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Weather Permitting Twenty-Five Years of Ice Storms, Hurricanes, Wildfires, and Extreme Climate Change in Canada

Weather Permitting Twenty-Five Years of Ice Storms, Hurricanes, Wildfires, and Extreme Climate Change in Canada
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1668002884 | 255 pages | True EPUB | 26.32 MB
From the longtime host of The Weather Network comes a behind-the-scenes look at Canada's biggest weather events and climate phenomena.
For more than twenty-five years, Chris St. Clair was on the frontline of Canada's biggest weather events as a popular presenter on The Weather Network.For the first time, he shares his never-before-told stories covering the country's most astounding weather events.

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Ways of Being Bound Perspectives from post-Kantian Philosophy and Relational Sociology

Ways of Being Bound Perspectives from post-Kantian Philosophy and Relational Sociology
English | 2022 | ISBN: 303111468X | 244 pages | True PDF EPUB | 5.71 MB
This book addresses the topic of 'being bound' from a philosophical and a sociological perspective. It examines several ways in which we are bound. We are bound to acknowledge the truth and to follow laws; we are bound to others and to the world. Who we are is partly defined by those bonds, regardless of whether we live up to them – or even of whether we acknowledge them. Puzzling questions arise from the fact that we are bound, such as: How are those bonds binding? Wherein lies their normative character? A venerable philosophical tradition, particularly since Kant, has provided an account of normativity that crucially appeals to such notions as "self-legislation." But can our normative bonds be properly understood in these essentially first-personal terms? Many argue that our social condition resists any account of those bonds that fails to acknowledge the perspectives of the second and the third person.
The first part of the book explores these themes from a historical perspective in the tradition of transcendental philosophy (Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Husserl and Heidegger); it examines the phenomenon of "being bound", i.e., why and how we are bound. The second part of the book offers a sociological analysis of social bonds that is both historical and systematic. Based on sociological approaches to "solidarity" and "reflexivity", it explores the way in which the phenomenon of "being bound" manifests through the concept of a "social relation".

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Waxing On the Karate Kid and Me

Waxing On the Karate Kid and Me
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0593185838 | 268 pages | True EPUB | 22.47 MB
SinceThe Karate Kidfirst crane-kicked its way into the pop culture stratosphere in June 1984, there hasn't been a week Ralph Macchio hasn't heard friendly shouts of "Wax on, wax off" or "Sweep the leg!" Now, with Macchio reprising his role as Daniel LaRusso in the #1 ranked Netflix showCobra Kai, he is finally ready to look back at this classic movie and give the fans something they've long craved.
The book will be Ralph Macchio's celebratory reflection on the legacy ofThe Karate Kidin film, pop culture, and his own life. It will be a comprehensive look at a film that shaped him as much as it influenced the world. Macchio will share an insider's perspective of the untold story behind his starring role—the innocence of the early days, the audition process, and the filmmaking experience—as well as take readers through the birth of some of the film's most iconic...

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Watercress, Willow and Wine A Celebration of Recipes and Wines from English Vineyards

Watercress, Willow and Wine A Celebration of Recipes and Wines from English Vineyards
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1913532860 | 278 pages | True EPUB | 17.08 MB
There has never been a better time to celebrate the wines made in England, from internationally celebrated sparkling whites to seductive Pinot Noirs. Within these pages, wine expert Cindy-Marie Harvey of Love Wine Food presents a sumptuous collection of recipes with which to pair wines from England's finest producers, also showcasing wonderful local produce from our land and sea. Welcome to the exciting world of English wine.
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Waste to Renewable Biohydrogen, Volume 2 Numerical Modelling and Sustainability Assessment

Waste to Renewable Biohydrogen, Volume 2 Numerical Modelling and Sustainability Assessment
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0128216751 | 272 pages | True PDF EPUB | 37.38 MB
Waste to Renewable Biohydrogen, Volume Two: Numerical Modelling and Sustainability Assessment provides an integrated approach on the experimental, modeling and sustainability aspects of waste-to-biohydrogen systems. The book focuses on processes for waste treatment to hydrogen production, delving into modeling and simulation methodologies for the design and optimization of different processes and systems. In addition, it looks at the application of computational fluid dynamics and artificial neural networks. Finally, it addresses the economic, environmental and sustainability implications of waste-to-biohydrogen systems, covering several techniques for cost-benefit analysis, techno-economic analysis, lifecycle assessment, sustainability ranking and supply chain design.
This well-rounded reference supports decision-making for energy researchers and industry practitioners alike, but it is also ideal for graduate students, early career researchers and waste management professionals.

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Wandering Games (The MIT Press)

Wandering Games (The MIT Press)
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0262544245 | 216 pages | True EPUB | 8.72 MB
An analysis of wandering within different game worlds, viewed through the lenses of work, colonialism, gender, and death.
Wandering in games can be a theme, a formal mode, an aesthetic metaphor, or a player action. It can mean walking, escaping, traversing, meandering, or returning. In this book, game studies scholar Melissa Kagen introduces the concept of "wandering games," exploring the uses of wandering in a variety of game worlds. She shows how the much-derided Walking Simulator—a term that began as an insult, a denigration of games that are less violent, less task-oriented, or less difficult to complete—semi-accidentally tapped into something brilliant: the vast heritage and intellectual history of the concept of walking in fiction, philosophy, pilgrimage, performance, and protest.

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Walt Disney's The Jungle Book Making a Masterpiece

Walt Disney's The Jungle Book Making a Masterpiece
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1681888939 | 193 pages | True PDF | 42.09 MB
Written by Disney Legend Andreas Deja and lavishly illustrated, Walt Disney's The Jungle Book gathers original animation celluloids, animation drawings, and concept art—many of which have never been shown to the public—from the popular exhibition at The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco.
Considered one of the finest and most influential Disney movie, The Jungle Book (1967) is the last animated film that Walt Disney personally produced with his signature vision and footprint. This curated collection explores the nuanced complexities and challenges that were overcome throughout the film's development and production, such as the unique characters and their voice-actor counterparts, the application of cutting-edge animation techniques of the time, and the timeless, original songs by the Sherman Brothers and Terry Gilkyson. Dive into the impact of Walt's passing on the Disney Studios and the everlasting legacy of the film throughout the world.

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Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology The Essentials, 4th Edition

Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology The Essentials, 4th Edition
English | 2021 | ISBN: 197511891X | 600 pages | True EPUB | 119.59 MB
Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022!
Offering authoritative, concise coverage of today's neuro-ophthalmology, Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Essentials distills the most vital information from the esteemed three-volume parent text, Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, into a convenient, single-volume resource. A practical and intuitive organization provides quick access to the essential information you need to effectively evaluate and manage the majority of neuro-ophthalmic conditions. Written by leaders in the field, this must-have fourth edition is a comprehensive, succinct, and clinically relevant reference for your everyday practice.

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Voicing Politics How Language Shapes Public Opinion

Voicing Politics How Language Shapes Public Opinion
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0691215138 | 233 pages | True PDF EPUB | 12.03 MB
Why your political beliefs are influenced by the language you speak
Voicing Politics brings together the latest findings from psychology and political science to reveal how the linguistic peculiarities of different languages can have meaningful consequences for political attitudes and beliefs around the world. Efrén Pérez and Margit Tavits demonstrate that different languages can make mental content more or less accessible and thereby shift political opinions and preferences in predictable directions. They rigorously test this hypothesis using carefully crafted experiments and rich cross-national survey data, showing how language shapes mass opinion in domains such as gender equality, LGBTQ rights, environmental conservation, ethnic relations, and candidate evaluations.

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