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  Nature Strange and Beautiful -...

  Christian Ziegler, Egbert Giles...

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  A beautifully written exploration of how cooperation shaped life on earth, from its single-celled beginnings to complex human societiesIn this rich, wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated volume, Egbert Leigh explores the results of billions of years of evolution at work. Leigh, who has spent five decades on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island reflecting on the organization of various amazingly diverse tropical ecosystems, now shows how selection on “selfish genes” gives rise to complex modes of cooperation and interdependence.With the help of such artists as the celebrated nature photographer Christian Ziegler, natural history illustrator Deborah Miriam Kaspari, and Damond Kyllo, Leigh explains basic concepts of evolutionary biology, ranging from life’s single-celled beginnings to the complex societies humans have formed today. The book covers a range of topics, focusing on adaptation, competition, mutualism, heredity, natural selection, sexual selection, genetics, and language. Leigh’s reflections on evolution, competition, and cooperation show how the natural world becomes even more beautiful when viewed in the light of evolution.

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  House Divided

  John Lorinc, Alex Bozikovic,...

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  A citizen's guide to making the big city a place where we can afford to live.
  Housing is increasingly unattainable in successful global cities, and Toronto is no exception  -  in part because of zoning that protects "stable" residential neighborhoods with high property values.  House Divided  is a citizen's guide for changing the way housing can work in big cities. Using Toronto as a case study, this anthology unpacks the affordability crisis and offers innovative ideas for creating housing for all ages and demographic groups. With charts, maps, data, and policy prescriptions,  House Divided  poses tough questions about the issue that will make or break the global city of the future.

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  Forest Therapy - Seasonal Ways...

  Sarah Rivens

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  Your practical guide to better health, stronger relationships, and a happier life—by reconnecting with nature 
  There is something simply soul-soothing about being in nature. In fact, research shows that spending time outside can improve the immune system, combat stress hormones, lower blood pressure, and boost self-esteem. Around the globe, rising movements are driving us to reconnect with Mother Nature—from shinrin-yoku ("forest bathing") in Japan to friluftsliv ("open-air life") in Scandinavia—yet our everyday lifestyles have distanced us from the great outdoors. For stressed-out professionals, reclusive bookworms, worn-out parents, and their cooped-up kids, Forest Therapy shares why getting back to nature is critically important for our well-being, and offers fun, easy practices to break out of hibernation. 
  Forest bathing is a rising trend, but what to do if you're not near the woods or if the weather is dreary? Forest Therapy offers practical steps and inspiration to tap into nature's restorative power, no matter the season or the weather. Chapters address ideas for all four seasons, as well as ways to use experiences in nature as ways to deepen your relationships with your children, partner, and friends. Ivens's creative ideas and strategies range from a simple walk in the woods and countryside couples' therapy to DIY natural beauty products and simple ways to bring the great outdoors into your home. Forest Therapy is a warm, witty, and personal guide to improving your health, finding happiness, and living a fabulous al fresco life.

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  Morphic Resonance and the Mind

  Ph.D. Rupert Sheldrake

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  Further explorations into the revolutionary "hypothesis of formative causation" put forth by British biochemist Rupert Sheldrake. Since its debut in 1981, Sheldrake's theory has sent large ripples through the scientific community, and has inspired experimental testing that so far has tended to confirm the theory

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  Get Taller Now!

  Instafo Instafo, Jamie Strauss

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  NOTE: Please be sure to download the accompanying reference material upon purchasing. You'll need it to go through the audio.Grow Taller...Not Just Look Taller!Are you sick of being called “shortie”? Do you want to be a model? Do you want to qualify for a recreation or sports team? Do you want to get on that ride that requires a certain minimum height? Do you get annoyed when you can’t see in front of a crowd? Do you get tired of asking for help reaching the top shelves? Etc.Or simply, you just want to be taller than you are currently?Let’s get straight to the obvious. Being taller is better than being shorter. Besides the physical height advantage and attractiveness, you’ll gain more confidence and self-esteem and command more presence, power, and respect. There is no denying that people will naturally be drawn and take you more seriously by having such stronger appearance.Now do you wish you could be taller? Well you can, even if you’re already an adult and have supposedly stopped growing.How is that possible? First, let’s be realistic here. When we say “you can be taller,” we don’t mean you’re going to grow another foot. Oh no! We’re talking about maximizing you to your full potential height that may or may not have been hindered due to abnormal spine growth or years of bad postures.Here's what “Get Taller Now!” shall bestow upon you...* Better Height through the Series of Hatha Yoga Poses and Breathing Methods.* Better Strength thought the Viscoelastic Training of the Funambulist Walk.* Better Flexibility through All of the Stretching Exercises and Movements.* Better Posture through Spinal Manipulation and Alternative Application....and more, with increasing your height as only the icing on the cake.Interestingly, what you’ll soon realize is that improving your height will have an interconnected bodily effect that will also improve your overall health. Discover all you need to know to not only get taller but obtain a healthier life.

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  DeFi and the Future of Finance

  Campbell R. Harvey, Ashwin...

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  During the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, our financial infrastructure failed. Govern­ments bailed out the very institutions that let the economy down. This episode spurred a serious rethink of our financial system. In DeFi and the Future of Finance, Campbell R. Harvey, Ashwin Ramachandran, and Joey Santoro introduce the new world of Decen­tralized Finance. The book argues that the current financial landscape is ripe for dis­ruption and we are seeing, in real time, the reinvention of finance. The authors provide listeners with a clear assessment of the problems with the current financial system and how DeFi solves many of its issues. The essence of DeFi is that we interact with peers—there is no brick and mortar and all of the associated costs. Savings and lending are reinvented. Trading takes place with algorithms far re­moved from traditional brokerages. The book conducts a deep dive on some of the most innovative protocols such as Uniswap and Compound. Many of the companies featured in the book you might not have heard of—however, you will in the future.

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