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  The Book of the Barn Owl

  Sally Coulthard

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  With its heart-shaped face and silent, graceful flight, the barn owl regularly tops the nation's list of favourite birds. But how much do we really know about this sublime tenant of the night? Here, bestselling author Sally Coulthard shines a light on the barn owl. Full of fascinating insights, conservation advice and the latest research, this affectionate and timely guide also tells the story of a barn owl's early life – from first pip of the shell to leaving the nest – a fascinating time in this captivating creature's journey. 
  “Fascinating insights... An endearing book for lovers of the barn owl” DAILY MAIL 
  “Enjoyable and lyrical... enhanced by Vanessa Lubach's arresting lino prints” COUNTRY LIFE 
  “Packs in everything the amateur nature enthusiast would want to know” YORKSHIRE LIFE

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  Geospatial Technologies -...

  Mark Jackson

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  Explore the powerful world of geospatial technologies with Geospatial Technologies: Transforming Our World through Location Intelligence. This Mark Jackson 
  comprehensive guide offers a deep dive into the transformative impact of location-based technologies on our everyday lives and industries. 
  From the foundational concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing to the cutting-edge advancements in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and spatial data analysis, this book provides a thorough understanding of how geospatial technologies shape our world. Discover the principles behind cartography, the role of big data and AI in spatial analytics, and the future trends driving innovation in smart cities and IoT applications. 
  Key Features:In-Depth Coverage: Learn about the core components of geospatial technologies, including GIS, remote sensing, GNSS, and spatial data analysis.Real-World Applications: Explore practical uses in urban planning, disaster management, agriculture, environmental monitoring, and more.Emerging Trends: Stay ahead with insights into big data, AI, and the future of geospatial technology.Ethical and Legal Considerations: Understand the privacy, legal, and ethical dimensions of geospatial data use.Practical Insights: Benefit from case studies, expert interviews, and hands-on examples to apply concepts in real-world scenarios. 
  This book offers a detailed and engaging exploration of how geospatial technologies are revolutionizing the way we understand and interact with the world. Join us on a journey through the fascinating landscape of location intelligence and discover how these technologies are shaping the future. 
   

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  Starved for Light - The Long...

  Christian Warren

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  A wide-ranging history of rickets tracks the disease’s emergence, evolution, and eventual treatment—and exposes the backstory behind contemporary worries about vitamin D deficiency. Rickets, a childhood disorder that causes soft and misshapen bones, transformed from an ancient but infrequent threat to a common scourge during the Industrial Revolution. Factories, mills, and urban growth transformed the landscape. Malnutrition and insufficient exposure to sunlight led to severe cases of rickets across Europe and the United States, affecting children in a variety of settings: dim British cities and American slave labor camps, moneyed households and impoverished ones. By the late 1800s, it was one of the most common pediatric diseases, seemingly an intractable consequence of modern life. Starved for Light offers the first comprehensive history of this disorder. Tracing the efforts to understand, prevent, and treat rickets—first with the traditional remedy of cod liver oil, then with the application of a breakthrough corrective, industrially produced vitamin D supplements—Christian Warren places the disease at the center of a riveting medical history, one alert to the ways society shapes our views on illness. 
   
  
  Sweeping and engaging, Starved for Light illuminates the social conditions underpinning our cures and our choices, helping us to see history’s echoes in contemporary prescriptions.

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  Songs of the Scarlet Tanager -...

  RMC Publishers

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  Drown out intrusive noises and immerse yourself in the wilderness with sounds of the Scarlet Tanager. 
  This audiobook features continuous background field recordings of natural bird sounds combined with ambient forest atmosphere. It is designed to support rest, productive focus, deep relaxation, and quiet meditation. 
  The soundscape is non-intrusive, steady, and intended for long-duration listening to help maintain a consistent and peaceful mental state. Ideal for use during work, studying, mindfulness practice, stress relief, or as a calming background environment throughout the day or night. 
  The Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) is a migratory songbird commonly found throughout the deciduous and mixed forests of eastern North America during the breeding season, wintering in northwestern South America. It is known for its distinctive vocalizations, which include short, robin-like phrases, melodic whistles, and a variety of clear, burry song patterns heard high in the forest canopy. 
  In natural environments, Scarlet Tanagers are most often heard during the early morning and throughout the daytime, especially in mature woodlands and dense forest habitats. Their songs contribute to the rich acoustic atmosphere of eastern forests, often providing a subtle but characteristic soundtrack to spring and summer mornings. 
  Visually, the Scarlet Tanager is recognized for its striking seasonal plumage. Breeding males display brilliant scarlet-red feathers contrasted by jet-black wings and tail, making them one of the most visually distinctive birds in North American forests. Females and non-breeding males feature olive-yellow and greenish plumage that blends naturally into leafy woodland environments.

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  Truth and Fantasy

  Joram Piatigorsky

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  The 67 essays in Truth and Fantasy explore diverse themes from different perspectives based on the author's and narrator's experiences. The essays are neither comprehensive nor meant to argue forcefully for any single viewpoint. Rather, they are meant to stimulate and inspire additional thoughts and ideas. Beginning essays include musings on random thoughts on the power of silence and neutral and indifference. Subsequent essays emerge from a lifelong career in biology research and touch on whether the ability to evolve is an evolutionary trait. Other essays argue that the nature of intelligence and aesthetics can be traced throughout the animal kingdom, including even so-called "mindless" invertebrates. Challenging subjects are covered in essays about the foundations and meaning of creativity, considering even the role of boredom and imperfections as sources of creativity. Other essays deal with ambition and the relative significance of the buried streams of time between the specific, visible, highlighted episodes in life. The essays include reflections relating competitive tennis to general issues of life, express gratitude for 50 years of marriage, the miracle of having children and grandchildren, the positive nature of kindness, the despondence of losing a treasured wedding ring, and relief when it's found; art: how it's valued, the significance of authenticity, the importance of ambiguity, and the experiences of amassing a world-class collection of Inuit sculptures. Essays describe uplifting experiences and broadening horizons by traveling to exotic places – Israel, Iceland, Greenland, Portugal, and West Africa – and the nostalgia of returning after 40 years to the science laboratories in Puget Sound as a writer instead of a science student. Finally, essays maintain that aging need not dampen ambition and creative efforts but do not ignore the inevitability of death and its value in defining the marvel and privilege of life.

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  Consciousness - Where Did It...

  Ylia Callan

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What is consciousness, and why does it matter? Is it a byproduct of the brain, a reflection of the cosmos, or the very fabric of reality itself? Consciousness – Where Did It Come From and Where Is It Going? takes listeners on a profound journey through the mysteries of awareness, exploring both the science and the spirit of mind. 
   
  From leading theories such as Integrated Information Theory and Global Workspace Theory, to deeper explorations of memory, dreams, the self, and even the quantum question, this audiobook illuminates the many faces of consciousness. It traces the evolution of awareness - from the earliest stirrings of life’s inner eye, to the possibility of a universal consciousness shaping the cosmos. 
   
  With clarity and depth, the chapters reveal consciousness as both a scientific puzzle and a timeless mystery. Is the self an illusion? Can dreams open gateways to hidden dimensions of mind? What role does the body play in shaping awareness? And most importantly, what might the future of consciousness hold for humanity and beyond? 
   
  Whether you are fascinated by neuroscience, intrigued by philosophy, or drawn to the spiritual dimensions of mind, this audiobook offers a sweeping exploration of one of the greatest questions of existence: Where did consciousness come from - and where is it going?

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