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A political history of environmental policy and regulation in California, from the Gold Rush to the present Over the course of its 150-year history, California has successfully protected its scenic wilderness areas, restricted coastal oil drilling, regulated automobile emissions, preserved coastal access, improved energy efficiency, and, most recently, addressed global climate change. How has this state, more than any other, enacted so many innovative and stringent environmental regulations over such a long period of time? The first comprehensive look at California's history of environmental leadership, California Greenin' shows why the Golden State has been at the forefront in setting new environmental standards, often leading the rest of the nation. From the establishment of Yosemite, America's first protected wilderness, and the prohibition of dumping gold-mining debris in the nineteenth century to sweeping climate- change legislation in the twenty-first, David Vogel t...

Our moon is an enigma. The ancients viewed it as a light to guide them in the darkness, and a god to be worshipped. In modern times, it has been taught that the Moon is simply a dead rock that is caught in Earth's gravity, with no activity. There are stories that suggest that the Moon is home to extraterrestrials, theories that it is not a natural satellite, tales of anomalous lights, and tales that NASA astronauts saw extraterrestrial ships and ruins of an ancient civilization there. There is a rumor that Apollo13 was saved by extraterrestrials. Another story states that there are extraterrestrial bases on the Moon. There is even a tale that states that a part of the kingdom of Atlantis was once located there. Some even believe that there are cities beneath the surface of the Moon. There is an interesting account of a government employee using remote viewing as a means of seeing what is on the Moon. His experience is eye-opening! Did you know that: Aristotle and Plato wrote about ...

The Quinn family celebrate their most dramatic Christmas yet in this enchanting sequel to Elin Hilderbrand's bestselling WINTER STREET. Christmas on Nantucket finds Winter Street Inn owner Kelley Quinn and his family busily preparing for the holiday season. Though the year has brought tragedy, the Quinns have much to celebrate: Kelley has reunited with his first wife Margaret, Kevin and Isabelle have a new baby; and Ava is finally dating a nice guy. But when Kelley's wife Mitzi shows up on the island, along with Kevin's devious ex-wife Norah and a dangerously irresistible old fling of Ava's, the Inn is suddenly overrun with romantic feuds, not to mention guests. With jealousy, passion, and eggnog consumption at an all-time high, it's going to take a whole lot more than a Christmas miracle to get the Quinns - and the Inn - through the holidays intact. Product details ...

Flamboyant, theatrical and ambitious, Margaret Cavendish was one of the seventeenth century's most striking figures: a woman who ventured into the male spheres of politics, science, philosophy and literature. The Blazing World is a highly original work: part Utopian fiction, part feminist text, it tells of a lady shipwrecked on the Blazing World where she is made Empress and uses her power to ensure that it is free of war, religious division and unfair sexual discrimination. This volume also includes The Contract, a romance in which love and law work harmoniously together, and Assaulted and Pursued Chastity, which explores the power and freedom a woman can achieve in the disguise of a man. Product details Format Paperback | 272 pages ...

This book is designed to provide general counsel, government agencies and private practice lawyers with a practical insight into developments in dispute resolution practice and procedures around the world. The book contains 33 chapters with contributions from jurisdictions in every continent. Product details Format Hardback | 296 pages Dimensions 156 x 246 x 16mm Publication date 09 Aug 2013 ...

Was wäre unsere Kindheit gewesen ohne die Helden aus der Flimmerkiste? Ein Donnerstag ohne Wickie, ein Dienstag ohne J.R.s fieses Lachen, die große Schulpause, ohne Iljas Disco gesehen zu haben? Undenkbar! Damals, als "Der große Preis" die Straßen leer fegte und wir mit der ganzen Familie "Am lau-fenden Band" erlebten, da genügten uns die drei Programme. Viele unserer Lieblingsfiguren und -serien von einst haben inzwischen Kultcharakter. Lassen Sie sich hinreißen - besuchen Sie die unvergessenen Fernsehstars unserer Kindertage. Product details Format Hardback | 79 pages Dimensions 13...

I was only sixteen when I bought an electric guitar and joined a band. A year later, I formed an all-girl band called the Marine Girls and played gigs, and signed to an indie label, and started releasing records. Then, for eighteen years, between 1982 and 2000, I was one half of the group Everything But the Girl. In that time, we released nine albums and sold nine million records. We went on countless tours, had hit singles and flop singles, were reviewed and interviewed to within an inch of our lives. I've been in the charts, out of them, back in. I've seen myself described as an indie darling, a middle-of-the-road nobody and a disco diva. I haven't always fitted in, you see, and that's made me face up to the realities of a pop career - there are thrills and wonders to be experienced, yes, but also moments of doubt, mistakes, violent lifestyle changes from luxury to squalor and back again, sometimes within minutes. Product detai...

Dake Annotated Reference Bible Large Note edition Burgundy Bonded Leather. 35,000 commentary notes 500,000 cross/chain references 9,000 outline headings Product details Format Leather Dimensions 198 x 251 x 61mm | 1,950g Publication date 15 May 2015 Publisher ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. Product details Format Paperback | 272 pages Dimensions 152 x 229 ...

Das Leckerste aus der ganzen Welt! Gibt es eine typisch israelische Küche? Ganz klare Antwort: Jein. Denn was die israelische Küche ausmacht, ist ein detailreiches Mosaik aus verschiedenen Ecken der Welt von Orient bis Okzident. Nicht nur osteuropäische und griechische, marokkanische und jemenitische Lieblingsgerichte finden sich in den dampfenden Kochtöpfen dieses Einwanderungslandes. Tradition und Innovation nirgendwo sonst genießt man diese Verbindung mehr als in Israel. Mirko Reeh hat sich auf die Suche nach der Essenz der israelischen Küche gemacht und 62 Rezepte zusammengetragen. Ob jüdisch oder arabisch, christlich oder irgendwas von allem, Hauptsache ist doch, dass es schmeckt. Gutes Essen fragt nicht nach der Religion, sondern schmeckt demjenigen am besten, der es liebt. Product details Format Paperback ...

A new action-packed adventure series for young fans of Alex Rider and Jason Bourne--with the first four books publishing simultaneously. Binge read for summer! Martial arts expert Connor Reeves isn't your typical bodyguard--in fact, he looks like a regular kid. He blends in with the crowd. That's why he's so good at his job. For his new assignment Connor's been posted to a luxury yacht. His mission: to protect the twin daughters of an Australian media-mogul. It's a watertight operation, more a vacation than a dangerous duty--until the unthinkable happens. Far out at sea, heavily-armed pirates hired by enemies of the twins' father launch a high-powered attack against the yacht in an act fueled by greed and a desire for vengeance. It's up to Connor to push back the pirates and stop them from reaping destruction. Combining pulse-pounding action, diabolical enemies, and an insider's knowledge of the tricks of the trade, the BODYGUARD series is the per...

Dio of Prusa, known as Dio Chrysostom, was the foremost orator in the classical world in the first century AD. This new edition, with introduction and commentary, presents three of his speeches, all of which are masterpieces of the genre and are particularly important for the intellectual history of the period. In 'Euboicus' (7), Dio relates his shipwreck in Euboea and hospitable reception by an isolated group of hunters in the mountains, and uses this as the basis of an eloquent discourse on the simple life and the evils of urban societies. In 'Olympicus' (12), he addresses the assembled crowd at Olympia on theological themes suggested by the vast statue of Zeus by Phidias, one of the wonders of the ancient world. In 'Borystheniticus' (36), he recounts a lecture he gives to the people of Olbia, a remote Greek city in southern Russia, on the subject of the true 'city' and the 'heavenly city' which is the cosmos, whose periodical destruct...

Welcome to the world of that archetypal American, Reuben Lucius Goldberg, the dean of American cartoonists for most of the twentieth century. For more than sixty-five years, Rube Goldberg's syndicated cartoons -- he produced more than fifty strips -- appeared in as many as a thousand newspapers annually He was earning a hundred thousand dollars a year...in 1915. He wrote hit songs and stories and was, in succession, a star in vaudeville, motion pictures, newsreels, radio, and, finally, television. He even, at the age of eighty, began an entirely new career as a sculptor, and, in inimitable Goldberg fashion, was soon selling his work to galleries, collectors, and museums all over the world. Sure, Rube won the Pulitzer Prize. Every year some cartoonist wins the Pulitzer Prize. But the National Cartoonists Society named its award -- the Reuben -- after you-know-who. But it was Rube's "Inventions," those drawings of intricate and whimsical machines, that earned Rube his ...

Los Logos 8, the classic compilation and thoughtfully curated showcase of current developments in logo design, delves into the realm of an ever-evolving and always present branding component. Los Logos 8 is the authoritative reference on contemporary logo design. As with previous editions of Gestalten's indispensable Los Logos series, this expertly curated collection is both a guide to the latest innovations and a prognostication of coming trends. This edition looks further into the ever-changing world of this vital element of branding: the logo. An inevitable task on a designer's artistic and professional timeline, designing a logo is a lively and explorative mission. The fully indexed compendium showcases an unparalleled selection of cutting-edge examples from around the globe. A practical and insightful handbook of the current developments in logo design and a boundless source of inspiration, Los Logos 8 is a must have for any designer, brand manager, trend scout, or market...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Everless comes a thrilling contemporary fantasy series about the safe haven between worlds - and the girl sworn to protect it. 'Sara Holland is a fierce storyteller' STEPHANIE GARBER Maddie loves spending summers at her uncle's Inn at Havenfall. But the Inn is much more than a Maddie's safe haven, and life in Havenfall isn't without its secrets. Beneath the beautiful, sprawling manor in Colorado lie hidden gateways to other worlds, some long-sealed by ancient magic. When a body is found on the grounds, the volatile peace brokered between these worlds is irrevocably compromised. What's worse is that Maddie's friend Brekken stands accused of the murder. With everything she loves at stake, Maddie must confront shocking truths about the dangers lurking beneath Havenfall - and discover who she really is. This sweeping new series, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Melissa Albert and Holly Black, is sure to enthr...

The thesis of liberal nationalism is that national identities can serve as a source of unity in culturally diverse liberal societies, thereby lending support to democracy and social justice. The chapters in this book examine that thesis from both normative and empirical perspectives, in the latter case using survey data or psychological experiments from the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, and the UK. They explore how people understand what it means to belong to their nation, and show that different aspects of national attachment - national identity, national pride, and national chauvinism - have contrasting effects on support for redistribution and on attitudes towards immigrants. The psychological mechanisms that may explain why people's identity matters for their willingness to extend support to others are examined in depth. Equally important is how the potential recipients of such support are perceived. 'Ethnic' and 'civic' conceptions of na...

Der fundierte Ratgeber für die fach- und stilgerechte Wiederherstellung alter Möbel.[ ]Alles über Werkzeuge, Material und Oberflächenbehandlung[ ]Leicht nachvollziehbar durch Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen. Product details Format Hardback | 76 pages Publisher Bassermann Illustrations note m. zahlr. Farbfotos. ...