This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.IntroductionSilent Green - Prequel - Before the The Broken Swan - Victoria’s Story.You’d be surprised how long someone can stay quiet if they’re trained right. If they know how to pull every muscle tight, how to stand still while the world shakes, how to pretend nothing’s wrong while everything is.Victoria was good at that.She didn’t ask to be. But when you grow up in a one-bedroom walk-u...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.PREFACEThis story is fiction, but the world it depicts is not.Silent Green was born from real experiences—firsthand encounters with the societal collapse unfolding in public parks, city streets, and forgotten corners of America’s major urban centers. It is a story inspired by what we saw in San Jose’s St. James Park, San Diego’s Gaslamp District, and the once-great streets of Los Angeles...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Silent Green – Prequel – How Henry Got MadBefore he became a fuse with a long memory, Henry was just a retired guy in San Jose. Tennis in the morning. Coffee with the neighbors. Newspaper ink on his fingers and a front stoop with a view.Then came the tents.The graffiti.The porch pirates.The "restorative justice" that restored nothing but chaos.Told with razor-sh...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Crypto BombshellIn a city pulsing with neon and shadow, where every device watches and every byte can be weaponized, one man stumbled into a war he never saw coming. William Bilton was just another invisible cog, drowning under the crushing weight of debt and broken dreams. Until he met Evelyn Cross.Drawn into a world of black-market crypto heists, digital warfare, and A...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.SOMEWHERE MANA Fugitive Musician, a Murderous Past, and the Redemption He Never Saw ComingCody Steele was born to be a legend—a rockabilly outlaw with a voice like thunder and a soul full of sin. But somewhere between the neon lights of honky-tonks and the bottom of a pill bottle, his luck ran out. One bad deal. One wrong bullet. Now, he’s running—fleeing the wreckage of his life aboard a midnig...

Particular focus on advances in understanding insect species and landscape ecology, which provide the foundations for effective IPMCovers latest research on classical, conservation and augmentative biological controlReviews key developments in use of entomopathogenic fungi, viruses and nematodes

In the summer of 1961, Stanley Johnson, accompanied by Tim Severin and Michael de Larrabeiti, set out from Oxford on two BSA 500cc Shooting Star motorcycles to follow Marco Polo's route from Venice to Beijing. Although they came tantalizingly close to the Chinese frontier, they were forced to divert to India. With one motorcycle out of action, the three of them rode the remaining machine down the Grand Truck Road from Kabul to Calcutta. In 2023, Stanley set off again with his fourth son, M...

Stevie Bell es una entusiasta fan de la investigación criminal. ¿Y qué mejor lugar para profundizar en sus conocimientos que la Academia Ellingham, el centro privado fundado en 1930 por el millonario excéntrico Albert Ellingham en las remotas montañas de Vermont? La prestigiosa y exclusiva academia, en la que solo se acepta a un reducido número de alumnos brillantes, fue la escena de un crimen que lleva décadas sin resolver y del que Stevie lo sabe casi todo.Coincidiendo con la lle...

The Oxford Handbook of Pre-Roman Italy gives a comprehensive account of the peoples who lived on the Italian peninsula during the last millennium BCE. Most people have heard of the Etruscans, but there were many other fascinating civilizations, including the Celts and the Samnites, who inhabited the region at this time. This was an age that began with the rise of urbanism, was marked by the flourishing of diverse and politically sophisticated communities, and ended with the politi...

Comprehensive review of key topics in root science, including root architecture, root growth regulators, root anatomy and nutrient acquisitionCoverage of root response to both biotic and abiotic variablesDiscusses the range of techniques to optimize root function, from phenotyping to identify desirable root traits and exploiting the genetics of root traits to the use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM)

*Includes contributions from the key scientists working in the area *Provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research as well as making recommendations for how best to deal with future challenges *Has a wide and varied scope – covering policy, genetic diversity and improvement, sustainable productivity enhancement, innovations and value chains

Cats are one of the most popular pets in the world and cat owners want advanced veterinary care. There is a growing interest in purebred cats which requires the highest quality reproductive care from the general veterinary practitioners. In Feline Reproduction, all aspects of reproduction in the queen and the tom are presented by a global author team. Beginning with basic anatomy and normal reproduction, this book reviews practical knowledge about feline pregnancy, neonatal care, breeding ...