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Book SynopsisCollection of documents revealing the significance of the years 1968-1972 to the environmental movementTrade Review"It is a representative collection that can supplement a textbook for American environmental history courses. . . . He rightly sees the years 1968-1972 as pivotal for the modern environmental movement. Recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword by William Cronon Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Warnings “Air Pollution in Donora, PA: Epidemiology of the Unusual Smog Episode of October 1948, Preliminary Report” Paul Shepard, “The Place of Nature in Man’s World,” The Atlantic Naturalist (1958) Howard Zahniser, “Wilderness Forever” (1961) Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (1962) Carl Carmer, Testimony before the Federal Power Commission in the Matter of Consolidated Edison (1964) Part 2. A Dying Planet Paul R. Ehrlich, The Population Bomb (1968) Stewart Brand, Whole Earth Catalog (1969) Jack Newfield, “Lead Poisoning: Silent Epidemic in the Slums,” Village Voice (1969) Daniel W. Hannan, Testimony before the Allegheny County Commissioners (1969) United Auto Workers, Letter Initiating Down River Anti-Pollution League (1969) Dr. N. K. Sanders, “The Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Impact on Environment” (1969) Seattle–King County Department of Public Health, Annual Report, 1969 Part 3. Earth Year 59 The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Editorial, National Review Bulletin (1970) Citizens Association of Beaufort County, “Is This What You Want for South Carolina’s Waters?” Columbia Record (1970) Richard Nixon, “Special Message to the Congress on Environmental Quality” (1970) Frank Herbert, “How Indians Would Use Fort,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1970) Barry Commoner, Harvard University Lecture (1970) Walt Kelly, Pogo Poster: “We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us” (1970) Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day Speech, Denver, Colorado (1970) Nathan Hare, “Black Ecology,” The Black Scholar (1970) Letters from Schoolchildren to Carl Stokes, Mayor of Cleveland (1970) Representative Louis Stokes, Address in Congress Supporting Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control Act of 1970 (1970) Ray Osrin, “Someday Son, All This Will Be Yours,” Cleveland Plain Dealer (1970) Eleanor Phinney, Letter to the Oregon Environmental Council (1970) Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP), Public Service Announcements (1970) Clean Air Act Amendments (1970) Part 4. Is Cata strophe Coming? A Select Committee of the University of Montana, “Report on the Bitterroot National Forest” (1970) Dale A. Burk, Photograph of the Bitterroot Forest, Montana (1971) Governor Ronald Reagan, Remarks before the American Petroleum Institute (1971) Dr. Joseph T. Ling, Testimony Regarding the Water Pollution Control Act (1971) Council of the Southern Mountains, “We Will Stop the Bulldozers” (1972) William O. Douglas, Dissent, Sierra Club v. Morton (1972) John Maddox, “Is Catastrophe Coming?,” The Doomsday Syndrome (1972) Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972) Part 5. Continuation Jimmy Carter, “The Energy Problem: Address to the Nation” (1977) Robert A. Roland, Statement Regarding Superfund (1979) A Mother’s Reflections on the Love Canal Disaster (1982) Dr. James E. Hansen, Testimony Regarding the Greenhouse Effect and Global Climate Change (1987) Bibliographical Essay Index

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Book SynopsisWorking on an Alaskan fishing schooner, the author learned to bait thousands of longline hooks, handle the daily halibut catch, respect the ocean's raw power and navigate the seedy bars and guilty pleasures of shore leave in Kodiak. This book tells an absorbing adventure story of maritime Alaska.Trade Review"This is pure adventure. Dean's story is…sinewy and spare, understated and often gorgeously written." -- Ethan Gilsdorf * Boston Globe *"Four Thousand Hooks is a marvellous loss-of-innocence book, informative, enjoyable and well worth reading." -- Irene Wanner * Seattle Times *"Four Thousand Hooks has the feel of an honest memoir, valuable for its precision in describing fishing methods, crew interactions, and what Adams thought and felt . . ." -- Scott Bowlen * Ketchikan Daily News *"His first-hand accounts come alive on the pages, where the reader is swept into the story with the narrator. . . . The foreshadowing and timing of the story makes it difficult to stop . . ." -- Christy Olsen Field * Norwegian American Weekly *"Four Thousand Hooks says a lot about our ability to meet extraordinary challenges, and suggests that maybe we're all stronger and more capable than we realize. [It’s] filled with fascinating details of the fishing life, makes for awfully good reading." -- National Fisherman * October 15 *“The well-honed prose tells a good story and one is encouraged to turn the pages to see what happens next. This is not only a very readable book but an important record of a particular type of fishing. -- Arthur G. Credland * Mariners Mirror *"Four Thousand Hooks is one teenage boy's dramatic, yet humorous, coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of Alaskan maritime culture . . . a vivid picture of life and commercial fishing conditions in Alaska. . ." -- Jennifer Huffman * Independent Publisher *"Four Thousand Hooks [is] one of the best books about commercial fishing in Alaska. The author began long-lining for halibut at age fifteen and went on to captain his own vessel: it is a great book for anyone interested in life on a commercial fishing vessel." -- Charlotte Glover * Southeast Sea Kayaks Blog *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"McElwee’s description of environmental rule in Vietnam helps readers look beyond simplistic explanations of environmental policy to see the more complex processes at play in defining and intervening in various social and environmental issues. . . McElwee’s book will be of great interest to those who focus on environmental policy and the interplay of social-ecological systems. Recommended." * Choice *"Forests Are Gold offers a timely analysis that will appeal to scholars far beyond Southeast Asia. . . . It should inspire upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars to rethink assumptions about the virtues of environmentalism by showing us how such reasoning has never been just about trees.—" -- Allison Truitt * American Anthropologist *"A wonderful and timely addition to the literature on political ecology. . . . In presenting the dilemmas and projects of forest conservation over the last century, she convincingly demonstrates that if forests can and do act beyond humans, the generativity of these activities is lost on those who seek to more efficiently administer them." -- Nikhil Anand * American Ethnologist (AE) *Table of ContentsForeword by K. Sivaramakrishnan Preface Acknowledgments Vietnamese Terminology Abbreviations Introduction | Seeing the Trees and People for the Forests 1. Forests for Profit or Posterity? The Emergence of Environmental Rule under French Colonialism 2. Planting New People: Socialism, Settlement, and Subjectivity in the Postcolonial Forest 3. Illegal Loggers and Heroic Rangers: The Discovery of Deforestation in Đổi Mới (Renovation) Vietnam 4. Rule by Reforestation: Classifying Bare Hills and Claiming Forest Transitions 5. Calculating Carbon and Ecosystem Services: New Regimes of Environmental Rule for Forests Conclusion | Environmental Rule in the Twenty-First Century Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"McElwee’s description of environmental rule in Vietnam helps readers look beyond simplistic explanations of environmental policy to see the more complex processes at play in defining and intervening in various social and environmental issues. . . McElwee’s book will be of great interest to those who focus on environmental policy and the interplay of social-ecological systems. Recommended." * Choice *"Forests Are Gold offers a timely analysis that will appeal to scholars far beyond Southeast Asia. . . . It should inspire upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars to rethink assumptions about the virtues of environmentalism by showing us how such reasoning has never been just about trees.—" -- Allison Truitt * American Anthropologist *"A wonderful and timely addition to the literature on political ecology. . . . In presenting the dilemmas and projects of forest conservation over the last century, she convincingly demonstrates that if forests can and do act beyond humans, the generativity of these activities is lost on those who seek to more efficiently administer them." -- Nikhil Anand * American Ethnologist (AE) *Table of ContentsForeword by K. Sivaramakrishnan Preface Acknowledgments Vietnamese Terminology Abbreviations Introduction | Seeing the Trees and People for the Forests 1. Forests for Profit or Posterity? The Emergence of Environmental Rule under French Colonialism 2. Planting New People: Socialism, Settlement, and Subjectivity in the Postcolonial Forest 3. Illegal Loggers and Heroic Rangers: The Discovery of Deforestation in Đổi Mới (Renovation) Vietnam 4. Rule by Reforestation: Classifying Bare Hills and Claiming Forest Transitions 5. Calculating Carbon and Ecosystem Services: New Regimes of Environmental Rule for Forests Conclusion | Environmental Rule in the Twenty-First Century Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Environmental Moment is a collection of documents that reveal the significance of the years 1968-1972 to the environmental movement in the United States. With material ranging from short pieces from the Whole Earth Catalog and articles from the Village Voice to lectures, posters, and government documents, the collection describes the period through the perspective of a diversity of participants, including activists, politicians, scientists, and average citizens. Included are the words of Rachel Carson, but also the National Review, Howard Zahniser on wilderness, Nathan Hare on the Black underclass. The chronological arrangement reveals the coincidence of a multitude of issues that rushed into public consciousness during a critical time in American history.Trade Review"It is a representative collection that can supplement a textbook for American environmental history courses. . . . He rightly sees the years 1968-1972 as pivotal for the modern environmental movement. Recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword by William Cronon Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Warnings “Air Pollution in Donora, PA: Epidemiology of the Unusual Smog Episode of October 1948, Preliminary Report” Paul Shepard, “The Place of Nature in Man’s World,” The Atlantic Naturalist (1958) Howard Zahniser, “Wilderness Forever” (1961) Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (1962) Carl Carmer, Testimony before the Federal Power Commission in the Matter of Consolidated Edison (1964) Part 2. A Dying Planet Paul R. Ehrlich, The Population Bomb (1968) Stewart Brand, Whole Earth Catalog (1969) Jack Newfield, “Lead Poisoning: Silent Epidemic in the Slums,” Village Voice (1969) Daniel W. Hannan, Testimony before the Allegheny County Commissioners (1969) United Auto Workers, Letter Initiating Down River Anti-Pollution League (1969) Dr. N. K. Sanders, “The Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Impact on Environment” (1969) Seattle–King County Department of Public Health, Annual Report, 1969 Part 3. Earth Year 59 The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Editorial, National Review Bulletin (1970) Citizens Association of Beaufort County, “Is This What You Want for South Carolina’s Waters?” Columbia Record (1970) Richard Nixon, “Special Message to the Congress on Environmental Quality” (1970) Frank Herbert, “How Indians Would Use Fort,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1970) Barry Commoner, Harvard University Lecture (1970) Walt Kelly, Pogo Poster: “We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us” (1970) Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day Speech, Denver, Colorado (1970) Nathan Hare, “Black Ecology,” The Black Scholar (1970) Letters from Schoolchildren to Carl Stokes, Mayor of Cleveland (1970) Representative Louis Stokes, Address in Congress Supporting Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control Act of 1970 (1970) Ray Osrin, “Someday Son, All This Will Be Yours,” Cleveland Plain Dealer (1970) Eleanor Phinney, Letter to the Oregon Environmental Council (1970) Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP), Public Service Announcements (1970) Clean Air Act Amendments (1970) Part 4. Is Cata strophe Coming? A Select Committee of the University of Montana, “Report on the Bitterroot National Forest” (1970) Dale A. Burk, Photograph of the Bitterroot Forest, Montana (1971) Governor Ronald Reagan, Remarks before the American Petroleum Institute (1971) Dr. Joseph T. Ling, Testimony Regarding the Water Pollution Control Act (1971) Council of the Southern Mountains, “We Will Stop the Bulldozers” (1972) William O. Douglas, Dissent, Sierra Club v. Morton (1972) John Maddox, “Is Catastrophe Coming?,” The Doomsday Syndrome (1972) Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972) Part 5. Continuation Jimmy Carter, “The Energy Problem: Address to the Nation” (1977) Robert A. Roland, Statement Regarding Superfund (1979) A Mother’s Reflections on the Love Canal Disaster (1982) Dr. James E. Hansen, Testimony Regarding the Greenhouse Effect and Global Climate Change (1987) Bibliographical Essay Index

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Book SynopsisOffers an account of how the Internet is transforming gossip, the way we shame others, and our ability to protect our own reputations. Focusing on blogs, Internet communities, and cybermobs, this book shows that, ironically, the unconstrained flow of information on the Internet may impede opportunities for self-development and freedom.

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Book SynopsisA much-needed practical guide, particularly suited for readers with engineering or science backgrounds, that provides the financial decision-making skills needed in the business world? For engineers with little or no business background this book provides the financial decision-making skills necessary for a management career. Based on materials used by students in a Masters of Engineering and Management program at Case Western Reserve University and informed by both classroom and industry experience, this essential guide can be used in courses or independent study. The chapters introduce and integrate key concepts relevant to basic management, accounting, and finance that will enhance the critical thinking and confidence necessary for success as a chief technology officer or in any business career.Trade Review"Drummond’s choice of emphasis is clearly informed by extensive practical experience teaching these topics. This book represents the creative synthesis of a very broad body of interdisciplinary knowledge." —Daniel Egger, Duke University"A comprehensive resource with every practical facet of accounting, finance, and engineering economy laid out for the engineer to consider. Important reading as the financial impacts of management become increasingly critical to success." —Eric H. Ledet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Book SynopsisWhen a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken?Trade Review“The book is well researched and clearly written, with a passionate concern for the impact of carbon disulphide on workers. . . this book will be very appealing to scholars as well as to general readers interested in the history of the rayon industry, the history of occupational health, or the unbridled use of toxic materials by industry.”—Peter Morris, Ambix"It is a fast paced and shocking tale. . . Rather than chart occupational health through a specific industry Fake Silk focuses on the substance, which permits a much broader and deeper reach into politics, economics, environmentalism and culture both in terms of both historical research and its audience."—Social History of Medicine“Action-packed . . . Reading Fake Silk, I could not help but wonder about the manufacturing process behind my T-shirt or the new dress hanging in my closet. Was someone harmed in the making of the kitchen sponge I just unwrapped?”—Science“Thanks to Paul Blanc’s extensively researched study we learn that. . . As the industry expanded, so did the number of victims suffering from the manufacturing process through exposure to the toxic solvent. They, as workers in the critical step, had suffered hallucinations and muscle and nerve dysfunction, and even died, from the toxic solvent carbon disulphide (disulfide). Their story is told sympathetically in this highly readable volume.” —Anthony S. Travis, Royal Society of Chemistry Historical Group Newsletter“In a time when many occupational physicians in developed countries will not see much classical occupational disease, this book is a timely reminder of the risks resulting from poorly controlled workplace exposures. Read it as a warning to understand the background to what happened in the viscose rayon industry and to quicken consciences for future prevention.”—Ron McCaig, Journal of Occupational Medicine“Interesting and engaging” —Catherine Mills, The Review of English Studies "This book provides a much needed dimension often missing in histories of rayon-producing corporations. . . .many readers will appreciate the assembling of facts concerning carbon disulfide's use."— Mary Schoeser, Textile History"Paul Blanc's book compellingly chronicles the all-too-real dangers behind the production of ‘fake’ silk. A terrifying exposé of what happens when the textile business puts profits before health."—Alison Matthews David, author of Fashion Victims:The Dangers of Dress Past and Present“This is an essential read for all interested in the history of occupational disease and of our increasing knowledge, yet failure to implement, the controls needed to reduce the risk of preventable disease and premature death.”—Sir Anthony Newman Taylor, Imperial College, London“Blanc's meticulous research has yielded a calm and overwhelming indictment of the murderous treatment that rayon workers worldwide have endured at the hands of their corporate masters.”—Eric Frumin, Health and Safety Director, US trade union federation Change to Win“A shocking story. Blanc draws back the curtain on the corporate deceit and neglect connected to products that have come to epitomize modern life.”— Frederick Rowe Davis, author of Banned: A History of Pesticides and the Science of Toxicology“A fascinating investigation into the colorful century-long history of a pernicious industrial hazard. A cautionary must-read for anyone who cares about eco-friendly living and integrity too.”—Don Katz, founder, Audible.com

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Book SynopsisA thought-provoking analysis of how the acquisition and utilization of information has determined the course of history over the past five centuries and shaped the world as we know it today Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country's ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jeremy Black approaches global history from a distinctive perspective, focusing on the relationship between information and society and demonstrating how the understanding and use of information have been the primary factors in the development and character of the modern age.Black suggests that the West's ascension was a direct result of its institutions and social practices for acquiring, employing, and retaining information and the technology that was ultimately produced. His cogent and well-reasoned analysis looks at cartography and the hardware of communicatio

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Book SynopsisA unique, wide-ranging examination of asteroid exploration and our future in spaceTrade Review“A fascinating and at times surprising read, packed with useful information and benefitting from Elvis’s personal accounts throughout. . . . Written in an engaging and entertaining style, readers will find it hard to put down.”—BBC Sky at Night“Elvis gives us a lot of food for thought. It’s not what I expected but a whole lot more and is highly recommended.”—Kevin J Kilburn, Astronomy NowCHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2022“Martin Elvis gives a fascinating survey of all the reasons why asteroids are interesting. He’s not only an expert, but a fluent and entertaining writer.”—Martin Rees, author of On the Future and Just Six Numbers“A lively and engaging writer, Martin Elvis shows us why it will take much more than drilling equipment and spaceships to mine asteroids—and to do it the right way.”—Frank White, author of The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution“A delightful trip around the solar system’s most dangerous and useful objects, leftovers from the beginning, causes of mass extinctions, and a chance for space trillionaires. Well done!”—John Mather, author of The Very First Light; Nobel Prize laureate (physics), 2006“A lively, comprehensive vision of future knowledge, technologies and wealth creation in our solar system. A great read for lovers of astronomy and astronautics, long-term investors, and venture capitalists with nerves of steel.”—Sir Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief, Springer Nature“Asteroids is a unique and compelling read, exploring the science of asteroids, space travel, and astronomy, and providing a fascinating study of the practical and financial benefits of asteroid research.”—Gregory J. Gbur, author of Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics

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Book SynopsisA compelling argument that the Internet of things threatens human rights and securitySobering and important.Financial Times, Best Books of 2020: Technology The Internet has leapt from human-facing display screens into the material objects all around us. In this so-called Internet of thingsconnecting everything from cars to cardiac monitors to home appliancesthere is no longer a meaningful distinction between physical and virtual worlds. Everything is connected. The social and economic benefits are tremendous, but there is a downside: an outage in cyberspace can result not only in loss of communication but also potentially in loss of life. Control of this infrastructure has become a proxy for political power, since countries can easily reach across borders to disrupt real-world systems. Laura DeNardis argues that the diffusion of the Internet into the physical world radically escalates governance concerns around privacy, discrimination, human safety, democracy, and national securityTrade Review"Sobering and important"—John Thornhill, Financial Times Best Technology Books of 2020“[A] very well researched and impeccably written text. While dense in terms of the information and discussion provided, particularly in the sections concerning the technical areas, The Internet in Everything remains easy to read and the lines of argument and discussion are clear and succinct. I do not hesitate to recommend this volume to political scientists, security practitioners and scholars as well as the interested public.”—Courteney J. O’Connor, LSE Review of Books"This brilliant and essential book does nothing less than alter our paradigm for thinking about the internet—from communications and indirect control to communications and direct control. The internet is even more powerful—or more dangerous—than we think."—Anupam Chander, author of The Electronic Silk Road: How the Web Binds the World Together in Commerce “This is a must-read. If you have limited time, read Chapters 1 and 8 at least. ‘All of the policy issues in two-dimensional digital space have leapt into three-dimensional real-world space and have added new concerns around physical safety and everyday human activity.’”—Vint Cerf, Internet Pioneer"The Internet isn't just about communication anymore, Laura DeNardis explains in this important new book. Digital networks can now directly affect and manipulate our physical world--even our own bodies. And when the Internet is embedded in everything, everything becomes a potential object of surveillance and control. DeNardis shows us why we need a new politics of privacy and security as the Internet gets physical."—Jack M. Balkin, Yale Law School“A crucial read for understanding the unseen but powerful mechanisms and standards which shape security and policy issues impacting everyone.”—Marietje Schaake, Member of European Parliament 2009-2019“With more things than people connected to the Internet, we enter a cyber-physical world of opportunities and threats. Laura DeNardis is the perfect guide to this strange new world.”—Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University and author of The Future of Power

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Book SynopsisA leading environmental thinker takes a hard look at the obstacles and possibilities on the long road to sustainability This gripping, deeply thoughtful book considers future of civilization in the light of what we know about climate change and related threats. David Orr, an award-winning, internationally recognized leader in the field of sustainability and environmental education, pulls no punches: even with the Paris Agreement of 2015, Earth systems will not reach a new equilibrium for centuries. Earth is becoming a different planetmore threadbare and less biologically diverse, with more acidic oceans and a hotter, more capricious climate. Furthermore, technology will not solve complex problems of sustainability. Yet we are not fated to destroy the Earth, Orr insists. He imagines sustainability as a quest and a transition built upon robust and durable democratic and economic institutions, as well as changes in heart and mindset. The transition, he writes, is beginning from the bTrade Review". . . sets out a way to reform society from bottom up by radically changing our economics, our education system—even our evolutionary traits."—Louise Gray, BBC Wildlife"The seminal work on the threats of climate change to the planet and society. . . . Orr’s book is full of philosophical wisdom, founded on environmental evidence, which will help us to generate a more sustainable planet."—Jim Lynch, BiologistWinner of the Green Prize, given to authors, illustrators, and publishers who produce quality books for adults and young people that make significant contributions to, support the ideas of, and broaden public awareness of sustainability.“A valuable addition to environmental and philosophical wisdom.”—Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University"No one knows more about the hole we're in, and no one has worked any harder to get us out of it—David Orr is a necessary guide to the great climate crisis we find ourselves in, and this is a vital book."—Bill McKibben, author Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet"David Orr has written a perfectly marvelous book, a deep and wide-ranging reflection on the human condition. It's a winner, and a rare one at that."—James Gustave Speth, author of Red Sky at Morning, The Bridge at the End of the World, and America the Possible"David Orr has for many years provided a broad view of our ecological challenges. Now he provides a long view, sounding the alarm about the future we are heedlessly creating today. Like the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, we have put in motion a process of fossil-fueled growth that has gone out of control. In the absence of a wizard to right the situation magically, Orr calls for human intervention before it is too late—not just in our power plants and motor vehicles, but in the way we live our lives and organize society. To do so, he once wrote, 'hope is an imperative.'"—Timothy E. Wirth, former U.S. Senator (Colorado) and President Emeritus, The United Nations Foundation"An extremely valuable look at humanity's horizon, the challenging millennium ahead and how we might—indeed must—transition to sustainability. The distillation of a lifetime of constructive consideration of the environmental challenges we have brought upon ourselves, Dangerous Years will help us chart the way through the inchoate wilderness of our own making. Destined to become one of the great environmental classics."—Thomas E. Lovejoy, George Washington University

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“An essential primer and a great read. Highly recommended."—Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires"Pickard and Berman have written the best introduction to net neutrality and the broader policymaking surrounding the internet that I have ever read. It is perfect for students or citizens eager to understand some of the most important issues of our times. Must reading."—Robert W. McChesney, author of Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy"Want to know how the internet went from democracy's promise to democracy’s peril? It's all right here in an eminently readable and essential book. And a plan for action, too!"—Hon. Michael J. Copps, former FCC Commissioner

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Book SynopsisAn illuminating vision of the next information revolution, centered on fiber optic infrastructureTrade Review“A timely and urgent look at how America is sacrificing its digital future, productivity, connectivity, social mobility, entrepreneurial growth, education, and every other public good, thanks to rapacious telcos, scumbag lobbyists, and negligent, cash-hungry politicians. . . . You should be reading this.”—Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing“I thoroughly enjoyed this volume from start to finish and recommend it as an excellent addition to any bookshelf.” —Courteney J. O’Connor, LSE Review of Books “If we can just finish the last mile for fiber to reach into households, Susan Crawford shows, we can unleash a revolution of economic growth, education, and health, and address inequality in a whole new way. Crawford shifts effortlessly from the heights of policy to the literal ground level and shows us the way.”—Anthony Marx, President, New York Public Library "By vividly describing a world filled with fiber-enabled technology as well as the perils and possibilities for achieving it, Susan Crawford has written a playbook for a fairer and more prosperous United States."—Andy Berke, Mayor, Chattanooga, Tennessee“Engaging and accessible … An indictment of national regulatory politics and crony capitalism and a love story about the plucky local governments overcoming the odds to bring their own communities into the twenty-first century. A microcosm of what ails America—and what nonetheless can give us hope.”—Yochai Benkler, Harvard Law School

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Book SynopsisAn unprecedented survey of modern lighting design foregrounding its materials, innovators, and far-reaching influenceTrade Review“A user-friendly and thought-provoking volume thanks to its easy-to-navigate structure and carefully considered themes, which are explored in a series of wide-ranging essays...An excellent introduction.”—Charlotte Fiell, World of InteriorsCHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2022

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Book Synopsis1. Signals.- 2. Causes of Signal Impairment.- 3. Baseband Signal Processing.- 4. Services.- 5. Quality of Service.- 6. System Outline.- 7. Orbits and Controlled Trajectories.- 8. Radio-Frequency Design Issues.- 9. Analog Transmission.- 10. Digital Transmission.- 11. Bidirectional Circuit Design.- 12. Channel-Access Schemes.- 13. Networking.- 14. System Economics.- 15. Future Developments.- Appendix 1. Radio Regulations Provisions.- I. Introduction.- II. Frequency Allocations.- III. Interference Coordination.- A. Modes of Interference between Space and Terrestrial Services.- B. Modes of Interference between Stations of Different Space Systems in Frequency Bands with Separated Earth-to-Space and Space-to-Earth Allocations.- C. Modes of Interference between ESs of Different Space Systems in Frequency Bands for Bidirectional Use.- IV. Radiation Limitations.- References.- Appendix 2. Frequency Sharing among Fixed-Satellite Service Networks.- I. Interference Evaluation to Determine if CoordiTable of ContentsSignals; E. Saggese, S. Tirró. Causes of Signal Impairment; S. Tirró. Source Signal Processing; E. Saggese. Services; A. Puccio. Quality of Service; A. Puccio, et al. System Outline; A. Bonetto, et al. Orbits and Controlled Trajectories; V. Violi, G. Vulpetti. Radiofrequency Design Issues; A. Bonetto, E. Saggese. Analog Transmission; S. Tirró. Digital Transmission; F. Ananasso, et al. Bidirectional Circuits Design; S. Tirró. Channel Access Schemes; A. Vernucci. Networking; S. Tirró. System Economics; S. Tirró. Future Developments; G. Chiassarini, et al. Index.

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Book SynopsisBased on course material used by the author at Yale University, this practical text addresses the widening gap found between the mathematics required for upper-level courses in the physical sciences and the knowledge of incoming students.Trade Review`Shankar obviously enjoys his mathematics, and his attitude toward mathematics is simultaneously refreshing and contagious....Dirac notation is intriguingly introduced in the discussion of vector spaces. Finally, the book is richly endowed with well-chosen problems.' American Journal of Physics `Consistent with the needs of science students...a sound mathematical reference for anyone studying or practicing in the physical sciences.' Choice Table of ContentsDifferential Calculus of One Variable. Integral Calculus. Calculus of Many Variables. Infinite Series. Complex Numbers. Functions of a Complex Variable. Vector Calculus. Matrices and Determinants. Linear Vector Spaces. Differential Equations. Answers. Index.

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Book SynopsisAgain and again, American taxpayers are asked to open their wallets and pay for a national security machine that costs $1 trillion operate. Yet time and time again, the US government gets it wrong on critical issues. So what can be done? Enter bestselling author Thom Shanker and defense expert Andrew Hoehn. With decades of national security expertise between them and access to virtually every expert, they look at what''s going wrong in national security and how to make it go right.Age of Danger looks at the major challenges facing America-from superpowers like Russia and China to emerging threats like pandemics, cybersecurity, climate change, and drones-and reimagines the national security apparatus into something that can truly keep Americans safe. Weaving together expert analysis with exclusive interviews from a new generation of national security leaders, Shanker and Hoehn argue that the United States must create an industrial-grade, life-saving machine out

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Book SynopsisWith a New AfterwordMust We Age?Nearly all scientists who study the biology of aging agree that we will someday be able to substantially slow down the aging process, extending our productive, youthful lives. Dr. Aubrey de Grey is perhaps the most bullish of all such researchers. As has been reported in media outlets ranging from 60 Minutes to The New York Times, Dr. de Grey believes that the key biomedical technology required to eliminate aging-derived debilitation and death entirely-technology that would not only slow but periodically reverse age-related physiological decay, leaving us biologically young into an indefinite future-is now within reach.In Ending Aging, Dr. de Grey and his research assistant Michael Rae describe the details of this biotechnology. They explain that the aging of the human body, just like the aging of man-made machines, results from an accumulation of various types of damage. As with m

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Book SynopsisIn the tradition of illustrated science bestsellers, like Thing Explainer and harkening back to the classic film The Powers of Ten, this unique, fully-illustrated, four-color book explores and visualizes the concept of scale in our universe.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPART 1: Introduction Murad Alam, MD and Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH TBC Part 2: Aesthetic Concerns and Special Considerations for Specific Populations Cheryl Burgess, MD Henry Chan, MD Maritza Perez, MD Hassan Galadari, MD Hema Sundaram, MD Part 3: Specific Conditions and Skin of Colour Heather Woolery-Lloyd, MD CL Goh, MD and Sabrina Fabi Susan Taylor, MD Jared Jagdeo, MD Henry Chan, MD Eliot Battle, MD Gilly S. Munavalli, MD, MHS Pearl Grimes, MD Sabrina Fabi, MD Pearl Grimes, MD Hassan Galadari, MD and Cheryl Burgess, MD Julius Few, MD Structural and functional differences and their relevance to aesthetic concerns and approach to treatment Aesthetics in Skin of Color Populations of African ancestry Populations of East Asian ancestry Populations of Hispanic/Latino ancestry Populations of Middle Eastern Ancestry Populations of South Asian ancestry Topical therapies for melasma Procedural therapies for melasma Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation: Treatment and Prevention Keloids and hypertrophic scars: treatment and prevention Pigmented lesions in Asian skin types Laser hair removal: nuances and best practices for skin of color Skin resurfacing: nuances and best practices for skin of color Chemical peels: nuances and best practices for skin of color Body contouring: racial/ethnic considerations and expert techniques for optimal outcomes Botulinum toxins: racial/ethnic considerations and expert techniques for optimal outcomes Injectable fillers: racial/ethnic considerations and expert techniques for optimal outcomes Periorbital rejuvenation: racial/ethnic considerations and expert techniques Hair disorders: aesthetic approaches for patients of African ancestry Crystal Aguh, MD and Valerie Callender, MD

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction to Computer Programming and MATLAB 2. Basic Data Types 3. Control Structures 4. Functions 5. Program Development and Testing 6. Advanced Data Types 7. File Input/Output 8. Program Design 9. Visualization 10. Code Efficiency 11. Graphical User Interfaces 12. Signal and Image Processing 13. Statistics 14. Machine Learning 15. Engineering Mathematics

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 Introduction-The Growing Role of Robotics in Health Care 2 How Robotics Will Affect the Practice of Medicine for Practitioners 3 How Robotics Will Affect the Experience of Health Care for Patients 4 Robot and Artificial Intelligence Companies Around the Globe 5 Medical Robotics in Acute Care Medicine (Urgent Care, Pain Management, and Robot-Assisted Surgery) 6 Robotics in Rehabilitation Medicine: Prosthetics, Exoskeletons, All Else in Rehabilitation Medicine 7 Neuroprosthesis Applications of Robotic Exoskeletons 8 Robots on the Battlefield and for Space Travel 9 The Economics of the Robotic Industry 10 Brain-Controlled Assistive Robotics and Prosthetics 11 Artificial Intelligence in Radiology 12 The Future of Robots in Medicine Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPART 1 Backgrounds: anatomy, physiology, and physio-pathology 1. Pelvic floor functional anatomy 2. Epidemiology and pathophysiology of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence in women 3. Current surgical treatments for women’s genital prolapse 4. Physiology and physiopathology of pregnancy and delivery PART 2 Mechanical properties – constitutive laws – experimental characterizations 5. Inverse problems in the characterization of soft connective tissue: perspective for reproduction system 6. Mechanical properties of women pelvic soft tissues 7. Mechanical properties of breast tissue 8. Evolution of mechanical properties with pathology & aging: application to pelvic tissues? 9. Mechanical properties of pelvic implants: interaction between implants and tissue 10. Constitutive models of soft connective tissues under large strain: application to pelvic tissue? PART 3 Clinical imaging, investigations tools, and characterization 11. Medical imaging and patient-specific modeling of women pelvic system: application to magnetic resonance images 12. Quantitative assessment of pelvic mobility in women using MRI image analysis 13. Patient-specific biomechanical modeling for applications in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment 14. Ultrasound elastography: in vivo assessment of tissue stiffness PART 4 From biomechanical models to medical devices, and patients treatments 15. Numerical simulation of vaginal delivery 16. Numerical models for breast surgery and reconstruction 17. A numerical model for prolapse surgery 18. Augmented reality biomechanical simulations for pelvic conditions diagnoses 19. Towards patient-specific treatment in gynecologic surgery: recent development and perspectives

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Basic Calculations 2. Rig Calculations 3. Pressure Control 4. Fluid Calculations 5. Cementing Calculations 6. Well Hydraulics 7. Drilling Calculations 8. Air and Gas Calculations

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Book SynopsisThis revised edition of Taylor's classic work on the internal-combustion engine incorporates changes and additions in engine design and control that have been brought on by the world petroleum crisis, the subsequent emphasis on fuel economy, and the legal restraints on air pollution. The fundamentals and the topical organization, however, remain the same. The analytic rather than merely descriptive treatment of actual engine cycles, the exhaustive studies of air capacity, heat flow, friction, and the effects of cylinder size, and the emphasis on application have been preserved. These are the basic qualities that have made Taylor's work indispensable to more than one generation of engineers and designers of internal-combustion engines, as well as to teachers and graduate students in the fields of power, internal-combustion engineering, and general machine design.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A]n important study that contributes to the recentring of climate-change narratives, from those of international policymakers, post-colonial states and lowland populations to those of upland groups most vulnerable to human-induced climate change that is not of their own making." * South East Asia Research *"Clearly and sensitively thought-out exposition. The book should be recognized as a rare work of oral history and ethnography that throws down a legitimate challenge to listen to the struggling folk who live in and with “mountains of blame."" * Pacific Affairs *

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Book SynopsisSpotlights innovative design,makes use of environmentally friendly technologies, and looks at projects that aim to achieve social as well as aesthetic goalsTable of ContentsForeword by Joel E. Loveland Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Projects 1. Pierce County Environmental Services Building: The Miller Hull Partnership 2. Wright Exhibition Space: Olson Kundig Architects 3. Yesler Way Community Center: Mithun 4. Terry Thomas Building: Weber + Thompson 5. Bellingham Technical College, David & Joyce Morse Center: HKP Architects 6. Kitsap County Administration Building: The Miller Hull Partnership 7. Lolly Wyatt Center, Head Start and Early Head Start: McKibben + Cooper Architects 8. The Evergreen State College: Seminar 2 Building: Mahlum 9. Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station: KPG Architects and Engineers 10. Jacqueline Crist Gallery: Trout Architects 11. Novelty Hill–Januik Winery: Mithun 12. Center for Advanced Energy Studies: GSBS Architects 13. Ron Sandwith EX3 Teen Center: Weinstein A | U 14. Ben Franklin Elementary School, Lake Washington School District: Mahlum 15. Northeast Branch, Seattle Public Library: The Miller Hull Partnership Designing with the Light of Place: Lessons Learned Appendix | Pacific Northwest Daylighting Lab Network: Tools and Methods Notes Index

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Book SynopsisNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY THE NEW YORKER, THE GUARDIAN, and KIRKUS REVIEWS An award-winning investigative journalist takes a deep dive into the global waste crisis, exposing the hidden world that enables our modern economy—and finds out the dirty truth behind a simple question: what really happens to what we throw away? In Wasteland, journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis takes us on a shocking journey inside the waste industry—the secretive multi-billion dollar world that underpins the modern economy, quietly profiting from what we leave behind. In India, he meets the waste-pickers on the front line of the plastic crisis. In the UK, he journeys down sewers to confront our oldest—and newest—waste crisis, and comes face-to-face with nuclear waste. In Ghana, he follows the after-life of our technology and explores the global export network that results in goodwill donations clogging African landfill

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Book SynopsisThe ultimate focus of the rest of my life is to eradicate the use of child soldiers and to eliminate even the thought of the use of children as instruments of war. —Roméo DallaireIn conflicts around the world, there is an increasingly popular weapon system that requires negligible technology, is simple to sustain, has unlimited versatility and incredible capacity for both loyalty and barbarism. In fact, there is no more complete end-to-end weapon system in the inventory of war-machines. What are these cheap, renewable, plentiful, sophisticated and expendable weapons? Children.Roméo Dallaire was first confronted with child soldiers in unnamed villages on the tops of the thousand hills of Rwanda during the genocide of 1994. The dilemma of the adult soldier who faced them is beautifully expressed in his book's title: when children are shooting at you, they are soldiers, but as soon as they are wounded or killed they are children once again.Belie

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Book SynopsisThat Monday afternoon, in high-school gyms across America, kids were battling for the only glory American culture seems to want to dispense to the young these days: sports glory.  But at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, in a gear-cluttered classroom, a different type of “cool” was brewing.  A physics teacher with a dream – the first public high-school teacher ever to win a MacArthur Genius Award -- had rounded up a band of high-I.Q. students who wanted to put their technical know-how to work.  If you asked these brainiacs what the stakes were that first week of their project, they’d have told you it was all about winning a robotics competition – building the ultimate robot and prevailing in a machine-to-machine contest in front of 25,000 screaming fans at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome. But for their mentor, Amir Abo-Shaeer, much more hung in the balance.  The fact was, Amir had in mind a diffe

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Book SynopsisSixty easty-to-read essays that enlarge our understanding of how climate change affects our daily lives, and arms us with the incontrovertible facts we need to make informed decisions about the future of the planet, and of humankind. “A breath of fresh air: just the facts, efficient and easy to understand.” —Scientific AmericanGlobal Weirdness summarizes everything we know about the science of climate change, explains what is likely to happen to the climate in the future, and lays out, in practical terms, what we can do to avoid further shifts. Climate Central tackles basic questions such as: -Is climate ever “normal”? -Why and how do fossil-fuel burning and other human practices produce greenhouse gases? -What natural forces have caused climate change in the past? -What risks does climate change pose for human health? -What accounts for the diminishment of mountain glaciers and sm

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 A Brief History of Drug Discovery 2 The Modern Drug Process 3 A Trip through the Body 4 Enzymes as Drug Targets 5 Receptors as Drug Targets 6 Oligonucleotides as Drug Targets 7 Pharmacokinetics 8 Metaboism 9 Molecular Structure and Diversity 10 Lead Discovery 11 Lead Optimization- Traditional Methods 12 Lead Optimization- Hansch Analysis 13 Aspects in Pharmaceutical Synthesis

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Book SynopsisTwo environmental reporters tell the fascinating story behind Texas’s unlikely triumph in the clean-energy marketplace through wind farming.Trade ReviewGalbraith and Price understand the wonky side of energy policy, but they also know how to tell a story…The Great Texas Wind Rush is a thoughtful, valuable story for anyone who cares about renewable energy or climate change, because while many people protest the impact of nuclear power, coal power and natural gas fracking, in the end, that's not enough. Vast new sources of power actually have to be built, not just talked about. That won't be cheap, easy or quick, but The Great Texas Wind Rush suggests that over the long haul, it's possible. * The Associated Press *The authors craft the story well, pulling from legendary tales of the Wild West, romantic literary and artistic accounts from the likes of Cormac McCarthy and Woody Guthrie and the gubernatorial regimes of Ann Richards and George W. Bush. * Environmental Defense Fund's Texas Clean Air Matters blog *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Following a Glider 2. The Tinkerers 3. The Oil Embargo 4. The 1980s: Boom—Then Bust 5. Ann Richards—and a Big Wind Farm at Last 6. Windcatters 7. A Wind Requirement 8. The Next Decade: Takeoff 9. The Future 10. The Lessons of Texas Wind Postscript Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHowever deficient by modern standards was the astronomical knowledge of early astronomers, one never ceases to wonder at the precision of their results, derived from inaccurate observations made with naked eye or with crude instruments. This book describes the technical models whereby astronomers prior to Newton accounted for their observations.

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