With the substantial advances in the miniaturization of electronic components, wildlife biologists now routinely monitor the movements of free-ranging animals with radio-tracking devices. This book explicates the many analytical techniques and computer programs available to extract biological information from the radio tracking data. - Presentation of software programs for solving specific problems - Design of radio-tracking studies - Mechanics of data collection - Estimation of position b...

This book is written to serve as a general reference for biologists and resource managers with relatively little statistical training. It focuses on both basic concepts and practical applications to provide professionals with the tools needed to assess monitoring methods that can detect trends in populations. It combines classical finite population sampling designs with population enumeration procedures in a unified approach for obtaining abundance estimates for species of interest. The st...

Women in Missouri History is an exceptional collection of essays surveying the history of women in the state of Missouri from the period of colonial settlement through the mid-twentieth century. The women featured in these essays come from various ethnic, economic, and racial groups, from both urban and rural areas, and from all over the state. The authors effectively tell these women’s stories through biographies and through techniques of social history, allowing the reader to le...

Eight inspiring stories of heroism and the re-building of independent, productive and fulfilling lives after seemingly impossible circumstances. This book isn't about war or politics - it is about figuring out what it takes to move forward AFTER the war. I wrote this book to raise awareness of what our warriors need most when they return, what the government does and doesn't provide and why there is a high demand for private non-profits to fill the gaps. Make no mistake - we are in this pe...

From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for goodOn any given morning, you might wake up and shower with water, make your coffee with water, flush your toilet with water—and think nothing of it.But around the world, more than three-quarters of a billion people can’t do any of that—because they have no clean water source near...

From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for goodOn any given morning, you might wake up and shower with water, make your coffee with water, flush your toilet with water—and think nothing of it.But around the world, more than three-quarters of a billion people can’t do any of that—because they have no clean water source near...

Touched by Thunder is an extraordinary journey of remembering that deeply explores Indigenous experience through autobiography, story, song, poetry, and art. An honored artist and scholar, White Deer weaves an multilayered world of childhood and family, tribal communities, Indian boarding schools, celebrities and presidents, tribal elders and priests, robbers and rioters, Irish and Muslim immigrants and even the prophet Bubba. The swirling text is illuminated with 16 of his original painti...

Most students study by passively reading textbooks or mindlessly highlighting sentences. This creates a brittle, shallow illusion of knowledge that vanishes the moment the exam is over. To truly hardwire complex information into your long-term memory, you must force your brain to fight for the context. This is the science of Elaborative Interrogation. The Neural Interrogation breaks down this devastatingly effective cognitive study technique. Instead of just memorizing a fact (e.g., "Arter...

Everyone has that one moment they'd give anything to change. For Samantha Williams, this happened on a rain-soaked road in the Kentucky countryside ten years ago when she stopped to help a handsome stranger on the side of the road… changing the entire course of her life forever. Now a decade later, Samantha is a confident and powerful figure in Kentucky's elite, the polished wife of rising political star Jake Williams, and heir-by-marriage to a famed bourbon empire. She's built the life sh...

Once upon a time, not so very many years ago, there were two little monkey boys who lived with their papa and mamma off in the woods in a funny house at the top of a tall tree. These little monkeys were the cutest and most cunning chaps you would want to see, even if you went in an airship to the circus. I have already told you something about one of them—a red monkey—who traveled with Uncle Wiggily Longears, when the old gentleman rabbit was going about, seeking his fortune. Well, this re...

You appreciate your coworkers—but do they feel appreciated?OVER 800,000 COPIES SOLD!Based on the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages® (over 20 million copies sold)Dramatically improve workplace relationships simply by learning your coworkers’ language of appreciation.This book will give you the tools to create a more positive ...

The #1 New York Times Bestseller about the iconic character Obi-Wan Kenobi and his time as a teenage Jedi in training.