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  Move - How the New Science of...

  Caroline Williams

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  An eye-opening journey into the power of human movement and how we can harness it to optimize our brain health, boost our mood and improve every aspect our livesFor our earliest ancestors who hunted and gathered, movement meant survival. Our brains evolved to reward physical activity. Moving, thinking and feeling have always been inextricably linked.Yet what happens when we stop moving? Today, on average, we spend around 70% of our lives sitting or lying completely still. Our sedentary lifestyle—desk jobs, long commutes and lots of screen time—is not only bad for our bodies. It can also result in anxiety, depression and a lower overall IQ.But there’s good news. Even the simplest movements can reactivate our bodies and open up a hotline to our minds, improving our overall well-being and longevity. And we don’t have to spend countless hours in the gym. In fact, exercise as we understand it misses the point.Veteran science journalist Caroline Williams explores the cutting-edge research behind brain health and physical activity, interviewing scientists from around the world to completely reframe our relationship to movement. Along the way she reveals easy tricks that we could all use to improve our memory, maximize our creativity, strengthen our emotional literacy and more. A welcome counterpoint to the current mindfulness craze, Move offers a more stimulating and productive way of freeing our caged minds to live our best life.

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  Can Easter Island’s treasures...

  PBS NewsHour

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  Spectacular giant statues evoke history and mystery on Easter Island, a place that has symbolized what humans can achieve and then destroy. Now everywhere you look on the island, home to about 6,000 residents, there are signs of coastal erosion and dangers of climate change. As part of our series Culture at Risk, Jeffrey Brown reports on efforts to document and preserve their heritage.

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  A History of Women in Medicine -...

  Sinéad Spearing

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  A study of the female healers of centuries past, and how they went from respected to reviled.  Witch is a powerful word with humble origins. Once used to describe an ancient British tribe known for its unique class of female physicians and priestesses, it grew into something grotesque, diabolical, and dangerous. A History of Women in Medicine reveals the untold story of forgotten female physicians, their lives, practices, and subsequent denomination as witches.   Originally held in high esteem in their communities, these women used herbs and ancient psychological processes to relieve the suffering of their patients, often traveling long distances, moving from village to village. Their medical and spiritual knowledge blended the boundaries between physician and priest. These ancient healers were the antithesis of the witch figure of today; instead they were knowledgeable therapists commanding respect, gratitude, and high social status.   In this pioneering work, Sinéad Spearing draws on current archeological evidence, literature, folklore, case studies, and original religious documentation to bring to life these forgotten healers. By doing so she also exposes the Church’s efforts to demonize them in the eyes of the world, leading female healers to be labeled witches and persecuted in the ensuing hysteria known today as the European witch craze.

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  Our National Parks and the...

  Bob R. O'Brien

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  A study of the US National Park Service’s efforts to allow for as many visitors as possible in the parks that are kept in as natural a state as possible.“Yosemite Valley in July of 1967 would have had to be seen to be believed. There was never an empty campsite in the valley; you had to create a space for yourself in a sea of cars, tents, and humanity. . . . The camp next to ours had fifty people in it, with rugs hung between the trees, incense burning, and a stereo set going full volume.”Scenes such as this will probably never be repeated in Yosemite or any other national park, yet the urgent problem remains of balancing the public's desire to visit the parks with the parks’ need to be protected from too many people and cars and too much development. In this book, longtime park visitor and professional geographer Bob O’Brien explores the National Park Service’s attempt to achieve “sustainability,” a balance that allows as many people as possible to visit a park that is kept in as natural a state as possible.O’Brien details methods the NPS has used to walk the line between those who would preserve vast tracts of land for “no use” and those who would tap the Yellowstone geysers to generate electricity. His case studies of six western “crown jewel” parks show how rangers and other NPS employees are coping with issues that impact these cherished public landscapes, including visitation, development, and recreational use.

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  Social Media Marketing Mastery:...

  Social Media Marketing Guru

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  If you want to become a Master of Social Media Marketing, then keep reading! If you think that 2019 has been a great year for social media marketing, wait until you see what will unfold in 2020. With more and more people subscribing to Facebook, Instagram and co. it is clear that the internet offers a true goldmine, for those that are willing to put in the work and learn the most effective strategies to monetize an audience. Nowadays we are more connected than ever, yet so few people take advantage of the incredible opportunity that social networks are providing. It will not take a long time before big companies and institutions decide to seriously focus on internet marketing and at that point it will be almost impossible for the average Joe to get a seat on this profitable table. But you are lucky, because if you are reading this it means that you are still on time to jump on the wagon before the train takes off. If I were you, I will stop wasting time debating whether social media marketing is worth focusing on and put all my energy and focus in studying and applying new strategies. Speaking of studying strategies, here is what you will learn in this book: The secret marketing strategy that only the best online marketers use How to maximize the power of your CTA to get more leads and customers The only way to combine online and offline to build a long lasting and profitable business The reason why most social media marketers will go bankrupt in the next year and how you can avoid this mistake The ultimate advertising guide and checklist The single most effective strategy to market a product, a service or your personal brand much more... The beauty of social media marketing is that it has incredibly low costs and almost an infinite potential if you apply the right knowledge. So, what are you waiting for? Get this book today by clicking the Buy Now button!

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  Microhydro - Clean Power from Water

  Scott Davis

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  Microhydro features the smallest version of the renewable engery technology dubbed the simplest, most reliable and least expensive way to generate power off grid. Highly illustrated and practical, it is a complete guide to designing and constructing reliable hydroelectric power systems.

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