With over 25 percent of its land set aside in national parks and other protected areas, Costa Rica is renowned worldwide as "the green republic." In this very readable history of conservation in Costa Rica, Sterling Evans explores the establishment of the country's national park system as a response to the rapid destruction of its tropical ecosystems due to the expansion of export-related agriculture.Drawing on interviews with key players in the conservation movement, as well as ar...

Environmental Activism on the Ground draws upon a wide range of interdisciplinary scholarship to examine small scale, local environmental activism, paying particular attention to Indigenous experiences. It illuminates the questions that are central to the ongoing evolution of the environmental movement while reappraising the history and character of late twentieth and early twenty-first environmentalism in Canada, the United States, and beyond. This collection considers the different ways ...

A frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental historyInspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History reflect on the past and future of this discipline. Featuring wide-ranging essays by leading environmental historians from the United States, Europe, and China, the collection challenges scholars to rethink some ...

The fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collects 25 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including 5 Hugo and Nebula Award-winners and nominees. Featured this time are:AGAPE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Allen SteeleTHE STARSHIP MECHANIC, by Jay Lake and Ken ScholesPEACEMAKER, by Gardner DozoisOR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS, by Avram DavidsonGRANDMA, by Carol EmshwillerTHE GIFT BEARER, by Charles L. FontenayI, ROBOT,...

Farming across Borders uses agricultural history to connect the regional experiences of the American West, northern Mexico, western Canada, and the North American side of the Pacific Rim, now writ large into a broad history of the North American West. Case studies of commodity production and distribution, trans-border agricultural labor, and environmental change unite to reveal new perspectives on a historiography traditionally limited to a regional approach.Sterling Evans...

In Working Women into the Borderlands, author Sonia Hernández sheds light on how women’s labor was shaped by US capital in the northeast region of Mexico and how women’s labor activism simultaneously shaped the nature of foreign investment and relations between Mexicans and Americans. As capital investments fueled the growth of heavy industries in cities and ports such as Monterrey and Tampico, women’s work complemented and strengthened their male counterparts’ labor in industries...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Feel financially successful… but still financially unsettled?You earn well. You carry responsibility. You run operations, manage clients, solve problems daily.Yet money still creates quiet stress.Irregular income. Lingering debt. Unclear investing. No real financial structure.Money Without the Stress is not another generic personal finance book. It’s a practical financial...

What does it take to manage a workforce that isn't human? The Chronicles of Aigent Catburger - raw_aigents "Name" {catburger}is the definitive historical record of a groundbreaking and perilous experiment: one human, known only as catburger, attempting to build a complex software project from scratch using nothing but a team of autonomous AI agents.This is not a story about tools. It is a story about a new kind of team, where each AI agent possesses its own uniq...

Journey to Peak Performance: Your Guide to Inner Mastery⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included⭐⭐Are you looking to elevate your life and unlock your potential through inner mastery?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all the necessary elements to transform your life?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your definitive companion for deepening your u...

Continue reading if you want to get to know yourself better, enhance your people skills, and learn how to apply emotional Intelligence to live a happy and full life...Emotional Intelligence allows you to recognize your own and other people's emotions and respond appropriately. It will also educate you on examining circumstances before making a choice.It is critical to harness the power of your brain to become emotionally sophisticated. Most people ...

The commercial world of South Texas between 1880 and 1940 provided an attractive environment for many seeking to start new businesses, especially businesses that linked the markets and finances of the United States and Mexico. Entrepreneurs regularly crossed the physical border in pursuit of business.But more important, more complex, and less well-known were the linguistic, cultural, and ethnic borders they navigated daily as they interacted with customers, creditors, business part...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.If you keep thinking, I’m exhausted… this can’t be my life forever, but you also hear a louder voice saying, I can’t gamble my mortgage, this book is for you.Career Change at 40 Without Starting Over is a practical, no-fluff guide for people who feel burned out, stuck, and overwhelmed by what next?—and who are done with advice like “follow your passion” or “just network.”Inside...