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  The Father of Glacier National...

  George Bird Grinnell

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  The story of this glorious Montana landmark, told through the journals and letters of the man who fought to conserve it—maps and photos included.   With his small group of explorers, George Bird Grinnell discovered and named forty geological features east of the Continental Divide and west of the Blackfeet Reservation. He also happened to be a prolific writer and record-keeper who diligently made time in camp for meticulous journal entries. As a result, he wrote a series of articles about his trips from 1885 to 1898 for publication in Forest and Stream.   In 1891, he began advocating to protect the area as a national park—and led that charge for nearly two decades until successful. His discoveries, publications, and leadership led to the creation of Glacier National Park. In this book, his cousin Hugh Grinnell compiles first-person narratives from unpublished journal entries, personal correspondence, and dozens of articles to tell the early story of Glacier.

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  Intermittent Fasting for Women -...

  Helena Campbell

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  Lose Weight, Slow Down the Aging Process and Improve Your Health With the Intermittent Fasting Diet! 
  If you've consulted the Internet during the last couple of years to find out how to lose weight, you've probably heard about the Intermittent Fasting method. 
  The Intermittent Fasting diet actually allows you to eat bigger amounts of food than most diets, without eliminating certain food groups such as carbs, meats or sugar. This method relies on the biological processes of our bodies, and that’s the main reason it works. It uses only your body’s natural weapons to fight weight gain, diseases, and the aging process. 
  As we get older, our metabolism slows down. That’s especially true for women. 
  Here’s what you’ll learn:How the method works, and how the science supports itDifferent types of fasting, and how to choose one to fit your lifestyle and scheduleHow to lose weight permanently and fight common cardiovascular diseasesWhich foods to eat to boost the weight loss process, and which to avoidHow Intermittent Fasting can help with insomnia and problems with your periodHow to use this method if you’re a vegan or a vegetarian, and how to combine it with other diets, such as Keto or paleo dietAnd much, much more! 
  Unlike some other diets that promise a rapid weight loss, Intermittent Fasting is actually backed by science, and that’s why it works. You can try it out no matter the age, weight, and fitness level. Everyone can benefit from fasting and take control of their health!

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  The Spell of the Sensuous -...

  David Abram

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  For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity with the natural world? What will it take for us to recover a sustaining relationship with the breathing earth? In The Spell of the Sensuous David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which—even at its most abstract—echoes the calls and cries of the earth. In this lyrical work, Abram weaves his arguments with a passion, a precision, and an intellectual daring that recall such writers as Loren Eisleley, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez.

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  A Mind at Play - How Claude...

  Rob Goodman, Jimmy Soni

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  Claude Shannon was a tinkerer, a playful wunderkind, a groundbreaking polymath, and a digital pioneer whose insights made the Information Age possible. He constructed fire-breathing trumpets and customized unicycles, outfoxed Vegas casinos, and built juggling robots, but he also wrote the seminal text of the digital revolution. That work allowed scientists to measure and manipulate information as objectively as any physical object. His work gave mathematicians and engineers the tools to bring that world to pass.Now, Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman bring Claude Shannon's story to life. It's the story of a small-town boy from Michigan whose career stretched from the age of room-sized computers powered by gears and string to the age of the Apple desktop. It's the story of the origins of information in the tunnels of MIT and the "idea factory" of Bell Labs, in the "scientists' war" with Nazi Germany, and in the work of Shannon's collaborators and rivals. It's the story of Shannon's life as an often reclusive, always playful genius. With access to Shannon's family and friends, A Mind At Play explores the life and times of this singular innovator and creative genius.

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  The Royal Art of Poison - Filthy...

  Eleanor Herman

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  The story of poison is the story of power. For centuries, royal families have feared the gut-roiling, vomit-inducing agony of a little something added to their food or wine by an enemy. To avoid poison, they depended on tasters, unicorn horns, and antidotes tested on condemned prisoners. Servants licked the royal family’s spoons, tried on their underpants, and tested their chamber pots. Ironically, royals terrified of poison were unknowingly poisoning themselves daily with their cosmetics, medications, and filthy living conditions. Women wore makeup made with mercury and lead. Men rubbed turds on their bald spots. Physicians prescribed mercury enemas, arsenic skin cream, drinks of lead filings, and potions of human fat and skull, fresh from the executioner. The most gorgeous palaces were little better than filthy latrines. Gazing at gorgeous portraits of centuries past, we don’t see what lies beneath the royal robes. In The Royal Art of Poison, Eleanor Herman combines her unique access to royal archives with cutting-edge forensic discoveries to tell the true story.

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  River of Relaxation -...

  Greg Cetus

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  This progressive tension reduction technique teaches how to train your body for relaxation. It can be practised before bedtime, after waking and during the day to reduce stress levels, build-up of tension, and to improve quality of sleep. This technique is based on cognitive behavioural therapy with focus on releasing tension in each muscle group and the whole body. Creating physical relaxation in the body is important for sleep and can reduce anxiety.

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