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  Wind Strategy

  David Houghton, Fiona Campbell

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  The wind powers everything a sailor does and this book will help you to understand it. As a result you will be more prepared for your race, able to anticipate changes in the wind better and know what to do when they come. The first edition of this book was published in 1986, and it has been the go-to wind book for dinghy champions ever since. This new-look fourth edition is fully updated for modern forecasting and analyses a revised set of popular racing venues around the world: unveiling what to expect from the weather at over 25 regatta locations, it will get you ahead of the competition and powering up the leaderboard.

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  This Will Make You Smarter - New...

  John Brockman, Various Authors

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  What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to the world's most influential thinkers. Their visionary answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics, physics, sociology, and more. Surprising and enlightening, these insights will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the world.This Will Make You Smarter features Daniel Kahneman on the "focusing illusion"; Jonah Lehrer on controlling attention; Richard Dawkins on experimentation; Aubrey De Grey on conquering our fear of the unknown; Martin Seligman on the ingredients of well-being; Nicholas Carr on managing "cognitive load"; Steven Pinker on win-win negotiating; Daniel C. Dennett on benefiting from cycles; Jaron Lanier on resisting delusion; Frank Wilczek on the brain's hidden layers; Clay Shirky on the "80/20 rule"; Daniel Goleman on understanding our connection to the natural world; V. S. Ramachandran on paradigm shifts; Matt Ridley on tapping collective intelligence; John McWhorter on path dependence; Lisa Randall on effective theorizing; Brian Eno on "ecological vision"; Richard Thaler on rooting out false concepts; J. Craig Venter on the multiple possible origins of life; Helen Fisher on temperament; Sam Harris on the flow of thought; and Lawrence Krauss on living with uncertainty.

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  Theodore Roosevelt & Bison...

  Keith Aune, Glenn Plumb

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  This history chronicles the 19th century plan to reintroduce wild bison into Western Montana and the rise of Roosevelt’s conservation movement.   In the late 1800s, the rapid depletion of the American bison population prompted calls for the preservation of wildlife and wild lands in North America. Following a legendary hunt for the last wild bison in central Montana, Dr. William Hornady sought to immortalize the West's most iconic species. Activists like Theodore Roosevelt rose to the call, initiating a restoration plan that seemed almost incomprehensible in that era.    This thoroughly researched history follows the ambitious project from the first animals bred at the Bronx Zoo to today's National Bison Range. Glenn Plumb, a former chief wildlife biologist for the National Park Service, and Keith Aune, the former Wildlife Conservation Society director of bison programs, demonstrate how the success of bison repopulation bolstered Roosevelt's broader conservation efforts.

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  Trackpad iPro Ver 40 Class 6

  Team Orange

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  Computer Science Textbook Designed for Joyful Learning 
  
  KEY FEATURES 
  - National Education Policy 2020 
  - Find on Google: This section asks a quick question from the present world. 
  - Pure Fact: This presents a 100% pure fact with a numerical data. 
  - Video Based Question: This is an interactive question to be attempted after watching a small video accessible on the QR Code. 
  - Coding Zone: This presents a quick insight into coding concepts. 
  - Career Here: This section indicates the possible career aspects on pursuing similar topics. 
  
  DESCRIPTION 
  Computers have become an integral part of our education system. Computer Science is now not limited to just teaching definitions and commands. Instead, it helps the learners to understand and appreciate the varied uses of computers and its vast applications. 
  Trackpad iPRO (Ver. 4.0) series based on Windows 10 and MS Office 2019 is comprehensively designed as per the new ICSE syllabus. We believe computer education is a hands-on subject and too much of bookish knowledge can take away the pleasure of learning. All these points have been kept in mind while designing this book and to produce the content that is not only appealing but also challenging to the students. 
  
  The topics in the book have been hand picked after extensive research by a team of experts on the subject based on the utility, interest, skill, and basic and trending applications in the global market. We have designed the lessons in such a way that they can be well integrated with other subjects. Step by step approach will make it simple and easy for our students to grasp the concepts. Relevance of the topics was of prime importance throughout the compilation of the book. 
  
  
  Learning is done best when it’s fun-filled and activity-based. To ensure that the content intrigues the students at all times and keeps them interested throughout the course of the book, we have included interesting key features like Student Corner, Tech Funda, Clickipedia, Comp Caution, Reboot, One Touch Learn, Let’s Do It, Crack The Code, Hands-On, Fun In Lab, Teacher’s Corner, Worksheet, Test Sheet, Project, Speech Drill, Supplement Pages and Glossary. 
  
  These features will ensure better learning, assessment, and evaluation and enable children to take their knowledge beyond the classroom. 
  
  Sample questions of Orange Global Olympiad (Cyber) have been included to promote awareness about the national level competition. 
  
  We hope that the book contributes to the progressive development of computer aided education system and prepares our students for all upcoming challenges. We want the children to learn the concepts not only for the purpose of gaining knowledge but also to be able to find their applications. This will enable them to enrich the quality of their lives as well as others’. 
  
  WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 
  You will learn about: 
  - Fundamentals of computers 
  - ICT Tools 
  - Computational Thinking 
  - Coding and Artificial Intelligence 
  - Tux Paint 
  - Touch Typing 
  
  WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR 
  Grade - 5 
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  1. Categories of Computers and Computer Languages 
  2. File Management—Organisation of Data 
  3. Word Processor—Tabular Representation 
  4. Word Processor—Mail Merge 
  5. Presentation—Visual Effects 
  6. Scratch Programming—Game Creation 
  7. HTML—An Introduction 
  8. Online Surfing and Cyber Security 
  9. E-mail—An Introduction 
  10. More on Internet 
  Project 
  Explore More ((HTML5 and CSS3)) 
  The CT Corner! (Introduction to Robots) 
  OGO Cyber Sample Questions 
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  Nuclear Forces - The Making of...

  Silvan S. Schweber

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  “A highly readable account . . . tracing the future Nobel laureate through his formative years and up to the eve of World War II” (The Wall Street Journal). 
   
  On the fiftieth anniversary of Hiroshima, Nobel-winning physicist Hans Bethe called on his fellow scientists to stop working on weapons of mass destruction. What drove Bethe, the head of Theoretical Physics at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, to renounce the weaponry he had once worked so tirelessly to create? That is one of the questions answered by Nuclear Forces, a riveting biography of Bethe’s early life and development as both a scientist and a man of principle. 
   
  As Silvan Schweber follows Bethe from his childhood in Germany, to laboratories in Italy and England, and on to Cornell University, he shows how these differing environments were reflected in the kind of physics Bethe produced. Many of the young quantum physicists in the 1930s, including Bethe, had Jewish roots, and Schweber considers how Liberal Judaism in Germany helps explain their remarkable contributions. A portrait emerges of a man whose strategy for staying on top of a deeply hierarchical field was to tackle only those problems he knew he could solve. 
   
  Bethe’s emotional maturation was shaped by his father and by two women of Jewish background: his overly possessive mother and his wife, who would later serve as an ethical touchstone during the turbulent years he spent designing nuclear bombs. Situating Bethe in the context of the various communities where he worked, Schweber provides a full picture of prewar developments in physics that changed the modern world, and of a scientist shaped by the unprecedented moral dilemmas those developments in turn created. 
   
  Praise for Nuclear Forces 
   
  “Schweber’s account of Hans Bethe’s life . . . reveals the origins of a charismatic scientist, grounded in the importance of his parents and his Jewish roots . . . [Schweber] recreates the social world that shaped the character of the last of the memorable young scientists who established the field of quantum mechanics.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  “Nuclear Forces is a carefully researched, historically and biographically insightful account of the development of a profession and of one of its leading representatives during a century in which physics and physicists played key roles in scientific, cultural, political, and military developments.” —David C. Cassidy, author of A Short History of Physics in the American Century

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  Foraging Medicinal Herbs and...

  Samantha Deere

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  Discover how to become self-sufficient through foraging — cut back on your expenses while living a healthy lifestyle!— Enjoy the freedom of knowing your way in nature and the fun of a foraging journey by yourself or with loved ones. 
  But not every plant you find can be consumed, and some plants may be poisonous, endangered, or at-risk and shouldn’t be harvested. 
  There are a lot of things to consider if you want to forage properly. 
  That’s why this book was created! 
  Inside, you’ll find everything you need to know to get started with foraging. For example:45 edible and medicinal herbs for foraging — know their specific health benefits, which parts to use, and how to consume themThe foraging traditions of the indigenous people in the Great Lakes region — get ready to learn from their ancient practicesHow to forage ethically and sustainably — ensure that you and other foragers get a continuous supplyHow to harvest, prepare and store different plant parts to maximize their utility10 essential things to bring with you when hunting for edible wild food and medicinal plants4 preservation methods to help you save time and moneyHow to identify and avoid poisonous plants — don’t compromise your life and the lives of those you loveHow to harvest highly nutritious plantsUrban foraging: best cities in the Great Lakes region to begin your forager’s journey 
  And much more. 
  The future is uncertain, but if you learn how to be resourceful, you’ll be able to get through the tough times. 
  Start equipping yourself with the proper knowledge today! 
  -> WITH PLANT PICTURES AND SEASONAL FORAGING CALENDAR DOWNLOAD!

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