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Farming and the Fate of Wild Nature" addresses an urgent and complex issue facing communities and cultures throughout the world: the need for heightened land stewardship and conservation in an era of diminishing natural resources. Agricultural lands in rural areas are being purchased for development. Water scarcities are pitting urban and development expansion against agriculture and conservation needs. The farming population is ageing and ret...

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Bataan, the last bastion stemming the Japanese tidal wave across the Pacific, was about to fall. In the midst of crashing bombs and depleted stores, the vastly outnumbered lines broke and commands disintegrated. Only one unit, 'Old Two Hon'erd, " a small band of New Mexico National Guardsmen, remained intact. With only rifles, a few rounds of ammunition, and an unshakable esprit de corps, they prepared to die but not surrender. In her award-wi...

Great leaders don't develop overnight. Becoming great requires the guidance, support, and wisdom of others who model outstanding leadership behavior. Christian leaders need individuals they can respect and imitate which can be hard to find in a world where being successful doesn't always mean commanding with character. David, the great king of Israel and major writer of the Psalms, is one of the greatest leaders in history. His writings offer ...

The Glossary of Terms in Logistics & Shipping is the most comprehensive paper-based dictionary and therefore the standard for defining terms used in the area of Logistics and Shipping. Use this powerful tool to expand your professional vocabulary and ensure that everyone on your team is speaking the same language. First edition, paperback, isbn 978-9-0787-4401-6 www.theKnowledgeTransfer.com

Pour Manny, Sid et Diego, la vie est beaucoup plus douce depuis que les glaces fondent et que la température remonte. Mais sous l’effet du réchauffement, un immense barrage de glace qui rétient l’océan est sur le point de se rompre et menace d’engloutir leur petit coin du paradis. Leur seule chance de survie se trouve à l’autre bout de la vallée… Voilà nos trois héros, accompagnés d’Ellie et de ses frères Crash et Eddie, lancés dans un pérille...

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The mean streets of north Florida may be desolate rural highways or backwoods dirt roads, but they are no less capable of cruel indifference to criminal acts than their urban analogues. The ubiquitous slash pines remain just as silent as their concrete and steel counterparts in the asphalt jungle when witnessing the wicked and inhumane ways of humanity.North Florida Noir, the first in a series that explores the dark side of the sunshine state,...

The mean streets of north Florida may be desolate rural highways or backwoods dirt roads, but they are no less capable of cruel indifference to criminal acts than their urban analogues. The ubiquitous slash pines remain just as silent as their concrete and steel counterparts in the asphalt jungle when witnessing the wicked and inhumane ways of humanity.North Florida Noir, the first in a series that explores the dark side of the sunshine state,...

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Josette Brun is assistant professor, Information et communication, Universit¿aval.

The early 1980s were a time of great change in America. A recent invention, the personal computer, was quickly altering the nature of the workplace and reducing the need for jobs and workers to fill them. The runaway inflation of the 1970s was gradually being reined in, but the good news came at a price. As the government vowed to cut back on spending, companies went out of business at a record rate, the worst since the Great Depression of the...

WorldView, a four-skills course for adult learners of English, builds fluency by exposing students to a wide range of appealing topics. The course's two-page lessons-2 per unit-present clear and attainable goals, ensuring that students feel a sense of accomplishment and increased self-confidence.

This autobiography by Doctor Lloyd Duncan, a semi-retired surgeon in Tennessee, covers the period of time from his birth in 1931 to the present. The book is replete with accounts of the depression era, the pre WW ll and WW ll years, and high school triumphs and disappointments. Immature, broke, emaciated and homesick at Yale University, he nevertheless earned his letters swimming on some of the school's greatest teams. He graduated from Yale i...

This autobiography by Doctor Lloyd Duncan, a semi-retired surgeon in Tennessee, covers the period of time from his birth in 1931 to the present. The book is replete with accounts of the depression era, the pre WW ll and WW ll years, and high school triumphs and disappointments. Immature, broke, emaciated and homesick at Yale University, he nevertheless earned his letters swimming on some of the school's greatest teams. He graduated from Yale i...

The early 1980s were a time of great change in America. A recent invention, the personal computer, was quickly altering the nature of the workplace and reducing the need for jobs and workers to fill them. The runaway inflation of the 1970s was gradually being reined in, but the good news came at a price. As the government vowed to cut back on spending, companies went out of business at a record rate, the worst since the Great Depression of the...

Spirito Splendido, is a humorous look at life from a precocious child's perspective as she grows up in 1940's New York while her father is away during the war years. Grandfather is in the Mafia, matriarchal grandmother rules the household, and glamorous Mom dreams of the day her husband will return and reunite the family. The rude awakening comes when this Marine comes home and moves his family from the glamour of New York to Camp Lejeune, whe...