Plants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly affected the evolution of animal life and the evolution of the Earth's climate. Plants have also become essential to humans not only in the form of cereal crops, fruit, and vegetables, but in their many other uses in wood and paper, and in providing medicines. Their aesthetic importance too in our parks and gardens as well as in wildflower meadows and great forests should not be underestimated. In ...

S.N.A.P.!: “God Is About To Do His Thing” (Armageddon and Haymengog—7-7-7) coincides with my first book, Spiritually Circumcise Your Heart and Mind, and my second book, Four Horns that Control this Earth Age. The acronym (SNAP) stands for Satan’s Not About People; I use this because all Satan wants is as many souls to join him in the Lake of Fire right after the final judgment of God and then eternity begins. In addition, “God Is About To Do His Thing” is because this world and time we liv...

Easy-to-implement classroom lessons from the world’s premier educational system.Finland shocked the world when its fifteen-year-olds scored highest on the first Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a set of tests touted for evaluating critical-thinking skills in math, science, and reading. That was in 2001; but even today, this tiny Nordic nation continues to amaze. How does Finnish education-with short school days, light homework loads, and little standardized te...

Eighteen-year-old Aaron is charismatic, resourceful and addicted to heroin. His mum has kicked him out of home in a last-ditch move to help him get straight, and he wanders the streets of South Melbourne, living on his wits and sleeping rough - all the while chasing drugs, dreams and love.Desperate to fund his addiction, Aaron climbs into the car of The Man, a distinguished elderly gentleman willing to pay for a certain kind of relationship. This regular cash could be the lifeline ...

Wilfred Burchett went to Lisbon in 1974 to cover the military overthrow of the fascist dictatorship that had ruled the country for nearly five decades. Burchett's on-the-ground reporting details the immediate aftermath of the coup and the civilian uprising that followed, which took its name, the Carnation Revolution, from the flowers demonstrators handed out to soldiers and placed in their rifle muzzles. The people's victory began a transition to democracy. It prompted the withdrawal of tr...

Seven key principles from Finland for building a culture of trust in schools around the world.In the spring of 2018, thousands of teachers across the United States—in states like Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Arizona—walked off their jobs while calling for higher wages and better working conditions. Ultimately, these American educators trumpeted a simple request: treat us like professionals. Teachers in many other countries feel the same way as their US counterparts....

The complete dramatic works of Christopher Marlowe, plus a brand new docudrama about his deathChristopher Marlowe was the most celebrated writer of his generation, surpassing even William Shakespeare during his lifetime. A playwright, poet, hellraiser, rebel and spy, he lived fast and died young, stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house aged only 29. This definitive collection comprises all six of his groundbreaking plays, as well as a riveting...

Europe’s crucial contribution to the achievement of American independence.American independence would not have been achieved without diplomatic, financial, and military support from Europe. And without recognition from powerful European nations, the young country would never have assumed an independent status "amongst the powers of the earth." This collection of essays not only offers new glimpses into the ways in which various European powers and actors enabled American patriots t...

The CompTIA Network+ certification has become a mainstay staple of the IT world. It is proof that an IT professional is capable of designing, implementing, and configuring functional networks.Despite this, there’s a dreadful lack of quality guides made by people with actual experience on the subject.Do you want to finish the CompTIA Network+ certification without a hitch?Do you want to learn all the knowledge you’ll need to know to maintain, design, and implement yo...

A window into the social and cultural life of the South Carolina upcountry during the nineteenth centuryThe history of South Carolina's lowcountry has been well documented by historians, but the upcountry—the region of the state north and west of Columbia and the geologic fall line—has only recently begun to receive extensive scholarly attention. The essays in this collection provide a window into the social and cultural life of the upstate during the nineteenth ce...

If you are just getting into the world of certifications, you have made one of the best decisions of your life. Certifications open avenues for you to succeed in so many ways that you never would have imagined. By attaining a special certification, you stand a chance of getting selected for a position more than anyone else in the same category.This book helps you prepare for your exams, by reminding you some of the facts that you might have forgotten, or taken for granted. Once you...

In A Good Food Day, more than 100 recipes made with good-for-you ingredients make a good food day--a day when feeling good and eating well go hand in hand--easy and attainable.After years of thoughtless eating that led to weight gain and poor health, chef Marco Canora knew he had to make every day a good food day: a whole day in which every meal was full of healthy and delicious ingredients. But he wasn’t willing to give up flavor for health. Inst...