Agriculture is the product of a complex mixture of behavioural, biophysical and market drivers. Understanding how these factors interact to produce crops and livestock for food has been the focus of economic investigation for many years. The advent of optimisation algorithms and the exponential growth in computing technology has allowed significant growth in mathematical modelling of the dynamics of agricultural systems. The complexity of approaches has grown in parallel with the availabil...

Stockade Books and The Institute of Public Affairs are proud to publish Climate Change: The Facts, featuring 22 essays on the science, politics and economics of the climate change debate. Climate Change: The Facts features the world’s leading experts and commentators on climate change.Highlights of Climate Change: The Facts include:Ian Plimer draws on the geological record to dismiss the possibili...

In 'The Life of St. Patrick' by J. B. Bury, readers are taken on a journey through the history and legends surrounding one of Ireland's most famous saints. Bury delves into the life of St. Patrick, exploring his missionary work, conversion of the Irish people, and the miracles attributed to him. Written in a narrative style, the book provides a thorough examination of the literary and historical context in which St. Patrick lived, shedding light on the religious and cultural landscape of I...

This is the e-Horologion. Intended for readability in modern English as well as portability. Now you can load this book into any e-reader and take it with you and pray anywhere, anytime. This book is the Book of the Hours from which Orthodox Christian Monastic, Priests and even Orthodox Families pray from multiple times a day.

Lou talks about a party he was at for St. Patrick's day. Lou insults Mrs Abbott. Lou talks to Susan about perfume. Lou wants to borrow Bud's car but he does not have a license. They go to get Lou a license. He gets in the car to take a test. He gets a ticket. Lou ends up in jail and is sentenced to death.

One day, horror writer Steven Van Patten decided to do something nice for a change. So, he called some friends and asked them to donate stories for a good cause. Some of the selections were previously published, others brand spanking new. Then, together with editor Candance Nola, SVP curated and published this very book, featuring some real greats in the horror spec fiction game. Your contributors are: Marc Abbott- Rashid Darden- Patrick Frievald- Teel James Glenn- Kirk A. Johnson- Anthana...

On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he’d hired to help on the farm…Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a dragon to work their farm, something only the poorest of the poor ever have to resort to.The dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye, though. Sarah can’t help but be curious a...

Darwin famously described special difficulties in explaining social evolution in insects. More than a century later, the evolution of sociality - defined broadly as cooperative group living - remains one of the most intriguing problems in biology. Providing a unique perspective on the study of social evolution, this volume synthesizes the features of animal social life across the principle taxonomic groups in which sociality has evolved. The chapters explore sociality in a range of species...

Get ready to sing for justice with Mahalia Jackson in this excitingmiddle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was andLittle Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the true—andamazing—stories of some of history's greatest trailblazers. Meet the VERYIMPORTANT PEOPLE who changed the world!Mahalia Jackson was known as the queen of gospel music. A closefriend of D...

Snow surveyors throughout the world get to see what most of us only dream about: stunning terrain, birdlife and animals rarely seen in lower elevations, and stars that seem close enough to grab.Patrick Armstrong reveals the little-known world of a snow surveyor in this fascinating account, transporting readers into the remote winter world of the Sierra Nevada in California.High in the mountains, Armstrong and his companions must cross twelve-thousand-foot passes and dig thr...

Lt. Patrick J. Ciser (Ret.) of the City of Clifton Police Department, in New Jersey, is also known to his many karate students as Sensei (Teacher). Ciser achieved national and international fame by representing the United States in five international karate tournaments, winning gold medals in South America and Europe.Pat Ciser, as he is known in North Jersey, grew up and became a police officer in Clifton in 1977. Growing as a police officer, he started to realize that with his mar...

The flight and extradition of Charles F. Dodge unquestionably involved one of the most extraordinary battles with justice in the history of the criminal law. The funds at the disposal of those who were interested in procuring the prisoner's escape were unlimited in extent, and the arch conspirator for whose safety Dodge was spirited away was so influential in political and criminal circles that he was all but successful in defying the prosecutor of New York County, even supported as the latte...