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 Vandana Shiva, "Seed Sovereignty, Food Security: Women in the Vanguard of the Fight against GMOs and Corporate Agriculture" English | ISBN: 1623170281 | 2016 | 424 pages | AZW3 | 3 MB In this unique anthology, women from around the world write about the movement to change the current, industrial paradigm of how we grow our food. As seed keepers and food producers, as scientists, activists, and scholars, they are dedicated to renewing a food system that is better aligned with ecological processes as well as human health and global social justice. Seed Sovereignty, Food Security is an argument for just that-a reclaiming of traditional methods of agricultural practice in order to secure a healthy, nourishing future for all of us. Whether tackling the thorny question of GMO safety or criticizing the impact of big agribusiness on traditional communities, these women are in the vanguard of defending the right of people everywhere to practice local, biodiverse, and organic farming as an alternative to industrial agriculture.  Kristie Macrakis, "Seduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi's Spy-Tech World" English | ISBN: 052188747X | 2008 | 392 pages | PDF | 3 MB More fascinating than fiction, Seduced by Secrets takes the reader inside the real world of one of the most effective and feared spy agencies in history. The book reveals, for the first time, the secret technical methods and sources of the Stasi (East German Ministry for State Security) as it stole secrets from abroad and developed gadgets at home, employing universal, highly guarded techniques often used by other spy and security agencies. Seduced by Secrets draws on secret files from the Stasi archives, including CIA-acquired material, interviews and friendships, court documents, and unusual visits to spy sites, including "breaking into" a prison, to demonstrate that the Stasi overestimated the power of secrets to solve problems and created an insular spy culture more intent on securing its power than protecting national security. It recreates the Stasi's secret world of technology through biographies of agents, defectors, and officers and by visualizing James Bond-like techniques and gadgets. In this highly original book, Kristie Macrakis adds a new dimension to our understanding of the East German Ministry for State Security by bringing the topic into the realm of espionage history and exiting the political domain.  John Lawrence Reynolds, "Secret Societies: Inside the Freemasons, the Yakuza, Skull and Bones, and the World's Most Notorious Secret Organization" English | ISBN: 161145042X | 2011 | 320 pages | MOBI | 1048 KB From the Mafia and the Yakuza to the Priory of Sion, Skull and Bones and the Templars, John Lawrence Reynolds offers illuminating and entertaining exploration of the stories that surround these societies.  Angela Clutton, "Seasoning: How to cook and celebrate the seasons" English | ISBN: 1922616559 | 2024 | 352 pages | AZW3 | 74 MB "A brilliant and beautiful book that everyone who loves to cook should own." - STANLEY TUCCI  Francis Pryor, "Seahenge: a quest for life and death in Bronze Age Britain" English | ISBN: 0007101929 | 2002 | 368 pages | AZW3 | 13 MB A lively and authoritative investigation into the lives of our ancestors, based on the revolution in the field of Bronze Age archaeology which has been taking place in Norfolk and the Fenlands over the last twenty years, and in which the author has played a central role.  Isaac Bashevis Singer, "Scum" English | ISBN: 0374529078 | 2003 | 228 pages | AZW3 | 397 KB An authentic literary great, Singer was an author whose extraordinary talents won him a worldwide audience. And with this impressive novel, he proved that he was at the height of his creative power until his recent death at age 86. Scum evokes the teeming life of 1906 Warsaw's backstreets. Max Barabander, distraught over the recent death of his son, flees the life of wealth and respectability he has attained in Buenos Aires, to return to the poverty and shadows of his youth spent in Warsaw. He fears impotence which leads him to the pursuit of mindless sex with five different women who view him only as an escape from their drab lives. The author recalls the teeming life of 1906 Jewish Warsaw in this impressive novel of changing mores and values. . .  Raina Burditt MS MA, "Scratch Programming for Beginners: A Kid's Guide to Coding Fundamentals" English | ISBN: 1647396387 | 2020 | 188 pages | MOBI | 9 MB Think like a coder―the fun guide to Scratch programming for ages 8-12  Shahbaz Majeed, "Scotland in Photographs" English | ISBN: 1445666219 | 2017 | 128 pages | MOBI | 14 MB Scotland has been truly blessed with its great diversity of beautiful landscapes. 'God's Own Country' is surrounded by dramatic seascapes and peppered with fast-flowing rivers, mysterious lochs and high waterfalls. International award-winning photographer Shahbaz Majeed has captured the country's essence in this collection of stunning images.From world-class cities to spectacular wave-battered cliffs and beaches, from majestic mountains to mist-shrouded glens, this book has it covered. For its proud inhabitants, long-term visitors and even casual tourists, Scotland in Photographs is a must-read. Scan through these photographs and you'll quickly see why this country has such enduring appeal.  Allison B. Kaufman, "Scientific Foundations of Zoos and Aquariums: Their Role in Conservation and Research" English | ISBN: 1107199190 | 2019 | 684 pages | PDF | 23 MB In the modern era, zoos and aquariums fight species extinction, educate communities, and advance learning of animal behaviour. This book features first person stories and scientific reviews to explore ground breaking projects run by these institutions. Large-scale conservation initiatives that benefit multiple species are detailed in the first section, including critical habitat protection, evidence-based techniques to grow animal populations and the design of community education projects. The second section documents how zoos use science to improve the health and welfare of animals in captivity and make difficult management decisions. The section on saving species includes personal tales of efforts to preserve wild populations through rehabilitation, captive breeding, reintroduction, and public outreach. The concluding section details scientific discoveries about animals that would have been impossible without the support of zoos and aquariums. The book is for animal scientists, zoo professionals, educators and researchers worldwide, as well as students of zookeeping and conservation.  John Staddon, "Science in an Age of Unreason" English | ISBN: 1684512522 | 2022 | 304 pages | AZW3 | 2 MB Science is undergoing an identity crisis! A renown psychologist and biologist diagnoses our age of wishful, magical thinking and blasts out a clarion call for a return to reason and the search for objective knowledge and truth. Fans of Matt Ridley and Nicholas Wade will adore this trenchant meditation and call to action. |
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