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Dirt, soil, call it what you want—it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are—and have long been—using up Earth's soil. Once bare of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain, cultivated soils erode bit by bit, slowly enough to be ignored in a single lifetime but fast enough over centuries to limit the lifespan of civilizations. A...
Construction company owner Jackson Montgomery is every woman's naughtiest sexual fantasy in living form. His assistant, Elizabeth Roundtree, is enchanted by his sexy physique and cocky charm until he calls her into his office after her raunchy joke e-mail to a friend accidentally goes out to the entire company. She has no doubt Mr. Montgomery is seconds away from firing her for sexual harassment. Instead, he offers a tempting relationship she's only dreamed about, and soon, she learns there's a difference in office play and playing for keeps.
Acclaimed author Montgomery skillfully illuminates the eccentric characters and grandiose plans that peppered America's days as a fledgling nation that was just beginning to imagine and define itself. Line drawings throughout.
As an angler in search of wild trout and an urban dweller in search of the wild frontier, Montgomery has traveled to magical places where the water runs clear and the trout are abundant--and to landscapes threatened by tourists, developers, and even grazing cows. His book is at once a quirky, lively fishing journal and a lyrical ode to our vanishing wilderness. Line drawings.
Correspondence to G.B. MacMillan from Lucy Maud Montgomery.
THE ROMAN MYSTERIES meets Sherlock Holmes! In the mean streets of Victorian London lies the body of wealthy Mr Montgomery. The police must move fast to catch his killer. They need an insider, someone streetwise, cunning, bold . . . someone like Alfie. When Inspector Denham makes him an offer he can't refuse, it's up to Alfie and his gang to sift clues, shadow suspects and negotiate a sinister world of double-dealing and danger - until the shocking truth is revealed. The first action-packed adventure in THE LONDON MURDER MYSTERIES series.