Ozone, an important trace component, is critical to life on Earth and to atmospheric chemistry. The presence of ozone profoundly impacts the physical structure of the atmosphere and meteorology. Ozone is also an important photolytic source for HO radicals, the driving force for most of the chemistry that occurs in the lower atmosphere, is essential to shielding biota, and is the only molecule in the atmosphere that provides protection from UV radiation in the 250-300 nm region. However, re...

Why is it that so many Americans have not heard of John Dickinson? John Dickinson of Pennsylvania and Delaware was an early leader of the resistance to British rule in the American colonies. In fact, to many, he was the most prominent figure in the struggle for independence, though his Quaker-influenced opposition to violence kept him from signing one of its most famous documents in July 1776. Still, Dickinson, one of the wealthiest men in the colonies, did more to promote...

The early 21st century saw better prison conditions and a lower imprisonment rate however public worry over supposed increasing violent crime as perpetuated by the media in the 1930’s led to a return to harsher sentences and fuller prisons. Originally published in 1933, The Lawbreaker analyses British penal methods of the time and of the past to discover the most effective ways to treat prisoners and reduce crime as well as identifying where more research is needed to obtain a bal...

Young readers can enjoy both English and Spanish in this dual-language edition of The WWCC Heroes: Pablo's Adventure-an action-filled, colorful story of friendship with a wild cast of half-animal, half-human creatures. When the Worldwide Chess Championship comes to town, Pablo Prairie Dog finally meets his hero, Bodacious Buffalo. Disappointment follows when Pablo is cast aside because of his small size. Through his adventures with the WWCC All Star team, Pablo Prairie Dog finally...

Young readers can enjoy both English and Spanish in this dual-language edition of The WWCC Heroes: Chili Goes to Camp-an action-filled, colorful story of friendship with a wild cast of half-animal, half-human creatures. When the Worldwide Chess Champions go to summer camp, Chili and Ellegirl start the summer as teammates and friends. Challenges follow when Chili's fear of all new things keeps her from making new friends at the camp. With help from Ellegirl and the WWCC team, Chili finally ...

During the years 1764 through 1766, John Dickinson became a leading figure in the Pennsylvania Assembly and in the growing American resistance to unjust British taxation. The documents in this volume show that, in both roles, he sought to protect the fundamental rights of ordinary Americans. In the 1764 Assembly, after working to punish those responsible for the slaughter of peaceful Indians, Dickinson challenged Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Galloway in their plan to abolish Pennsylvania’s...

A central figure in Western history and American political thought, Thomas Paine continues to provoke debate among politicians, activists, and scholars.  People of all ideological stripes are inspired by his trenchant defense of the rights and good sense of ordinary individuals, and his penetrating critiques of arbitrary power.   This volume contains Paine’s explosive Common Sense in its entirety, including the oft-ignored Appendix, as well as selections from his other maj...

From multimillion-copy bestselling authors Douglas E. Richards and Joshua T. Calvert comes a high-stakes science fiction thriller about a neuropsychiatrist investigating an epidemic of mass suicides and NASA astronauts uncovering an impossible secret beneath the ice of Jupiter’s moon Europa.An epidemic of suicides. A mystery buried in Jupiter's icy moon. A revelation for the ages.Dr. Alexandra Lennox, a brilliant neuropsychiatrist, rushes t...

A coming interdimensional war. A race against time. A thrill ride like no other.Multimillion-copy bestselling authors Douglas E. Richards and Joshua T. Calvert team up for the first time to deliver an explosive, high-stakes science-fiction thriller, one that will leave you breathless.Deep in Antarctica, two researchers find an enigmatic black sphere suspended in the heart of a huge crater. Neither man is ever seen again.Decades later, reality fractu...

Dr. James Barron narrowly prevented a catastrophic interdimensional invasion in The Rift. But now he must deal with a myriad of threats as great as the one he overcame.Threats including growing rifts in the fabric of reality, anomalous superstorms, and conspiracies that just might span worlds. Most importantly, he must find a way to save a woman he can't get out of his head, Special Agent Hannah Walker, who vanished through a portal with a treacherous geni...

To be a U.S. citizen is to be a member of a constitutional order that requires political unity but is also committed to social and cultural diversity. How do we solve the riddle of the one and the many? What is, in Tom Paine’s words, “the constitution of the people”?This is a perennial question that goes to the heart of American society and that increasingly shapes public debates about the health of our body politic. To answer it, Robert Calvert, a political scientist, has collecte...

Here’s a potpourri of original stories and poems from up-and-coming West Virginia writers, edited by well-known author Victor J. Banis. The anthology includes: “The Reckoning,” “Metamorphosis,” and “The Thief” by Bev Rees; “Rosie and Mac” by Sally Brinkmann; “Dear Ann Landers: Excerpts from a Novel in Progress,” by Craig Tucker; “AIDS Diaries—Francel,” “Day Lights, Night Lights,” and “Hob Knobbin’” by Eve Birch; “Pappy’s Angels,” “Big Easys,” and “A Wildwood Flounder” by Leigh Horne; “The ...