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Author : Global Environment Facility
Publisher : Global Environment Facility
ISBN 13 : 1884122973
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (841 download)
Download or read book Defying Extinction written by Global Environment Facility and published by Global Environment Facility. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Clifford Frith
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643108726
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)
Download or read book The Woodhen written by Clifford Frith and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2013-06-12 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the fascinating success story of saving the flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island. This unique large rail, an iconic and highly endangered Australian bird, was at the very brink of extinction with just 15 individuals found in 1980, when bold and risky actions were taken to save it. The book begins with the discovery and ecology of Lord Howe Island. It then details the history of the Woodhen, its place among the rails and their evolution of flightlessness, the planning, implementation and trials, tribulations and successes of the captive breeding programme and the way in which the wild population recovered. The ecology, behaviour and breeding biology of this unique flightless island rail are also discussed. The text is accompanied by numerous photographs and drawings. This is a story of survival, yet the bird remains highly endangered as it is under constant potential threat, which could tip it over the brink and to extinction. The Woodhen provides gripping insights into the potential for both losing and saving vertebrate species. Winner of a 2014 Whitley Awards Certificate of Commendation for Historical Zoology.
Author : George A. Cevasco
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801895243
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Modern American Environmentalists written by George A. Cevasco and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern American Environmentalists profiles the lives and contributions of nearly 140 major figures during the twentieth-century environmental movement. Included are iconic environmentalists such as Rachel Carson, E. O. Wilson, Gifford Pinchot, and Al Gore, and important but less expected names, including John Steinbeck and Allen Ginsberg. The entries recount how each individual became active in environmental conservation, detail his or her significant contributions, trace the influence of each on future efforts, and discuss the person's legacy. The individuals selected for the book displayed either an unparalleled commitment to the conservation, preservation, restoration, and enhancement of the natural environment or made a major contribution to the growth of environmentalism during its first century. With a foreword by environmental historian Everett I. Mendolsohn, a time line of key environmental events, a bibliography of groundbreaking works, and an index organized by specialization, this biographical encyclopedia is a handy and complete guide to the major people involved in the modern American environmental movement.
Author : Nick Luxmoore
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1849053200
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Young People, Death and the Unfairness of Everything written by Nick Luxmoore and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the problems that arise when death is not openly discussed with young people and offers invaluable advice about how best to allay concerns without pretending that there are easy answers. It covers all of the key issues and supports professionals in asking young people the difficult question, Do you think much about death? "
Author : Donald Scarinci
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440244782
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Coin of the Year written by Donald Scarinci and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Celebration of Excellence For three decades, the Krause Coin of the Year Award has come to symbolize the highest achievement in international numismatic design, artistic vision, and craft smanship. Now you can celebrate this remarkable work in its entirety with Coin of the Year, a lavish salute to the winners of this prestigious annual competition. Featuring the obverse and reverse images of winning coins from the past thirty years, as well as invaluable collector information and back story, Coin of the Year provides a complete and impressive tribute to the finest modern commemorative coins in the world.
Author : Ed Ayres
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351523112
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book Defying Dystopia written by Ed Ayres and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To most, the collapse of modern civilization is the stuff of fiction. Yet, science confirms that misuse of technology and environmental abuse places our world in grave danger of ruin. The World Scientists' Warning to Humanity places our civilization on a collision course. Defying Dystopia analyses how we have come to this, and what options remain for far-seeing people to take control of their own destiny and survive the future. Ed Ayres, who has worked with some iconic environmental scientists of the past half-century, argues that technology was originally used to augment the natural strengths of humans, but has been increasingly used in ways that weaken us—shifting from useful work to the industries of distraction, entertainment, convenience, pain-relief, and sedation. Ayres advises on how at least some of us can avoid that collision. The most critical task, for those of us who want humanity to survive and thrive, is to disengage from our tech thraldom, and shift to a conscious management of our evolution in which we use technology to enhance our skills and strengths rather than erode or supplant them. Ayres provides insightful, actionable suggestions we can use to increase our odds of survival. He asks far-seeing individuals to take on a mission that the dominant governments and institutions demonstrably cannot: the epic task of shepherding a low-profile, resilient transition to a new kind of human future.
Author : Constance Harris
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786434406
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The Way Jews Lived written by Constance Harris and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intertwining history and art over five centuries, this detailed overview of Jewish culture and events focuses on how printed writings and artworks have reflected the perceptions of Jews by themselves and others. Filled with nearly 400 illustrations of woodcuts, engravings, etchings, lithographs, serigraphs and other visual works, it details the representation of Jews and Jewish life chronologically while giving individual attention to the regions and countries in which Jews have lived in significant numbers. From editions of the Haggadah to portraits to anti-Semitic cartoons, diaries to newspapers to novels, it analyzes a vast array of works that both molded and revealed Jewish popular opinion.
Author : Pamela Uschuk
Publisher : Wings Press
ISBN 13 : 1609404114
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (94 download)
Download or read book Blood Flower written by Pamela Uschuk and published by Wings Press. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Blood Flower, passionate imagery married to music bursts from each line pushing out the boundaries of Uschuk's earlier poems. It continues themes in Uschuk's American Book Award winner, Crazy Love. The poems braid the startling, sometimes brutal stories of her Russian/Czech immigrant family during the McCarthy Era in a conservative Michigan farming community with stories of veterans with stories of courageous individuals, especially women, who persevere to love, despite it all. Uschuk's step-grandfather, father, brother, nephews and first husband suffered severe PTSD as combat veterans who returned home from wars that ravished not only their lives but the lives of the women and children closest to them. This is the history not just of one family but the history of immigrants in this nation. These poems, although set in landscapes across the globe, commonly draw their imagery and healing from the natural world, the wild world, and the integrity of the human heart.
Author : Jane Mander
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Story of a New Zealand River written by Jane Mander and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woman's life and problems in a pioneer New Zealand lumber camp.
Author : Ian Fraser
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486307469
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)
Download or read book Birds in Their Habitats written by Ian Fraser and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everywhere we go there are birds, and they all have mysteries to be unravelled. These mysteries include the way they look, from bizarre to apparently mundane, why they live where they live, and the things they do, many of which are far too incredible ever to be imagined as fiction. Birds in Their Habitats is a collection of stories and experiences, which introduce fascinating aspects of birdlife, ecology and behaviour. Informed by a wealth of historical and contemporary research, Ian Fraser takes the reader on a journey through four continents: from places as unfamiliar as the Chonos Archipelago of southern Chile and the arid Sahel woodlands of northern Cameroon to those as familiar as a suburban backyard. This is a book of discovery of birds and the places they live. And with humour and personal insight, it is a book about the sometimes strange world of the people who spend a life absorbed in birds.
Author : Matthias Schrader
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3948580847
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (485 download)
Download or read book The Great Redesign written by Matthias Schrader and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a world that's constantly redesigned. Today's redesign is tomorrow's vintage look. But times of crisis rapidly change the picture. Suddenly, the whole world is in dire need of a proper redesign. From capitalism to communication, from work to supply chains, from cities to office space - it's hard to find an area of our lives that's not due for an overhaul. This is a challenge, but also a huge opportunity: to design a better world. Edited by Matthias Schrader and Volker Martens. With contributions by Payal Arora, Axel Averdung, Kristina Bonitz, Azeem Azhar, Genevieve Bell, Amy McLennan, Benedict Evans, Daisy Ginsberg, Rafael Kaufmann, Sohail Inayatullah, David Mattin, Miriam Meckel, Léa Steinacker, Thomas Müller, Ramez Naam, Tijen Onaran, Pamela Pavliscak, Ben Sauer, Laëtitia Vitaud, Albert Wenger.
Author : Zoé Lacroix
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080527981
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Bioinformatics written by Zoé Lacroix and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003-09-08 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life science data integration and interoperability is one of the most challenging problems facing bioinformatics today. In the current age of the life sciences, investigators have to interpret many types of information from a variety of sources: lab instruments, public databases, gene expression profiles, raw sequence traces, single nucleotide polymorphisms, chemical screening data, proteomic data, putative metabolic pathway models, and many others. Unfortunately, scientists are not currently able to easily identify and access this information because of the variety of semantics, interfaces, and data formats used by the underlying data sources. Bioinformatics: Managing Scientific Data tackles this challenge head-on by discussing the current approaches and variety of systems available to help bioinformaticians with this increasingly complex issue. The heart of the book lies in the collaboration efforts of eight distinct bioinformatics teams that describe their own unique approaches to data integration and interoperability. Each system receives its own chapter where the lead contributors provide precious insight into the specific problems being addressed by the system, why the particular architecture was chosen, and details on the system's strengths and weaknesses. In closing, the editors provide important criteria for evaluating these systems that bioinformatics professionals will find valuable. * Provides a clear overview of the state-of-the-art in data integration and interoperability in genomics, highlighting a variety of systems and giving insight into the strengths and weaknesses of their different approaches. * Discusses shared vocabulary, design issues, complexity of use cases, and the difficulties of transferring existing data management approaches to bioinformatics systems, which serves to connect computer and life scientists. * Written by the primary contributors of eight reputable bioinformatics systems in academia and industry including: BioKris, TAMBIS, K2, GeneExpress, P/FDM, MBM, SDSC, SRS, and DiscoveryLink.
Author : Thorne Smith
Publisher : Delphi Classics
ISBN 13 : 1801700974
Total Pages : 4103 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Thorne Smith (Illustrated) written by Thorne Smith and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2023-02-06 with total page 4103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A master of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction, Thorne Smith is best known today as the creator of the Topper novels. His works of comic fantasy involve sexual encounters, much drinking, ghosts and hilarious misadventures. This comprehensive eBook presents Smith’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Smith’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the novels and short stories, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes the rare children’s book ‘Lazy Bear Lane’ * Smith’s rare poetry * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genresPlease note: the posthumous novel ‘The Passionate Witch’ was completed by Norman H. Matson and so cannot appear due to copyright restrictions.CONTENTS:The Novels Topper (1926) Dream’s End (1927) The Stray Lamb (1929) Did She Fall? (1930) The Night Life of the Gods (1931) Turnabout (1931) Topper Takes a Trip (1932) The Bishop’s Jaegers (1932) Rain in the Doorway (1933) Skin and Bones (1933) The Glorious Pool (1934)The Shorter Fiction Biltmore Oswald (1918) Out O’ Luck (1919) Birthday Present (1934) Yonder’s Henry! (1934)The Children’s Book Lazy Bear Lane (1931)The Poetry Haunts and Bypaths (1919)Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
Author : Nahma Sandrow
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815603290
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Vagabond Stars written by Nahma Sandrow and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of a May 1994 symposium held to present cutting edge multidisciplinary work on the characterization of ancient materials; the technologies of selection, production, and usage by which materials are transformed into the objects and artifacts we find today; the science underlying their deterioration, preservation, and conservation; and sociocultural interpretation derived from an empirical methodology of observation, measurement, and experimentation. Over 70 contributions discuss topics that include the visual appearance and the imitation of one material by another; stable protective coatings and materials stability; resource surveying, source characterization, and cultural implications; and process reconstruction as essential to understanding of condition and conservation. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Jane Mander
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN 13 : 1775531325
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (755 download)
Download or read book The Story Of A New Zealand River written by Jane Mander and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1920, this is the most celebrated of Jane Mander's six novels and is now regarded as a New Zealand classic. Alice Roland, together with her children, boxes, mattresses and piano, is punted up river to the 'appalling isolation' of their new home, 'a small house against a splendid wall of bush' in the kauri forest at Pukekaroro. She is joining her husband there, a reunion that is far from warm, but this remote place is to mark Alice's long and steady growth towards shared love, a new awareness of life and a sense of personal liberation. First published in New York in 1920, this is the first New Zealand novel to confront convincingly many of the twentieth century's major political, religious, moral and social issues - most significantly women's rights. Daring for its time in its exploration of sexual, emotional and intellectual freedom, the New Zealand Herald found the ending 'too early for good public morality'. It is believed by many to be the inspiration of Jane Campion's film The Piano.
Author : Lili Wright
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767910044
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)
Download or read book Learning to Float written by Lili Wright and published by Crown. This book was released on 2003-06-10 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lili Wright is a thirty-something woman on the emotional lam. Faced with a choice between two men--Stuart, the steady veterinarian, and Peter, the dreamy writer--she climbs into her car and leaves them both behind. With only a borrowed dog named Brando for company and a map of twelve states in her pocket, Lili sets out on a road trip, hoping that by setting herself in motion she will find a way to settle down. Charting a course from Cadillac Mountain in Maine to the faded glory of Key West, Florida, she camps out on beaches and crashes on couches, in sketchy motels and even in a cop's trailer. She travels not only south, but also back in time, trying to figure out why previous relationships with a Nantucket waiter, a French tennis clown, a Utah ski bum, and others flared and fizzled. Along the way, Lili meets a string of unlikely gurus, including a well-worn shrimper, a vegan astrologer, and even a woman who marries herself. These and other unassuming strangers offer offbeat wisdom and guidance as Lili struggles to understand the nature of love, the voodoo of sex, and how couples can settle down without settling for. Between adventures, Lili tackles tough questions: Why does everything love touches turn risky? Does staying with the same person mean staying the same? Where does love come from, and where does it go? By journey’s end, this restless traveler begins to see how she can share her life with just one other person, and how love, like water, can make a body float. Lili Wright’s engaging memoir from the road updates the tradition of the picaresque traveler’s tale. With unflinching honesty and refreshing wit, she captures the torn emotions, comic misfires, and inevitable trade-offs felt by young people everywhere.
Author : Werner Zips
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643910908
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (439 download)
Download or read book Bewildering Borders written by Werner Zips and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2019 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transfrontier conservation challenges African borders, the "colonial scars of history". The global tourism industry has discovered the potential of African borderlands for adventure travel. Iconic animals and indigenous cultures are marketed in the same breath, often evoking stereotypical images of "Wild Africa". Can ecotourism and ethno-tourism be commended as viable panaceas for environmental protection and development? The marketing of nature and culture raises important questions on the meaningful inclusion of local communities as tourism entrepreneurs. Living museums and cultural villages are emerging as start-ups of local communities. They commodify ethnicity albeit on their own terms. This volume debates the economy of conservation, providing diverse perspectives on an issue of great contemporary relevance.
