501 of the most spectacular journeys one could possibly take are collected here, ranging from the vast African Sahara desert to the famous route 66 in America. The book is divided by location, with a picture of each site and essential information including what to see, when to go and how to get ther[...]

501 of the world's most beautiful islands are explored in this beautifully illustrated volume, ranging from the well-trodden and popular to those off the beaten track. "501 Islands" includes spectacular places to visit from the tropical destinations such as Bora Bora to those closer to home like the[...]

Encyclopedia Brown has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia hel[...]

With a knack for trivia, Encyclopedia solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad is also the chief of police, and every night Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten new and even more confounding my[...]

From The Case of the Stolen Diamonds to The Case of the Stolen Money, here are fifteen of Encyclopedia Brown's best mysteries, carefully selected from the entire series. Included is a never-before-published article written by Don Sobol about his reasons behind writing the Encyclopedia Brown series.[...]

This text provides a synthesis of quantitative information on the ecology of the brown trout, including sea-trout, and comparisons with closely related species such as the Atlantic salmon, Pacific salmon, and rainbow trout. Much of this work, especially the case studies, is relevant to general probl[...]

Completely revised, expanded and updated new edition of popular book Covers all the latest developments in a succinct and user-friendly format Expansion of author base to include Hugo Campos, based at agricultural company Monsanto Essential reading for all upper level students studying plant bree[...]

An authoritative handbook, this volume offers both a comprehensive review of the current science of mindfulness and a guide to its ongoing evolution. Leading scholars explore mindfulness in the context of contemporary psychological theories of attention, perceptual processing, motivation, and behavi[...]

The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, with more than forty "Billboard" hits, James Brown was a dazzling show[...]

An update of a classic book in the field, Modern Portfolio Theory examines the characteristics and analysis of individual securities as well as the theory and practice of optimally combining securities into portfolios. It stresses the economic intuition behind the subject matter while presenting adv[...]