Authors:Manuel A.S. Graça, Felix Bärlocher, Mark O. Gessner,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: practical, guide, decomposition, litter, study, methods
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 2007-09-10
List price: $109.00
ISBN-10: 140206568X
ISBN-13: 9781402065682

The primary objective of this book is to provide students and laboratory instructors at universities and professional ecologists with a broad range of established methods to study plant litter decomposition. Detailed protocols for direct use in the field or laboratory are presented in an easy to follow step-by-step format. A short introduction to each protocol reviews the ecological significance and principles of the technique and points to key references.

Author: David Gessner
Publisher: Dartmouth
Keywords: nature, sick
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2005-07-01
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1584654643
ISBN-13: 9781584654643

David Gessner’s Return of the Osprey is "among the classics of American nature writing," said the Boston Globe. So why does this critically acclaimed nature writer now declare himself to be "sick of nature"? In diverse, diverting, and frequently hilarious essays, Gessner wrestles with father figures both biological and literary, reflects on the pleasures and absurdities of the writing life, explores the significance of place for both his work and his sense of well-being, and rails at the confines of the nature genre even as he continues to find fresh inspiration for his writing in the n

Authors:Volkmar Gessner, William L F Felstiner, Richard P Ap
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Keywords: international, onati, series, law, society, transactions, business, networks, legal, culture, global, rules
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2001-12-31
List price: $52.00
ISBN-10: 1841132969
ISBN-13: 9781841132969

International business transactions are heavily influenced by culture, practice and rule. The pursuit of business relationships within nation-states can be subject to differences in the generation of norms and the processing of disputes, but these conflicts are magnified many times over in cross-border transactions where nation-state control and support is weak or absent. This book seeks different explanations of the ways in which business people and their legal advisers try to minimize the effect of these magnified difficulties. At the outset, four sources are suggested through which the inte

Authors:Gereon Meyer, Juergen Valldorf, Wolfgang Gessner,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: sustainability, comfort, vdi, buch, safety, systems, microsystems, automotive, applications, smart, advanced
Number of Pages: 488
Published: 2009-05-01
List price: $169.00
ISBN-10: 3642007449
ISBN-13: 9783642007446

The upcoming change of costumers’ preferences and state regulations towards safety, sustainability and comfort of a car is calling the automotive industry to make the necessary innovations available in order to accelerate its pace on the way out of the economic crisis. Smart miniaturized systems and ICT based solutions are considered the key enablers of future mobility technologies like novel power train concepts including electrical traction, cooperative safety systems, advanced driver assistance systems as well as car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communication. The International

Authors:Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jeff Aubery, Mark
Publisher: HCI
Keywords: soul, golfer, soup, chicken
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 1999-05-13
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 1558746595
ISBN-13: 9781558746596

This inspiring collection of 101 stories from professionals, caddies, and amateur golfers shares the memorable moments of the game when, despite all odds, an impossible shot lands in the perfect position; when a game becomes a lesson in life.

Authors:Wesley Black, Chap Clark, Malan Nel, Mark Senter, Mark
Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties
Keywords: church, ministry, youth, views, four
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2001-02-01
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 0310234050
ISBN-13: 9780310234050

This book delineates four distinct philosophical/ecclesiological views of how youth ministry relates to the church at large.

Authors:Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jeff Aubery, Mark
Publisher: HCI
Keywords: soul, golfer, soup, chicken
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 1999-05-13
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1558746587
ISBN-13: 9781558746589

This inspiring collection of 101 stories from professionals, caddies, and amateur golfers shares the memorable moments of the game when, despite all odds, an impossible shot lands in the perfect position; when a game becomes a lesson in life.