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  My First Summer In The Sierra

  John Muir

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  In My First Summer in the Sierra, John Muir recounts his transformative journey through California’s Sierra Nevada in the summer of 1869. As a young Scottish-American naturalist, Muir joins a crew of shepherds driving a flock of sheep to the high mountain meadows. Through vivid and poetic descriptions, he captures the breathtaking landscapes, towering sequoias, rushing rivers, and vast granite peaks. 
  Muir’s keen observations of the flora, fauna, and geology of the region, combined with his deep spiritual connection to nature, reflect his evolving philosophy of wilderness preservation. His journal entries, written with enthusiasm and reverence, reveal his profound love for the Sierra and his growing advocacy for protecting its beauty. 
  This classic work, filled with wonder and awe, is a cornerstone of American nature writing and played a key role in inspiring the conservation movement and the creation of national parks. 
  Cover Photo by gali: https://www.pexels.com/photo/trees-near-mountain-640907/

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  Nanotechnology and...

  Daniel Garfield

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  "Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronics: Exploring the Revolutionary Applications of Small-Scale Technology" is a comprehensive guide to the world of nanotechnology, focusing on its revolutionary applications in the field of electronics. From the fundamental properties of matter at the nanoscale to the latest breakthroughs in nanoelectronics, this book covers everything you need to know about this rapidly advancing field. 
  The book begins with an introduction to the basics of nanotechnology, including the properties of matter at the nanoscale and the different approaches to nanofabrication. The second part of the book explores the many applications of nanotechnology, including nanomedicine, nanosensors, nanoelectronics, and advanced materials and manufacturing. 
  In the third part of the book, the focus turns to nanoelectronics, exploring the cutting-edge research in carbon-based and silicon-based nanoelectronics. The book examines the challenges and opportunities in scaling down electronics to the nanoscale and the potential for quantum computing. 
  The final part of the book looks at the impact of nanotechnology on industry and society. It explores the ethical and societal issues related to nanotechnology, including safety and environmental concerns, as well as the commercialization of nanotechnology and its impact on industries. 
  "Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronics" is an accessible and engaging guide to the exciting world of nanotechnology. Whether you are a scientist, engineer, student, or simply interested in the latest technological advancements, this book will provide you with a deep understanding of the revolutionary applications of small-scale technology.

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  Uncertain Climes - Debating...

  Joseph Giacomelli

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  Uncertain Climes looks to the late nineteenth century to reveal how climate anxiety was a crucial element in the emergence of American modernity. 
   
  Even people who still refuse to accept the reality of human-induced climate change would have to agree that the topic has become inescapable in the United States in recent decades. But as Joseph Giacomelli shows in Uncertain Climes, this is actually nothing new: as far back as Gilded Age America, climate uncertainty has infused major debates on economic growth and national development. 
    
  In this ambitious examination of late-nineteenth-century understandings of climate, Giacomelli draws on the work of scientists, foresters, surveyors, and settlers to demonstrate how central the subject was to the emergence of American modernity. Amid constant concerns about volatile weather patterns and the use of natural resources, nineteenth-century Americans developed a multilayered discourse on climate and what it might mean for the nation’s future. Although climate science was still in its nascent stages during the Gilded Age, fears and hopes about climate change animated the overarching political struggles of the time, including expansion into the American West. Giacomelli makes clear that uncertainty was the common theme linking concerns about human-induced climate change with cultural worries about the sustainability of capitalist expansionism in an era remarkably similar to the United States’ unsettled present.

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  Ring of Downs - The North Downs'...

  Maryanne Traylen

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  ‘Ring of Downs’ is a feast of lyrically evocative writings and atmospheric images inspired by a landscape-loving woman’s walks with her beloved dog through an extraordinary part of Kent’s North Downs. 
  The places celebrated, from which these writings have drawn their inspiration, are on the North Downs Way path which forms an imperfect circle made up of two arcs. One meanders southeast through the Folkestone Downs along the coast to the White Cliffs of Dover. The other runs northeast through Canterbury. Yet this outer map corresponds to an inner one, a ‘mandala’, the perfect imaginative symbol of wholeness: as if tracks walked make patterns in our minds, words of wonder triggered by nature forging relationship between us and the land. 
  This black and white edition of ‘Ring of Downs’ is the author’s sequel to ‘A Dog on the Downs’, to be followed by ‘Flights of Nature’ and ‘Light of Land’.

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  Wild Peaks: A Journey on Foot...

  Tom Chesshyre

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  A journey through Britain’s first National Park on its 75th anniversary 
  On a spring day in 1932, 400 disgruntled ramblers embarked on a 'mass trespass' of Kinder Scout, a plateau in the Peak District in northern England. Their aim? To establish a right to roam across the rugged landscape, against the wishes of wealthy landowners. 
  The hikers were seeking respite from the smoky industrial centres of Manchester and Sheffield – and eventually they got what they wanted. In 1951, the Peak District was established as Britain’s first national park. Home to striking dragon-back ridges of rock, vast expanses of peat, farms and villages, cloughs and caverns, the Peak is much more than the 'howling wilderness' described by Daniel Defoe three centuries ago. 
  With the 75th anniversary of the park’s creation looming, how has this dramatic landscape fared since? Celebrated travel writer Tom Chesshyre hit the trails on a 363-mile ramble to find out – and to celebrate this symbolic home of hiking. 
  Wild Peaks follows winding paths, pausing at old inns and mountain huts, and along the way meeting a rich cast of landowners, farmers, historians, mountaineers, publicans, rangers, right-to-roamers, homeless travellers, mountain rescue members, mystics, dreamers and fellow hikers. 
  Don your cagoule, grab a compass, and join Tom as he explores how the land has changed, and how we have too. 
  For fans of Monisha Rajesh (Around India in 80 Trains), Ben Aitken (A Chip Shop in Poznan), Mark Gregory Probert (Journey through Wales), James Anthony (The Slow Road to Deadhorse), and Michael Williams (The Future of Quality News Journalism).

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  e-Patients Live Longer: Managing...

  Nancy B. Finn M. Ed

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  Best practices for the Empowered, Engaged, Educated e-PatientThe digital tools available to every patient today enable you to better monitor and manage your health and improve your outcomes. From better medical adherence and effective communication with your providers, to how to use wearables; from clear detail about how your smartphone can check your vitals and sound advice on which websites offer reliable health information, this book provides the reader with a vital resource when interacting with our confusing healthcare system.  Author Nancy B. Finn M. Ed uses anecdotal stories from real-life situations, along with hard data, and interviews from experts, to make this a comprehensive guide to deploying digital technology in health, essential to 21st century patients.

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