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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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.

This book traces the historical development of the World History course as it has been taught in high school classrooms in Texas, a populous and nationally influential state, over the last hundred years.Arguing that the course is a result of a patchwork of competing groups and ideas that have intersected over the past century, with each new framework patched over but never completely erased or replaced, the author crucially examines themes of imperialism, Eurocentrism, and national...

Taxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian mammals undertaken to date. It proposes significant changes to the higher ranks of a number of groups and recognises several genera and species that have only very recently been identified as distinct. This easy to use reference also includes a complete listing of all species, subspecies and synonyms for all of Australia’s...

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...

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 ...

Advances in our scientific understanding and technological power in recent decades have dramatically amplified our capacity to intentionally manipulate complex ecological and biological systems. An implication of this is that biological and ecological problems are increasingly understood and approached from an engineering perspective. In environmental contexts, this is exemplified in the pursuits of geoengineering, designer ecosystems, and conservation cloning. In human health contexts, it...

EKTON. A story of fiction, humour and thrills in the year 2025. The main characters are a dwarf named Kahl who creates the world's biggest fortune and it's most powerful computer - Ekton. Who happens to be a woman in her visual persona. She has form as well as life, in a three dimensional laser light being. Kahl's adversary is a teenage boy, who battles against great characters including live robots, comical criminals and the main character Ekton. A story of man against machine, that is in...