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  HTO - Toronto's Water from Lake...

  Christina Palassio, Wayne Reeves

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  Drained by a half-dozen major watersheds, cut by a network of deep ravines and fronting on a Great Lake, Toronto is a city dominated by water. Recently, the trend of fettering Toronto’s water and putting it underground has been countered by persistent citizen-led efforts to recall and restore the city’s surface water. In HTO: Toronto’s Water from Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers to Low-flow Toilets, thirty-four contributors examine the ever-changing interplay between nature and culture, and call into question the city’s past, present and future engagement with water.
   
  HTO explores everything from waste disposal, waterfront reclamation and community watershed initiatives to the founding of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority after Hurricane Hazel, a psychogeographic exploration of High Level Pumping Station and a critical look at the city’s Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan. In between, there are descriptions of Toronto’s geological past, the history of Taddle Creek and a Ninjalicious-style tale of infiltration of the city’s storm sewers, complete with a colour-image section. Together, these essays provide a context for a critical observation of the city’s relationship to water, and how that relationship will have to change in the coming decades.
   
  Includes essays by Richard Anderson, Bert Archer, Chris Bilton, James Brown, Michael Cook, Nick Eyles, Liz Forsberg, Mark Fram, Ed Freeman, Chris Hardwicke, Michael Harrison, Maggie Helwig, Lorraine Johnson, Joanna Kidd, John Lorinc, Robert MacDonald, Steven Manell, Michael McMahon, Shawn Micallef, Gary Miedema, Helen Mills, Mahesh Patel, Wayne Reeves, Frank Remiz, RiverSides, David Robertson, Jane Schmidt, Murray Seymour, Eduardo Sousa, Andrew Stewart, Kim Storey, Ron Williamson and Georgia Ydreos.
   
  ‘HTO fittingly reminds readers ... that we have astonishing power to enactchange ... invaluable’
   
  – Canadian Water Treatment
   
  ‘ A poignant reminder to any city-dweller of the cultural, historical and environmental importance of fresh water, public health, lakes, rivers and streams’
   
  – Canadian Architect
   
  ‘An intense and multifaceted approach to the relationship between the natural and urban world.’
   
  – Corporate Knights

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  Summary: Determined - A Science...

  Brook Bryant

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  DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL BOOK. 
  This is a summary, and it does not accompany the official 
  'Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will' by Robert M. Sapolsky is a profound exploration of the concept of free will in human behavior. Building on his previous work in "Behave," which delved into the reasons behind good and bad human actions, Sapolsky advances the idea that the nature-nurture interplay significantly dictates our behavior, challenging the notion of a distinct self that controls our biology. 
  The book synthesizes a current understanding of consciousness, blending aspects of reason, emotion, and responses to stimuli across one's lifetime. Sapolsky methodically debunks major free will arguments, traversing through chaos and complexity science, quantum physics, and philosophical concepts. He illustrates how historical medical perspectives, like viewing seizures as demonic possession, have evolved to a more understanding stance that reduces personal blame. 
  Sapolsky also examines the implications of life without free will in the realms of punishment, morality, and societal living. Contrary to fears of anarchy and existential despair, he argues that acknowledging the absence of free will could lead to a more compassionate and humane world where judgment and self-criticism are less prevalent. 'Determined' presents a challenging yet enlightening perspective on human behavior, urging a reevaluation of how we perceive actions and responsibility.

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  Big Bang Theory

  IntroBooks Team

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  There are so many number of questions like how this universe came into existence and what form is it going to be in future always keeps bothering our scholars and scientists and thus in sake of finding answers to which they every time come up with some new theory that can prove out to be perfectly answerable to their queries. 
  And so like many other theories, big bang is also the one which describes about how this universe, that you are living in now, came into existence. Though, this is not that only theory which described about whole of the universe, but among many of those such as Steady State Theory or Oscillating universe theory, this was the one which was highly accepted and thus became popular. 
  This is the theory which made people believe that there was nothing before this universe that could be of help to make all this happen and then there was everything that you are living in after that great explosion. It was actually brought up in light by the scientist named as Friedrich Franz Friedmann who with those many of his field equations claimed that the universe is expanding. 
  After which the Roman Catholicpriest and physicist George Lemaitre in 1927 again suggested that the planet is expanding which was finally proved by Edwin Hubble through his discoveries. Moving ahead with which the discovery of cosmic microwave radiation in 1965 actually made this theory proved as best of all which indicates about how universe actually originated. 

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  PYTHON CODING - A Smart Guide to...

  John Mnemonic

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  We live in a world that has quickly become digitalized. 
  From how we communicate to the entertainment we seek, our lives have become integrated into the growing universe of codes and coding languages. 
  Among these, Python stands out like a beacon of hope. 
  Easy to learn and use, this book will provide you, our future programmer, everything you need to get started on this wonderful programming journey. We will cover everything from installing Python properly and installing a suitable editor, to learning about basic programming concepts that are used with all programming languages, like data types, arithmetic operations, and loops. You will also learn about functions and how to create abstractions in your code. Also, concepts like local versus global scopes, exception handling, and how to properly comment and document your code will be made a lot clearer. 
  Here’s a preview of what you’ll find in this book:How To Install Python On Windows       Inheritances In Python Python-Specific Definitions        How To Work With Loops     Algorithms  Analysis Using Panda   Python Machine Learning               Python Classes      How To Read Errors And Troubleshooting Your CodeData Analysis   Mistakes To Avoid With Code   And So Much More! 
  So what are you waiting for? Let us take your hand and walk you across the threshold into a world of programming like you’ve never seen before. 
  You will definitely not regret it! Click the BUY NOW button!

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  Copywriting - Learn the Top...

  Michael W Hill

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  In this guidebook, You will learn how to get started, whether you would like to do this on the side or as your new career choice as well as how to find your first job, working with a variety of clients, learning how to craft quality content that your clients will enjoy and some of the best tips to help you plan a sustainable strategy for long-term success. 
  This book is helpful to marketers, bloggers, entrepreneurs, and anyone with interests to be aware of what exactly is copywriting and how to excel in this line of work. Users of the professional guidelines for copywriting can get the most excellent support to write a copy to sell products or services online for profits. 
  This Book coversBasics of copywritingQualities of a CopywriterThe best qualities of a copywriterHow to get started in copywritingHow to Make Money by copywritingThe power of words and their hidden secretsThe Rules of CopywritingWhat Mistakes Should You Avoid in Copywriting?What Are the Keys to Success in Copywriting?Copywriting Ethical ConsiderationsResources and Support for Copywriting

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  On Time and Water

  Andri Snær Magnason

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  A few years ago, Andri Snaer Magnason, one of Iceland's most beloved writers and public intellectuals, was asked by a leading climate scientist why he wasn't writing about the greatest crisis mankind has faced. Magnason demurred: he wasn't a specialist, it wasn't his field. But the scientist persisted: "If you cannot understand our scientific findings and present them in an emotional, psychological, poetic or mythological context," he told him, "then no one will really understand the issue, and the world will end."Based on interviews and advice from leading glacial, ocean, climate, and geographical scientists, and interwoven with personal, historical, and mythological stories, Magnason's response is a rich and compelling work of narrative nonfiction that illustrates the reality of climate change—and offers hope in the face of an uncertain future. Moving from reflections on how one writes an obituary for an iceberg to exhortation for a heightened understanding of human time and our obligations to one another, throughout history and across the globe, On Time and Water is both deeply personal and globally-minded: a travel story, a world history, and a desperate plea to live in harmony with future generations. This is a book unlike anything that has yet been published on the current climate emergency.

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