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Affiche du document A Little Bit of Land

A Little Bit of Land

Jessica Gigot

5h33min45

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445 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 5h34min.
From midwifing new lambs to harvesting basil, Jessica Gigot invites the reader into her life on a small farm and the uncommon road that led her there. Fascinated by farming and the burgeoning local food movement, she spent her twenties wandering the Pacific Northwest, interning at small farms and doing graduate work in horticulture, always with an eye towards learning as much as she could about how and why people farm. Despite numerous setbacks and the many challenges of farming, she created a family and farm life defined by resilience and a genuine love of the land.
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Affiche du document Resurrect Titans

Resurrect Titans

Timothy C Thompson

8h54min00

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712 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 8h54min.
Alice Wallis's smooth voice brings this important book into your life. The book its made for everyone by providing stories and relatable examples. "Resurrect Titans" is a thought-provoking book with ground breaking discovery. It delves into the urgent issue of global warming and humanity's newly discovered role. This groundbreaking work explores the cutting-edge science of sequestration by explaining its proven ability to be the leap forward that is now required. With a compelling narrative, it presents a unique solution - the resurrection of ancient, mature trees, dubbed "Forestry Titans," to harness their proven ability to sequester carbon and restore balance to our planet. As the world teeters on the brink of an abyss, "Resurrect Titans" offers it's hope, challenging all to embrace this unconventional approach in our last battle against the wrath of global warming. With a gripping call to action, this book urges us to heed Mother Nature's warning and seize this opportunity before it's too late.
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Affiche du document Here Comes The Sun

Here Comes The Sun

Andy McCarthy

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457 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 5h43min.
Here Comes the Sun is a story of overcoming adversity, finding a purpose and avoiding the potholes that throw you off course.When Andy McCarthy left school in Year 10 because of relentless bullying, his career prospects weren't great, but he was determined to prove the doubters wrong. At age 19, he connected his first solar panel and suddenly found himself powered by a purpose. He would accelerate the world's transition to renewable energy, and he would do it in the coal-fired heartland of Victoria's Latrobe Valley.From tiny beginnings in his home garage, Andy overcame a tide of ridicule, setbacks and opposition to build one of Australia's largest employers in the renewable energy sector: Gippsland Solar. But when his obsessive drive landed him in hospital, Andy realised something had to give. For his work to finally pay off, he would have to transform himself too.Here Comes the Sun is an electrifying tale for anyone interested in renewable energy, in building a business and in what it takes to follow a purpose without burning out.
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Affiche du document Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike - Bicycle Rules and Safety

Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike - Bicycle Rules and Safety

My Ebook Publishing House

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29 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 22min.
This is a introductory guide for people who quite like the idea of getting on a bike. It does not tell you how to use a power meter, or what ratio of protein to carbs you have to eat after a grueling turbo session.It's just about bikes, and cycling, and fun, and leisure, and safety.It's a no-nonsense, down-to-earth look at bike rules and how to stay safe.Bicycle riders on public roads have the same rights and responsibilities as motorists, and are subject to the same rules and regulations. This is the perfect guide to learn these rules.
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Affiche du document Time Telling Through the Ages (Unabridged)

Time Telling Through the Ages (Unabridged)

Harry Chase Brearley

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504 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 6h18min.
Embark on a captivating journey through the annals of timekeeping in "Time Telling Through the Ages." From the rudimentary sundials of ancient Egypt to the intricate atomic clocks of today, this comprehensive guide unveils the fascinating evolution of time measurement. Delve into the ingenious minds that devised sundials, water clocks, and candle clocks. Witness the transformative impact of mechanical clocks on society and the relentless pursuit of precision that led to the development of quartz and atomic clocks. Prepare to be enthralled by the intricate mechanisms, scientific breakthroughs, and cultural significance that have shaped our understanding of time. "Time Telling Through the Ages" is an indispensable resource for horologists, historians, and anyone captivated by the timeless allure of time.
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Affiche du document ZENIMAL: Shedding Stuff, Consensus and BTC

ZENIMAL: Shedding Stuff, Consensus and BTC

Bryan B. Solstin

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243 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h02min.
Shedding stuff is preparation for something more important. Zenimal begins with meditation and ends with Bitcoin. Meditation builds consensus skills. Consensus is scalable. Money is a macro consensus. Bitcoin is the most resilient macro consensus. Satoshi Nakamoto’s breakthrough solved the double spend problem. When Satoshi claimed the solution, the cypherpunk community didn’t believe him. We now know Satoshi Nakamoto’s invention is more than resilient. Bitcoin is the pristine decentralized, cryptocurrency comprising: 21 million Bitcoin scarcity asset x 100 million sats, and a decentralized network. Satoshi combined multiple technologies: Merkle trees, private key cryptography, public key cryptography and the novel blockchain integrated with a proof-of-work detailed in his white paper. Satoshi combined all these elements into a decentralized solution solving the double spend problem. Bitcoin is macro consensus without intermediaries. Unlike fiat, Bitcoin is incorruptible.
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Affiche du document A Future So Bright: How Strategic Optimism and Meaningful Innovation Can Restore Our Humanity and Save the World

A Future So Bright: How Strategic Optimism and Meaningful Innovation Can Restore Our Humanity and Save the World

Kate O'Neill

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609 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 7h37min.
We have been underselling the future. In fact, the future will be neither dystopia nor utopia (which is an actively harmful dichotomy) — it will be what we do the work to make it. And the best way to the brightest future is to focus on what we CAN do, and make sure we are working to get there. Between climate change, the impact on the future of work by intelligent automation, misinformation, and more, humanity faces several exponential changes and existential threats simultaneously. Yet there are reasons to lean into hope: emerging technology, for example, also brings with it tremendous power and offers the potential to solve human problems at scale. Achieving the best outcomes possible now is largely a matter of collective action and political will. The best way — indeed perhaps the only way — to confront the challenges we face and build a better tomorrow is to allow ourselves to envision the brightest future possible, while at the same time acknowledging the ways the future could go dark and working to prevent them from happening. Kate O’Neill, author of Tech Humanist and Pixels and Place, explores the ways we have already begun to solve human problems at scale, and makes the case for an approach that’s both hopeful and strategic as our best chance at a truly bright future.
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Affiche du document Deviced!

Deviced!

Doreen Dodgen-Magee

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804 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 10h03min.
With current statistics suggesting that the average American over the age of 14 engages with screens upwards of 10 hours a day, the topic of our growing dependence upon technology applies to nearly everyone. While the effects differ at each point of development, real changes to the brain, relationships, and personal lives are well documented. Deviced! explores these alterations and offers a realistic look at how we can better use technology and break away from the bad habits we’ve formed.Using personal stories, cutting edge research, and anecdotes from youth, parents, and professionals, Dodgen-Magee highlights the brain changes that result from excessive technology use and offers an approach to the digital world that enables more informed and lasting change and a healthier long-term perspective. Given that the reader is living within a culture of ever-changing and advancing technologies, Deviced! is written in such a way that its contents can weather the constantly changing digital landscape by focusing on the concepts of honest assessment and healthy boundary setting rather than on specific technologies or platforms.Deviced! offers a mindful approach to assessing current technology use, breaking bad habits, setting new norms, and re-engaging with life with renewed richness and awareness.
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Affiche du document Thor's Hammer

Thor's Hammer

Brian Phillipson

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1243 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 15h32min.
When the British Government turn down a revolutionary weapons system in favour of the new Euro fighter they don't realise the wrath their decision will cause. The only radar system capable of detecting the new Thor's Hammer is the experimental Spyglass system being transported on a cruise liner commanded by ex-Navy Captain Eric Swanson. Martin Westfarland, designer of Thor's Hammer, decides to teach the British Government a lesson by sinking the liner and destroying Spyglass before passing Thor's Hammer onto the Iraqis who plan to use it to deliver a deadly bio-weapon to the west. Through a series of action-filled events, Swanson and Squadron Leader Gerry Denton are brought together to thwart the terrorist attack, while the SAS are assigned to locate and destroy the chemical lab in the Syrian Desert, which created the virus. Unfortunately the virus has already been loaded onto Thor's Hammer. Thus it falls to Denton to fly the Typhoon Euro fighter against the faster and stealthier Thor's Hammer before it can deliver its deadly payload.
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Affiche du document Cybersecurity as a Fishing Game

Cybersecurity as a Fishing Game

Dr. Vladimir Biruk

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164 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h03min.
Cybersecurity, despite the fact that information has always been a core value in achieving competitive advantages and value in developing communication technologies has become an ever evolving phenomenon in the cyber world. Often, cybersecurity has emerged as a whole panacea to the struggle for benefits in international affairs which led states to create a network of intelligence and resolve conflicts within interstate agreements. At the same time, the rapid development of information and communication technologies has led to a break in established international rules and boundaries for the dissemination of information giving birth to the dire need of Cybersecurity. Massive access to professional data and public information has transformed from regulatory to commercial, hence, cybersecurity. Reflecting the evolution of information and communication tools and technologies via synergizing theoretical and practical skills in our book 'Cybersecurity As a Fishing Game,' we aimed to convey, in a concise manner, the importance of cybersafety in due regards to cybersecurity and the value of correct use. We hope and are confident to attract a wide range of users of the collected knowledge and experience on the relevance of cybersecurity. Moreover, the audiobook version of this Cybersecurity edition expands the possibilities of professionals, whose eyes are constantly busy working with the monitor. We honestly guess that the destiny of this audiobook version on cybersecurity will be inspiring on further research and finding answers, not only for professionals, but to motivate hackers for a positive change! 
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Affiche du document Permaculture for the Rest of Us

Permaculture for the Rest of Us

Jenni Blackmore

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369 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 4h37min.
Adventures on the road to real-world self-sufficiency Adventures on the road to real-world self-sufficiency Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to the ideal 5 sunny, gently-sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions, allowing anyone to learn to live more sustainably in a less-than-perfect world. With a rallying cry of "If we can do it, you can too," she distills the wisdom of 20 years of trial and error into a valuable teaching tool. The perfect antidote to dense, high-level technical manuals, Permaculture for the Rest of Us presents the fundamental principles of this sometimes confusing concept in a humorous, reader-friendly way. Each chapter focuses on a specific method or technique, interspersing straightforward explanations with the author's own experiences. Learn how to successfully retrofit even the smallest homestead using skills such as: No-till vs. till gardening, composting and soil-building Natural pest control and integrating small livestock Basic greenhouse construction Harvesting, preservation and more. Ideal for urban dreamers, suburbanites and country-dwellers alike, this inspirational and instructional "encouragement manual" is packed with vibrant photographs documenting the author's journey from adversity to abundance. Introduction 1. Slug Wars or How it All Began 2. The Nitty Gritty on Building Dirt 3. To Dig or Not to Dig 4. Green Thumbing It 101 5. Easy Starter Crops 6. What? And When? 7. Gotta Getta Greenhouse 8. Warm Wussies 9. Quack, Cluck and Gobble 10. Ethics and Principles 11. Harvest Time: The Reason for it All! Glossary Suggested Reading Index About the Author
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Affiche du document Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle

Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle

Lloyd Alter

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425 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 5h19min.
Stop thinking about efficiency and start thinking about sufficiency. Stop thinking about efficiency and start thinking about sufficiency Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle reveals the carbon cost of everything we do, identifying where we can make big reductions, while not sweating the small stuff. The international scientific consensus is that we have less than a decade to drastically slash our collective carbon emissions to keep global heating to 1.5 degrees and avert catastrophe. This means that many of us have to cut our individual carbon footprints by over 80% to 2.5 tonnes per person per year by 2030. But where to start? Drawing on Lloyd Alter's journey to track his daily carbon emissions and live the 1.5 degree lifestyle, coverage includes: What it looks like to live a rich and truly green life From take-out food, to bikes and cars, to your internet usage – finding the big wins, ignoring the trivial, and spotting marketing ploys The invisible embodied carbon baked into everything we own and why electric cars aren't the answer How to start thinking about sufficiency rather than efficiency The roles of individuals versus governments and corporations. Grounded in meticulous research and yet accessible to all, Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle is a journey toward a life of quality over quantity, and sufficiency over efficiency, as we race to save our only home from catastrophic heating. Acknowledgments The 1.5-Degree Lifestyle: Introduction 1. What's the 1.5-Degree Lifestyle? 2. Equity, Fairness, and the 2.5-Tonne Budget 3. Why Individual Actions Matter 4. Energy, Efficiency, and Sufficiency 5. What We Eat 6. How We Live 7. How We Move 8. Why We Buy 9. Conclusion: In Pursuit of Sufficiency Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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Affiche du document Earth Repair

Earth Repair

Leila Darwish

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920 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 11h30min.
Resistance is fertile – bioremediation techniques to heal the earth. Packed with valuable, firsthand information from visionaries in the field, Earth Repair empowers communities and individuals to take action and heal contaminated and damaged land. Earth Repair describes a host of powerful grassroots bioremediation techniques, including: Microbial remediation – using microorganisms to break down and bind contaminants Phytoremediation – using plants to extract, bind, and transform toxins Mycoremediation – using fungi to clean up contaminated soil and water.Encompassing everything from remediating and regenerating abandoned city lots for urban farmers and gardeners, to recovering from environmental disasters and industrial catastrophes such as oil spills, Earth Repair is a fertile toolbox of radical remedies for toxic realities. It is essential reading for anyone who wishes to transform environmental despair into constructive action and ecological resilience.New Audio Segments: The Earth Repair Audiobook includes the following new bonus audio segments that profile current bioremediators and innovative projects: Women in Bioremediation: From mycoremediation in the Amazon with Lexie Groper and the Amisacho Project, to catching up with Jess Ann Rubin of MycoEvolve about her project using fungi and plants to filter contaminated agricultural runoff in Vermont, learn about some of the powerful women who are expanding the field and practice of bioremediation at the community level. Interviews also include Olga Tzogas from SmugTown Mushrooms & New Moon Mycology Summit, Nance Klehm of Social Ecologies, and bioremediation artist Kaitlin Bryson. Healing from the Ashes: Community Responses to Wildfire: In recent years, fire survivors, mycologists, and impacted communities in California have mobilized bioremediation responses to protect their watersheds from the threat of toxic ash and debris in the aftermath of wildfire. Learn from the Butte Remediation mycoremediation project following the catastrophic 2018 Camp Fire and the CoRenewal wildfire remediation and watershed defense work through their 2020 Post-Fire Biofiltration Initiative.Leila Darwish is a community organizer, bioremediation educator, permaculture practitioner, urban gardener, author, and disaster recovery worker. Her grassroots organizing has centered on environmental justice issues in communities struggling with either the threat of, or the enduring legacy of, toxic contamination of their land and drinking water. She has taught numerous bioremediation and oil spill response courses in communities across North America. Her work is rooted in environmental and social justice, inspired by the power of community action, ecological resilience, mutual aid, and regenerative earth repair.  http://www.earthrepair.ca   Many Thanks Introduction: Manualfesto Chapter 1: Roots of Repair: Decolonization and Environmental Justice Chapter 2: Earth Repair and Grassroots Bioremediation Chapter 3: Getting Started Chapter 4: Microbial Remediation Chapter 5: Phytoremediation Chapter 6: Mycoremediation Chapter 7: The Art of Healing Water Chapter 8: Oil Spills I: The Anatomy of an Environmental Disaster Chapter 9: Oil Spills II: Tools for the Grassroots Bioremediator Chapter 10: Nuclear Energy and Remediating Radiation Chapter 11: Self-Care for Grassroots Remediators, Community Members and Disaster Responders Conclusion: Final Words for a Fertile Way Forward Appendix 1: Contaminants 101 Appendix 2: Conventional Remediation Techniques Appendix 3: Metric Conversion Table Endnotes Index About the Author
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Affiche du document Pass Your Commercial Pilot Checkride

Pass Your Commercial Pilot Checkride

Jason Schappert

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301 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h46min.
Are you preparing for your commercial pilot checkride and feeling overwhelmed? "Pass Your Commercial Pilot Checkride" is your essential companion, designed to answer all your questions and clarify every aspect of the checkride process. In "Pass Your Commercial Pilot Checkride," the MzeroA team leverages their extensive flight experience and knowledge to guide pilots through one of the most crucial steps in their aviation journey—the checkride. This book aims to demystify the process, offering strategies and insights that will save you time and reduce stress, ensuring you're fully prepared for the big day. From understanding what to expect during the oral exam to mastering the flight maneuvers, this book covers it all. With detailed explanations and real-world examples, you'll gain the knowledge and confidence needed to impress your examiner. At MzeroA, we believe that thorough preparation is the key to success. This book reflects our commitment to helping students like you achieve their aviation goals. By following the guidance in this book, you'll be equipped to handle your checkride with ease and become a safe, competent pilot. Remember, "a good pilot is always learning," and this book is an essential step in your continuous journey of aviation education. Join the MzeroA team in their mission to support pilots by recommending "Pass Your Commercial Pilot Checkride" to others. Together, we can help grow the aviation community and inspire the next generation of aviators.
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Affiche du document Sauver la planète une bouchée à la fois

Sauver la planète une bouchée à la fois

Bernard Lavallée

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252 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h09min.
Comment faire un potager sur son balcon ou cultiver des champignons en plein hiver? Qu'est-ce que le mouvement LUNDI SANS VIANDE et le déchétarisme? Pourquoi faire l'épicerie plusieurs fois par semaine ou déguster des mauvaises herbes? Dans ce guide pratique, ludique et convivial, le nutritionniste Bernard Lavallée nous donne une foule de conseils, de trucs et d'astuces pour que le respect et la protection de l'environnement se fassent aussi dans notre assiette. Manger local, choisir la pêche durable, produire moins de déchets, cuisiner les aliments fatigués, produire sa nourriture, etc.: SAUVER LA PLANÈTE UNE BOUCHÉE À LA FOIS propose des solutions concrètes et quotidiennes pour que nos choix alimentaires soient respectueux de l'environnement. Une véritable boîte à outils pour avoir une alimentation qui allie le plaisir à la santé humaine et à celle de la planète.
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Affiche du document Tendre vers le zéro déchet

Tendre vers le zéro déchet

Mélissa de La Fontaine

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286 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h34min.
Mélissa de La Fontaine a amorcé un virage zéro déchet après avoir découvert ce mode de vie grâce à l’expérience de l’initiatrice du mouvement, la Franco-Américaine Béa Johnson. Dès lors, elle a décidé de revoir ses habitudes de consommation et de réduire au maximum son empreinte écologique. Son livre, Tendre vers le zéro déchet, est le fruit de cette démarche entreprise en 2013. Il retrace son parcours vers un mode de vie plus respectueux de l’environnement, enraciné dans un contexte québécois. L’auteure partage ses réflexions et propose une approche qui vise à consommer moins d’abord et à consommer mieux ensuite. Elle nous invite à une réflexion qui va bien au-delà du contenu de notre poubelle et nous livre ses conseils et ses outils pour nous aider à changer nos habitudes à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur de la maison, petit à petit, en respectant notre rythme et notre contexte de vie.
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