Wildlife Issues in a Changing World, Second Edition
Students of conservation encounter some of the most complex issues on our planet. The resolution of existing problems become more complex when humans create further stresses on the natural balance. Moulton and Sanderson brought the challenging issues in wildlife conservation into greater clarity in Wildlife Issues in a Changing World.The Second Edition of this definitive reference focuses more closely on the causes of wildlife issues.
It was the second body that aroused suspicion. The first victim, Roger O'Bannon, had a fast-and-loose life style that would have killed a lesser man. But when Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen hears that a second corpse has turned up, she begins to suspect that the high mortality rate in Crozet, Virginia, is not exactly natural. Of course, Haristeen's investigations are enhanced once again by her very active feline menagerie, including the peerless "Mrs. Murphy." Another first-rate Sneaky Pie Brown mystery.
Does an Apple a Day Keep the Doctor Away?: And Other Questions About Your Health and Body
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Humans use only ten percent of their brains. If you cross your eyes, they'll stay that way. You may have heard these common sayings and beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven using science? Let's investigate seventeen health-related statements and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump scientists! Find out if the five second rule for dropping food on the floor is true! Discover if eating chocolate can give you pimples! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?
A Short History of English Literature (Second Edition)
`It is good to see a reprint and complete updating of this well-known historical tour de force, with its evidence of vast reading and literally thousands of useful facts.' - Times Educational Supplement