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Summary of Lab Girl by Hope Jahren | Includes Analysis Preview: In her memoir Lab Girl, Hope Jahren describes the life she's lived and the knowledge she's learned as a scientist trying to find her way in the world. Focusing mostly on a period of professional development that stretches from 1997 to 2008, the bulk of the narrative follows Jahren from her first appointment as a professor in Atlanta to her current job at the University of Hawaii. Navigating...
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On the eve of its 50th anniversary, the Landscape Architecture Foundation asked a diverse group of the world's leading landscape architects to reflect on the last half-century and present bold ideas for what the discipline should achieve in the future. Well beyond the public conception of the profession as "gardener" or "park designer," these landscape architects discussed their role in addressing weighty issues like climate change, urbanization,...
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Diversos son los espacios donde los seres humanos satisfacen sus necesidades de respeto y valía social. Este libro estudia dos: el laboral y el social. En el mundo del trabajo, además de obtener el sustento económico, se logra reconocimiento, se fragua la realización personal y se tejen lazos de amistad. En el ámbito social, el trato igualitario de la comunidad solidifica el respeto y la valía de todo ser humano. Lo laboral y lo social no están...
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Environmental Biology is designed to arrange diverse areas of environmental biology in a coherent manner. The subject matter, both as regards the arrangement of chapters as well as contents is designed to meet the requirements of the students in several Indian universities. The present book New Dimensions of Environmental Biology has been written especially to suit the need of undergraduate and post graduate students of the Indian Universities. This...
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Chemistry can be one of the more difficult subjects in school, mainly because memorization is crucial. It can be hard to memorize tons of facts and equations. A chemistry equations and answers guide does help students; some more than others. You can refer to the study guide to determine which formula is suitable to use for the question at hand. The more savvy student might consider one or more ways to creatively benefit from the guide. For example,...
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Constitutional democracy is not just any old form of democracy. It has a peculiar logic and is premised upon some exacting criteria and principles including good laws and institutions predicated on specific fundamental core values and principles. But it is, when fully ingrained in the public sensibility, a sort of civic serum necessary to inoculate free citizens against the ravages of anti-democratic populism, authoritarianism, racism, nativism, discrimination,...
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The Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) is one of the most hotly debated ideas of recent years on the left – and, indeed, right. The potential threat to millions of current jobs posed by robotization and artificial intelligence combined with the rise of inequality has contributed to making it a core element of the continuing post-crisis discussions on what it means to be on the left, or a social democrat, today and in the future.
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9) Planet Earth
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Discover the wonder and learn the truth about our rocky home.
Why does life exist on Earth but nowhere else in our solar system? What causes Earth's seasons? What makes up the Earth's interior? This book answers these questions and many more about our rocky home. From Earth's place in space, to its atmosphere and time zones, everything readers need to know about planet Earth is covered!Planets and stars, moons and galaxies! The universe is a vast...
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Con motivo de la celebración de las elecciones europeas de 2014, la Universitat de València organizó las jornadas? La encrucijada de Europa?, que contaron con la participación de profesionales de las Facultades de Derecho, Economía y Geografía e Historia. Las reflexiones presentadas en aquellas jornadas, se recogen en esta publicación. Desde un enfoque multidisciplinario tratan de esclarecer algunas de las cuestiones generales e institucionales...
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Una contribución esencial al debate sobre el futuro de la Unión Europea, tras el fracaso del proyecto de Constitución y las sucesivas ampliaciones. Aun así en la nueva geografía del siglo XX, marcada por el ascenso económico asiático y las indecisiones norteamericanas, la Unión Europea deberá replantear objetivos y funcionamiento.
14) Red State Blues
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Much has been made of the 2016 electoral flip of traditionally Democratic states like Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Ohio to tip Donald Trump into the presidency. Countless think pieces have explored this newfound exotic constituency of blue voters who swung red. But what about those who remain true blue? Red State Blues speaks to the lived experience of progressives, activists, and ordinary Democrats pushing back against simplistic narratives...
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An electrifying collection of thought-provoking interviews from recent broadcasts of CBC Radio's Ideas. In these remarkable dialogues - most of them in the company of Ideas host Paul Kennedy - some of the great intellectuals of our time reflect, interject, and project on the course of human civilization, addressing topics such as social engineering and human rights, the directions of science and technology, the influence of art, music, and literature,...
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The age of European high imperialism was characterized by the movement of plants and animals on a historically unprecedented scale. The human migrants who colonized territories around the world brought a variety of other species with them, from the crops and livestock they hoped to propagate, to the parasites, invasive plants, and pests they carried unawares, producing a host of unintended consequences that reshaped landscapes around the world. While...
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An energizing case for hope about the climate, from Rebecca Solnit, climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua, and a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the moment.
Not Too Late is the book for anyone who is despondent, defeatist, or unsure about climate change and seeking answers. As the contributors to this volume make clear, the future will be decided by whether we act in the present-and we must act to counter institutional inertia, fossil...
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La Academia Ecuatoriana de la lengua y el Grupo América presentan algunas reflexiones con ocasión del bicentenario de la batalla del Pichincha, como una contribución a la celebración de ese magno suceso.
Este libro recoge artículos tanto de miembros de la Academia como del Grupo América que han querido contribuir con sus investigaciones y reflexiones a la comprensión cabal del significado, consecuencias y lecciones de ese hecho histórico.
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A completely new full-colour edition of the popular guide to science
First published in 1989, this is the third edition of the popular Gem Basic Facts Science. The Basic Facts series is a series of illustrated gem dictionaries in important school subjects.
• The perfect mini-dictionary of science
• Includes key concepts, clearly defined, with the aid of many helpful diagrams
• Ideal for school work, exam revision and quick reference
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Competencias del directivo de instituciones de educación superior es producto del proyecto de investigación titulado "Análisis al directivo universitario en Colombia: estudio desde la perspectiva del comportamiento organizacional y la gestión del conocimiento" con código de proyecto 8126, desarrollado en el Grupo de Investigación Humanismo y Gestión de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Administración de la Universidad del Valle. Esta investigación...
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