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  Collected Writings of Edward...

  Edward Leedskalnin

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  The Collected Writings of Edward Leedskalnin is a compilation of two of Leedskalnin's works, Magnetic Current and A Book in Every Home. This eccentric sculptor and amateur scientist devoted most of his life to creating a large complex of megalithic stones that he quarried and carved himself. Edward Leedskalnin was born in Latvia in 1887. Although he only received formal education up to the fourth grade, he was very inquisitive and spent a large part of his youth reading. He was said to be a sickly boy and grew into a small man-reportedly measuring just 5 feet tall and weighing 100 lbs. At age 26, he was engaged to marry a 16-year-old girl named Agnes Skuvst, but the wedding was called off. Accounts differ, some claiming the wedding was canceled the day before it was scheduled and others saying that Leedskalnin was jilted at the altar. Regardless, he was heartbroken and shortly after emigrated to America. After reaching New York in 1912, he continued on to Oregon where he worked for an ax-handle manufacturer. By 1923, he had contracted tuberculosis. The illness prompted him to move to a warmer climate for his health. He chose Florida, where he purchased an undeveloped acre of land in Florida City. It was on this modest plot that he began Rock Gate (later renamed Coral Castle). This ambitious project involved extracting enormous pieces of oolite stone from his land, moving them into position, and carving them-entirely alone. The pieces include sculptures and carved stone furniture, as well as a two-story tower that served as his living quarters. The project was devoted to his "Sweet Sixteen," the woman who had rejected him many years earlier.Due to the scale of the project, some have dubbed it "Florida's Stonehenge." While it's unclear how Leedskalnin was able to complete it, it is all the more impressive considering his small stature and questionable health. When he wasn't hewing or carving stone, Leedskalnin was also conducting experiments and writing.

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  The Man's Guide to Infertility

  Jon Summers, Laura Summers

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  Infertility is challenging…Men can feel sidelined by the fertility process.While there is a lot of support available for women, men are often left out of the conversation – which is strange, because at some point, you’re going to need some sperm.Infertility affects men and women equally. Women just talk about it more.Whether you face male factor, female factor or unexplained infertility, this book is the must-have guide for men who are ‘trying to conceive’.Practical advice will help you to take care of your physical and emotional wellbeing, find solutions your infertility puzzle, understand fertility treatments and choose your best course of action, all while supporting your partner or your baby-making-team.We’re Jon and Laura. We learned through experience that infertility affects all areas of life. After having testicular cancer, Jon believed he could never have biological children. We embarked on a fertility journey that included 15 IVF cycles, 2 sperm retrieval surgeries and thousands of injections. We shared our story online and helped thousands of people struggling to conceive find balance in their health, emotions, finances and relationships.Using love and humour, we got through their infertility experience together.We made it to the other side…. and you will too.

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  The Physics of Sound -...

  Mark Hedges

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  Sound waves are a fundamental aspect of physics, representing mechanical vibrations that travel through a medium. Unlike electromagnetic waves, which can propagate through the vacuum of space, sound waves require a material medium such as air, water, or solid substances. These waves are generated when an object vibrates, causing nearby particles in the medium to oscillate. As these particles move back and forth, they transfer energy to adjacent particles, creating a propagating wave of compression and rarefaction. This process continues outward from the source, allowing sound to travel over distances. 
  The two primary types of waves in physics are transverse and longitudinal waves. Sound waves fall into the category of longitudinal waves, meaning that the oscillations of the particles occur parallel to the direction of wave propagation. In contrast, transverse waves, such as water waves and electromagnetic waves, involve oscillations perpendicular to their direction of movement. In a sound wave, regions of compression correspond to areas where particles are densely packed together, while regions of rarefaction represent areas where the particles are spread apart. This alternating pattern of compression and rarefaction allows the wave to carry energy without transporting matter itself.

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  Navigation: A Newcomer's Guide -...

  Sara Hopkinson

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  Get to grips with navigation at sea. This best-selling book gives you all the information you need to know to do just that! It starts from scratch, uses no jargon and features diagrams and pictures, instead of words, wherever possible. It covers all modern navigation and has been updated to reflect upcoming changes in Admiralty charts. It is recommended by Fernhurst Books for beginners and Day Skipper students. Written by an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor and Examiner who runs her own RYA Training Centre which specialises in navigation, it is the perfect place for newcomers to navigation to start. It explains simply how to look at charts (paper or digital), find your position, look at tides, plan your passage and determine the course to steer. It will help you find out where you are and how to get to where you want to.

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  Physical Therapist Career...

  Brian Mahoney

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  Charged - A History of Batteries...

  James Morton Turner

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  Winner of the 24th Annual Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book Prize 
   
   
   
  Finalist for the 2023 Cundill History Prize 
   
   
   
  Gold Medal Recipient, Nautilus Book Awards, Sustainability 
   
   
   
  To achieve fossil fuel independence, few technologies are more important than batteries. Used for powering zero-emission vehicles, storing electricity from solar panels and wind turbines, and revitalizing the electric grid, batteries are essential to scaling up the renewable energy resources that help address global warming. But given the unique environmental impact of batteries—including mining, disposal, and more—does a clean energy transition risk trading one set of problems for another? 
   
   
   
  In Charged, James Morton Turner unpacks the history of batteries to explore why solving "the battery problem" is critical to a clean energy transition. As climate activists focus on what a clean energy future will create the history of batteries offers a sharp reminder of what building that future will consume. With new insight on the consequences for people and communities on the front lines, Turner draws on the past for crucial lessons that will help us build a just and clean energy future, from the ground up.

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