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This is a scholarly translation of twenty-six stories with an introduction story from a very old handwritten Tibetan book. All the stories are told by a Siddhivad corpse while being carried on the back of a Prince. 62 full page illustrations, 303 pages These Tibetan Ro Dung (corpse stories) have their roots in Indian Vetala (spirits inhabiting corpses) literature. They entered Tibet hundreds of years ago and are now the most famous literature in Tibet. All the stories (except the introduction story) are told by a Siddhivad (spirit in a corpse) while being carried on the back of a prince. If...

Trzecie wydanie znakomitego komiksu Alana Moorea i Kevina ONeila, zawierające galerię okładek oraz opowiadanie pt. Allan i rozdarta zasłona. Akcja opowieści rozpoczyna się w Londynie w roku 1898. Epoka wiktoriańska dobiega końca, zbliża się wiek dwudziesty. To czasy wielkich sprzeczności, okres cnotliwego porządku i niecnego chaosu. Epoka, której potrzebni są bohaterowie. Allan Quatermain, Kapitan Nemo, Hawley Griffin, dr Henry Jekyll, pan Edward Hyde i Mina Murray - sześcioro łowców przygód - tworzą Ligę Niezwykłych Dżentelmenów. W trudnych dla Imperium Brytyjskiego...

21. Simulating Future Climate G. J. Boer 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489 2 International Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . 490 3 Simulating Historical and Future Climate 492 4 Climate Change in the 20th Century . . . 495 5 Simulating Future Climate Change 498 6 Climate Impact, Adaptation, and Mitigation 501 7 Summary . 502 Index 505 PREFACE Numerical modeling ofthe global atmosphere has entered a new era. Whereas atmospheric modeling was once the domain ofa few research units at universities or government laboratories, it can now be performed almost anywhere thanks to the...

We live in a world confronted by mounting environmental problems; increasing global deforestation and desertification, loss of species diversity, pollution and global warming. In everyday life people mourn the loss of valued landscapes and urban spaces. Underlying these problems are conflicting priorities and values. Yet dominant approaches to policy-making seem ill-equipped to capture the various ways in which the environment matters to us.

Environmental Values introduces readers to these issues by presenting, and then challenging, two dominant approaches to...

This text is a comprehensive guide to the highly varied mycoflora of Cape Cod. It contains accurate and up-to-date descriptions and over 150 colour illustrations that help the reader identify over 250 indigenous mushroom species.