Walking the Wetlands: A Hiker's Guide to Common Plants and Animals of Marshes, Bogs, and Swamps (Wiley Nature Editions)

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A counterpoint to biodiversity, geodiversity describes the rocks, sediments, soils, fossils, landforms, and the physical processes that underlie our environment. The first book to focus exclusively on the subject, Geodiversity describes the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to its existence. Illustrated with global case studies throughout, the book examines traditional approaches to protecting biodiversity and the new management agenda which is starting to be used instead.

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"A counterpoint to biodiversity, geodiversity describes the rocks, sediments, soils, fossils, landforms, and the physical processes that underlie our environment. The first book to focus exclusively on the subject, Geodiversity describes the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to its existence. Illustrated with global case studies throughout, the book examines traditional approaches to protecting biodiversity and the new management agenda which is starting to be used instead. "

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If we can protect biodiversity, can we also protect....rock?.......2005-04-01

Gray's answer is yes! Look at it this way: is the Grand Canyon worth protecting because its geology is one-of-a-kind? Of course the answer is yes. But Gray's book makes it clear preservation of other critically important'geoheritage' sites is just as critical as habitat protection. Gray argues for protecting sites with outstanding scientific value for current and future generations. (Utah may be the only state in the U.S. now atttempting to protect private land from development due to an important geological exposure near SLC first noted by G. K. Gilbert.) The U.K. is way ahead on this heritage protection front; after reading this book, it's clear the U.S. needs state by state asessments of geodiversity in need of protection. This book will be useful to geologists with a preservation bent, geographers, and practicing planners involved with env. impact analysis.

Conserving Earth's Biodiversity: With E.O. Wilson

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Earth BioDiversity CD Rom
Content is good, but the software doesn't work properly.
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Conserving Earth's Biodiversity: With E.O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson , and Dan L. Perlman
Manufacturer: Island Press
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ASIN: 1559637749

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The Conserving Earth's Biodiversity CD-ROM is an entirely new way to study and teach conservation biology and environmental science. Created from the ground up to make the most of today's multimedia technology, it provides a rich learning experience and a wealth of valuable information and materials -- including interactive models that allow learners to study dynamic systems, detailed maps, and links to resources on the World Wide Web -- that build upon and enhance traditional approaches to the subject.Conserving Earth's Biodiversity is a pioneering educational tool based on the teachings and writings of renowned biologist Edward O. Wilson, and created and developed by science educator Dan Perlman.The program's insightful pedagogy combined with a unique use of multimedia makes it an ideal complement to any standard textbook.

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Earth BioDiversity CD Rom.......2006-02-21

Once you get into this program it's a good resource, relatively easy to use and quite informative. HOWEVER - installing the software is another thing entirely! The software does not install on its own. you need special instructions. I got no help from thier technical support -I left three message and no phone call was ever returned. I had to seek help from an outside source.

This was not worth the touble and effort.

Content is good, but the software doesn't work properly........2004-11-23

This CD should be an excellent resource, but the software is flawed. It is very tempermental and often crashes or simply won't run. If they work out the bugs so that the software consistently works I would give it a 5 star rating, but right now it is incredibly frustrating to use. Don't waste your money!

Great CD!.......2002-10-18

If you ever wondered what biodiversity is, and why people seem to be so worried about it, this CD is for you. E.O. Wilson, a brilliant biologist from Harvard is your guide through this extraordinary CD. This organization of the material is well thought out with interesting links, a glossary to explain terms, an index, and fascinating ways to compare maps of all sorts of things to get new insights about our world.

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Modern physics is confronted with a large variety of complex spatial patterns. Although both spatial statisticians and statistical physicists study random geometrical structures, there has been only little interaction between the two up to now because of different traditions and languages.
This volume aims to change this situation by presenting in a clear way fundamental concepts of spatial statistics which are of great potential value for condensed matter physics and materials sciences in general, and for porous media, percolation and Gibbs processes in particular. Geometric aspects, in particular ideas of stochastic and integral geometry, play a central role throughout. With nonspecialist researchers and graduate students also in mind, prominent physicists give an excellent introduction here to modern ideas of statistical physics pertinent to this exciting field of research.

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Social Deviance and Crime unites two topics that are usually separated: the study of social deviance and the study of criminal behavior. Traditionally, the study of deviance introduces students to various types of deviance, giving the impression that these are distinct acts requiring equally distinct and unique explanations. The study of crime has followed virtually the same path. Criminology textbooks usually describe a series of criminal acts, one at a time, fostering the impression that these acts have only one thing in common--they are all violations of the criminal law. As a result, treatment of deviance and crime in most texts has proceeded along two different and parallel tracts, with little or no convergence. In Social Deviance and Crime, Tittle and Paternoster contend that acts of social deviance and criminality share important conceptual ground: both are types of behaviors that are socially disapproved, and specific acts differ mainly in the degree to which they are disapproved. The authors argue that social disapproval is an important characteristic that links apparently diverse behaviors (religious and sexual deviance, organized crime, youth gangs, drug use, serial murder, etc.). This book differs significantly from other texts in the way it bridges deviance and crime within a single conceptual and explanatory framework. Social Deviance and Crime's approach is also unique. Texts in criminology and deviance often adopt either an "interactionist/constructionist" or a "substantive" perspective. This book treats deviance as an integrated concept, differentiated chiefly by how well deviant/criminal enterprises are organized. The authors describe and analyze different types of deviant/criminal acts according to an ascending scale created by combining nine different features of organization. The text then explores theories and explanations about how deviance takes place, how it develops, and why it is maintained. Also included is a discussion of variations in the distribution/rate of deviant acts within society, and how theory can and cannot account for these known variations. Tittle and Paternoster interweave conceptual and empirical material together, giving students an opportunity to understand the impact of theory on research. Every chapter features Deviance in Everyday Life boxes. Here, the authors provide vivid, real-world examples of deviance, deviance organization, and attempts by society to "do something about" deviance.

Juvenile Delinquency: Historical, Theoretical and Societal Reactions to Youth (2nd Edition)

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Juvenile Delinquency: Historical, Theoretical and Societal Reactions to Youth (2nd Edition)
Paul M. Sharp , and Barry W. Hancock
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Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Behavioral Profiling

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Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Behavioral Profiling
Wayne Petherick
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ASIN: 0120885123

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Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Behavioral Profiling successfully connects concepts and creates links to criminal behavior across crimes murder, sexual assault, and arson something no other book available does. The connection of serial behavior to profiling, the most useful tool in discovering behavior patterns, is new to the body of literature available and serves to examine the ideal manner in which profiling can be used in conjunction with psychology to positively affect criminal investigations.

* Provides a theoretical and practical foundation for understanding the motivation and dynamics in a range of serial offenses

* Illustrates the promise, purposes and pitfalls of behavioral profiling in the investigation of various serial crimes

* Case examples offer real-world uses of behavioral profiling in investigations, and highlight a variety of issues in understanding and investigating serial crime

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Theoretical Criminology
George B. Vold , Thomas J. Bernard , and Jeffrey B. Snipes
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0195142020

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Theoretical Criminology, the standard text in its field, has been extensively revised and completely updated. The fifth edition offers new sections on causation in scientific theories, Sampson's theory of collective efficacy, and Anderson's "code of the street." A new chapter on contemporary classicism includes sections on deterrence theory and research, routine activities theory, and rational choice theory. Also included is a new chapter that examines the role of gender in criminology theories, covering feminist criminology and theories of masculinity and crime. Each theory is presented accurately and comprehensively within its historical context. Relevant empirical research is reviewed and assessed, and research issues related to theory testing are also discussed. Lively and engaging, this new edition is designed to appeal to students at all levels. Offering the most precise, clear, and thorough presentation of criminology theories, Theoretical Criminology retains its premier position in the field of criminology.

Theory, Justice, and Social Change: Theoretical Integrations and Critical Applications (Critical Issues in Social Justice)

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Theory, Justice, and Social Change: Theoretical Integrations and Critical Applications (Critical Issues in Social Justice)
Christopher R. Williams , and Bruce A. Arrigo
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Social Justice/Criminal Justice: The Maturation of Critical Theory in Law, Crime, and Deviance (Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series.)

ASIN: 0306485214

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Throughout history, social and intellectual crises have given rise to compelling suggestions for reform steeped in various progressive sensibilities. For example, within the discipline of criminology -- particularly during the 1980’s and 1990’s -- a number of unconventional theoretical perspectives emerged that sought to challenge many of the assumptions embedded within its own mainstream discourse, and to propose alternative solutions for meaningful, sustainable change. Conceived of as "critical" in overarching orientation, these efforts to rethink the foundations of criminological verstehen can be traced to several specific theoretical and methodological strands of inquiry (e.g., anarchism, peacemaking, chaos theory, postmodernism). Though distinct in some respects, these emerging models are linked paradigmatically by their shared discontent with conventional criminological thought and by their radicalized posture toward existing and previously unexamined epistemic crises. Collectively, this is an agenda for reform that seeks to establish a more humane and just social order, particularly as citizens and society confront the institutional and communal problems posed by crime, delinquency, and deviance. Theory, Justice, and Social Change: Theoretical Integrations and Critical Applications represents a provocative series of essays that systematically reviews or extends the role of critical social theory in fostering justice and change in several relevant, though problematic, social contexts. Mindful of the need to address both conceptual exegeses and pragmatic concerns, the articles contained in this volume grapple with the ongoing "double crisis" that confronts theory and practice in the construction of knowledge. By appropriating and integrating various insights from several heterodox and critically animated lines of inquiry, each chapter deftly exposes where and how conventional sociological and criminological thought has failed to effectively address such human social issues as homelessness, mental illness, minority rights, juvenile justice, global violence, and criminal punishment. In doing so, Theory, Justice, and Social Change provides new and much needed direction regarding theory development in the social sciences, and indicates why charting such a course of theory/action yields more enlightened prospects for justice and change in society and in our lives.

Rational Choice and Situational Crime Prevention: Theoretical Foundations (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association)

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Crime, Law, and Sanctions: Theoretical Perspectives (SAGE Research Progress Series in Criminology)

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Crime, Law, and Sanctions: Theoretical Perspectives (SAGE Research Progress Series in Criminology)

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Restorative Justice: Theoretical Foundations

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Restorative Justice: Theoretical Foundations

Manufacturer: Willan Pub
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D&M book review of CYBERWARS-ESPIONAGE ON The Internet
European Perspective on Cyberwar
A pseudo-tech book written by someone who hasn't a clue.
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Cyberwars: Espionage on the Internet
Jean Guisnel
Manufacturer: Plenum Publishing Corporation
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Jean Guisnel, a journalist specializing in defense issues, takes a hard look at the controversies surrounding Internet security, striking a balance between the prophets of disaster and those who insist that everything is just fine. What's wonderful about this book is that it's extremely readable, a series of stories told by a journalist rather than a collection of dusty technical treatises. With refreshing clarity in both his outlook and his explanations, Guisnel paints a realistic picture that is neither simplistically good nor automatically bad. The threats, he shows, are real enough: security agencies willing to invade anyone's privacy, law enforcement agencies willing to blink at their legal limitation, corporations that have used cybertechnology to take industrial espionage to new heights, and new breeds of viruses that can be transmitted in once-harmless word-processor documents. But there is good news as well as bad. Battles for constitutional rights in cyberspace are being won and cryptographic improvements are making reasonable security easily accessible. And while attacks may be growing more clever, so are defenses. There may well be cause for concern, but the greatest danger, this book demonstrates, lies in remaining ignorant of the issues.

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A revealing account of how the Internet has become a powerful new tool for spying by governments and private industry

To some a brand-new forum for the freedom of speech, the Internet is also the most up-to-date way to gather intelligence. Brilliant hackers like Kevin Mitnik-modern-day "pirates"-pose real security threats to government and industry. Cyberwars explores a dangerous new world where international terrorists plot their attacks and are tracked by secret service organizations on-line, drug traffickers do business and launder money, and electronic economic espionage is the order of the day. Examining efforts to police on-line communication and content, Guisnel assesses the implications of pervasive surveillance for the inherently democratic medium of the Internet. As these issues are the focus of ongoing debates in government and the private sector, Cyberwars couldn't be more timely.

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D&M book review of CYBERWARS-ESPIONAGE ON The Internet.......2000-10-23

Cyberwars: Espionage on the Internet. By Jean Guisnel; published by Plenum Publishing, 800/221-9369 (phone), 212/647-1898 (fax); 296 pages; $26.95.

In the recent flood of cyberspace publications, this book at best adds a mere trickle to the literature. While the author presents some interesting perspectives on United StatesFrench competition in industrial espionage (in fact, the book is translated into English from French), the faulty technical details present throughout ultimately sink this effort.

The author's disconnect with technology stands out in his discussion of the Clipper chip, which is now installed in most standalone voice encryptors sold in the United States--but in few other applications. The author contends that the National Security Agency proposes to add the chip to every telephone manufactured in the United States. This statement is both illogical and wrong. Analog phones, which can't take chips, continue to be widely manufactured because they are far more affordable than digital phones. Moreover, digital phones are generally hooked to analog lines and don't use encryption. Thus, installing Clipper in all phones makes no sense.

The author even confuses commonly known security details. In a discussion of phone phreaking, for example, he claims that the publication titled 2600 was named after the frequency generated by a quarter as it plunks into the slot in a pay phone. In fact, the publication's title derives from the frequency in hertz of a supervisory tone used to bypass toll equipment.

And in places the book lapses from a balanced discussion into political commentary. For example, after criticizing filtering programs that block access to pornographic and other objectionable Web sites, the author states that "The fun for those who devote themselves to censorship is the daily discovery of new sites that they can condemn and prohibit."

Instead of providing new material, this book is essentially a collection of accounts of computer intrusions previously published in newspapers. Security managers seeking a digest of hacking articles might find some value in this book, but it is not recommended for serious practitioners.

Reviewer: Gordon Mitchell, Ph.D., manages Future Focus, a Seattle-area company that gathers clues from hard disks for commercial clients. He is a member of ASIS. D&M company for scientific research

European Perspective on Cyberwar.......2000-04-08

Jean, a nationally-respected journalist in France who has covered espionage matters for decades, is the author of one of those rare French books that make it into the U.S. marketplace. Translated into English after great reviews in Europe, it charts the migration of European and Anglo-Saxon intelligence professionals into cyber-space.

A pseudo-tech book written by someone who hasn't a clue........1999-03-10

This book is a lightweight in the recent flood of cyberscare publications. It presents some interesting perspectives on US-French competition in the world of industrial espionage but overall it is not very informative. Its principal failing is that it is a book about technology that butchers technical details.

The author's disconnect with technology is demonstrated in his discussion of the Clipper chip. Clipper is now installed in most stand-alone voice encryptors that are sold in the US. At the beginning of each phone call a new session key is shared between the two callers. It is not practical to find this session key by guessing but a separately encrypted version is sent along with the conversation. The session key can be discovered by government agencies through appropriate procedures. The author's discussion of this states that a NSA proposal "...would add a device called the clipper chip to every telephone or computer manufactured in the United States." For most phones that use analog transmission of voice this would clearly make no sense. Apparently the author missed the issue entirely.

In places the book becomes more of a political platform than a balanced discussion. After condemning filtering programs that block access to porn sites he states that "The fun for those who devote themselves to censorship is the daily discovery of new sites that they can condemn and prohibit"

Even commonly known security details are missed. In a discussion of phone phreaking the author states that the publication titled 2600 was named after the frequency that a quarter made when falling into a pay phone. 2600 Hertz is actually the frequency of a supervisory tone that was used to bypass toll equipment.

In an evaluation of the hacker Kevin Mitnick's his technical abilities were rated as #2 in the world. I am personally aquatinted with associates of Mitnick who state that he is a technical wannabe that excels only in dumpster diving and social engineering.

Recommended? Click the 'Back' button........1997-12-14

I can hardly believe this book is recommended by the "Cyberculture Editor". It reads as though it reasearched by watching TV news programs and talk shows. Guisnel has a penchant for bombast and egaggeration: he makes no effort to back up a number of nebulous-yet-sweeping claims about the level of monitoring of the internet by security organizations (or a bunch of other claims, for that matter). Publishing a bunch of quotes don't prove jack.

In one glaringly ignorant sentence he infers that published bomb-recipies are a phenomenon perpetrated solely by right-wing militia groups. Huh. On the subject of internet policing he wanders from: the idea that governments should not, to the idea that the internet is a "self-policing nirvana", to wondering how laws to prevent nazis from having websites could be enforced. If you are a regular study of this topic you will not find anything new here. Despite the intruiging title, this guy has nothing to say.

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An Empirical, Theoretical, and Historical Overview of Organized Crime (Criminology Studies, V. 6)
Don Liddick
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