New Releases by Christopher Craft

Creating and Restoring Wetlands: From Theory to Practice, Second Edition describes the challenges and opportunities relating to the restoration of freshwater and estuarine wetlands in natural, agricultural, and urban environments in the coming century. This second edition is structured by clearly defined chapters based on specific wetland types (e.g. Peatlands, Mangroves) and with a consistent and coherent organization for ease of discoverability. The table of contents is divided into four main subjects: Foundations, Restoration of Freshwater Wetlands, Restoration of Estuarine Wetlands, and From Theory to Practice, each with multiple chapters. Part 1, Foundations, contains chapters describing definitions of wetlands, ecological theory used to guide restoration, and considerations on where to implement restoration on the landscape. In Parts 2 and 3, restoration of specific freshwater (marshes, forests, peatlands) and estuarine (tidal marshes, mangroves) wetlands are described. Part 4, From Theory to Practice, contains chapters describing performance standards to gauge success of projects and case studies describing small-scale and large-scale restoration projects of various freshwater and estuarine wetlands. Each chapter contains clearly labeled sections which assist the reader to quickly and easily key in on the subject matter that they are seeking. The approach of Creating and Restoring Wetlands is unique in that, in each chapter, it links ecological theory important to ecosystem restoration with practical techniques to undertake and implement successful wetland restoration projects, including recommendations for performance standards to gauge success as well as realistic expectations and timescales for achieving success. Each chapter ends with a summary table describing keys to ensure success for a given wetland ecosystem. - Each chapter ends with a summary table describing keys to ensure success for a given wetland ecosystem - Written by a single author, providing a consistent structure that is coherent, cohesive and well referenced - Contains case studies of small- and large-scale restoration activities ensuring relevance to individuals and organizations

If you've ever wished there were a way to add more minutes to the day, Chrome Extensions just may be the answer. In The Top 50 Chrome Extensions for the Classroom, you'll learn time-saving tips and tricks that will help reduce the amount of time spent in lesson preparation and administrative tasks so you can spend more time with students.

For generations the legends of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Mummy have delighted and spooked people of all ages, and now their legacies have passed to their grandchildren. With big shoes to fill in a vast world of monsters and things that go bump in the night, these three young friends must make a name for themselves amongst the great legends of horror. Join Card, Fink, and Sonny as they prove themselves to be a terrifying trio in this fun tale of friendship, adventure, and hijinks in the first installment of The Graveyard Gang: The First Scare, Vol. 1! A treat for all ages.

Zombies, spiders, and P.E. class: do you have what it takes to survive middle school? For young Tami and her besties Kiley, Elena, and Ally, life together is as good as it gets. Their time spent together at school and at home is filled with fun, excitement, and endless laughs. However, all that is about to change when Kiley brings an Ender crystal into school, and the ensuing destruction alters their lives forever. Exiled at Mob Middle School, these four best friends must endure much more than homework and tests. When zombies, Enderman, Creepers, and spiders become their new classmates, nothing about middle school will ever be the same. Do the girls have what it takes to stick together and brave the new dangers they face? Will they survive middle school and avoid detention? Find out this and more in this exciting installment in the Mob Middle School Series by Christopher Craft, and grab your copy of Mob Middle School Series: Detention, Vol. 2 today!

Urban legend adventures unfold for a group of small town buddies... In stories of old, it is said that Old Man McKalin was a cold and wretched man, and in the darkness, his shadow lingers.In the decades since his passing, the old farmhouse stands quiet and menacing, provoking stories of zombies, and vampires, and doom. For five children, these ghost stories are only the beginning of an epic journey into the Old Man's past, and their own...Join Roger, Jack, Julie, Peter, and Michael as they face their fears and uncover the discovery of a lifetime--a device so mystical and powerful, it can only be made of the stuff of legends.In this whirlwind time-traveling adventure, you will be swept up in the epic quest to understand the device, and its incredible past. What consequences will time travel bring to the five friends? What other secrets does the device hold?Hold on tight and find out in this incredible new adventure story from Christopher Craft. Start the journey today!

Out of the pan and into the flame! A young minecraft boy's journey has only just begun.Boris is no stranger to challenge. When you're the only human at the infamous Spider Jockey Academy, nothing ever comes easily, and this includes staying alive.However, despite the danger,Boris has made it out the other side of his freshman year classes and is ready to take on his next challenge-spider riding!It is here that his training to become a legendary spider jockey truly begins.Can Boris rise to this new challenge? Or was his epic confrontation with Tiny, the giant spider, a fluke?Find out this and much more as the EPIC tale in The Spider Jockey Series continues! Scroll up now, grab a copy and join the adventure! Special bonus exclusive invitation at the back of the book!

It has been one year since Lobo defeated Charles, the rogue wolf who took Lobo's pack away from him. With his pack scattered across the world, Lobo settles down with his mate, Anthena, and has a litter of wolf pups with her. Lobo thought that his days as an alpha wolf were over, but one day, he wakes up to find his children missing! The disappearance of his kids happened just a few days after a mysterious guest visited the farm. Now, Lobo must set out with Anthena to recover their children. On the way, they'll uncover a conspiracy that will rock the world of Minecraft. So what are you waiting for! Grab a copy of this great and exciting series today!

The Biome War Scrolls: The Smoking Box Vol.1 In the future, mobs have evolved to become more organized. They've separated from humans and have formed their own society, known as the Biome. The Biome is made up of desert, snow, forest, mountains, mines, grasslands, Nether and The End, and all the mobs live in harmony. The Mobcil, a council of mobs, keeps the peace and discusses ways to improve their lives. In each division of the Biome, strange keys have been found. Each one is of a different material, and no one knows what they do. The mob leaders hold each key as a symbol of their rule, but still don't know who created the keys and how they were used. This all changes once a lone skeleton, known as Domino, finds a mysterious box in the center of the earth. Black smoke bellows from the sealed box, and the only way to open it is through its eight keyholes...

Diary of a Minecraft Barnyard follows three strangers as they work together to solve a mystery that could change the barnyard forever. Sam the Chicken, Edda the Sheep, and Dennis the Pig have lived their entire lives within the fence surrounding the barn, but when pigs and chickens start to mysteriously disappear, they'll soon realize that walls don't just keep other things out, sometimes they keep you in!Will they be able to discover a way to save all the animals of the farm, or is it just a matter of time before they disappear themselves?Read on to find out!An exciting set of engaging tales, suitable for kids and adults alike!

It begins...The Enderslayer Corps is made up of an elite group of Enderman who have changed their ways and fight for humanity. These silent guardians protect the human villages all over the world of Minecraft. For years this peace lasts. Then, everything changes. Join the Enderslayer's apprentice, Ronan, on the adventure of a lifetime.One day Ronan and his master, Targle, respond to a distress beacon from a village to the east. Mobs seem to have taken over completely, and the Enderslayers who guard the city have seemingly vanished. What happens next could change the Minecraft world forever.Can an Enderslayer's apprentice change the fate of the world? Or will Ronan's training be too little too late...Find out inside this thrilling adventure for children and adults alike!

This is Book Five of this Obsidian Knights Jasper Oracle Adventure Series. You may want to go back and read Books 1 Through 4 to catch up on all the exciting action and events that have already happened!

"O.P.E.N. is not a theory, this is practical, actionable, and tested advice. I learned something on every page." Mark W. Schaefer, author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling book Return On Influence Christopher Craft s 'O.P.E.N. Routine: Four Components to Personal Branding Excellence' inspires to find your brand identity. Once you believe that your brand has a special place and purpose in our world, all that you have ever wanted to accomplish becomes possible. This book is more than a collection of life hacks and social media branding tips. 'O.P.E.N. Routine' is a timeless guide that uses your story to propel you into a prosperous future. O.P.E.N. stands for opportunity, passion, education, and networking. 'O.P.E.N. Routine' is a guide for establishing and growing your brand through the alignment of these four components. Reading, re-reading, and internalizing 'O.P.E.N. Routine' teaches you to seize opportunities, find and pursue your passion, cultivate your passion with life education, and present your brand to the world through professional networking. 'O.P.E.N. Routine' challenges you to be courageous during the various stages of growing your personal brand. Are you ready? "If I had this book as a young professional, it would have saved me 6 years of trial-and-error. Chris Craft has written an accurate, honest and indispensable guide to building trust and authority online and off. It s not just a collection of theories; Craft has successfully implemented these principles himself, and made a difference. Highly recommended." Jay Baer, co-author of 'The NOW Revolution: 7 Shifts to Make Your Business Faster, Smarter and More Social' Foreword written by Bomani Jones

In a study that will be of interest to all those concerned with the politics of gender, the history of sexuality, and the erotics of reading, Christopher Craft investigates questions fundamental to any history of present sexualities. How does the modern binary homosexual/heterosexual relate to earlier formulations like "sexual inversion" and "sodomy"? What part does literature play in the development of such categories, or in a culture's resistance to them? And what are the implications for the creation and maintenance of the presumed "natural" male heterosexual subject? How has male heterosexual subjectivity been established as a bulwark against the attractions of a homosexual desire that is repeatedly incited by the very culture that condemns it? Craft examines the discourses of nineteenth-century psychiatry and sexology; some of Freud's central writings; and Tennyson's In Memoriam, Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Stoker's Dracula, and Lawrence's Women In Love. In a study that will be of interest to all those concerned with the politics of gender, the history of sexuality, and the erotics of reading, Christopher Craft investigates questions fundamental to any history of present sexualities. How does the modern binary homosexual/heterosexual relate to earlier formulations like "sexual inversion" and "sodomy"? What part does literature play in the development of such categories, or in a culture's resistance to them? And what are the implications for the creation and maintenance of the presumed "natural" male heterosexual subject? How has male heterosexual subjectivity been established as a bulwark against the attractions of a homosexual desire that is repeatedly incited by the very culture that condemns it? Craft examines the discourses of nineteenth-century psychiatry and sexology; some of Freud's central writings; and Tennyson's In Memoriam, Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Stoker's Dracula, and Lawrence's Women In Love.