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  A Voyage Across an Ancient Ocean...

  David Goodrich

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  Recently recovered from his epic bicycle journey that took him from the Delaware shore to the Oregon coast, distinguished climate scientist David Goodrich sets out on his bike again to traverse the Western Interior Seaway-an ancient ocean that once spread across half of North America. When the waters cleared a geologic age ago, what was left behind was vast flat prairie, otherworldly rock formations, and oil shale deposits. As Goodrich journeys through the Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt National Park and across the prairies of the upper Midwest and Canada, we get a raw and ground-level view of where the tar sands and oil reserves are being opened up at an incredible and unprecedented pace. Extraordinary and unregulated, this “black goldrush” is boom and bust in every sense. In a manner reminiscent of John McPhee and Rachel Carson, combined with Goodrich’s wry self-deprecation and scientific expertise, A Voyage Across an Ancient Ocean is a galvanizing and adventure-filled listen that gets to the heart of drilling on our continent.

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  Lupus Antidote

  Craig Beck

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  Millions of people around the world have been diagnosed with incurable autoimmune diseases like Lupus. Debilitating conditions that make us tired, ill, and miserable. The only solution the medical industry offers are side-effect riddled maintenance drugs such as steroids and painkillers.Getting a formal diagnosis of Lupus is often a lengthy and challenging process. Many never get a medical confirmation of what is happening to their mind and body at all! Countless individuals live in constant pain and discomfort because they incorrectly assume all their health problems are the natural result of aging.Unfortunately, Craig Beck joined this ill-health demographic at the age of 48. After suffering months of severe symptoms, eventually, he too got handed the autoimmunity life sentence. However, rather than accept the hand as it was dealt. He remembered that the best medicine for a long and healthy life is found at the end of your fork, not the doctor's prescription pad.Craig decided to fall back on his research into natural medicine. He designed a diet and lifestyle that made inflammation the enemy and target. A process that would show amazing success at pushing Lupus firmly into near-permanent remission.In this special SLE addition of the Autoimmune Antidote, you will gain valuable insight into the new, natural approach that can help you prevent and maybe even reverse the life-limiting symptoms of Lupus and other inflammatory health problems.www.CraigBeck.com

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  Cryptocurrency Bitcoin...

  Christopher Ray

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  Are you wondering how to make money out of nowhere? How to stop working hard to create a product or to provide a service? How to just watch the money flowing in with some clicks on your computer?This is what cryptocurrency trading looks like.It's similar to the stock market: you buy something when it's cheap and sell it when it's expensive. The difference is that you're trading cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, EOS, and many others.Why is cryptocurrency trading a good idea?•	Cryptocurrencies are not issued by any government. This means: no one can manipulate the exchange rate, and they are safe from political crises. •	All transactions are anonymous, traced on digital ledgers that can't be modified afterward. Cryptocurrencies are almost impossible to counterfeit, so no "fake" money are present in the crypto market.•	Exchange rates can change dramatically, so there's a chance of gigantic profits!There is no need to say that cryptocurrency trading has its risks and a bunch of unresolved legal issues. So, it's crucial to arm yourself with high-quality information before starting.This book is the best guide to cryptocurrency trading. It's written for beginners who want to succeed on the crypto market.Here's a sneak peek of what lies in store: •	Beginner mistakes can lead to huge losses.•	Advanced market analysis strategies that are guaranteed to provide valuable insights.•	Complete step-by-step guide that will turn you from a beginner to a successful trader.•	The best risk management security measures to keep your wealth safe.•	And much more...Are you ready to succeed in the cryptocurrency market and get rich? Get your copy now!

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  The Illusionist Brain - The...

  Jordi Cami, Luis M. Martinez

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  How do magicians make us see the impossible? The Illusionist Brain takes you on an unforgettable journey through the inner workings of the human mind, revealing how magicians achieve their spectacular and seemingly impossible effects by interfering with your cognitive processes. Along the way, this lively and informative book provides a guided tour of modern neuroscience, using magic as a lens for understanding the unconscious and automatic functioning of our brains.We construct reality from the information stored in our memories and received through our senses, and our brains are remarkably adept at tricking us into believing that our experience is continuous. In fact, our minds create our perception of reality by elaborating meanings and continuities from incomplete information, and while this strategy carries clear benefits for survival, it comes with blind spots that magicians know how to exploit. Jordi Camí and Luis Martínez explore the many different ways illusionists manipulate our attention and take advantage of our individual predispositions and fragile memories.The Illusionist Brain draws on the latest findings in neuroscience to explain how magic deceives us, surprises us, and amazes us, and demonstrates how illusionists skillfully "hack" our brains to alter how we perceive things and influence what we imagine.

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  The Dragon's Teeth - The Chinese...

  Benjamin Lai

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  An in-depth look at the past, present, and future of China’s military.   When Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China in 1949, China was a poor and wrecked society after years of continuous wars. For centuries, in fact, China had been seen as a sort of plunder-zone to be invaded, and then a backwater until the late 1980s—when domestic policy brought about monumental changes. The result is that China has grown to be the second largest economy in the world, and its military has grown proportionately.   Successive decades of economic growth have transformed China—in addition to the weapons revolution during the computer age—so that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has become a modern fighting force. No longer having to rely on massed infantry attacks, it now features a formidable arsenal, including nuclear submarines, ICBMs, stealth fighters, and modern battle tanks. Perhaps ominously for other maritime powers, the Chinese have also focused on beyond-the-horizon missile technology, as well as antiaircraft systems, and have explored the possibilities of cyber-warfare.   What is today’s PLA really like? What are its traditions and histories, and how is it armed and equipped? How does it recruit and train? This book describes some of the lesser-known battles and wars the Chinese have undertaken and the development of their key weapons systems. The United States, having opened the door to drone warfare, has had an attentive audience for such technologies in Beijing. The last chapter provides thoughts on how the Chinese view matters of security. It is not yet known whether foreign powers can still enforce their territorial wills on China—but future attempts will meet an increased challenge.

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  Of Cabbages and Kings - The...

  Caroline Foley

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  “An excellent account” of Britain’s tradition of parceling out land for the public to grow food on, and the colorful history behind it (The Independent). 
   
  This lively book tells the story of the private garden plots known as allotments—from their origin in the seventeenth century, when new enclosures that deprived the peasantry of access to common lands were fiercely protested, to the victory gardens of the world wars, and into the present day, when they serve less as a means of survival than as a respite from the modern world. While delving into the effects of the Napoleonic Wars, the Corn Laws, and the utopian dissenters known as the Diggers, the author reveals the multiple roles of allotments—and champions their history in the hope of protecting them for the future.  
   
  “Foley’s book reminds us that the right to share the earth has always been an asymmetric struggle.” —The Guardian 
   
  “Fascinating and handsomely illustrated.” —Daily Mail 
   
  “Well-told . . . . [a] gallop through the history of useful rather than ornamental crops.” —Spectator Australia

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