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  Technologies of Human Rights...

  James Dawes, Alexandra S. Moore

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  The speed of technological development, from cell phones to artificial intelligence, opens up exciting new opportunities for promoting human flourishing. It also raises grave risks, threatening not only personal privacy and dignity but also our collective survival. Technologies of Human Rights Representation brings together three fields of research critical to securing our future: changing technologies, human rights, and representation. For each of these fields, this book asks key questions: How can we open the black box of technological advances so that we can more fully understand their effects upon our lives? What can we do to make sure that these effects align with the values of human rights? And how does the way we talk about technology and rights—from military reports and corporate marketing to human rights reports and poetry—amplify or diminish our capacity both to understand and to control what happens next? Contributors from anthropology, communications, criminology, global studies, law, literary and cultural studies, and women and gender studies bring diverse methodological approaches to these crucial questions.

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  The Trees Are Speaking -...

  Lynda V. Mapes

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  Ancient and carbon-rich, old-growth forests play an irreplaceable role in the environment. Their complex ecosystems clean the air, purify the water, cool the planet, and teem with life. In a time of climate catastrophe, old-growth and other natural forests face existential threats caused by humans―and their survival is crucial to ours.In a bicoastal journey, environmental journalist Lynda V. Mapes connects the present and future of Pacific Northwest forests to the legacy forests of the northeastern United States. Beginning in Oregon and Washington, where old growth supports, and is supported by, the region’s salmon, we meet Jerry Franklin, who led scientists in recognizing and studying the distinctiveness of these majestic spaces. From there, we journey to Vancouver Island, where Indigenous activists and scientists strive to preserve the health of Nuu-chah-nulth traditional homelands amid continued clearcutting. On the East Coast, we see the corduroy patterns of lands that have been logged for generations, leaving industrial carnage along formerly life-filled waterways.Mapes invites us to understand the world where trees are kin, not commodities. The Trees Are Speaking is a must-listen for those with a deep interest in environmental stewardship, Indigenous land rights, and the urgent challenges posed by climate change.

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  Dream Job Esportsman: How to...

  Adrian Eris

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  Almost 40% of the world's population play video games. Whether on smartphones, consoles or PCs, the gaming industry is growing rapidly - with no signs of stagnation. But you probably belong to a much smaller percentage, because you don't just play a few rounds of Candy Crush in your spare time, no, you mean it a bit more seriously.Maybe you've thought about what it would be like to be an e-athlete, or you know very well that the next rank is within your grasp. That's why you finally decided to buy this guide, because you want to get to the next level because you know you have what it takes. In this book, you will find out what type of gamer you are and how to use your strengths effectively. I'll show you how and where to find the right hardware, software or even websites and what you can learn from the best gamers. It will also cover what to look out for outside of games so that you can go into the next session with full energy and your highest performance potential. The tips in this guide can be applied immediately to help you reach the next level as quickly as possible. All you need is a little motivation.

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  Urban Lowlands - A History of...

  Steven T. Moga

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  Interrogates the connections between a city’s physical landscape and the poverty and social problems that are often concentrated at its literal lowest points.In Urban Lowlands, Steven T. Moga looks closely at the Harlem Flats in New York City, Black Bottom in Nashville, Swede Hollow in Saint Paul, and the Flats in Los Angeles, to interrogate the connections between a city’s actual landscape and the poverty and social problems that are often concentrated at its literal lowest points. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective on the history of US urban development from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, Moga reveals patterns of inequitable land use, economic dispossession, and social discrimination against immigrants and minorities. In attending to the landscapes of neighborhoods typically considered slums, Moga shows how physical and policy-driven containment has shaped the lives of the urban poor, while wealth and access to resources have been historically concentrated in elevated areas—truly “the heights.” Moga’s innovative framework expands our understanding of how planning and economic segregation alike have molded the American city.

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  In Plain Sight: Book Summary &...

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of In Plain Sight, by Ross Coulthart.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ross Coulthart.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
  
   
  In Plain Sight investigates the mystery of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and the secretive government operations surrounding them. The book explores high-level revelations about military encounters, covert investigations, and the evidence suggesting that UFOs are not just the stuff of conspiracy theories but a significant, unexplained phenomenon. Drawing on interviews and classified documents, it presents a compelling case for the existence of extraterrestrial encounters and the cover-ups that have obscured the truth.

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  Disaster of the Century:...

  Graham Finnegan

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  Disaster of the Century: Unveiling the Deadliest Hurricane's Secrets 
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