Living organisms are subject to fluctuating environmental conditions. Whereas most animals are able to move away from unfavourable conditions, plants are sessile and so must cope with whatever comes their way. Of all the environmental cues that challenge the developing plant, light can probably be considered to be the most important....

ESSENTIALS OF MANAGING TREASURY Treasury is the financial hub of an organization-a hub with many spokes. This concise reference describes each functional area within treasury and includes guidelines for best practices and revelant technologies....

A concise introduction to financial risk management strategies, policies, and techniques This ideal guide for business professionals focuses on strategic and management issues associated with financial risk....

The small town of Rivelou is hiding secrets, and they are about to claw their way to the surface.Ana Dugan used to enjoy her nighttime walks through her quaint college town, but all of that changes when a handsome stranger rescues her from an attack....

Karen Hickman’s brother Steve was killed in Vietnam. She has since learned so much from others that were in Vietnam when her brother was killed concerning the circumstances surrounding his death....

"Ten essays, each with extensive citations, by prominent German and US scholars consider significant themes in German history.A clearly organized 'selected bibliography' adds to its importance for students and scholars interested in this path breaking shift toward a more balanced understanding of Germany's history....

Do You Have the Life You Want?Each person is entitled to have "the good life." Most don't experience this because of getting caught up in reacting, continually recycling old patterns that keep you stuck and emotionally frozen....

The world is on the threshold of major changes as mutants come out of hiding and start taking their rightful place among normal humans. But can these powerful mutants really overcome the fear and suspicions of non-mutants to be able to co-exist peacefully? ** And what of the problems when a "null" mutant starts to change?...

This book will be a practical guide to developing and implementing online courses. It is based ona model now in use at Paris Junior College in Paris, TX which has often resulted in retention ratesof over 90%. It will be a comprehensive practitioner's guide including information on retentionand multimedia support....

In Karen Hood-Caddy's third inspiring novel featuring environmentalist heroine Jessie Dearborn, Jessie is concerned about the health of the water in her northern town. ...

There are three main threads in Karen Harrison’s poetry, which intertwine: nature, God and her personal life. But they are not simply ontological, they belong to each other, they widen each other, they talk amongst themselves....

This beautiful set of elegant, delicate drawings create imaginative landscapes for readers to fill with their minds. This collection is particularly concerned with the bloom and growth of spring, nature and humanity intertwined and contorted into amorphous beauty....