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| Author | : Laura Nader |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 577 |
| Release | : 2010-05-17 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1405199830 |
The Energy Reader presents a series of readings that examine the energy problem from an anthropological perspective and look at energy holistically, including social and cultural components and long term implications for global and social environmental change. Brings a unique critical approach to the problem of energy and its complexity Presents the topic as both a human and a technological problem, differentiating long-term perspectives from short term fixes Includes coverage of the politics of energy, the protection of future generations, the avoidance of dangerous waste products, efficiency, resilience, and democratic relevance Features selections drawn from the work of physicists, economists, business experts, engineers, journalists, historians, and entrepreneurs
| Author | : Vaclav Smil |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 564 |
| Release | : 2018-11-13 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0262536161 |
A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization. "I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A History, he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans' ability to turn energy into heat, light, and motion have been a driving force behind our cultural and economic progress over the past 10,000 years. —Bill Gates, Gates Notes, Best Books of the Year Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows—ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity—for their civilized existence. In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization. Humans are the only species that can systematically harness energies outside their bodies, using the power of their intellect and an enormous variety of artifacts—from the simplest tools to internal combustion engines and nuclear reactors. The epochal transition to fossil fuels affected everything: agriculture, industry, transportation, weapons, communication, economics, urbanization, quality of life, politics, and the environment. Smil describes humanity's energy eras in panoramic and interdisciplinary fashion, offering readers a magisterial overview. This book is an extensively updated and expanded version of Smil's Energy in World History (1994). Smil has incorporated an enormous amount of new material, reflecting the dramatic developments in energy studies over the last two decades and his own research over that time.
| Author | : Travis Bradford |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 1211 |
| Release | : 2018-09-11 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0262345013 |
A comprehensive textbook that integrates tools from technology, economics, markets, and policy to approach energy issues using a dynamic systems and capital-centric perspective. The global energy system is the vital foundation of modern human industrial society. Traditionally studied through separate disciplines of engineering, economics, environment, or public policy, this system can be fully understood only by using an approach that integrates these tools. This textbook is the first to take a dynamic systems perspective on understanding energy systems, tracking energy from primary resource to final energy services through a long and capital-intensive supply chain bounded by both macroeconomic and natural resource systems. The book begins with a framework for understanding how energy is transformed as it moves through the system with the aid of various types of capital, its movement influenced by a combination of the technical, market, and policy conditions at the time. It then examines the three primary energy subsystems of electricity, transportation, and thermal energy, explaining such relevant topics as systems thinking, cost estimation, capital formation, market design, and policy tools. Finally, the book reintegrates these subsystems and looks at their relation to the economic system and the ecosystem that they inhabit. Practitioners and theorists from any field will benefit from a deeper understanding of both existing dynamic energy system processes and potential tools for intervention.
| Author | : Information Planning Associates |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 64 |
| Release | : 1980 |
| Genre | : Energy conservation |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Tom Butler |
| Publisher | : Watershed Media |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780970950086 |
With large-format color photography, ENERGY features the writings of more than thirty leading thinkers on energy, society, and ecology. Collectively, they illuminate the true costs, benefits, and limitations of all our energy options. Ultimately, the book offers not only a deep critique of the current system -- which is toxic to nature and people -- but also a hopeful vision for a new energy economy that fosters beauty and health, emphasizes community-scale generation, and supports durable economies, not incessant growth.
| Author | : Sue Morter |
| Publisher | : Atria Books |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2020-03-17 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1501169319 |
“For those ready and willing to build a new life, here are the tools. Powerful, incisive, extraordinary writing.” —Neale Donald Walsch, New York Times bestselling author of Conversations with God Transform your life with this bestselling, revolutionary, and accessible seven-step guide—grounded in energy medicine, neurobiology, and quantum physics—to awaken your true health and potential through energy healing. Eighteen years ago, health pioneer and “extraordinary enlightened visionary” (Anita Moorjani, New York Times bestselling author) Dr. Sue Morter had a remarkable and profound awakening. While meditating, she spontaneously accessed an energy field—a level of consciousness—beyond anything she had ever imagined. This dramatic experience changed her life and set her on a mission to discover how to create such radical transformation for her patients. Through years of advanced study and research in energy healing and medicine, she developed the Energy Codes. This life-altering program has now enabled thousands of people around the world to overcome pain, disease, fatigue, anxiety, and depression, and to awaken their innate creativity, intuition, and inner power. Bridging ancient healing practices with cutting-edge science, The Energy Codes offers a detailed road map to help you experience deep healing in your life. Grounded in practical, accessible exercises, including yoga, breathwork, meditations, and Dr. Morter’s proprietary Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) protocol, The Energy Codes “offers deep insights…that brilliantly merge the ever-blending worlds of science and spirituality to help reveal the truth of our being and the depths of our greatness,” (Jack Canfield, coauthor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series).
| Author | : Clayton Koelb |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2020-06-30 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1501743996 |
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| Author | : Darrin Owens |
| Publisher | : New World Library |
| Total Pages | : 146 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1577315227 |
Darrin Owens calls himself a "reluctant psychic" because growing up in rural Arkansas, he only wanted to fit in. Darrin knew and experienced things that no one in his prosaic world was talking about, especially not at the fundamentalist church he attended. When he rented a movie based on Shirley MacLaine's Out on a Limb, he discovered who and what he was. A visit to a psychic who recognized his powers further opened his eyes to his own abilities and the spiritual journey that would be his destiny. According to Darrin, being a psychic isn't just about "knowing things"; it is also a spiritual practice. This lively, entertaining book offers seven lessons of the spiritual path -- including spiritual awakening; conscious creation; attunement; and inner guidance -- and relates stories from Darrin's life to illustrate them. Each chapter addresses one of the lessons and includes exercises, prayers, guided meditations, and affirmations. By turns humorous and poignant, the book offers wisdom and guidance for readers just discovering their spiritual connections and those already accomplished in psychic and spiritual skills.
| Author | : DeWitt Wallace |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 406 |
| Release | : 1926 |
| Genre | : Periodicals |
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| Author | : Teresa Michelsen |
| Publisher | : Llewellyn Worldwide |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 9780738704340 |
Reading Tarot with the right side of the brain Teresa Michelsens one-of-a-kind self-study program helps students develop a long-lasting, intuitive approach to Tarot readingthat works with any Tarot deck! Instead of memorizing standard card meanings and spreads, readers are encouraged to use their own life experiences and knowledge to craft a personal understanding of the cards. Organized like a study guide, this book includes study goals, progress activities, and easy exercises for exploring the suits, court cards, major arcana, and a variety of reading techniques (reversals, dignities, timed readings, large spreads). Michelson also discusses the underlying structures and patterns in the Tarot and how various cards are related to astrology, numerology, psychology, and myth. Practical aspects of Tarot readingdifficult clients, readers block, good questions, and ethical issuesare also covered.
