"An instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller and “a thriller reader’s ultimate fantasy” (Booklist), this one-of-a-kind anthology pulls together the most beloved characters from the best and most popular thriller series today. Worlds collide!In an unprecedented collaboration, twenty-three of the world’s bestselling and critically acclaimed thriller writers pair their series characters in an eleven-story anthology curated by the Int ..."
"Stories deal with clones, police states, space hunters, death games, computer smugglers, and a visit to hell, and are accompanied by articles on utopias and the Star Wars defence"
"Climate change threatens the economy of the United States through increased flooding and storm damage, climate-driven changes in crop yields, disruptions in labor productivity, crime, and public health and heat-related strains on energy systems. Combining current data with state-of-the-art climate models, econometric research on human responses to climate, and cutting-edge private sector risk assessment tools, this prospectus crafts a g ..."
"In ReDeus: Divine Tales, the gods returned to us. All of them. Now, in ReDeus: Beyond Borders, see just what that means for the nations of the world—and the people living in them. Everything has not necessarily turned out for the best, especially in some lands. Nor is it all bad. But with so many gods vying for worship, there’s some interesting jockeying going on, for lands and for people. It’s a vastly different world the gods have ret ..."
"Agriculture is the product of a complex mixture of behavioural, biophysical and market drivers. Understanding how these factors interact to produce crops and livestock for food has been the focus of economic investigation for many years. The advent of optimisation algorithms and the exponential growth in computing technology has allowed significant growth in mathematical modelling of the dynamics of agricultural systems. The complexity ..."
"Change in Labor Productivity, 2080–2099 By NCA region and RCP in RCP 4.5,
and 0.1 to 0.4 percent in RCP 2.6. Late century, likely declines fall from 0.8 to 2.4
percent in RCP 8.5, to 0.2 to 1.1 percent in RCP 4.5 and 0.1 to 0.4 percent in
RCP 2.6 (figure 21.4). Projected labor productivity declines in late century exhibit
a long tail, especially in RCP 8.5, with a 1-in-20 chance of declines below 3.2
percent in RCP 8.5 and 1.6 perc ..."
"Dottie Walters. Foreword. By Robert Henry, CPAE What is communication? My
desk dictionary says, "Communication is the transmission and reception of a
message, idea, feeling, or attitude, verbally, in writing, and/or non-verbally." As
speakers, we need an expanded definition. We must deal with effective
communication which elicits a desired response. There are 3000 members of the
National Speakers Association. There are at least thi ..."
"Spring 1987, Volume 1. Editor: Jim Baen. An anthology of original stories and articles. FICTION INCLUDES: "Point Man" by Timothy Zahn; Iron (serial, part 2 of 2) [Man-Kzin Wars] by Poul Anderson (first part appeared in "Far Frontiers" Volume VII, Winter 1986); "Not for Country, Not for King" by Joel Rosenberg; "Lifeguard" by Doug Beason; "The Graphic of Dorian Gray" by Fred Saberhagen; "Rank Injustice" [Retief] by Keith Laumer.ARTICLES: ..."
"This source book seeks to place in the public domain detail concerning Benjamin Britten's life, public career and compositions which until now was available only in scattered form or known only to those with access to the composer's private papers and composition manuscripts. Contact with primary sources makes it possible, for example, to enumerate for the first time an unprecedentedly detailed list of Britten's vast juvenilia in the ch ..."