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  School Book of Forestry

  Charles Lathrop Pack

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  Written by a third-generation timberman, this book discusses what forests are, their primary enemies, and their benefits to others.  Additionally, mention is made of the U.S. National Forest system. - Summary by KHand

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  The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue...

  Mike Tidwell

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  In 2023, author and activist Mike Tidwell decided to keep a record for a full year of the growing impacts of climate change on his one urban block right on the border with Washington, DC. Tidwell's story depicts the neighborhood's battle to save the trees and combat climate change: The midwife who builds a geothermal energy system, the Congressman who battles cancer and climate change, and the Chinese-American climate scientist who wants to bury billions of the world's dying trees to store their carbon and help stabilize the atmosphere. 
   
   
   
  The story goes beyond ailing trees as Tidwell chronicles people on his block coping with Lyme disease, a church with solar panels and floodwater, and young people anguishing over whether to have kids—all in the same neighborhood and all against the backdrop of 2023's record global temperatures and raging wildfires and hurricanes. Then there's Tidwell himself who explores the ethical and scientific questions surrounding the idea of "geoengineering" as a way to save the world's trees by reflecting sunlight away from the planet. 
   
   
   
  No book has told the story of climate change this way: hyper-local, full of surprises, full of true stories of life and death in one neighborhood. The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue is a harrowing and hopeful proxy for every street in America and every place on Earth.

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  Navigating Life with Migraine...

  MD Stephen D. Silberstein, MD...

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  Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches focuses on the many myths that exist around headaches and dispels common misperceptions by providing simple explanations on how headaches occur, and, most importantly, how to treat them. The authors give real, practical advice: when and how to manage your headaches, when to seek treatment, and when to be concerned. From vitamins to prescription meds; from when to go to the emergency department to optimizing doctor visits; options for managing headaches are presented in this accessible and easy-to-listen resource. 
   
   
   
  The more you know about headache, including the mechanisms that cause pain, the better you and your family can manage this common and chronic condition. Through the use of patient stories, a glossary of terms for easy reference, and key points for quick retention, this book is a high-quality resource for people looking for empowerment and a sense of control.

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  Time Talks

  Tenzin Trepp

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  This is a series of discussions on Existential Realism — a framework that rethinks time, existence, and reality from the ground up. 
  At its core is a simple distinction: 
  The present alone exists — but the past and future are still real. 
  The past persists as traces, constraints, and records. 
  The future exists as structured possibilities, tendencies, and open directions. 
  This series develops that idea across multiple domains. 
  We examine why the block universe fails to account for becoming, how quantum physics may favor a present-centered ontology, and why relativity does not eliminate the present but reshapes it into a relative structure. 
  We move through entropy, causality, and the emergence of time — into biology, where organisms live in bounded temporal horizons, and into cognition, where time is both constructed and constrained. 
  We explore ethics grounded in the present, the role of agency in an open world, and formal logic systems that model these distinctions precisely. 
  Along the way, we confront competing views — presentism, eternalism, and various hybrid theories — not by dismissing them, but by placing them within a shared logical and conceptual space. 
  This is not a single argument, but a cumulative framework. 
  Each episode adds a piece: from physics to phenomenology, from formal logic to lived experience — all centered on one claim: 
  Reality is not a frozen totality, but an unfolding structure in which the present is the only point of existence.

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  The System of the World

  Isaac Newton

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  What if the universe could be explained by a few elegant laws?
  In The System of the World, Isaac Newton presents a clear and powerful vision of how the cosmos works—revealing the principles behind motion, gravity, and the structure of the heavens. Written to illuminate the ideas of the Principia, this work makes Newton's revolutionary thinking accessible, showing how simple forces govern planets, tides, and the very fabric of nature.
  
  Regarded as "one of the cornerstones of modern science," this classic bridges mathematics, physics, and philosophy, shaping how humanity understands the universe. Newton's clarity and ambition continue to inspire scientists, thinkers, and curious minds centuries later.
  
  If you're fascinated by the laws that rule reality and the ideas that launched the scientific age, this essential work belongs in your library.
  
  Open the book—and discover the system that revealed how the world truly moves.

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  How to Swing Trade - The...

  Robert Connally

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  Working from home is all about flexibility and freedom, yet few opportunities will give as much flexibility and freedom as trading will.Do you want to learn the best trading strategies in a clear and simple way? Keep reading...Swing trading is one of the more readily accessible trading styles, though it does take practice to perfect. Once mastered, price reversal patterns are easily observed, and trading requires only a rudimentary knowledge of technical analysis.But what if you could live the exciting life of a day trader with less pressure and far less risk? It turns out you can! We are talking about the intriguing and far less talked world of swing trading!Swing trading let's you trade stocks without having a lot of upfront capital, and with far lower risk. Yet it gives you the tastes of being an active trader that you crave.Find out how to get started today: Scroll the top of the page and select the "Buy Now" button!

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