The New Fight Over Who Owns The Earth. Fred Pearce lifts the lid on the most profound ethical, environmental, economic and social issue facing the world in the 21st century the final enclosure of our most vital resource - our land.[...]

From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems. They are among the best studied and monitored of organisms, yet many are already under threat of extinction as a result o[...]

Sigrid is a Shield-Maiden who yearns to break free of the restrictions of her father s home and join the Sworn Men in an actual raiding expedition. When a small diplomatic party that includes members of the Shield-Brethren lands at her family s holding on Gottland, the party s second in command, Hal[...]

*Shows how the heart is connected to our prefrontal cortex and offers a balancing counterweight to the calculating intellect of the lower brain*Explains how we are stuck in reactive behaviour loops resulting from the loss of the nurturing culture of our ancestors*Reveals how the Heart-Mind Matrix co[...]

This title is presented with a Foreword by Bear Grylls. More people today are choosing to shun personal comfort when they travel to remote destinations, instead seeking challenges that test their ability to survive in hostile and often extreme environments. Former Royal Marine Commando and outdoor s[...]

Ensure top marks and complete coverage with Collins' brand new IGCSE Maths course for the Cambridge International Examinations syllabus 0580. Provide rigour with thousands of tried and tested questions using international content and levels clearly labelled to aid transition from the Core to Extende[...]

Based on the most popular course at Claremont University's Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, this exciting new assessment of Drucker's timeless leadership principles has sparked a firestorm of interest throughout the business world.[...]

When Bet is first asked to go into the meadow and read a passage aloud from a book - apparently to no-one - she wonders why. But then she realises that her audience is a little mole, who listens attentively. This isn't just any mole. This mole can speak, he is more than 300 years old and he has an a[...]

When Tom is sent to his aunt's house for the summer he resigns himself to weeks of boredom. Lying awake one night he listens to the grandfather clock in the hall strike every hour. Eleven ...Twelve ...Thirteen. Thirteen! Tom rushes down the stairs and opens the back door. There, awaiting him, is[...]

How did racism evolve in different parts of the Portuguese-speaking world? How should the impact on ethnic perceptions of colonial societies based on slavery or the slave trade be evaluated? What was the reality of inter-ethnic mixture in different continents? How has the prejudice of white supremac[...]

Written in a fresh and lively style and supported by a strong analytical framework, the seventh edition of Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations continues to provide students with a relevant and exciting examination of a subject that can seem remote and difficult. The authors take a mod[...]