I'VE COME TO WARN YOU. A CLOUD OF DARKNESS LOOMS OVER THE UNIVERSE. AN EVIl OF OLD STIRS IN THE SHADOWSTHE COUNTDOWN TO THE DESTRUCTION OF EVERYTHING HAS BEGUN.Seventeen-year-old Jonathan Tomus isn't your typical teenage boy. He lives on a developing planet, on the outskirts of Union Space. He lacks interest in the most basic aspects of high school life. He possesses little ambition for his future, except to ensure Laura--his only friend--and his widowed mother's continued s...

'Biopiracy' refers either to the unauthorised extraction of biological resources, such as plants with medicinal properties, and associated traditional knowledge from indigenous peoples and local communities, or to the patenting of spurious 'inventions' based on such knowledge or resources without compensation. Biopiracy cases continue to emerge in the media and public eye, yet they remain the source of considerable disagreement, confusion, controversy and grief. The aim of this book is to ...

"I've come to warn you. A cloud of darkness looms over the universe.An evil of old stirs in the shadows.The countdown to the destruction of everything has begun."Seventeen-year-old Jonathan Tomus isn't your typical teenage boy. He lives on a developing planet, on the outskirts of Union space. He lacks interest in the most basic aspects of high school life. He possesses little ambition for his future, except to ensure Laura—his only friend—...

As a young writer with neither profession nor money, William Wordsworth committed himself to a career as a poet, embracing what he believed was his destiny. But even the “giant Wordsworth,” as his friend and collaborator Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him, had his doubts. In Myself and Some Other Being, Daniel Robinson presents a young Wordsworth, as ambitious and insecure as any writer starting out, who was trying to prove to himself that he could become the great poet he desired...

Politicians, government officials, and public relations officers lean heavily on polling when fashioning public policy. Proponents say this is for the best, arguing that surveys bring the views of citizens closer to civic officials. Critics decry polling's promotion of sycophantic politicians who pander to the whims of public sentiment, or, conversely, the use of surveys by special interest groups to thwart the majority will.Similar claims and criticisms were made during the early ...

The third volume of The History of Evil encompasses the early modern era from 1450–1700. This revolutionary period exhibited immense change in both secular knowledge and sacred understanding. It saw the fall of Constantinople and the rise of religious violence, the burning of witches and the drowning of Anabaptists, the ill treatment of indigenous peoples from Africa to the Americas, the reframing of formal authorities in religion, philosophy, and science, and it produced profound...

Seventeen-year old Jonathan Tomus isn't your typical teenage boy. He lives on a developing planet, on the outskirts of Union space. He lacks interests in the most basic aspects of high school life. He possesses little ambition for his future, except to ensure Laura--his only friend--and his widowed mother's continued survival. This is his piece in life, and he's content with it... until an encounter with a mysterious dark-haired beauty dislodges everything he has come to know.Thrus...

“I’ve come to warn you. A cloud of darkness looms over the universe.An evil of old stirs in the shadows.The countdown to the destruction of everything has begun.”Seventeen-year-old Jonathan Tomus isn’t your typical teenage boy. He lives on a developing planet, on the outskirts of Union space. He lacks interest in the most basic aspects of high school life. He possesses little ambition for his future, except to ensure Laura—his only friend—and his widowed mother’s co...

Lonely Planet's Borneo is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Dive with sea turtles on the Semporna Archipelago, visit the water village of Kampung Ayer, or hang with the orangutans at Tanjung Puting National Park; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside Lonely Planet's Borneo Tr...

This book provides one of the most detailed and comprehensive examinations of the Moroccan argan tree, the products derived from it and its cultural significance.The Moroccan argan trade is booming, but as the tree provides important ecological functions and plays an important role, both financially and culturally, for the Amazigh (Berber) people it has become a key topic of debate. This book thoroughly examines the production stories, benefits and impacts and provides a value-chai...

The Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is rapidly receiving signatures and ratifications. Many countries are preparing to implement the protocol through national research permit systems and/or biodiversity laws. Yet there is still considerable confusion about how to implement the Protocol, regarding access and benefit-sharing (ABS) procedures, and minimal experience in many countries. This book seeks to remedy this gap in understanding by analysing a number of ...

This book is intended to be sort of a Chicken Soup for the educational academic’s soul. But, in the spirit of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), this book is more of a Bloody Mary for the AERA attendee’s soul. As you likely know, one of the many suggested cures for a hangover is a Bloody Mary (it may not cure the hangover and could make it worse – but it seems like a good idea). The AERA conference experience for the uninformed amateur is similar to...