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A reevaluation of the history of biological systematics that discusses the formative years of the so-called natural system of classification in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Shows how classifications came to be treated as conventions; systematic practice was not linked to clearly articulated theory; there was general confusion over the "shape" of nature; botany, elements of natural history, and systematics were conflated; and systematics took a position near the bottom of the hierarchy of sciences.

For fans of Unbroken, the remarkable, untold story of World War II American Air Force turret-gunner Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz, who was shot down over Nazi-occupied France and evaded Gestapo pursuers for more than six months before escaping to freedom.  Bronx-born top turret-gunner Arthur Meyerowitz was on his second mission when he was shot down in 1943. He was one of only two men on the B-24 Liberator known as “Harmful Lil Armful” who escaped death or immediate capture on the ground.   After fleeing the wreck, Arthur knocked on the door of an isolated farmhouse, whose owners hastily took him in. Fortunately, his hosts not only despised the Nazis but had a tight connection to the French resistance group Morhange and its founder, Marcel Taillandier. Arthur and Taillandier formed an improbable bond as the resistance leader arranged for Arthur’s transfers among safe houses in southern France, shielding him from the Gestapo.   Based on recently declassified material, exclusive personal interviews, and extensive research into the French Resistance, The Lost Airman tells the tense and riveting story of Arthur’s trying months in Toulouse—masquerading as a deaf mute and working with a downed British pilot to evade the Nazis—and of his hair-raising journey to freedom involving a perilous trek over the Pyrenees and a voyage aboard a fishing boat with U-boats lurking below and Luftwaffe fighters looming above. With photographs and maps included, this is a never-before-told true story of endurance, perseverance, and escape during World War II.

It is 2050. With global pollution and exploitation of the planet at intolerable levels, a summit of world leaders had forged the final solution to protect Earth no human reproduction for 50 years. Halfway through humanitys challenge to deny birth, one man, Jacob Harrower, discovers the awful truth about EarthWatch and rebels against them. He and a small group of courageous men and women begin their own society, deep in the southern forests of Australia. But will they succeed against natural disasters, betrayal, and the might of EarthWatch?

Jacob Harrower''s tiny band of rebels has finally repulsed EarthWatch. It seems that babies may yet be born in a time when the final solution for planet earth is no human reproduction for fifty years. However, peace is short lived as government forces again strike the forest dwellers. Jacob and Lillian''s wedding day is shattered and four women are taken including Lillian.The pursuit of the victims leads the outcasts to uncover even greater EarthWatch evil, and brings opportunity for justice.

"Must read. Unlike anything else. A story of war, love, passion, sacrifice, betrayal, goodness and the beauty of innocence. Paints a powerful vision."

Jazzy.

This novel is the third book in the Haven trilogy. It is 2054. EarthWatch forces are decimated, and city rebels begin the difficult process of establishing a new government. Meanwhile, Haven s small society hidden in the forests and mountains of southern Australia has experienced three years of peace. Jeanette Shaw, happily reunited with daughter Rosalie in Haven s prosperous town, is missing her husband and sets off to search. She s tasked with the extra burden of bringing back fourteen good men to correct a critical imbalance in the new community. Blue Duncan, ex-EarthWatch captain, carries the scars of past torture, but his focus is now the new government s success. But what will Jeanette and Blue discover as they meet in tragic circumstances and join forces in the divided city? And how will they fulfil the mission when the insidious enemy returns?

Wir leben in einer Welt voller Ambiguität, Unsicherheit und Widersprüche – doch statt sie zu fürchten, können wir sie nutzen. Dieses Buch zeigt, wie Paradoxien nicht lähmen, sondern befreien. Es lädt dazu ein, Denkgrenzen zu hinterfragen, gewohnte Sichtweisen zu durchbrechen und neue Wege der Erkenntnis zu gehen.Peter Stevens beleuchtet, wie scheinbar unauflösbare Gegensätze – wie Freiheit und Struktur, Stabilität und Wandel oder Wissen und Zweifel – das kreative Potenzial unseres Geistes freisetzen. Anhand philosophischer, psychologischer und praktischer Perspektiven führt er durch ein ebenso herausforderndes wie befreiendes Terrain des Denkens.Ein kluges, tiefgründiges und praxisnahes Buch für alle, die in einer komplexen Welt Orientierung suchen – und dabei nicht auf einfache Antworten, sondern auf echte Einsichten setzen.