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  Serene Running Water Sounds - 8D...

  Luna Brook

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  Step into tranquility with Serene Running Water Sounds, an 8D immersive soundscape audiobook that surrounds you with the soothing rhythm of flowing streams blended seamlessly with gentle white noise. Designed for deep sleep, relaxation, stress relief, and focus, this audiobook transforms ordinary moments into calming escapes, whether you’re drifting off at night or finding stillness during the day. 
  Through advanced 8D audio technology, the sound of running water gently moves around your head — creating a lifelike, three-dimensional listening experience that is best enjoyed with headphones. Every ripple and current is carefully layered to ease your nervous system, mask unwanted distractions, and guide your body and mind toward peace. 
  Key Features8+ hours of continuous, uninterrupted running water enhanced with soothing white noise for deep relaxation and sleep support8D audio immersion: sounds dynamically move around your head for a lifelike, calming experience (listen with headphones for best results)Natural white noise effect: masks background sounds to improve sleep quality, focus, and productivityStress and anxiety relief: activates the parasympathetic nervous system to help you unwind and stay groundedVersatile use: ideal for meditation, mindfulness, yoga, journaling, studying, or creating a peaceful sleep environmentTravel-friendly: block out disruptive noise at work, in public spaces, or while on the go 
  Close your eyes, put on your headphones, and let the flowing waters wash away tension, carrying you into deep calm and restorative rest.

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  A Biocentric View of Our Common...

  Angela Manno

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  In this 2026 interview with Justine Willis Toms, Artist and iconographer Angela Manno, creator of the Sacred Biodiversity Oracle, offers a profound invitation into this awareness through a deck of 36 cards portraying animals and plants from around the world. Her luminous paintings shimmer with quiet, radical devotion to the living Earth, encouraging us to encounter other beings and ecosystems as sacred presences rather than distant “resources.”  
  Environmental leader Bill McKibben has described her work as “Powerful reminders of the beauty and holiness of the world we are destroying, and of our duty to protect what remains.”  
  Angela Manno is an award-winning visual artist based in New York City whose work weaves together spirituality, ecology, and contemporary iconography. A Bard College graduate, she also studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and Parsons School of Design. She has also trained in Byzantine-Russian iconography with master Vladislav Andrejev. Her work has been exhibited at major institutions, including the Smithsonian, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and NASA’s collections. She is especially known for her series Contemporary Icons of Threatened and Endangered Species.  
  Interview Date: 1/9/2026.   Tags: Angela Manno, Thomas Berry, Byzantine-Russian iconography, Viso Divina, Maasai lion guardians, Jane Goodall, conservation, environmental stewardship, Sundance ritual, Sandra Steingraber, Art & Creativity, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Meditation, Personal Transformation

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  In Praise of Floods - The...

  James C. Scott

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  James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profit Rivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even murdered. It is the annual flood pulse—the brief time when the river occupies the floodplain—that gives a river its vitality, but it is human engineering that kills it, suppressing the flood pulse with dams, irrigation, siltation, dikes, and levees. In demonstrating these threats to the riverine world, award-winning author James C. Scott examines the life history of a particular river, the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) of Burma, the heartland and superhighway of Burman culture. Scott opens our understanding of rivers to encompass their entirety—tributaries, wetlands, floodplains, backwaters, eddies, periodic marshlands, and the assemblage of life forms dependent on rivers for their existence and well-being. For anyone interested in the Anthropocene and the Great Acceleration, rivers offer a striking example of the consequences of human intervention in trying to control and domesticate a natural process, the complexity and variability of which we barely understand.

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  Mother Nature's Home Apothecary...

  Geraldene Hawksley

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  According to the World Health Organization, 80% of people globally are turning to natural health solutions, including herbal remedies. The good news is that you can, too. 
  Modern science is unveiling the beneficial plant compounds that have ensured the soothing efficacy of herbal preparations from prehistoric times until today. Many of these compounds continue to underpin modern pharmaceutical drugs. 
  Using plant-based remedies enables you to take charge of your own health and means that you can create your own apothecary, treating common ailments at home, ensuring gentle yet effective relief, and saving you money. 
  If making your own remedies seems like a daunting task, help is at hand. Mother Nature's Home Apothecary Book provides step-by-step instructions and numerous tried-and-tested recipes so you can proceed with confidence. The book also explains how to make remedies safely to avoid adverse reactions, especially for people taking conventional medication. 
  Prevention is better than cure, and Mother Nature's Home Apothecary Book will introduce you to herbs that contribute to your overall health, boosting immunity and relieving stress. 
  And that's not all. Mother Nature's Home Apothecary Bookexplains how to harvest, purchase, prepare, and store herbs and what utensils you'll need for remedy-making.provides comprehensive instructions for producing several medicinal preparations.includes in-depth information on over 22 medicinal herbs and more than 35 recipes. 
  If you want to improve your health by making herbal remedies, Mother Nature's Home Apothecary Book is an essential, must-have guide. 
  Don't delay. Purchase your copy today and start your home apothecary right now.

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  Consider the Birds -...

  Callie Smith Grant

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  Whether we watch quick little songbirds at our backyard feeders, keep a flock of chickens, teach parrots to talk, or stand looking up at the sky, mesmerized by the aerial acrobatics of blackbirds gathering as the leaves turn in the fall, humans have an almost universal admiration of and interest in birds. We love the birdsong of spring, the fledglings in summer, the deep V of geese in autumn, the bright spot of red cardinals against white snow. 
   
   
   
  Wild or domestic, birds are clearly one of God's best gifts. This collection of forty heartwarming true stories of our fine feathered friends from animal-lover Callie Smith Grant celebrates that gift. With stories of brave budgie brothers, serene shore birds, hungry hummingbirds, a curious crow, an owl that came into a boy's life as an answer to prayer, and many more, Consider the Birds is the perfect companion to a cozy blanket, a cup of tea, and a chair by the window—where you can see the birds.

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  Kickstart MySQL Fundamentals -...

  Amit Diwan

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  Your Complete Guide to Mastering MySQL from Basics to Real Projects!
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  From powering web applications and content management systems to enterprise-level data storage, understanding MySQL is a foundational skill for anyone entering software development, data analysis, or IT.
  Kickstart MySQL Fundamentals is your step-by-step guide to becoming confident in relational database concepts and SQL programming. The book begins with the basics, such as- how to install MySQL, set up databases, and run your first queries. As you progress, you will explore constraints, operators, and built-in functions that form the core of practical SQL development.
  Moving into advanced territory, you will master joins, indexing for performance, and secure user management. Each chapter is filled with real-world examples and use cases to help solidify your understanding. A final capstone project brings all the concepts together in a hands-on, practical challenge that mimics real-world database tasks.
  Thus, whether you are a student, an aspiring developer, or IT professional, this book offers the essential foundation to manage and query databases effectively.
  So, do not get left behind—data skills are no longer optional. Start mastering MySQL today, and take control of your data future!
  Table of Contents
  1. Introduction to MySQL
  2. Getting Started with MySQL
  3. Constraints in MySQL
  4. Operators in MySQL
  5. MySQL Built-in Functions
  6. MySQL Statements
  7. MySQL Joins
  8. MySQL Indexes
  9. MySQL Users
  10. MySQL Advanced
  11. MySQL Miscellaneous
  12. Capstone Project       
  
  Index

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