Rod: 922 books

To comply with legal and other standards, businesses and regulators are increasingly required to make decisions based on risk assessments of the potential effects of their activities on the environment. Atmospheric dispersion modelling is a cost-effective method, allowing various scenarios to be explored...

Has anyone ever heard of Colin Munro, let alone 'Fern Vale'? Yet this was the first Queensland novel, published in London in 1862. The author, of Scottish origin, was a young mercantile clerk who, after five years in Brisbane, returned to London to seek a wife and write a book. He returned to Brisbane...

Subtitle: Shining a Light on Conspiracies Some people treat the topic as if conspiracies don't exist. Ridicule is automatic. They would be shocked to find out that there are at least 489 new conspiracies per second starting somewhere in the world, day-in and day-out, all year long and every...

Many people in Scientology are of the opinion that Clearing is a state where you are no longer bothered by anything. But that is hardly the case. Sure, you have gotten rid of your "reactive mind", and many early Dianetic clears reached the state before John McMaster became Clear #1...

A friendly and accessible introduction to the most useful algorithms Computer algorithms are the basic recipes for programming. Professional programmers need to know how to use algorithms to solve difficult programming problems. Written in simple, intuitive English, this book describes how...

The Asian Logic Conference is the most significant logic meeting outside of North America and Europe, and this volume represents work presented at, and arising from the 12th meeting. It collects a number of interesting papers from experts in the field. It covers many areas of logic. Contents: Resolute...

Canadian environmental law is a dynamic and exciting area that is playing an increasingly important role in furthering sustainable development policy. Environmental law has distinctive relevant principles, operating procedures, implications, and importance in comparison with other areas of law, and...

The discovery of iron ore near Chateaugay Lake in 1831 started the settlement later known as the town of Dannemora. In 1832, several local businessmen entered into partnership to mine the ore. St. John B.L. Skinner, a lawyer in Plattsburgh, owned most of the land and named it Dannemora. Dannemora's...

Tracing the life of the plants and animals of Forrest dale Lake through the six seasons of the local indigenous people, the first part of Black Swan Lake presents a wetlands calendar over a yearly cycle of the rising, falling and drying waters of this internationally important wetland in south-western...

The book examines the confection of a British sense of national identity during the second half of the nineteenth century and relates this to the illogicality and irrationality of the British decision to intervene in the European war that broke out in 1914. It examines the language of English poetry...

The dark clouds of war are gathering over Europe, yet the inhabitants of the South Wales town of Penddawn have other things on their minds: rugby, of course, religion, and the annual trip to the shores of Tenby—a chance to forget about both poverty and Hitler. But, for one small boy, the worlds...

Subtitle: How to Unleash a Flood of Ideas That Matter, Right Now Have you ever been frustrated with a lack of ideas? Has your creativity ever lagged behind? This book gives you ideas on how to find ideas. From an author who excels at coming up with ideas, from art to archaeology, and...

Camron opened the door and what he saw made his jaw hit the floorboard, literally. Judith was standing right in front of the door wearing the sexiest bikini he had ever seen. And to make matters even better, the bikini was gracing a body of a goddess and Camron couldn’t help but stare for a moment....

It was about time that Roselyn and Madeline stopped waiting for the right time and just take the risk. And since Roselyn was the one who was curious about Madeline, she decided to get her number from a friend and called her, inviting her over. She knew that if she wasn’t going to declare her love...