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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Martha Summerhayes was a respectable Victorian lady when she left
civilized society behind, in 1874, to follow her cavalry-officer
husband West, to the Wyoming Territory and then to unknown and
inaccessible Arizona. Written "at the urgent and ceaseless request"
of her children and first published in 1908, this compulsively
readable account of her life on the frontier is a unique document
of the American exploration and settling of the West, offering a
little-heard woman's perspective on an historical era that
continues to echo in contemporary American society. From the
deprivations of her kitchen-where she has no choice but to make do
with army pots and pans designed for cooking for dozens-to
terrifying encounters with wildlife, attacks by Indians, and the
challenge of giving birth alone, Summerhayes' indomitable spirit
and sense of adventure shines through.
A lady, the desert, the army and the Apaches
This is the account of the life of a young army wife who followed
her husband-a second lieutenant of infantry-after the turbulent
years of the American Civil War, in which he had served, to what
was considered the wildest and most remote of frontier outposts in
the American south west. Life within the Army in Arizona came as
something of a cultural shock to this gentle lady of New England
who knew nothing of housekeeping-indeed she did not even know how
to pack. This absorbing book takes us together with its author on a
rights of passage experience as she lived, travelled, camped and
came to have affection for the untamed land. Her husband was
constantly engaged in campaigns against the Apache and Martha
Summerhayes experience of them in peace and war also adds flavour
to this unforgettable life of a woman in frontier days. Available
in soft cover and hard cover with dust jacket for collectors.
The growth in chemotherapy has led to a great need for all those
involved to be familiar with safe procedures based on best
evidence-based practice. Practical Chemotherapy: a
multidisciplinary guide is a comprehensive and straightforward
guide describing over 70 widely used chemotherapy regimens, helping
to make their prescription and administration safer and less
problematic. Checklists throughout the book are specifically
tailored for the needs of each professional group involved in
treatment, and are intended to help prevent potentially serious
mistakes that can occur. This book is unique in its practical
emphasis and will be invaluable for doctors, pharmacists and nurses
working in oncology and haematology.
Understanding the Oceans brings together an internationally
distinguished group of authors to consider the enormous advances in
marine science that have been achieved since the voyages of HMS
Challenger a century ago. The whole book draws inspiration from the
seminal contribution made by the research conducted on those
voyages, and each contributor considers the significance of the
findings, relating them to the exciting developments of today and
tomorrow.
Covering the whole spectrum of the marine sciences, the book has
been written and edited very much with the non-specialist reader in
mind. Marine scientists, whether students or researchers, will
welcome this authoritative sweep through the history of their
subject through to the present day; other scientists will find the
book to be an accessible and informative introduction to marine
science and its historical roots.
Providing a unique collection of perspectives on the persistence of
documentary as a vital and dynamic media form within a digital
world, New Documentary Ecologies traces this form through new
opportunities of creating media, new platforms of distribution and
new ways for audiences to engage with the real.
Client experience (CX) is by no means a new concept. Ever since the
service industry came into being, providing excellent customer
service has been a key concern, with particular focus on how the
client experiences the service they are receiving. Yet, client
experience is rarely delivered well. Inconsistencies, errors, and
an endlessly unanswered phone lead to frustration on the part of
the client, and a feeling that they are worth little more than a
signature on the monthly timesheet. So, how do law firms, and
individual lawyers, ensure they exceed expectations, and deliver
the best customer experience possible? And what benefits - tangible
and intangible - does this bring? Innovations in Client Experience
brings together a collection of global contributors, giving their
thoughts and advice on how the legal profession can up its game in
client experience, offering innovative strategies and pragmatic
advice to those law firms concerned they need to improve their CX.
Understanding the Oceans brings together an internationally
distinguished group of authors to consider the enormous advances in
marine science that have been achieved since the voyages of HMS
Challenger a century ago. The whole book draws inspiration from the
seminal contribution made by the research conducted on those
voyages, and each contributor considers the significance of the
findings, relating them to the exciting developments of today and
tomorrow. Covering the whole spectrum of the marine sciences, the
book has been written and edited very much with the non-specialist
reader in mind. Marine scientists, whether students or researchers,
will welcome this authoritative sweep through the history of their
subject through to the present day; other scientists will find the
book to be an accessible and informative introduction to marine
science and its historical roots.
For most people, planet Earth's icy parts remain out of sight and
out of mind. Yet it is the melting of ice that will both raise sea
level and warm the climate further by reducing the white surfaces
that reflect solar energy back into space. In effect, our icy
places act as the world's refrigerator, helping to keep our climate
relatively cool. The Icy Planet lays out carbon dioxide's role as
the control knob of our climate over the past 1000 million years,
then explores what is happening to ice and snow in Antarctica, the
Arctic and the high mountains. Colin Summerhayes takes readers to
the world's icy places to see what is happening to its ice, snow,
and permafrost. He recounts tales from his own visits to these
frozen landscapes, shining a light on some of the wonders he has
encountered in his travels. He also brings together pieces of the
climate story from different scientific disciplines, and from the
past and the present, to illustrate how Earth's climate system
works. Utilizing geological records of climate change alongside new
technologies in ice coring, Summerhayes crafts a detailed and
compelling record of Earth's climate history and examines how that
can be used as a window into our future.
Life on our planet depends upon having a climate that changes
within narrow limits - not too hot for the oceans to boil away nor
too cold for the planet to freeze over. Over the past billion years
Earth's average temperature has stayed close to 14-15 DegreesC,
oscillating between warm greenhouse states and cold icehouse
states. We live with variation, but a variation with limits.
Paleoclimatology is the science of understanding and explaining
those variations, those limits, and the forces that control them.
Without that understanding we will not be able to foresee future
change accurately as our population grows. Our impact on the planet
is now equal to a geological force, such that many geologists now
see us as living in a new geological era - the Anthropocene.
Paleoclimatology describes Earth's passage through the greenhouse
and icehouse worlds of the past 800 million years, including the
glaciations of Snowball Earth in a world that was then free of land
plants. It describes the operation of the Earth's thermostat, which
keeps the planet fit for life, and its control by interactions
between greenhouse gases, land plants, chemical weathering,
continental motions, volcanic activity, orbital change and solar
variability. It explains how we arrived at our current
understanding of the climate system, by reviewing the contributions
of scientists since the mid-1700s, showing how their ideas were
modified as science progressed. And it includes reflections based
on the author's involvement in palaeoclimatic research. The book
will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of
thought about future climate change. It will be an invaluable
course reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students in
geology, climatology, oceanography and the history of science. "A
real tour-de-force! An outstanding summary not only of the science
and what needs to be done, but also the challenges that are a
consequence of psychological and cultural baggage that threatens
not only the survival of our own species but the many others we are
eliminating as well." Peter Barrett Emeritus Professor of Geology,
Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, New
Zealand "What a remarkable and wonderful synthesis... it will be a
wonderful source of [paleoclimate] information and insights."
Christopher R. Scotese Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary
Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Providing a unique collection of perspectives on the persistence of
documentary as a vital and dynamic media form within a digital
world, New Documentary Ecologies traces this form through new
opportunities of creating media, new platforms of distribution and
new ways for audiences to engage with the real.
In 2003, My Little Pony collectors had something to celebrate as
Hasbro reintroduced their beloved brand of brightly colored ponies
for a third time. For collectors, this third generation (commonly
called G3) has not only recreated the thrill of the hunt, but also
offered a chance to pass the hobby of collecting down to the next
generation. Summer Hayes has compiled the first guide to these new
MLP items, complete with hundreds of full color photos of all
ponies, accessories and playsets both with and without their
packaging. With in depth coverage of each MLP item released since
2003 until today, online sellers or collectors will find on each
page not only detailed photos for easy identification, but also
handy checklists to keep track of accessories and other items that
originally came with each set. Covering all sets, variants, and
special offers throughout the My Little Pony Celebration,
Friendship Ball, Butterfly Island, and Crystal Princess sets, The
My Little Pony G3 Collector's Inventory is designed to assist the
collector of any age or experience level to identify, organize and
complete their collection
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM
Regulations 2007) is a revision of a major piece of legislation
within the wide portfolio of construction-related legislation. It
seeks to improve the long term health and safety performance of the
UK construction industry, with ownership of health and safety
proactively undertaken by the integrated project team.
Good design has always embraced health and safety issues and
design teams remain essential players as well as key contributors
and communicators in matters of health and safety management.
Designers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their designs
account for health and safety at all stages within the holistic
envelope of construction.
"Design Risk Management: Contribution to Health and Safety"
gives detailed guidance to construction practitioners with design
responsibility on how to identify and manage health and safety
risks, and on the design strategies to be followed. It seeks to
focus on accountability with due emphasis on the minimisation of
unnecessary bureaucracy and offers documentation trails that
provide an insight to managing risk and not paperwork. Subsequently
it offers a process by which designers can discharge their duties
in compliance with the CDM Regulations.
The Anthropocene, a term launched into public debate by Nobel Prize
winner Paul Crutzen, has been used informally to describe the time
period during which human actions have had a drastic effect on the
Earth and its ecosystems. This book presents evidence for defining
the Anthropocene as a geological epoch, written by the high-profile
international team analysing its potential addition to the
geological time scale. The evidence ranges from chemical signals
arising from pollution, to landscape changes associated with
urbanisation, and biological changes associated with species
invasion and extinctions. Global environmental change is placed
within the context of planetary processes and deep geological time,
allowing the reader to appreciate the scale of human-driven change
and compare the global transition taking place today with major
transitions in Earth history. This is an authoritative review of
the Anthropocene for graduate students and academic researchers
across scientific, social science and humanities disciplines.
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