New Releases by Mark Adams

Two ministers and three bishops representing the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Methodist Church, the Board of Directors of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the Episcopal Church, and the ELCA share their "spiritual autobiography" as it relates to their experience working on the Arizona border, the geographic flash point for the immigration debate.

''Conservation in the 21st century needs to be different and this book is a good indicator of why.''Bulletin of British Ecological SocietyAgainst Extinction tells the history of wildlife conservation from its roots in the 19th century, through the foundation of the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire in London in 1903 to the huge and diverse international movement of the present day. It vividly portrays conservation''s legacy of big game hunting, the battles for the establishment of national parks, the global importance of species conservation and debates over the sustainable use of and trade in wildlife.Bill Adams addresses the big questions and ideas that have driven conservation for the last 100 years: How can the diversity of life be maintained as human demands on the Earth expand seemingly without limit? How can preservation be reconciled with human rights and the development needs of the poor? Is conservation something that can be imposed by a knowledgeable elite, or is it something that should emerge naturally from people''s free choices? These have never been easy questions, and they are as important in the 21st century as at any time in the past. The author takes us on a lively historical journey in search of the answers.

This book highlights the key aspects of UNIX operating systems that auditors need to focus on when performing their audits. Everything is laid out in a concise and easy to understand manner, and includes links to online resources. Topics include file and directory permissions, access control, password security, network security, and so on. In addition to general UNIX auditing, Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, AIX, and HP-UX are covered.

This book is intended for IT auditors who need a quick and handy reference for knowing what to look for when auditing Oracle databases. Topics covered include critical files and tables, users, roles, privileges, encryption, passwords, and native auditing features.

Een fascinerende reconstructie van de ontdekkingstocht naar de wereldberoemde Machu Picchu! Aan het begin van de vorige eeuw vochten avonturiers en ontdekkingsreizigers voor de laatste plaatsen in de geschiedenis boeken. Bijna heel de wereld was in kaart gebracht en slechts aan de meest onbereikbare plekken (de k2, Kangchenjunga, de Noord- en Zuidpool) viel nog eer te behalen. De jonge Amerikaanse universiteitsleraar Hiram Bingham III had zijn pijlen gericht op een ander doel: een verborgen stad in het Andesgebergte in Peru. Hij slaagde. Al op zijn eerste reis in 1911 door de jungle van de Inca''s vond hij de nu wereldberoemde Machu Picchu. Bij terugkomst in Amerika werd de ontdekkingsreiziger onthaald als een held, en het speciaal aan hem gewijde nummer van National Geographic Magazine brak alle verkoopcijfers. In de eeuw die volgde werd er echter flink getwijfeld aan de reputatie van Bingham: was hij wel echt de eerste, en waarom nam hij zo veel kunstvoorwerpen mee naar Amerika? Mark Adams is redacteur bij diverse reismagazines, maar ging zelf nooit op reis. Tot het moment kwam (noem het een midlifecrisis) om een tocht in de voetsporen van Bingham te maken. Samen met een eigenwijze, antisociale Australiër die alles over de Inca''s weet en een groepje gidsen die alleen maar Quechua spreken en cocabladeren kauwen, wandelt Adams door de Peruaanse jungle. Als lezer ga je met hem mee, en leer je en passant van alles over Machu Picchu, Bingham, Peru toen en nu, ontdekkingsreizigers, astrologie en de Inca''s.

Few, if any, regiments have left their mark on the history of modern warfare as did the Rhodesian Light Infantry. The RLI first evolved into a commando unit then became involved in mundane bordercontrol duties in the Zambezi Valley. Later as the bush war intensified the RLI was to evolve into a ruthlessly efficient ''killing machine.'' This book chro

Southern Australia is one of the three most fire-prone areas on Earth. After more than a century of urban growth and valiant efforts to ‘tame’ the bush, recent decades have seen more people moving back onto the fringe or into the middle of this volatile landscape. As this movement has intensified, so has the debate on how to best protect life and property from the ever-present bushfire threat. A long-running drought and a predicted warming climate have ensured that bushfire is a dominant factor in our nation’s long-term planning. Following the tragic Victorian Black Saturday fires in 2009, a much greater urgency now confronts policy makers, land and fire managers and communities living in bushfire areas. This has led to a call for a single, simple answer on fuel reduction burning to reduce the bushfire risk. Burning Issues explains that this is a complex issue without such a simple answer. The book gives an account of the role of fire in Australia’s ecosystems, how we have to accept and live with fire, and how we can manage fire both for safety and for diversity. It aims to change people’s attitudes to fire, and to be influential in encouraging changes in land management by government agencies.

Traces the author''s recreation of Hiram Bingham III''s discovery of the ancient citadel, Machu Picchu, in the Andes Mountains of Peru, describing his struggles with rudimentary survival tools and his experiences at the sides of local guides.

Meeting the 2010 BTEC specifications, this textbook covers all the unit topics of the sport award.

The environmental movement has made huge progress over the last decades. Among others, it has raised awareness of challenges facing humanity, helped develop a critical mass of policies, and worked towards the implementation of many of these policies in collaboration with other stakeholders. Now, however, we are at a turning point in the history of the global environmental movement. In order to rise to challenges of the twenty-first century such as climate change and peak oil, it will not be possible to do business as usual; a step change will be needed. As IUCN celebrates its 60th anniversary, and marks six decades of global conservation achievement, it is also taking stock of the urgent challenges facing life on earth and reviewing its strategies. The key to future conservation action will lie in reconciling the needs of the environment with those of society in a manner that is equitable and just, and in promoting sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods as well as protecting endangered species and spaces. This document outlines IUCN s Future of Sustainability initiative, the rationale for its implementation, and describes how the conservation movement can play new and decisive roles in the transition to sustainability."

Bucky is a little boy who grows up in an alcoholic household.

Bucky is a little boy who has a friend named Rachel who has Down Syndrome.

Bishop, born Richard Timothy Brown jr. is the son of a pastor and a humble school teacher. Their household emphasized good morals and lived by the word of GOD. The Browns faced a financial problem when his mother was laid off. Losing their house, they were forced to move into the notorious Fort Greene projects in Brooklyn, NY. Growing up a church boy in the projects surrounded by drugs and thugs, Richard had no friends. Until he met Kendu, a fly kid from the streets who accepted him for who he was and they became inseperable like brothers. Bishop seen love for the first time when he was approached by Lisa, the baddest chick from the pj''s. The young couple shared an unconditional love and unbreakable bond. Bishop''s life takes a drastic turn when Kendu is gunned down by one of Shameek''s ruthless soldiers. Not only is Shameek a vicious thug, but he is also the jealous ex-boyfriend of Lisa. Now Bishop is forced to avenge his best friend''s death, while struggling with his morality. To kill is a sin, but he must protect himself and his family by any means necessary. What will Bishop do? This is an invitation for all readers to take a walk through one of New York''s illrest boroughs and indulge into a life of loyalty, faith, love, murder and mayhem...

It was 1929, and young ladies everywhere were dancing to Louie Armstrong, playing Ma Jong and expressing unheard of opinions. Irene Schroeder had opinions of her own, calling her shots (as well as those of her illicit lover) and keeping a life of armed robbery secret from her family during a four-month span. Two days after Christmas, 1929, she met up with State Patrolman Brady Paul, who intended to end her spree with as little disorder as possible. Their meeting at that roadblock began the greatest woman-hunt of the first half of the twentieth century, ended in the electric chair.

Location London is the ultimate companion for anyone with an interest in London''s buzzing film business, whether they be a visitor to England''s capital or an armchair movie-buff. Includes locator maps and comprehensive biography boxes. Full-color photos.

Business to business sales strategies and self improvement strategies.

Real-world solutions for real-world production environments! Luis Cataldi, BlueSky Studios Maya is a very powerful application. Before artists can create and share their ideas and visions, they must understand its complicated tools and learn to harness its power.Inside Maya 5can help develop a functional understanding of Maya''s many tools through solid examples and production-proven methods. From the back cover Are you familiar with the basic Maya tools? Can you complete most tasks with little or no reliance on the help files? Do your questions about Maya center on how to put all the pieces together and use the software in a production setting? If so,Inside Maya 5is just what you want and need. Industry professionals who have worked for such houses as Digital Domain, ILM, PDI/DreamWorks, and Pixar provide insights into making great production decisions that take advantage of the power of Maya without compromising production quality - real-world solutions to real-world challenges! You''ll get coverage of: Using Maya in the digital studio pipeline MEL and the Maya API Modeling techniques for NURBS, polygonal modeling, and subdivision surfaces Modeling characters, sets, and props Maya''s node-based architecture Particles and dynamics Character animation and rigging Lighting, shading and rendering Bonus interviews with Scott Clark (Pixar) and Paul Thuriot (Tippett Studios) The companion CD includes the source files you need to complete the exercises in each chapter.

The director of the Forest Science Centre at Creswick answers criticisms.

This revised and updated new edition retains the clear and powerful argument which characterized the original. It gives a valuable analysis of the theory and practice of sustainable development and suggests that at the start of the new millennium, we should think radically about the challenge of sustainability. Fully revised, this latest edition includes further reading, chapter outlines, chapter summaries and new discussion topics, and explores: the roots of sustainable development thinking and its evolution in the last three decades of the twentieth century the dominant ideas within mainstream sustainable development the nature and diversity of alternative ideas about sustainability the problems of environmental degradation and the environmental impacts of development strategies for building sustainability in development from above and below. Offering a synthesis of theoretical ideas on sustainability based on the industrialized economies of the North and the practical, applied ideas in the South which tend to ignore ''First World'' theory, this important text gives a clear discussion of theory and extensive practical insights drawn from Africa, Latin America and Asia.