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Book Synopsis''Highly recommend - practical and full of human wisdom'' FINANCIAL TIMES''Brimming with ideas to transform the future'' KATE RAWORTH, author of DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS''An act of radical hope, radical listening and radical humility . . . I loved it'' RORY STEWARTWork, for decades, has been debated and discussed as a narrow economic category. Instead, Hilary Cottam identifies work as a cultural force at the heart of good lives, strong communities and a sense of a shared national destiny. Crucially, in these dramatic times, she shows how we can shape this force to meet technological change, our ecological crisis and the challenges of the world''s deep injustices. We can create a work revolution. Ambitious but rooted in the ideas of everyday experts - real workers from all walks of life - this is a realistic and hopeful book. Hilary Cottam has crossed the UK and the USA; she''s spent time in communities considered by outsiders as ''left behind'' and in places at the centre of financial and technological power. Drawing on a fascinating range of sources - historians, trade unionists, business leaders, philosophers and most originally, hours of her imaginative workshops with workers - Hilary Cottam boldly asks: how can we redesign work? Our challenges - political, social, economic and environmental - are tangled and growing. But so are the imaginative solutions. In this exciting, inspiring and optimistic book, Hilary shows us how we could work differently and live better.''So valuable . . . Hilary Cottam proposes a bold new vision of what the principles underlying ''good work'' might be'' MARIANA MAZZUCATO, UCL professor and author of MISSION ECONOMY ''Timely . . . guides the changes needed'' CARLOTA PEREZ''Exposes what motivates workers today - not the things most business leaders think - and shows how new thinking would benefit us all. Compelling'' MARTHA LANE FOX''Urgent, compelling and ultimately hopeful . . . Necessary and Inspiring'' CAROLINE LUCAS, Green Party MP and author of ANOTHER ENGLAND''Cottam is the humane revolutionary our turbulent century needs - and this book our roadmap to a better future'' JONATHAN FREEDLAND, author of THE ESCAPE ARTIST

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Physical Geography: Physical, Spatial, and Environmental Science. 2. Representations of Earth. 3. Earth-Sun Relationships and Solar Energy. 4. The Atmosphere and Earth's Energy Budget. 5. Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation Patterns. 6. Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation. 7. Air Masses and Weather Systems. 8. Global Climates and Climate Change. 9. Low-Latitude and Arid Climate Regions. 10. Middle-Latitude, Polar, and Highland Climatic Regions. 11. Biogeography. 12. Soils and Soil Development. 13. Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics. 14. Tectonism and Volcanism. 15. Weathering and Mass Wasting. 16. Subsurface Water and Karst. 17. Fluvial Processes and Landforms. 18. Arid Region and Eolian Landforms. 19. Glacial Systems and Landforms. 20. Coastal Processes and Landforms. Appendix A: SI Units and Unit Conversions. Appendix B: Topographic Maps. Appendix C: Understanding and Recognizing Some Common Rocks.

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Book SynopsisNever find yourself stuck for gardening advice again with this handy and informative book, packed with advice from the experts at Kew Gardens.Kew Answers for Everyday Gardeners solves all your gardening conundrums, from pest control to pruning, and wildlife to weather management, with a series of 100 questions.Polly Stevens, manager of decorative displays at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew shares her answers to the questions she gets asked most by visitors to the gardens – from pest control to wildlife care, planting advice to pruning. For each question there is a clear answer and expert tips and techniques.The questions include: How do I tell what kind of soil I have? What is the best time of year to prune? How do I make a wildlife pond? How do I deal with pests without using chemicals? How do I collect rainwater? Written with the modern gardener in mind, t

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Book Synopsis'the most important person you've never heard of' - The New York Times'Partha Dasgupta provides the compass we urgently need by bringing economics and ecology together, we can help save the natural world at what may be the last minute and in doing so, save ourselves.' - David AttenboroughImagine a football team which measures its success only on the basis of the goals it scores and doesn't count the goals it concedes. That football team could be losing right through without recognizing it'For as long as they have existed, our economic models have served us an incomplete picture. The models and metrics tells us that our economies are healthy because they are growing. However, this doesn't account for the fact that our growth is driven by a resource that we take for free and treat as infinite: nature. For centuries we have been using it as if it were both, but we know now, more than ever, that our demand on the natural world is unsustainable. It's no longer sufficient to only see part of the picture; it's time that our economic models show us the whole thing. In On Natural Capital, renowned Cambridge economist Sir Partha Dasgupta lays out a seminal and groundbreaking new approach to economics. Challenging everything that has come before, he asks, what if we were to put a value on nature just as we value everything else? An urgent call to transform the focus and structures of global economics, On Natural Capital is a bold and groundbreaking book that could, truly, change everything.

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Book SynopsisAn entertaining and eye-opening look at the French Revolution, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. The French Revolution and What Went Wrong looks back at the French Revolution and how it’s surrounded in a myth. In 1789, almost no one in France wanted to oust the king, let alone guillotine him. But things quickly escalated until there was no turning back. The French Revolution and What Went Wrong looks at what went wrong and why France would be better off if they had kept their monarchy.

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Book Synopsis'Laurence Alison is one of my academic heroes. He does what every writer longs to do. He makes the difficult clear - without losing his rigour.' Malcolm Gladwell'They are quietly revolutionising the study and practice of interrogation... Their findings are changing the way law enforcement and security agencies approach the delicate and vital task of gathering human intelligence.' GuardianGet what you want from even the most difficult charactersAll of us have to deal with difficult people. Whether we're asking our neighbour to move a fence or our boss for a pay rise, we can struggle to avoid arguments and get what we want.Laurence and Emily Alison are world leaders in forensic psychology, and they specialise in the most difficult interactions imaginable: criminal interrogations. They advise and train the police, security agencies, the FBI and the CIA on how to deal with extremely dangerous suspects when the stakes are high. After 30 years' work - and unprecedented access to 2,000 hours of terrorist interrogations - they have developed a ground-breaking model of interpersonal communication. This deceptively simple approach to handling any encounter works as well for teenagers as it does for terrorists. Now it's time to share it with the world.Rapport reveals that every interaction follows four styles: Control (the lion), Capitulate (the mouse), Confront (the Tyrannosaur) and Co-operate (the monkey). As soon as you understand these styles and your own goals you can shape any conversation at will. And you'll be closer to the real secret: how to create instant rapport.Trade ReviewLaurence Alison is one of my academic heroes. He does what every writer longs to do. He makes the difficult clear – without losing his rigour. -- Malcolm GladwellThey are quietly revolutionising the study and practice of interrogation… Their findings are changing the way law enforcement and security agencies approach the delicate and vital task of gathering human intelligence. -- Guardian

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Book SynopsisOn April 21, 1971, hundreds of Vietnam veterans fell asleep on the National Mall, wondering whether they would be arrested by daybreak. Veterans had fought the courts for the right to sleep in public while demonstrating against the war. When the Supreme Court denied their petition, they decided to break the law and turned sleep into a form of direct action. During and after the Second World War, military psychiatrists used sleep therapies to treat an epidemic of "combat fatigue." Inducing deep and twilight sleep in clinical settings, they studied the effects of war violence on the mind and developed the techniques of brainwashing that would weaponize both memory and sleep. In the Vietnam War era, radical veterans reclaimed the authority to interpret their own traumatic symptoms-nightmares, flashbacks, insomnia-and pioneered new methods of protest. In Fighting Sleep, Franny Nudelman recounts the struggle over sleep in the postwar world, revealing that sleep was instrumental to the development of military science, professional psychiatry, and antiwar activism. Traversing the fields of military and mainstream psychiatry, popular and institutional film, documentary sound technology, brain warfare, and postwar social movements, she demonstrates that sleep-far from being passive, empty, or null-is a site of contention and a source of political agency.Trade ReviewPraise for John Brown's Body: Slavery, Violence, and the Culture of War:"John Brown's Body explains the enormous role of Brown's martyrdom in the visual and literary rhetoric of the Civil War" -- Adam Gopnik * The New Yorker *Praise for John Brown's Body: Slavery, Violence, and the Culture of War:John Brown's Body critiques the long-held idea, from Richard Slotkin forward, that violence must be the price of profound social change -- Jane E. Schultz * The Journal of American History *Praise for John Brown's Body: Slavery, Violence, and the Culture of War:John Brown's Body is a cultural history of great originality and depth. By interweaving histories and literatures that have often been kept separate, it sheds new light on the meaning of the devastation of the Civil War and, more generally, on violence as a form of cultural expression. -- Karen Flood * The North Carolina Historical Review *Sleep seems to mark a realm wholly separate from public affairs, but Sleeping Soldiers reveals its methodical colonization by the US national security state and its surprising centrality to Cold War American politics and culture. Moving deftly between film and public protest, military psychiatry and veteran experience, documentation and reality, Franny Nudelman charts a fascinating pathway from the CIA mind-control experiments and the "brainwashing" scare of the Korean War era to the troubled sleep of the traumatized veteran, the endless wakefulness of the POW, and the emergence of a veteran's movement focused on the right to sleep in public. -- Timothy Melley, author of The Covert Sphere: Secrecy, Fiction, and the National Security State (Cornell 2012), Professor of English and Director of the Miami University Humanities Center.In this lucid and moving cultural history of the US from the end of WW2 through the Vietnam War, Franny Nudelman explores the problematic status of sleep for soldiers damaged by the trauma of warfare. Writing against the instrumental logic of sleep as the recuperation necessary for a return to service and combat, she poses the passivity and vulnerability of sleep as an interval of refusal, of healing, or of oblivion in relation to the imperatives of a militaristic society. A revelatory book. -- Jonathan Crary, Author of 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of SleepIf you've never thought of sleep as direct action, Franny Nudelman's marvelous tale of the struggles over soldiers' sleep will awaken you to the mundane tactics of peaceable assembly in the face of the nightmares of militarism. A riveting re-imagination of antiwar activism for our post-traumatic times. -- Michael Denning, author of Noise Uprising and The Cultural Front[Insurgent Empire] sets out to celebrate the political agency of colonised peoples, its importance in bringing an end to empire and the impact it had on metropolitan liberal and radical thinking. -- Matthew Reisz * Times Higher Education *Haunting and lovingly researched. -- Benjamin Reiss * Los Angeles Review of Books *Fighting Sleep shows that interpreting trauma by ourselves is vital to resisting the violence committed in our names. In a world of war, inequality, repression, and environmental degradation, we must explore our discomfort and question our role in this violence. -- Joey Mitchell * Mobilization *

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Book SynopsisHarry Potter: The Film Vault compiles the filmmaking secrets and visionary artistry behind the Harry Potter films into a series of twelve deluxe collectible volumes. Each intricately designed book features gorgeous concept art and unit photography from the Warner Bros. archive paired with striking insights about bringing JK Rowling's Wizarding World to the big screen. In addition, a collectible poster accompanies each volume.

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Book SynopsisA fascinating and comprehensive guide to the sun – our home star – which remains the greatest mystery in the solar system, and why understanding it is pivotal to our future existence here on Earth.In 1869, a great mystery was born. As astronomers observed a total solar eclipse, for the first time they saw the faint glow of the solar corona, the sun’s outer atmosphere. Measurements of a previously unknown wavelength that made up this solar light sparked hot debate among scientists, but it was another sixty years before they discovered that this wavelength was in fact iron being burned at a staggering 3 million degrees Celsius. With the sun’s surface only 6,000 degrees, this shouldn’t be possible. What we now knew about the sun appeared to defy the laws of physics – and nature.But as well as being shrouded in intriguing mystery, the unpredictable nature of the sun’s corona poses a serious threat to our life here on earth – the destructive potential of solar storms, caused by solar material travelling out into space at around 1 million miles an hour, is huge. Remaining beyond our reach until now, a new generation of ambitious solar missions are currently travelling closer to the sun than any previous spacecraft in history. As we enter this unprecedented era of heliophysics, there has never been a better time to get to grips with the workings of our home star.Trade ReviewA highly readable and topical account of the life and times of our neighbourhood nuclear furnace, on which all life on Earth depends – the sun. Colin Stuart pulls together an amazing amount of physics in an enjoyable narrative which conveys information painlessly. I read it at a sitting, and look forward to a more leisurely second look. * John Gribbin *Surprisingly, considering its fundamental importance to life on Earth, the sun has been the Cinderella of astronomical popular science. In this fascinating and in-depth exploration of our friendly neighbourhood star, Colin Stuart makes sure that Cinderella gets to the ball. * Brian Clegg *A thrilling story of not only the sun’s inner workings and how it affects the Earth, but how we’ve come to understand the raw power of our local star. Beautifully written – Colin Stuart explains these mind-expanding details with crystal clarity. * Lewis Dartnell *An exceptionally clear and comprehensive account of how science has unpicked the manifold secrets of the sun. * Dr Paul Parsons, author of 30-Second Theories *A deep-dive into what we currently know about the workings of our sun, and some of the big questions that remain unanswered. Indispensable for solar enthusiasts. * Melanie Windridge, author of Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights *A compelling portrait of the Sun * Nature Magazine *

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Book SynopsisJohn Lewis-Stempel is a farmer and 'Britain's finest living nature writer' (The Times). His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers Woodston, The Running Hare and The Wood. He is the only person to have won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing twice, with Meadowland and Where Poppies Blow. In 2016 he was named Magazine Columnist of the Year for his column in Country Life. He farms cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Traditionally.

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Book SynopsisLonely Planet's Southern Italy is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Explore the ghostly ruins of Pompeii, go island-hopping around the stunning Aeolian Islands and marvel at the beauty of Capri; all with your trusted travel companion.

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Book SynopsisThe book, which is beautifully illustrated seeks to immerse you in the life of the hare and the beauty of nature. Jigfoot can teach us all a lot about the importance of enjoying simple pleasures and embracing the nature we share our world with.

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Book Synopsis**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**‘A boon for any busy household' Jay RaynerThe ultimate vegetarian and vegan cook book. Seventy-five easy one-tin recipes: half vegan, half vegetarian, all delicious.With every meal in this book, you simply pop your ingredients in a tin and let the oven do the work.From flexitarians to families, this book is for anyone who wants to eat easy veg and plant-based meals using everyday ingredients and store cupboard staples.This winter, why not give greens some love?'This book will earn a place in kitchens up and down the country' Nigella Lawson 'This book has changed my life' Juno Dawson'So delicious. So easy' Nina StibbeINDIA EXPRESS, THE NEW COOK BOOK FROM THE MILLION-COPY SELLING AUTHOR OF THE ROASTING TIN SERIES, IS OUT NOW.Trade ReviewI was drawn to the Rainbow Tabbouleh with Avocado, Radishes and Pomegranate, to the Mediterranean Courgettes with Olives, Feta and Tomatoes, to the Beetroot, Chick Pea and Coconut curry - a ruby beauty! - and to so much more within these pages... I don’t doubt it will be every bit as successful, maybe even more, than Rukmini's first volume, which has earned a place in kitchens up and down the country. * Nigella Lawson *A boon for any busy household -- Jay Rayner * Observer Books of the Year *This book has changed my life * Juno Dawson *This book will transform your summer meals * Great British Food *Wonderful. So delicious. So easy * Nina Stibbe *Impressive… minimum fuss and maximum flavour * Simple Things *It hinges on chucking a whole load of ingredients into a single tin and roasting it all into speedy, tasty, flavourful life * Northern Echo *Minimum fuss and maximum flavour as showcased in these bright, bold recipes * Sunday Express *Drool-worthy recipes * Liz Earle Wellbeing Magazine *Rukmini has carefully considered tastes and textures in her assembly of clever, low-maintenance, all-in-one meals * Crumbs *My fave kind of cooking: chuck some things in one tin and whack it in the oven. Go do something else for a while then dinner's ready * Kate Leaver, author of The Friendship Cure *There are plenty of punchy flavours here and the beauty of this kind of cooking is that it requires so little preparation * Daily Mail, **Books of the Year** *So clever and fantastic for families * Daily Telegraph *Packed with easy and delicious vegan and vegetarian recipes from one-pan cooking whiz Rukmini Iyer. * Ocado Life *I genuinely can't remember what my partner and I ate for dinner before buying this book -- Cheryl Freedman * Healthy Magazine *It's not an exaggeration to say these [Roasting Tin] titles...have changed the way I eat, cook and entertain. These titles would be especially good for students or reluctant chefs, as I was. -- Juno Dawson * Good Housekeeping *A reliable crowd-pleaser and the book is also bursting with ideas for inventive and exciting side dishes... it is a godsend on a busy weeknight -- Stacey Smith * Independent *

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Book SynopsisWhen the fisherman dies Fleinvær stories spill out silver strings, like guts from a spring catch. But between these pages they survive. The Arctic Diaries chart generations of the characters, myths and misremembered details that make up the oral traditions of a windswept archipelago in Norway’s far north. Created over a single arctic winter, using stories gathered from the last surviving fisherman of Langholmen, this collection of poems are part history, part field notes, exploring what role the outsider plays in preserving the experience of another.

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Book SynopsisPretty much indispensable to a birder travelling in the subcontinent - British BirdsWith a wide range of habitats and a dazzling and diverse avifauna, the Indian subcontinent is one of the world''s greatest birding hotspots. This second edition of Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp''s ground-breaking work is a comprehensive field guide to the region, covering all species known to occur in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.Fully revised and updated, this authoritative book includes more than 240 colour plates of detailed illustrations, alongside concise species accounts describing key identification features, range, habitat and voice with accurate range maps for each species.Peerless in the scope of its coverage yet still portable enough for field use, Field Guide to Birds of the Indian Subcontinent is an essential companion for any birdwatcher tackling the mountains, rainforests, plains, wetlands or deserts of this magical

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Book Synopsis“For those ready and willing to build a new life, here are the tools. Powerful, incisive, extraordinary writing.” —Neale Donald Walsch, New York Times bestselling author of Conversations with God Transform your life with this bestselling, revolutionary, and accessible seven-step guide—grounded in energy medicine, neurobiology, and quantum physics—to awaken your true health and potential through energy healing. Eighteen years ago, health pioneer and “extraordinary enlightened visionary” (Anita Moorjani, New York Times bestselling author) Dr. Sue Morter had a remarkable and profound awakening. While meditating, she spontaneously accessed an energy field—a level of consciousness—beyond anything she had ever imagined. This dramatic experience changed her life and set her on a mission to discover how to create such radical transformation for her patients. Through years of Trade Review“The Energy Codes offers deep insights and powerful, practical techniques that brilliantly merge the ever-blending worlds of science and spirituality to help reveal the truth of our being and the depths of our greatness. In this phenomenal book, which I strongly encourage you to read, Dr. Sue Morter will help guide you to living more fully and expressing your true potential.” -- Jack Canfield, coauthor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series and The Success Principles™“I have just found a book that practicalizes and functionalizes the metaphysical insights and mystical wisdom of all the best spiritual literature of the past half-century. The Energy Codes by Dr. Sue Morter offers shockingly simple, yet wonderfully masterful, explanations that turn all the What’s True info into a single How-To revelation that can change lives virtually overnight. Spiritual knowledge is one thing, spiritual tools are another. For those ready and willing to build a new life, here are the tools. Powerful, incisive, extraordinary writing.” -- Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God“In this wonderfully powerful book, Dr. Sue Morter bridges the realms of science, spirituality, and true personal transformation. Her years of research, investigation, and practice will change you and your life for good. When you apply these practical and effectively proven tools, you will heal your mind, your body, and your reality. I loved reading it!” -- Dr. Joe Dispenza, New York Times bestselling author of You Are the Placebo“Simply, Sue Morter is the real deal. Her authentic insights, integration and embodiment of Sacred truth is evident as you hear her teach and have the privilege of being one of her clients. In this book she masterfully integrates spirituality and science in a way that is life-changing. Sue pours her years of research and experience into this powerful literary contribution that will assist in your transformation like no other. You are holding in your hands right now a powerful key to real transformation. Use it.” -- Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder, Agape International Spiritual Center and author of Spiritual Liberation and Life Visioning“Every once in a great while, a book comes along with such truth, clarity, and genius that it can powerfully transform your life. The Energy Codes is such a book. It's an owner’s manual for understanding who you truly are and for creating lasting happiness, optimal health, and a most miraculous life.” -- Marci Shimoff, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Happy for No Reason and Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul“Brilliant and relatable, The Energy Codes is filled with powerful, profound and transformational principles and practices that are both accessible and relevant. Dr. Sue Morter is an extraordinary enlightened visionary, bridging the gap between heaven and earth, and inviting us fully into our creatorship. I highly recommend this book!” -- Anita Moorjani, New York Times bestselling author of Dying To Be Me“Dr. Sue Morter, one of the most exciting and original health practitioners out there, takes a truly holistic view of health by focusing on the body’s dynamical and interconnected energy systems, including the role of the soul’s purpose and the power of certain key movements to radically shift energy. Take a daily dose of the seven principles in The Energy Codes and enjoy a powerful prescription for living in radiant wellness and harmony.” -- Lynne McTaggart, internationally bestselling author of The Field, The Intention Experiment, and The Power of Eight“In the midst of a growing transition in human health and consciousness, Dr. Sue Morter’s The Energy Codes establishes new ground with a multi-disciplinary approach to healing. Blending the movement arts of yoga with energizing breathwork, deep belief, and heart expanding meditations, she takes her readers into the greatest healing experience of all—the lifting of the mind into a heightened discovery of the true self and mission.” -- James Redfield, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Celestine Prophecy“This book shows you why passionately embracing your energetic nature—your Soulful Self—is the most important thing you could ever do. A must read!” -- Janet Bray Attwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Passion Test“[A] valuable 7 'codes' exercise program that enables you to fully express your creative magic in manifesting your life. Dr. Morter’s book is a virtual scientific treasure map for finding health, happiness, and love at the end of the rainbow.” -- Bruce H. Lipton, PhD, cell biologist and author of the bestselling The Biology of Belief, Spontaneous Evolution, and The Honeymoon Effect

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