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Completely updated, this new edition continues the grand tradition of this classic reference covering trees of North America excluding Mexico and tropical Florida. This handbook has been designed to meet the needs of the general public as well as those of students and scientists. Concise descriptions of botanical and silvical characters have been included for species of trees. Accurate and up-to-date, the new edition of this highly regarded reference incorporates recent changes in scientific and common names of trees, and offers improved distribution maps and more detailed descriptions of individual species. All of the trees are grouped by family, from pines and redwoods to ashes and elders, with a clearly organized key to identification. Individual entries on hundreds of species offer concise descriptions of habit, leaves, fruit, twig, and bark. Line drawings of leaf, flower, and fruit accompany each entry. A convenient glossary has also been included. Accurate and up-to-date, this new edition incorporates recent changes in scientific and common names of North American trees Concise descriptions of botanical and silvical characters are included for species of trees All of the trees are grouped by family with a clearly organised key to identification

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It is 1967 and William Foster is missing in Vietnam--leaving his wife, daughter Lila, and son Will to fend for themselves on the coast of Maine with only an unreliable lobster boat to soothe their grief. As the holiday season nears, Will and Lila suspect that someone has been visiting their home and discover that love is the one power that can overcome all.

La historia del brote de Ébola más mortífero en la historia: un relato apasionante de los médicos y científicos que lucharon, y luchan, por protegernos. Zona caliente: área del laboratorio denominada así por los científicos que investigan los virus más letales como el ébola. Sellada herméticamente, sus accesos están rigurosamente controlados y los operarios visten trajes especiales sometidos a duchas de desinfección antes de abandonar el recinto. Parte de los hechos narrados en este libro transcurren en una «zona caliente» gestionada por el Ejército de Estados Unidos en Maryland. Zona caliente fue escrito y publicado en 1994 para explicar los orígenes y la evolución del virus ébola y advertir del peligro de su propagación en el futuro. Su autor, Richard Preston, catedrático de la Universidad de Princeton y un destacado especialista en abordar temas científicos con un alto nivel de rigor y conocimiento de la materia -ha sido galardonado con el Premio del Instituto de Física de Estados Unidos y Zona caliente es lectura recomendada en los institutos de Norteamérica-, fue el primero en dar a conocer al gran público la amenaza del ébola, un virus potencialmente mil veces más letal que el VIH del sida y que, hasta el día de hoy, no ha sido controlado en su totalidad. La narración de esta historia, que se lee como una novela, se basa en hechos reales documentados con precisión y contrastados hasta el límite de lo posible. El resultado es un relato apasionante y esclarecedor, una fuente rica en datos fidedignos sobre todos los aspectos involucrados en este desafío de la naturaleza. Así, los lectores podrán formarse una opinión razonada por encima de todo el torrente de informaciones fragmentadas que propician en la opinión pública una sensación de desconcierto y temor.

En 1965, le Canada reçut son nouveau drapeau ; ce événement reflétait les grands changements qui s’étaient produits au cours des vingt années qui avaient suivi la Deuxième Guerre mondiale : la société canadienne était devenue hautement industrialisée, à l’avant-garde de la technologie et cosmopolite. Ce nouveau drapeau s’inspirait de celui qui flottait depuis des années au Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), ce qui lui donnait, par le fait même, une signification qui allait bien au-delà du simple souci esthétique, le développement du RMC étant intimement lié à celui du Canada. Durant les quarante dernières années, le RMC a su s’adapter à plusieurs changements. C’est ainsi que, devenant un lieu d’apprentissage privilégié et l’une des plus importantes universités du pays, il a formé des officiers professionnels de carrière. Le RMC a su relever les défis que représentaient, entre autres, l’intégration militaire et l’unification des forces, le bilinguisme, l’émergence du Collège militaire royal et du Royal Roads Military College, l’arrivée des femmes dans des rôles non traditionnels, les aspects culturels changeants du Canada et la montée fulgurante des nouvelles technologies. Dans un monde où les préceptes de la vie militaire apparaissent de plus en plus abstraits, la compétition constante que se livrent les candidats désirant être admis au RMC est la preuve irréfutable de sa pérennité comme lieu de savoir et de leadership. Publié en français

"Ebola era comparso in quelle stanze, aveva sventolato i suoi stendardi, si era nutrito e quindi si era nuovamente ritirato nella foresta. Tornerà." Così Richard Preston concludeva, venti anni fa, agli inizi degli anni Novanta, la sua opera più importante, The Hot Zone - Area d i contagio. Non un romanzo, ma una storia vera, come lo sono i personaggi descritti. Dal profondo delle foreste tropicali, dove fino al 1980 è vissuto e si è moltiplicato senza che la medicina ne rilevasse l''esistenza, un virus letale si manifesta all''improvviso: attacca le scimmie, ma anche l''uomo, e gli effetti sono rapidissimi e devastanti. La difficoltà di riconoscerne i sintomi, l''inefficacia delle terapie, la facilità con cui il virus si propaga e uccide: attraverso la ricostruzione storica dei primi casi e dei progressi della ricerca condotta nel tempo, Preston consegnò un''opera che oggi appare ancora più attuale. Un testo a metà fra indagine scientifica e narrazione, che grazie alla preparazione del suo autore ci racconta cos''é Ebola, un fenomeno che dopo una lunga fase silente è tornato, più violento che mai. E per i l quale non esiste ancora un vaccino, ma solo la consapevolezza di dover fare molto in fretta.

Orig.tit.: The hot zone. ISBN 82-03-20133-4 Boka er en sann historie, personene i den er virkelige. Den kan karakteri- seres som en dokumentarisk thriller - den omhandler oppdagelsen av et nytt virus, filovirus, som kan spre seg fra aper til mennesker. Det er en av de mest dødelige organismer legevitenskapen kjenner til, og leseren får innsikti hvordan de første påvisninger av viruset i USA skaper redsel i militære og vitenkapelige kretser.