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 The Emergence of Bicycling and Automobility in Britain by Craig Horner English | ISBN: 1350054186 | 224 pages | EPUB | January 28, 2021 | 3.42 Mb In the late 19th century, bicyling and motoring offered new ways for a hardy minority to travel. Escaping from the 'tyranny' of the train timetables, these entrepreneurs were able to promote private mobility when the road, technology and infrastructure were unequal to the task. With a moribund network out of town, poor roadside accommodation and few services, how could road traction persist and ultimately thrive?  The Effects of UV Radiation in the Marine Environment (Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series) by Stephen De Mora, Serge Demers, Maria Vernet English | ISBN 10: 0521632188 | 2000 | PDF | 334 pages | 3,5 MB The increased UV radiation on Earth has far-reaching consequences. This book provides a comprehensive review of UV radiation effects in the marine environment. A team of respected contributors provide multidisciplinary coverage, discussing all aspects from a physical, chemical and biological perspective.  The Economics of Farm Animal Welfare: Theory, Evidence and Policy by Bouda Vosough Ahmadi, Dominic Moran, Rick D'Eath 2020 | ISBN: 1786392313 | English | 208 pages | EPUB | 5 MB This landmark new text charts the latest developments in economic research relevant to farm animal welfare. A range of global experts and key opinion leaders outline the challenges of achieving sustainable intensification while improving both climate change and animal welfare, and make policy-relevant recommendations for the future.  The Ecology of Law: Toward a Legal System in Tune with Nature and Community by ReadHowYouWant; [Large Print] edition English | July 30, 2018 | ISBN: 1459698606 | 350 pages | AZW3 | 2.08 Mb Description: At the root of many of the environmental, economic, and social crises we face today is a legal system based on an outdated and ultimately destructive worldview. In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author, physicist, and systems theorist Fritjof Capra and distinguished legal scholar Ugo Mattei show how, by incorporating concepts from modern science, the law can be updated to reflect a more accurate view of how the world works and become a progressive force. Capra and Mattei trace the fascinating parallel history of law and science to show how the two disciplines have always influenced each other - until recently. Science now sees the world as being made up of interconnected networks. But law is stuck in a mechanistic, 17th century paradigm that views the world as discrete individual parts. This has led to a disregard for the health of the whole - for example, elevating the rights of individual property owners over the good of the community. But Capra and Mattei outline the basic concepts and structures of a legal order consistent with the ecological principles that sustain life on this planet.  Wyn Wachhorst, "The Dream Of Spaceflight: Essays On The Near Edge Of Infinity" English | ISBN: 0306810484 | 2001 | pages | PDF | 12 MB One of few truly gifted essayists who have turned their talents to science, Wyn Wachhorst here fashions a luminous meditation on the meaning of space exploration from a montage of images and reflections on humanity's dream of spaceflight. In a survey of major figures from Johannes Kepler to Wernher von Braun, he sees in the rise of spaceflight a metaphor of modern history as a recurrent story of transformation and rebirth. Other essays offer new perspectives on the nature of wonder, recall the romantic vision of the decades prior to Sputnik ("nostalgia for a bygone future"), and look at the larger meaning of the moon landing, seeing in spaceflight not only a spiritual quest in the broadest sense of the word, but a cure for the withered capacity for wonder that afflicts the postmodern mind.  Robert D. Ballard, "The Discovery of the Titanic" English | ISBN: 0446671746 | 1995 | 288 pages | PDF | 27 MB A firsthand account of the author's twelve-year quest to find the sunken luxury liner is illustrated with dozens of photographs and includes moment-by-moment accounts of the tragedy and the successful discovery expedition. Reprint."  The Discovery of a Visual System - The Honeybee by Adrian Horridge English | PDF | 2019 | 293 Pages | ISBN : 1789240891 | 6.6 MB This book is the only account of what honeybees actually see. Bees detect some visual features such as edges and colours, but there is no sign that they reconstruct patterns or put together features to form objects. Bees detect motion but have no perception of what it is that moves, and certainly they do not recognize "things" by their shapes. Yet they clearly see well enough to fly and find food with a minute brain. Bee vision is therefore relevant to the construction of simple artificial visual systems, for example for mobile robots. The surprising conclusion is that bee vision is adapted to the recognition of places, not things.  The Dinosauria By David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmólska 2007 | 893 Pages | ISBN: 0520254082 | PDF | 12 MB When the The Dinosauria was first published more than a decade ago, it was hailed as "the best scholarly reference work available on dinosaurs" and "an historically unparalleled compendium of information." This second, fully revised edition continues in the same vein as the first but encompasses the recent spectacular discoveries that have continued to revolutionize the field. A state-of-the-science view of current world research, the volume includes comprehensive coverage of dinosaur systematics, reproduction, and life history strategies, biogeography, taphonomy, paleoecology, thermoregulation, and extinction. Its internationally renowned authors―forty-four specialists on the various members of the Dinosauria―contribute definitive descriptions and illustrations of these magnificent Mesozoic beasts.  The Design of Everyday Things By Donald A. Norman 2002 | 261 Pages | ISBN: 0465067107 | PDF | 22 MB Donald Norman's best-selling plea for user-friendly design, with more than 175,000 copies sold to date, is now a Basic paperback. First, businesses discovered quality as a key competitive edge; next came service. Now, Donald A. Norman, former Director of the Institute for Cognitive Science at the University of California, reveals how smart design is the new competitive frontier. The Design of Everyday Things is a powerful primer on how-and why-some products satisfy customers while others only frustrate them.
 Julia Peters, "The Delicious Meal Prep: 75 Recipes to Save Time with a Meal Plans to Tasty Eat and Shopping Lists" English | 2021 |ASIN : B08TX57D8N | 290 pages | EPUB | 4 MB Do you want to spend less time in the kitchen, and save money and time? Does your family still need nutritious, delicious, homemade food even on your busiest days? If you don't like buying unhealthy takeout on your way home from work, or piles of pizza boxes, then keep reading this book. |
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