An authoritative overview of the ecological activities of microbes in the biosphereEnvironmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology presents a broad overview of microbial activity and microbes' interactions with their environments and communities. Adopting an integrative approach, this text covers both conventional ecological issues as well as cross-disciplinary investigations that combine facets of microbiology, ecology, environmental science and engineer...

A Warhammer 40,000 anthologyTake your first steps into the adrenaline-fuelled fiction of the 41st Millennium with a thrilling collection of tales, including an action-packed novella pitting noble Ultramarines against sinister necrons.READ IT BECAUSEWhether you're dipping a toe into the galaxy of Warhammer 40,000 or are a hardened veteran of the universe, this anthology is the perfect way to discover the many factions of the games in...

The twenty-first century has brought with it a shift from the notion of human security being located in secure national borders to the need to secure the safety, freedom, and dignity of all. Despite efforts to equalize women’s status in the world evidenced by changes in many international projects requiring a gender focus, women and men experience most of the world in very different ways according to gender. Further, the reality is that humans who do not all fall neatly into one of these c...

JINN is an action packed adventure novel set in Benghazi Libya and Houston Texas. A young Texas Tool Push working in Libya stumbles on a lost treasure of Nazi gold coins believed to be protected by evil jinn spirits putting the young man’s life in mortal danger. Romance, treachery, betrayal, actual historical events and the clash between Arab and American cultures play out in this pot boiler of a book. If you are a fan of Wilbur Smiths’ African sagas, then Jinn will be a 100% match for you...

The "San Francisco Relief Survey" provides a comprehensive analysis of the organizational efforts and relief methods employed in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and fire that struck San Francisco. The work, authored by a team of notable figures including Helen Swett Artieda and Mary Roberts Coolidge, delves into the challenges faced by relief organizations and the innovative strategies they implemented to address the urgent needs of the affected population. The survey highlight...

Provides an authoritative review of the key developments in achieving durable disease resistance in cereal cropsComprehensive coverage of the major diseases that affect cereal crops (Fusarium head blight, Septoria tritici blotch, tan spot)Assesses the key challenges in breeding durable disease-resistant cereals faced globally, with dedicated chapters to the regional strategies established by North America, North-west Europe, North Africa and West Asia

This brief sheds light on evolving drug markets and the county lines phenomenon in the British context. Drawing upon empirical research gathered in the field between 2012-2019 across two sites, Scotland’s West Coast and Merseyside in England, this book adopts a grounded approach to the drug supply model, detailing how drugs are purchased, sold and distributed at every level of the supply chain at both sites.The authors conducted interviews with practitioners, offenders, ex-offender...

Drawing on extensive life-history interviews with serious violent offenders, this book offers a unique socio-historical analysis of gang membership and gang evolution in Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city. The book chronicles the lives of young men in and around Glasgow from early childhood to present day and examines the lived experience of family, friendship, community, and crime. It demonstrates how street reputations are won and lost and how gang membership is not a single event but an e...

Consistently effective strategic problem-solving has always been a challenging goal to achieve for leaders. And whether you operate in the business, nonprofit, or policy sector, you've undoubtedly noticed that the problems you face are becoming more complex, multifaceted, and difficult.In The Imperfectionists, a team of veteran executives and strategists deliver an original and compelling examination of what sets exceptional problem solvers apart from the rest of us. In th...

"My favorite thing about Jeremy McLean's writing is his ability to write such in depth characters."- Alycia Tillman"... You have to get this book, no question about it!"- ZacharyWhat makes a man a sinner?What makes a man a saint?Where does good stop and evil begin?John Roberts considers himself a Christian, a religious man of God, but when his faith is shaken he begins to question the biblical rules he stood for his whole life.

This Canadian military history story details the rise of Citizen soldier, Sir Arthur Currie. For 100 years Canada's role in ending WWI sooner than anyone thought possible has gone largely unrecognized. The Canadian Corp on the Western Front in WWI led by Currie, became the premiere allied fighting force. The fact that Canada was not yet a formalized nation but a Dominion at the close of the war may be the reason for the absence of recognition yet the record of the Canadian WWI military acc...

Worms! Join Bertie as he tries to get out of a pink party, fails to be polite for a whole day and makes a really rubbish entry into the summer fair's flower arranging competition. Fleas! Join Bertie as he takes a flea-ridden Whiffer to the vet, does a naughty dare at school and gets a ride in shiny red fire engine! Mud! Join Bertie in three hilarious stories as he faces a barrage of footballs as the school's new goalie, battles to stay clean for the school photographer and has a spookily t...