A central goal of transportation is the delivery of safe and efficient services with minimal environmental impact. In practice, though, human mobility has flourished while nature has suffered. Awareness of the environmental impacts of roads is increasing, yet information remains scarce for those interested in studying, understanding, or minimizing the ecological effects of roads and vehicles.Road Ecology addresses that shortcoming by elevating previously localized and frag...

Wrap up warm and explore the breath-taking beauty of a remote Scottish island and an old house waiting to unlock enchanting family secrets.Fans of Jill Mansell and Milly Johnson will love this irresistible new winter novel from Jo Thomas.Do you need to find out where you've come from before you can know what the future holds?Ruby's singing career is on the verge of hitting the big time, when her voice break...

Werte Leser und Leserinnen,Dieses Buch beruht nicht auf wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen, sondern spiegelt eigene Erfahrungen wieder.Sehen Sie daher dieses Buch als eine Art Hilfestellung. Es soll Ihnen helfen, sicherer und entspannter im Winterverkehr zu fahren.Sammeln Sie Ihre eigenen Erfahrungen, denn diese kann Ihnen keine Fahrschule beibringen.

New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston transports readers to the windswept mountains of Wales in The Winter Witch, an enthralling tale of love and magic.In her small early nineteenth century Welsh town, there is no one quite like Morgana. She is small and quick and pretty enough to attract a suitor, but there are things that set her apart from other girls. Though her mind is sharp she has not spoken since she was a young girl. Her silen...

A trapped double-agent, an impending world war and a race to space Winter Hawk is Craig Thomas at the height of his powers.With the Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty set to be ratified by the US and the USSR in Geneva, it seems that international relations have finally stabilised.But when a double agent reveals that the Soviets are preparing to launch a series of laser weapons into space, the West is suddenly defenceless and vulnerable.A panic-stricken US Pre...

A Small Town Marriage of Convenience RomanceEverlee is struggling after being diagnosed with type one diabetes. There's no cure for her, and even if there was, it's not like she can afford it.After numerous hospital stays and a terrifying scare, her best friend signs her up on a mail-order bride site, hoping to get Everlee the financial help she needs to manage her diabetes.Everlee doesn't expect it to work, but when Tripp Walker responds to her pro...

A fresh look at the endlessly fascinating Tudors—the dramatic and overlooked story of Henry VII and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty—filled with spies, plots, counter-plots, and an uneasy royal succession to Henry VIIINear the turn of the sixteenth century, England had been ravaged for decades by conspiracy and civil war. Henry Tudor clambered to the top of the heap, a fugitive with a flimsy claim to England’s crown who managed to win the throne and stay on it for twenty-four year...

Sometimes the most shattered souls make the fiercest protectors.When a virus decimates civilization, those remaining must survive in an unrecognizable world.Elle awakes from her fever forever changed. Her touch is lethal and power courses through her veins like liquid fire. With four orphaned children depending on her, Elle is terrified of more than Alaska’s brutal winter and the collapsing city—she’s terrified of the darkness growing inside her.Jac...

The Ransom Canyon series is now streaming on Netflix starring Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly and James Brolin!Ransom Canyon welcomes you back for a Christmas that has everything you’re looking for: romance, family and a whole lot of Texas.Cooper Holloway would take nature over people any day—especially visiting relatives. That’s why he’s headed for a rustic cabin in remote Winter Valley, where he’ll care for a herd of wild must...

Dezember 1941: Joe McGrady ist Detective beim Honolulu PD und wird mit der Untersuchung eines Falls beauftragt, der sein Leben für immer verändern wird: dem Mord an einem jungen Mann, dem Neffen des Oberbefehlshabers der Pazifikflotte, und dessen Freundin, einer jungen Japanerin. McGrady folgt einem Verdächtigen bis nach Hongkong, das gerade von den Japanern eingenommen wird. Er wird als Gefangener nach Japan verschleppt, als potenzieller Spion droht ihm der Tod. Gerettet wird er von dem D...

**The Ransom Canyon series is now streaming on Netflix starring Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly and James Brolin!New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas has captivated readers around the world with her sweeping, heartfelt family sagas. To introduce her brand-new series, Jodi tells the story behind the unforgiving Texas landscape and how one man claims Ransom Canyon—and a timid beauty—for his legacy…**A wanderer’s life was all James Randall Kirkland had kno...

"Love's Winter Olympics" is a treasury of love songs that expresses the deep feelings and desires a man has for the woman he loves. These love songs are created with kisses that combine to make a song that the woman responds to with her deep feelings and desires.There are 12 events along with the opening and closing ceremonies for these winter games. There are six basic kisses that represent teams of the world. They compete against one another for the love of the woman.