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The definitive guide to petroleum hydrocarbon fuel spill and leak causes, prevention, response, and cost recovery

Oil Spills and Gas Leaks highlights the complex nature of petroleum hydrocarbon fuel extraction methods, the unintended consequences when disasters occur, spill behavior, and environmental impact mitigation. This practical resource discusses engineering techniques; long-term biological and environmental effects; dealing with insurance claims, litigation, and legislation in overlapping jurisdictions; and much more. Featuring global case studies and best practices, this timely volumeprovides an in-depth understanding of how oil spills and gas leaks occur and describes the most effective environmental assessment, remediation, and restoration options available to respond to these industrial accidents.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:

The role of petroleum hydrocarbon fuels in societyGeology and geochemistry of oil and gas depositsOil and gas well drilling and production issuesBehavior of oil spills in various environmentsBehavior of gas leaks in various environmentsAssessment of spills and leaksToxicity issues and exposure pathwaysSubsurface investigationsSampling strategies and remedial approachesSampling methods on land and offshorePrevention, oversight, and mitigationRemediation of oil spillsCase histories and cost recoveryOil spills and wildlifeOil spills and safety issuesConclusions and recommendations

A concise, engaging, practical overview of children’s literature that keeps the focus on the books children read.

 

This brief introduction to children’s literature genres leaves time to actually read children’s books. Written on the assumption that the focus of a children’s literature course should be on the actual books that children read, the authors first wrote this book in 1996 as a “textbook for people who don’t like children’s literature textbooks.” Today it serves as an overview to shed light on the essentials of children’s literature and how to use it effectively with young readers, from PreK to 8th grade. The authors use an enjoyable, conversational style to achieve their goal of providing a practical overview of children’s books that offers a framework and background information, while keeping the spotlight on the books themselves.

The most comprehensive support available for success in Analysing VCE History. Power and Resistance: 1788 to 1998 investigates how power was wielded in the emerging Australian society. It explores how ideas of freedom and democracy played (and continue to play) out in Australia, and the implications for an imperfect society as groups struggled against that power for justice and to be recognised as equal parts of the nation.

Grab your katana, ready your best kung fu, and prepare to discover a wholenew world of exciting adventure! The mysteries and wonders of the Dragon Empiresare finally revealed! The continent of Tian Xia stretches from the polar ice inthe north to well south of the equator — a realm where honorable samurai,devious ninja, martial artistry, strange spirits, and imperial dragons rule.The Dragon Empires Gazetteer also presents five new player characterraces — the birdlike tengus, reptilian nagaji, shapechanging foxlikekitsune, reincarnted spiritualists known as samsarans, and the shadowy mastersof trickery called the wayang. An overview of life in the Dragon Empires offersa look at a new core pantheon (including more than a dozen brand-new deities),several new factions, and the challenges faced by a land recovering from therecent fall of a continental empire.

Key monsters and NPCs from the demon-fighting Wrath of the RighteousAdventure Path come alive on your tabletop with this collection of more than100 creature pawns for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game or anytabletop fantasy RPG! Printed on sturdy cardstock, each pawn contains abeautiful full-color image of a monster or NPC from the Wrath of theRighteous campaign, including dozens of demons, holy warriors, and uniqueNPCs that are also suitable to represent player characters.“Price Includes VAT”

Bow down inFear!Monsters have long stalked us in thedarkness. Within this book, you'll find a host of these creatures for use in thePathfinder Roleplaying Game. Face off against archdevils and the Horsemen of theApocalypse, planar dragons and the legendary wild hunt, proteans andpsychopomps, and hundreds more! Some creatures, such as the capricious taniwha,the mysterious green man, or the powerful empyreal lords, might even be willingto provide your heroes aid-if they deserve it!Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 6 is the sixth must-havevolume of monsters for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and serves as acompanion to the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook and Pathfinder RPG Bestiary. Thisimaginative tabletop game builds upon more than 10 years of system developmentand an open playtest featuring more than 50,000 gamers to create a cutting-edgeRPG experience that brings the all-time best-selling set of fantasy rules into anew era. Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 6includes:►More than 200 different monsters.►New player-friendly races, like the crazedmonkey goblins, the telepathic albino munavris, the river-dwelling fey naiads,the wolflike rougarou, and the yaddithians of the Elder Mythos.►Numerous powerful demigods, from archdevilsand Great Old Ones to empyreal lords and qlippothlords.►New animal companions and otherallies, such as fierce devil monkeys and loyal clockworkhounds.►New templates, including theentothrope and the mongrel giant, to help you get more life out of classicmonsters.►Appendices to help you find theright monster, including lists by Challenge Rating, monster type, andhabitat.►Expanded universal monster rules tosimplify combat.►Challenges for everyadventure and every level of play.►AND MUCH,MUCH MORE!

Six Lethal Adventures, One Legendary Campaign In the sleepy coastal town of Sandpoint, evil is brewing. An attack by crazed goblins reveals the shadows of a forgotten past returning to threaten the town—and perhaps all of Varisia. The Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path begins with this goblin raid and takes players on an epic journey through the land of Varisia as they track a cult of serial killers, fight backwoods ogres, stop an advancing army of stone giants, delve into ancient dungeons, and finally face off against a wizard-king in his ancient mountaintop city. This compilation updates the fan-favorite campaign to the Pathfinder First Edition rules with revised and new content in more than 400 pages packed with mayhem, excitement, and adventure! Celebrating both the fifth anniversary of the Pathfinder Adventure Path and the tenth anniversary of Paizo Publishing, this new edition expands the original campaign with new options and refined encounters throughout, incorporating 5 years of community feedback.

When the mysterious Gauntlight, an eerie landlocked lighthouse, glows with baleful light, the people of Otari know something terrible is beginning. The town's newest heroes must venture into the ruins around the lighthouse and delve the dungeon levels far beneath it to discover the evil the Gauntlight heralds. Hideous monsters, deadly traps, and mysterious ghosts all await the heroes who dare to enter the sprawling megadungeon called the Abomination Vaults! Pathfinder Second Edition's most popular campaign yet bursts from the pages of this massive hardcover compilation, containing all three adventures in the fan-favorite Abomination Vaults Adventure Path, a dungeon-delving campaign like no other, along with support articles, rules, monsters, and more!

When the mysterious Gauntlight, an eerie landlocked lighthouse, glows with baleful light, the people of Otari know something terrible is beginning. The town's newest heroes must venture into the ruins around the lighthouse and delve the dungeon levels far beneath it to discover the evil the Gauntlight heralds. Hideous monsters, deadly traps, and mysterious ghosts all await the heroes who dare to enter the sprawling megadungeon called the Abomination Vaults! Pathfinder Second Edition's most popular campaign yet bursts from the pages of this massive hardcover compilation, containing all three adventures in the fan-favorite Abomination Vaults Adventure Path, a dungeon-delving campaign like no other, along with support articles, rules, monsters, and more!This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

Be it an aristocrat’s manor or a sovereign's throne hall, all nobles and rulers need places to live and to hold court. This Flip-Mat Multi-Pack features two wings of a sprawling mansion fit for nobility as well as two versions of a throne room—rustic wood and elegant stone—to represent two different variations on the same ruler’s grand hall. Designed specifically to work with Pathfinder’s Kingmaker Adventure Path, these high-utility maps also make an ideal resource for any fantasy RPG campaign!Each Flip-Mat measures 24" by 30" unfolded and 8" by 10" folded. A Flip-Mat’s coated surface can handle any dry-erase, wet-erase, or even permanent marker. Usable by experienced GMs and novices alike, Pathfinder Flip-Mats fit perfectly into any Game Master’s arsenal!

Mysterious ruins lie hidden within far-off reaches in the wilderness, ancient remnants of long-lost civilizations. This Flip-Mat Multi-Pack features four such ruined locations: an overgrown keep in the woods, a decrepit river crossing, a dilapidated swamp settlement, and a long-forgotten shrine. Designed specifically to work with Pathfinder’s Kingmaker Adventure Path, these high-utility maps also make an ideal resource for any fantasy RPG campaign!Each Flip-Mat measures 24" by 30" unfolded and 8" by 10" folded. A Flip-Mat’s coated surface can handle any dry-erase, wet-erase, or even permanent marker. Usable by experienced GMs and novices alike, Pathfinder Flip-Mats fit perfectly into any Game Master’s arsenal!

With Friends Like These…The heroes of the Stolen Lands can use all the help they can get! The Pathfinder Kingmaker Companion Guide presents seven fully detailed NPC companions inspired by the Kingmaker video game, ready to provide all sorts of assistance, each accompanied by a fully detailed personalized adventure to expand and explore their story. Notes on how an additional six companions can aid your adventures, extensive rules for camping and cooking strange and even magical meals to bolster your characters' abilities, and a fully detailed system to incorporate weather and hazards like blizzards, flash floods, tornadoes, supernatural storms, and more into your campaign make the Pathfinder Kingmaker Companion Guide an indispensable addition to your Kingmaker campaign or indeed any Pathfinder campaign!Each companion character introduces a plethora of new character options to further enhance and bolster player characters' abilities and options, including over a dozen feats, nearly a dozen spells, ten new alchemical and magical items, three dozen new exploration and downtime activities, and much, much more!This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.Written by: Alex Augunas, Russ Brown, Jeremy Corff, Steven T. Helt, Eric Hindley, James Jacobs, Victoria Jaczko, Jeff Lee, Tom McQueen, Jason Nelson, Chris Perrin, Richard Pett, David N. Ross, and Mike Welham

Outer space is full of alien species both benign and malevolent. Starfinder Alien Archive 2 presents a host of new creatures designed for use with the Starfinder Roleplaying Game! From the laser-breathing tashtaris and starship-eating stellar protozoans to dust mantas and undead bone troopers, the creatures in this codex will challenge adventurers no matter where in the galaxy they may travel. What's more, player rules for a variety of species let players not just fight aliens, but be them! Inside this book, you'll find the following: • Over 100 bizarre life-forms both classic and new, from the voracious akatas and silicon-based quorlus to radioactive pluprex demons and void-dwelling vermin. • More than a dozen races with full player rules, letting you play everything from an uplifted bear to a sentient slug. • New alien technology to help give your character an edge, including armor, weapons, magic items, and spells. • New rules for magical polymorphing, environmental template grafts to modify creatures to fit any world on the fly, and more!The pocket edition presents the same contents in a smaller sized softcover for a lower price and better portability.

The Bloody Burden of Aristocracy! Formally inducted to the Blood Lords as recognition for their past victories, the player characters soon find that the dangers hidden in this prestigious role are as great as the rewards. The new aristocrats of Geb must fend off intrigues of their power-hungry peers, escort the priest-king of a subterranean ghoul nation, and quell a cannibalistic cult—all while investigating the plot to poison living residents across Geb and beyond. The mysterious mastermind behind this plot stalks the halls of power, where the characters now tread, and he knows that his enemies are closing in!The Ghouls Hunger is a Pathfinder Second Edition adventure for four less-than-good-hearted 11th-level characters. This adventure continues the Blood Lords Adventure Path, a six-part campaign in which the characters rise from skilled troubleshooters to join the Blood Lords who rule a land of the dead. The adventure also details the worship of Kabriri, the demon lord of ghouls, and presents numerous downtime activities for the newest Blood Lords to expand their authority. New items, feats, monsters, and more abound when The Ghouls Hunger.Each monthly full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open Game License and work with both the Pathfinder RPG and the world's oldest fantasy RPG.

One of Pathfinder's most popular and exciting campaigns comes to 5e at last in this beautiful limited-edition deluxe presentation format!When the mysterious Gauntlight, an eerie landlocked lighthouse, glows with baleful light, the people of Otari know something terrible is beginning. Evil stirs in the depths of the Abomination Vaults, a sprawling dungeon where a wicked sorcerer attempted to raise an army of monsters hundreds of years ago. The town's newest heroes must venture into a sprawling dungeon filled with beasts and traps to prevent a spiteful spellcaster from rising again! This complete compilation of the original Adventure Path campaign has been adapted to the newest version of the world's oldest RPG. You've heard about the quality and depth of Pathfinder campaigns for years—now explore the Abomination Vaults yourself without having to learn a new game system!This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

A dream is never just a dream! The gatewalkers' quest for answers reaches its exciting conclusion when they return to the spooky town of Ruwido for a reunion with their cryptic employer, the eminent researcher Dr. Ritalson. The occasion turns sour, however, when the characters discover that matters at home have been far from quiet. The final leg of the party's quest to unravel their memory gaps and fulfill Sakuachi's destiny takes them to the Crown of the World, where ice-rimed temples, dream-devouring monsters, and ancient alien evils await.Dreamers of the Nameless Spires is a Pathfinder Second Edition adventure for four 8th-level characters. This adventure concludes the Gatewalkers Adventure Path, a three-part campaign in which a team of paranormal investigators unravel the mystery behind a mass amnesic episode which left them with lost memories and strange powers. This adventure also includes an article about the mysterious elven goddess of twilight, Findeladlara; new rules options perfect for paranormalist adventurers; and strange new creatures to befriend or bedevil your players. Each full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open Game License and work with both Pathfinder Second Edition and the world's oldest fantasy RPG.

Back where it all began! This special, double sized volume presents a full Adventure Path in a single massive 200 page book to celebrate the 200th volume of the Pathfinder Adventure Path!The town of Sandpoint has seen more than its fair share of danger and trouble over the years, including harrowing fires, prolific serial killers, goblin raids, and attacks by giants and dragons, but what faces the so-called Light of the Lost Coast now is its greatest threat yet! Something sinister has been manipulating events all along, and now a new band of heroes must step in to save this legendary small town from seven deadly dooms! Return to the town where it all began with the Seven Dooms for Sandpoint Adventure Path—a full campaign for 4th- to 11th-level characters that is presented in its entirety in this super-sized volume! Seven Dooms for Sandpoint also includes an updated snapshot of Sandpoint as it stands today, complete with ways to interact with and influence the townsfolk. More Thassilonian secrets, exciting new treasures, and a bestiary of dangerous new monsters round out this milestone Adventure Path volume.Each monthly full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign.

The demon army of Tanglebriar is on the march, bringing death and terror to the elven nation of Kyonin. Can a group of heroes complete a desperate mission deep behind enemy lines to stop sinister forces from completing a secret weapon before the demon Treerazer can use it to win the war?The Secret of Deathstalk Tower is a Pathfinder Second Edition adventure for four 14th-level characters. This adventure continues the Spore War Adventure Path, a three-part campaign in which a group of adventurers aid the elves in a war against an army of demons. This adventure also includes an article about the demon lord Treerazer (the primary antagonist of this campaign), an exploration of the sinister ooze monsters known as blights, powerful new magic items to aid heroes against their foes, and several sinister new monsters. Each full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open RPG Creative License and work with the remastered Pathfinder Second Edition and compatible roleplaying games.

Delving deeper into the ruined prison, the PCs make their way through cell blocks now inhabited by subterranean monsters and undead echoes of the past, before finding themselves in what appears to be an idyllic village where the sun crosses the clouded sky each day. The clueless villagers are being preyed upon by their vampire masters and the PCs must break the spell and ascend into the Broken Palace to remove the threat of Lady Nalushae once and for all.The Broken Palace is a Pathfinder Second Edition adventure for four 4th-level characters. This adventure continues the Shades of Blood Adventure Path, a three-part campaign where a group of adventurers explore a ruined ancient prison to stop a vampiric threat to cover the skies in shadow. This volume also includes a look into the faith of Zura, demon lord of vampires and cannibalism, and a toolbox of new magic items, an ancient relic that replicates the sun, and a selection of devious bloodthirsty monsters.Each full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open RPG Creative License and work with the remastered Pathfinder Second Edition and compatible roleplaying games.

With one imminent apocalypse prevented, the heroes can finally focus on directly opposing the machinations of Runelord Xanderghul, whose pursuit of revenge continues to threaten the Saga Lands—and Golarion as a whole! But to reach him and force that confrontation, the heroes must risk it all in conjuring a personification of doomsday known as the Oliphant, for this titanic legend is their only pathway into the deadly realm where Xanderghul awaits: the Apocalypse Archive of Jandelay!Into the Apocalypse Archive is a Pathfinder Second Edition adventure for four 18th-level mythic characters. This adventure concludes the Revenge of the Runelords Adventure Path, a three-part campaign in which a group of adventurers fight against the evil plans of Runelord Xanderghul—the most powerful of all runelords. This adventure also includes rules for large-scale apocalyptic disasters and presents a range of legendary artifacts and monsters to reward and challenge high-level characters.Each full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open RPG Creative License and work with the remastered Pathfinder Second Edition and compatible roleplaying games.

Florin Kindler lost her parents to one of Ustalav’s most notorious hauntings—they perished, as so many have, after a visit from the Black Coach of Bastardhall. Arguably the most notorious of all the haunted castles of the Inner Sea region, Bastardhall’s mysteries have brought Florin and her adventuring companions in search of answers to the centuries-long curse that blights the ruins, but the castle has other plans than simply giving up what it hides, as those who dare to enter its haunted halls are doomed to vanish forever. Will your PCs be able to break the curse of Bastardhall and escape, or are they fated to become the latest in a long line of vanishings into one of Golarion’s most infamous ruins?The Bastion of Blasphemies Adventure Path is a complete Pathfinder campaign by Pathfinder co-creator James Jacobs, with adventures ranging from level 5 to 13, making it the perfect follow-up for players who have finished the Troubles in Grayce adventure anthology.

Florin Kindler lost her parents to one of Ustalav’s most notorious hauntings—they perished, as so many have, after a visit from the Black Coach of Bastardhall. Arguably the most notorious of all the haunted castles of the Inner Sea region, Bastardhall’s mysteries have brought Florin and her adventuring companions in search of answers to the centuries-long curse that blights the ruins, but the castle has other plans than simply giving up what it hides, as those who dare to enter its haunted halls are doomed to vanish forever. Will your PCs be able to break the curse of Bastardhall and escape, or are they fated to become the latest in a long line of vanishings into one of Golarion’s most infamous ruins?The Bastion of Blasphemies Adventure Path is a complete Pathfinder campaign by Pathfinder co-creator James Jacobs, with adventures ranging from level 5 to 13, making it the perfect follow-up for players who have finished the Troubles in Grayce adventure anthology.This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

The British Army's considerable contribution to The Korean War 1950 - 1953 was largely composed of 'conscripts' or national servicemen. Plucked from civilian life on a 'lottery' basis and given a short basic training, some like Jim Jacobs volunteered for overseas duty and suddenly found themselves in the thick of a war as intensive and dangerous as anything the Second World War had had to offer. As a member of 170 Independent Mortar Battery RA from March 1951 to June 1952 Jim was in the frontline at the famous Battle of the Imjin River. By great luck he evaded capture - and death - unlike so many. He returned to the UK only to volunteer again for a second tour with 120 Light Battery from March 1953 to March 1954. During this period he was in the thick of the action at the Third Battle of the Hook during May 1953. In this gripping memoir Jim calmly and geographically recounts his experiences and emotions from joining the Army through training, the journeys by troopship and, most importantly, on active service in the atrocious and terrifying war fighting that went on in a very foreign place.