Elephant tourism is a growing activity in many countries across Asia and Africa and is popular with tourists from all parts of the world. Elephant tourism has grown rapidly, providing the only viable way for elephants and their owners to survive since the banning of logging. Old logging camps have been developed into sanctuaries for some elephants, but many other camps were established as entertainment centres, resulting in serious welfare issues for the elephants and their mahouts. The pr...

Unlock the world of statistics with Discovering Statistics using JASP**,** a comprehensive guide that brings the power of JASP software into the classroom. Building on the legacy of the acclaimed DSUSS series, this book distils complex statistical concepts into engaging, step-by-step content designed for undergraduate courses. Students will gain practical skills in data analysis without needing to learn coding, thanks to JASP’s intuitive point-and-click interface.This firs...

The book (COST Action Final report) summarises the proceedings from COST Action ES1206. COST Action ES1206, Advanced GNSS Tropospheric Products for Severe Weather Events and Climate (GNSS4SWEC), was a 4-year project, running from 2013 to 2017, which coordinated new and improved capabilities from concurrent developments in GNSS, meteorological and climate communities. For the first time, the synergy of multi-GNSS constellations was used to develop new, more advanced tropospheric products, e...

Russian meddling, American fragmentation, and global politics collide in this action-packed, international thriller.In The Nemesis Manifesto, New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader, *"*the master of the smart thriller,"* delivers an epic and harrowing adventure of the predatory forces that are threatening the very fabric of democracy and kicks off a compelling new series with a singular new hero for our time.Evan Ryder is a l...

In this cutting-edge installment of the acclaimed thriller series, New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader thrusts readers into a world where power is being redefined by a revolutionary communication program that renders modern encryption obsolete, one that will topple global power structures and give rise to technology-driven totalitarian states.Evan Ryder races against time in a landscape where secrets can no longer hide behind digital walls. Ilona Shokova, ...

Evan Ryder returns to uncover an international conspiracy against American democracy in a white-knuckle thriller by New York Times bestselling author, Eric Van Lustbader.Evan Ryder was once a field agent for a black-ops arm of the Department of Defense. Now she works for Parachute, a cutting-edge quantum-computing firm whose private espionage network exceeds any government spy agency. But her mission remains the same: seek out and destroy Omega, a fanatica...

Evan Ryder is back, and in deadly peril, in THE QUANTUM SOLUTION, the fourth heart-stopping Evan Ryder adventure by master thriller writer and New York Times best-selling author Eric Van Lustbader.Evan Ryder is an extraordinary intelligence field agent now working for the security arm of Parachute, a private company and the world’s leader in the application of quantum technology. In the past, Ryder has done lethal battle in the modern global wars of power politics, extremist ideolo...

Jason Bourne has been pursued by powerful governments—and escaped, hunted by the most skilled assassins in the world—and outsmarted them, and targeted by terrorists—and defeated them. Now, Bourne wants only one thing: retribution.Bourne's friend Eli Yadin, head of Mossad, learns that Ouyang Jidan, a senior member of China's Politburo, and a major Mexican drug lord may have been trafficking in something far more deadly than drugs. Yadin needs Bourne to investigate.

In A Notebook for Viola Players, Ivo-Jan van der Werff offers a guide to playing the viola with the greatest freedom, dexterity, and ease. It includes right and left hand exercises to build a sound technique, sections on how to practice them, how to hold the viola and bow, how to think about good posture, how to create a good sound, how to play with the least amount of tension, how to deal with anxiety, and thoughts on wellness and practice techniques. Alongside these are photogra...

A blood magic ritual awakens powers Sal did not know he—or his girlfriend Becky—possessed.When an ancient woman who only Sal can see steals a family heirloom from a dead woman’s neck, he finds himself embroiled in a fight to save Becky’s entire family.New revelations about Sal’s own paranormal nature, and an awakening of power in his girlfriend Becky, make for an exciting new novelette (14,000 words) that is sure to please Sal Van Sleen fans.Grab yo...

Vanuit een verrassend inzicht in het Onze Vader, in het hart van de Bergrede, ontvouwt zich een aansprekend beeld van hoe God in zijn kinderen wil werken.

Secret agent Jason Bourne spars off against a deadly agent in this action-packed thriller from a New York Times bestselling author.Facing down mercenaries in Africa, Jason Bourne witnesses the death of an art dealer named Tracy Atherton, which dredges up snatches of Bourne's impaired memory—in particular the murder of a young woman who entrusted him with a ring of such powerful significance that people have killed to obtain it.Now he's determined t...