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Sustainable Ecological Restoration and Conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region

A Comprehensive Review

By: Zhanhuan Shang,A. Allan Degen,Devendra Gauchan,Madan Koirala,Muhammad Khalid Rafiq

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Sustainable Ecological Restoration and Conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region

A Comprehensive Review

By: Zhanhuan Shang,A. Allan Degen,Devendra Gauchan,Madan Koirala,Muhammad Khalid Rafiq

The years 2021 to 2030 have been designated as "The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration". Ecological restoration and biodiversity conservation efforts face unprecedented challenges, especially in developing countries and areas, such as the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. This huge HKH region, which includes areas in eight separate countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan), is a biodiversity hotspot with a vast array of ecosystems, landscapes, peoples and cultures. It is known as one of 'the pulses of the world'. However, the HKH is also the world's largest and poorest mountain region, where landscapes and environments have been severely damaged as a result of climate change and human activities. Coordinating conservation and restoration policies, sharing knowledge and funds, and maintaining livelihoods are major challenges and are in urgent need of improvement. This book details the past and current ecological problems in the HKH region, and the threats and challenges that ecosystems and local people face. It pays special attention to developments of transformative adaptations and presents examples of sustainable conservation and ecological restoration management practices. This book is essential reading for ecologists and conservation biologists involved in large-scale ecological restoration projects, along with practitioners, graduate students, policy makers and international development workers.

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CABI

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1800622554

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9781800622555

How the Brain Lost Its Mind

Sex, Hysteria, and the Riddle of Mental Illness

By: Allan H. Ropper,Brian Burrell

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How the Brain Lost Its Mind

Sex, Hysteria, and the Riddle of Mental Illness

By: Allan H. Ropper,Brian Burrell

A noted neurologist challenges the widespread misunderstanding of brain disease and mental illness to tell the rich and compelling story of two confounding ailments, syphilis and hysteria, and the extraordinary efforts to confront their effects on mental life.

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Avery

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0735214557

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A Wholly Different Way of Living

By: Jiddu Krishnamurti,Allan W. Anderson

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A Wholly Different Way of Living

By: Jiddu Krishnamurti,Allan W. Anderson

In a time of unprecedented outer change in the political and social spheres, is there a fundamental inner challenge that faces each one of us? In these 18 dialogues, Krishnamurti indicates that pinning hopes on organized religion, science, political ideology or the market economy not only fails to address basic human problems, but actually creates them. Instead, he discusses with Professor Anderson the concept of a wholly different way of living.

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Krishnamurti Foundation Trust Ltd.

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0575051663

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9780575051669

A Century of Physics

By: D. Allan Bromley

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A Century of Physics

By: D. Allan Bromley

In this "Cook’s Tour" of developments in physics and realted fields, D. Allan Bromley, Science Advisor to President Bush during 1989-1983 and past president of the American Physical Society, conveys much of the excitement and wonder that research in physics generated in the 20th century and asks what new things are in store in the next century.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475736894

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Migration, Risk and Uncertainty

By: Allan M. Williams,Vladimír Baláž

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Migration, Risk and Uncertainty

By: Allan M. Williams,Vladimír Baláž

Migration is one of the driving forces of economic and social change in the modern world. It is both informed by risk and a generator of risk, whether for individuals, households, communities or societies. Although the relationship between migration and risk is widely acknowledged, it has long been neglected in academic research, with a few exceptions such as household diversification strategies. Instead, risk is assumed to be implicit in economic or social models, rather than being explicitly theorised or analysed. This book represents the first major review of these key relationships. It draws on a wide range of theories - from economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology and geography - and an equally broad range of empirical material, to provide a highly original overview.

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Routledge

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1135085145

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The Chinese Sailor

By: Allan Jones

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The Chinese Sailor

By: Allan Jones

A cruise ship officer from Hong Kong disappears during a port stop in Holyhead on the North Wales coast and a missing person investigation turns up no leads. On the same cruise, an international police operation to break an art smuggling ring loses track of three valuable Russian paintings thought to be on board. Four months later the younger sister of the missing sailor becomes a student at Bangor University, nearby. The Metropolitan Police Art Crime Unit wants to know why she is in the UK and whether it has any bearing on their case. Constable Catrin Sayer is looking for promotion and a new role away from drug squad work in Brixton. Coincidence and her Welsh background lead her to go undercover and assist the investigation. She is twenty-four at the time; keen, ambitious, trying to balance her work as a police officer with her interests as an artist, a ceramic decorator.

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Allan Jones

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0991907213

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9780991907212

The Empress Theodora

Partner of Justinian

By: James Allan Evans

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The Empress Theodora

Partner of Justinian

By: James Allan Evans

Presents a biography of the burlesqe actress who became the trusted partner of Byzantine emperor Justinian in both marriage and government affairs.

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University of Texas Press

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0292702701

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9780292702707

Practical Pediatric Gastroenterology

By: John A. Walker-Smith,John Richard Hamilton,W. Allan Walker

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Practical Pediatric Gastroenterology

By: John A. Walker-Smith,John Richard Hamilton,W. Allan Walker

This second edition is an authoritative and up-to-date guide to the fi eld of pediatric gastroenterology. The intended audience includes the trainee and practitioner in pediatrics, as well as the gastroenterolog ist. The work is divided into two parts: The first covers gastroentero logical signs and symptoms in childhood, from acute abdominal pain to constipation, to vomiting, to abdominal mass. The second part addresse s specific diseases, acute and chronic, acquired and inherited, medica l and surgical. Experts in each field have written individual chapters .

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330

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PMPH USA

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1550090259

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9781550090253

The End of the Russian Imperial Army

The Old Army and the Soldiers' Revolt (March-April, 1917)

By: Allan K. Wildman

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The End of the Russian Imperial Army

The Old Army and the Soldiers' Revolt (March-April, 1917)

By: Allan K. Wildman

Allan Wildman presents the first detailed study of the Army's collapse under the strains of war and of the front soldiers' efforts to participate in the Revolution. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400847710

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Pattern Recognition

27th DAGM Symposium, Vienna, Austria, August 31 - September 2, 2005, Proceedings

By: DAGM (Organization). Symposium,Allan Hanbury

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Pattern Recognition

27th DAGM Symposium, Vienna, Austria, August 31 - September 2, 2005, Proceedings

By: DAGM (Organization). Symposium,Allan Hanbury

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th Symposium of the German Association for Pattern Recognition, DAGM 2005, held in Wien, Austria in August/September 2005. The 29 revised full papers and 31 revised poster papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 122 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on color analysis, stereo vision, invited paper, segmentation and grouping, automatic speech understanding, 3D view registration and surface modeling, motion and tracking, computational learning, applications, and uncertainty and robustness.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540287035

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9783540287032

Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry & Tales (LOA #19)

By: Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry & Tales (LOA #19)

By: Edgar Allan Poe

The Library of America presents “the first truly dependable collection of Poe’s poetry and tales”—featuring well-known works like ‘The Raven’ and ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, plus a selection of rarely published writings (New York Review of Books). Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry is famous both for the musicality of “To Helen” and “The City in the Sea” and for the hypnotic, incantatory rhythms of “The Raven” and “Ulalume.” “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Cask of Amontillado” show his mastery of Gothic horror; “The Pit and the Pendulum” is a classic of terror and suspense. Poe invented the modern detective story in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” and developed the form of science fiction that was to influence, among others, Jules Verne and Thomas Pynchon. Poe was also adept at the humorous sketch of playful jeu d'esprit, such as “X-ing a Paragraph” or “Never Bet the Devil Your Head.” All his stories reveal his high regard for technical proficiency and for what he called “rationation.” Poe’s fugitive early poems, stories rarely collected (such as “Bon-Bon,” “King Pest,” “Mystification,” and “The Duc De L'Omelette”), his only attempt at drama, “Politian”—these and much more are included in this comprehensive collection, presented chronologically to show Poe’s development toward Eureka: A Prose Poem, his culminating vision of an indeterminate universe, printed here for the first time as Poe revised it and intended it should stand. A special feature of this volume is the care taken to select an authoritative text of each work. The printing and publishing history of every item has been investigated in order to choose a version that incorporates all of Poe’s own revisions without reproducing the errors or changes introduced by later editors. Here, then, is one of America’s and the world's most disturbing, powerful, and inventive writers. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

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1598533878

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9781598533873

Wreck Diving Tales

Diving Nova Scotia's Shipwrecks

By: Allan Henneberry

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Wreck Diving Tales

Diving Nova Scotia's Shipwrecks

By: Allan Henneberry

The number of ships that have met their ends off Nova Scotia's rugged coast is almost limitless. Their stories and histories are at once both interesting and tragic, and in some cases, mysterious. Collected here are the accounts of just a few of these events, footnotes in the long maritime history of the province. The tragedies of the past have become the playgrounds of divers, who visit these underwater time-capsules, not for any monetary gain, but rather in the development of a deep appreciation of maritime history. It is the history of those who came before, braved unimaginable hardship, laid the foundations of Canada, and defended its freedom. There is something about touching a shipwreck that makes history much more real and powerful. Wreck Diving Tales is a compelling read for divers, maritime history lovers, and armchair adventurers alike.

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iUniverse

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0595500501

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9780595500505

The Complete Works of Robert Burns

By: Allan Cunningham

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The Complete Works of Robert Burns

By: Allan Cunningham

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385232953

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9783385232952

International Migration and Knowledge

By: Allan Williams,Vladimir Baláž

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International Migration and Knowledge

By: Allan Williams,Vladimir Baláž

Challenges pre-conceived views and argues the need to understand that all international migrants are potentially knowledge carriers and learners, and that they play an essential role in the globalization of knowledge transactions.

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240

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Routledge

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1134108753

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9781134108756

Radiology of Australian Mammals

By: Larry Vogelnest,Graeme Allan

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Radiology of Australian Mammals

By: Larry Vogelnest,Graeme Allan

How to interpret radiographs of native mammals in order to make informed decisions on diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643108653

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9780643108653

The War of 1812 in the Champlain Valley

By: Allan S. Everest

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The War of 1812 in the Champlain Valley

By: Allan S. Everest

This is the story of marching men and clashing ships, of suffering, and of occasional heroic deeds. As in wars past, and for similar reasons, Lake Champlain and the region surrounding Lower Canada, Vermont, and Upstate New York became one of the major theaters of military action. For two and a half years, people in the region saw armies raised, defeated, and disbanded. They witnessed their own militia repeatedly called out to protect the border areas and to serve as adjuncts to regular army units. Despite a series of disheartening military reverses, loss of life, and destruction of property, civilians maintained a remarkable degree of resilience. They fled if battle threatened but soon returned to pick up the threads of their lives. Everest’s story shows us a war in microcosm and allows us a close-up experience of the small events that helped shape the destiny of a youthful and growing nation.

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252

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Syracuse University Press

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0815651465

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9780815651468

Orbital Imaging E-Book

By: F. Allan Midyett,Suresh Kumar Mukherji

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Orbital Imaging E-Book

By: F. Allan Midyett,Suresh Kumar Mukherji

Orbital Imaging, by Dr. F. Allan Midyett and Dr. Suresh K. Mukherji, covers the majority of orbital pathologic entities you’re likely to encounter in daily practice or during board examination. Radiologists and ophthalmologists alike will benefit from the concise focus on pertinent imaging modalities emphasizing CT and MR of the globe and orbit, presented with bulleted lists and fast facts for quick clinical correlation. This unique, compact reference is the one you’ll consistently reach for, whether you’re learning orbital imaging for the first time, in need of a quick review, studying for exams, or looking up cases in the reading room. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Easy to digest format promotes quick navigation to zero in on what is important: - Key Chapter Points give a "bird’s eye view" of a particular pathologic process - Classic Clues sum up pathologic processes and indicate when you can expect to see those findings - Content snapshots get to the point, including fast facts, epidemiology and pathology, data overviews on treatment and prognosis, and quick tips on the most frequently seen CT and MRI features. Differential Diagnosis sections tell you exactly which features to critically compare, that at first glance may look identical. Superb illustrations depict important and fascinating diagnostic dilemmas.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323354270

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9780323354271

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