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  Flight of the Godwit - Tracking...

  Bruce M. Beehler

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  Soar across 46 North American territories to uncover the secrets of 7 magnificent shorebirds, the world’s greatest nonstop travelers 
    
  An immersive travelogue that belongs on every birder's bookshelf 
    
  Flying more than 8,000 miles from Alaska to eastern Australia without stopping to eat or rest, the Bar-tailed Godwit holds the record for the longest nonstop migration of any land bird in the world. Flight of the Godwit invites readers on ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler's awe-inspiring journey in search of North America's largest and farthest-flying shorebirds. Driving 35,000 miles between 2019 to 2023, Beehler sought birds he dubs the "Magnificent Seven": 
   Hudsonian GodwitBar-tailed GodwitMarbled GodwitWhimbrelLong-billed CurlewBristle-thighed CurlewUpland Sandpiper 
    
  Beehler interweaves colorful fieldwork stories and rich details on local culture with the natural history and biology of shorebirds—including evolution, the physics of migration, orientation, homing, foraging, diet, nesting, parental care, wintering, staging, elusive "super-migrators," and the importance of conservation efforts. 
    
  With authoritative prose, the book journeys through 37 states and 9 Canadian provinces from Texas to Alaska to Canada's High Arctic. Flight of the Godwit is a captivating adventure and a tribute to remarkable birds and birding itself.

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  Alien Question The: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  The question of man’s place in the extended universe has been pondered by every known culture since the beginning of recorded history. Lacking the means to prove otherwise, discussions of an alternative to Earth’s solitary existence have remained conceptual. The ongoing debate is spurred by the appearance of unexplainable phenomena through the centuries in the atmosphere and the space beyond. Naturally, as technological advances and the creation of flying aircraft became realities, the sighting of UFOs increased, as did the interest in potential contact with aliens. While incidents like the one at Roswell led to conspiracies and a craze among those who insisted the government was hiding proof of extraterrestrials’ existence, governments across the world were actually secretly studying UFO sightings by the mid-20th century. 
  Given all of that, it would hardly be groundbreaking for scientists in the 20th century to have a lunchtime discussion in which the search for extraterrestrial life arises, and the question of where it might reside is innocuous enough. However, a furor was created somewhat innocently when physicist Enrico Fermi voiced his “casual lunchtime remark” in the presence of colleagues in 1950. The august company included Edward Teller, a Hungarian physicist, Herbert York, am American nuclear physicist whose lineage included Mohawk heritage, and Emil Konopinski, a nuclear physicist of Polish origin. Fermi himself, an Italian-American born in Rome, was renowned for developing a statistical base for subatomic phenomena, work on nuclear alterations caused by neutrons, and for leading the first controlled chain reaction from nuclear fission. In pursuit of managing the atom, he created the first nuclear reactor. A gifted theoretician, he advanced the field of statistical mechanics, and won the Nobel Prize over a decade before he asked his important question.

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  Medical Genetics - Understanding...

  Ava Westwood

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  Medical genetics is the branch of medicine that focuses on the role of genetic variations in human health and disease. It encompasses the study of inherited disorders, genetic predisposition to diseases, and the application of genetics in medical practice. Understanding the fundamentals of medical genetics is crucial for diagnosing, treating, and preventing genetic conditions. 
  Genes, composed of DNA, serve as the blueprint for the development and functioning of the human body. DNA is organized into chromosomes, with humans typically having 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs. Of these, 22 pairs are autosomes, and one pair consists of sex chromosomes (XX in females and XY in males). Each parent contributes one chromosome per pair, ensuring genetic diversity. 
  Mutations, or changes in DNA sequences, play a key role in medical genetics. These mutations can be inherited or acquired and may lead to genetic disorders. Some mutations are benign, while others can disrupt normal biological functions, leading to conditions such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, and Huntington’s disease. Mutations can be classified into different types, including point mutations, insertions, deletions, and chromosomal abnormalities.

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  Unraveled - A Climber's Journey...

  Kate Brown

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  As a teenager in the 1990s, Katie Brown was one of climbing's first "comp kids"—a young natural who, along with her peers, redefined the image of a strong and successful climber. After climbing for less than two years, Brown won her first junior national title. The next year she became the Junior World Champion at age fourteen in Laval, France. In 1996 she won both the Rock Master—a prestigious international contest in Arco, Italy—and the esteemed X-Games. From 1996 on, Brown won every US Adult National that she entered, as well as a World Cup Title in France in 1999. 
   
   
   
  Yet even as she reigned on the podium, Brown felt her life begin to unravel. A quiet child, she struggled with a home life that was very different behind closed doors than it seemed on television. A fundamentalist version of Christianity was at the center of the household, and Brown fought to live according to rules that were strict, ever-changing, and irrational. Isolated and feeling hopeless, Brown latched onto food as something she could control. She quit competitive climbing and bounced in and out of the industry, eventually disappearing in her late twenties. 
   
   
   
  Now, more than two decades later, Brown is ready to share her story. Unraveled answers the question thousands of fans worldwide have wondered: "What ever happened to Katie Brown?"

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  Security Awareness For Dummies

  CISSP Ira Winkler

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  Every organization needs a strong security program. One recent study estimated that a hacker attack occurs somewhere every 37 seconds. Since security programs are only as effective as a team's willingness to follow their rules and protocols, it's increasingly necessary to have not just a widely accessible gold standard of security, but also a practical plan for rolling it out and getting others on board with following it. Security Awareness For Dummies gives you the blueprint for implementing this sort of holistic and hyper-secure program in your organization. 
   
   
   
  Written by one of the world's most influential security professionals—and an Information Systems Security Association Hall of Famer—this pragmatic and easy-to-follow book provides a framework for creating new and highly effective awareness programs from scratch, as well as steps to take to improve on existing ones. It also covers how to measure and evaluate the success of your program and highlight its value to management. 
   
   
   
  ● Customize and create your own program 
   
   
   
  ● Make employees aware of the importance of security 
   
   
   
  ● Develop metrics for success 
   
   
   
  ● Follow industry-specific sample programs

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  A Small Snapshot Of Birds

  Philip Stanworth

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  An educational book for Children or anyone who loves birds lots of differnet birds from all around the world all hand drawn illastrations  
  it tells you a little about each bird perfect for Children as there are lots of pictures and not alot to read. 
  If you are intrested in Birds or if your Child is staring to be intrested this is perfect for Children a starter book to get young Children intrested . 
   

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