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  To Hear The Trees Speak - A...

  Olivia Sprinkel

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  'A poetically-written testimony of our own deep relationship with the natural world, and of nature's own resilience' Ben Goldsmith
  Imagine if you could hear the trees speak. How would it change your life? Your relationship to the world around you? This is the story of what happened when the trees whispered me to quit my job, leave my life in New York and go on a journey to listen. It is the story of what I learnt from ten trees on five continents – and the lessons that the trees have for all of us on how to be in a rapidly changing world.
  Olivia Sprinkel was sitting in her office in New York, an experienced international sustainability strategy and communications consultant, and as a newly single woman, she decided she had to make a change in her life and undertake a journey. To Hear the Trees Speak: Adventures in Listening is the story of her travels to Europe, North and South America, Australia, and South Asia, to discover ten of our world's essential trees and their habitats. The ten trees range from the banyan and bodhi to the olive, giant sequoia and beech.
  Powerfully crafted, this is important and accessible nature writing blended with insightful memoir.

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  Canopy of Titans - The Life and...

  Paul Koberstein, Jessica Applegate

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  In Canopy of Titans, Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate examine the global importance of the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest that stretches from Northern California to Alaska. Their urgent and authoritative account sets out the threats facing a vital environmental resource, and celebrates the beauty and complexity of one of the world's great forests. 
   
   
   
  Drawing on years of on-the-ground reporting, Koberstein and Applegate pull back the curtain on policies of governmental bodies that have seriously diminished the rainforest's capacity to store carbon, and uncover industry practices that have led to the destruction of swaths of a major ecological resource. Additionally, using an environmental justice perspective, Canopy of Titans shines a light on the Indigenous communities that have lived in the rainforest for millennia, and the impact forest policies have had on their lives.

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  Dealing with Early-Onset...

  Sonia Discher

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  Dealing with Early Onset Alzheimer's: Love, Laughter & Tears is Sonia Discher's heartbreaking but empowering story of caring for her husband, Steve. The story follows Steve's diagnosis with Early Onset Alzheimer's at age 50 through treatment, care and his passing. Sonia provides a look behind the curtain of this terrible sickness to reveal a treasure trove of tips and tricks she did to understand the disease, advocate for her husband, care for her family and preserve her sanity throughout a confusing and sad time. Functional, day-to-day tips about early warning signs, medication levels, and how to address doctors, nurses and other professional caregivers (among many other areas such as long-term care and hospital stays) are some of the valuable examples included in this personal story.

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  Psoriasis Treatment - Finding...

  Maggie McGregor

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  Psoriasis Treatment: Finding Relief and Renewed Confidence on Your Psoriasis JourneyAre you ready to embark on a journey toward freedom from psoriasis, where clear skin and renewed confidence await?In "Psoriasis Treatment: Finding Relief and Renewed Confidence on Your Psoriasis Journey," we delve into the empowering world of psoriasis management and healing. This audiobook is your trusted companion, offering a comprehensive guide to understanding and conquering the challenges posed by psoriasis.Psoriasis can be relentless, but it doesn't have to define your life. Learn about psoriasis, its triggers, and the latest treatment options as well as holistic approaches to managing psoriasis, including lifestyle adjustments, stress management, and dietary considerations that can significantly enhance your skin's health. Discover a range of treatment modalities, both traditional and cutting-edge, empowering you to make informed choices about your psoriasis care."Psoriasis Treatment" is your roadmap to finding relief and renewed confidence. Whether you've recently been diagnosed or have battled psoriasis for years, this audiobook equips you with the knowledge, tools, and inspiration you need to regain control of your skin health.Step into a future where clear skin and renewed confidence reign supreme. Begin your journey toward relief and empowerment with "Psoriasis Treatment" today.

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  Tough and Competent - Leadership...

  Eugene F. Kranz

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  Tough and Competent documents the leadership and teamwork principles which emerged from an organization of novice, part-time engineers in NASA Mercury Control. By July 1969, when faced with the stress of the Apollo 11 mission to land Americans on the moon, they had matured into a group of hardened individuals empowered to make the split-second decisions to land with only seventeen seconds of fuel remaining. What had changed? Team chemistry, IT!, is the unifying soul of operations that emerged from the leadership, working, and social environment to achieve organizational excellence. Mission Control could address quickly the risks and complexity of spaceflight operations. The intangible element, IT!, elevates performance to where the impossible becomes commonplace. 
   
   
   
  IT! was born in a bare-bones warehouse floor work environment, where learning by doing developed the materials for flight. Controllers spanned diverse backgrounds: Philco tech reps, farm boys, Native Americans, and junior college grads who became self-made engineers. A free exchange of knowledge developed expertise among colleagues. Everyone brought unique viewpoints and skills which coalesced into IT! In relaying his long tenure at NASA, Kranz narrates the development of IT! His views on lessons learned through decades of Mission Control are valuable for any innovation-based organization.

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  Ring of Fire - High-Stakes...

  Virginia Heffernan

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  A valuable discovery under the world's second-largest temperate wetland and in the traditional lands of the Cree and Ojibway casts light on the growing conflict among resource development, environmental stewardship, and Indigenous rights 
   
   
   
  When prospectors discovered a gigantic crescent of metal deposits under the James Bay Lowlands of northern Canada in 2007, the find touched off a mining rush, lured a major American company to spend fortunes in the remote swamp, and forced politicians to confront their legal duty to consult Indigenous Peoples about development on their traditional territories. But the multibillion-dollar Ring of Fire was all but abandoned when stakeholders failed to reach a consensus on how to develop the cache despite years of negotiations and hundreds of millions of dollars in spending. Now plans for an all-weather road to connect the region to the highway network are reigniting the fireworks. 
   
   
   
  In this colorful tale, Virginia Heffernan draws on her bush and newsroom experiences to illustrate the complexities of resource development at a time when Indigenous rights are becoming enshrined globally. The Ring of Fire presents an opportunity for Canada to leave behind centuries of plunder and set the global standard for responsible development of minerals critical to the green energy revolution.

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