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In the spring of 1969 a small meeting was convened at the CSIRO
Riverina Laboratory, Deniliquin, New South Wales, to discuss the
biology of the genus Atriplex, a group of plants considered by
those who attended to be of profound importance both in relation to
range management in the region and as a tool in physiological
research. The brief report of this meeting (Jones, 1970) now serves
as a marker for the subsequent remarkable increase in research on
this genus, and served then to interest the editors of the
Ecological Studies Series in the present volume. This was an
exciting time in plant physiology, particularly in the areas of ion
absorption and photosynthesis, and unknowingly several laboratories
were engaged in parallel studies of these processes using the genus
Atriplex. It was also a time at which it seemed that numerical
methods in plant ecology could be used to delineate significant
processes in arid shrubland ecosystems. Nevertheless, to presume to
illustrate and integrate plant physiology and ecology using
examples from a single genus was to presume much. The deficiencies
which became increasingly apparent during the preparation of the
present book were responsible for much new research described in
these pages.
"All you have to do is . . . " are, according to DJ Anderson, the
six most dangerous words. How often have the complexities of a
human life been distilled into this simple catch phrase in order to
explain it all? Using a blog she has called "The Six Most Dangerous
Words," Anderson's goal in posting is to focus on the absurdity of
trying to dilute each story into a "category" and then expose the
web of intricate emotional decisions that actually led to its
outcome. Some of her stories are non-fiction-character studies of
real people, using their real names . . . in many ways, tributes.
Some of her stories are thinly disguised as fiction. To those who
know her best, she says, "It won't be hard to make the connections
back to the non-fictionalized circumstances that gave rise to these
accounts." One of the things Anderson has learned about writing
from memory is that her memory is sometimes not very reliable. Not
wanting to be held accountable for details that she's filled in for
the sake of the storytelling, she categorizes these stories as
fiction. As a colleague's father used to say, "Don't let facts
interfere with the telling of a good story." Finally, some of
Anderson's stories are a complete fabrication coming entirely from
her imagination. She occasionally throws in a poem here and there
to change the pace. Volume I of "The Six Most Dangerous Words" is a
collection of the first two years of blog postings. Additional
stories can be found on the web at authordjanderson.blogspot.com
From author DJ Anderson comes a first novel full of heartache and
honest truths about the human heart. Anderson's rich, textured
storytelling and deep understanding of untold desires weave a
striking romance on par with the best literary women's fiction.
This intimate portrait of a modern woman, torn between the life she
has chosen and the road not taken, will strike a chord with readers
in their fifties as in their twenties. Set on the shores of Lake
Michigan, Mercy of the Fallen follows the secret, failed romance
between Elizabeth Sawyer and Simon Walker as they journey from
adolescence into adulthood. Across time, distance, and lives that
have grown entirely separate, they manage to keep track of each
other through their mutual friend Sara Foley who inadvertently
brings them to another crossroads. Delving into the often untold
"What if?" questions of life, Mercy of the Fallen is a page-turning
tale of forgiveness and redemption.
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