Can we prevent the destruction of the world's tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, award-winning science writer William Allen found a remarkable answer: we can not only prevent their destruction--we can bring them back to their former glory. In Green Phoenix, Allen tells the gripping story of a large group of Costa Rican and American scientists and volunteers who set out to save the tropical forests in the northwestern section of the country. It was an area badly damaged by the fires of ranchers and small farmers; in many places a few strands of forest...
Can we prevent the destruction of the world's tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, award-winning science writer William Allen fo...
This collection has been brought together in honour of the late economist Maxwell Fry. It contains state-of-the-art articles on monetary and exchange rate policy, capital flows, currency markets and exchange rate policies. It includes contributions from Charles Goodhart and Gerry Caprio, as well as a foreword from Eddie George, the governor of the Bank of England.
This collection has been brought together in honour of the late economist Maxwell Fry. It contains state-of-the-art articles on monetary and exchange ...
British monetary policy was reactivated in 1951 when short-term interest rates were increased for the first time in two decades. The book explores the politics of formulating monetary policy in the 1950s and the techniques of implementing it, and discusses the parallels between the present monetary situation and that of 1951.
British monetary policy was reactivated in 1951 when short-term interest rates were increased for the first time in two decades. The book explores the...
Zombies. Run and hide, or wait to be eaten. Not exactly. Not if you are Brad McCoy. Brad McCoy was a family man, a quiet fellow who paid his taxes, went to ball games, and was generally happy with his lot in life. Then the First Wave inexplicably fell, and got up ten minutes later with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Surviving the initial onslaught but missing the most important people in his life, Brad staggered on, and found his new lot in life. As a zombie exterminator, Brad made areas safe for survivors to return, but he could not be bothered with dealing with the living. None of it...
Zombies. Run and hide, or wait to be eaten. Not exactly. Not if you are Brad McCoy. Brad McCoy was a family man, a quiet fellow who paid his taxes, we...
Luke was a high school student in Chicago hoping to earning scholarship money for college. Instead, he finds himself fighting for his life as the world around him spins out of control. When the lights go out and there's no one coming to help, Luke must reach deep inside himself to find the courage and resolve to keep on walking the thousand miles between Chicago and home. Along the way, he makes some unexpected friends as well as enemies that make his worst nightmares pale in comparison.
Luke was a high school student in Chicago hoping to earning scholarship money for college. Instead, he finds himself fighting for his life as the worl...
