the built environment—a primary component of our "modern public square"—structures our activity, shapes our attitudes, and supports the kinds of relationships and behaviors democracy requires. 
   
   
   
  While many scholars and practitioners are attentive to the role of design in shaping behavior, they have yet to fully engage with the question of what structures are required to support democratic communities—and how to build them. Forestal closes this gap by providing a new theory of democratic space. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, she argues that "democratic spaces" must be designed with three environmental characteristics—boundaries, durability, and flexibility—that, taken together, afford users the ability to engage in fundamental civic practices. 
   
   
   
  Through extended analyses of Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, Forestal shows precisely how well these digital platforms meet the criteria for democratic spaces, or whether they do so at all. The result is a nuanced analysis of the democratic communities that form—or fail to emerge—in these spaces, as well as more concrete suggestions for how to improve them.

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  Succulents - A Field Guide

  Dr. Kit Carlson

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  A comprehensive audio guide to succulents—a must-have for any houseplant enthusiast. 
  Succulents is a field guide to 50 varieties of succulents. In this book, you will find profiles detailing each plant’s natural habitat, identifying characteristics, care and keeping tips, common pests and diseases, purchasing notes, and more. Whether you want a crash course on succulents or are interested in interior design and potted arrangements, this is the perfect reading companion. 
  Inside you’ll find:White Mexican Rose (Echeveria elegans)Elephant Bush (Portulacaria afra)Spiral Aloe (Aloe polyphylla)Baby Rubber Plant (Peperomia obtusifolia)Burro’s Tail (Sedum morganianum) 
    
  And many, many more! Succulents is an engrossing overview of these diverse species. Use this book as a guide to plant care and learn which houseplants are right for you and your lifestyle. New houseplant parents, experienced botanists, and gardeners alike will find opportunities for discovery. 
  A glossary is included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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  Tectonophysics - Earth's Moving...

  Mike Crawford

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  Tectonophysics is the branch of geophysics that studies the physical processes governing the movement and deformation of Earth's lithosphere. It serves as the foundation for understanding the forces that drive plate tectonics, mountain building, earthquakes, and volcanic activity. This field integrates principles from geology, physics, and engineering to explain how stresses, strains, and material properties influence the behavior of the Earth's crust and mantle. 
  The development of tectonophysics as a scientific discipline emerged from the broader study of geodynamics and plate tectonics. In the early 20th century, Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift, suggesting that continents were once joined in a supercontinent called Pangaea before slowly drifting apart. However, his ideas lacked a convincing mechanism. It was not until the mid-20th century that discoveries such as seafloor spreading and mantle convection provided the necessary framework for the modern theory of plate tectonics. These findings revolutionized the understanding of Earth's dynamic nature, establishing tectonophysics as a crucial field in geoscience. 
  At its core, tectonophysics investigates the forces that drive plate motions. Earth's interior consists of the solid inner core, the molten outer core, the mantle, and the brittle lithosphere. Heat from the core generates convective currents in the mantle, which exert stress on the overlying tectonic plates. These stresses lead to deformation in the lithosphere, resulting in phenomena such as faulting, folding, and crustal thickening. The study of stress and strain is fundamental in tectonophysics, as it helps explain the mechanisms behind earthquakes and mountain formation.

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  How To Turn Back Time

  Michael Mathiesen

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  A new theory of Time Wave Modulation and the Time Doppler Effect.  Could have an impact as big or bigger than Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.  This completely new scientific breakthrough could change the way that everyone on this planet looks at the amount and quality of Time we have left.  After reading this book, if you waste any of this precious gift, it won't be because I didn't tell you so.    Your aid and support is requested in helping the author get the proof of his theory of Time Waves through the upcoming European Space Agency's huge new Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA)  so that they will be able to confirm this new theory that Time travels in waves, can be modulated and flows in reverse to every other event in your life.  If you ever wanted to turn back Time in order to correct something in your past that you failed to complete in the most personally satisfying ways, this book is for you.

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