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  • The End of Desertification?

    Disputing Environmental Change in the Drylands

    Edited by Michael Mortimore, Roy H. Behnke ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The question in the title of this book draws attention to the shortcomings of a concept that has become a political tool of global importance even as the scientific basis for its use grows weaker. The concept of desertification, it can be argued, has ceased to be analytically useful and distorts our understanding of social-environmental systems and their resiliency, particularly in poor countries ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Biochemical Imbalances in Disease

    A Practitioner's Handbook

    by Michael Ash, Michael Culp, Kate Neil, Denise Mortimore, Justine Bold, Christabelle Yeoh, Angelette Muller, Surinder Phull, Zeller Pimlott, Basant Puri, Helen Lynam, Ada Hallam, Laurence Trueman, Jean Monro, Jane Nodder, Smita Hanciles ...
    Biochemical imbalances caused by nutritional deficiencies are a contributory factor in chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, auto-immune conditions and cancer. This handbook for practitioners explains how to identify and treat such biochemical imbalances in order to better understand and manage a patient's ill-health.The book examines a range of biochemical imbalances, ... Read more

    $82.49 CAD

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    The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

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    "Michael Benton's splendid book brings back to Earth Science a sense of adventure. . . . It is both a wonderfully good read and a valued reference." —James Lovelock, author of Gaia and Homage to GaiaToday it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe ... Read more

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  • The Obesity Code

    Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (Why Intermittent Fasting Is the Key to Controlling Your Weight)

    by Dr. Jason Fung ...
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    FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DR. JASON FUNG—the physician widely credited with popularizing intermittent fasting for weight loss—comes the landmark book that is helping millions around the world achieve natural, sustainable weight loss.The Obesity Code is a groundbreaking, science-based guide to lasting weight loss that goes beyond “calories in, calories out.” Instead of blaming lack of ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum

    How Humans Took Control of Climate

    by William F. Ruddiman ...
    Series series Princeton Science Library
    The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate change really begin with the industrial revolution, as commonly believed? Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum has sparked lively scientific debate since it was first published--arguing that humans have actually been changing the climate for some 8,000 years--as a ... Read more

    $24.19 CAD

  • Review and Integration of Biosphere-Atmosphere Modelling of Reactive Trace Gases and Volatile Aerosols

    Edited by Benjamin Loubet, Raia Silvia Massad ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    When considering biosphere–atmosphere exchange of trace gases and volatile aerosols, significant advances have been made both from an experimental and modelling point of view and on several scales. This was particularly stimulated by the availability of new datasets generated from improvements in analytical methods and flux measurement techniques. Recent research advances allow us, not only to ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • The Big Fat Surprise

    Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet

    by Nina Teicholz ...
    A New York Times bestsellerNamed one of The Economist’s Books of the YearNamed one of The Wall Street Journal’s Top Ten Best Nonfiction BooksKirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction BooksForbes’s Most Memorable Healthcare BookIn The Big Fat Surprise,investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals the unthinkable: everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong. She documents how... ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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  • Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 1

    Climate Change and Engineering Geology

    Edited by Giorgio Lollino, Andrea Manconi, John Clague, Wei Shan, Marta Chiarle ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book is one out of 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes and deals with climate change affecting different natural processes and environments, such as slope dynamics, water courses, coastal and marine environments, hydrological and littoral processes and permafrost terrain. Due to climate change, major effects are also expected on territorial planning and infrastructure, particularly in extreme climate ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD

  • Ketogenic Diet : No Sugar No Starch Diet To Turn Your Fat Into Energy In 7 Days (Bonus : 50 Easy Recipes To Jump Start Your Fat & Low Carb Weight Loss Today)

    by Samantha Michaels ...
    Diet, by definition, is the type of food consumed in a certain period. It can be as simple as an average daily meal. It can also be part of a treatment program for medical conditions. The ketogenic diet has long been used in the treatment of epilepsy in children. Recent findings showed that it has other benefits aside from controlling seizures. Since its introduction in the 1920s, the ketogenic ... Read more

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  • Weather We Like It or Not!: Cool Games to Play on A Windy Day

    Weather for Kids - Earth Sciences

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Weather Books
    Windy days may sometimes trigger allergies, so it's best to stay indoors. To keep your family entertained inside the house, flip through the pages of this picture book to identify the games that you may want to play. Filled with games that range from easy to difficult, you will definitely find something to love here. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

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  • Past Climate Variability in South America and Surrounding Regions

    From the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene

    Edited by Francoise Vimeux, Florence Sylvestre, Myriam Khodri ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    South America is a unique place where a number of past climate archives are ava- able from tropical to high latitude regions. It thus offers a unique opportunity to explore past climate variability along a latitudinal transect from the Equator to Polar regions and to study climate teleconnections. Most climate records from tropical and subtropical South America for the past 20,000 years have been ... Read more

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  • Slow Cooker Recipes Complete Cookbook (Boxed Set)

    3 Books In 1 Over 100 Great Tasting Slow Cooker Recipes

    by Speedy Publishing ...
    In our modern fast paced world it is sometimes difficult to get good nutrition. Slow cooker recipes allows those on the go to prepare awesome meals that are ready when needed. By adding the necessary ingredients from the recipe into a slow cooker and setting the cooker to the appropriate cooking temp for the specified length of time, it creates a hearty meal that can be eaten and stored for later ... Read more

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