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  The Inner Life of Animals - Love...

  Peter Wohlleben

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  Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world with Peter Wohlleben's personal experiences in forests and fields.
  
  Horses feel shame, deer grieve, and goats discipline their kids. Ravens call their friends by name, rats regret bad choices, and butterflies choose the very best places for their children to grow up.
  
  In this - his latest book - Peter Wohlleben follows the hugely successful The Hidden Life of Trees with insightful stories into the emotions, feelings, and intelligence of animals around us. Animals are different from us in ways that amaze us - and they are also much closer to us than we ever would have thought.An Author's Republic audio production.

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  A Pocket History of Human...

  Silvana Condemi, Francois Savatier

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  Why aren't we more like other apes? How did we win the evolutionary race? Find out how "wise" Homo sapiens really are.
   
  Prehistory has never been more exciting: New discoveries are overturning long-held theories left and right. Stone tools in Australia date back 65,000 years —a time when, we once thought, the first Sapiens had barely left Africa. DNA sequencing has unearthed a new hominid group — the Denisovans — and confirmed that crossbreeding with them (and Neanderthals) made Homo sapiens who we are today.
   
  A Pocket History of Human Evolution brings us up-to-date on the exploits of all our ancient relatives. Paleoanthropologist Silvana Condemi and science journalist François Savatier consider what accelerated our evolution: Was it tools, our "large" brains, language, empathy, or something else entirely? And why are we the sole survivors among many early bipedal humans? Their conclusions reveal the various ways ancient humans live on today — from gossip as modern "grooming" to our gendered division of labor — and what the future might hold for our strange and unique species.

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  Frankenstein's Cat - Cuddling Up...

  Emily Anthes

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  For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and hunt, housecats that look like tigers, and teacup pigs that fit snugly in our handbags. But what happens when we take animal alteration a step further, engineering a cat that glows green under ultraviolet light or cloning the beloved family Labrador? Science has given us a whole new toolbox for tinkering with life. How are we using it?In Frankenstein's Cat, journalist Emily Anthes takes us from petri dish to pet store as she explores how biotechnology is shaping the future of our furry and feathered friends. As she ventures from bucolic barnyards to a "frozen zoo" where scientists are storing DNA from the planet's most exotic creatures, she discovers how we can use cloning to protect endangered species, craft prosthetics to save injured animals, and employ genetic engineering to supply farms with disease-resistant livestock. Along the way, we meet some of the animals that are ushering in this astonishing age of enhancement, including sensor-wearing seals, cyborg beetles, a bionic bulldog, and the world's first cloned cat.Through her encounters with scientists, conservationists, ethicists, and entrepreneurs, Anthes reveals that while some of our interventions may be trivial (behold: the GloFish), others could improve the lives of many species-including our own. So what does biotechnology really mean for the world's wild things? And what do our brave new beasts tell us about ourselves?With keen insight and her trademark spunk, Anthes highlights both the peril and the promise of our scientific superpowers, taking us on an adventure into a world where our grandest science fiction fantasies are fast becoming reality.

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  The Anatomy of Martial Arts - An...

  Norman G. Link, Lily Chou

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  For intermediate and advanced martial artists, a training reference highlighting the key muscle groups used for a variety of martial arts techniques. 
   
  Unlock the power of the takedowns, strikes and defenses in martial arts from Kendo and Karate to Jiujitsu and Judo with this illustrated guide to the muscles and anatomy behind each movement. 
   
  With detailed anatomical drawings, this book precisely illustrates the inner workings of your body during key martial arts moves. Its color drawings, helpful photos and clear text make it easy to identify the specific muscles you need to train for maximum speed, power and accuracy. More than just an anatomy book, each section is accompanied by exercises and stretches to strengthen muscles, prevent injury and improve form. 
   
  •Kicks 
   
  •Strikes 
   
  •Takedowns 
   
  •Throws 
   
  The Anatomy of Martial Arts is designed for a variety of disciplines, including: 
   
  •Hapkido 
   
  •Jiujitsu 
   
  •Judo 
   
  •Karate 
   
  •Kendo 
   
  •Kung Fu 
   
  •Muay Thai 
   
  •Taekwando

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  Agile Project Management with...

  Alex Campbell

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  Gain a broader understanding of Agile project management using Scrum. 
  Do you want to make your team more agile? 
  Do you want to be able to recover quickly when the unexpected happens? 
  Do you want to stay focused on what's important and get rid of tasks that aren't? 
  The answer is Scrum, a project management framework that lets you do just that. It can help you organize your team and get everyone working together towards shared goals, no matter how big or small the project. In Agile Project Management With Scrum, we'll show you how to use this powerful tool to create a more effective and efficient workflow. 
  In this book, you will:Discover and take a deep dive into the science behind Scrum.Understand the basics of agile projects and then dive into the management of agile projects.Discover the ScrumMaster.Learn about planning a Scrum project.Master DSDM and its techniques.Understand agile project developmentLearn about the deployment processDiscover the use of Scrum in scaling projects. 
  This book will teach you how to use the Scrum method of project management, which uses short sprints and constant feedback from your team members to help you stay on track and deliver your project on time. 
  It's full of practical advice and easy-to-follow steps that can be applied to any project, from small to large.

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  Chandra's Cosmos - Dark Matter...

  Wallace H. Tucker

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  On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built, was launched aboard the space shuttle Columbia. Since then, Chandra has given us a view of the universe that is largely hidden from telescopes sensitive only to visible light. In Chandra's Cosmos, Wallace H. Tucker uses a series of short, connected stories to describe the telescope's exploration of the hot, high-energy face of the universe. The book is organized in three parts: "The Big," covering the cosmic web, dark energy, dark matter, and massive clusters of galaxies; "The Bad," exploring neutron stars, stellar black holes, and supermassive black holes; and "The Beautiful," discussing stars, exoplanets, and life.Chandra has imaged the spectacular, glowing remains of exploded stars and taken spectra showing the dispersal of their elements. Chandra has observed the region around the supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way and traced the separation of dark matter from normal matter in the collision of galaxies. Tucker explores the implications of these observations in an entertaining, informative narrative aimed at space buffs and general readers alike.

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