Hugh P. Possingham Landscape-scale conservation planning is coming of age. In the last couple of decades, conservation practitioners, working at all levels of governance and all spatial scales, have embraced the CARE principles of conservation planning – Comprehensiveness, Adequacy, Representativeness, and Efficiency. Hundreds of papers have been written on this theme, and several different kinds of software program have been developed and used around the world, making conservation plannin...

Black ASL has long been recognized as a distinct variety of American Sign Language based on abundant anecdotal evidence. The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL, originally published in 2011, presents the first sociohistorical and linguistic study of this language variety. Based on the findings of the Black ASL Project, which undertook this unprecedented research, Hidden Treasure documents the stories and language of the African American Deaf community. With links to online supp...

The biography chronicles Beardsley’s early life in Brighton, his education, and the formative experiences that shaped his artistic vision. Ross emphasizes the boldness of Beardsley’s work, including his illustrations for Oscar Wilde’s Salomé and his contributions to magazines like The Yellow Book. The book delves into Beardsley’s challenges, including his struggles with illness and societal criticism, as well as his relationships with contemporaries in the arts and literature, which signif...

In "Masques & Phases," Robert Baldwin Ross intricately weaves a tapestry of poetic reflections that traverse the themes of identity, society, and the human condition. This collection, marked by Ross's characteristic lyrical precision, delves into the dualities of existence with a rich interplay of imagery and rhythm. Situated in the early 20th century, a period marked by burgeoning modernist sentiment, Ross's work engages with the complexities of masquerade and the facades people wear, inv...

I wrote this book as I was led by God. By God's guidance, I searched out scriptures that speak loud and clear about how we are to live our lives and to be more totally committed to living for and serving our God and our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is meant to inspire us with a new thought about our God and Jesus Christ for our day.

In "Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde," readers are invited into a rich tapestry of thought, characterized by Wilde's signature wit and stylistic brilliance. This collection encompasses a diverse array of genres, including essays, letters, and critiques, revealing Wilde's profound insights into aesthetics, society, and human nature. The prose exemplifies the fin-de-siècle literary movement, marked by a fusion of elegance and decadence, as Wilde deftly confronts moral complexities and societal ...

A viable system of international trade requires the active support of both the United States and the European Community, the world's largest trading partners and, consequently, the primary forces shaping the post-World War II international trading regime. In recent years, however, a series of disagreements have threatened the consensus supporting that regime. Differences have arisen over the relation of trade policy to balance-of-trade deficits, the terms of and actual compliance with the ...

Louisa MacDonald was born in 1845, one of eleven children of part Scottish descent. Together with three of her sisters they were known as the ‘MacDonald sisters’ primarily because of their marriages to well-known men.In 1866 she married the wealthy industrialist Alfred Baldwin in a double wedding with her sister Anne.After giving birth to Stanley on the 3rd August 1867, who would go on to become Prime Minister, she drifted into an unhappy life in her then residence in Worce...

During the exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land, God told the Israelites that the city in which He would place his name should be their center of worship or the economic capital. But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shall come. (Deuteronomy 12:5) Around 1000 BC, the God of Abraham selected Jerusalem to place His name there and David to rule over His people. David beca...

Visual Communication: From Theory to Practice explores how cultural theory can be applied to the real-world practice of graphic design. Theories are presented and then discussed by designers such as Neville Brody, Michael Bierut, Erik Spiekermann and Joan Farrer.Issues such as mass culture, political design and semiotics are all debated, making this a unique companion to theory and culture modules on any undergraduate degree course in graphic design. Visual Communicati...

This is a collection of 42 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during December 2023.

Since the publication of the first edition of this text, ever-increasing coatings research has led to many developments in the field. Updated and completely revised with the latest discoveries, this text is a critical resource for all those involved in buying, selling, regulating, developing, or using coatings to improve the quality and safety of foods. Topics discussed in this volume include materials and properties of coatings, how they present barriers to gases and water vapors, how the...