Have you ever seen an antelope the size of a cat, or a frog bigger than a lapdog? What kinds of animals thrive in the Sahara? Earth is full of incredible creatures, all specially adapted to survive in even the most inhospitable environments. This vividly illustrated atlas is the essential wildlife reference, providing a spectacular visual survey of animals and their habitats across the globe. Divided into eight geographic areas and organized by continent and habitat type, The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife leads readers from the Great Barrier Reef to the Appalachians and from the ocean floor to the cloud forests, showcasing in scientific detail the bizarre, beautiful, and highly specialized wildlife of each location. Learn about the critically endangered mountain gorilla, the reptiles of the Everglades, a desert spider that transforms into a wheel,and hundreds of other endemic and endangered species, as well as the threats and challenges they face. *Details the ecology and wildlife of the continents, oceans, and poles * Includes the most up-to-date conservation and preservation data * Features hundreds of beautiful color photographs, illustrations, and maps * Chronicles evolution and adaptation over the ages, as well as current issues * Explores human impacts upon the world's complex ecosystems

The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife

Science & Math

Holing, Dwight

Lumpkin, Susan

Woodruff, David

McKay, George

Bambaradeniya, Channa

Flores, Cinthya

Ginsberg, Joshua

Quilty, Patrick

Woehler, Eric John

Musick, John

Stonehouse, Bernard

Biological Sciences

University of California Press

Since opening on February 1, 1927 with just 12 guest rooms, the Oasis at Death Valley hasachieved preeminence among National Park Resorts. Originally conceived by the PacificCoast Borax Company, the Inn was the answer to the declining mining industry, which hadleft the Death Valley Railroad with nothing to haul. The construction of the Inn helped toshift Death Valley's draw from mining to tourism, bringing a new industry to the Old West.Steeped in history and tradition, the Inn and the Ranch have become as much a destination asthe Park itself. With naturally heated swimming pools, the world's lowest golf course, fourdiamondhospitality and surroundings of unsurpassed natural beauty, the Oasis at Death Valleycreates fond memories that are forever treasured by its guests.

Magnificent Oasis: The History of Furnace Creek Resort and its Transformation into the Oasis of Death Valley

History

Woodruff, Gayle

Americas

Bowker

Money Unmade: Barter and the Fate of Russian Capitalism

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians have seen the ruble steadily lose ground to alternative means of payment such as barter and privately issued quasi-monies. Industry now collects as much as 70 percent of its receipts in nonmonetary form, leaving many firms with too little cash to pay salaries and taxes. In this ground-breaking book on the Russian economy, David Woodruff argues that Moscow's inability to control the nation's currency is not a carry-over from the Soviet past. Rather, the Russian government has failed to build the administrative capacity and political support demanded by monetary consolidation―a neglected but crucial aspect of capitalist statebuilding.
Drawing on a vast array of empirical evidence, Woodruff shows how the widespread use of barter arose as local authorities tried to protect industry against the destructive effects of price increases and crude tax and accounting systems. As businesses fled or were driven from the money economy, provincial governments invented new ways to tax in kind and issued substitutes for the ruble. In turn, the federal authorities, unable to coerce firms either to operate in the money economy or to abandon business altogether, were forced to make accommodations to barter and to ruble alternatives. Woodruff describes the enormous fiscal difficulties that resulted and recounts the intense political battles over attempts to address the problem.
Through an overview of monetary consolidation in other nations, Woodruff demonstrates that the struggles of the new Russian state have much to teach us about the political history of money worldwide. Sovereignty over money cannot, he argues, be imposed by government on a recalcitrant society. Nor can it be assumed as a by-product of disciplined policies aimed at market reform. Monetary consolidation is, at heart, a political achievement requiring political support.

Business & Money

Economics

Cornell University Press

This comprehensive bibliography of the Russian Modernist holdings of the Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities comprises both published and unpublished material dating from approximately 1905 to 1941, an era that saw unprecedented political change and an explosion of new artistic strategies. The Research Institute's holdings include Russian and foreign-language translations of Russian texts, exhibition and museum catalogues, children's books, limited editions, journals, lithographs, offprints, pamphlets, collected papers, photographic albums, plays, portfolios, posters, songs, and transcripts. This extensive reference will be essential for librarians, scholars, students, and rare book dealers.

Russian Modernism: The Collections of the Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities, Part 1 (Bibliographies & Dossiers)

Arts & Photography

Grubisic, Ljiljana

History & Criticism

Getty Research Institute

Since opening on February 1, 1927, with just 12 guest rooms, Furnace Creek Resort has achieved preeminence among US National Park lodges and hotels. Conceived by the Pacific Coast Borax Company in 1926, the inn was the answer to the declining mining industry, which had left the Death Valley Railroad with nothing to haul. The construction of Furnace Creek Inn helped to shift Death Valley's draw from mining to tourism, bringing a new industry to the Old West. Steeped in history and tradition, the inn and the ranch have become as much a destination as the park itself. With naturally heated swimming pools, the world's lowest golf course, four-diamond hospitality, and surroundings of unsurpassed natural beauty, Furnace Creek offers experiences that are long remembered by its guests.

Furnace Creek Resort (Images of America)

Industries

Arcadia Publishing

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