Be the person who knows what to do.It started with a knot.On a camping trip, a friend tied a specific rope knot without looking it up, without hesitating, without making a big deal of it. He just knew how. And in that moment, he was the most impressive person at the campsite. Not because the knot was complicated. Because he was useful.That night, a list was born. Over the following weeks it grew to 42 skills — practical, social, mechanical, and huma...

Things are particulars and their qualities are universals, but do universals have an existence distinct from the particular things describable by those terms? And what must be their nature if they do? This book provides a careful and assured survey of the central issues of debate surrounding universals, in particular those issues that have been a crucial part of the emergence of contemporary analytic ontology. The book begins with a taxonomy of extreme nominalist, moderate nominalist, and ...

Providing a synthesis of basic and applied research, The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook takes an encyclopedic look at how to study and manage ecosystems connected by surface and subsurface water movements. The book examines the South Florida hydroscape, a series of ecosystems linked by hydrolog

Nietzsche and Literary Studies tackles the literary implications of Nietzsche's philosophy and the philosophical implications of his approaches to style and expression. The book offers a complete guide to Nietzsche's writings, which in turn draw on two and a half millennia of literary and philosophical history, reaching back to Heraclitus, Plato, and the Cynics and from there to Diderot, the Schlegels, Stendahl, and Stifter, and have inspired a further century of responses from literary wr...

Important essays from one of the giants of literary criticism, including a dozen published here in English for the first timeErich Auerbach (1892-1957), best known for his classic literary study Mimesis, is celebrated today as a founder of comparative literature, a forerunner of secular criticism, and a prophet of global literary studies. Yet the true depth of Auerbach's thinking and writing remains unplumbed. Time, History, and Literature present...

Coral disease is quickly becoming a crisis to the health and management of the world’s coral reefs. There is a great interest from many in preserving coral reefs. Unfortunately, the field of epizootiology is disorganized and lacks a standard vocabulary, methods, and diagnostic techniques, and tropical marine scientists are poorly trained in wildlife pathology, veterinary medicine, and epidemiology. Diseases of Coral will help to rectify this situation.

Book 2 in a highly addictive friends-to-lovers rock star romance duet!Violet is mine.We're meant for each other. So damn good together. She may be stubborn, but so am I, and I won't let go. I'm determined to make her mine.I won't let anything tear us apart.I've fallen in love for the first time, and I won't let distance or secrets from the past get in my way, or fame or ex-lovers come between us.This time, I'm not l...

Arranged marriages, the intoxicating allure of innocence, red-hot sex--these sensual, seductive stories offer the best romance has to offer. Bundle includes The Greek's Virgin Bride, The Tycoon's Virgin Bride and The Sheikh's Virgin.

In the heart of the Valley of the Kings, a young pharaoh's tomb lay hidden for centuries. When it was finally discovered in 1922, the world was astounded by its treasures. But who was Tutankhamen? And what secrets did his tomb hold? In this captivating book, Sir Grafton Elliot Smith, one of the world's leading Egyptologists, takes us on a journey into the life and death of Tutankhamen. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Smith unravels the mysteries surrounding the boy king...

Jim Harrison's numerous works have established him as one of the most beloved and popular authors in American fiction. His novel The English Major was a National Indie Bestseller, a New York Times Book Review Notable Title, and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year. This collection of novellas finds him writing at the height of his powers—and in fresh and audacious new directions.The three stories in The Farmer's Daughter are as different as they are unf...

Prepare for an uncertain future with a solid vision and innovative practices.Is your healthcare organization spending too much time on strategy--with too little to show for it?If you read nothing else on strategy, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones for healthcare professionals to help you catalyze your organization’s strategy development and executio...

The American Classics Collection – Volume One is an expansive and captivating anthology featuring more than forty novels, short stories, and poems by some of the most celebrated voices in American literature. This carefully curated volume brings together a rich diversity of styles and genres, showcasing the evolution of storytelling across generations. Readers will encounter the dark imagination of Edgar Allan Poe, the warmth and moral insight of Louisa May Alcott, and the bold, thought-pr...