This title examines fundamental concepts and practices of sustainable agriculture with focus on soil management, water conservation, and watershed development. It addresses organic farming systems and integrated nutrient management including use of bio-fertilizers, vermicompost, and natural pest control methods. Chapters explore role of agroforestry systems and cover crops in maintaining soil health and ecosystem sustainability, and also:Examines fundamental concepts of susta...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Best Book of 2021—***Bloomberg Businessweek;***A Best Science Book of 2021—***The Guardian;***A Best Science Book of 2021—***Financial Times;***A Best Philosophy Book of 2021—Five Books; A Best Book of 2021—The EconomistAnil Seth's quest to understand the biological basis of conscious experience is one of the most exciting contributions to twenty-first-century science.What does it m...

A rich, narrative explanation of the mathematics that has brought us machine learning and the ongoing explosion of artificial intelligenceMachine learning systems are making life-altering decisions for us: approving mortgage loans, determining whether a tumor is cancerous, or deciding if someone gets bail. They now influence developments and discoveries in chemistry, biology, and physics—the study of genomes, extrasolar planets, even the intricacies of quantum syst...

A tour of the exotic and remote outposts where scientists seek answers to the great mysteries: "A thrilling ride around the globe and around the cosmos." —Sean Carroll, author of From Eternity to HereIn The Edge of Physics, a science writer journeys to the ends of the Earth—visiting remote and sometimes dangerous places—in search of the telescopes and detectors that promise to answer the biggest questions in modern cosmology.Anil Ananthaswa...

Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author!Did you ever wonder why people with chronic ill-health usually suffer from multiple diseases? Have you heard of Gut-Immune-Skin-Brain axis?Renowned gastroenterologist and nutritionist explores the dark bowels of leaky gut and its myriad associations with various diseases based on the concept of gut-skin-immune-brain axis. He offers practical strategies based on his decades of clinical experience.Gut is the largest immune organ ...

Wall Street Journal Best Seller!"Dr Minocha's Seven-X Plan for Digestive Health is a valuable contribution to the field of gastroenterology. If you are looking for a holistic whole-body solution to your digestive ailments, then this is the book for you!"--Dr. Robynne Chutkan, Founder of the Digestive Center for Women.True health care reform begins with your gut! With increasing understanding of gut-immune-hormonal-skin-brain axis, experts have used a variety of terms like c...

Metagenomics for Legume Crop Improvement offers a comprehensive and timely exploration of the enormous potential hidden within legume-associated microbial communities. Legumes play a crucial role in global food security and sustainable agriculture due to their natural symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing and plant growth–promoting microbes. Yet, despite their significance, the microbiomes surrounding legumes remain poorly understood. This book aims to bridge that gap by...

Do You Want to Learn Advanced Price Action Using CPR and Pivot Points in the Stock Market?Maximize your trading potential with the advanced Price Action & CPR Indicator designed by Anil Hanegave, founder of Trading Direction. Designed for precision and efficiency, the CPR by Trading Direction indicator seamlessly integrates advanced Central Pivot Range and Moving Average to provide clear trap zones and money zones. With a user-friendly interface, traders of all levels can leverage ...

For more than a decade, Mishra tells us, he has pondered a book about the Buddha—whether a historical novel about Siddhartha Gautama, the man who brought about "a revolution of ideas in North India" more than two and a half millennia ago, or a study of his teachings and their influence on Western writers. But, as these projects foundered, Mishra came to accept that his own journey of self-discovery was beginning. The final product mixes an account of the Buddha with the story of Mishra's p...

Pip is a playful little panda who loves to zoom, zip, and build towers with his colorful blocks. But when bedtime arrives, he doesn't want to stop the fun! Follow Pip and Mama Mei through a gentle bedtime routine filled with baths, brushing teeth, pajamas, and storytime.This charming children's story teaches kids the importance of sleep, healthy routines, and responsibility. Children will learn how resting on time keeps their "magic battery" full, how to manage emotions when playti...

***Nominated for the 2016 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award**An NBC News Notable Science Book of 2015**Named one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2015**A Book of the Month for Brain HQ/Posit Science**Selected by Forbes as a Must Read Brain Book of 2015**On Life Changes Network’s list of the Top 10 Books That Could Change Your Life of 2015*In the tradition of Oliver Sacks, a tour of the ...

9 Million Manuscripts. 10,000 Scholars. 3 Hidden Vaults. One Conspiracy that will rewrite Human HistoryThe library burned for six months.In The Year: 1114 CE, Nalanda University stood as the undisputed intellectual superpower of the globe. Within its sacred perimeter, 10,000 elite scholars from Greece, Persia, China, and Java gathered to decipher the cosmos. At the heart of this ancient megacity of...