This "excellent guide to the history of our planet" offers a bugs-eye view of evolution, biodiversity, and todays ecological crises ( The Guardian, UK).According to entomologist Scott Richard Shaw, dinosaurs never ruled the earth—and neither do humans. The true potentates of our planet are, and always have been, insects. Starting in the shallow oceans of ancient Earth and ending in the far reaches of outer space—where insect-like aliens may also reign—

This is political fiction from the front lines. An unusually evocative and immersive work based on lived experience, the authentic international narratives in WORLD OF WORLDS wrestle with the tumultuous years 1968-1981, but they are painfully, ironically current.The characters, Americans mostly-tough, rebellious youth, far from home, on bad roads, usually broke-test cultural and racial limits in strange, alluring, but pitiless surroundings, exposed to relentless existentia...

Braconidae of the Middle East (Hymenoptera): Taxonomy, Distribution, Biology, and Biocontrol Benefits of Parasitoid Wasps provides the latest and most comprehensive knowledge of parasitoid wasp species. The highest concentration of these species is native to, or found in, the Middle East. This book covers the distribution of these species across the Palearctic region and their widespread global benefits as natural biocontrol agents. Each chapter covers a braconid subfamily, providing intro...

Tom Tresh is a small-time Los Angeles attorney always looking for a big score. Divorced and broke, with an ex-wife and a seven year old son to support, Tom has spent his career trying to walk the line between defending his criminal clients and becoming involved in their crimes. So when his old friend Charlie asks him to help broker a deal for a mysterious new computer program and promises him a huge payday for his services, Tom is willing to turn a blind eye to the details. Big mistake. Two o...

Advances critical conversations in Native American literary studies by situating its subject in global, transnational, and modernizing contexts.Since the rise of the Native American Renaissance in literature and culture during the American civil rights period, a rich critical discourse has been developed to provide a range of interpretive frameworks for the study, recovery, and teaching of Native American literary and cultural production. For the past few decades t...

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, North American Indian leaders commonly signed treaties with the European powers and the American and Canadian governments with an X, signifying their presence and assent to the terms. These x-marks indicated coercion (because the treaties were made under unfair conditions), resistance (because they were often met with protest), and acquiescence (to both a European modernity and the end of a particular moment of Indian history and ide...

Three full-length Regency novels make up this box set featuring the sons (but not the heirs) of the aristocracy.Time proves to be a problem for a viscount's son who has promised to marry by a certain birthday in TUESDAY NIGHTS. The girl he has loved for years would be a perfect wife except she's been hired by his sister to be a governess! Meanwhile, his best friend wants desperately to marry his childhood sweetheart but is thwarted by Society's exp...

If people only see what they expect to see, then why doesn’t she?When her friend, Lady Samantha, spies a rather handsome groom from her bedchamber window, Lady Julia agrees the man is far too handsome to be a groom. “He could be a gentleman,” she tells Sam, thinking it wouldn’t be difficult to teach the servant how to speak, dance, and dress like a gentleman. Doubting Julia can accomplish such a task, Samantha dares her to do just that in time for a for a ball—in o...

Through the lens of horror—from Halloween to Hereditary—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their own experiences.Horror movies hold a complicated space in the hearts of the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has also been inadvertently feminist and open to subversive readings. Common tropes—such as the circumspect and resilient “final girl,” body po...

If every man is a master of time, then what of the man who loses track of it?A viscount’s son, Michael Cunningham is more interested in building his fortune than spending time at the Marriage Mart, even if he promised his mother he would marry “on the eve of my twenty-eighth birthday.”Reminded by his sister, a duchess, of the impending milestone, Michael has much to do to keep his promise – not the least of which is to court the only woman he has ever consi...

Robert Franklin was a man of experience, his life a tapestry of triumphs and misfortunes woven together. At the pinnacle of his career, he had tasted success, only to have it snatched away by the cruel hands of fate when the CEO of his company was arrested in a scandalous corporate debacle. Undeterred, he ventured into the treacherous waters of the hedge fund world, but even there, a fluke computer malfunction conspired to sink his dreams.Yet, amidst the tumultuous tides of his lif...

"20 Key Forex Indicators: A Guide for Beginners" is a concise and accessible book that introduces readers to the essential indicators used in Forex trading. Written specifically for those new to the world of currency trading, the book offers clear explanations of each indicator, as well as practical tips on how to use them effectively. Whether you're looking to gain a better understanding of the Forex market or want to improve your trading strategy, this book is an indispensable resource f...