FOREST ECOLOGYAuthoritative resource covering traditional plant ecology topics and contemporary components such as climate change, invasive species, ecosystem services, and moreForest Ecology provides comprehensive coverage of the field, focusing on traditional plant ecology topics of tree structure and growth, regeneration, effects of light and temperature on tree physiology, forest communities, succession, and diversity. The work...

Provides a theoretical and practical guide to community-engaged scholarship with Indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada.Replanting Cultures provides a theoretical and practical guide to community-engaged scholarship with Indigenous communities in the United States and Canada. Chapters on the work of collaborative, respectful, and reciprocal research between Indigenous nations and colleges and universities, museums, archives, and research center...

This book is for all people in business, although it is particularly targeted at those businesses starting out and/or businesses that are floundering. The book does not assume that you have a business education, rather it draws on the one percenters from the world’s best business courses, authors and authorities and presents them in a straightforward, easy-to-understand way. Most of these business owners fall into one of two camps: they are either super enthusiastic but lack structure and ...

BrookeRaising twins by myself wasn’t the life I pictured, but the three of us have done pretty well together. They’re in their senior year of high school now, and I’m thinking maybe I can finally get back into the dating pool.Given that my late-husband was my high school sweetheart—my one and only—and it’s been more than twenty years, I have no idea where to start. Do I swipe right, speed date, or maybe just stand on a corner and shout forty and single,...

Business is hard! No one ever says it is easy, yet each year thousands of brave people start a business. At almost the same rate each year thousands of businesses fail, get into financial distress, and/or cease operating.In Triage: The art of business turnarounds, author Stephen Barnes masterfully guides you through his process of rescuing a struggling business and transforming it into a thriving success story.Drawing from years of real-world experience and a deep ...

For decades, the Louisiana political scene has been a source of interest and intrigue for scholars and casual observers alike. In recent years, the state’s political, economic, and environmental challenges have drawn sustained attention from regional and national media. Observers have typically focused on Louisiana’s distinctive political culture, including jungle primaries, colorful candidates, and tolerance for scandal. However, recent shifts have eroded the state’s unique political char...

An in-depth and fresh celebration of the award-winning, “unapologetic, authentic, and at times unfiltered” (The Sacramento Bee) sports podcast All the Smoke hosted by NBA champions Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, featuring exclusive photographs and more never-before-seen material.For over two hundred critically acclaimed episodes, famously outspoken and controversial NBA icons Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson have comprehensively explored the live...

What if all you wanted was to be treated fairly? With no preconceived notions of what it's like to be disabled? We all know God gives us gifts, but what if there was another giver? One of darkness? Would you accept? Sam was born into a wheelchair, and thus subject to a life of ridicule. When he was born, something grew an interest in him. Little did he know, it would play a big role in his life.

Join Matt Alder on his struggle to come to terms with his sexuality and his new face of religion, and judgement. It's a powerful story as Matt comes to terms with his past, and forgiveness.

This summary of theory and practice is inspired by the belief that cut and dried solutions to management problems are inappropriate and that every set of circumstances requires a unique synthesis of experience and relevant theories. In this book the authors have reviewed the main texts and theories of organization and have added the lessons learned from an unrivalled volume of practical experience, garnered from some 900 consultants working in more than twenty countries.

Darby D. is excited to be starting at the United States Coast Guard Academy. Who cares that she will be living away from home and working hard? Not Darby! No! Darby is anything but scared, in fact she is excited. So excited that she’s been dreaming about it for months and counting down the days until she begins her training. Once she completes her summer boot camp she will receive the best prize of them all; being able to sail on the famous ship The Eagle! However, Darby finds herself in t...

An author comes to grips with his spirituality as his life changes due to his new-found celebrity status.