Security, Territory, Population by Michel Foucault, ISBN-13: 978-0312203603 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Picador; First edition (February 3, 2009) Language: English 464 pages ISBN-10: 0312203608 ISBN-13: 978-0312203603 Marking a major development in Michel Foucault’s thinking, Security, Territory, Population takes as its starting point the notion of “biopower,” studying the foundations of this new technology of power over populations. Distinct from punitive disciplinary systems, the mechanisms of power are here finely entwined with the technologies…
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Wild Fermentation: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Cultural Manipulation 2nd Edition by Sandor Ellix Katz, ISBN-13: 978-1934620175 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Microcosm Publishing; Second Edition,Second (January 1, 2002) Language: English 64 pages ISBN-10: 1934620173 ISBN-13: 978-1934620175 “Wild Fermentation [has] become a manifesto and how-to manual for a generation of underground food activists.”―The New Yorker The book that started the fermentation revolution, with recipes including kimchi, miso, sauerkraut, pickles, gundruk, kombucha, kvass, sourdough, paneer, yogurt,…
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The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz, ISBN-13: 978-1603582865 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing; Illustrated edition (May 14, 2012) Language: English 498 pages ISBN-10: 160358286X ISBN-13: 978-1603582865 “The bible for the D.I.Y set: detailed instructions for how to make your own sauerkraut, beer, yogurt and pretty much everything involving microorganisms.”–The New York Times The original guide to kraut, kombucha, kimchi, kefir, and kvass; mead, wine, and cider; pickles and relishes;…
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Brocklehurst’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology 8th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-0702061851 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Elsevier; 8th edition (July 14, 2016) Language: English 1168 pages ISBN-10: 0702061859 ISBN-13: 978-0702061851 The leading reference in the field of geriatric care, Brocklehurst’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8th Edition, by Drs. Howard M. Fillit, Kenneth Rockwood, and John B. Young, provides a contemporary, global perspective on topics of importance to today’s gerontologists, internal medicine physicians,…
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The Biology of Beauty: The Science behind Human Attractiveness by Rachelle M. Smith, ISBN-13: 978-1440849886 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Greenwood (June 8, 2018) Language: English 264 pages ISBN-10: 1440849889 ISBN-13: 978-1440849886 It’s said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” but recent scientific research suggests that human attractiveness is much more objective than we once thought, deeply rooted in our biology and evolutionary history. For instance, facial symmetry is considered extremely…
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Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach by Marco Del Giudice, ISBN-13: 978-0190246846 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Oxford University Press; Illustrated edition (August 10, 2018) Language: English 560 pages ISBN-10: 0190246847 ISBN-13: 978-0190246846 Mental disorders arise from neural and psychological mechanisms that have been built and shaped by natural selection across our evolutionary history. Looking at psychopathology through the lens of evolution is the only way to understand the deeper nature of mental disorders and…
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The Oxford Handbook of Political Networks 1st Edition by Jennifer Nicoll Victor, ISBN-13: 978-0190228217 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1st edition (September 20, 2017) Language: English 1008 pages ISBN-10: 0190228210 ISBN-13: 978-0190228217 Networks are omnipresent in our natural and social world, and they are at the heart of politics. Relationships of many types drive political institutions, processes, and decision-making. Therefore, it is imperative for the study of politics to include network…
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The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government by Donald P. Haider-Markel, ISBN-13: 978-0198778462 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Oxford University Press; Reprint edition (June 3, 2016) Language: English 976 pages ISBN-10: 0198778465 ISBN-13: 978-0198778462 The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government is an historic undertaking. It contains a wide range of essays that define the important questions in the field, evaluate where we are in answering them, and set the direction and…
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Anti-aging Drugs: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice by Alexander M. Vaiserman, ISBN-13: 978-1782624356 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry; 1st edition (February 1, 2017) Language: English 591 pages ISBN-10: 178262435X ISBN-13: 978-1782624356 Aging is a natural phenomenon that is peculiar to all living things. However, accumulating findings indicate that senescence could be postponed or prevented by certain approaches. Substantial evidence has emerged supporting the possibility of radical human health and…
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Genetic Association Studies: Background, Conduct, Analysis, Interpretation, ISBN-13: 978-0815344636 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Garland Science; 1st edition (September 26, 2016) Language: English 230 pages ISBN-10: 9780815344636 ISBN-13: 978-0815344636 Genetic Association Studies is designed for students of public health, epidemiology, and the health sciences, covering the main principles of molecular genetics, population genetics, medical genetics, epidemiology and statistics. It presents a balanced view of genetic associations with coverage of candidate gene studies as well…
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Systems Biology Volume 6 by Jens Nielsen, ISBN-13: 978-3527335589 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (May 30, 2017) Language: English 432 pages ISBN-10: 9783527335589 ISBN-13: 978-3527335589 Comprehensive coverage of the many different aspects of systems biology, resulting in an excellent overview of the experimental and computational approaches currently in use to study biological systems. Each chapter represents a valuable introduction to one specific branch of systems biology, while also including the current…
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Air Quality and Livestock Farming 1st Edition by Thomas Banhazi, ISBN-13: 978-1138027039 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (June 7, 2018) Language: English 372 pages ISBN-10: 1138027030 ISBN-13: 978-1138027039 Air quality has a direct influence on health, welfare and production performance of livestock as the high concentrations of noxious gases, dust and airborne microorganisms are likely to reduce production efficiency and the general welfare of farm animals. Long term exposure to…
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