Best Selling Books by Ann Morris

A loving, positive look at fathers around the world and how they relate to their children.

Photographs of babies from many nations, engaged in typical activities.

Presents photographs of wild animal parents and their offspring from around the world

You may think you know about dysfunctional families, but young Amy MacKay''s family gives the concept new meaning. "My family''s anchors had torn loose, and our boat was adrift. I had no one to rely on but myself." Enter her madhouse world and prepare for the ride of a lifetime. This novel is a heartwarming story about a friendship between a young Black girl and a young white girl. Awakening Amy channels Flannery O''Connor and Harper Lee''s To Kill a Mockingbird. It is written with surprising twists that make it a page-turner. It provides the reader with moments in which to chuckle as Amy tries to understand the crazy world around her. This mid-20th century, coming of age flashback is eye-opening and entertaining.

- Step-by-step instructions for tying the most effective trout flies for rivers across North America - Hundreds of photographs show top and side views of 626 premier patterns - DVD with clear instructions on 31 critical fly-tying techniques Every fly tier will strike gold in this book of fly patterns, filled with both hot new flies and proven, reliable standards plus tips on how, where, and when to fish these patterns.

The infiltration of immune cells into the superior cervical ganglion (SCG) following axotomy was characterized in the present study over short- and long-term survival times. OX-42, ED1, ED2, and Iba1 were used to label monocytes and macrophages associated with the SCG. Though immune cells infiltrated the SCG and associated with neuronal cell bodies, there was no evidence of apoptosis at any time point examined. These findings led to the hypothesis that the infiltration served a neuroprotective role at early time points following axotomy to promote cell survival and facilitate regeneration. However, assessment of tyrosine hydroxylase in the SCG and its target, the pineal gland, revealed only a slight recovery from the injury. We conclude that the immune cell infiltration served to promote cell survival in the SCG at early time points. However, regeneration of SCG axons apparently proceeds slowly, with little recovery at the late time points.

Diversity Partnerships are fertile ground for developing some of the most sought after and complex leadership skills. This field guide allows you to practice the skills needed to enhance, balance, and integrate advanced leadership qualities into your business environment.

Everything Eleanora Mousie does creates a mess, but she enjoys herself and makes others happy.

Before going to bed, two children take a bath, put on pajamas, brush their teeth, and read a story.

This work is about Seth Babb and his descendants, a chronicle of these Babbs and the Babb daughters and their families.

Increased availability of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) due to human activity has potential to increase carbon (C) stocks if it leads to added plant productivity. Whether increased productivity leads to changes in ecosystem C stocks is dependent on if processing of C by soil microbes is also increased by nutrient addition or its stoichiometry. Likely, the response of soil C cycling to changes in N:P depends on site fertility. In tree-grass ecosystems, like oak-savannas, there is variation in soil organic C (SOC) due to in situ decomposition of tree litter. The aim of this work is to quantify how N:P availability affects C cycling in oak-savanna soil habitats. We found that soil respiration and its response to nutrient addition differed between habitats. Open grassland had higher respiration with N addition while soil under canopies had the opposite, confirming that SOC content modifies soil respiration response to nutrient addition. A second approach examined ecosystem allocation of added N using a stable isotope tracer. Open grassland with high N:P had the most label recovery; meaning that it is more N-limited than under canopy. A final tract looked at changes in microbial activity after N and P addition where carbon-use efficiency (CUE) was measured on soils with short or long-term fertilization history. Treatments had no effect on CUE under canopies. Grassland had lower CUE when single nutrients were added in the short-term, but unchanged when combined. Thus, stoichiometric imbalance reduces CUE in the short term, but more study is needed. Overall, oak-savanna microbial activity is not nutrient-limited, but limited by C availability. Grassland soil of oak-savannas is more sensitive to changes in nutrient availability than that under canopies. Grassland soil C is more susceptible to loss when N:P stoichiometry is higher due to increased respiration. Greater mechanistic understanding is needed of how N and P alter microbial activity.

Photographs of mothers around the world depict a positive look at the relationship between mothers and children.