California and the Western States are rich in abundant and diverse species of mushrooms. Amateur mushroom collectors and mycologists alike will find over 300 species of the region's most common, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms profiled in this comprehensive field guide. It provides[...]

This book challenges received ideas about the teaching of second language listening, and offers a radical alternative based on a true understanding of the listening process.[...]

In the Wild at Heart Field Manual, John Eldredge encourages men to be dangerous. Simply look at the dreams and desires written in the heart of every boy: To be a hero, to be a warrior, to live a life of adventure and risk. Sadly, most men abandon those dreams and desires, aided by a Christianity th[...]

The Art, History and Philosophy of Crop Circle Making. For the first time, the team behind some of the most spectacular formations of the past 20 years, whose work has appeared all across the UK, the USA, New Zealand and Continental Europe, are ready to reveal their secrets. 'The Field Guide' is sur[...]

Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852), the first Duke of Wellington, was one of the most successful military figures of the early nineteenth century. After fighting in the fourth Anglo-Mysore war in India, his successes during the Peninsular War (1809-1814) and his victory at the Battle of Waterloo (1815) es[...]

The term 'social capital' is a way of conceptualizing the intangible resources of community, shared values and trust upon which we draw in daily life. It has achieved considerable currency in the social sciences through the very different work of Bourdieu in France, and James Coleman and Robert Putn[...]

Science has proven that vast domains of energy exist within the material world of our senses. In this book, therapeutic experience is combined with scientific evidence to create a general theory of how this Great Field is the foundation of everything in the universe-including the personal energy we [...]

The southwestern Cape is home to one of the world's richest floras. From an estimated 7,000 species of true fynbos, "Field Guide to Fynbos" covers over 1,000 species of this flora, focusing on the most common and conspicuous wild flowers, with an emphasis on OEshowy1 species, or those that are most [...]

Lifelong learning remains an explosive policy issue. In Britain and elsewhere, governments are actively encouraging citizens to learn and to apply their learning across their lifespan. Yet governments often seem uncertain over the best means of achieving this desirable goal. John Field's book explor[...]