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Speaking with the Ancestors

Mississippian Stone Statuary of the Tennessee-Cumberland Region

by James V. Miller, Professor Kevin E. Smith ...

When European explorers began their initial forays into southeastern North America in the 16th and 17th centuries they encountered what they called temples and shrines of native peoples, often decorated with idols in human form made of wood, pottery, or stone. The idols were fascinating to write about, but having no value to explorers searching for gold or land, there are no records of these idols ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

When European explorers began their initial forays into southeastern North America in the 16th and 17th centuries they encountered what they called temples and shrines of native peoples, often decorated with idols in human form made of wood, pottery, or stone. The idols were fascinating to write about, but having no value to explorers searching for gold or land, there are no records of these idols
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The Netflix Effect

Technology and Entertainment in the 21st Century

Edited by Kevin McDonald, Professor Daniel Smith-Rowsey ...

Netflix is the definitive media company of the 21st century. It was among the first to parlay new Internet technologies into a successful business model, and in the process it changed how consumers access film and television. It is now one of the leading providers of digitally delivered media content and is continually expanding access across a host of platforms and mobile devices. Despite its ... Read more

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Netflix is the definitive media company of the 21st century. It was among the first to parlay new Internet technologies into a successful business model, and in the process it changed how consumers access film and television. It is now one of the leading providers of digitally delivered media content and is continually expanding access across a host of platforms and mobile devices. Despite its
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New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee

Intellectual, Methodological, and Theoretical Contributions

by David H. Dye, Thaddeus G. Bissett, Jessica Dalton-Carriger, Marlin F. Hawley, Jessica R. Howe, Shannon Koerner, Bernard K. Means, Michael C. Moore, Gerald F. Schroedl, Lynne P. Sullivan0, Giovanna M. Vidoli1, Heather Worne2, Professor Kevin E. Smith3, Douglas W. Schwartz4, Professor Dawnie Wolfe Steadman5 ...

Exploring how New Deal innovation transformed archaeology in the American South.New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee tells the engrossing story of Southeastern archaeology in the 1930s. The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of May 1933 initiated an ambitious program of flood control and power generation by way of a chain of hydroelectric dams on the Tennessee River. The construction of these dams ... Read more

$33.59 CAD

Exploring how New Deal innovation transformed archaeology in the American South.New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee tells the engrossing story of Southeastern archaeology in the 1930s. The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of May 1933 initiated an ambitious program of flood control and power generation by way of a chain of hydroelectric dams on the Tennessee River. The construction of these dams
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Modelling and Analysis of Active Biopotential Signals in Healthcare, Volume 1

by Mr Smith K. Khare, Dr. Siuly Siuly, Ms. Zahra Ghanbari, Professor Mohammad Hassan Moradi, Dr Supriya Supriya, Dr Siuly Siuly, Prof. Hua Wang, Prof. Yanchun Zhang, Dr Hamid Reza Marateb, Dr Carolina Migliorelli Falcone, Dr Alejandro Bachiller Matarranz, Ms. Tayebe Azimi, Mr. Farzad Ziaie Nezhad, Professor Marjan Mansourian, Dr Joan Francesc Alonso López, MD Javier Aparicio, Dr Maria Victoria San Antonio Arce, Dr Sergio Romero Lafuente, Dr Miguel Angel Mañanas Villanueva, Mr Virender Mehla, Mr Ashish Singh, Dr Pushpendra Singh, Dr Amit Singhal, Dr. Hamid Reza Marateb, Dr Mislav Jordanić, Dr Mónica Rojas- Martínez, Dr Leidy Yanet Serna HIguita, Mr. Mehdi Shirzadi, Ms. Marjan Nosouhi, Dr Kevin McGill, Dr. Ömer Faruk Alçin, Dr. Ümit Budak, Dr. Muzaffer Aslan, Dr. Yaman Akbulut, Dr. Zafer Cömert, Sir Muhammed H. Akpınar, Prof. Abdulkadir Şengür, Dr Anurag Nishad, Dr Abhay Upadhyay, Dr Ajay Somkuwar, Dr Vandana Somkuwar, Professor Abdulhamit Subasi, Assist. Professor Saeed Mian Qaisar, Dr Zafer Cömert, Dr Yaman Akbulut, Mr. Muhammed Akpınar, Dr Ömer Alçin, Dr Ümit Budak, Dr Muzaffer Aslan, Professor Abdülkadir Şengür, Mr. Siddharth Bhalerao, Dr. Anil Kumar, Dr. Ranjeet Kumar, Ms Shiwangi Mishra, Dr Pritee Khanna, Irshad Ahmad Ansari, Smith K. Khare ...

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This book looks at analysis and modelling of active biopotential signal processing. It emphasises the real-time challenges in biomedical signal processing that occur due to the complex and non-stationary nature of signals in a variety of applications for analysis, classification and identification of different states for improvement of healthcare systems. The main focus of the book is on modelling ... Read more

$174.99 CAD

This book looks at analysis and modelling of active biopotential signal processing. It emphasises the real-time challenges in biomedical signal processing that occur due to the complex and non-stationary nature of signals in a variety of applications for analysis, classification and identification of different states for improvement of healthcare systems. The main focus of the book is on modelling
... Read more
Invasive Birds

Global Trends and Impacts

by Alexander Cruz, Tim Adriaens, Craig R Allen, Michael L Avery, Alexander V Badyaev, Fabrice M Brescia, Sarah E Britton, Daniel M Brooks, Jessica L. Burnett, Matthew Burnett, Corey T Callaghan, César Capinha, Jen Cele, Jameson F Chace, Jocelyn Champagnon, Alice Cibois, Andrew Close, Alyssa R Conn, Richard T Corlett, Adrian J F K Craig, Amy E Dunham, James A Eaton, David A Ehlers Smith, Yvette C Ehlers Smith, Mike W Eichholz, Johan Elmberg, Cyril Eraud, Chris L Feare, Jason M Gleditsch, Guillaume G Gayet, Matthieu Guillemain, Carlos Gutiérrez-Expósito, Haley E Hanson, Iain Henderson, Frank Huysentruyt, John G Innes, Salit Kark, Michael R Leven, Ricardo J Lopes, Jean-Francois Maillard, Ndivhuwo Maligana, Chloe I Marcheli, Lynn B Martin, Blake A Mathys, Erik Matthysen, Myriam E Mermoz, Jean-Yves Meyer, Dai K J Morgan, Katherine G Ohman, Claire Pernollet, Murray A Potter, Bill Pranty, Juan Carlos Reboreda, Eileen C Rees, Luís Reino, Joana Ribeiro, Peter A Robertson, Andrew M Rogers, Philip D Round, Joana Santana, Cavin T Shivambu, Neftalí Sillero, Preshnee Singh, Pär Söderquist, Karina L Speziale, Diederik Strubbe, Martin J P Sullivan, Jean-Claude Thibault, Martin Thibault, Berndt J van Rensburg, Eric Vidal, Joseph R Waas, Amy-Leigh Wilson, Katherine Winston, Kevin A Wood, Pierre Yésou, Ding Li Yong, Jaime E Zolik ...

Examining globally invasive alien birds, the first part of this book provides an account of 32 global avian invasive species (as listed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group, ISSG). It acts as a one stop reference volume; it assesses current invasive status for each bird species, including details of physical description, diet, introduction and invasion pathways, breeding behaviour, natural ... Read more

$224.99 CAD

Examining globally invasive alien birds, the first part of this book provides an account of 32 global avian invasive species (as listed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group, ISSG). It acts as a one stop reference volume; it assesses current invasive status for each bird species, including details of physical description, diet, introduction and invasion pathways, breeding behaviour, natural
... Read more
Salt in Eastern North America and the Caribbean

History and Archaeology

by Ashley A. Dumas, Paul N. Eubanks, Ian W. Brown, Ann M. Early, Hannah Guidry, Nancy A. Kenmotsu, Larry McKee, Heather McKillop, Steven M. Meredith0, Maurreen Meyers1, Joost Morsink2, Timothy K. Perttula3, Professor Kevin E. Smith4, Professor Alyssa Sperry5 ...

Series series Archaeology of Food
Case studies examining the archaeological record of an overlooked mineralSalt, once a highly prized trade commodity essential for human survival, is often overlooked in research because it is invisible in the archaeological record. Salt in Eastern North America and the Caribbean: History and Archaeology brings salt back into archaeology, showing that it was valued as a dietary additive, had ... Read more

$77.59 CAD

Case studies examining the archaeological record of an overlooked mineralSalt, once a highly prized trade commodity essential for human survival, is often overlooked in research because it is invisible in the archaeological record. Salt in Eastern North America and the Caribbean: History and Archaeology brings salt back into archaeology, showing that it was valued as a dietary additive, had
... Read more

The Eternal Frontier

An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples

by Tim Flannery ...

A comprehensive history of the continent, "full of engaging and attention-catching information about North America's geology, climate, and paleontology" ( The Washington Post Book World).Here, "the rock star of modern science" tells the unforgettable story of the geological and biological evolution of the North American continent, from the time of the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs ... Read more

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A comprehensive history of the continent, "full of engaging and attention-catching information about North America's geology, climate, and paleontology" ( The Washington Post Book World).Here, "the rock star of modern science" tells the unforgettable story of the geological and biological evolution of the North American continent, from the time of the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs
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Where the Wild Things Were

Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators

by William Stolzenburg ...

For years, predators like snow leopards and white-tipped sharks have been disappearing from the top of the food chain, largely as a result of human action. Science journalist Will Stolzenburg reveals why and how their absence upsets the delicate balance of the world's environment. ... Read more

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For years, predators like snow leopards and white-tipped sharks have been disappearing from the top of the food chain, largely as a result of human action. Science journalist Will Stolzenburg reveals why and how their absence upsets the delicate balance of the world's environment.
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The Once and Future Great Lakes Country

An Ecological History

by John L. Riley ...

Series Book 2 - McGill-Queen's Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies
North America's Great Lakes country has experienced centuries of upheaval. Its landscapes are utterly changed from what they were five hundred years ago. The region's superabundant fish and wildlife and its magnificent forests and prairies astonished European newcomers who called it an earthly paradise but then ushered in an era of disease, warfare, resource depletion, and land development that ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

North America's Great Lakes country has experienced centuries of upheaval. Its landscapes are utterly changed from what they were five hundred years ago. The region's superabundant fish and wildlife and its magnificent forests and prairies astonished European newcomers who called it an earthly paradise but then ushered in an era of disease, warfare, resource depletion, and land development that
... Read more
Wild New World

The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

by Dan Flores ...

**Winner of the 2023 Rachel Carson Environment Book AwardWinner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History LiteratureShortlisted for the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa Society Ralph Waldo Emerson AwardA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2022A deep-time history of animals and humans in North America, by the best-selling and award-winning author of Coyote America.**In 1908, near Folsom, ... Read more

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**Winner of the 2023 Rachel Carson Environment Book AwardWinner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History LiteratureShortlisted for the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa Society Ralph Waldo Emerson AwardA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2022A deep-time history of animals and humans in North America, by the best-selling and award-winning author of Coyote America.**In 1908, near Folsom,
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Mannahatta

A Natural History of New York City

by Eric W. Sanderson ...

What did New York look like four centuries ago? An extraordinary reconstruction of a wild island from the forests of Times Square to the wetlands downtown.Named a Best Book of the Year by Library Journal , New York Magazine , and San Francisco ChronicleOn September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set foot on the land that would become Manhattan. Today, it's difficult to imagine what he saw, but for ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

What did New York look like four centuries ago? An extraordinary reconstruction of a wild island from the forests of Times Square to the wetlands downtown.Named a Best Book of the Year by Library Journal , New York Magazine , and San Francisco ChronicleOn September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set foot on the land that would become Manhattan. Today, it's difficult to imagine what he saw, but for
... Read more
King Sequoia

The Tree That Inspired a Nation, Created Our National Park System, and Changed the Way We Think about Nature

by William C. Tweed ...

A naturist and historian for the National Parks Service offers a lively history of the giant sequoias of California and the love of nature they inspired.Former park ranger William C. Tweed takes readers on a tour of some of the world's largest and oldest trees in a narrative that travels deep into the Sierra Nevada mountains, across the American West, and all the way to New Zealand. Along the way, ... Read more

$17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A naturist and historian for the National Parks Service offers a lively history of the giant sequoias of California and the love of nature they inspired.Former park ranger William C. Tweed takes readers on a tour of some of the world's largest and oldest trees in a narrative that travels deep into the Sierra Nevada mountains, across the American West, and all the way to New Zealand. Along the way,
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