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Under a Green Sky

Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future

by Peter D. Ward ...

$11.99 USD
The Flooded Earth

Our Future In a World Without Ice Caps

by Peter D Ward ...

Sea level rise will happen no matter what we do. Even if we stopped all carbon dioxide emissions today, the seas would rise one meter by 2050 and three meters by 2100. This -- not drought, species extinction, or excessive heat waves -- will be the most catastrophic effect of global warming. And it won't simply redraw our coastlines -- agriculture, electrical and fiber optic systems, and shipping ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Sea level rise will happen no matter what we do. Even if we stopped all carbon dioxide emissions today, the seas would rise one meter by 2050 and three meters by 2100. This -- not drought, species extinction, or excessive heat waves -- will be the most catastrophic effect of global warming. And it won't simply redraw our coastlines -- agriculture, electrical and fiber optic systems, and shipping
... Read more
Time Machines

Scientific Explorations in Deep Time

by Peter D. Ward ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
I n modem times, science has brought the past-and so many of its creatures-back to life via intellectual inquiry, application of the scientific method, and some extraordinary technology that has recently been devel oped. The wonder of the process is that such a rich and vivid understanding of the deep past has been generated from such scanty evidence: broken bones, lithified shells, fossil leaves, ... Read more

$31.99 USD

I n modem times, science has brought the past-and so many of its creatures-back to life via intellectual inquiry, application of the scientific method, and some extraordinary technology that has recently been devel oped. The wonder of the process is that such a rich and vivid understanding of the deep past has been generated from such scanty evidence: broken bones, lithified shells, fossil leaves,
... Read more
Rare Earth

Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe

by Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
In November 12, 2002, Dr. John Chambers of the NASA Ames Research Center gave a seminar to the Astrobiology Group at the University of Washington. The audience of about 100 listened with rapt attention as Chambers described results from a computer study of how planetary systems form. The goal of his research was to answer a deceptively simple question: How often would newly forming planetary ... Read more

$44.99 USD

In November 12, 2002, Dr. John Chambers of the NASA Ames Research Center gave a seminar to the Astrobiology Group at the University of Washington. The audience of about 100 listened with rapt attention as Chambers described results from a computer study of how planetary systems form. The goal of his research was to answer a deceptively simple question: How often would newly forming planetary
... Read more
Opium War, 1840-1842: Barbarians in the Celestial Empire in the Early Part of the Nineteenth Century and the War by Which They Forced Her Gates

by Peter Ward Fay ...

This book tells the fascinating story of the war between England and China that delivered Hong Kong to the English, forced the imperial Chinese government to add four ports to Canton as places in which foreigners could live and trade, and rendered irreversible the process that for almost a century thereafter distinguished western relations with this quarter of the globe—the process that is ... Read more

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This book tells the fascinating story of the war between England and China that delivered Hong Kong to the English, forced the imperial Chinese government to add four ports to Canton as places in which foreigners could live and trade, and rendered irreversible the process that for almost a century thereafter distinguished western relations with this quarter of the globe—the process that is
... Read more
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St. Peter’s Fair

The Fourth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

by Ellis Peters ...

Narrated by Johanna Ward ...

Series Audiobook 4 - The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

St. Peter’s Fair was a grand event, attracting merchants from across England and beyond. With the pause in the Civil War during the summer of 1139, the fair would bring some much-needed gaiety to Shrewsbury.But a wealthy merchant is found murdered in the river Severn. Brother Cadfael offers to help the merchant’s niece, Emma; but while he searches for the killer, two more men are murdered—like her ... Read more

$16.99 USD

St. Peter’s Fair was a grand event, attracting merchants from across England and beyond. With the pause in the Civil War during the summer of 1139, the fair would bring some much-needed gaiety to Shrewsbury.But a wealthy merchant is found murdered in the river Severn. Brother Cadfael offers to help the merchant’s niece, Emma; but while he searches for the killer, two more men are murdered—like her
... Read more
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Hog Fever, Episodes 1–5

by Kevin Godley, Kevin Godley, Kevin Godley, Escargot Books and Music, Greg Penny, Terence Stamp, Terence Stamp, Sue Godley, Rowan Lommel, Laura Rearwin Ward, Peter Bellwood0, Jim Cummings1, Emmanuelle Sallet2, Oliver Butcher3, Simon Gluckman4, Daniel Ash5, Kelly Tracy6, John Jorgenson7, Mark Ling8, a full cast9, Richard La Plante1, Billy Goodrum2 ...

Narrated by a full cast0 ...

Unabridged

2 hours 35 min

Midway between the satire of Spinal Tap and the pathos of American Beauty lies the schizophrenic state of mind known as Hog Fever. On the surface this is the story of a man, a motorcycle, and a teetering bank balance. But lurking beneath, occasionally visible like threads through faded denim, is the story of a man in search of freedom—or at least one last stab at it.Motivated by the emasculating ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Midway between the satire of Spinal Tap and the pathos of American Beauty lies the schizophrenic state of mind known as Hog Fever. On the surface this is the story of a man, a motorcycle, and a teetering bank balance. But lurking beneath, occasionally visible like threads through faded denim, is the story of a man in search of freedom—or at least one last stab at it.Motivated by the emasculating
... Read more
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The Price of Immortality

The Race to Live Forever

by Peter Ward ...

Narrated by Alex Boyles ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

An absorbing and revelatory journey into the American Way of defying deathAs longevity medicine revolutionizes the lives of many older people, the quest to take the next step—to live as long as we choose—has spurred a scientific arms race in search of the elixir of life, funded by Big Tech and Silicon Valley.Once the stuff of Mesopotamian mythology and episodes of Star Trek, the effort to make ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An absorbing and revelatory journey into the American Way of defying deathAs longevity medicine revolutionizes the lives of many older people, the quest to take the next step—to live as long as we choose—has spurred a scientific arms race in search of the elixir of life, funded by Big Tech and Silicon Valley.Once the stuff of Mesopotamian mythology and episodes of Star Trek, the effort to make
... Read more
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The Consequential Frontier

Challenging the Privatization of Space

by Peter Ward ...

Narrated by Gary Galone ...

Unabridged

7 hours 14 min

This in-depth work of reportage dares to ask what’s at stake in privatizing outer space.Earth is in trouble—so dramatically that we’re now scrambling to explore space for valuable resources and a home for permanent colonization. With the era of NASA’s dominance now behind us, the private sector is winning this new space race. But if humans and their private wealth have made such a mess of Earth, ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

This in-depth work of reportage dares to ask what’s at stake in privatizing outer space.Earth is in trouble—so dramatically that we’re now scrambling to explore space for valuable resources and a home for permanent colonization. With the era of NASA’s dominance now behind us, the private sector is winning this new space race. But if humans and their private wealth have made such a mess of Earth,
... Read more

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The Leper of Saint Giles

The Fifth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

by Ellis Peters ...

Narrated by Johanna Ward ...

Series Audiobook 5 - The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
Unabridged

7 hours 15 min

Setting out for the Saint Giles leper colony outside Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael has more pressing matters on his mind than the grand wedding coming to his abbey. Yet as fate would have it, Cadfael arrives at Saint Giles just as the nuptial party passes the colony's gates. He sees the fragile bride, looking like a prisoner between her two stern guardians, and the bridegroom—an arrogant, fleshy ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Setting out for the Saint Giles leper colony outside Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael has more pressing matters on his mind than the grand wedding coming to his abbey. Yet as fate would have it, Cadfael arrives at Saint Giles just as the nuptial party passes the colony's gates. He sees the fragile bride, looking like a prisoner between her two stern guardians, and the bridegroom—an arrogant, fleshy
... Read more
Federal Trade Commission: Law, Practice and Procedure

by Peter C. Ward, Richard Newman ...

Federal Trade Commission: Law, Practice and Procedure features detailed analysis of all areas of FTC responsibility, including: rule making procedures; trade regulation statutes and rules; rules and procedures for investigations and litigation; application of U.S. antitrust laws to overseas conduct; Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger rules; evolving concepts of unfairness and deception; and asset freezes ... Read more

$695.99 USD

Federal Trade Commission: Law, Practice and Procedure features detailed analysis of all areas of FTC responsibility, including: rule making procedures; trade regulation statutes and rules; rules and procedures for investigations and litigation; application of U.S. antitrust laws to overseas conduct; Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger rules; evolving concepts of unfairness and deception; and asset freezes
... Read more
Netter's Integrated Musculoskeletal System

Clinical Anatomy Explained!

by Peter J. Ward ...

Series series Netter Basic Science
Netter's Integrated Musculoskeletal System is an innovative new text that brings together basic science material from several domains, providing a solid foundation prior to delving into topics of increasing complexity and clinical importance —all highlighted by superb Netter illustrations throughout. Initial chapters give a general overview of the human body, while the remaining chapters examine ... Read more

$45.99 USD

Netter's Integrated Musculoskeletal System is an innovative new text that brings together basic science material from several domains, providing a solid foundation prior to delving into topics of increasing complexity and clinical importance —all highlighted by superb Netter illustrations throughout. Initial chapters give a general overview of the human body, while the remaining chapters examine
... Read more

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