Being prepared isn’t about being scared or paranoid—it’s about safety. It’s about having the ability to protect your family and being able to weather any storm, no matter how tough. In today’s modern age, people expect clean food on shelves and drinkable water from taps. But that hasn’t always been the case, and it won’t always be the case. Civil unrest or natural disaster could bring your city or state’s infrastructure crashing down around your eyes. When there’s no food and the water sto...

Trek Packing EssentialsFilling the Traveling Pack, Top to BottomThere has never been a more in-depth book on the complete subject of personal travel, whether for day pack, back pack, or full cross country gear. These tactics are intended for creating the most comfortable and easy-access process for preparing a pack for outdoor hiking, but these same rules can be applied to any travel packing job you have. Even if you are just packing a suitcase for a business jaunt...

The book provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge about "wattles", a large clade of over 1000 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Acacia, most of which are native to Australia. It examines the biology, ecology, evolution, and biogeography of wattles in their native ranges, including the evolutionary forces that have driven past speciation and adaptation to diverse environments, the conservation status, uses and human perceptions of these species. It considers the differe...