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Regeneration
Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
2021 || Paperback || Paul Hawken || Penguin
A radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change by noted environmentalist Paul Hawken, creator of the New York Times bestseller Drawdown
Regeneration offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. It is the first book to describe and define the burgeoning regeneration m...
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Elektrosmog en 5G
2021 || Paperback || Jan van Gils || Pentagon, Uitgeverij
We zijn dag en nacht omgeven door elektrische en draadloze apparaten - en in toenemnde mate door 5G straling. Omdat we gebrekkige informatie krijgen weten we maar weinig van de effecten.
Wat doen zenderstraling (mobieltjes), WiFi en babyfoon met jou? En met je kinderen? Hoe kunnen we er zo verstandig mogelijk mee omgaan
Ing. Jan van Gils, natuurkundige en leraar, schreef deze kundige visie en kritische reflectie op draadloze communicatie, elektromagnetische velden en straling. En geeft inzich...
Why Trust Science?
2021 || Paperback || Naomi Oreskes || Princeton University Press
Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthyAre doctors right when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when so many of our political leaders don't? Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength—and the greatest reason we can trust it. Tracing the...
The Basic Practice of Statistics
2021 || Paperback || David S. Moore e.a. || Macmillan
Empowering problem-solving and real-world decision-making with The Basic Practice of Statistics and Achieve.
Now available with Macmillan’s new online learning tool Achieve, the ninth edition of The Basic Practice of Statistics 9e teaches statistical thinking by guiding students through an investigative process of problem-solving with pedagogy designed to help students of all levels. Examples and exercises from a wide variety of topic areas use current, real data to provide students insight...
Science Fictions
How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth
2021 || Paperback || Stuart Ritchie || Wattpad Webtoon Book Group
An insider's view of science reveals why many scientific results cannot be relied upon - and how the system can be reformed.
Science is how we understand the world. Yet failures in peer review and mistakes in statistics have rendered a shocking number of scientific studies useless - or, worse, badly misleading. Such errors have distorted our knowledge in fields as wide-ranging as medicine, physics, nutrition, education, genetics, economics, and the search for extraterrestrial life. A...
Applied Linear Algebra and Matrix Analysis
2021 || Paperback || Thomas S. Shores || Springer Nature Switzerland AG
In its second edition, this textbook offers a fresh approach to matrix and linear algebra. Its blend of theory, computational exercises, and analytical writing projects is designed to highlight the interplay between these aspects of an application. This approach places special emphasis on linear algebra as an experimental science that provides tools for solving concrete problems.
The second edition’s revised text discusses applications of linear algebra like graph theory and network modelin...
Human Geography for the AP® Course
2021 || Paperback || Barbara Hildebrandt || Macmillan Learning
APHG® content and exam prep -- in one convenient product
As an AP® Human Geography instructor, you face unique challenges. Your classes are filled with underclassmen who need you to not only prepare them for their first AP® exam, but to also prepare them for their first college-level course—that is, you must teach students the fundamentals of effectively reading and retaining college-level material. For those with upperclassmen, you must emphasize the importance of the APHG® course and ...
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The Nightsilver Promise
2021 || Paperback || Annaliese Avery || Veltman Distributie Import Books
An epic, fate-fighting adventure like no other. A stunningly imagined new series. The Nightsilver Promise is a future classic, stunningly imagined. A Game of Thrones for middle-grade that is perfect for fans of Nevermoor, Philip Pullman, and Neil Gaiman.