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This new and long-awaited sequel to Carl Sagan's international best seller continues the electrifying journey through space and time, linking worlds within and worlds billions of miles away and envisioning a future of science tempered with wisdom. Based on National Geographic's internationally-renowned television series, this groundbreaking and visually stunning book explores how science and civilization grew up together.

Completely off-the-wall, It's a Plot is a fascinating geographical and historical journey around Britain. The Tibetans have the Book of the Dead. This is Ann Treneman's Book of the Dead Interesting. The Times writer, best known for her hilarious parliamentary sketches, has branched out - to graveyards. In this riveting book - part travelogue, part biography, part social history - she takes you to the best graves in Britain.

Alexander (better known as “Sasha”) and Ann Shulgin’s PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story has become a foundational work in the genre and was the first book to fully impart the how-to chemistry, and convey the effects, of many of the entheogenic drugs that are currently being studied and used to heal trauma and deal with death.

World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a Roots for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits - self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics - are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals.

Where PiHKAL focuses on a class of compounds called phenethylamines, TiHKAL is written about a family of psychoactive drugs known as tryptamines with TiHKAL being an acronym for Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved”. Like its predecessor, this book is divided into two parts. The first part of the book begins with the story of Alice and Shura, a fictionalized autobiography, which picks up where the similar section of PiHKAL left off. The book opens with the story about the DEA raid that occurred a few years after the publication of their first book, PiHKAL.

Human Anatomy & Physiology - Part 2 is a college introductory-level text read in a conversational manner. Within each section key words and concepts are introduced and discussed. The audio format allows students to make the most of their time by giving them the freedom to study by listening.

Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends - and their amazing links to recent discoveries.

In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences. Why do we recognize patterns? Is there such a thing as positive stress? Are we genetically programmed to be in conflict with each other? Those are just some of the 150 questions that the world's best scientific minds answer with elegant simplicity.

Building a balanced life with intimacy, passion and commitment.

Bringing Up Bébé meets Last Child in the Woods in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children.

This unique self-help guide equips undergraduates, postgraduate students, and early career researchers within the sciences with transferable communication skills that they can adapt and refer back to as they progress through their careers. This book facilitates clear and concise communication in both academic scenarios and the workplace. It covers settings ranging from job interviews, through conference presentations, to explaining your research to the general public.

Zookeeper Iris Oakley is sent to a remote farm in Washington state to rescue animals found during a drug bust. While the marijuana-growing operation and the meth lab are the cops’ problem, the smuggling sideline is hers. Instead of pets, she finds exotic contraband: parrots and tortoises destined for sale to unscrupulous or unsuspecting collectors. The zoo’s facilities are full, and she ends up with two macaws shrieking in her basement.

From a New York Times bestselling nature writer comes a celebration of what goes on outside in the dark, from blooming moon gardens to nocturnal salamanders, from glowing foxfire and synchronous fireflies that blink in unison like an orchestra of light. In this glorious celebration of the night...

This is a collection of talks and interviews that Mary-Ann has done over the last 10 years or so. The cover a multitude of subjects, mostly within the health field, but not limited to.. And, if you know Mary-Ann, she has an opinion on anything and everything! (She is my wife, I can say these things!!) Biography In 1991 Mary-Ann and Mark Shearer opened their first shop in Craighall Park, Johannesburg. It was called “Mary-Ann’s Wholefood Emporium” – .It started out as a health food store supplying preservative-free dried fruit and light vegan meals and the dream was to have a place ...

The conservation of natural resources, like that of any other asset, involves trade-offs. Yet, in a world faced with the harsh realities of climate change, crafting the right environmental policies is an increasingly urgent task. In Conservation, Charles Perrings and Ann Kinzig bring together new research in economics and biodiversity to investigate conservation decisions and the theory behind them.

Pure Freiheit. Eine Vorstellung, die viele fasziniert, aber die für die meisten ein unerfüllter Traum bleibt. In ihrem letzten Schuljahr konnte Ann-Kathrin Bendixen an nichts Anderes mehr denken. Eine lebensbedrohliche Krankheit hatte ihr zwei Jahre ihres Lebens geraubt. Noch im Krankenhaus beschloss sie, nicht den herkömmlichen Weg zu gehen und nach dem Abitur, ein Studium oder eine Ausbildung zu beginnen, sondern ihre alten Suzuki Bandit zu packen und auf einer Weltreise nach ihrer persönlichen Freiheit zu suchen.

I bogen "Pæne Piger og Dumme Drenge" fremhæver forfatteren Ann-E. Knudsen, at der faktisk ind imellem er børn, der får det optimale ud af deres hjernemæssige potentiale. Men ét er, hvad børnene har med sig som neutralt grundlag, noget ganske andet er, hvordan de udvikler sig. Det er vigtigt at have øje for børns individuelle forskelle og kompetencer, men det er nu oftest sådan, at de mest iøjnefaldende forskelle på børn er kønsforskellene. Er kønsforskellene ikke bare en forskel på piger og drenge, som altid har været der og altid vil være der? - også uanset hvad vi som forældre og professionelle voksne har som holdning og pædagogisk praksis?

Green Growth That Works is the first practical guide to bring together pragmatic finance and policy tools that can make investment in natural capital both attractive and commonplace. The authors present six mechanisms that demonstrate a range of approaches used around the globe to conserve and restore earth's myriad ecosystems, including: government subsidies; regulatory-driven mitigation; voluntary conservation; water funds; market-based transactions; and bilateral and multilateral payments.

Celestial Outlaw is where sarcasm meets the supernatural. Host Jennifer Ann dives into UFOs, cryptids, conspiracies, and cosmic chaos — questioning everything and trusting nothing. Each episode explores the strange and unexplained with a wink, a smirk, and a flashlight pointed straight into the unknown. 👁️‍🗨️ Curiosity is my crime. The truth? My favorite rumor.

On the Wild Edge is a solutions-first podcast from the Human-Wildlife Coexistence Initiative (HWCI). Host Fairlie Ann Arrow sits down with rescuers, scientists, ranchers, tribal leaders, environmentalists and community voices to explore what it really takes to live alongside coyotes, bears, wolves, ocean life, and more—primarily in the U.S., with occasional global stories. We go beyond headlines to field-tested practices that reduce conflict and help communities and wildlife thrive—plus the environmental forces shaping it all: water, fire, toxins, habitat and of course the big one, ...