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  Rural Wrongs - Hunting and the...

  Charlie Pye-Smith

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  Rural Wrongs tells a shocking story about how the hunting bans enacted in England, Wales and Scotland some 20 years ago have proved to be a disaster for animal welfare. Instead of making life better for the fox, the brown hare and the red deer, they have often made life worse. As Lord Moore says in his foreword: "Rural Wrongs is the first serious work of its kind. It is a vivid and heartfelt tale about what happens to animal and human landscapes when people meddle in them for the wrong reasons. It should serve as a handbook for all those seeking to show why bad law must be replaced by rules that truly address animal welfare."

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  The Indisputable Existence of...

  Thomas Oléron Evans, Hannah Fry

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  How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list? What equations should you use to decorate the Christmas tree? Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner—shimmying up and down chimneys for a whole night—or fatter—as he munches on cookies and milk in billions of houses across the world?In The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus, distinguished mathematicians Hannah Fry and Thomas Oléron Evans demonstrate, with eminent clarity, how applied mathematics are so thoroughly interwoven throughout our everyday lives by explaining mathematical concepts through one very merry motif: Christmas. In their quest to provide mathematical proof for the existence of Santa, the authors take listeners on a festive journey through a traditional holiday season, wherein every activity, from wrapping presents to playing board games to cooking the perfect turkey, is painstakingly and hilariously analyzed. Because who hasn't always wondered how to set up a mathematically perfect Secret Santa?Lighthearted and diverting with Christmasy equations, Markov chains, and matrices, The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus brightens up the bleak midwinter with a stockingful of mathematical marvels.

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  Spirals in Time - The Secret...

  Helen Scales

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  Seashells, stretching from the deep past into the present day, are touchstones leading into fascinating realms of the natural world and cutting-edge science. In Spirals in Time, marine biologist Helen Scales shows how seashells have been sculpted by the fundamental rules of mathematics and evolution; how they gave us color, gems, food, and new medicines. 
   
   
   
  Members of the phylum Mollusca are among the most ancient animals on the planet. Their shells provide homes for other animals, and across the ages, people have used shells not only as trinkets but also as a form of money, and as powerful symbols of sex and death, prestige and war. 
   
   
   
  The science and natural history of shells are woven into a compelling narrative, revealing their cultural importance and the ways they have been used by humans over the millennia. After surviving multiple mass extinctions millions of years ago, mollusks and their shells still face an onslaught of anthropocentric challenges, including climate change and corrosive oceans. But rather than dwelling on all that is lost, Scales emphasizes that seashells offer an accessible way to reconnect people with nature, helping to bridge the gap between ourselves and the living world. Spirals in Time shows why nature matters and reveals the hidden wonders that you can hold in the palm of your hand.

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  Monkey to Man - The Evolution of...

  Gowan Dawson

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  The first book to examine the iconic depiction of evolution, the "march of progress," and its role in shaping our understanding of how humans evolved 
   
   
    
  We are all familiar with the "march of progress," the representation of evolution that depicts a series of apelike creatures becoming progressively taller and more erect before finally reaching the upright human form. Its emphasis on linear progress has had a decisive impact on public understanding of evolution, yet the image contradicts modern scientific conceptions of evolution as complex and branching. 
   
   
    
  This book is the first to examine the origins and history of this ubiquitous and hugely consequential illustration. In a story spanning more than a century, from Victorian Britain to America in the Space Age, Gowan Dawson traces the interconnected histories of the two most important versions of the image: the frontispiece to Thomas Henry Huxley's Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature (1863) and "The Road to Homo Sapiens," a fold-out illustration in the bestselling book Early Man (1965). Dawson explores how the recurring appearances of this image pointed to shifting scientific and public perspectives on human evolution, as well as indicated novel artistic approaches, and advancements in technology.

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  Affirmations Powerful Words

  Max Topoff

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  This new program is designed to attract good luck and new events in your life.The power of words is boundless and powerful. What you think and say creates your reality. After all, every word is an energy code that contains meaning, image, vibration. By saying words aloud or mentally we turn on the mechanism of action and attract certain events. In order to bring luck into your life, you need to tune in to the vibrations of love, joy and happiness. With repeated repetition of these affirmations, neural structures are activated and your subconscious mind is tuned to achieve what you want. Listen to them regularly before bed for a month, and then these formulas will penetrate your subconscious and become part of you. Imagine that what you are hearing has already happened in your life. You are already living this reality. Experience, live every phrase, every word… Program your consciousness for happiness.

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  The Voice of Math - Unlock Your...

  Dave Kester

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  A journey through math.Have you always wondered about the mysteries of the universe? The patterns we see in life aren’t a coincidence, and it’s taken thousands of years for us to see it.Take a dive into a book where we analyze what you think you know then turn it on its head. Did we always know that the patterns we see in seashells also exist in galaxies? Did ancient societies unlock the key to coding, and can we use principles thousands of years old to create innovations that were once just science fiction?Journey into The Voice of Math, a fascinating dive into understanding numbers, where they came from, and where they can take us, not only in laboratories, but in our daily lives.

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