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  Food Politics - What Everyone...

  Robert Paarlberg

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  This authoritative primer lays out everything you need to know to understand today's global food landscape. 
   
   
   
  The third edition of Food Politics has been updated to reflect the latest developments and research on today's global food landscape, including the realities of food markets, farm production methods, food manufacturing, and dietary health challenges. New material covers the rise of China in world food markets and global food politics, the unabated and increasing risks to farming from climate change, the impact COVID-19 had on incomes and hunger, the equally shocking impact from the war in Ukraine on food prices and trade, and surprising scientific and technical breakthroughs such as the genome editing of crops (CRISPR) and the marketing of cell-cultured (animal-free) meats. Each chapter has been updated with new data on population growth, hunger and food security, trade conflicts, humanitarian aid, carbon farming, regenerative agriculture, holistic grazing, animal welfare, genetically engineered food, and more. 
   
   
   
  Discussing the politics and policies that continue to shape our contemporary food system, Robert Paarlberg challenges myths and critiques more than a few of today's fashionable beliefs about farming and food. A must-listen for those ready to have their thinking about food politics informed, but also challenged.

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  The Seven Measures of the World

  Piero Martin

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  From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experience, shaping our understanding of nature, personal relationships, and the supernatural. We measure the world to know our past, comprehend the present, and plan the future. 
   
   
   
  Renowned physicist Piero Martin explores how scientific knowledge is built around seven key pillars of measurement: the meter for length; the second for time; the kilogram for mass; the kelvin for temperature; the ampere for electricity; the mole for quantity of substance; and the candela for luminous intensity. Martin examines the history and function of these units and illustrates their applications in rich vignettes on a range of topics—from quarks to black holes, from a glass of wine to space exploration. He delves into not only the all-important numbers but also anecdotes that underline each unit's special quality. At the same time, he explains how each unit contributes to important aspects of science, from classical physics to quantum mechanics, from relativity to chemistry, from cosmology to elementary particle physics, and from medicine to modern technology. Martin eloquently shows how the entire universe can be measured and understood using just seven units.

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  My journey from burned out Nurse...

  Haji Williams

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  My journey from burned out Nurse to Entrepreneur, I opened up about why I decided to become a Nurse, along with some of what I experienced in the over 20 years I practiced Nursing. 
  The book will give insights about how the burn out lead me to ask myself some tough questions, which ultimately lead me to step on faith take some calculated risks and started my first business while I was working. 
  I also opened up about how I started taking control of my own destiny, my business strategies, knowledge that I have acquired as an entrepreneur, networking, my highs and lows as an entrepreneur, what I now do for fun, my plans for the future and so much more. 
  My brief story is a true testament that with determination, hard work, sacrifice and discipline you have a chance of achieving what you envision for yourself. 
  #Provoked. 
  #My Journey.

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  The YouTube Formula - How Anyone...

  Derral Eves

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  Learn the secrets to getting dramatic results on YouTube 
   
     
   
  Derral Eves has generated over 60 billion views on YouTube and helped twenty-four channels grow to one million subscribers from zero. In The YouTube Formula: How Anyone Can Unlock the Algorithm to Drive Views, Build an Audience, and Grow Revenue, the owner of the largest YouTube how-to channel provides the secrets to getting the results that every YouTube creator and strategist wants. Eves will reveal what listeners can't get anywhere else: the inner workings of the YouTube algorithm that's responsible for determining success on the platform, and how creators can use it to their advantage. 
   
    
   
  Full of actionable advice and concrete strategies, this book teaches listeners how to: launch a channel, create life-changing content, drive rapid view and subscriber growth, build a brand and increase engagement, improve searchability, and monetize your content and audience. 
   
   
   
  Replete with case studies and information from successful YouTube creators, The YouTube Formula is perfect for any creator, entrepreneur, social media strategist, and brand manager who hopes to see real commercial results from their work on the platform.

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  FOREX Trading For Beginners - An...

  Owen Jones

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  As a beginner, you may feel overwhelmed with the numerous terminologies, strategies, and platforms available. However, with the right knowledge and guidance, Forex trading can be a lucrative investment opportunity. 
  Forex trading involves the buying and selling of currencies in the foreign exchange market. The market operates 24 hours a day, five days a week, and is the largest financial market globally, with an average daily turnover of over $5 trillion. 
  In this book, we aim to introduce you to the key concepts and principles of Forex trading. We will explore the mechanics of the market, the benefits and risks involved, the currencies involved, and the different trading strategies you can implement in your trading. 
  Our goal is to provide you with enough knowledge and understanding to start trading Forex confidently. Whether you`re an aspiring investor or a seasoned trader, this book will serve as a valuable resource to help you make informed decisions and achieve your trading goals. 
  The information in this ebook on FOREX trading and related subjects is organised into 23 chapters of about 500-600 words each. 
  It will help you work out trading strategies and it may even help you venture out into a new profitable hobby. The least that it will do is save you hundreds on professional advice, but as an added bonus I am granting you permission to use the content on your own website or in your own blogs and newsletter, although it is better if you rewrite them in your own words first.

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  North on the Wing - Travels with...

  Bruce M. Beehler

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  In late March 2015, ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler set off on a solo three-month trek to track songbird migration and the northward progress of spring through America. Traveling via car, canoe, bike, and on foot, Beehler followed woodland warblers and other neotropical songbird species from the southern border of Texas, where the birds first arrive after their winter sojourns in South America and the Caribbean, northward through the Mississippi drainage to its headwaters in Minnesota and onward to their nesting grounds in the north woods of Ontario. 
  In North on the Wing, Beehler describes both the epic migration of songbirds across the country and the gradual dawning of springtime through the US heartland—the blossoming of wildflowers, the chorusing of frogs, the leafing out of forest canopies—and also tells the stories of the people and institutions dedicated to studying and conserving the critical habitats and processes of spring songbird migration. 
  Inspired in part by Edwin Way Teale’s landmark 1951 book North with the Spring, this audiobook—part travelogue, part field journal, and part environmental and cultural history—is a fascinating firsthand account of a once-in-a-lifetime journey. It engages listeners in the wonders of spring migration and serves as a call for the need to conserve, restore, and expand bird habitats to preserve them for future generations of both birds and humans.

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