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From that first foray to the spread of early hominids who later became Homo sapiens, life has persisted, undaunted. A (Very) Short History of Life is an enlightening story of survival, of persistence, illuminating the delicate balance within which life has always existed, and continues to exist today. It is our planet like you’ve never seen it before. Life teems through Henry Gee’s lyrical prose - colossal supercontinents drift, collide and coalesce, fashioning the face of the planet as we know it today.

In ‘Humans Are Doomed To Go Extinct’, an article in Scientific American published in November 2021, veteran Nature editor Dr Henry Gee predicted that Homo sapiens is on a rapid one-way ride to extinction. The article provoked media coverage and comment around the world. In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, Gee expands the themes of his much-discussed article to book length, charting both the rise as well as the fall of humans. Gee paints a picture of extinction within the next 10,000 years – and suggests ways that our exceptional species might avoid its fate.

If you don’t know where to find clarity about your symptoms or strategies to support your wellness, this book will be an invaluable resource. The journey you’re embarking upon is not just medical. It is a journey of self discovery. Dr. Jill Peters-Gee has written the definitive guide for navigating Interstitial Cystitis and Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS). Unlike other books on the topic, she offers an in-depth exploration of phenotyping, a process by which patients are divided into small and specific subgroups based on their symptoms.

We are living through a period that is unique in human history. For the first time in more than ten thousand years, the rate of human population growth is slowing down. In the middle of this century population growth will stop, and the number of people on Earth will start to decline—fast. In this provocative book, award-winning science writer Henry Gee offers a concise, brilliantly told history of our species—and argues that we are on a rapid one-way trip to extinction.

When boy genius Garrett Gee started working for the federal government at age 15, he figured fame and fortune were only a stone's throw away. Despite impressive credentials and enormous potential in the world of computer hacking, Gee found himself years later as just another salaried employee. He soon realized that though he was a hacker at work, he was a slacker when it came to leading his own life. But as soon as he applied his meticulous hacker mindset to his personal life, everything changed—and success rolled in quickly.

Author and illustrator Hey Gee tells the story of a real-life Mayo Clinic patient. Through a first-person narrative, this book gives a glimpse into the daily routine, challenges, and coping techniques of a child managing depression. Color and visual techniques bring the emotional ups and downs to life for a powerful impact.

Whether you carry an encyclopedic knowledge of the Iliad and the Odyssey, or think your Ajaxes belong in the cabinet under the sink, you'll enjoy the sonic feast in this audio, which reexamines the Greek myths with purposeful typos, a nod to modern sensibilities and literate, joyful wordplay.

13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast is a deep dive into everything Taylor Swift, her extensive discography, and all of her accomplishments. She is literally The Man of the music industry, after all. Join Nick Adams, Ana Szabo, Amy Nichols and Lacey Gee every Tuesday as they break down a Taylor Swift song (TV only, of course, depending on which era we are currently in... What Era are we even in anyway?) and answer questions such as... Who was the inspiration behind that song? What connection ties this song to previous ones? Which bridge is our favorite to cross? How many Easter eggs have we yet to ...

Harvard Business School professors discuss and debate current events that sit at the crossroads of business and culture. Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee engage in a spirited discussion on a range of topics torn from the headlines — from Facebook, to free trade, to the #MeToo movement. Informed by their unique expertise as professors at one of the world’s leading business schools, their takes are always surprising, unconventional, and insightful.

As someone with lived experience of mental health, I know how daunting and stigmatizing it can be to discuss our struggles. Alongside my personal struggles, I have witnessed loved ones experience mental health struggles, trauma, and addiction. I am an active front-line worker in social services, and see the struggles daily in my professional life. Doom to Bloom Podcast's vision is to raise awareness of mental health, trauma, and addiction as well as to work to break down the stigma attached to these topics. Let's normalize mental health and our struggles.

Hope is a determination to live for what is worth living for today, whatever tomorrow may bring. In the bleakest of times hope may seem beyond our grasp, but David Gee’s stirring book helps us to see where we might find it, step-by-step, moment-by-moment, in ourselves, in those alongside us, and in the world around us. Hope’s Work is written to re-fresh and re-engage people who struggle to keep faith with hope in an age of violence and crisis, and is essential listening for our times.

In a sweeping synthesis of new research in a number of different disciplines, this book argues that we humans are not who we think we are. As he explores the interconnections between cutting-edge work in bioanthropology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, human language and learning, and beyond, James Paul Gee advances, also, a personal philosophy of language, learning, and culture, informed by his decades of work across linguistics and the social sciences.

How do we maintain a connection with spirit when our everyday lives are so distracting? Practitioners of spiritual response therapy (SRT) use a pendulum and a system of charts developed by Robert Detzler to help find the spiritual blocks that are preventing us from living our best lives and clears them with the help of high self. However, just because we have cleared negative programs, it does not mean that life stops happening. We still experience pain, loneliness, disappointment, and unpleasant surprises that can drag us further away from being able to hear and interpret source/God.

In the coastal resort of Margate, hotels lie empty and sun-faded ‘For Sale’ signs line the streets. The sea is higher - it’s higher everywhere - and those who can are moving inland. A young girl called Chance, however, is just arriving. Chance’s family is one of many offered a cash grant to move out of London - and so she, her mother, Jas, and brother JD relocate to the seaside, just as the country edges towards vertiginous change.

Linear is a poetic story of recovery. It's triumphant, it's raw, and it's real. Linear shows both the bad days and good days in the mind of someone with mental illness. It is poetically and painfully beautiful, because after all, healing isn't linear.

Dieses Hörbuch macht die komplexe Entstehung des Lebens auf unserem Planeten erstmals für alle verständlich. Dabei stand das Leben auf der Erde schon mehrfach kurz vor der Auslöschung. Es gab zwei Millionen Jahre dauernde Vulkanausbrüche und mehrfach schwere Asteroideneinschläge. Katastrophen, ohne die allerdings etwa die Ausbreitung der Säugetiere nicht möglich gewesen wäre. Henry Gee schildert unterhaltsam und anschaulich, wie sich das Leben immer wieder durchsetzte.

Whether you are self-taught, or trained through the Spiritual Response Association (SRA), as a new practitioner of Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT), it can be difficult to grasp how to use this powerful and unique healing modality. This book is your guide into a world of connection with SPIRIT that explains how you can use SRT to make changes to your life to bring you closer to SPIRIT. Once you have opened yourself as the conscious conduit, the book goes on to provide helpful advice on how you can take your skills to the next level by bringing your gift to the world.

The Joys of Being Alive is a poetic story of one woman's journey through recovery. The Joys of Being Alive takes listeners through her journey of recovery, learning to love herself and others, friendship, breakups, and more. It is a positive spin on what is sure to be a difficult subject for some. But, most definitely relatable. Please find your Joys of Being Alive in this audiobook.

Ravaged by political instability and famine, 1930’s southern China offered very little hope for a fatherless young boy gathering pig dung for fertilizer. Follow his odyssey as a “paper son” immigrant to Gum Shan (Golden Mountain - America) in pursuit of a better destiny for himself and his future family. Experience his challenges in assimilating to Western culture, his obstacles imposed by the Chinese Exclusion Act and his seven-year separation from his new bride and daughter left behind amidst World War II.

Jude is 21 when she flies in a private plane to Sark, a tiny carless Channel Island and the last place in Europe to abolish feudalism. She's been hired for the summer to tutor a rich local boy named Pip. But when Jude arrives, the family is unsettling. Pip is awkward, overly literal, and adamant he doesn't need a tutor, and upstairs, his enigmatic mother, Esmé, casts a shadow over the house. Enter Sofi: The family's holiday cook, a magnetic, mercurial Polish girl with appalling kitchen hygiene, who sings to herself and sleeps naked.