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  Mountains Before Mountaineering...

  Dawn L. Hollis

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  Today, mountains are spaces for adventure: treasured places for people to connect with nature, encounter the sublime and challenge themselves, whether it be skiing in the Italian Alps or scaling the heights of the Matterhorn in Switzerland. Some regard our love of mountains as relatively new, claiming that before modern mountaineers planted flags upon the peaks, the average European was more likely to revile and avoid a mountainous landscape than to admire it.
  Mountains Before Mountaineering tells a different narrative. It reveals the way mountains inspired curiosity and fascination and how they were enjoyed in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe. It gives voice to the early modern travellers who climbed peaks and passes with fear and delight; to the 'real mountaineers' who lived and died upon the mountain slopes; and to the scientists who used mountains to try to understand the origins of the world.
  This book invites you on a journey through the mountains, long before Everest was 'discovered' as the highest mountain in the world or before the first recorded ascent of Mont Blanc. It is the story of how our love of the mountains has been a part of us from the very beginning.

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  Forgotten Forests: Twelve...

  Jonathan Mullard

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  Ancient trees, some over a thousand years old, are dotted around the British Isles, the last survivors of a lost world. Now, new scientific studies of these trees and of fossilised forests and of our oldest wooden artifacts can help us to understand the many woodlands that have disappeared from our landscapes. 
  Locked in ice for more than twenty thousand years, the lands that now make up Britain and Ireland were some of the last settled by humans. The earliest people, Mesolithic hunter-gatherers like Cheddar Man, arrived around eleven thousand years ago to find dense forests. While they lived lightly, they did introduce fire, which they used to create clearings, and this was the beginning of the reshaping of Britain’s forests. 
  When Neolithic farmers migrated to Britain from Europe some six thousand years ago, it meant a violent end to the hunter-gatherers’ way of life. It also indicated a dramatic change for the ecosystems. Forests were cleared for fields, trees and plants fed to livestock and predators hunted. A wild, forested world became one of agriculture and villages. 
  As humans learned to work bronze, then iron, they also used wood in myriad ways, building homes, then cathedrals, hand tools then furniture and early machines, boats and eventually immense ships. The forests of Britain and Ireland fuelled the burgeoning human civilisation, from the Romans, Anglo Saxons, Vikings and Normans, to the British, Scottish, Welsh and Irish peoples through to the present day. In that time our woodlands have changed beyond recognition, but clues to their story remain. Biologist and Britain’s first senior officer for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Jonathan Mullard retraces the history of the forgotten forests of Britain and Ireland, piecing together historical records going as far back as the written word and archaeological evidence going back far further. The result is a wealth of arcane anecdotes and the latest scientific understanding of our natural history, as well as a fascinating journey through the forests, landscapes and human history of Britain. 
  A richly researched work of non-fiction, it brings habitats, ecology and nature into sharp focus as it traces how people and forests shaped one another across millennia. From the deep past to the present, it invites us to see Britain and Ireland’s woodlands with fresh eyes—sometimes as close and complex as rainforests in their interwoven life. 
  For fans of John Lewis-Stempel (England), Tristan Gooley (How To Read Water), Robert Macfarlane (Is a River Alive?), Adam Weymouth (Kings of the Yukon), and Jo Woolf (The Great Horizon). 
  HarperCollins 2025

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  Nightingales Bluebirds and...

  Elise Baker

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  The World Wars of the 20th century caused massive upheavals all over the world. Often overlooked by history are the extraordinary true-life stories of the brave women from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand who enlisted in the Allied forces in their thousands to serve as nurses behind the front lines, at great danger to themselves. And while men shot to kill in the North African, European, and the Pacific theaters of war, nurses served right behind them, armed with tools of healing rather than warfare. 
  These untold true stories of women heroes of WWII paint a vivid picture of life as a military nurse—from makeshift field hospitals in France to bombed-out station hospitals in Belgium to journeys fraught with danger on ambulance trains, air ambulances, and hospital ships. 
  Inside Nightingales, Bluebirds & Angels of Mercy: True Stories of the Courage and Heroism of Nurses on the Front Line in WWII, you’ll learn the true stories of nurses in the Second World War, including 
  ●      what it was like for a woman to join the armed services as a nurse and travel across the world to do her duty, 
  ●      the challenges and dangers the Allied nurses faced on the front lines, as well as the camaraderie and wartime romances they experienced, 
  ●      how these women confronted changing social norms around gender and race, 
  ●      true stories of survival at the hands of enemy forces in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, and more. 
  The stories of these brave women are an inspiring record of duty and selflessness. If you haven’t yet met heroes such as Vivian Bullwinkel and Margot Turner, you’ll definitely want to listen to this book.

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  The Mathematical Principles of...

  Issac Newton

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  "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."
  
  This is the book that launched the scientific age. Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (often simply The Principia) is arguably the single most important work in the history of science, defining the world for centuries to come.
  
  First published in 1687, this masterpiece of classic science laid out the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, explaining everything from the orbit of the planets to the trajectory of a cannonball. Newton didn't just describe the universe; he provided the mathematical tools (Calculus developed by him and Leibniz) to understand it.
  
  In this seminal work, you will find:
  
  Newton's Laws of Motion: The bedrock of classical physics.
  
  Universal Gravitation: The mathematical proof for why and how objects attract each other.
  
  The Foundation of Calculus: The analytical engine for solving problems in theoretical physics and astronomy.
  
  A Classic of Philosophy: A monumental treatise on how the universe naturally works, governed by immutable mathematical principles.
  
  Essential reading for students, scholars, and anyone interested in the history of science, The Principia remains a testament to human reason and one of the great intellectual achievements of Western civilization.
  
  Unlock the secrets of the cosmos. Click "Buy Now" and own the cornerstone of modern science.

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  Me? Buy An Electric Car? Hah!...

  Philip Palette

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  Promote self-sufficiency and sustainability by switching from gas guzzlers to electric cars.Do you worry about how much damage we'll do to the planet if we continue to rely on fossil fuels?Do you want to take the most environmentally friendly route possible in your efforts to protect Earth? 
  Inside this essential manual on electric vehicles, you will discover:Compelling reasons to switch to electric vehicles and the financial incentive you may be eligible for if you buy one in 2022How much you can expect to save on fuel and maintenance costs if you own an electric carThe advances in battery technology that are helping bring prices down and reduce the need for frequent chargingThe story of Tesla's rise to prominence in the electric vehicle market, along with the firm's plans to render internal combustion engines obsoleteThe major car companies offering their own electric car models – from Volkswagen to General Motors to Nissan, find out which model is for youHow developments in energy storage systems will transform the electric vehicle market and give even more reasons to move away from conventional cars 
  And much more!

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  A Guide To Outsourcing

  Allieson Moore

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  A Guide To Outsourcing: Discover the Secrets of Effective Outsourcing That Will Allow You to Grow Your Business While Saving You Money and TimeIt’s no secret running an online business is hard work. It’s also no secret that many online businesses are a single-man effort, which makes handling all the tasks associated with the business not only difficult to manage, but incredibly time consuming, as well. Which kind of defeats one of the common reasons for starting an online business which is to free up more time to pursue other things. So the perfect solution is outsourcing employees who will help you accomplish tasks. Outsourced workers are considered independent contractors, so they are responsible for their own office, taxes, etc., and you are not required to provide any sort of benefits because they are notyour employees.In this audiobook, you will learn all about outsourcing, how it works, where to find outsource workers and how to cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with thecontractors to help your business flourish.This audiobook will cover the following topics:- Why Outsource Tasks in Your Online Business- How to Know When You’re Ready to Start Outsourcing- Websites to Use When Looking for Outsource Workers- How to Find Suitable Candidates- How to Assess Candidates- Tips for Successfully Working With an Outsource Worker- And many more!Your time is worth money, so it’s important to save it doing the tasks you are personally very good at and hire outsource workers for other less complicated tasks. If you want to learn more, scroll up and click “add to cart” now!

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