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Residents of Melrose greeted the publication of a
photographic history of their city with tremendous
enthusiasm. For the first time, significant people and events in the city's past were celebrated in a vivid record available to all. Anthony Pagano, the author of that volume, has created a marvelous sequel about the city's history that incorporates
many important images only recently discovered. Melrose Volume II covers the history of the city through images of its churches, schools, civic events, and well-known residents. From artifacts of the settlement of the community in the...

In the early 1630s settlers came from Charlestown by
way of the Malden River to form the small city that
would become Melrose, Massachusetts. The original
residents received grants from the English colonial
government to settle in what was termed "nothing but
rocks, water, and forest." Lead by the Lyndes, the "first family of Melrose," this vibrant community was born and has grown to a population of 25,000. Local historian Anthony J. Pagano explores Melrose and its heritage in this remarkable new volume. From the history of the Lynde family--which held grants for most of...

This book offers a framework for designing and implementing global supply chains and courses concerning them. Its interdisciplinary approach -and contributions from specialists in a variety of different functional areas--reflects the myriad of factors involved in developing global supply chains and the curricula needed to teach them.

Sea otters and polar bears are carnivorous marine mammals that still resemble their terrestrial ancestors. Compared with Cetacea (whales and dolphins), Sirenia (dugongs and manatees), and Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions, and walrus), they are less adapted for an aquatic life and the most recently evolved among marine mammals. Sea otters are amphibious but seldom come ashore, and polar bears primarily occur on sea ice or along the shore. When at sea, both species spend most of their time swimming at the surface or making short, shallow dives when foraging or pursuing prey. Indeed, polar bears...