"A book devoted to the beauty of [Hawaiian] birds . . . is a welcome event. [It] will be both an elegy and an important record of what has been lost to us all." —W. S. Merwin, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet, The Shadow of SiriusA lively, rich natural history of Hawaiian birds that challenges existing ideas about what constitutes biocultural nativeness and belongingThis natural history takes readers on a thousand-year journey as it explores the Hawaiian ...

A compelling global exploration of nature and survival as seen via a dozen species of trees, offering “extensive insight into the ways in which humans and trees are interconnected” (BookPage), revealing the challenges facing our planet and how scientists are working urgently to save our forests and our future.The world today is undergoing the most rapid environmental transformation in human history—from climate change to deforestation. Scientists, ethnobot...

O caminho para a recuperação bem-sucedida de um transtorno de ansiedade é longo, mas espero que este livro facilite as coisas para você e lhe dê o conhecimento para seguir em frente e ter uma vida produtiva e gratificante.Embora você sinta que não tem poder sobre seus medos, lembre-se de que seu cérebro está apenas pregando peças em você. Não seja uma vítima. Utilize as técnicas que compartilharei com você para gerenciar sua ansiedade, se envolver em atividades div...

This teaches how to communicate with God in spirit and in soul and hearing from God

Daniel Lewis's legacy as a hugely influential choreographer and teacher of modern dance is celebrated in this biography. It showcases the many roles he played in the dance world by organizing his story around various aspects of his work, including his years at the Juilliard School, dancing and touring with the Jose Limon Company, staging Limon's masterpieces around the world, directing his own company (Daniel Lewis Dance Repertory Company), writing and choreographing operas and musicals, a...

This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy—institutions like the ballot initiative and the referendum—endangers the rights of minorities and perpetuates a tyranny of the majority. While advocates of direct democracy advocate that these institutions protect citizens from corrupt lawmakers beholden to special interests, Daniel Lewis’s thorough investigation shows how such mass participation exposes minority groups to negative policy outcomes favored by only a slim majority of ...

A compelling global exploration of nature and survival as seen via a dozen species of trees, offering “extensive insight into the ways in which humans and trees are interconnected” (BookPage), revealing the challenges facing our planet and how scientists are working urgently to save our forests and our future.The world today is undergoing the most rapid environmental transformation in human history—from climate change to deforestation. Scientists, ethnobot...

*Chosen by Waterstones as one of their best Nature Writing Books of 2024, and by The Economist as one of their best books of 2024*'A heartwarming guide to these fascinating giants of nature . . . A book that is full of surprises . . . Highly empathetic and informative' Independent'A global arboreal odyssey' Guardian‘Marvellous' The Economist'Enlightening, it ...

Harold and Margaret Lewis lived in New Jersey where he worked for a newspaper company, his parents lived nearby and his father worked for the same company. Harolds mother got sick and her doctor recommended a warmer climate, so they moved to Alabama. Harolds dad took a job as a mechanic, but one day Harolds mother saw an ad for a farm that was for sale, so they decided to buy the farm. Harold and his family moved to Alabama to help work the farm and to take care of Grandma. Shortly after t...

當氣候遷移、森林倒下，樹的命運，就是我們的命運。從十二棵樹開始，展開一場跨越科學、人文與生態的思辨之旅。──這是一本關於樹木、也是關於我們自身的書籍。★《衛報》2024年「最佳科學與自然書籍」★★《經濟學人》2024年「最佳書籍」★★《史密森尼雜誌》2024年「最佳科學書籍」★每一次抬頭看見的樹影，其實都潛藏著與地球、人類未來息息相關的故事。▌樹木──那些站在時間長河中的綠色見證者樹木看似靜默，卻承載了時間與記憶，透過年輪和深埋地底的根系，低聲述說著氣候變遷與人類歷史的痕跡。美國大盆地刺果松已存活超過5000年，年輪層層記錄著數千年的氣候變遷，彷彿地球古老的天然年曆；北卡羅來納州濕地中的落羽松，屹立了超過2600年，默默見證著美洲的興衰與轉變。生於遠古的古叉葉樹，其樹脂化為琥珀，封存了千萬年前的昆蟲與生態片段，為人類展示過去那個繁盛鮮活的世界；而地中海的橄欖樹則以果實和油脂不僅滋養我們，更流淌進數千年...

This book is to provide notaries with information as to steps to take to start their own business.