John Turner

Harold Macmillan presided over the dissolution of the British Empire and the first stages of irreversible economic decline. It was an unlucky end to a political career which had seen Britain's steady extinction as a Great Power, and his reputation will depend on how posterity judges his understanding of these changes, and his skill in adapting himself and his country to meet them. This short but trenchant study of his aims, abilities and achievements concentrates on the premiership, against the background of his political education and rise to power.

Jake Donahue is a man haunted by past misdeeds. Bruce McAlister is an up-and-coming evangelist with ambitious plans for a new California megachurch. Together, the two men share a dark secret. When Jake returns home to Orange County after years spent on the road, he sets into motion a spiraling series of events leading to tragic consequences. Drowning in the Sea of Cortez is a gritty, emotional journey through three decades of guilt, repentance, and uncontrolled ego. As Jake seeks to repair his damaged soul, Bruce is determined to keep the past buried, and to secure his own destiny at any cost.

"A singularly effective guide. Inspired concept. Highly recommended " George Plimpton noted on the first edition of John Turner's classic guide to the natural world of Long Island. Now Turner, one of New York's most knowledgeable and eloquent naturalists, has produced a new edition, greatly expanded and thoroughly updated. With more than 80 photos by leading nature photographers and 24 line drawings by artist Maria T. Hoffman, the new edition offers a rich experience of the "Other" Long Island-the one far removed from the malls and highways, developments and office parks. It's remarkable that so much of the natural world remains to explore in this limited space that is also home to nearly eight million people (as well the native fauna Turner so affectionately describes). Turner discusses nearly 300 species of flora and fauna that call Long Island home-an abundance that is due in no small part to the island's unusually varied ecology. Exploring the Other Island offers 41 chapters and 14 additional essays divided by season. But it is also truly a guidebook. Each section concludes with notes on Where to see what has been discussed, and When. The Index of Species is a valuable reference. The Index of Locations lists a remarkable 116 local, county, state, and national parks and other destinations. If you find yourself, for example, in Caumsett State Park just turn to the Locations Index to discover what to look for. There are also four appendixes to guide you to further study.

The history and causes of America's entry into World War I. Edward Grey could have prevented war if he had done either of two things. If he had acceded to the urging of France and Russia and given a strong warning to Germany that, in a European War, England would take the side of the Franco-Russian Alliance. If he had listened to German urging, and warned France and Russia that if they became involved in war, England would remain neutral.

Jackson Thomas and Vince Taylor are friends, and right now their lives are going off the rails, fast. When the opportunity comes along to do a little favor for a guy, both men jump on it, thinking it's just what they need to set things right. And so begins an incredible odyssey that will take the two friends deep into the badlands of Mexico, and straight into a tangled web of deception. Pursuing an enigma named Benjie Cole, Jackson and Vince enter a world where nothing is as it seems, and tragic consequences await those who tread foolishly. Dodging Bullets is a thrill-ride mystery, and a journey of self-discovery for two broken men looking for spare parts.

When Sam Stoneman disappeared in November 1989, the bottom fell out of Mason Tanner's life. Sam and Mason were best friends, and it was on a ski trip together in the Sierra Nevada Mountains that the unthinkable happened. A chance encounter with a creep in a bar set events into motion, and when it was over, Sam was gone. In the aftermath, Mason could never shake the feeling that he was responsible. The guilt nearly killed him. Years later, Mason has turned his life around, the heartbreak and destructive living rooted in that long-ago night finally behind him. But the past remains, and when Mason's girlfriend resurrects Sam's case, it sets them both on a terrifying course of no return. The investigation leads to Bridgeport, California, in the Eastern Sierra. From there, an epic showdown awaits at the infamous ghost town in Bodie. The old mining camp holds many secrets, and as Mason draws closer to a horrible truth, he will need all his cunning and courage to face down Sam's killer.

Discover from Old Testament Hebrew prophecies, hidden in the annual Jewish celebrations, the ways that God sought to prepare the Jewish people for the coming of their Messiah. He has come as the Passover Lamb of God, and will return soon as the Redeemer of the Nation. The spring feasts of Passover, First Fruits, Unleavened Bread and Pentecost teach us many important truths about the salvation of God, and about the life of victory and celebration he intends for his people to live in this world. The fall feasts, that await the culmination of their prophetic fulfillment, prefigure the return of our Redeemer in glory and power to establish his Kingdom on the earth. The Jewish calendar confirms hidden details of the fulfillment of all these feasts, past and future. A detailed gospel harmony, blended with historical fact, with dates and times for many of the events of surrounding the Last Supper, reveals evidence of how the divine plan brought about the crucifixion, and what took place in the days that followed.

"Take This Journey With Me" is a collection of poems that endeavors to take you through the journey of life; as it was in the past, as it is in the present, and as it believes it will be, in the future.

The polar regions have experienced some remarkable environmental changes in recent decades, such as the Antarctic ozone hole, the loss of large amounts of sea ice from the Arctic Ocean and major warming on the Antarctic Peninsula. The polar regions are also predicted to warm more than any other region on Earth over the next century if greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise. Yet trying to separate natural climate variability from anthropogenic factors still presents many problems. This book presents a thorough review of how the polar climates have changed over the last million years and sets recent changes within a long term perspective. The approach taken is highly cross-disciplinary and the close links between the atmosphere, ocean and ice at high latitudes are stressed. The volume will be invaluable for researchers and advanced students in polar science, climatology, global change, meteorology, oceanography and glaciology.

Sensors are the eyes, ears, and more, of the modern engineered product or system. The modern automobile would not be what it is today without an entire battery of sensors that monitor, and control, everything from engine performance to passenger safety and comfort. This authoritative reference work, part of Momentum Press's new Sensors Technology series, edited by Dr. Joe Watson, will offer a complete review of all sensors and their associated controls systems typically found in the modern automotive vehicle. Readers will find invaluable data and guidance on:Automotive 'telematics'Both on-vehicle sensors as well as outdoor highway sensors for traffic controlPower train, ignition control, fuel control, emission control, suspension control, braking and traction controlUse of capacitive sensors for proximity monitoring

When Lloyd George became Prime Minister during the First World War he appointed a private secretariat to help him run the complex machinery of wartime government. This book, drawing extensively on private and public archives, describes the work of that Secretariat during its two years of existence and discusses its contribution to policy-making and to the development of the Prime Minister's office. The 'Garden Suburb', so named from its temporary offices in the garden of 10 Downing Street, has won a poor reputation. Contemporaries described it as a nest of intrigue and imperialist, anti-democratic sentiment which helped to turn Lloyd George from a great Radical into a cynical dictator; and historians have tended to accept their word. This examination reveals a different picture. On the one hand, wartime government was imperfectly co-ordinated, and members of the Secretariat performed a genuine administrative task in helping Lloyd George to supervise it and save it from breakdown, although their small number and limited resources allowed them to cover only a few politically sensitive questions. On the other hand, the Garden Suburb was more eclectic in its ideological and political affiliations than has been allowed. Home Rule, collective security, temperance, state supervision of industry, Christian Science and the revival of agriculture, as well as imperial unity and opposition to socialism, each contributed through the Secretariat to the climate of ideas in which policy was made.

Dem komplexer werdenden Immobilienmarkt ist das konventionelle Wertermittlungssystem in Deutschland nicht mehr adäquat. Insbesondere international agierende Investoren benötigen marktgerechte Bewertungsmethoden, um Immobilienanlagen miteinander vergleichen zu können. Das vorliegende Buch beschreibt klar und praxisnah, welche Wertermittlungsverfahren international Verwendung finden. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei die direkte Vergleichswertmethode, die Investmentmethode, die Residualwertmethode, die Gewinnmethode und das internationale Sachwertverfahren. Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele werden die Vor- und Nachteile der einzelnen Verfahren aufgedeckt, um dann ihre Anwendbarkeit zu einzelnen Bewertungszwecken zu prüfen.

This book is about how and why we express ourselves the way we do. It offers new ways of understanding areas relating to what makes us perform the way we do - the theatre of our face, non-verbal communication, posture and movement - and it gives signposts as to how we can become more effective in how we communicate and express ourselves. This book encourages us to wonder about how and why we are made the way we are, and the potential we have as performers. It prompts us to search amongst the familiar in and around us and to hopefully come to new and more insightful eyes.

Apress' The Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming is a clear, concise treatment of creating clients and servers under the Linux operating system. The book assumes that the reader knows C and has experience developing code on Linux, but provides everything else a programmer needs for real-world network programming, including design, implementation, debugging, and security. Readers will learn about the many kinds of socket types, sessioned vs. sessionless protocols, how to build a custom protocol, encryption, how to use SSL, and how to tunnel data. Ur innehållet: Networks and Protocols.- Base Functions.- General Network Sockets.- Protocols.- Client-Server Architecture.- Implementing Custom Protocols.- Considerations.- Debugging and Development Cycle.- Case Study: A Networked Application.- Securing Network Communication.- Authentication and Data Signing.- Designing for Security.- Case Study: A Secure Network Application.- Appendix A: IPv6 for Linux.- Appendix B: Raw Sockets.- Appendix C: Kernel Tuning.