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  The Price of Plenty - A History...

  Maureen Ogle

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  Ever wondered how “factory farms” came to be, why chicken nuggets were invented, or where the idea of feeding hormones and antibiotics to livestock came from in the first place? 
  The Price of Plenty offers answers that may surprise you, in a compulsively readable and distinctly American tale of abundance, invention, and exceptionalism. 
  Historian Maureen Ogle unfolds the good, the bad, and the ugly behind the nation’s meat-making infrastructure, from colonial cattle wars to the rise of Swift, Armour, and Tyson to today’s alt-cuisine. Tracing consumer desires, profit motives, and policy imperatives, this absorbing narrative shows how an insatiable appetite for meat carved America’s landscape and identity. 
  When white Europeans arrived in North America, the abundance of land enabled meat consumption on a scale unheard of in the Old World. There, an average European was lucky to see meat once a week, while even a poor American consumed about two hundred pounds a year. 
  The panoramic story of how we got from that meat-eater’s paradise to the complexities and contradictions of today is told here through a wide range of sources and records – forming an indispensable guide to the American way of meat and its unexpected consequences.

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  The Living History of Medicine

  Dr Patrick Treacy

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  The history of medicine is a living one and involves much more than reflecting on the battles that have been won or lost in the ever-changing struggle against disease. The living history really lies within man himself and too often the human side of this story is neglected. As doctors, we have been trained to focus on the signs of disease and consequently, we pay little attention to the people who discovered them. When we read in our pathology texts about the interesting triad of defects in an illness such as Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, we tend to forget about the doctors who faced great personal hardships to bring us the information we now use to treat the disorder. Dr Treacy is recognised as one of the most influential aesthetic practitioners in the world. He was awarded 'Top Aesthetic Practitioner in the World' (2019) and 'Doctor of the Year' UK & Ireland (2019). In this fascinating book, he takes us on a journey with Osler's famed 'Goddess of Medicine' and explains how she is continually on the move, fleeing from battles, tyranny, and oppression, seeking to find a home where man can have study pathology in peace. She has moved from Edinburgh to Dublin, from London to Vienna, from Berlin to Maryland, then onwards to California to guide doctors in the wonders of new technologies, translating the genetic blueprint, manipulating defects in the data code of our existence and help us all fight the more complex diseases like the coronaviruses of the new millennium.

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  Black Holes Explained for...

  The Universe Explained

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  You have read the headlines about black holes and watched the documentaries, and you still could not explain one to a friend. The words are familiar — event horizon, singularity, spaghettification — but nothing quite locks into place.
  
  This is astronomy for beginners told entirely in plain English, built on comparisons you can hold in your head instead of equations you have to trust. You follow a massive star through its final minutes as gravity wins, stand at the edge of an event horizon to see why light cannot climb back out, and learn why a clock near a black hole genuinely runs slow. Then you travel to the supermassive giants anchoring galaxies, including the four-million-sun monster at the centre of our own, and hear where the honest arguments among physicists begin.
  
  By the end you understand black holes well enough to explain them at a dinner table, and the night sky feels larger than it did. Press play, and let curiosity take it from here.

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  The Tech Coup - How to Save...

  Marietje Schaake

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  Under the cover of "innovation," technology companies have successfully resisted regulation and have even begun to seize power from governments themselves. Facial recognition firms track citizens for police surveillance. Cryptocurrency has wiped out the savings of millions and threatens the stability of the global financial system. Spyware companies sell intelligence tools to anyone who can afford them. This new reality—where unregulated technology has become a forceful instrument for autocrats worldwide—is terrible news for democracies and citizens. 
   
   
   
  In The Tech Coup, Marietje Schaake explains how technology companies crept into nearly every corner of our lives and our governments. She takes us beyond the headlines to high-stakes meetings with human rights defenders, business leaders, computer scientists, and politicians to show how technologies have gone from being heralded as utopian to undermining the pillars of our democracies. To reverse this existential power imbalance, Schaake outlines solutions to empower elected officials and citizens alike. Democratic leaders can—and must—resist the influence of corporate lobbying and reinvent themselves as dynamic, flexible guardians of our digital world. Schaake offers a frightening look at our modern tech-obsessed world—and a clear-eyed view of how democracies can build a better future before it is too late.

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  The Mathematical Principles of...

  Issac Newton

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  The revolutionary work that transformed our understanding of the universe and laid the foundation for modern science.
  
  Discover "The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" by Sir Isaac Newton, the landmark scientific masterpiece that reshaped physics, mathematics, and astronomy. Commonly known as the Principia, this historic work remains one of the most influential books ever written.
  
  First published in 1687, Newton presents the mathematical principles that explain motion, gravity, and the behavior of physical bodies. Through rigorous reasoning and groundbreaking analysis, he establishes the laws of motion and the principle of universal gravitation, creating a framework that would guide scientific discovery for centuries. The work combines mathematical precision with profound scientific insight, marking a turning point in the history of human knowledge.
  
  Recognized as one of the greatest achievements in the history of science, "The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" has inspired generations of physicists, mathematicians, engineers, astronomers, and scholars. Its influence extends from classical mechanics to modern scientific thought, making it an essential work for anyone interested in the development of physics and mathematics.
  
  Perfect for readers of science, mathematics, physics, astronomy, the history of science, and classic nonfiction, this monumental work offers a fascinating look into the ideas that changed the world.
  
  Explore the book that revolutionized scientific understanding. Add "The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" to your Kindle library today and discover one of the greatest intellectual achievements in history.

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  The Metaverse - What Everyone...

  Jeffrey Prince, Scott...

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  This book explores whether the Metaverse—understood here as a persistent, immersive, and widely utilized, virtual world—will be the next chapter in the evolution of cyberspace, and what that means for people, business, and society. 
  The Metaverse. Depending on your perspective, it's the future of the Internet, the next generation of video games, or "a deeply uncomfortable, worse version of Zoom." In many ways, the confusion, overpromising, and hype are reminiscent of how the Internet itself was envisioned in earlier epochs.A diverse range of firms are investing in Metaverse tech, causing a digital gold rush. There is plausibly a substantial first-mover advantage to be won, which Forbes has estimated to be north of a $1 trillion revenue opportunity. But there have also been questions raised about the utility of the Metaverse, with many firms, including Disney and Meta itself, pivoting to AI even as others like Apple release new products doubling down on spatial computing.In the trademark style of the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, this book provides an understanding of what the Metaverse is, how it is different from virtual and augmented reality, and the emerging Metaverse economy. It looks at media, politics, speech, crime and security, and identity and privacy in the Metaverse. It explores how governance and law operate—or may operate—in the Metaverse, the rights of bots, and our Meta future.The stakes are high, and confusion abounds, particularly in the public, making The Metaverse a perfect addition to the What Everyone Needs to Know® series.

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