This vintage book contains an comprehensive and informative treatise on the crow family of birds, with information on the raven, the carrion crow, and the rook. Included in this volume are historical notes, anecdotal evidence, and a wealth of other interesting and useful information on the subject. It is highly recommended for those with an interest in ornithology, and would make for a great addition to collections of related literature. Although old, the information contained herein is ti...

This antiquarian book contains a practical guide to keeping and caring for finches, being a handy collection of tips and helpful hints for the breeding, feeding, and training of these beautiful birds. This volume contains a wealth of information on all types of common finch, and is highly recommended for readers with a practical interest in these animals. The chapters of this book include: “Finches”, “Bullfinch”, “The Goldfinch”, “Chaffinch”, “The Mountain Finch or Brambling”, “The Linnet”...

Exploring Earth's Secrets: 71 Geology Books gathers a capacious cross-section of writing through which Earth has been made legible: field guides, popular scientific accounts, textbooks, surveys, and narratives of discovery. Its scope reaches from minerals, strata, fossils, and glaciers to volcanoes, caves, mountains, and the deep time recorded in landscapes. Foundational discussions of geological change and paleontological evidence stand alongside accessible treatments of national parks an...

The book is a collection of invited chapters by renowned experts and is part of a series on Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems. The content is wide-ranging, encompassing perspectives from computer science to social science to design and reflecting the considerable experience of researchers, teachers and practitioners. This diversity offers rigorous approaches to the topic of Digital fonts and reading, organised in four sections: vision and reading; scientific...

This handbook introduces the reader to the field of terrorism investigation. Describing how terrorists operate and how they differ from other criminals, it provides an outline of how terrorism investigations should be conducted. By helping investigators to develop skills and knowledge, this guide helps them to prepare prosecutable cases against terrorists.

Postal worker Bill, stuck with high gambling debts, joins the Atoll 319 Rescue Group after a near-miss by a loan shark sniper. He quickly finds himself and team members thrust into deadly rescue missions, such as going into a sea of fire to save the passengers of a sinking ship, and fighting the battle of the notorious Black Death and his bloodthirsty pirates, who are terrorizing small islands and kidnapping women to be sold into white slavery. With the crew members of Atoll 319 be able to...

Angela and Grace, fed up with the dating world, decide to take things one step furtherbeyond anyones imagination. They create the perfect man, nonexistent in todays society, and name him Single Available Man, aka Sam. The two women take him to a nightclub, where trouble starts. As three rich low-life divas place a bet of $50,000.00 in gold on who is going to marry Sam, suddenly, Angela, Grace and Sam find themselves involved in fistfights, kidnapping attempts and car chases.

The story involves human volunteers to undergo a medical transformation in bulky muscled six-foot-tall black creatures to rescue an exploration crew of Earth from aliens of the Blue Mist planet. The rescuers find themselves outnumbered and outgunned by the aliens who will stop at nothing to destroy them. Lots of action and adventure are involved as this team takes on an impossible mission that no human would dare take on the mysteries of outer space.

This Casebook adopts a critical perspective towards the aims and achievements of three leading British poets of the post-1950 period. Incorporating a retrospective survey of the critical responses to each poet during the last thirty years or so it enables the reader to achieve a sharper understanding of their poetic art and relevance to the literary culture of today.

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Many astrophysical bodies produce winds, jets or explosions, which blow spectacular bubbles. From a nonmathematical, unifying perspective, based on the understanding of bubbles, the authors address many of the most exciting topics in modern astrophysics including supernovae, the production of structure in the Early Universe, the environments of supermassive black holes and gamma-ray bursts.

Gallantry & Conquest – 3 Classic Victorian Adventure Tales offers a fascinating journey into the heart of the Victorian era's most celebrated themes: adventure, heroism, and the indomitable spirit of exploration. The anthology showcases a rich tapestry of narratives, weaving together tales of daring escapades and valiant quests that capture the imagination. With each story, readers are transported to distant lands and encounter perilous challenges, reflective of the era's quest for discove...