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  Stop Laziness the Easy Way - A...

  Emory Love

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  Ready to Stop Slacking? 
  Ditch the Excuses, Let’s Get Things Done and Start Living… 
  "I'll do it later, I promise..." 
  "I'm not in the mood..." 
  Eh, maybe I can start working on it tomorrow... Who's gonna know?" 
  Aren't you sick and tired of using the same excuses, over and over?  
  Look, I get it. We got lots of reasons to delay things, especially these past four years and we all know why that is. But if you are missing deadlines and payments and you're waist's getting rounder, don't you think it's time to get back on track ASAP? 
  Let me help you get started. My New book, "Stop Laziness The Easy Way," will help you understand what's the science behind why people delay things, how to beat them, and what to do to prevent setbacks. I made it super easy so you can follow the steps, no matter how hectic your schedule is. 
  Just promise me one thing ok? Don't be lazy and read the book from start to finish, it's for your own good anyway… 
  As the saying goes, "All work and no play makes a person dull, sick, unbalanced, and unhappy”. This is true until you let yourself go so much that your responsibilities get compromised. Just imagine all the possibilities… more money in your pocket, no more missed deadlines, and your dream body, achieved. 
  What are you waiting for? Quit whining, grab a copy, and kick those gears…

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  1967 – The World of Brian...

  Gary Kemp, Simon Halfon

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  When I first saw Brian Epstein’s black Twinlock binder, I was struck by how small and unassuming it was – just 160 by 100 millimetres, the kind of thing you could slip into a coat pocket. But inside, it held a universe. The book felt alive, buzzing, ready and waiting to be explored. So I dug deeper. 
  1967 – The World of Brian Epstein and the Beatles is a remarkable fusion of biography and detective story, offering a vivid portrait of The Beatles' inner circle and the cultural energy of the 1960s. This engaging work delves into the extraordinary cast of characters – from Mick Jagger to David Bailey – a dazzling mix of celebrities, musicians, icons, power players and the occasional shady character. Everyone who was anyone in the 1960s found their way into its pages. 
  When Gary first acquired the book, he was seized by an irresistible curiosity. Who was Brian Epstein, really? And who were all these fascinating names? This project offers an intimate and unprecedented exploration of the connections he forged and the figures who helped define a generation. 
  More than just an address book, it is a time capsule of one of the most electrifying years in modern culture: 1967. 
  Perfect for Beatles fans, music historians, and anyone curious about the electric culture and untold stories of the 1960s. 
  For fans of Shirlie Kemp (Pepsi & Shirlie), Peter Crouch (How to Be an Ex-Footballer), and Dylan Jones (Loaded).

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  Saving Water in Satyavedu

  Rekha Balakrishna

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  How these young girls are aiding water conservation efforts in Satyavedu, an industrial hamlet in Andhra Pradesh

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  The Things We Make - The Unknown...

  Bill Hammack

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  Discover the secret method used to build the world . . . 
   
   
   
  For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problems. Whether it's planting crops, building skyscrapers, developing photographs, or designing the first microchip, all creators follow the same steps to engineer progress. But this powerful method, the "engineering method", is an all but hidden process that few of us have heard of—let alone understand—but that influences every aspect of our lives. 
   
   
   
  Bill Hammack, a Carl Sagan Award–winning professor of engineering and viral "The Engineer Guy" on YouTube, has a lifelong passion for the things we make, and how we make them. Now, for the first time, he reveals the invisible method behind every invention and takes us on a whirlwind tour of how humans built the world we know today. From the grand stone arches of medieval cathedrals to the mundane modern soda can, Hammack explains the golden rule of thumb that underlies every new building technique, every technological advancement, and every creative solution that leads us one step closer to a better, more functional world. Spanning centuries and cultures, Hammack offers a fascinating perspective on how humans engineer solutions in a world full of problems.

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  The History and Legacy of the...

  Editors Charles River

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  Perhaps the most famous trade company in all of history, the East India Company served as one of the key players in the formation of the British Empire. From its origins as a trading company struggling to keep up with its superior Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish competitors to its tenure as the ruling authority of the Indian subcontinent to its eventual hubristic downfall, the East India Company serves as a lens through which to explore the much larger economic and social forces that shaped the formation of a global British Empire. As a private company that became a non-state global power in its own right, the East India Company also serves as a cautionary tale all too relevant to the modern world’s current political and economic situation. 
  After the Englishman Henry Hudson, under the aegis of the Dutch East India Company, sailed by Manhattan in 1609, he returned home with good news and bad news. Like the other explorers before him, he hadn’t been able to find a water route to the Orient. He had, however, returned with maps (confiscated by the English) and beaver pelts. With that, it became clear that the region around the bay that would take Hudson’s name was a very promising new territory for trade and settlement, which would become a serious bone of contention between the Dutch and the English for the rest of the century. In 1614, another Dutch East India merchant, Adriaen Block, entered through the narrows of the East River between Queens and Randall’s Island, a difficult and dangerous passage that later sank numerous ships and that Block named Hell’s Gate (Hellegat). The European world would know the name “Manhates” when Block returned to the Netherlands with new and improved maps.

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  Patagonia: The History of the...

  Editors Charles River

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  The name, "Patagonia" comes from an observation made by Ferdinand Magellan, who visited the region during his historic expedition around the world. Marveled by the height of the indigenous people, he referred to the region as a “land of giants.” Those giants were the Tehuelches, named by Magellan’s expedition as Patagones, and the chronicles of that trip, written by Antonio Pigafetta, popularized the term “Patagones,” a term that refers to their big feet (in Spanish, “patones” means "of big feet"). This description would later derive in the name Patagonia. 
  	From its discovery until the 20th century, the borders of Patagonia as well as those elements that define it as such have gone through several changes and names. The main thing for understanding its limits during the Spanish conquest is that Patagonia referred to the land south of the European area of influence. Back then, Patagonia was under control of indigenous inhabitants and, as such, outside European control or only partly influenced. It is no wonder, then, that the earliest limit was the Río de la Plata itself, where in 1536 (and again in 1580) the city of Buenos Aires was founded. Later on, the conquest of the territory, along with the work of cartographers from around the world, gave shape to the region.

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