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  Wild Hope - Stories for Lent...

  Gayle Boss

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  This is a beautifully elegant, deeply excellent book, pursued by grace on every page, in every stunning illustration." 
  
  —Carl Safina, ecologist, NYT bestselling author of Beyond Words and Becoming Wild; MacArthur Fellow and founder of The Safina Center
  
  From the bestselling author of All Creation Waits — a beautiful book of hope for Lent, filled with twenty-five of Earth's rare and wild creatures. Their stories, while tragic and uncomfortable, will wake readers to greater compassion and hope.
  
  Pangolins and polar bears, olms, lemurs, and leopards. We share this planet with creatures magnificent, delicate, intricate—and now vanishing at a faster rate than at any other time in Earth's history.
  
  
  Spend Lent with twenty-five of these endangered animals. Vivid descriptions of the miracle of each creature and the peril it faces will fill readers with wonder and grief at what these animals suffer on a planet shaped by human choices. Their true and difficult stories will wake readers to a greater compassion—which is what Lent, meaning "springtime," has always been for. These stories also wake in us a wild hope that from all this death and ruin something new could rise. The promise of Lent is that something new will rise. In fact, as these stories attest, our hope, though wild, is not impossible and is already loose in the world.

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  Greener Than Thou - Surviving...

  Mark Leiren-Young

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  A hilarious romp through the past, present, and future of Green politics in Canada. 
  "Incisive, frequently hilarious!" - Lean Out with Tara Headley 
  "I burst out loud laughing." - Brian Lilley, Full Comment Podcast 
  "Mark writes candidly and hilariously about the state of Green politics in Canada." - Joseph Planta, TheCommentary.ca 
  "It's great... Some of the details, my god, they make working in that party sound like living in a house of mirrors... Ouch." - Arshy Mann, The Hatchet 
  Mark Leiren-Young, a lifelong environmentalist and Leacock Medal-winning humour writer, journeys to the heart of greenness to reveal the toxic sludge of Canadian eco-politics. 
  For a brief moment in 2019, it looked like Elizabeth May’s Green wave could change Canadian politics and finally wield real power in Ottawa. During that brief moment, Leiren-Young was a campaign manager in a riding the federal Greens were sure to win. He quit on discovering that there was only one thing stopping the Green Party of Canada from changing the country’s electoral landscape forever: the Green Party of Canada. 
  The Greens were not ready for prime time. Or late night. Or four a.m., after last call, when voters stop being picky and are desperate for anyone with a nice smile. Once the spotlight hit, the Greens wilted, never to recover. 
  A comedic take on the sorry state of Canada’s environmental politics, Greener Than Thou explores how the Green party has repeatedly shot itself in the foot, blasted out its kneecaps, and done everything in its power to ensure it will never have a say in decisions that shape the future of our planet.

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  The Hidden Life of Life - A Walk...

  Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

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  An iconoclast and best-selling author of both nonfiction and fiction, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent a lifetime observing, thinking, and writing about the cultures of animals such as lions, wolves, dogs, deer, and humans. In this engrossing book, she provides a plainspoken, big-picture look at the commonality of life on our planet, from the littlest microbes to the largest lizards.Inspired by the idea of symbiosis in evolution—that all living things evolve in a series of cooperative relationships—Thomas leads listeners on a journey through the progression of life. Along the way she shares the universal likenesses, experiences, and environments of “Gaia’s creatures,” from amoebas in plant soil to the pets we love, from proud primates to Homo sapiens hunter-gatherers on the African savanna. Fervently rejecting “anthropodenial,” the notion that nonhuman life does not share characteristics with humans, Thomas instead shows that paramecia can learn, plants can communicate, humans aren’t really as special as we think we are—and that it doesn’t take a scientist to marvel at the smallest inhabitants of the natural world and their connections to all living things.A unique voice on anthropology and animal behavior, Thomas challenges scientific convention and the jargon that prevents us all from understanding all living things better. Narrated by Thomas, this joyful book is a fascinating look at the challenges and behaviors shared by creatures from bacteria to larvae to parasitic fungi, a potted hyacinth to the author herself, and all those in between.Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, an anthropologist and animal behaviorist, has published thirteen previous books, including the New York Times best seller "The Hidden Life of Dogs." She lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Learn more at elizabethmarshallthomas.net.

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  Artificial Intelligence in the...

  David Chang

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  The book "Artificial Intelligence in the Modern World: Transformative Technologies and Ethical Implications" explores both the revolutionary potential of AI and the ethical issues it raises, delving into the enormous effects of AI on modern society. This book gives readers a comprehensive grasp of AI's capabilities and uses by deeply analyzing how AI is changing several industries, including healthcare, finance, education, and entertainment. 
  The book highlights AI's revolutionary potential to solve complicated issues, boost productivity, and spur economic growth, but it also stresses the importance of responsible AI development. It covers important topics like discrimination, privacy, loss of employment, and the need for strong legal structures. Using comprehensive examination and varied viewpoints, the writer promotes openness, responsibility, and the incorporation of moral factors into the management of artificial intelligence. 
  To guarantee that AI's advantages are distributed fairly, the book emphasizes the significance of international cooperation and urges global initiatives to create common standards and exchange best practices. For technologists, policymakers, and anybody else interested in comprehending AI's transformational potential and navigating its ethical environment, "Artificial Intelligence in the Modern World" is an indispensable read.

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  American Goldfinch and Other...

  Greg Cetus

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  This binaural audio recording features the American Goldfinch birdsong recorded in its natural habitat in Iowa’s Yellow River State Forest near a delicate babbling river stream together with other birds, insects, and ground creatures. Other birdsongs include: Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Mourning Dove, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker drumming, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Blue Jay, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Northern Cardinal. The American Goldfinch is a small passerine bird native to North America, making it a key species in the local avifauna. It is considered to be an important pollinator, being a major seed disperser given its preference for feeding on weed and thistle seeds. American Goldfinch birdsong consists of bright melodious chirps, often delivered in flight and coinciding with each undulation

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  Underworld The: Book Summary &...

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Underworld , by Susan Casey.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Susan Casey.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
  
   
  The Underworld takes readers on an exhilarating exploration of the mysterious and often dangerous world beneath the surface of the ocean. The book delves into the lives of marine creatures, underwater explorers, and scientists who study the deep sea, shedding light on the wonders and perils of this largely unexplored realm. Through vivid storytelling and scientific insights, it highlights the significance of the ocean's depths in shaping life on Earth.

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