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  Unnatural Companions -...

  Peter Christie

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  We love our pets. Dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and other species have become an essential part of more families than ever before—in North America today, pets outnumber people. Pet owners are drawn to their animal companions through an innate desire to connect with other species. But there is a dark side to our domestic connection with animal life: the pet industry is contributing to a global conservation crisis for wildlife—often without the knowledge of pet owners. 
  In Unnatural Companions, journalist Peter Christie issues a call to action for pet owners. If we hope to reverse the alarming trend of wildlife decline, pet owners must acknowledge the pets-versus-conservation dilemma and concede that our well-fed and sheltered cats too often prey on small backyard wildlife and seemingly harmless reptiles released into the wild might be the next destructive invasive species. We want our pets to eat nutritionally healthy food, but how does the designer food we feed them impact the environment? 
  Christie's book is a cautionary tale to responsible pet owners about why we must change the ways we love and care for our pets. It concludes with the positive message that the small changes we make at home can foster better practices within the pet industry that will ultimately benefit our pets' wild brethren.

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  The Covered Bridges of Monroe...

  Jeremy R. Boshears

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  A history of the Indiana county’s thirteen covered bridges, featuring charming stories from local residents and stunning archival photographs. 
   
  The covered bridge has long been a symbol of Indiana’s past, evoking feelings of romance and nostalgia. These feats of engineering span the rivers and streams that crisscross the county. Jeremy Boshears’ photographs capture the beauty of the bridges dotting the riverbanks of Monroe County. With 121 color photographs, The Covered Bridges of Monroe County will appeal to everyone who treasures these iconic structures.

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  X-Events - The Collapse of...

  John L. Casti

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  A necessary and thought-provoking read for the age of coronavirus, exploring eleven scenarios that may trigger the collapse of the modern world — from pandemics to nuclear apocalypse to robot uprisings — and what we can do to prevent and survive them. In the twenty first century, our world has become impossibly complicated, relying on ever more advanced technology that is developing at an exponential rate. Yet it is a fact of mathematical life that higher and higher levels of complexity lead to systems that are increasingly fragile and susceptible to sudden, spectacular collapse.In this highly provocative and grippingly readable book, John Casti brilliantly argues that today’s advanced, overly complex societies have grown highly vulnerable to extreme events that will ultimately topple civilization like a house of cards. Like Nassim Taleb’s The Black Swan meets Jared Diamond’s Collapse, Casti’s book provides a much-needed wake-up call, sounding a fascinating and frightening warning about civilized society’s inability to recover from a global catastrophe.An eye-opening and necessary read, X-Events is a shocking look at a world teetering on the brink of collapse, and a population under constant threat from pandemic viruses, worldwide communication breakdowns, nuclear winter, or any number of unforeseeable “X-Events.” Fascinating and chilling, X-Events provides a provocative tour of the catastrophic outlier scenarios that could quickly send us crashing back to the preindustrial age – and shows that they may not be as far-fetched as they seem. 

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  Mayo Clinic on Managing...

  Clinic Mayo

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  An invaluable resource for the millions of Americans—men, women, and children—affected by this condition.   From “one of the most reliable, respected health resources that Americans have” (Publishers Weekly), this reference provides an abundance of information on incontinence, a condition that affects more than six million Americans. The good news is that most incontinence can be improved or even cured, vastly improving quality of life. Included in this volume are facts about:   • Noninvasive therapies, including exercises and bladder training • Selecting a care provider • Medications that may help—and others that may aggravate your symptoms • Foods and beverage that can irritate your bladder and bowel • Surgical techniques, when to consider the, and much more

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  Child Psychology

  IntroBooks Team

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  An overview of a child’s psychology, the processes a child’s brain and body go through while becoming a young adult. All the factors that matter and are taken into account when it comes to studying child development. Its growth since child psychology was first mentioned in the history. The theories proposed by great psychologists which explain the process step by step and stage by stage. Dividing of the process into major categories of study. Division of the age-group of kids for a better understanding of every stage and of every process on each stage. Along with this an insight into the necessary actions to the better psychological condition of kids. The roles that must be played by parents, surroundings, environment, and society to keep a healthy psychology, to develop a healthy psychology in the first place. The importance of studying this matter subject in this day and age as well as the increasing scope that it has to provide for young men and women and all the exciting career opportunities it has to offer for anyone who is truly interested and ready for the hard work it requires.

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  Down from the Mountain - The...

  Bryce Andrews

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  The grizzly is one of North America's few remaining large predators. Their range is diminished, but they're spreading across the West again. Descending into valleys where once they were king, bears find the landscape they'd known for eons utterly changed by the new most dominant animal: humans. As the grizzlies approach, the people of the region are wary, at best, of their return.In searing detail, award-winning writer, Montana rancher, and conservationist Bryce Andrews tells us about one such grizzly. Millie is a typical mother: strong, cunning, fiercely protective of her cubs. But raising those cubs—a challenging task in the best of times—becomes ever harder as the mountains change, the climate warms and people crowd the valleys. There are obvious dangers, like poachers, and subtle ones as well, like the corn field that draws her out of the foothills and sets her on a path toward trouble and ruin.That trouble is where Bryce's story intersects with Millie's. It is the heart of Down from the Mountain, a singular drama evoking a much larger one: an entangled, bloody collision between two species in the modern-day West, where the shrinking wilds force man and bear into ever closer proximity.

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