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  • Peter Wohlleben: The Hidden Life of Trees : What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World
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    The Hidden Life of Trees

    Af Peter Wohlleben (2016)
    Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again. "Breaks entirely new ground ... Peter Wohlleben has listened to trees and decoded their language. Now he speaks for them."— The New York Review of Books NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BRAINPICKINGS • HONORABLE MENTION: SEJ Rachel Carson Environment Book Award • Shortlisted: Audible International Book of the Year Award • Books For a Better Life Award • Indie Choice Award—Nonfiction Book of the Year Are trees social beings? In The Hidden Life of Trees forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration that he has observed in his woodland. "A declaration of love and an engrossing primer on trees, brimming with facts and an unashamed awe for nature." —Washington Post "Heavily dusted with the glitter of wonderment." —The New Yorker Includes a Note From a Forest Scientist by Dr.Suzanne Simard Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute

  • Rough Guides: The Rough Guide to Amsterdam
    Af Rough Guides (2016)
    Summary: The Rough Guide to Amsterdam , now in full colour, is the ultimate travel guide to this vibrant city, with clear maps and expanded coverage of all of the best attractions in Amsterdam. Get the most out of this fascinating city with information on everything from its magnificent museums and iconic Golden Age architecture, to quirkier sights and quintessential Amsterdam experiences, from canal boat trips to bike rides. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Amsterdam, relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets. With clear maps of Amsterdam, a Dutch language section to help you negotiate your way around, and expert background on everything from Dutch art to Amsterdam's coffeeshop culture, The Rough Guide to Amsterdam sets you up for the perfect trip. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Amsterdam

  • Rough Guides: The Rough Guide to Croatia
    Af Rough Guides (2016)
    Summary: The Rough Guide to Croatia is the ultimate travel guide to one of Mediterranean Europe's most beautiful and unspoiled countries. With over a thousand islands, clear blue waters, inland waterfalls, stylish cities, Roman remains and medieval towns, Croatia packs a punch far above its size. With The Rough Guide to Croatia , you'll discover the best of the country's inventive local food scene, off-the-beaten track beaches and summer festivals. It leads you through the country with reliable and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from walking a circuit of Dubrovnik's city walls to exploring the labyrinthine streets of Spilt, plus practical advice on everything from sea kayaking and mountain hiking to catamaran routes and unusual places to stay. Up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, hotels, shops, nightlife and restaurants for all budgets, while easy-to-use, full-colour maps ensure that you won't miss a thing. Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Croatia

  • Rob Tanner: 5000-1 : The Leicester City Story: How We Beat the Odds to Become Premier League Champions
    Af Rob Tanner (2016)
    Summary: THE INCREDIBLE AS-IT-HAPPENED  STORY OF LEICESTER CITY'S MARCH TO  PREMIER LEAGUE VICTORY In August 2015 bookmakers priced Leicester at 5000-1 to win the Premier League – the same odds as Elvis being found alive. On 2 May 2016, the impossible happened – Leicester won, to ecstatic celebrations in the city and around the world. Relive this remarkable season with Rob Tanner, the Leicester Mercury 's chief football writer, from the great escape of 2015 to the curtain-closer at Stamford Bridge, via Ulloa's last-gasp winner at Norwich and Vardy's stunning volley against Liverpool.  Detailing the key matches and turning points, Tanner's book tells the inside story of Leicester City's heroic year of triumph – and the players who under Claudio Ranieri's inspired leadership became the most unlikely champions in football history

  • Janna Levin: Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
    Af Janna Levin (2016)
    Summary: The authoritative story of the headline-making discovery of gravitational waves—by an eminent theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer. From the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots and A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, the epic story of the scientific campaign to record the soundtrack of our universe.   Black holes are dark. That is their essence. When black holes collide, they will do so unilluminated. Yet the black hole collision is an event more powerful than any since the origin of the universe. The profusion of energy will emanate as waves in the shape of spacetime: gravitational waves. No telescope will ever record the event; instead, the only evidence would be the sound of spacetime ringing. In 1916, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, his top priority after he proposed his theory of curved spacetime. One century later, we are recording the first sounds from space, the soundtrack to accompany astronomy’s silent movie. In Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space, Janna Levin recounts the fascinating story of the obsessions, the aspirations, and the trials of the scientists who embarked on an arduous, fifty-year endeavor to capture these elusive waves. An experimental ambition that began as an amusing thought experiment, a mad idea, became the object of fixation for the original architects—Rai Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Ron Drever. Striving to make the ambition a reality, the original three gradually accumulated an international team of hundreds. As this book was written, two massive instruments of remarkably delicate sensitivity were brought to advanced capability. As the book draws to a close, five decades after the experimental ambition began, the team races to intercept a wisp of a sound with two colossal machines, hoping to succeed in time for the centenary of Einstein’s most radical idea. Janna Levin’s absorbing account of the surprises, disappointments, achievements, and risks in this unfolding story offers a portrait of modern science that is unlike anything we’ve seen before

  • Michael I. Days: Obama's Legacy : What He Accomplished as President
    Af Michael I. Days (2016)
    Summary: As President Obama's time in the White House draws to a close, this celebratory book documents his transformative accomplishments. Evidence indicates President Barack Obama has been tremendously successful and effective by objective measures. On economic indicators alone, he is credited with the longest streak of job growth in U.S. history, a two-thirds reduction in the federal budget deficit, and the rebounding of the stock market to record highs following the record lows of the recession under his predecessor. His victories have come against a backdrop of criticism and sometimes open defiance from conservatives, lack of cooperation in Congress, and racially tinged commentary in traditional and social media. Through it all, the President who campaigned on a slogan of 'Yes, We Can!' has persevered in his determination to make a difference and left an indelible mark on American politics and the world. Legacy is a commemoration of his eight years in the White House

  • Levison Wood: Walking the Nile
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    Walking the Nile

    Af Levison Wood (2016)
    Summary: Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, Levison Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Nile. He followed the river for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nations-Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and Egypt-to the Mediterranean coast. Like his predecessors, Wood camped in the wild, foraged for food, and trudged through rainforest, swamp, savannah, and desert, enduring life-threatening conditions at every turn. He traversed sandstorms, flash floods, minefields, and more, becoming a local celebrity in Uganda, where a popular rap song was written about him, and a potential enemy of the state in South Sudan, where he found himself caught in a civil war and detained by the secret police. An inimitable tale of survival, resilience, and sheer willpower, Walking the Nile is an inspiring chronicle of an epic journey down the lifeline of civilization in northern Africa

  • Mark Manson: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck : A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
    Af Mark Manson (2016)
    Summary: #1 New York Times Bestseller • More than 10 million Copies Sold In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mindset that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek. There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives

  • Ian Buruma: Anglomania : A European Love Affair
    Af Ian Buruma (2016)
    Summary: With its distinctive history of civil liberties and the delicate balance between social order and the free pursuit of self-interest, England has always fascinated its continental neighbours. Buruma examines the history of ideas of Englishness and what Europeans have admired (or loathed) in England across the centuries. Voltaire wondered why British laws could not be transplanted into France, or even to Serbia; Karl Marx thought the English were too stupid to start a revolution; Goethe worshipped Shakespeare; and the Kaiser was convinced that Britain was run by Jews. Combining the stories of European Anglophiles and Anglophobes with memories of his own Anglo-Dutch-German-Jewish family, this utterly original book illuminates the relationship between Britain and Europe, revealing how Englishness - and others' views of it - have shaped modern European history

  • Sue Fuller: Yoga for Weight Loss
    Af Sue Fuller (2016)
    Summary: Practicing yoga regularly can shape and tone the body, reduce excess body fat, and help us to develop a deep connection with ourselves. Over time and with regular yoga practice, lifestyle choices begin to change, and any cravings for high-calorie snacks begin to diminish. These classes are suitable for those with previous yoga experience. Sue Fuller's 2 in 1 Yoga for Weight Loss consists of two practical and effective yoga classes that will help you lose weight, improve muscle tone and body shape, and resist the temptation to snack. More 2 in 1 Yoga for Weight Loss contains stronger, more advanced yoga postures than the first class in the series. These sessions allow exposure to a broader range of highly effective postures that will help you live a healthier lifestyle. Detox Yoga is a sixty-minute class featuring twenty-two postures and breathing techniques that will help remove toxins from the body. The class is suitable for those with previous yoga experience and encourages a healthier body and a clearer mind. Please do not listen to this audio while driving

  • Joseph Epstein: Wind Sprints : Shorter Essays
    Af Joseph Epstein (2016)
    Summary: Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Joseph Epstein would surely be at the top of anybody's list. Epstein is penetrating. He is witty. He has a magic touch with words, that hard to define but immediately recognizable quality called style. Above all, he is impossible to put down. Joseph Epstein's Wind Sprints: Shorter Essays is the third volume of essays from Axios Press following the much acclaimed Essays in Biography, 2012 and A Literary Education and Other Essays, 2014. It contains 142 short essays, literary sprints rather than marathons. Subjects range from domestic life to current social trends to an appraisal of "contemporary nuttiness." After reading Epstein, we see life with a fresh eye. We also see ourselves a little more clearly. This is what Plutarch intended: life teaching by example, but with a wry smile and such a sure hand that we hardly notice the instruction. It is just pure pleasure

  • Lawrence Levy: To Pixar and Beyond : My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History
    Af Lawrence Levy (2016)
    Summary: An insider's never-before-told story about how a struggling computer animation company called Pixar became one of the greatest entertainment organizations of all time. ¶"Part business book and part thriller—a tale that's every bit as compelling as the ones Pixar tells in its blockbuster movies."—Dan Lyons, best-selling author of Disrupted¶ After he was dismissed from Apple in the early 1990s, Steve Jobs turned his attention to a little-known graphics company he owned called Pixar. One day, out of the blue, Jobs called Lawrence Levy, a Harvard-trained lawyer and executive to whom he had never spoken before. He hoped to persuade Levy to help him pull Pixar back from the brink of failure. This is the extraordinary story of what happened next: how Jobs and Levy concocted and pulled off a highly improbable plan that transformed Pixar into the Hollywood powerhouse it is today. Levy offers a masterful, firsthand account of how Pixar rose from humble beginnings, what it was like to work so closely with Jobs, and how Pixar's story offers profound lessons that can apply to many aspects of our professional and personal lives. ¶"A delightful book about finance, creative genius, workplace harmony, and luck."—Fortune ¶"Enchanting."—The New York Times ¶"I love this book! I think it is brilliant."—Ed Catmull, cofounder and president of Pixar Animation, president of Disney Animation, and coauthor of the bestseller Creativity Inc. ¶"A natural storyteller, Levy offers an inside look at the business and a fresh, sympathetic view of Jobs."—Success Magazine¶An Amazon Best Book of 2016 in Business & Leadership A top pick on Fortune's Favorite Books of 2016 A 2017 Axiom Business Book Award winner in Memoir/Biography ¶