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A Reef in Time

A Reef in Time

J.E.N. Veron

The Belknap Press
2009
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Like many coral specialists fifteen years ago, J. E. N. Veron thought Australia's Great Barrier Reef was impervious to climate change. "Owned by a prosperous country and accorded the protection it deserves, it would surely not go the way of the Amazon rain forest or the parklands of Africa, but would endure forever. That is what I thought once, but I think it no longer." This book is Veron's Silent Spring for the world's coral reefs.Veron presents the geological history of the reef, the biology of coral reef ecosystems, and a primer on what we know about climate change. He concludes that the Great Barrier Reef and, indeed, most coral reefs will be dead from mass bleaching and irreversible acidification within the coming century unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed. If we don't have the political will to confront the plight of the world's reefs, he argues, current processes already in motion will become unstoppable, bringing on a mass extinction the world has not seen for 65 million years.Our species has cracked its own genetic code and sent representatives of its kind to the moon--we can certainly save the world's reefs if we want to. But to achieve this goal, we must devote scientific expertise and political muscle to the development of green technologies that will dramatically reduce greenhouse emissions and reverse acidification of the oceans.
Exploits of the Elect

Exploits of the Elect

J E Dobson

Mt. Moriah Publishers
2018
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Abrac had been the epicenter of cultivating the perfect candidates for office and in turn the communities had thrived for decades until tensions between the police force and citizens spiraled out of control in a town called Moriah during Frank Thompson's term in office. Frank would be faced with the harsh effects of what was named, "The Moriah Riots" and now finds himself desperate to find solutions to resolve this massive issue. The Chamber and Senate propose an idea that may cost the governor his most prized possession but, in turn, seal Frank Thompson's legacy in Abrac. The more he learns about the proposal, the more suspicious he gets. He may be facing an attack on his family and he suspects those closest to him may in on it.
When Kings Clash

When Kings Clash

J E Lowder

Wordcrafts Press
2015
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The furnaces of Ebon burn day and night, melting ores for weapons. Throughout the land, bonfires are lit as Ebonites pay homage to the Cauldron's Dark Flame. The land's midnight sky glows like sunrise. Ebon prepares for war as myths and legends from ages past take on flesh and walk the land. The Worms of Bal Malin soar the skies, the ancient fortress of Min Brock rises from the ashes, Storytellers from Claire weave tales of power - and now two mighty warriors arise, both claiming the dread title of Gor King. A clash of kings is inevitable, and only one can emerge victorious. "In mad times such as these," Lassiter offered with one last look at the ridgeline, "sometimes the sane thing to do is be mad yourself." M lque risked a quick glance as they rolled past the corpse of his brother. "Ain't nothin' but dyin' out here today." In a softer voice, as if offering a prayer or reciting a prophecy of his own demise, he added: "Nothin' but dyin' everywhere you look." Yet when all hope is lost, a whisper comes. The War of Whispers rages.
Aurora's Curtain

Aurora's Curtain

J E Nicassio

Nieje Productions, L.L.C
2018
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3rd Book in trilogy Aurora's Curtain will leave readers stunned and breathless when unanswered questions are revealed in the final countdown Learn newly recovered secrets about Lucien Foster's identity When Samantha Hunter is taken deep beneath the Archuleta Mesa into the Dulce--a joint human/alien underground testing facility--her only hope for survival is Gloria, a human abductee, and Ruby, a hybrid German Shepherd. There, she undercovers the unthinkable-- a nursery full of infants and secrets the U.S. government has been hiding for decades Aurora's Curtain is a fast-paced science fiction thriller that will make readers question everything they believe about life on other planets and a love that knows no bound ForewordAurora's Curtain is told in multiple points of view, so the reader gets a glimpse into the hearts of its characters.J. E.
Embassies in the East

Embassies in the East

J E Hoare; J. E. Hoare

RoutledgeCurzon
1999
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This text traces the history of three Far Eastern embassies through the vicissitudes of war and revolution against the background of an apparent steady decline of Western influence in Asia. Dr Hoare tracks the key events and people shaping the British view of Asia. Key 'dramatis personae' are Sir Harry Parkes, British Minister to Japan, China and Korea; Sir Ernest Satow, the student interpreter who became Minister in Tokyo and Peking, and in more recent years, Sir Charles Eliot, lover of big cars and scholar of Buddhism. This book will interest those wishing to know more about all aspects of Britain in East Asia, whether in the tense years of the Boxer troubles in China, during the wartime repatriation of Britons from Japan and the Japanese Empire, in the traumas of the Korean War, or during the excess of China's Cultural Revolution.
Ethiopia Unbound

Ethiopia Unbound

J.E.Caseley Hayford

Routledge
1969
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First published in 1969. This is the second edition of this colection of studies on Ethiopia, with a new introduction by F. Nnabuenyi Ugonna of the University of Ibadan in 1966.