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  Dawn at Mineral King Valley -...

  Daniel P. Selmi

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  The story behind the historic Mineral King Valley case, which reveals how the Sierra Club battled Disney’s ski resort development and launched a new environmental era in America. 
    
  In our current age of climate change–induced panic, it’s hard to imagine a time when private groups were not actively enforcing environmental protection laws in the courts. It wasn’t until 1972, however, that a David and Goliath–esque Supreme Court showdown involving the Sierra Club and Disney set a revolutionary legal precedent for the era of environmental activism we live in today. 
    
  Set against the backdrop of the environmental movement that swept the country in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Dawn at Mineral King Valley tells the surprising story of how the US Forest Service, the Disney company, and the Sierra Club each struggled to adapt to the new, rapidly changing political landscape of environmental consciousness in postwar America. Proposed in 1965 and approved by the federal government in 1969, Disney’s vast development plan would have irreversibly altered the practically untouched Mineral King Valley, a magnificently beautiful alpine area in the Sierra Nevada mountains. At first, the plan met with unanimous approval from elected officials, government administrators, and the press—it seemed inevitable that this expanse of wild natural land would be radically changed and turned over to a private corporation. Then the scrappy Sierra Club forcefully pushed back with a lawsuit that ultimately propelled the modern environmental era by allowing interest groups to bring litigation against environmentally destructive projects. 
    
  An expert on environmental law and appellate advocacy, Daniel P. Selmi uses his authoritative narrative voice to recount the complete history of this revolutionary legal battle and the ramifications that continue today, almost 50 years later.

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  Solitude

  Alexander Pope

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 different recordings of Solitude by Alexander Pope. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of February 17th, 2008.

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  Lies My Doctor Told Me - Medical...

  Dr. Ken Berry

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  Has your doctor lied to you? 
  Eat low-fat and high-carb, including plenty of “healthy” whole grains - does that sound familiar? Perhaps, this is what you were told at your last doctor’s appointment or visit with a nutritionist, or perhaps, it is something you read online when searching for a healthy diet. And maybe, you’ve been misled. Dr. Ken Berry is here to dispel the myths and misinformation that have been perpetuated by the medical and food industries for decades. 
  This updated and expanded edition of Dr. Berry’s best seller Lies My Doctor Told Me exposes the truth behind all kinds of “lies” told by well-meaning but misinformed medical practitioners. Nutritional therapy is often overlooked in medical school, and the information provided to physicians is often outdated. However, the negative consequences on your health remain the same. Advice to avoid healthy fats and stay out of the sun has been proven to be detrimental to longevity and can wreak havoc on your system. 
  In this audiobook, Dr. Berry will enlighten you about nutrition and life choices, their role in our health, and how to begin an educated conversation with your doctor about finding the right path for you. 
  This book will teach you:Facts doctors are taught to think about nutrition and other preventative health measures and how they should be thinkingStory of how the food pyramid and MyPlate came into existence and why they should changeFacts about fat intake and heart healthTruth about the effects of whole wheat on the human bodyRole of dairy in your dietTruth about salt - friend or foe?Dangers and benefits of hormone therapyNew information about inflammation and how it should be viewed by doctors 
  Come out of the darkness and let Ken Berry be your guide to optimal health and harmony!

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  High Metabolism Diet With Apple...

  Greenleatherr

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  This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to do the Fast Metabolism Diet popularized by Haylie Pomroy, wellness coach to the celebrities. This book also explains the advantages of a fast metabolism, and guides you on how to speed up your own metabolism to reach your weight and fitness goals. All you need to know to really lose weight, without having to starve yourself, is discussed in this book. 
  In this book, you will find:Recipes for detox and weight lossRecipes for better skin healthBenefits of ACVHow to make apple cider vinegar at home 
  This book will also teach you how this wonderful vinegar can help make you healthier, look younger and feel better. From now on, you will no longer throw your apple peels and cores as you can turn them into something wonderful and important.

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  Future Horizons in Cybersecurity...

  Jessica Green

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  The book "Future Horizons in Cybersecurity: Defensive Fortitude: A Comprehensive Guide to Safeguarding Digital Assets" is a timely resource that provides a comprehensive analysis of the rapidly evolving field of cybersecurity. In a world that is becoming increasingly interconnected, this indispensable manual equips readers with the abilities and information required to safeguard their digital assets.  
  To emphasize the importance of strong cybersecurity measures, the book begins by charting cyber threats' historical development. After that, it explores how to create a robust cyber defense, going on incident response plans, cybersecurity frameworks, risk assessments, and security controls. Building a solid defense against cyberattacks requires these fundamental components. 
  Threat intelligence, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and network security are among the advanced defense techniques that are looked at. Each chapter offers practical guidance and examples from real-world situations to aid readers in understanding these sophisticated methods.  
  The book also addresses the unique challenges of cloud security in an increasingly cloud-based world. It offers compliance solutions and best practices for effectively securing cloud systems. Furthermore, the book takes a forward-looking approach by discussing emerging technologies like blockchain, IoT, AI, and quantum computing, highlighting the security risks they pose and providing proactive strategies to mitigate these risks. 
  IT administrators, cybersecurity experts, and anyone interested in digital security will find "Future Horizons in Cybersecurity" a priceless resource. It gives readers the defensive strength to protect their digital assets and keep up with the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.

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  My Beloved Brontosaurus - On the...

  Riley Black

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  A Hudson Booksellers Staff Pick for the Best Books of 2013One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring Science BooksA Bookshop Santa Cruz Staff PickDinosaurs, with their awe-inspiring size, terrifying claws and teeth, and otherworldly abilities, occupy a sacred place in our childhoods. They loom over museum halls, thunder through movies, and are a fundamental part of our collective imagination. In My Beloved Brontosaurus, the dinosaur fanatic Brian Switek enriches the childlike sense of wonder these amazing creatures instill in us. Investigating the latest discoveries in paleontology, he breathes new life into old bones.Switek reunites us with these mysterious creatures as he visits desolate excavation sites and hallowed museum vaults, exploring everything from the sex life of Apatosaurus and T. rex's feather-laden body to just why dinosaurs vanished. (And of course, on his journey, he celebrates the book's titular hero, "Brontosaurus"—who suffered a second extinction when we learned he never existed at all—as a symbol of scientific progress.)With infectious enthusiasm, Switek questions what we've long held to be true about these beasts, weaving in stories from his obsession with dinosaurs, which started when he was just knee-high to a Stegosaurus. Endearing, surprising, and essential to our understanding of our own evolution and our place on Earth, My Beloved Brontosaurus is a book that dinosaur fans and anyone interested in scientific progress will cherish for years to come.

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