This definitive guide provides advanced students and researchers with a detailed yet accessible overview of all of the central topics of meteor science. Leading figures from the field summarise their active research on themes ranging from the physical composition of meteoroids to the most recent optical and radar observations and ongoing theoretical developments. Crucial practical issues are also considered, such as the risk posed by meteoroids - to spacecraft, and on the ground - and future avenues of research are explored. Taking advantage of the latest dynamical models, insights are offered into meteor flight phenomena and the evolution of meteoroid streams and complexes, as well as describing the in-depth laboratory analysis of recovered material. The rapid rate of progress in twenty-first-century research makes this volume essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand how recent developments broaden our understanding of meteors, meteoroids and their origins.

Since the 1980s, a renewed understanding of molecular development has afforded an unprecedented level of knowledge of the mechanisms by which phenotype in animals and plants has evolved. In this volume, top scientists in these fields provide perspectives on how molecular data in biology help to elucidate key questions in estimating paleontological divergence and in understanding the mechanisms behind phenotypic evolution. Paleobiological questions such as genome size, digit homologies, genetic control cascades behind phenotype, estimates of vertebrate divergence dates, and rates of morphological evolution are addressed, with a special emphasis on how molecular biology can inform paleontology, directly and indirectly, to better understand life's past. Highlighting a significant shift towards interdisciplinary collaboration, this is a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in the integration of organismal and molecular biology.

Former government agent Robert Bohnert has left the life behind-but it won't leave him. Broken by the destruction of his family, he agrees to one last job-this time for the other side. As a "straightforward" diamond smuggling operation goes south-literally-Bohnert finds himself trekking through Mexico, pursued by a dangerous alcoholic smuggler, a cross-dressing hit man, and a psychotic meth addict. An unlikely love story complicates his flight, as the woman who defects from his pursuers becomes the one person who might offer him salvation, and Bohnert tries to follow an ever-more-complicated trail-one that leads to a confrontation with violence he never could have imagined. "For fans of the TV show "24," this should fit the bill....(K)ill a few hours enjoying the suspense and human drama." - Publishers Weekly

Finalist for Best Literary Fiction - (eFestival of Words). Monroe Colson, a successful children's book illustrator living in small-town Texas, baffles family and friends when he unceremoniously announces he's moving to Mexico, ostensibly to paint. In Mexico, the true nature of his mysterious behavior not only comes to light, but takes an unexpected turn when he runs into a vibrant young American woman who has been abandoned, penniless, by her fiance. This emotionally powerful and often humorous story with its controversial resolution is a poignant testament to love and the resilience of the human heart.

One of the non-canonical books referenced in the Bible, The Book of Jasher spans the Bible books of Genesis through Joshua. For many, this ancient manuscript fills in blanks left by some biblical accounts - including the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, and the Tower of Babel. The Book of Jasher provides readers with interesting, important, and perhaps otherwise ignored insights into the first 2,000 years of biblical history.

Can a scientist believe in God? Does the ongoing debate between some evolutionists and evangelicals show that the two sides are irreconcilable? As a paleontologist and a religious believer, Robert Asher constantly confronts the perceived conflict between his occupation and his faith. In the course of his scientific work, he has found that no other theory comes close to Darwin's as an explanation for our world's incredible biodiversity. Recounting discoveries in molecular biology, paleontology and development, Asher reveals the remarkable evidence in favor of Darwinian evolution. In outlining the scope of Darwin's idea, Asher shows how evolution describes the cause of biodiversity, rather than the agency behind it. He draws a line between superstition and religion, recognizing that atheism is not the inevitable conclusion of evolutionary theory. By liberating evolution from its misappropriated religious implications, Asher promotes a balanced awareness that contributes to our understanding of biology and Earth history.

The Book of Jasher covers the Mosaic period of the Bible presented in Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua in greater detail and with explanations not found in the present Old Testament Documents. This apocryphal book of the Bible has been considered by some to be the original beginning to the Bible and is referenced in both the Book of Joshua and the Second Book of Samuel. Is not this written in the Book of Jasher?-Joshua, X. 13. Behold it is written in the Book of Jasher.-II. Samuel, I. 18

An Unabridged, Unaltered Edition of All Ninety-One Chapters, To Include a Comprehensive Table of Contents and Any Original Hebrew Text

On 20 April 2010, an explosion of fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. This resulted in eleven worker fatalities, a massive oil release and a national response effort in the Gulf of Mexico region by the federal and state governments. This book explores the issues that have arisen from this crisis, as well as how the spill affects the national energy policy, and the trade-offs between energy needs, risks of deepwater drilling and protection of natural resources and amenities