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  A Guide to the Relationship of...

  Roy Snelling

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  Do you love wandering around you garden looking at your trees, bushes, plants and wonder what use they might have? Of course, the turnips, runner beans et cetera on your vegetable patch you know that they are good for you. But what about marigolds, dandelions, marsh mallow, acorns, pine needles? Yes, they are all edible one way or another. And going for a ramble in the Countryside? There are many wild plants, shrubs and trees that have some part that is edible. But be careful and know exactly what it is you are picking. There are two umbiliferae that you need to be aware of. Cow parsley is edible but the plant is very similar in appearance to Hemlock, which if ingested can kill you. Also, do you know which plants contain ingredients that can be made into health boosters or medicine? A surprising number, but not all of these are edible. Many plants are toxic to humans, although some contain ingredients which can be made into medicines. This book surveys over 600 plant species which were compiled into a comprehensive data-base, from which tables were constructed in the book for easy reference. Common names are given against their Botanical names. Flowers were grouped by their petal numbers. The use of each plant was recorded: is it edible, does it have health benefits, is it toxic? A very useful compendium of plant species for all plant lovers. The book is illustrated with numerous colour images of various flowers and plants.

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  Reality Hacked - Inside the...

  Sergey Berezkin

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  Bot farms, fake news, and AI propaganda are rewriting what we think is real. 
  Every day, millions of invisible accounts and automated networks fight for your attention. Some sell products. Some push politics. Many exist only to keep you angry, distracted, or uncertain. 
  Reality Hacked pulls back the curtain on the hidden systems that shape what we see and believe online. It shows how bot farms amplify outrage, how “firehose of falsehood” tactics flood social media with conflicting stories, and how artificial intelligence now manufactures entire people, movements, and events from data. 
  You’ll discover:Why truth feels harder to recognize in the digital age — and who profits from the confusion.How propaganda has evolved from state operations to a global industry run by marketers, influencers, and algorithms.How AI makes manipulation faster, cheaper, and more personal than ever.Simple, practical habits that help you see through the noise and protect your mind from engineered emotion. 
  Clear, grounded, and surprisingly hopeful, Reality Hacked explains the new rules of an online world where everything competes for belief — and how to stay human when reality itself is up for debate.

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  Koala - A Natural History and an...

  Danielle Clode

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  Koalas regularly appeared in Australian biologist Danielle Clode's backyard, but it was only when a bushfire threatened that she truly paid them attention. 
   
   
   
  In vivid, descriptive prose, Clode embarks on a delightful and surprising journey through evolutionary biology, natural history, and ecology to understand where these enigmatic animals came from and what their future may hold. She begins her search with the fossils of ancient giant koalas, delving into why the modern koala has become the lone survivor of a once-diverse family of uniquely Australian marsupials. 
   
   
   
  Koala investigates the remarkable physiology of these charismatic creatures. Clode explores the complex relationship and unexpected connections between this endearing species and humans. She explains how koalas are simultaneously threatened with extinction in some areas due to disease, climate change, and increasing wildfires, while overpopulating forests in other parts of the country. 
   
   
   
  Deeply researched and filled with wonder, Koala is both a tender and inquisitive paean to a species unlike any other and a call to ensure its survival.

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  How the Clinic Made Gender - The...

  Sandra Eder

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  An eye-opening exploration of the medical origins of gender in modern US history.  
   
  Today, a world without “gender” is hard to imagine. Gender is at the center of contentious political and social debates, shapes policy decisions, and informs our everyday lives. Its formulation, however, is lesser known: Gender was first used in clinical practice. This book tells the story of the invention of gender in American medicine, detailing how it was shaped by mid-twentieth-century American notions of culture, personality, and social engineering.  
   
  Sandra Eder shows how the concept of gender transformed from a pragmatic tool in the sex assignment of children with intersex traits in the 1950s to an essential category in clinics for transgender individuals in the 1960s. Following gender outside the clinic, she reconstructs the variable ways feminists integrated gender into their theories and practices in the 1970s. The process by which ideas about gender became medicalized, enforced, and popularized was messy, and the route by which gender came to be understood and applied through the treatment of patients with intersex traits was fraught and contested. In historicizing the emergence of the sex/gender binary, Eder reveals the role of medical practice in developing a transformative idea and the interdependence between practice and wider social norms that inform the attitudes of physicians and researchers. She shows that ideas like gender can take on a life of their own and may be used to question the normative perceptions they were based on. Illuminating and deeply researched, the book closes a notable gap in the history of gender and will inspire current debates on the relationship between social norms and medical practice. 

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  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder:...

  Carolin Rehnberg

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  Beyond PTSD – Into a New Life After Trauma
  
  
  Trembling, sweating, panic attacks – a small noise or a faint smell is enough to catapult you into hell. You have experienced this countless times, you know the loss of control, the physical and emotional reactions, and all the limitations that come with it. But alongside the pain, there is something else: your strong, unyielding will to reclaim your life. And here, in all the horror, there is good news: There is life with, and above all, life after PTSD.
  
  Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD for short, turns your entire life upside down. With the experience that triggered this mental disorder, you have gone to the limits of what is bearable and beyond. Whether you are affected yourself or a relative, you know exactly how fundamentally the rest of your life is determined by the consequences of the traumatic event. But you are not powerless against it. Psychology now offers numerous methods to help you reclaim your self-determination, and alongside professional therapy, your own initiative is at least as important. It essentially consists of two building blocks: thought and awareness exercises give you concrete, easy-to-implement tools with which you can directly influence your perception and experience, and in addition, by acquiring comprehensive knowledge, you become an expert on your own illness – a crucial step on the path to self-empowerment.
  
  Observe, understand – and finally move on
  
  This encouraging guide now provides you with all the tools you need. It first presents the current state of science in a clear and precise way and explains why PTSD is neither a verdict nor a destiny. You will learn how the disorder develops, what valuable protective function your brain has taken on for you, and how the illness can finally be overcome constructively and healingly. Simple and immediately applicable exercises offer a strong shield against the attacks of dreaded trigger situations and give you precious moments of calm and relaxation.
  
  Discover in this book …
  ✓ how PTSD develops and what it does to the human psyche ✓ which psychotherapeutic and medicinal measures modern psychology has to counter it ✓ how you can change your perspective on this challenging ordeal for the better ✓ which effective self-help options are available to you ✓ how to regain control over your life in a ten-week transformation plan and set out toward a hopeful, fulfilling future ✓ and much more …
  
  Follow this book as a clear and encouraging guide from the darkness of traumatic experiences to fresh joy, energy, and awareness. Whether you are fighting your way out of PTSD yourself or accompanying a loved one with understanding, this book offers you valuable knowledge and practical suggestions for your challenging journey.
  
  If you finally want to shake off the shackles of the past and open the door to a new, liberated, and mindful life, scroll up now and click the "Buy now with 1-Click" button.

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  My Child the Algorithm - An...

  Hannah Silva

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  A playful and provocative exploration of queer single parenting and love, in conversation with an AI algorithm and a toddler 
   
   
   
  My Child, the Algorithm describes encounters between a single parent, a curious, verbal toddler, and a language-producing algorithm. Like a male seahorse, Hannah Silva carried a baby made from her partner's egg. But when she gave birth, her partner left, and Hannah found herself navigating life alone with her child, surviving on United Kingdom universal credit, humor, and buckets of imagination. 
   
   
   
  As she navigates friendship, dating, and life as a queer parent in London, Hannah begins cowriting with an open-source language model, a precursor to ChatGPT, feeding the algorithm language and receiving language in return. Through her interactions with her toddler and the algorithm, expressions of humor, play, and insight begin to emerge. With the help and disruption of these unreliable narrators, Hannah deconstructs her story and constructs a new one, unraveling what she has been taught to want, finding alternative ways of thinking, loving, and parenting today.

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