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A beautiful, moving and strangely thought-provoking novel about humans turning into trees - for fans of Love and Other Thought Experiments, Orbital and Never Let Me Go

With more than 8 million users per day, Tokyo's subways are a pulsating aorta supplying the city with life. Since his student days, Masakazu Murakami has been capturing the scenes unfolding underground as a fellow passenger.Murakami kept shooting as Japan entered its long recession after the burst of the Bubble, the people at the other end of his gaze seemingly lost in a city without exits, drifting through Tokyo's subway system as if it were an endless sea.

"Dawn in Spring" brings back the earliest works of Japanese photographer Asako Narahashi. Originally shot in 1989, a decisive period not only for the then-unknown artist, Narahashi exhibited the images from her "Dawn in Spring" series four separate times throughout the year. Including previously unshown images, this book represents the first time her series is made available in print. After taking part in Daido Moriyama's "FotoSession" workshop in the mid-80s, 1989 was the year her time as a university student would end. With an undecided future ahead of her, Narahashi travelled through Japan - Kumamoto, Miyakejima, Hakata, Yokohama, Hachinohe, Yuzawa, Tokyo... - and inadvertently laid the foundation for her photographic career. Despite the long time between these photographs and her breakthrough in the latter half of the 90s, the black-and-white images in "Dawn of Spring" already reveal the acute sensibilities of this exceptional artist.

This 2023 reprint of Daido Moriyama's "Farewell Photography" brings back one of the master photographer's most influential and controversial works. This edition is based on the 2019 publication of "Farewell Photography" by Getsuyosha (itself based on the original publication by Shashin Hyoronsha in 1972) but features a different binding and a more compact size. Created at a pivotal moment in Moriyama's career, "Farewell Photography" represents a radical exploration of the limits of photography and expression-uncompromising, invasive, and intimate. Fifty years after its original publication, the series has lost none of its impact. This edition includes the full version of the Hilltop Hotel interview between Daido Moriyama and Takuma Nakahira (in Japanese only) as well as Daido Moriyama's afterword (originally written for the 2019 edition; in Japanese & English).

"The dog in me tells me to seek out bustling streets, the cat tells me to enter every back-alley I come across, and the bug in me drags me towards the red-light quarters. Copying the world from the view of a lowlife, particularly loitering through Tokyo every day, I feel that this is all the meaning there is to my life and my taking photographs. " (from Daido Moriyama's afterword)"K" (from the Japanese "kei" for "view, vista") collects Daido Moriyama's latest photographs, fragments of the city, its corners and crannies of the city, the figures that populate it.

"The title of this book, Dog and Mesh Tights came to me suddenly one day recently as I was walking through the streets of the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo. Most of the subjects depicted here are those that I spotted on the streets, on the exterior walls of buildings or lying in the gutter during the course of my everyday life, things that tend to remain unnoticed, obscure corners of largely deserted back alleys, or human figures that linger inconspicuously - things that catch my eye but generally remain unremarked. In a way I think they can be said to resemble the world as seen through the eye of a dog" - Daido Moriyama

Discover how animal agriculture threatens our planet and explore solutions, from high-tech food innovations to activism, to create a sustainable and ethical future.

Published in partnership with the Career Development Institute (CDI), this resource is essential for anyone passionate about helping young people navigate career options that drive meaningful social and environmental change.

A beautifully illustrated account of the evolutionary journey of mammals in Africa.For more than 80 million years, "Island Africa" was a vast, isolated landmass south of the ancient Tethys Sea. Despite this isolation, waves of pioneering mammals crossed the sea, sparking remarkable evolutionary success stories that include the ancestors of elephants, primates, aardvarks, and more. Follow the extraordinary evolutionary journey of African mammals in this definitive account of how Africa's unique isolation shaped the development of some of Earth's most iconic species. Emmanuel Gheerbrant, a world-renowned expert in mammal evolution, weaves together paleontological discoveries and cutting-edge molecular research to illuminate this fascinating history. Through a comprehensive exploration of fossil evidence and stunning original artwork, this book reveals the origins and adaptations of extraordinary creatures, from the extinct Arsinoitherium and Moeritherium to today's elephants and lemurs. Gheerbrant explores the environmental and climatic forces that shaped these mammals, the impact of Africa's collision with Eurasia, and the enduring legacy of its evolutionary innovations on today's global biodiversity. Meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated, The Rise of Mammals in Africa provides an unparalleled window into a critical chapter of natural history. Whether you're a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, or a curious reader captivated by Africa's natural wonders, this book is a gorgeously illustrated resource for understanding the origins of life as we know it.

A critical examination of how inequality and cultural inertia hinder meaningful climate action.The challenges of climate change, like so many issues today, are not evenly distributed across social and economic lines. In this sobering exploration of the interconnected crises of climate change and social inequality, William M. Epstein examines how entrenched cultural values and systemic inequities thwart meaningful climate action, driving humanity closer to catastrophic consequences. Epstein outlines three potential climate futures--ranging from manageable to devastating--and scrutinizes society's inability to confront these realities with meaningful action. He argues that solutions exist, but they demand sacrifices and transformations that clash with deeply rooted societal norms. Epstein highlights the global indifference to equality and environmental stewardship and exposes the tragic inertia that imperils democracy, the environment, and humanity itself. By examining the broader implications of inequality--ranging from resource distribution to policy inertia--he reveals how societal values shape environmental outcomes and the growing divide between those who bear the brunt of climate change and those who remain insulated. Offering a sharp critique of romanticized individualism and its role in undermining collective action, this provocative book challenges readers to rethink society's capacity and willingness to confront existential and environmental threats. A profound and timely work, Climate Change, Social Inequality, and Doom confronts the moral and political failures that define the climate crisis and reveals the stark choice between an equitable, sustainable future and irreversible decline.

From contributors to The Conversation, a timely collection of essays on how extreme weather events will impact the environment--and our lives.As extreme weather events grow in frequency and intensity, climate science has made significant strides in understanding their underlying causes. In The Conversation on Extreme Weather, editor Jennifer A. Horney collects essays from The Conversation by scholars and experts that explore how climate change contributes to record-breaking storms, heat waves, droughts, and floods. These essays highlight the latest advances in attribution studies, which can now quantify the impact of human-caused climate change on individual weather events, such as Hurricane Helene's historic rainfall. Changing weather patterns interact in dangerous ways--droughts are followed by floods, cascading disasters like landslides are triggered by wildfires, and "weather whiplash" threatens crops and economies alike. As populations grow in vulnerable areas, the risks multiply, requiring collaboration among scientists, governments, and communities to effectively manage and mitigate these new realities. With this essential guide, readers will gain a deeper understanding of how extreme weather events are reshaping our world and learn what we can do to prepare for the future.The Critical Conversations series collects essays from top scholars on timely topics, including water, biotechnology, gender diversity, gun culture, and more, originally published on the independent news site The Conversation.

The spinosaurs - the controversial group including the largest land predator of all time, the Spinosaurus - are brought to life in this cutting-edge review of their biology and ecology

The proceedings of the first International Conference on Smart Computing and Communication for Sustainable Convergence (ISCCSC 2024) present a rich repository of cutting-edge research on smart computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Industrial Water and Waste Treatment: Pollution Control, the fifth volume in the Industrial Water and Waste Treatment series, provides an in-depth exploration of cutting-edge pollution control technologies and their real-world applications.

Industrial Water and Waste Treatment: Process Developments, the fourth volume in the Industrial Water and Waste Treatment series, presents a comprehensive exploration of innovative processes for the treatment and recycling of industrial water and waste.

The book describes the functioning of the material universe with the use of an intermediate mathematical language and is based entirely on physical phenomena, on reality, and does not use philosophical or theological argumentation based on abstract reasoning not anchored in physical observations.

This comprehensive guide offers readers a practical approach to boosting profitability of their biogas plants. The techniques explained allow for an assessment of a biogas plant throughout its entire life cycle, from critical review of the business plan to the selection of retrofits to recover additional income from the process byproducts.

This book combines Construction 6.0 with AEC principles for designing sustainable, health-focused Martian habitats. It unveils innovative architectural designs ideal for Mars, utilizing 3D printing, autonomous robotics, and regolith, alongside renewable energy and life support systems.

This book provides up-to-date information on the causes, effects, and remedies of damp on residential properties and their occupiers.