Bio-pirate

Bio-pirate
Author: Michele Martin Bossley
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1554695775

Trevor, Robyn and Nick decide they have a mystery to solve when Trevor discovers a suspicious looking young man snooping around. They learn about missing research involving the use of carob beans to aid in cancer treatment-potentially valuable information. With a shady looking grad student, a bitter activist and an employee of a medical research firm to deal with, our amateur sleuths are faced with their greatest challenge yet.

Be More Pirate

Be More Pirate
Author: Sam Conniff Allende
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2018-05-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0241981115

Whatever your ambitions, ideas and challenges, this book will revolutionize the way you live, think and work today, and tomorrow. Pirates didn't just break the rules, they rewrote them. They didn't just reject society, they reinvented it. Pirates didn't just challenge the status-quo, they changed everyfuckingthing. Pirates faced a self-interested establishment, a broken system, industrial scale disruption and an uncertain future. Sound familiar? Pirates stood for MISCHIEF, PURPOSE and POWER. And you can too. In Be More Pirate, Sam Conniff Allende unveils the innovative strategies of Golden Age pirates, drawing parallels between the tactics and teachings of legends like Henry Morgan and Blackbeard with modern rebels, like Elon Musk, Malala and Banksy. Featuring takeaway sections and a guide to build you own pirate code 2.0, Be More Pirate will show you how to leave your mark on the 21st century. So what are you waiting for? Join the rebellion now. ----- 'Unique...reminds me of the fun we've had with our airlines' - Sir Richard Branson 'Totally compelling' Ed Miliband 'I'd rather be a pirate than join the navy' Steve Jobs 'A model for how to break the system and create radical change' Evening Standard 'Be More Pirate feels so important as it looks to history to help us grip the future' Martha Lane Fox 'This isn't a book, it's the beginning of a movement. Be More Pirate should come with a health warning' Tom Goodwin, author of Digital Darwinism

Shots Fired

Shots Fired
Author: C. J. Box
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 042527540X

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series comes a thrilling collection of suspense stories about the Wyoming he knows so well—and the dark deeds and impulses that can be found there... C. J. Box has been hailed for his brilliant storytelling, with a style rich in character, suspense, and sense of place. That same brilliance is exemplified in the ten riveting stories—three of them never before published—that make up Shots Fired. In “One-Car Bridge,” one of four Joe Pickett stories, Pickett goes up against a just plain mean landowner, with disastrous results. In “Shots Fired,” his investigation into a radio call nearly ends up being the last thing he ever does. “Pirates of Yellowstone,” features two Eastern European tough guys who find out what it means to be strangers in a strange land, and in “Le Sauvage Noble,” the stranger is a Lakota in Paris who enjoys playing the noble savage for the French women—until he meets Sophie. Then he discovers what savage really means.... Shots Fired is proof once again why “Box is a force to be reckoned with” (The Providence Journal-Bulletin).

The Little Book of Trees

The Little Book of Trees
Author: Herman Shugart
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2024-04-02
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691251800

A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world’s trees Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover. Expertly written and beautifully illustrated throughout with color photographs and original color artwork, The Little Book of Trees is an accessible and enjoyable mini reference book about the world’s trees, with examples drawn from across the globe. It fits an astonishing amount of information in a small package, covering a wide range of topics—from tree anatomy, diversity, and architecture to habitat and conservation. It also includes curious facts and a section on trees in myths, folklore, and modern culture around the world. The result is an irresistible guide to the amazing lives of trees. A beautifully designed pocket-size book with a foil-stamped cloth cover Features some 140 color illustrations and photos Makes a perfect gift

Pirates of Virginia

Pirates of Virginia
Author: Mark P. Donnelly
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 081174583X

High adventure, dastardly deeds, and newly uncovered lore.

Science, Colonialism, and Indigenous Peoples

Science, Colonialism, and Indigenous Peoples
Author: Laurelyn Whitt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2009-08-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0521119537

Examines how contemporary relations between indigenous and Western nations are shaped by the dynamics of power, the politics of property, and the apologetics of law.

Orca Currents Resource Guide

Orca Currents Resource Guide
Author: Susan Greye
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2009-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1551439565

A teacher's resource for Orca Currents, high-interest low-vocab novels for middle school readers.

Transnational Environmental Crime

Transnational Environmental Crime
Author: Rob White
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 631
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351538535

The essays selected for this volume illustrate the growing interest in and importance of crime that is both environmental and transnational in nature. The topics covered range from pollution and waste to biodiversity and wildlife crimes, and from the violation of human rights associated with the exploitation of natural resources through to the criminogenic implications of climate change. The collection provides insight into the nature and dynamics of this type of crime and examines in detail who is harmed and what can be done about it. Differential victimisation and contemporary developments in environmental law enforcement are also considered. Collectively, these essays lay the foundations for a criminology that is forward looking, global in its purview, and that deals with the key environmental issues of the present age.

Issues in Green Criminology

Issues in Green Criminology
Author: Piers Beirne
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 113401743X

Explores the ways in which governments, transnational corporations, military apparatuses and ordinary people routinely harm environments, other animals and humanity.

Bill Virdon

Bill Virdon
Author: David Jerome
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2023-03-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476647232

One of the most underrated players in baseball history, Bill Virdon went on to successfully manage four Major League teams. Rookie of the Year with the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals, he played center field for 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, next to right fielder Roberto Clemente. Virdon's key plays clinched the Pirates' victory over the New York Yankees in the 1960 World Series. He was instrumental in coaching the "Bucs" during the 1971 Series against the Baltimore Orioles, and later that year became their manager, Virdon was American League Manager of the Year with the Yankees in 1974, and National League Manager of the Year with the Houston Astros in 1980. In 1984 he ended his MLB managerial career while with the Montreal Expos yet continued to coach through the 2002 season. This first-ever biography covers his remarkable career, with previously untold stories from Virdon and his wife, Shirley.