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Strange Survivors
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Author : One R. Pagan
language : en
Publisher: BenBella Books
Release Date : 2018-02-27
Strange Survivors written by One R. Pagan and has been published by BenBella Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-27 with Science categories.
Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange. In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom—all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing on this planet has developed a time-tested arsenal of weapons and defenses. Some of these weapons and defenses, however, are decidedly more unusual than others. In Strange Survivors, biologist Oné R. Pagán takes us on a tour of the improbable, the ingenious, and the just plain bizarre ways that creatures fight for life. Inside this funny, fascinating field guide to nature’s most colorful characters, you’ll meet killer snails, social bacteria, and an animal with toxic elbows. But Strange Survivors is more than a collection of curiosities—it is a love letter to science and an argument for the continuing relevance of this evolutionary battle as we face the threat of resistant bacteria and the need for novel medical therapies. Whether discussing blood-thinning bats and electric fish or pondering the power of cooperation, Pagán reveals the surprising lessons found in some of life’s natural oddities and how the tactics they employ to live might aid our own survival.
Strange Bedfellows In Hot Buildings
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Author : Richard DeVall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-06
Strange Bedfellows In Hot Buildings written by Richard DeVall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-06 with categories.
Strange Bedfellows in Hot Buildings A scorched earth survivors guide Dystopian - sexy - quirky - dark humor - adult audience Strange Bedfellows in Hot Buildings is a page-turning action-packed novel. The characters are not stereotypical. The story is about survival in a dystopian period after an apocalyptic event. We follow a group to the end as they grow into a social unit. The book is sprinkled with dark and deadpan humor. In this edgy futuristic tale, Nelson Howard is a loner that soon learns he's a superior lover from all his exploits in a popular program called Trollope Tours. Technically he's a virgin. When the electricity in the 250 story building he lives in quits, he's forced to leave his apartment. On a lower level, he meets a bi-sexual beauty, Guadalupe. She finds out that Nelson is above average in the bedroom. The couple scavenges empty apartments for food and stumbles across a group of marauders with slaves in tow. Guadalupe pushes Nelson into a dangerous plan to liberate the slaves. They are successful, and this larger group settles on the 65th floor. There they feed corpses into a nutrient tank to grow vegetables and trade for fish and honey with the people on the 169th level. Violent groups try to break into the building from various entrances. Eventually, our heroes and heroines leave the building and head north to escape the excessive daytime heat. Along the way, they have many life-threatening battles, and eventually, they settle.
Calibans Shore
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Author : Stephen Taylor
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2005-07-19
Calibans Shore written by Stephen Taylor and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-19 with History categories.
"This incredible true story reads like the wildest fiction."—Booklist In the summer of 1783 the grandees of the East India Company were horrified to learn that one of their finest ships, the 741-ton Grosvenor, had been lost on the wild and unexplored coast of southeast Africa. Astonishingly, most of those on board reached the shore safely—91 members of the crew and 34 wealthy, high-born passengers, including women and children. They were hundreds of miles from the nearest European outpost—and they were not alone. "They surveyed one another with mutual incomprehension: on the one hand the dishevelled castaways; on the other, black warriors with high conical hairstyles, daubed with red mud..." Drawing upon unpublished material and new research, Stephen Taylor pieces together the strands of this compelling saga, sifting the myths from a reality that is no less gripping. Full of unexpected twists, Caliban's Shore takes the reader to the heart of what is now South Africa, to analyze the misunderstandings that led to tragedy, to tell the story of those who returned, and to unravel the mystery of those who stayed.
Survivors
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Author : Rebecca Clifford
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-29
Survivors written by Rebecca Clifford and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-29 with History categories.
Shortlisted for the 2021 Wolfson History Prize and a finalist for the 2021 Cundill History Prize Told for the first time from their perspective, the story of children who survived the chaos and trauma of the Holocaust—named a best history book of 2020 by the Daily Telegraph "Impressive, beautifully written, judicious and thoughtful. . . . Will be a major milestone in the history of the Holocaust and its legacy."—Mark Roseman, author of The Villa, the Lake, the Meeting How can we make sense of our lives when we do not know where we come from? This was a pressing question for the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, whose prewar memories were vague or nonexistent. In this beautifully written account, Rebecca Clifford follows the lives of one hundred Jewish children out of the ruins of conflict through their adulthood and into old age. Drawing on archives and interviews, Clifford charts the experiences of these child survivors and those who cared for them—as well as those who studied them, such as Anna Freud. Survivors explores the aftermath of the Holocaust in the long term, and reveals how these children—often branded “the lucky ones”—had to struggle to be able to call themselves “survivors” at all. Challenging our assumptions about trauma, Clifford’s powerful and surprising narrative helps us understand what it was like living after, and living with, childhoods marked by rupture and loss.
Extreme Survivors Animals That Time Forgot How Nature Works
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Author : Kimberly Ridley
language : en
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Release Date : 2018-06-12
Extreme Survivors Animals That Time Forgot How Nature Works written by Kimberly Ridley and has been published by Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-12 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Selected for the 2018 Bank Street College of Education Best STEM Children’s Books of the Year What do the goblin shark, horseshoe crab, the “indestructible” water bear, and a handful of other bizarre animals have in common? They are all “extreme survivors,” animals that still look much like their prehistoric ancestors from millions of years ago. Meet ten amazing animals that appear to have changed little in more than 100 million years. They are the rare exceptions to the rule. More than 99 percent of all life forms have gone extinct during the 3.6-billion-year history of life on Earth. Other organisms have changed dramatically, but not our extreme survivors. Evolution may have altered their physiology and behavior, but their body plans have stood the test of time. How have these living links with Earth’s prehistoric past survived? The search for answers is leading scientists to new discoveries about the past—and future—of life on Earth. The survival secrets of some of these ancient creatures could lead to new medicines and treatments for disease. Written in a lively, entertaining voice, Extreme Survivors provides detailed life histories and strange “survival secrets” of ten ancient animals and explains evolution and natural selection. Extensive back matter includes glossary, additional facts and geographic range for each organism and a geologic timeline of Earth. F&P Level V
Pastoral Care For Survivors Of Family Abuse
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Author : James Leehan
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 1989-01-01
Pastoral Care For Survivors Of Family Abuse written by James Leehan and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with Religion categories.
In this important book, James Leehan emphasizes the use of the religious communities' spiritual, physical, and financial resources to alleviate the problem of family abuse. He sees ministers and their congregations as a source of support that no other sector of society can provide. This book will be an asset to anyone involved in helping the survivor of abuse.
Working With Adult Incest Survivors
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Author : Sam Kirschner
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-08-08
Working With Adult Incest Survivors written by Sam Kirschner and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-08 with Psychology categories.
Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors present an approach to the treatment of the adult incest survivor. This combines cognitive- behavioural, psychodynamic, and family treatment perspectives to encompass the full breadth and scope of the healing and recovery process. While acknowledging the need for the survivor to become conscious of the incestuous experience and its impact, the authors view memory retrieval as only the first step in healing; the ultimate goal is letting go of the past to actively reinvent the present. The book presents specific guidelines for the initial, middle and end phases of the therapy, for family-of-origin therapy, and for treatment of the male incest survivor.
The English Reports King S Bench Division
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
The English Reports King S Bench Division written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Law reports, digests, etc categories.
V. 1-11. House of Lords (1677-1865) -- v. 12-20. Privy Council (including Indian Appeals) (1809-1865) -- v. 21-47. Chancery (including Collateral reports) (1557-1865) -- v. 48-55. Rolls Court (1829-1865) -- v. 56-71. Vice-Chancellors' Courts (1815-1865) -- v. 72-122. King's Bench (1378-1865) -- v. 123-144. Common Pleas (1486-1865) -- v. 145-160. Exchequer (1220-1865) -- v. 161-167. Ecclesiastical (1752-1857), Admiralty (1776-1840), and Probate and Divorce (1858-1865) -- v. 168-169. Crown Cases (1743-1865) -- v. 170-176. Nisi Prius (1688-1867).
Unearth 6
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Author : Cullen Bunn
language : en
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date : 2020-03-04
Unearth 6 written by Cullen Bunn and has been published by Image Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-04 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
One year after the eruption at Site 17, the survivors have begun to piece their lives back together. Kul is cleaning up the mess the world has become while Frankie searches for answers to big questions. Strange and twisted forces are at work in the first issue of a brand new story arc from CULLEN BUNN, KYLE STRAHM, and BALDEMAR RIVAS.
Brave Survivors Are Superhumans
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Author : Steven Asovsky
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2023-04-06
Brave Survivors Are Superhumans written by Steven Asovsky and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-06 with Fiction categories.
In this collection of sixteen short stories, everyday people become brave survivors as the world as they know it is ripped apart and they endure landscapes destroyed by colonial conquest, faulty technology, climate change, and natural disasters to save others and themselves. The Moon Eclipse Kevin wakes in toxic L.A. smog and witnesses the rippling effect of a bizarre moon eclipse. Without money, food, or water, he must barter with a hotelier for refuge. The Curse of Nortre Dame Luc, a Parisian priest, wanders through what was once the City of Love as it finally collapses under the weight of a disparate society and looters destroy historic monuments. The Destruction of Nagasaki Kenji is kidnapped during English invasion and trains as a samurai to free himself and liberate his country. The Criminal and the Lion It’s 9AD and Rome needs an emperor to put an end to corruption, but when Marcus murders his brother for the title and claims his wife, Ornella, only she can stop the tyrant. Surviving Unimagined Dystopias Two high school classmates survive a supernatural disaster in their otherwise boring hometown and flee to the woods before they realize they are being hunted and will need to fight back to survive. Full of fast-paced action, destruction, survival scenarios, and hopeless circumstances, Brave Survivors are Superhumans offers an onslaught of dystopian despair alongside the remarkable resilience of humanity and a glimpse of hope.