"Vegetation Description and Data Analysis: A Practical Approach," Second Edition is a fully revised and up-dated edition of this key text. The book takes account of recent advances in the field whilst retaining the original reader-friendly approach to the coverage of vegetation description and multi[...]
"At the end of last year, an extraordinary work of detective criticism briefly appeared, despite legal threats. Kent Johnson's "A Question Mark Above the Sun "(Punch Press) movingly speculates that Kenneth Koch forged one of Frank O'Hara's greatest poems as a posthumous tribute to his friend. A noir[...]
She was blessed with a gift of temptation.Violet, Lady Carrington, possesses everything a spirited woman could want out of life. Money (and lots of it). The freedom to make her own choices, with no husband to rule her. And a delightfully attentive young lover, Lord Peter St. Johns, to satisfy her ev[...]
This is a sexy new romance from Lavinia Kent, a talented new author on the Avon Books list.
Four tales of hot New Adult romance in New Orleans ... Party Spring Break-style with four bestselling romance authors, including Julia Kent and Sara Fawkes, as they dish out sexy tales of romance in the Big Easy Share Me by Julia KentEmma Barton has just been dumped--for being boring. Now she's lett[...]
In March 1784, at a time when most of the fleet was laid up, His Majesty's frigate Undine weighed anchor at Spithead to begin a voyage to India and far beyond. As her new captain, Richard Bolitho was glad to go, despite the nature of his orders and the immensity of the voyage - for he was leaving an[...]
The fourth edition of Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality provides students with a succinct, engaging, and affordable introduction to symbolic interactionism--the perspective that social reality is created, negotiated, and changed through the process of social interaction.
Focusing on how elemen[...]
How is health governed in the 21st century? Globalization has intensified risks of ill-health and catalyzed interest and investment in making the world a healthier place. But are existing arrangements adequate to address these risks and are we taking advantage of emerging opportunities or squanderin[...]
Paul's Letter to the Romans is one of the most influential writings of Christian theology. From the time of Augustine it has been central in discussions about sin and salvation, about guilt, fear of God, and gratitude for God's mercy. In this groundbreaking reinterpretation, Stanley Stowers argues t[...]
From one of the most ferociously brilliant and distinctive young voices in literary nonfiction: a debut shot through with violence, comedy, and feverish intensity that takes us on an odyssey into an American netherworld, exposing a raw personal journey along the way.
Locked in battle with both h[...]
"Farm managers will appreciate this book as they learn the principles of farm management; from the basics of management and economics; to the details of strategy and operations. It presents economic concepts, such as the discussion of markets, competitive forces, and macroeconomics, which is new to [...]
Choosing to spend tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds on a yacht is a massive decision, and one which many people are poorly qualified to make.[...]
A manual of techniques of vegetation description and analysis which takes a non mathematical approach with an emphasis on the practical and ecological aspects of the subject. It is suitable for plant ecologists and biogeographers, undergraduates in biological science, environmental science and geogr[...]