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  Climate Change - Planet under...

  Scientific American

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  From increasingly severe storms to collapsing coral reefs to the displacement of Syrian citizens, in this audiobook we examine the effects of Earth’s changing climate on weather systems, ecosystems, and human habitability and what this means for our future.

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  Deforestation - The Silent...

  Marcus Klein

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  Forests are among the Earth’s most precious resources, spanning vast landscapes and serving as critical lifelines for countless species, including humanity. Their towering trees and dense undergrowth form a complex ecosystem that sustains biodiversity, provides essential resources, and regulates the natural processes that make life possible. Yet, beneath this quiet resilience, forests face an ongoing crisis. The relentless clearing of these vital ecosystems, known as deforestation, has become one of the greatest threats to our planet’s delicate balance.  
    
  Deforestation is the systematic removal of forested areas for purposes such as agriculture, logging, mining, and urban development. While forests have been cleared throughout history to make way for human settlements and progress, the scale of destruction in modern times far surpasses anything seen before. Once regarded as boundless, forests are now disappearing at a rate that defies imagination. Landscapes that took centuries to form can be leveled in days, leaving behind scars that may take generations to heal—if they ever do.  
    
  Forests are far more than clusters of trees; they are intricate systems where every plant, animal, and microorganism plays a role in sustaining life. When a forest is lost, its inhabitants—many of which are found nowhere else on Earth—are left without refuge. Fragile ecosystems collapse, species are driven toward extinction, and the harmony that once thrived among living organisms begins to unravel. But the consequences extend far beyond the forest’s borders. Rivers dry up as watersheds lose their protective canopies, soils erode without the roots that once anchored them, and communities dependent on forests for food, medicine, and shelter face an uncertain future. 

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  True Stories of Deep Sea...

  Lana Preston

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  Sink into a hypnotic slumber with real deep sea history and low-stakes oceanography designed to quiet the anxious mind.
   
  Step aboard a slow-moving research vessel where the only drama is the patient cataloging of life. Imagine drifting over the seafloor in a submersible, watching bioluminescent creatures glow in the darkened depths while technicians perform soothing, repetitive safety checks on the instruments.
   
  Experience a calming voyage featuring: 
  
  Historical bathysphere descents told without suspense or sudden noises. 
  Methodical mapping expeditions of vast, quiet underwater plains. 
  Peaceful observations of deep coral gardens and drifting research instruments. 
  The comforting atmosphere of shore laboratories where data is logged in silence.
  
   
  This narrative eschews sharp conclusions for a gradual descent into stillness. Allow your breathing to match the hushed cadence of the ocean and enjoy a restorative night of rest.

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  Charged - A History of Batteries...

  James Morton Turner

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  Winner of the 24th Annual Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book Prize 
   
   
   
  Finalist for the 2023 Cundill History Prize 
   
   
   
  Gold Medal Recipient, Nautilus Book Awards, Sustainability 
   
   
   
  To achieve fossil fuel independence, few technologies are more important than batteries. Used for powering zero-emission vehicles, storing electricity from solar panels and wind turbines, and revitalizing the electric grid, batteries are essential to scaling up the renewable energy resources that help address global warming. But given the unique environmental impact of batteries—including mining, disposal, and more—does a clean energy transition risk trading one set of problems for another? 
   
   
   
  In Charged, James Morton Turner unpacks the history of batteries to explore why solving "the battery problem" is critical to a clean energy transition. As climate activists focus on what a clean energy future will create the history of batteries offers a sharp reminder of what building that future will consume. With new insight on the consequences for people and communities on the front lines, Turner draws on the past for crucial lessons that will help us build a just and clean energy future, from the ground up.

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  Imaginative Communities -...

  Robert Govers

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  Americans are loud. Amsterdam equals sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Mexicans are lazy and Germans are boring, but punctual. Paris is romantic, Wuhan infectious, Ukrainians heroic, and New Zealand untouched.  
  This is the way people around the world think about cities, regions and countries and the communities that live there; through cliches and stereotypes. It can be frustrating and hindering trade, diplomacy, investment, tourism, or talent attraction. Many believe that such image problems can be resolved with advertising campaigns, but the classic tourism promotion model is broken and insufficient. This book explains what works and what doesn’t when it comes to improving the reputation of cities, regions, and countries. It does so without the use of jargon and with reference to numerous case-studies. The book primarily aims to inspire readers and offer them a broad overview of an issue in modern society that is of interest and relevance to all of us: the reputation of our communities. 
  Tables and figures: download from www.imaginativecommunities.com/tables

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  Ending Medical Reversal -...

  Vinayak K. Prasad, Adam S. Cifu

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  Medications such as Vioxx and procedures such as vertebroplasty for back pain are among the medical "advances" that turned out to be dangerous or useless. What Dr. Vinayak K. Prasad and Dr. Adam S. Cifu call medical reversal happens when doctors start using a medication, procedure, or diagnostic tool without a robust evidence base—and then stop using it when it is found not to help, or even to harm, patients.In Ending Medical Reversal, Drs. Prasad and Cifu narrate fascinating stories from every corner of medicine to explore why medical reversals occur, how they are harmful, and what can be done to avoid them. They explore the difference between medical innovations that improve care and those that only appear to be promising. They also outline a comprehensive plan to reform medical education, research funding and protocols, and the process for approving new drugs that will ensure that more of what gets done in doctors' offices and hospitals is truly effective.

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