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  • Notions of Neutralities

    by Oliver Bange, Elizabeth Chadwick, Tvrtko Jakovina, Wim Klinkert, Leos Müller, Florentino Rodao, Peter Ruggenthaler, Herbert R. Reginbogin, Stephen C. Neff, David X. Noack0, Dr Pascal Lottaz1 ...
    Neutrality serves different purposes during times of war and peace. ‘Notions of Neutralities’ portrays those historical challenges that neutrals faced, and are still facing, to maintain some form of economic stability and political order as chaos and wars rage. Neutrals are exposed to existential issues and questions of civil-society, international politics, and morality, in a world defiant to ... Read more

    $121.99 USD

  • Global Resources and the Environment

    by Chadwick Dearing Oliver, Fatma Arf Oliver ...
    In the past few decades, sustainability of natural resources and the social and environmental issues that surround them have become increasingly topical. This multidisciplinary book discusses the complex relationships between society, natural resources and the environment. Major resources including water, agriculture, energy, minerals and forests are considered, as well as different facets of the ... Read more

    $42.69 USD

  • Solvent Abuse

    A Population-Based Neuropsychological Study

    by Oliver Chadwick, H. Ross Anderson, J. Martin Bland, John Ramsey ...
    Series series Recent Research in Psychology
    1 History of Solvent Abuse The practice of deliberately inhaling various gases or vapors in order to induce an altered state of mood or sensibility is not new. As noted repeatedly in other reviews (eg, Cohen, 1973; Novak, 1980), it was recognized in early Greek civilization as an adjunct to divination; indeed, it has now become customary, if not obligatory, to refer to the Oracle at Delphi before ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Neuroplasticity

    by Moheb Costandi ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    The real story of how our brains and nervous systems change throughout our lifetimes—with or without “brain training.”Fifty years ago, neuroscientists thought that a mature brain was fixed like a fly in amber, unable to change. Today, we know that our brains and nervous systems change throughout our lifetimes. This concept of neuroplasticity has captured the imagination of a public eager for self ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Global Weirdness

    Severe Storms, Deadly Heat Waves, Relentless Drought, Rising Seas and the Weather of the Future

    by Climate Central ...
    **Sixty easty-to-read essays that enlarge our understanding of how climate change affects our daily lives, and arms us with the incontrovertible facts we need to make informed decisions about the future of the planet, and of humankind.“A breath of fresh air: just the facts, efficient and easy to understand.” —Scientific American**Global Weirdness summarizes everything we know about the science of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Embodied Mind

    Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness, and Our Bodies

    by Thomas R. Verny ...
    The groundbreaking science of how your entire body thinks, remembers, and feels.What if your brain isn't the only part of you that thinks?For decades, science has treated the mind as a product of the brain alone. But a quiet revolution in biology, genetics, and quantum physics is rewriting that story — and psychiatrist Dr. Thomas R. Verny is one of its most compelling voices.In The Embodied Mind, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Harvesting the Biosphere

    What We Have Taken from Nature

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    An interdisciplinary and quantitative account of human claims on the biosphere's stores of living matter, from prehistoric hunting to modern energy production.The biosphere—the Earth's thin layer of life—dates from nearly four billion years ago, when the first simple organisms appeared. Many species have exerted enormous influence on the biosphere's character and productivity, but none has ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • 50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know

    by Moheb Costandi ...
    Series series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
    Master the ideas central to understanding the human brain.In a series of 50 accessible essays, Mo Costandi introduces and explains all we know about the brain and how it works, outlining both long-standing theories and cutting-edge ideas.From the function of neurons and synaptic transmission, to the nervous system and personality, 50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Environmental Systems and Societies for the IB Diploma Study and Revision Guide

    Second edition

    by Andrew Davis, Garrett Nagle ...
    Series series Prepare for Success
    Exam Board: IBLevel: Standard levelSubject: Environmental Systems & SocietiesFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2017Stretch your students to achieve their best grade with these year round course companions; providing clear and concise explanations of all syllabus requirements and topics, and practice questions to support and strengthen learning.</st... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Neuroscience of Intelligence

    by Richard J. Haier ...
    Series series Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology
    This book introduces new and provocative neuroscience research that advances our understanding of intelligence and the brain. Compelling evidence shows that genetics plays a more important role than environment as intelligence develops from childhood, and that intelligence test scores correspond strongly to specific features of the brain assessed with neuroimaging. In understandable language, ... Read more

    $33.69 USD

  • The Human Planet

    How We Created the Anthropocene

    by Simon L. Lewis, Mark A. Maslin ...
    An exploration of the Anthropocene and "a relentless reckoning of how we, as a species, got ourselves into the mess we're in today" ( The Wall Street Journal).Meteorites, mega-volcanoes, and plate tectonics—the old forces of nature—have transformed Earth for millions of years. They are now joined by a new geological force—humans. Our actions have driven Earth into a new geological epoch, the ... Read more

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  • Introduction to Quantitative EEG and Neurofeedback

    Advanced Theory and Applications

    Edited by Andrew Abarbanel, James R. Evans, Thomas H. Budzynski, Helen Kogan Budzynski ...
    The study of Quantitative EEGs and Neurofeedback offer a window into brain physiology and function via computer and statistical analyses, suggesting innovative approaches to the improvement of attention, anxiety, mood and behavior. Resources for understanding what QEEG and Neurofeedback is, how they are used, and to what disorders and patients they can be applied are scarce, and this volume serves ... Read more

    $99.89 USD