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  The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals

  Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins,...

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  Learn the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names with this informative reference guide. 
   
  Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named? Or Husson, the eponym for the rat Hydromys hussoni? Or the Geoffroy whose name is forever linked to Geoffroy's cat? This unique reference provides a brief look at the real lives behind the scientific and vernacular mammal names one encounters in field guides, textbooks, journal articles, and other scholarly works. 
   
  Arranged to mirror standard dictionaries, the more than 1,300 entries included here explain the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names. Each bio-sketch lists the scientific and common-language names of all species named after the person, outlines the individual’s major contributions to mammalogy and other branches of zoology, and includes brief information about his or her mammalian namesake’s distribution. The two appendixes list scientific and common names for ease of reference, and, where appropriate, individual entries include mammals commonly—but mistakenly—believed to be named after people. 
   
  The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals is a highly readable and informative guide to the people whose names are immortalized in mammal nomenclature. 
   
  “A small treasure trove of information about the people whose names are immortalized in mammalian nomenclature. Given that we mammalogists are prone to ancestor worship, I expect it to be a best-seller.” —Don E. Wilson, Journal of Mammalian Evolution 
   
  “This is a great reference for the mammalogy professional or student, or the curious naturalist.” —Wildlife Activist 
   
  “This is a splendid book which fills a real gap in zoological literature.” —Nicholas Gould, International Zoo News

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  Thin Places - A Natural History...

  Kerri ní Dochartaigh

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  Kerri ní Dochartaigh was born in Derry, on the border of the North and South of Ireland, at the very height of the Troubles. She was brought up on a council estate on the wrong side of town—although for her family, and many others, there was no right side. One parent was Catholic, the other was Protestant. In the space of one year, they were forced out of two homes. When she was eleven, a homemade bomb was thrown through her bedroom window. Terror was in the very fabric of the city, and for families like ní Dochartaigh's, the ones who fell between the cracks of identity, it seemed there was no escape.In Thin Places, a luminous blend of memoir, history, and nature writing, ní Dochartaigh explores how nature kept her sane and helped her heal, how violence and poverty are never more than a stone's throw from beauty and hope, and how we are, once again, allowing our borders to become hard and terror to creep back in. Ní Dochartaigh asks us to reclaim our landscape through language and study, and remember that the land we fight over is much more than lines on a map. It will always be ours, but—at the same time—it never really was.

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  Under the Big Tree -...

  Ellen Agler, Mojie Crigler

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  Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over one billion of the world's poorest people. More than 170,000 people die from NTDs each year, and many more suffer from blindness, disability, disfigurement, cognitive impairment, and stunted growth. Yet NTDs are treatable and preventable, and the annual cost of treatment is incredibly low. 
  In Under the Big Tree, public health leader Ellen Agler and award-winning writer Mojie Crigler tell the moving stories of those struggling with these diseases and the life-saving work that can be—and has been—done to combat these NTDs. They introduce listeners to people from all walks of life—from car washers in Lake Victoria and surgeons on motorbikes to under-resourced local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and Big Pharma scientists—as they chronicle what has been called the largest public health program in the world. 
  On the one hand, the solutions are simple: deliver medication to people who need it and leverage local systems to offer prevention, treatment, and education. On the other hand, solutions are complex: navigating local and national politics, delivering treatment to some of the most remote, vulnerable communities, and coordinating global and local donors, international NGOs, thousands of health workers, and millions of citizens.

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  LLC Beginner's Guide - The Most...

  Thomas Newton

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  Are you looking for a complete LLC set-up guide and want to make sure you do it right? 
  If you have decided to become your own boss and want to save money while setting up your own LLC, this book may be your perfect choice, so please keep reading… 
  LLC is undoubtedly the best structure for any business owner who wants a safe and easy to manage system to start, run, and own a successful business. This book will be your ideal money-saving partner and lead you through every single step to make sure you do it right.Check out what’s inside:Benefits of LLC for Small Business and why it is your best first choice for a perfect company structure?LLC Operating Agreement, what it is and what you need to know about it?How to Start an LLC? A simple way to start your own Limited Liability CompanyWhat are the differences between Corporation Inc and LLC, and why should you not consider both?Is an LLC the best for you and your business?How to Set Up Your Own LLC – a complete, step-by-step system to start and run your Limited CompanyCommon Mistakes and Pitfalls to Avoid When Forming an LLCAre you a property owner? This chapter is exclusive just for you!So much more! 
  And even if you have never been a business owner until now, don’t worry. This book will take you by the hand and lead you through every single step!So Don’t Wait, Scroll Up, Download this Audiobook, and Start Building the Steps Towards Success Today!

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  The End of the River - Dams...

  Brian Harvey

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  “[Harvey] may have created a new literary genre: science travel writing . . . travelogue, autobiography, history, and even fantasy romp alongside the biology” (Quill & Quire).   When biologist Brian Harvey saw a thousand fish blundering into a Brazilian dam, he asked the obvious: What’s going to happen to them? The End of the River is the story of his long search for an answer.   Harvey takes readers from a fisheries patrol boat on the Fraser River to the great Tsukiji fish market in Japan, with stops in the Philippines, Thailand, and assorted South American countries. Finally, in the arid outback of northeast Brazil, against a backdrop of a multi-billion-dollar river project nobody seems to want, he finds a small-scale answer to his simple question.   In recounting his journey, he populates his story with characters both real and imagined, human and otherwise—a six-foot endangered catfish; a Canadian professor with a weakness for Thai bar girls; a chain-smoking Brazilian with a passion for her river; a drug-addled stick-up artist. The End of the River is about fishermen, fish farmers, and fish cops; there are scientists and shysters as well as a few Colombian narcotráficos and some very drunk, very hairy Brazilian men in thongs. From the founder of the World Fisheries Trust, Harvey introduces a new kind of writing about the environment, as far off the beaten track as you can get in a Land Rover driven by a female Colombian biologist whose favorite expression is “No hay via!”—meaning, “no road!”   “[A] freewheeling and vividly written essay on the mysteries and longings of what it is to be human in a world of cynicism and loss—and more significantly, what it is to be hopeful, to persevere, in the search for redemption and beauty . . . A brilliant and instructive book . . . recalls the travel writing of one of Harvey’s heroes, Sir Richard Burton.” —The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

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  Ultimate Nuxtjs for Full-Stack...

  Lau Kok

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  Build slim SSR and SSG Nuxt applications with Composition API, remote Node.js applications, and PHP applications for projects that scale and require better maintenance.
  Book Description
  Unlock the true potential of Nuxt.js with this comprehensive guide. The book explores the intricacies of Nuxt.js, with a primary focus on addressing scalability challenges inherent in web applications. Readers will acquire the expertise to efficiently separate APIs and data management from Nuxt projects, thereby significantly enhancing maintainability. This journey is complemented by harnessing the potent Nitro Server Engine, enabling the seamless construction of full-stack web applications using Nuxt alone, ensuring a harmonious blend of efficiency and scalability.
  The book will help navigate the complexities of large-scale Nuxt projects, uncovering the integration of remote Node.js and PHP applications to streamline API and data management processes. Practical insights abound, offering a deep understanding of effective data handling and API management using prominent technologies such as MongoDB, MariaDB, RethinkDB, and GraphQL tailored specifically for Nuxt applications. By the end of the book you will create static site generation (SSG) Nuxt applications paired with WordPress to optimize production performance.
  Table of Contents
  1. Introducing Advanced Nuxt Web Development
  2. Creating Pages, Layouts, Composables, Plugins, Utilities, and Middleware
  3. Managing Assets and Adding UI Frameworks
  4. Fetching Data and Handling Errors
  5. Managing States and Stores
  6. Managing Data with Nitro Server Engine in Nuxt
  7. Managing Data with Node.js Apps for Nuxt
  8. Managing Database with PHP Apps for Nuxt
  9. Building GraphQL Layers with MongoDB, WordPress, and GraphQL Tools for Nuxt
  10. Creating SSG Sites with Nuxt and WordPress and Going Further     
  Index

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