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  The Seven Measures of the World

  Piero Martin

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  From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experience, shaping our understanding of nature, personal relationships, and the supernatural. We measure the world to know our past, comprehend the present, and plan the future. 
   
   
   
  Renowned physicist Piero Martin explores how scientific knowledge is built around seven key pillars of measurement: the meter for length; the second for time; the kilogram for mass; the kelvin for temperature; the ampere for electricity; the mole for quantity of substance; and the candela for luminous intensity. Martin examines the history and function of these units and illustrates their applications in rich vignettes on a range of topics—from quarks to black holes, from a glass of wine to space exploration. He delves into not only the all-important numbers but also anecdotes that underline each unit's special quality. At the same time, he explains how each unit contributes to important aspects of science, from classical physics to quantum mechanics, from relativity to chemistry, from cosmology to elementary particle physics, and from medicine to modern technology. Martin eloquently shows how the entire universe can be measured and understood using just seven units.

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  Earth Shapers - How We Mapped...

  Maxim Samson

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  The globetrotting story of how humans have harnessed the geographical landscape and written ourselves onto our surroundings.Mountains, meridians, rivers, and borders—these are some of the features that divide the world on our maps and in our minds. But geography is far less set in stone than we might believe, and, as Maxim Samson’s Earth Shapers contends, in our relatively short time on this planet, humans have become experts at fundamentally reshaping our surroundings.From the Qhapaq Ñan, the Inca’s “great road,” and Mozambique’s colonial railways to a Saudi Arabian smart city, and from Korea’s sacred Baekdu-daegan mountain range and the Great Green Wall in Africa to the streets of Chicago, Samson explores how we mold the world around us. And how, as we etch our needs onto the natural landscape, we alter the course of history. These fascinating stories of connectivity show that in our desire to make geographical connections, humans have broken through boundaries of all kinds, conquered treacherous terrain, and carved up landscapes. We crave linkages, and though we do not always pay attention to the in-between, these pathways—these ways of “earth shaping,” in Samson’s words—are key to understanding our relationship with the planet we call home.An immense work of cultural geography touching on ecology, sociology, history, and politics, Earth Shapers argues that, far from being constrained by geography, we are instead its creators.

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  Manifest Health While You Sleep:...

  Center for Health & Well-Being

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  This comprehensive guided meditation will work wonders while you sleep by enabling you to manifest emotional balance, physical health and relaxation deep within your soul. 
   
  Listen to this audiobook before you go to bed. Over the course of the meditation, we will gently guide you to sleep. Once you are asleep, the effect of these valuable messages will continue to unfold and take root in the fertile soil of your subconscious. Important healing messages will be repeated throughout the meditation, like a powerful mantra. 
   
  Before shutting your eyes, find a comfortable position and allow your thoughts to simply wander. Shut out the chaos of everyday life and open yourself up to the radiant energy of the universe as its infinite healing powers unravel. 
   
  The CENTER FOR HEALTH & WELL-BEING has years of experience in personal development and meditation. In this guide, we take you on a transformative journey to your innermost self. Manifest health while you sleep is a trusty companion for anyone striving to improve their health at every level and lead a fulfilled life.

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  Ways of Attending - How our...

  Iain McGilchrist

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  Attention is not just receptive, but actively creative of the world we inhabit. How we attend makes all the difference to the world we experience. And nowadays in the West we generally attend in a rather unusual way: governed by the narrowly focussed, target-driven left hemisphere of the brain.  
  Forget everything you thought you knew about the difference between the hemispheres, because it will be largely wrong. It is not what each hemisphere does – they are both involved in everything – but how it does it, that matters. And the prime difference between the brain hemispheres is the manner in which they attend. For reasons of survival we need one hemisphere (in humans and many animals, the left) to pay narrow attention to detail, to grab hold of things we need, while the other, the right, keeps an eye out for everything else. The result is that one hemisphere is good at utilising the world, the other better at understanding it.  
  Absent, present, detached, engaged, alienated, empathic, broad or narrow, sustained or piecemeal, attention has the power to alter whatever it meets. The play of attention can both create and destroy, but it never leaves its object unchanged. How you attend to something – or don’t attend to it – matters a very great deal. This book helps you to see what it is you may have been trained by our very unusual culture not to see.  
  Ways of Attending is expertly read by Mike Fraser. The cover design has been adapted from a Cajal original drawing, and used with permission of Legado Cajal (Madrid).  
  This audiobook was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. © 2018 Iain McGilchrist (P)

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  Low-code Data Engineering -...

  Simon Winston

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  "Low-Code Data Engineering: Building Data Solutions with Ease" is a comprehensive guide that explores the exciting world of low-code data engineering. In this book, you'll learn how to harness the power of low-code tools and platforms to build efficient data pipelines, transform data, and manage data storage with minimal manual coding. 
  The book covers the fundamentals of data engineering and the low-code revolution, enabling readers to understand the significance of both fields. It then delves into various low-code tools and platforms available in the market, providing detailed insights into their features and capabilities. 
  Through real-world applications and case studies, you'll see how low-code solutions can be applied to solve common data engineering challenges. You'll also explore topics like data governance, security, and data warehousing in the low-code context. 
  With a focus on practicality and hands-on guidance, this book equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to implement low-code solutions in your data engineering projects. Whether you're a data engineer, data scientist, or business professional, this book will help you unlock the potential of low-code data engineering and stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of data. 
  Start your journey in low-code data engineering today and discover how to build data solutions with ease. 
   

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  Without Our Consent -

  Bob Skerstonas

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  “Without Our Consent” is a trailblazing story on pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides from his own experience and allergies to these chemicals. An immense amount of research has been used to paint a picture of abundance use by agriculture and livestock farming in the USA. Researching this topic our author Bob Skerstonas has provided us with a wealth of information backing this up with over 395 footnotes for a reader to dig deeper into the overuse of pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. 90% of the US population has detectable concentrations of pesticides or their metabolites in their urine or blood samples.Pesticides have been linked to a variety of health problems, including cancer, birth defects, and hormonal imbalances.Farmworkers and pesticide applicators are particularly at risk of pesticide exposure and related health problems.

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