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  We Are All Whalers - The Plight...

  Michael J. Moore

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  Relating his experiences caring for endangered whales, a veterinarian and marine scientist shows we can all share in the salvation of these imperiled animals. 
  The image most of us have of whalers includes harpoons and intentional trauma. Yet eating commercially caught seafood leads to whales’ entanglement and slow death in rope and nets, and the global shipping routes that bring us readily available goods often lead to death by collision. We—all of us—are whalers, marine scientist and veterinarian Michael J. Moore contends. But we do not have to be. 
  Drawing on over forty years of fieldwork with humpback, pilot, fin, and, in particular, North Atlantic right whales—a species whose population has declined more than 20 percent since 2017—Moore takes us with him as he performs whale necropsies on animals stranded on beaches, in his independent research alongside whalers using explosive harpoons, and as he tracks injured whales to deliver sedatives. The whales’ plight is a complex, confounding, and disturbing one. We learn of existing but poorly enforced conservation laws and of perennial (and often failed) efforts to balance the push for fisheries profit versus the protection of endangered species caught by accident. 
  But despite these challenges, Moore’s tale is an optimistic one. He shows us how technologies for ropeless fishing and the acoustic tracking of whale migrations make a dramatic difference. And he looks ahead with hope as our growing understanding of these extraordinary creatures fuels an ever-stronger drive for change. 
  For more information on Moore’s book and research, please visit his webpage at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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  Driving the Future Bundle 2 in 1...

  Eric MacAllister, Kenneth Lift

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  Driving the Future Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Electric Vehicles and Hybrid & Electric Vehicles 
  Explore the transformative world of sustainable transportation with the Driving the Future Bundle, a comprehensive 2-in-1 collection that delves into the revolutionary advancements in electric and hybrid vehicles. Perfect for enthusiasts, innovators, and anyone interested in the future of eco-friendly mobility, this bundle provides valuable insights into the technologies shaping a cleaner, greener tomorrow. 
  Electric Vehicles: The Future of Clean and Sustainable Transportation 
  Discover how electric vehicles (EVs) are redefining the automotive industry by offering clean, efficient, and sustainable alternatives to traditional gas-powered cars. This audiobook explores the history, benefits, and challenges of EV adoption, providing a roadmap to a greener future. 
  Hybrid & Electric Vehicles: The Future of Eco-Friendly Transportation 
  Dive into the dynamic world of hybrid and electric vehicles and learn how these innovative technologies are bridging the gap between environmental sustainability and modern transportation needs. This audiobook covers the principles, advancements, and potential of these eco-friendly solutions. 
  Whether you're an advocate for sustainable living, a car enthusiast, or simply curious about the evolution of transportation, this audiobook bundle is your gateway to understanding the role of hybrid and electric vehicles in driving the future.

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  Climate Action for Busy People

  Cate Mingoya-LaFortune

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  As unprecedented heat waves, storms of the century, and devastating fires impact cities across the country, the time to create climate resilient communities is now. While large-scale innovations in policy and technology are necessary to preserve the planet, the wisest and most lasting adaptation solutions originate at the local level. However, with something as large as the climate crisis, it can be hard to know where to begin. 
   
   
   
  Climate Action for Busy People is a hopeful and realistic roadmap for individuals and groups who want to boost climate preparedness and move the needle towards environmental justice. Drawing from her professional and personal success in climate adaptation and community organizing, Cate Mingoya-LaFortune begins with a brief history of why our communities look the way they do and how that affects how vulnerable we are to climate risks. Each chapter will help listeners scale up their actions, from identifying climate solutions that an individual or small group can pull off in a handful of weekends to advocating for change at the municipal level. It's not too late for people of all ages and skill levels to create climate safe neighborhoods. 
   
   
   
  Climate Action for Busy People is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to make lasting and equitable improvements that will make their communities climate resilient.

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  Fragmented - A Doctor's Quest to...

  MD Ilana Yurkiewicz

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  There's an unspoken assumption when we go to see a doctor: the doctor knows our medical story and is making decisions based on that story. But reality often falls short. Medical records vanish when we switch doctors. Critical details of life-saving treatment plans get lost in muddled electronic charts. The doctors we see change according to specialty, hospital shifts, or an insurer's whims. 
   
    
   
  In this gripping narrative from medicine's front lines, Ilana Yurkiewicz reveals how a system that doesn't talk to itself puts insupportable burdens on physicians, patients, and caregivers. The stories she tells are at once harrowing and commonplace. A patient narrowly averts an unnecessary, invasive heart procedure by producing a worn rhythm strip he has carried in his pocket for a decade. A man diagnosed with leukemia while visiting from abroad has thirty-one physicians, but no one he can call "his" doctor, with tragic consequences. When Yurkiewicz's own father falls ill, a culture that incentivizes health care providers to react with quick fixes leads to weeks of additional suffering. 
   
   
   
  The system is hanging by a thread, and we need better solutions. Yurkiewicz issues a clear-eyed call for change, naming concrete reforms doctors and policymakers can make, and empowering patients and their loved ones to advocate for themselves in the meantime.

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  Theta Power Nap - Recharge in...

  THETA POWER NAPPING

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  Experience the ultimate power nap with Theta Power Napping, designed to get you fully refreshed in only 15 minutes!
   
  
   
  Throughout history, remarkable leaders and visionaries have relied on the “Napoleon Nap” (named after Napoleon Bonaparte) to recharge and sharpen mental clarity. Icons like Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Salvador Dalí, Barack Obama, and Thomas Edison embraced the power of a well-timed nap to unlock new energy and focus.
   
  
   
  Studies show that regular naps can reduce stress, boost creativity, and improve overall health. This audio-resonance program quickly guides you from stress and tension into a deep, restful state of sleep. Developed over years of sleep research in collaboration with top audio specialists, this groundbreaking program helps you relax, recharge, and reboot—all in just 15 minutes.
   
  
   
  Choose from four session lengths (10, 15, 20, and 30 minutes) to suit your schedule. Each session concludes with gentle wake-up tones to bring you back to alertness, refreshed and ready to tackle the day.
   
  
   
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  	•	Theta Power Napping contains no spoken words or subliminal messages.
   
  	•	For best results, use regular speakers or light headphones.
   
  	•	For optimal results, please review the attached PDF for more detailed information.

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  Paleozoic Era The: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  The current view of science is that Earth is around 4.6 billion years old, and the first 4 billion years of its development are known as the Precambrian period. For the first billion years or so, there was no life in Earth. Then the first single-celled life-forms, early bacteria and algae, began to emerge. It’s unclear where they came from or even if they originated on this planet at all, but this gradual development continued until around four billion years ago when suddenly (in geological terms) more complex forms of life began to emerge.  
  	Scientists call this time of an explosion of new forms of life the Paleozoic Era, and it stretched from around 541 to 250 million years ago. In the oceans and then on land, new creatures and plants began to appear in bewildering variety, and by the end of this period, life on Earth had diversified into a myriad of complex forms that filled virtually every habitat and niche available in the seas and on the planet’s only continent, Pangea. 
  	The Precambrian Period is divided into three eons: the Hadean, the Archaean, and the Proterozoic. One layer of carbon in rocks that date to the Archaean Eon, found on islands west of Greenland, seems to have fossilized tracks that may have been left by some form of organic life, but scientists simply are not certain. The oldest confirmed remains of life date from the same eon and were found in rocks in Western Australia, which were found to contain fossilized bacteria estimated to be 3.46 billion years old. It seems likely that there were thousands, perhaps even millions of forms of life in these early periods, and most seem to have been microscopic in size and very simple in developmental terms.

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