Like the Sydney Opera House or Uluru, the kangaroo is a unique symbol of Australia. This is the remarkable story of our most famous marsupial, from its ancient origins and prehistoric significance to current-day management and conservation.Marsupial specialists Stephen Jackson and Karl Vernes examine our sustained fascination with kangaroos-spanning 40,000 years-that allows these engaging marsupials to be instantly recognised by people the world over. The amazing diversity of this ...

In this second botanical safari into the jungle of medicinal plants, we encounter yet more of Mother Earth’s plant creations that can prevent or heal a vast array of humankind’s illnesses, injuries, afflictions, diseases and disorders.Are there concerns of negative possibilities in employing natural, ethnobotanical curatives? Of course. But is that not true of all manner of “medicine” that we choose to employ?Accordingly, let’s stop for just a minute and consider but a few ...

In yet another botanical book safari, “The Civilized Jungle,” Tropical Plants, Facts & and Fun (Volume III),” picks up where the previous two left off! Complete with hundreds of additional, magnificent photographs, this is another, superlatively laid out and well designed, easy to read book regarding semi-tropical and tropical plants - from all over the world - and that thrive in and around his Ola Brisa Gardens in Manzanillo, Mexico. As before, Tommy has again written - often in a humorou...

Sometimes we feel that our lives have become too complicated, overly convoluted, increasingly frustrating and just plain exasperating! Particularly so, has this become the case in the field of healthcare. These costs are skyrocketing and the, prescription medicines seem sometimes all but unaffordable. Where are the simple, basic answers to good health, we find ourselves asking?Numerous are we who have become frustrated, worried and concerned about Big Pharma - the global pharmaceut...

A need has long existed for a book such as “The Civilized Jungle,” Tropical Plants, Facts & Fun (Volume I)”. It is written simply, explaining tropical plants in an uncomplicated and sometimes humorous manner. Tommy treats his plants with respect for what they are - living entities with a purpose for existence. Accordingly, his descriptions are such that we all can fast and easily understand their physical wants, needs and individual “personalities”. These tropical bushes, flowers, palms, p...

The delightful, expeditionary trek continues - this time through “The Civilized Jungle,” Tropical Plants, Facts & Fun (Volume II).” Once again, in an uncomplicated, simply written - often with droll, tongue firmly in cheek levity and an occasional, personal, acerbic stab at contemporary society, the “modern” world out of control political correctness and the body politic - Tommy introduces us to an array of his “plant pals” - all of which flourish in his spectacular, multi-terraced, tropic...

Hidden deep within a cave's walls, a mystery lies in wait for someone to traverse the damp, dark corridors full of unseen perils. Only the bravest of spelunkers can enter the caves.Will they find crystals and waterfalls, alive with beauty beyond their wildest dreams? Or, will they encounter a nightmarish creature lurking silently in the shadows?If they can successfully navigate the caverns and the obstacles that lie ahead, the explorers will emerge stronger than ever before...

Married father of two Matthew Wraight has a secret, a secret no one, not even his wife knows. He kills people for a living.Wraight has managed to keep his two lives, loving family man and ruthless assassin, completely separate from each other. That is until a job goes wrong, sending those two worlds crashing into each other, endangering not only Wraight's life but the lives of his family as well.

Adored for its large fluffy ears, spoon-shaped nose and bright button eyes, the koala is universally recognised and revered as an Australian icon. But it hasn't always been so. After coexisting successfully with Aborigines for thousands of years, the koala was considered sloth-like by the early Europeans and valued for little more than its fur, and by the early twentieth century millions of koalas had been hunted, driving the species to near-extinction.Yet the koala is also one of ...

The Missouri River 340 (MR340), known as the longest non-stop canoe and kayak race in the world, is rated as one of the top 100 American adventures by National Geographic. Covering 340 exhausting miles of the mighty Missouri River, only two-thirds of those paddlers starting in Kansas City, MO finish in St. Charles four days later. What does it take in equipment, training and strategy to complete a race this tough? "Missouri River 340 First Time Finisher" provides the analysis and insights ...

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...

Ethical issues facing anesthesiologists are more far-reaching than those involving virtually any other medical specialty. In this clinical ethics textbook, authors from across the USA, Canada and Europe draw on ethical principles and practical knowledge to provide a realistic understanding of ethical anesthetic practice. The result is a compilation of expert opinion and international perspectives from clinical leaders in anesthesiology. Building on real-life, case-based problems, each chap...