"PREFACE In June 1991, we convened the Workshop on the Engineering Response to Global Climate Change: Planning a Research and Development Agenda. Approximately 70 scientists and engineers spent 4 days discussing what research was necessary in order to identify the causes and the extent of climatic change, to assess its consequences, and to prepare for mitigative and adaptive measures. Seven working groups were established: Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse...

Get the Summary of Simon Winchester & Soun Vannithone's The Map That Changed the World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Map That Changed the World" chronicles the life and work of William Smith, an English geologist who created the first detailed geological map of England. Born in 1769 in Churchill, Oxfordshire, Smith grew up during a time of significant scientific and industrial change. Despite his modest...

Who will hunt the hunter? Second chance romances aren't just for humans. Unstoppable demon hunter, Bennett is the first to dive into the fight. But he's also the first to admit that the strategy doesn't always go his way. Especially when it comes to the vampire that got away. Immortality comes at a price, and Adair will protect her way of life tooth and nail, as she has for the last five centuries.When she meets the naïve, stubborn, careless... sweet,...

***This is book 5 of a 5 book series.***Brianna and Stephan are settling into their new home outside of Le Sueur. The river that runs behind their house provides a peace Brianna had never found in the city. It's been three years since she stood in a courtroom and faced the man who'd held her captive and altered her life forever. Since then, she'd been trying to move on with her life...trying to find her way. The move was part of that. Too many people...

"The Fragile Planet" will take you on an inspirational journey towards a sustainable future. In an era where our planet faces unprecedented challenges, this book is a beacon of hope, illuminating the path to a cleaner, greener, and more resilient world.With meticulous research and compelling storytelling, "The Fragile Planet" explores the intricate web of interconnected issues that threaten our world, from carbon emissions to plastic pollution, deforestation...

Unfairly expelled from school by the nuns, Mwila's life is turned upside down after her induction to city life. However, she is eventually regarded as a heroine for challenging an old and primitive Bemba sexual cleansing practice. Mwila finds herself in the centre; between traditionalists, resenting Western-induced change and progressives, embracing Western values at any cost. Endorsement 'Gripping and absorbing, fast-paced and peppered with...

Nothing Changes reflects the important decisions that must be made in order to overcome the past. Through this collection, the notion that resilience can overcome any and all events and stages of life is a powerful message. The poems depict the changes within the cultural issues of the world and explore how our identities are shaped by the past, memory and experience. Nothing Changes is a quest for catharsis through poetry - a woman's uncompromising...

It was supposed to be a holiday to clear his mind and revive his career. A chance look through the glass wall of Greaves Estate's underwater ballroom has Lucien Quinn racing against the clock to save a woman from drowning in the sea. But it's she who rescues him after he capsizes his boat in his mad rush, and she isn't only a woman. Calla is a mermaid, exiled from her people and recently escaped from a scientist's laboratory of horrors. Struggling...