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  A New Garden Ethic - Cultivating...

  Benjamin Vogt

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  In a time of climate change and mass extinction, how we garden matters more than ever:  “An outstanding and deeply passionate book.” —Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals 
   
  Plenty of books tell home gardeners and professional landscape designers how to garden sustainably, what plants to use, and what resources to explore. Yet few examine why our urban wildlife gardens matter so much—not just for ourselves, but for the larger human and animal communities. 
   
  Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's language and learn from other species? 
   
  Benjamin Vogt addresses why we need a new garden ethic, and why we urgently need wildness in our daily lives—lives sequestered in buildings surrounded by monocultures of lawn and concrete that significantly harm our physical and mental health. He examines the psychological issues around climate change and mass extinction as a way to understand how we are short-circuiting our response to global crises, especially by not growing native plants in our gardens. Simply put, environmentalism is not political; it's social justice for all species marginalized today and for those facing extinction tomorrow. By thinking deeply and honestly about our built landscapes, we can create a compassionate activism that connects us more profoundly to nature and to one another.

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  New Orleans Hurricanes from the...

  David Bastian, Nicholas J. Meis

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  An encyclopedic history of the Crescent City’s most violent storms, with analysis, predictions, and suggestions for the future protections.   According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, the city of New Orleans is twice as likely to be struck by a hurricane as any other metropolitan area bordering the Gulf of Mexico. In this work, authors David F. Bastian and Nicholas J. Meis explore the historical records of storms that have affected the region in and around south Louisiana since the first colonizers set foot on the Mississippi delta in the late seventeenth century. Using letters, personal diaries, official records, newspaper articles, and expert analyses, Bastian and Meis delve into the effects of the monstrous storms that have irreparably impacted south Louisiana, including what went awry during Katrina in 2005. Also examined is the evolution of New Orleans's protection systems as well as what the city can do to avoid another catastrophe.

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  BINAURAL BEATS FOR DEEP SLEEP -...

  Andre Silas Chavez

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  Desperate for more relaxation and sound sleep? Do you feel refreshed upon awakening? Are you passionate about getting enough deep sleep? 
  Binaural Beats for Sleep includes over ten hours of binaural beats sessions to improve relaxation and deep sleep as part of your day and night.      
  Get centered and relaxed, and develop calmness and the ability to get deep sleep. Cultivate the power within you and use Binaural Beats for Sleep to:Unlock Your Brain’s Full Potential: Alpha, Theta, & Delta soundscapes to reduce stress and anxietyOrchestrate your brain's desired states by selecting specific binaural beats, such as deep relaxation with theta waves and deep sleep with delta wavesUnderstand that binaural beats have emerged as another tool in the toolbox, offering a unique approach to harnessing the full potential of your sleep-wake cycleStart your day feeling refreshed and rejuvenated with a good night’s sleepDiscover ‘Relaxation Frequencies’ for turbocharging meditation, deep sleep and lucid dreaming 
  All you have to do is put your headphones on, select the chapter you need to hear, and let the sound waves infiltrate your full body.  
  Right now, men and women just like you with sleep issues are transforming their lives with these unique techniques. Don’t miss out. Become a more relaxed and calm individual, refreshed each morning after adequate deep sleep.    
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  Bioneers Series 1-13: Overview:...

  Paul Hawken, Fritjof Capra,...

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  Bioneers recognize that technical solutions to the ecological challenges we face must be accomplished by a change of heart.

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  Destination Mars - The Story of...

  Andrew May

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  When the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon in 1969, many people imagined Mars would be next. However, NASA’s Viking 1, which landed in 1976, was just a robot, and the much-anticipated crewed mission failed to materialize, defeated by a combination of technological and political challenges. Four decades after Viking and almost half a century after Apollo, technology has improved beyond recognition—as has politics. As private ventures like SpaceX seize center stage from NASA, Mars has undergone a seismic shift—it’s become the prime destination for future human expansion and colonization. But what’s it really like on Mars, and why should anyone want to go there? How do you get there, and what are the risks? Astrophysicist and science writer Andrew May answers these questions and more, as he traces the history of our fascination with the Red Planet.

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  Big History - From the Big Bang...

  Cynthia Stokes Brown

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  “This exciting saga crosses space and time to illustrate how humans, born of stardust, were shaped—and how they in turn shaped the world we know today.” —Publishers Weekly   This book offers “world history on a grand scale”—pulling back for a wider view and putting the relatively brief time span of human history in context. After all, our five thousand years of recorded civilization account for only about one millionth of the lifetime of our planet (Kirkus Reviews).  Big History interweaves different disciplines of knowledge, drawing on both the natural sciences and the human sciences, to offer an all-encompassing account of history on Earth. This new edition is more relevant than ever before, as we increasingly grapple with accelerating rates of change and, ultimately, the legacy we will bequeath to future generations. Here is a path-breaking portrait of our world, from the birth of the universe from a single point the size of an atom to life on a twenty-first-century planet inhabited by seven billion people.

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