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  The Weather of the Future - Heat...

  Heidi Cullen

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  “A scorching vision of what life might be like in the warmer world that is already on its way. "  — Michiko Kakutani, New York Times“Vivid and compelling, this book shows what life will be like in a warming world. Essential reading for anyone who’s planning to inhabit the planet for the next few decades.”  — Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a CatastropheFrom Heidi Cullen, one of America’s foremost experts on weather and climate change and a senior research scientist with Climate Central, a fascinating and provocative book that predicts what different parts of the world will look like in the year 2050 if current levels of carbon emissions are maintained.Dr. Heidi Cullen, one of the world’s foremost climatologists and environmental journalists, offers a new way of viewing the climate-change phenomenon, not as some future event but as something happening right now in our own backyard. In this groundbreaking, provocative work, Dr. Cullen combines the latest scientific research with state-of-the-art climate-model projections to create climate-change scenarios for seven of the most at-risk locations around the globe.From the Central Valley of California, where coming droughts will jeopardize the entire state’s water supply, to New York City, whose infrastructure is extremely vulnerable to even a relatively weak Category 3 hurricane, to Greenland, where warmer temperatures will give access to mineral wealth buried beneath ice sheets for millennia, Cullen illustrates how, if left unabated, climate change will transform every corner of the world by midcentury—and no two regions will be affected in quite the same way.

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  Touchpad Information Technology...

  Sanjay Jain

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  The chapters of this book have been selected and designed as per the CBSE curriculum of Vocational course on IT. 
  
  KEY FEATURES 
  - National Education Policy 2020 
  - Sneak Peek: This section contains glimpses of MS Office. 
  - Glossary: This section contains definition of common terms. 
  - Objective Type Questions: This section contains objective type questions to assess the intellectual skills of the students. 
  - Subjective Type Questions: This section has subjective questions to assess the comprehensive writing skills of the students. 
  - CBSE Sample Question Paper: This section contains sample question paper. 
  - Practical Work: This section has sample questions for practical examination 
  - Digital Solutions 
  
  DESCRIPTION (This section should contain complete information about the book from the start to the end, in around 1350 characters with space.)
  The main features of this book are as follows: 
  - The language of the book is simple and easy to understand. 
  - The book focuses on Free and Open-Source Software (Foss) with highlights of MS Office. 
  - Notes are given for add-on knowledge. 
  - Students are provided with fun facts about the topic. 
  - Lab Activities are added in between the chapters to develop practical skills. 
  - The applications of IT Tools are discussed with real life scenarios. 
  - The contents will help to create opportunity for better job prospects with respect to IT fields. 
  
  WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 
  You will learn about: 
  - Communication skills 
  - Management skills 
  - Fundamentals of computers 
  - ICT Tools 
  - Entrepreneurship 
  - Green Skills 
  - Digital Documentation (Advanced) 
  - Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced) 
  - Database Management System 
  - Web Applications and Security 
  
  WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR (audience) (Let the readers know what knowledge they should have before reading the book)(350 characters with space)
  Grade - 10 
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  1. Part A Employability Skills 
  (a) Unit-1 Communication Skills-II 
  (i) Chapter-1 Communication Skills 
  (b) Unit-2 Self-Management Skills-II 
  (ii) Chapter-2 Self-Management 
  (c) Unit-3 ICT Skills-II 
  (iii) Chapter-3 Information Technology & Communication 
  (d) Unit-4 Entrepreneurial Skills-II 
  (iv) Chapter-4 Entrepreneurship 
  (e) Unit-5 Green Skills-II 
  (v) Chapter-5 Green Skills 
  2. Part B Subject Specific Skills 
  (a) Unit-1 Digital Documentation (Advanced) 
  (vi) Chapter-1 Advanced Features of Word Processor 
  (b) Unit-2 Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced) 
  (vii) Chapter-2 Advanced Features of Spreadsheet 
  (viii) Chapter-3 More about Spreadsheet 
  (c) Unit-3 Database Management System 
  (ix) Chapter-4 Database Management 
  (x) Chapter-5 More on Database 
  (d) Unit-4 Web Applications and Security 
  (xi) Chapter-6 Web Application 
  (xii) Chapter-7 Web Security and Workplace Safety 
  3. Part C Practical Work 
  (a) Python Practical Questions 
  (b) Viva Voce Questions 
  4. Projects 
  5. Glossary 
  6. CBSE Sample Question Paper

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  Slime - How Algae Created Us...

  Ruth Kassinger

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  Say “algae” and most people think of pond scum. What they don’t know is that without algae, none of us would exist. 
  There are as many algae on Earth as stars in the universe, and they have been essential to life on our planet for eons. Algae created the Earth we know today, with its oxygen-rich atmosphere, abundant oceans, and coral reefs. Crude oil is made of dead algae, and algae are the ancestors of all plants. Today, seaweed production is a multi-billion dollar industry, with algae hard at work to make your sushi, chocolate milk, beer, paint, toothpaste, shampoo, and so much more. 
  In Slime we’ll meet the algae innovators working toward a sustainable future: from seaweed farmers in South Korea, to scientists using it to clean the dead zones in our waterways, to the entrepreneurs fighting to bring algae fuel and plastics to market. 
  With a multitude of lively, surprising science and history, Ruth Kassinger takes listeners on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes, and into-the-kitchen tour. Whether you thought algae was just the gunk in your fish tank or you eat seaweed with your oatmeal, Slime will delight and amaze with its stories of the good, the bad, and the up-and-coming.

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  Literary Meditations for...

  Dustin Peone

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  Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many new techniques for remaining healthy have been introduced, but there has been little to no public discussion about how to live well. “Social distancing” is good medicine for the body, but the health of the spirit depends on wisdom. When we find ourselves in new and dangerous conditions, we can only look to the past for counsel. 
  
  In this book, originally published as Plague Literature and now in its second edition, the philosopher Dustin Peone offers reflections on ten literary classics set during plague times. From each work, he draws one central insight that is applicable to our situation today and all future pandemics. These insights are lessons in prudence, taught by the sages of the past. This is a book about how to pursue the good life during a pandemic and what it means to flourish in dark times, not just to survive.
  
  
  
  “This is a unique and timely work, offering the reader a systematic and historical perspective on the difficult and dangerous conditions of the present time.” 
  
  —Donald Phillip Verene, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Emory University
  
  
  
  "An invaluable book, beautifully written in a classical style characterized by clarity and wit."
  
  —Brian P. Quaranta, Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine, Duke University
  
  
  
  “Peone’s book offers penetrating and essential insight about what is necessary for human flourishing in pandemic conditions. This should be read by anyone wishing to understand not only how to survive, but how to live well in dark and unsettling times.”
  
  —Rebecca U. Thorpe, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Washington

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  Raised by Animals - The...

  Jennifer L. Verdolin

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  When it comes to family matters, do humans know best? Leading animal behaviorist Dr. Jennifer Verdolin argues otherwise in this eye-opening book. Welcome to the wild world of raising a family in the animal kingdom . . . sometimes shocking, often ingenious! Every species can surprise us: Chimps have a knack for minimizing temper tantrums, and owl chicks have a remarkable gift for sharing. A prairie vole knows exactly when his stressed-out partner needs a massage. And anyone who considers reptiles “cold-blooded” should consider the caecilian, a snakelike animal from Kenya: After laying eggs, the mother grows a fatty layer of skin, which her babies eat after hatching (not one of the book’s many lessons from the wild to be tried at home!). Along the way Verdolin challenges our often counterproductive beliefs about what families ought to be like and how we should feel. By finding common ground with our furry, feathered, and even slimy cousins, we can gain new insight on what “natural” parenting really means—and perhaps do a better job of forgiving ourselves for those days when we’re “only human”!

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  Navigating Life with Amyotrophic...

  PhD Mark B. Bromberg MD, Diane...

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  Navigating Life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis provides accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about the challenges patients, family members, and caregivers face when confronted by ALS, a disease that affects approximately 5,600 Americans every year, with as many as 30,000 people managing the disease at any given time. ALS is a difficult disease for the patient and is also challenging for the caregiver and family as there are many questions, issues relating to care, and problems to manage. This guide covers all aspects of managing ALS, from the onset of symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and coping strategies to the use of home health care or hospice, and new research in the field. The book also sheds lights on difficult topics, such as end-of-life care and managing legal affairs.Navigating Life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is unique because it covers two perspectives: one author is a neurologist with thirty years of experience treating ALS patients, and the other author experienced first-hand the issues in providing care for a parent with ALS. Formatted in a question-and-answer style, peppered throughout with patient stories, and with sections devoted to family members and caregivers, this compassionate resource provides guidance to those seeking to understand how to live with this disease.

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