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Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived
by Tim Flannery and Emma Flannery
A father-daughter scientist duo dives into the mysteries surrounding the giant prehistoric shark Otodus megalodon, the largest predator to ever live. You might also like: Susan Ewing's Resurrecting the Shark; Darren Naish's Ancient Sea Reptiles; Andy Secker's Travels with Trilobites.
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Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum : Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age
by Sarah Hendrickx
With up-to-date content on masking, diagnosis later in life, and a new focus on trans and non-binary voices, as well as a deeper dive into specific health and wellbeing implications including menopause, PCOS, Hypermobility/Ehlers-Danlos, autistic burnout, and alexithymia, this is an invaluable companion for professionals, as well as a guiding light for autistic women to understand and interpret their own experience in context.
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The self-sufficiency garden : feed your family and save money
by Huw Richards
"Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialing their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow five portions of nutritious veg a day for four people following their month-by-month growing plan, which is realistic and flexible with cost, space, and time in mind. Follow Huw and Sam's tried-and-tested methods and save money while enjoying homegrown food all year" -- From publisher
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Back from the Deep : How Gene and Sandy Ralston Serve the Living by Finding the Dead
by Doug Horner
Gene and Sandy Ralston, a married Idaho couple in their mid 70s, are self-taught underwater search-and-recovery specialists who volunteer their time and equipment. And yet the Ralstons are counted among the best in the world. The Ralstons have an uncanny knack for finding bodies in deep water and can regularly find a missing person within hours, sometimes even minutes, of launching their boat.
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Signs of Life : Field Notes from the Frontlines of Extinction
by Sarah Cox
Environmental journalist Sarah Cox has witnessed what happens when we drive species to the brink of extinction. In Signs of Life, she tags along with the Canadian military, Indigenous guardians, biologists, conservationists, and ordinary people who are racing to save hundreds of species before it’s too late.
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Intervention Earth
by Gwynne Dyer
For decades, discerning readers have turned to journalist and historian Gwynne Dyer for his unparalleled acumen in serving up hard geopolitical truths. Intervention Earth is built around Dyer’s interviews with one hundred climate scientists from around the globe, including the leading figures in the geoengineering field. One of the most interesting topics: the pros and cons of Solar Radiation Management, a possible planetary Hail Mary that is rife with political risks.
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