A comprehensive and fully illustrated field guide to the birds of JapanThe islands of Japan are home to a spectacular and diverse range of birds, from the sea-eagles and giant owls of the north to the endemic rails and woodpeckers of the far south. This book is the perfect guide to all 738 species that occur there.The authoritative text covers the identification, voice, habitat, behaviour and range of every species and subspecies found across the archipelag...

A comprehensive, richly illustrated guide to Japan’s astonishing animals and plants—and the natural forces that have shaped themThis richly illustrated guide is the first comprehensive and accessible introduction to the extraordinary natural history of the Japanese archipelago. It explains how Japan’s geology, geography, climate, seas and currents have forged conditions supporting a diverse range of species—from cranes, bears, eagles and monkeys to plants, butterfl...

A comprehensive field guide to the avifauna of eastern Asia.The eastern Asian region, centring on the major islands off the continental coast (including Japan and Taiwan) and the immediately adjacent areas of the Asian continent from Kamchatka in the north, and including the Korean Peninsula, are an important centre of avian diversity. Birds endemic to this region include representatives of many of the major families, from the world's largest eagle - Steller's Sea ...

This is the first ever monograph on the Whooper Swan.This species is found in the northern Palearctic and is the world's most widely distributed swan. It is a familiar bird in northern Europe and across Asia to the far East, and is particularly noticeable when migrating between breeding and wintering grounds in large, noisy flocks. This migratory behaviour makes it a powerful symbol of seasonal change, and this, together with the bird's beautiful appearance, make i...

Retirement in Asia can be a good decision, with research and preparation. Here is a helpful guide from my 3 years of living in Thailand and Vietnam. I will not sugarcoat my journey. There will be challenges for you, and I will share my experiences, both good and bad. This guide will save you money and time.I've included many links to my helpful videos from Thailand Virtual Travel Network on YouTube.My goal with this book is to help you transition with ease to life, love, an...

In the concise article, Fundão Tailings Dam Failure in Southeastern Brazil: Ecological Strike to Rio Doce Basin, the author posits that the 2015 Fundão Dam disaster was a calculated act executed by international bankers and their Brazilian government allies. The dam's collapse unleashed 15.8 billion gallons of toxic sludge into the Rio Doce, wreaking havoc on the environment and local communities. The article suggests this catastrophe, similar to the 2014 Mount Polley mine breach ...

This book maps how Brazil and the network of Portuguese-speaking countries—the “Lusosphere”—are using digital technologies in new ways to expand opportunities at all levels of society. From a diverse range of perspectives across the Portuguese-speaking world, contributors to this volume explore such questions as the capability of information technologies to encourage social inclusion in the face of economic inequality, the kinds of cultural values that may replace those of the scarcity-bas...

Você já pensou sobre o que é a glória de Deus? Na verdade, ela é a manifestação extraordinária da bondade de Deus na vida de alguém. O plano de Deus para você sempre incluirá o "FATOR UAU!" — algo tão impactante que parece um sonho se tornando realidade. O que nós chamamos de uau, a Bíblia chama de GLÓRIA. Você está pronto para mergulhar no estudo da glória de Deus? Explicando de uma maneira bem simples, a glória de Deus é a Sua bondade revelada. É a Sua presença manifesta, e essa é a únic...

In this classic thriller, Ira Levin imagines Dr Josef Mengele's nightmarish plot to restore the Third Reich. Alive and hiding in South America, thirty years after the end of the Second World War, Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues for a sinister project - the creation of the Fourth Reich. Ageing Nazi hunter Yakov Lieberman is informed of the plot but before he hears the evidence, his source is killed . . .Spanning continents and inspired by true events, what follows is on...

This book is about the remarkable trade conflict between two agricultural superpowers with a focus on Brazil’s rapid agricultural modernization in recent decades and its impact on trade policy formation and global economic governance. Previous research, including Black (2016), trace the origins and evolution of the cotton dispute up to the August 31, 2009 final arbitration ruling that authorized Brazil to impose retaliatory trade measures to compel U.S. compliance. Inside the Cotton Disput...

Mark Curran is a retired professor from Arizona State University where he worked from 1968 to 2011. He taught Spanish and Portuguese and their respective cultures. His research specialty was Brazil and its “popular literature in verse” or the “Literatura de Cordel,” and he has published many articles in research reviews and now some fourteen books related to the “Cordel” in Brazil, the United States and Spain. Other books done during retirement are of either an autobiographic nature – “The...

In 1908 the most incredible naval arms race in history began.Flush with cash from rubber and coffee, Brazil decided to order three of the latest, greatest category of warship available – the dreadnought battleship. One Brazilian dreadnought by itself could defeat the combined gunnery of every other warship of all the other South American nations. Brazil's decision triggered its neighbour Argentina to order its own brace of dreadnoughts, which in turn forced Chile (...