David B : 584 books

Throughout most of its history, America has been a rural nation, largely made up of farmers. David B. Danbom's Born in the Country was the first—and still is the only—general history of rural America. Ranging from pre-Columbian times to the enormous changes of the twentieth century, the book masterfully...

Modern science is big business. Governments, universities, and corporations have invested billions of dollars in scientific and technological research in the hope of obtaining power and profit. For the most part, this investment has benefited science and society, leading to new discoveries, inventions,...

While mefforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area--the "matrix"--are equally important to preserving global biodiversity and maintaining forest health. In Conserving Forest Biodiversity, leading forest scientists...

Fourteen short stories of various possibilities. Read them with an open mind. Do not reject something out of unthinking option; Just a thought - remember, that which you resist, you become the effect of, to the degree that you resist it! - enjoy.

Natures’ efforts at maintaining life on earth had crumbled pitifully under the onslaught of man’s stupidity, surviving in a much reduced form. Gradually, the remaining life forms began to change, modifying to fill every nook and cranny which would support life. Kel was the only member of his tribe...

Werewolves rule the night in urban fantasy, but everyone knows there are other were-creatures out there just as dangerous and deadly, if not as common, each with their own issues as they struggle to fit into—or prey upon—society.  What about the were-goats?  The were-crows and were-wasps?...

This is the only book written specifically for men in a language that is respectful to men, about how to deal better with the most important relationships in their lives. It provides real tools for men who have trouble dealing with the emotional demands of relationships and those affected by them. The...

After the robot wars, little was left on Earth. In time, three little groups emerged, who traded amongst themselves with what little was left of Earth’s previous bounty.They has stagnated in their progress due to inept leadership, until one of the group, up against considerable odds, decided to do something about it.

Après le succès remporté par le recueil de nouvelles « Crimes à la librairie », le directeur de la publication, Richard Migneault, comme un criminel non repenti, récidive. Il a invité dix-sept autres auteurs à investir un lieu de culture, de lecture et de recherche différent, pour y mettre...

A dark ugly shape appeared close to Mars, and proceeded to wipe out the mining colonies there. It looked as if Earth would be next, so a probe was sent up to investigate - it disappeared in a puff of dust. The only hope mankind had was to approach the alien vessel undetected - which seemed to be an...

Environmental Health Ethics illuminates the conflicts between protecting the environment and promoting human health. In this study, David B. Resnik develops a method for making ethical decisions on environmental health issues. He applies this method to various issues, including pesticide use, antibiotic...

The synagogue remains a central institution in Jewish life as a place of study, worship, and assembly, but each day brings word of a new challenging development within each of the larger movements to which synagogues belong—Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist. Jewish religious...

In this powerful book, David B. Edwards traces the lives of three recent Afghan leaders in Afghanistan's history--Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiullah Safi, and Qazi Amin Waqad--to explain how the promise of progress and prosperity that animated Afghanistan in the 1960s crumbled and became the present tragedy...

Designed as an introduction to the intriguing world of insect biology, this book examines familiar entomological topics in nontraditional ways. Author David B. Rivers gives important concepts relatable context through a pop culture lens, and he covers subjects that are not typical for entomology textbooks,...