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Parks, Peace, and Partnership
Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2013
Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between neighbouring countries, and the well-being of people living in and around the protected environs. Historical and geo-political constraints are disappearing in a new spirit of...
by Joshua Palmatier, Gini Koch, Seanan McGuire
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
What might we run into as we expand beyond Earth and into the stars? As we explore our own solar system and beyond, it seems inevitable that we’ll run into aliens … and what they’ve left behind. Alien artifacts: what might they reveal about us as we try to unlock their secrets? ...
New Voices Vol 003
Short Story Fiction Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2018
Two Months of Published Short Stories in One Collected Volume
Featuring original works by S. H. Marpel, C. C. Brower, R. L. Saunders & J. R. Kruze published between May and June, 2018. A baker's dozen stories from our archives.
Excerpt from The Tunnel People:
We only had a half-hour...
Multicellularity
Origins and Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Scholars consider the origins and consequences of the evolution of multicellularity, addressing a range of organisms, experimental protocols, theoretical concepts, and philosophical issues.
The evolution of multicellularity raises questions regarding genomic and developmental commonalities...
Technology in America
A History of Individuals and Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley.
This volume traces the history of American technology—its inventions and inventors—from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. The...
by Gail E. Wagner, David H. Dye, Nicholas P
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 1996
Ancient human groups in the Eastern Woodlands of North America were long viewed as homogeneous and stable hunter-gatherers, changing little until the late prehistoric period when Mesoamerican influences were thought to have stimulated important economic and social developments. The authors in this...
The Encultured Brain
An Introduction to Neuroanthropology
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Basic concepts and case studies from an emerging field that investigates human capacities and pathologies at the intersection of brain and culture.
The brain and the nervous system are our most cultural organs. Our nervous system is especially immature at birth, our brain disproportionately...
by G. David Perkin, BA, MB
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2010
Atlas of Clinical Neurology, by David Perkin, Douglas C. Miller, Russell Lane, Maneesh C. Patel, and Fred H. Hochberg, delivers the most powerful, clinically oriented image collection of any reference in your specialty - to help you accurately diagnose any condition you see in practice! Approximately...
by Jack Halberstam, Imani Perry, Christopher Freeburg
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
This issue of Profession contains Russell A. Berman's introduction to his Presidential Forum, Language, Literature, Learning, held at the 2012 MLA convention, and the essays of the forum participants Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Christopher Freeburg, Jack Halberstam, B. Venkat Mani, and Imani Perry. To mark...
by Karl T. Sr. Benedict, John D. Blum, Rick J. Carlson
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Excerpt from Conference Address One of the most complex and significant social issues facing our nation is reform of our national health system. I am personally committed, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber is committed, to doing everything we can to help improve that system while simultaneously gaining...
R. L. Saunders Satire Collection 02
Parody & Satire
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2018
A Second Collection of the Dark Humor Satire of R. L. Saunders
Life in our dystopian near-futures has never been funnier. Sauders gets inspiration from our daily news, and these stories are therapy for us as well. Skewering what is accepted as conventional wisdom, Saunders explores concepts...
J. R. Kruze Short Story Collection 03
Speculative Fiction Parable Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2019
The third collection of short stories by J. R. Kruze.
Known for a unique take on common situations, and a dry wit, Kruze is also able to look at usual circumstances and see unusual aspects to write about. These stories will let you start wondering about the world around you.
Mystery,...
The Hooman Saga: Book One
The Hooman Saga
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2018
Before the cities left, and plunged our world into a global dark age, there were stories that told that history.
Collected here are the works of four authors who have been telling scraps and pieces of what happened.
All through the eyes of the people (and animals) who lived it. Some...
Of Gratitude & Happiness - The Thanksgiving Storybook
60+ Holiday Tales & Poems: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, The Genesis of the Doughnut Club, The Purple Dress, Thankful, The Kingdom Of Greedy, The Night before Thanksgiving, The Master of the Harvest…
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2018
Enjoy this meticulously edited collection, dedicated to the holiday of gratefulness and forgiveness: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Genesis of the Doughnut Club (Lucy Maud Montgomery) Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen (O....