Biological invasions - the introduction, establishment and spread of invasive alien species - are complex global phenomena that can cause significant environmental, ecological, and economic harm. Along with the direct effects of an invasive host organism, there is the additional threat of co-introduced pathogenic and parasitic species. Co-introduced parasites can affect the success of the invasive organism but can also go on to infect hosts in the new range, resulting in novel ecological i...

Brother against Brother: 140 Civil War Memoirs assembles a vast documentary chorus from the American Civil War, illuminating combat, command, captivity, nursing, naval service, campaigning, and the unsettled moral terrain of national rupture. Ranging from terse battlefield recollection and military analysis to reflective autobiography and eyewitness narrative, the volume preserves the varied registers through which participants made meaning of war. Accounts of major operations stand beside...

140 Civil War Journals, Diaries and Memoirs assembles an expansive documentary chorus from the American Civil War, joining battlefield recollections, camp journals, prison narratives, naval observations, military analysis, and retrospective memoir. Its range of forms preserves the uneven textures of lived history: immediate diary entries register uncertainty and exhaustion, while later accounts impose narrative shape on campaigns, command, captivity, and survival. Accounts of marching, com...

Some years—1789, 1929, 1989—change the world suddenly. Or do they? In 2020, a pandemic converged with an economic collapse, inequalities exploded, and institutions weakened. Yet these crises sprang not from new risks but from known dangers. The world—like many patients—met 2020 with a host of preexisting conditions, which together tilted the odds toward disaster. Perhaps 2020 wasn’t the year the world changed; perhaps it was simply the moment the world finally understood its deadly diagnos...

Poems begin, poems end. But in-between the poet is often surprised by the journey.The process of creating a poem is only partly conscious. Some poems come to the poet completely composed and only have to be written down.Others struggle to be born, a few have a long gestation period, but none have not surprised, as the poet sometimes feels only an observer to the leaps of logic in his poetry, he is nonetheless happy to catch these special grasshoppers.

What happens when you leave everything behind to start over?A single conversation changes everything.What begins as a dream of a better life quickly becomes a journey filled with uncertainty, difficult choices, unexpected setbacks, and unforgettable moments. From researching countries and navigating endless paperwork to saying goodbye to loved ones and adapting to an unfamiliar culture, every step brings new challenges—and new opportunities.We Moved Abroad is a hear...

"Collected Poems" is a compilation of all poems written in the past fifty (something) years by the poet.The poems are wildly different in their subject and execution. This is to be expected as the poet also is "wildly" different than when he started. So if one poem doesn't strike you the reader perhaps another one will.And perhaps you will think that some poems are better than others.The poet understands and only wishes that you will find one that you like.

The journey didn't end when they arrived—it was only the beginning.Leaving home was the hardest decision they had ever made. Building a new life proves even harder.As the excitement of arriving fades, everyday reality sets in. A new house doesn't immediately feel like home. New friendships take time. Financial pressures, cultural differences, unexpected setbacks, and the lingering ache of homesickness test the family's determination in ways they never imagined.Yet t...

The Eisner Award-winning series from DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON and JORGE CORONA fights on as the war for Cybertron leaves the fate of the universe in the balance. The war for Cybertron has forever changed the fate of two worlds. As the Autobots recover from the stunning events of the last volume, the Deceptions fracture even further without their leader, and humanity suffers the consequences... Collects TRANSFORMERS #13-18 and a story from ENERGON UNIVERSE 2024 SPECIAL.

The wars on Cybertron and Earth converge in ways the Autobots and Decepticons never expected… A fresh, engaging read for fans and newcomers alike, offering vivid storytelling, memorable characters, and a captivating journey from start to finish

THE FATE OF TWO WORLDS The new era for THE TRANSFORMERS continues here! The Decepticons make violent decisions about their future, bringing them face to face with Shockwave and his shocking plans that will change their war with the Autobots forever. Now Optimus Prime must rally his allies on Earth and Cybertron, but he's about to find out that not everyone believes he is the right leader to save both worlds... JORGE CORONA joins DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON to begin the ENERGON UNIVERSE story tha...

Autobots vs Deceptions vs is already devastating Seattle, but none of them are prepared for how it will end. A fresh, engaging read for fans and newcomers alike, offering vivid storytelling, memorable characters, and a captivating journey from start to finish