There are many books on aspects of plant invasions, but none that focus on the key role of species interactions in mediating invasions. This book reviews exciting new findings and explores how new methods and tools are shedding new light on crucial processes in plant invasions. In 23 chapters, with contributions from 51 authors, the book addresses: · the main theories and hypotheses in plant invasion ecology that invoke species interactions; · plant invasions that are facilitated by, or be...

"Robert M. Sapolsky is one of the best science writers of our time."—Oliver SacksThe author of New York Times Bestseller Determined offers a completely revised and updated edition of his most popular work, with over 225,000 copies in print.Now in a third edition, the renowned primatologist Robert M. Sapolsky's acclaimed and successful Why Zebras...

Robert Holt, himself the successful author of four self-published books, now shares his knowledge and savvy with other would-be author-publishers in this step-by-step guide to every aspect of self-publishing.If you yearn join the ranks of such self published authors as Henry Thoreau, Upton Sinclair, Anais Nin, and George Bernard Shaw, if you've ever thought of doing it yourself, then this is the book for you. How to Publish Promote and Sell Your Own Book pr...

Within the walls of Truvy’s beauty shop are six women whose lives increasingly hinge on the existence of one another. Together, they absorb the passing seasons, just like the weathered wooden structure of the salon “home” that they share.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production, starringFrances Fisher, Jeanie Hackett, Shannon Holt,Amy Pietz, Brittany Snow, Jocelyn Towne. Additional voices by Josh Clark.Directed by Jessica Kubzansky and recorded before an aud...

This fascinating reassessment of America's most popular and famous poet reveals a more complex and enigmatic man than many readers might expect. Jay Parini spent over twenty years interviewing friends of Robert Frost and working in the poet's archives at Dartmouth, Amherst, and elsewhere to produce this definitive and insightful biography of both the public and private man. While he depicts the various stages of Frost's colorful life, Parini also sensitively explores the poet's psyche, sho...

In an era defined by information overload and polarized discourse, Sowing the West Texas Wind brings together a diverse array of scholars, scientists, journalists, and legal experts to examine the rise of misinformation and its real-world impacts. The scope goes from the deeply local to the national and global to understand how trust is won and lost. With a focus on the last decade’s most defining crises—including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disinformation, and election interfe...

Der Schriftsteller Robert Walser publizierte 1917 seine Erzählung "Der Spaziergang". Dieser Text regte 1987 die Künstlerin Nanne Meyer zu einem Zeichnungszyklus an, der hier erstmals veröffentlicht wird. Beide vereint eine sowohl praktische wie methodische Liebe zum vagabundierenden Umherschweifen. Ihre aufmerksamen und inspirierenden Spaziergänge in der Natur und im Alltag finden künstlerischen Ausdruck im Stil, in ihrem Schreiben oder Zeichnen.MICHAEL GLASMEIER (*1951) ist Kunsth...

This "engrossing, well-paced" history reveals how England's first colony in the New World was forgotten—and rediscovered three centuries later ( New Yorker ).England's first attempt at colonizing the New World was not at Roanoke or Jamestown, but on a small, mostly frozen island in the Canadian Arctic. Queen Elizabeth I called that place Meta Incognita, the Unknown Shore. Backed by Elizabeth and her key advisors, the erstw...

Pacifist Warrior introduces Robert Pickus, his leadership role in the pacifist community (1951–2016), and his thoughtful work to constructively engage the United States in world politics. He called for leadership by the United States to move a conflict-filled world towards peace through non-military initiatives, designed to gain the reciprocation of allies and dedicated adversaries alike. Robert Pickus earned the title “Pacifist Warrior” because he not only believed pacifism in a nuclear a...

Die Logistikwirtschaft in Ostdeutschland steht einer aktuellen Studie zufolge sehr gut da. Eine gute Infrastruktur, Zuwächse im Automobilbau und die Seehäfen an der Ostsee sorgen dafür, dass rund 570 000 Menschen in den neuen Bundesländern in der Logistik Arbeit finden. Ein Leuchtturm in der Logistikwirtschaft Ostdeutschlands ist der Airport Leipzig-Halle, der in der Rangliste der wichtigsten Frachtflughäfen Deutschlands nur von Frankfurt/Main überflügelt wird. Die geostrategisch vorteilha...

An extraordinary debut that brings together a hypnotic quest, a thrilling Western, and an unforgettable love story.Set in the 1930s, The Sound of the Trees tells the story of Trude Mason, who, seeking to escape a brutal father and a violent past, sets out with his mother on horseback on a grueling journey through the extreme desert and mountainous terrain of southwestern New Mexico. Their destination is Colorado, a place Trude imagines to be abundantly fert...

Designed as both a textbook for advanced engineering students and a reference book for practicing engineers, this highly regarded work deals not only with the practical aspects of aeroelasticity, but the aerodynamic and structural tools upon which these rest. Accordingly, the book divides roughly into two halves: the first deals with the tools and the second with applications of the tools to aeroelastic phenomena.Topics include deformation of airplane structures under static and dyn...