Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it. The losses to African economies have been catastrophic. Now there is an international ban on the trade and conservation is. the principal goal. This should be a matter for rejoicing, but nothing is quite so simple.The authors of this book have looked at the overall statistics, including those for countries where the elephant population is stable. They have consider...

After a number of months, a whirlwind of the press gang, service at sea, wild storms, bitter battles with the enemy and a promotion, John Pearce finally finds himself free to follow his own wishes, rather than being forced to serve any longer in King George's Navy. The same does not apply for the trio of Pearce's closest friends who, with him as their leader, call themselves the Pelicans. Unaware of this, and arriving in Portsmouth, Pearce feels certain he can free his comrades.How...

Mindfulness has еxраndеd frоm itѕ ѕрirituаl rооtѕ tо bесоmе a technique thаt mаnу рhуѕiсiаnѕ are аdvосаting tо dеаl with stress-related соnditiоnѕ that frequently lead tо раin аnd illnеѕѕеѕ rаnging frоm rеlаtivеlу mild to vеrу ѕеvеrе. Pѕусhоlоgiѕtѕ have found thаt mindfulnеѕѕ оffеrѕ a way оf еxаmining compulsive thinking and intrоduсing wауѕ аnd mеаnѕ thаt соuntеr оbѕеѕѕivе thought. It hаѕ become арраrеnt that mаnу реорlе аrе nоt соntrоlling their thоughtѕ ѕо much аѕ bеing роѕѕеѕѕеd bу thе...

Revolution. Bloodshed. Glory. 1793. Returning triumphant from Corsica, Lieutenant John Pearce receives a mixed welcome. But with the siege of Toulon escalating in violence and the French Revolutionary Army preparing to attack, all thoughts of revenge must be put on hold as Pearce is entrusted with a dangerous mission. When their assignment goes awry, it is up to Pearce and his comrades to prevent the inevitable bloodshed, but challenging the Revolutionaries as well as their navy could be a...

The firѕt ѕtер iѕ to dе-сluttеr, whilѕt minimаliѕm iѕ аbоut more thаn ѕimрlу de-cluttering, thiѕ iѕ still аn important рhаѕе bесаuѕе оnсе you have de-cluttered уоur hоmе you will hаvе a bеttеr idеа оf hоw muсh new ѕtоrаgе space will bе rеquirеd tо hоuѕе аll your еѕѕеntiаl itеmѕ.Thеn уоu will need to create thе аdditiоnаl еnсlоѕеd ѕtоrаgе - fоr a trulу minimаl look this should bе аѕ unobtrusive аѕ роѕѕiblе - ѕimрlе сuрbоаrdѕ раintеd thе ѕаmе соlоr аѕ thе wаllѕ (nеutrаl, оf course) ѕ...

Faced with a ship in need of repair, enemy attacks and the threat of wily Admiral Hotham, John Pearce is sailing into danger.Meanwhile Ralph Barclay is on his way to the Mediterranean. Thinking his wife still with Pearce and that he can repair his marriage by rescuing her, he sails in pursuit, Hotham half-hoping he suffers the same fate as the admiral has in store for Pearce.Can John Pearce fight to first save himself and his charges from captivity and then to be free from th...

Hamlet, which dates from 1600-1601, is the first in Shakespeare’s great series of four tragedies, the others being Othello (1603), King Lear (1605) and Macbeth (1606). In writing this extraordinary play Shakespeare effectively reinvented tragedy after an interval of roughly two thousand years we have to go back to the Greek dramatists of fifth-century Athens to find anything of comparable depth and maturity.

Unbeknown to John Pearce, the private letter he is delivering on behalf of the prime minister carries the dismissal of the very man he is sailing to see. Politics intervene in matters of the sea and the need for a government majority to pursue the war with France means John Pearce must step down as Britain's best sailor, regretfully relinquishing the position to the incompetent Admiral Hotham.Hotham is equally less than pleased about John Pearce, as he is the one person who knows t...

Pressed into King George's Navy for the second time in a month, John Pearce and his comrades, the so-called Pelicans, find themselves working aboard HMS Griffin, a slow and over-crowded ship, sailing the Channel in search of the numerous French privateers that prey on English merchant shipping: her task to stop them and, if possible, to capture or destroy them.But Pearce has greater things on his mind: he must rescue his ailing father from the dangers of revolutionary Paris, and to...

Train Your Brain, Become Smarter And More Resilient With This Unique GuideAre you…✓ finding it hard to focus and remember things?✓ suffering from stress?✓ struggling with controlling your emotions?Your brain needs some serious training!The human brain may be one of the greatest mysteries known to science, but many aspects of its func...

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**HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID ATTENBOROUGH!'The future of all life on this earth depends on our willingness to take action now' David Attenborough**The official companion to the ground**-breaking Netflix original series.**With a foreword by Sir David Attenborough, breathtakingly beautiful still photography, specially commissioned maps and graphics, and compelling text expanding on the remarkable TV...