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Timefulness : [electronic resource] : How thinking like a geologist can help save the world. by Bjornerud, Marcia.; Eby, Tanya.;
Narrator: Tanya Eby.Few of us have any conception of the enormous timescales in our planet's long history, and this narrow perspective underlies many of the environmental problems we are creating for ourselves. The passage of nine days, which is how long a drop of water typically stays in Earth's atmosphere, is something we can easily grasp. But spans of hundreds of years-the time a molecule of carbon dioxide resides in the atmosphere-approach the limits of our comprehension. Our everyday lives are shaped by processes that vastly predate us, and our habits will in turn have consequences that will outlast us by generations. Timefulness reveals how knowing the rhythms of Earth's deep past and conceiving of time as a geologist does can give us the perspective we need for a more sustainable future. Marcia Bjornerud shows how geologists chart the planet's past, explaining how we can determine the pace of solid Earth processes such as mountain building and erosion and comparing them with the more unstable rhythms of the oceans and atmosphere. These overlapping rates of change in the Earth system-some fast, some slow-demand a poly-temporal worldview, one that Bjornerud calls "timefulness."Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 161613 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; Science.;
© 2018., HighBridge Audio,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=4257596 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Notes on nursing : [electronic resource] : What it is, and what it is not. by Nightingale, Florence.;
"My heart always sinks within me when I hear the good housewife, of every class, say, 'I assure you the bed has been well slept in: and I can only hope it is not true. What? Is the bed already saturated with somebody else's damp before my patient comes to exhale in it his own damp? Has it not had a single chance to be aired? No, not one. It has been slept in every night." From the best known work of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the originator and founder of modern nursing, comes a collection of notes that played an important part in the much needed revolution in the field of nursing. For the first time it was brought to the attention of those caring for the sick that their responsibilities covered not only the administration of medicines and the application of poultices, but the proper use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and the proper selection and administration of diet. Miss Nightingale is outspoken on these subjects as well as on other factors that she considers essential to good nursing. But, whatever her topic, her main concern and attention is always on the patient and his needs. One is impressed with the fact that the fundamental needs of the sick as observed by Miss Nightingale are amazingly similar today (even though they are generally taken for granted now) to what they were over 100 years ago when this book was written. For this reason, this little volume is as practical as it is interesting and entertaining. It will be an inspiration to the student nurse, refreshing and stimulating to the experienced nurse, and immensely helpful to anyone caring for the sick.Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; Science.;
© 2013.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=1406313 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Collected writings / by Paine, Thomas,1737-1809.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 854-885) and index.Common sense -- The crisis, and other pamphlets, articles, and letters -- Rights of man -- The age of reason."I know not whether any man in the world", wrote John Adams in 1805, "has had more influence on its inhabitants or affairs for the last thirty years than Tom Paine". The impassioned democratic voice of the Age of Revolution, Paine wrote for his mass audience with vigor, clarity, and "common sense". This is the first major new edition of his work in 50 years, and the most comprehensive single-volume collection of his writings available. Emphasizing Paine's American career, it brings together his best-known works - Common Sense, The American Crisis, Rights of Man, The Age of Reason - along with scores of letters, articles, and pamphlets. Paine came to America in 1774 at age 37 after a life of obscurity and failure in England. Within 14 months he published Common Sense, the most influential pamphlet of the American Revolution and began a career that would see him prosecuted in England, imprisoned and nearly executed in France, and hailed and reviled in the American nation he helped create. In Common Sense Paine set forth an inspiring vision of an independent America as an asylum for freedom and an example of popular self-government in a world oppressed by despotism and hereditary privilege. The American Crisis, begun during "the times that try men's souls" in 1776, is a masterpiece of popular pamphleteering in which Paine vividly reports current developments, taunts and ridicules British adversaries, and enjoins his readers to remember the immense stakes of their struggle. Among the many other items included in the volume are the combative "Forester" letters, written in reply to a Tory critic of Common Sense, and several pieces concerning the French Revolution, including an incisiveargument against executing Louis XVI.
Subjects: Political science.;
© 1995., Library of America,
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Cowen's history of life / [electronic resource]. by Benton, Michael J.;
A newly revised and fully updated edition of the market-leading introduction to paleontology Designed for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet, the new edition of this classic text describes the biological evolution of Earth’s organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations and the ecology and environments in which they functioned. Cowen's History of Life, 6th Edition includes major updates, including substantial rewrites to chapters on the origins of eukaryotes, the Cambrian explosion, the terrestrialization of plants and animals, the Triassic recovery of life, the origin of birds, the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, and human evolution. It also features new chapters on plants, soils and transformation of the land; the Mesozoic marine revolution; and the evolution of oceans and climates. Beginning with the origin of the Earth and the earliest life on earth, the book goes on to offer insightful contributions covering: the evolution of Metazoans; the early vertebrates; life of vertebrates on land; and early amniotes and thermoregulation. The book also looks at: dinosaur diversity, as well as their demise; early mammals; the rise of modern mammals; the Neogene Savannas; primates; life in the ice ages; and more. Covers the breadth of the subject in a concise yet specific way for undergrads with no academic background in the topic Reorganizes all chapters to reflect the geological series of events, enabling a new focus on big events Updated with three brand new chapters and numerous revised ones Put together by a new editorial team internationally recognized as the global leaders in paleontology Filled with illustrations and photographs throughout Includes diagrams to show internal structures of organisms, cladograms, time scales and events, and paleogeographic maps Supplemented with a dedicated website that explores additional enriching information and discussion, and which features images for use in visual presentations Cowen's History of Life, 6th Edition is an ideal book for undergraduate students taking courses in introductory paleontology, as well those on global change and earth systems.Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; Science.;
© 2019.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=4731285 -- Click to access title on Overdrive.;
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Environmental science : in context / by Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth.; Lerner, K. Lee.;
Ages 12 and up.Learn about the essential facts and deeper cultural connections of topics and issues related to the scientific study of the environment and its impact on humanity.Includes bibliographical references and index.v. 1. Acid rain to logging -- v. 2. Maps and atlases to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Subjects: Environmental sciences;
© c2009., Gale, Cengage Learning,
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Environmental science : in context / by Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth.; Lerner, K. Lee.;
Ages 12 and up.Learn about the essential facts and deeper cultural connections of topics and issues related to the scientific study of the environment and its impact on humanity.Includes bibliographical references and index.v. 1. Acid rain to logging -- v. 2. Maps and atlases to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Subjects: Environmental sciences;
© c2009., Gale, Cengage Learning,
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Physical science / by Kuhtz, Russell,editor.; Gale (Firm);
Includes bibliographical references and index.The heritage of antiquity and the Middle Ages -- The scientific revolution -- Science from the enlightenment to the 20th century -- Developments and trends of the 20th century -- Physical science in the 21st century.This volume explores the three major areas of study in physical science: astronomy, physics, and chemistry. Topics explored include astronomy's origins in Egypt, physical theories from ancient Greece, the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution, Newtonian theory, developments in electricity and magnetism, the Big-Bang model, quantum mechanics, black holes, the identification of the Higgs boson by the Large Hadron Collider in 2013, and more.Grades 7-12.Description based on print version record.
Subjects: Science; Technology;
On-line resources: https://libproxy.kirtland.edu/login?url=https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/8383/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=lom_kirtlandcc -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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Soil science simplified / by Eash, Neal Samuel.; Bratz, Mary C.; Harpstead, Milo I.,1930-Soil science simplified.;
Introduction to soil -- Soil formation -- Soil physical properties -- Soil biological properties -- Soil chemical properties -- Soil water -- Soil temperature -- Soil fertility and plant nutrition -- Soil management -- Soil conservation and the environment -- Soil classification and surveys -- Soil and its uses.Includes bibliographical references and index."Soil Science Simplified, Fifth Edition is a significant update and revision of the classic introductory soils text. The new edition includes greater coverage of non-agricultural uses of soils ranging from municipal to engineering uses, as well as an expanded discussion of environmental uses of soils and soil conservation. In addition, the chapters covering basic scientific aspects of soil from its physical, chemical, and biological properties to basic formation have been thoroughly revised."."Soil Science Simplified, Fifth Edition will serve as a valuable introduction to soil science that addresses many new developments to this ever-changing field while maintaining the elements that have made it a user-friendly introductory text for more than 25 years. This text will be essential reading for anyone studying soil science as well as professionals working with this valuable resource."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Soil science.;
© c2008., Blackwell Pub.,
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Mad science : psychiatric coercion, diagnosis, and drugs / by Kirk, Stuart A.,1945-; Gomory, Tomi.; Cohen, David,1954-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Illusions of psychiatric progress -- The history and historians of madness -- The therapeutic coercion of the mad in the community -- And DSM said : let there be disorder -- The failure of descriptive diagnosis -- Dancing with drugs -- From drugs to medications and back -- The structure of mad science."When it comes to understanding and treating madness, distortions of research are not rare, misinterpretation of data is not isolated, and bogus claims of success are not voiced by isolated researchers seeking aggrandizement. This book's detailed analyses of coercion and community treatment, diagnosis, and psychopharmacology reveals that these characteristics of bad science are endemic, institutional, and protected in psychiatry. This is mad science. Mad Science argues that the fundamental claims of modern American psychiatry are not based on convincing research, but on misconceived, flawed, and distorted science. The authors address multiple paradoxes in American mental health, including the remaking of coercion into scientific psychiatric treatment in the community, the adoption of an unscientific diagnostic system that now controls the distribution of services, and how drug treatments have failed to improve the mental health outcome." -- Publisher's description.
Subjects: Mental illness; Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.; Mental Disorders; Mental Disorders; Psychiatry;
© [2013], Transaction Publishers,
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Science matters : achieving scientific literacy / by Hazen, Robert M.,1948-; Trefil, James,1938-;
Introduction -- Knowing -- Energy -- Electricity and magnetism -- The atom -- The world of the quantum -- Chemical bonding -- Atomic architecture -- Nuclear physics -- The fundamental structure of matter -- Astronomy -- The cosmos -- Relativity -- The restless earth -- Earth cycles -- The ladder of life -- The code of life -- Biotechnology -- Evolution -- Ecosystems.From plate tectonics to leptons to the first living cell, now you can understand the simple science behind our complex world.
Subjects: Science;
© 2009., Anchor Books,
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