In the first book of this series--Endangered--on the planet Estar, the Folke were identified as being intelligent and possessed a Culture of their own. Megs Coggins, the girl who bridged the language gap between them and the rest of the Congress of planets is now the Ambassador. All is peaceful and Estar's population is settling into this new arrangement, until the previous landlords decide to come back and collect the back rent. Will they succeed in taking back what was theirs? Who will survive?

Tours visit the great Zoo of Belletrix every year and see with wonder the endangered animals of many worlds. A huge stellar event causes one to crash and the passengers and crew must find a way to adapt or succumb to their Endangered status.

Digital transformation increasingly drives economic growth in the rich capitalist democracies, but orienting production around digital technologies is associated with rising inequality and spreading precarity. In Recoding Power, Rothstein outlines three tactics that workers can use to build power in the current episode of economic transition, where they otherwise lack access to traditional power-resources like unions and institutions for social protection. Drawing on four in-depth case studies of workers responding to mass layoffs at tech firms in the United States and Germany, Rothstein shows.

Twenty years ago, researchers wishing to identify contaminated areas in aquatic environments generally took water samples, and analysed them badly (as we have since discovered) for a few "pollutants" which were of topical note at the time (and which could be quantified by the methods then available). Today, the use of aquatic organisms as biomonitors in preference to water analysis has become commonplace, and many national and interna tional programmes exist around the world involving such studies. We believe that this trend will continue, and have complete faith in the methodology (when it is employed correctly). We hope that the following text assists in some part in attaining this goal, such that the quality of our most basic global resource -water - is adequately protected in the future. DAVE PHILLIPS, PHIL RAINBOW England, March 1992 vii Acknowledgements Our thanks for contributions to this book are due to several individuals and groups, for varying reasons. Firstly, a co-authored book is always a triumph, and we trust that the following text is an acceptable compromise of the views of two individual authors, on a complex and developing topic. Secondly, many of the ideas herein have crystallised over the last two decades as the field has grown, and we are individually and collectively grateful to a number of researchers for their insight and assistance.

You must have come across numerous posters of 'Learn English in 45 days' coaching classes in your neighbourhood. A simple Google search on how to speak fluent English gives more than 5 million results. Even after having so many resources at their disposal, the most common query of students all over the country is how they can speak fluent English. Understand that there is no secret ingredient: Becoming fluent in English - or any language for that matter- is a long-term process. There is no secret super-effective way that can guarantee rapid fluency. There are different methods to learn a language and its effectiveness depends on how well you practice it. Also, different methods suit different people. While some students might prefer informal conversations, others require a well-structured approach. So, if anyone promises you the secret to learning it, don't believe them.In this book, we'll share some tips and methods for developing fluency in English.

In this volume the author analyzes the relationships of concepts such as socialization and political education, explains those aspects of the theory and practice of democracy that are especially relevant for schools, and suggests ways in which teachers can better provide for the political education of their students.

50 amusing short stories for cat lovers by Emmy and BAFTA-winning author Deric Longden. Broadcaster and speaker, he has written many widely-acclaimed books The Cat Who Came in From the Cold, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, Enough to Make a Cat Laugh, A Play On Words and Paws In the Proceedings. Each demonstrate his unique blend of humour, observation and his fun and adventures with his various adoptive cats. Tailpieces is a special personal collection of his favourite short stories and articles on cats. Diana's Story, published in 1989, some years after his wife Diana's death, was a bestseller. The book hit the Sunday Times best seller list straight away and won the NCR book award. It was followed by Lost for Words. They were adapted for television, the first under the title Wide-Eyed and Legless, and an adaptation of Lost for Words. Both were nominated for multiple BAFTAs and Lost For Words, screened in January 1999 and repeated in 2012 after the death of Pete Postlethwaite, attracted an audience of more than 12 million viewers and won the Emmy for best foreign drama and a BAFTA for Thora Hird as best actress.