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Zane Grey
The U. P. Trail takes place in the late 1860s during the building of the Union Pacific Railroad, the first to connect the east coast to the west. Our protagonist is Warren Neale, a civil engineer on the railroad. His girlfriend, Allie Lee, seems to be always in need of recusing. One of the most interesting characters is Neales best friend Larry "Red" King, a rough gun toting Texan cowboy. The heroes must battle the human challenges of greed, ruthlessness, and ambition, as well as the tremendous challenges of nature, to make the rail connection between East and West. The U. P. Trail is one of Zane Greys most detailed and panoramic Western novels; indeed, it is first-rate historical fiction in addition to being one of his most gripping romance-adventures.
B.M. Bower
Beloved Western author B. M. Bower is back with another classic yarn of the Old West. Much like her best-known works, The Uphill Climb showcases the inner lives of the cowhands and ranchers who made the region livable and whose rough-and-tumble lifestyles all too often exacted a harsh toll. Also this story deals with one mans fight to overcome alcohol addiction. Still very relevant to today. But it also has romance and a good bit of humor from supporting characters. Bower knows the West of the cowboys, as do few writers... the writing is realistic, and strongly suffused with local color. One of many recommended Westerns by this prolific author.
The upland mixed fir coniferous forest
Alicja Barć, Andrzej Brzeg, Aldona K. Uziębło,...
Monografia stanowi wieloaspektowe studium badawcze obejmujące zagadnienia rozmieszczenia, warunków występowania, zmienności, tendencji rozwojowych oraz zagrożeń wyżynnego jodłowego boru mieszanego; cennego, endemicznego zbiorowiska leśnego o ograniczonym na terenie Polski zasięgu. Opracowanie zawiera obszerny przegląd literatury związanej z omawianą tematyką, bogato udokumentowaną geobotaniczną charakterystykę płatów omawianego zbiorowiska na terenie Wyżyny Krakowsko-Częstochowskiej oraz analizę procesów regeneracji drzewostanu jodłowego. Szczególnie cennym elementem pracy są wskazania ochronne zredagowane dla fitocenoz jedlin reprezentujących różne stopnie zachowania i degeneracji. Publikacja jest adresowana do fitosocjologów, leśników, ekologów, fitogeografów i siedliskoznawców. Może stanowić również źródło cennych informacji dla specjalistów przygotowujących plany ochrony (dla rezerwatów, parków narodowych, parków krajobrazowych, obszarów Natura 2000), opracowania ekofizjograficzne i prognozy do planów zagospodarowania przestrzennego, jak również raporty o oddziaływaniu inwestycji na środowisko. Zespół w składzie: dr Alicja Barć, dr hab. prof. nadzw. UAM Andrzej Brzeg, dr hab. Aldona K. Uziębło, prof. dr hab. Stanisław Wika został uhonorowany Medalem im. Profesora Zygmunta Czubińskiego za monografię: “The upland mixed fir coniferous forest Abietetum albae Dziubałtowski 1928 in the central part of the Cracow-Częstochowa Upland – differentiation, regional specificity, structure, dynamics and maintenance”, wydaną przez Wydawnictwo UŚ w Katowicach. Medal zostanie wręczony na posiedzeniu plenarnym na najbliższym Ogólnopolskim Zjeździe PTB w Lublinie, który odbędzie się w dniach: 27.06.2016–3.07.2016. Medal im. Profesora Zygmunta Czubińskiego – jest wyróżnieniem honorowym, przyznawanym za wybitne prace naukowe mające charakter regionalnych monografii geobotanicznych, których podstawą jest oryginalna koncepcja naukowa. Kapituła, która składa się z 7 osób nadaje Medal raz na 3 lata. Wraz z medalem wręczany jest dyplom. Medal został ustanowiony w 2000 roku podczas Walnego Zebrania Członków Oddziału Poznańskiego Polskiego Towarzystwa Botanicznego. Jego Pomysłodawcą był prof. Janusz Bogdan Faliński. Po raz pierwszy wyróżnienia wręczono w 2001 roku na Ogólnopolskim Zjeździe PTB w Poznaniu.
William J. Locke
The Usurper is an affair with two heroes and two heroines. The double plot of love and ambition, in which fate. four intersect each other. The romance of the poet who dies young, loved by all men and women, is very cute. moving. But a greater interest in the book is to find out the life and character of Jasper Wellacot: a millionaire who is so amazingly flabbergasted in his wealth, a philanthropist who is almost ashamed of his good deeds.
R. Austin Freeman
In this tightly plotted novel, we follow the bizarre career of a man who loathes criminals. After Humphrey Challoner finds his wife killed by the bullet of a robber in his home, he vows to catch the man. Mr. Challoner is a wealthy savant, and he saved the fingerprints of the robber as well as some of the robbers strange hair which Challoners wife had in her hand. For twenty years Humphrey hunts for the killer, in the process revenging himself on Londons criminals class in a surprising and gruesome fashion. This Freeman work is not a Dr. Thorndyke mystery. Instead, it is the disturbing account of how a man wreaks vengeance on the miscreant who murdered his wife in a bungled robbery attempt. It also poses the question of how a moral society should deal with criminals.
The V4 and Ukraine Fight with Tax Frauds and Money Laundering
red. Mariia Balytska, Hana Bohušová, Piotr Luty
The monograph presents a comprehensive exploration of the mechanisms, challenges, and strategies employed by the Visegrad Group countries and Ukraine to combat tax fraud and money laundering. The book is divided into nine chapters, each dedicated to a specific aspect of the overarching issue, such as blockchain technology as a tool to combat money laundering within the V4 countries and Ukraine, tax aggressiveness in corporate taxation, Financial Action Task Force compliance, tax security, VAT carousel frauds and taxation of Ukrainian refugees. Together, they offer insights into the legal, technological, and economic frameworks that shape the fight against financial crime in this region, emphasizing the importance of regional collaboration and innovation.
The V4 Towards Migration Challenges in Europe. An Analysis and Recommendations
Robert Łoś, Anna Kobierecka
The culmination of the large-scale influx of migrants in the European area in 2015 and 2016 has not only led to severe pressure on the affected countries - transit countries as well as countries of destination - but also to the questioning of fundamental achievements of the European Union such as the freedom of movement. The migrant crisis also shed light on pressing issues still in need of satisfying responses reflecting reality, such as the case of the revision of the 1951 Geneva Convention on the status of refugees and the Dublin Ili Regulation setting forth that an asylum application needs to be filed in the first country of entry. Not only did the crisis reveal already existing ruptures between Western and Eastern Europe, but it also showed that the European Union as such is incapable of taking firm and swift decisions regarding the protection of its own borders and citizens against an unprecedented influx of irregular migrants - many of them without official documents. Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia are all sceptical towards the idea of positivist humanitarian approach towards migrations and introducing limits on accepting refugees for each EU state. Such reluctance derives from many different aspects, from political and geopolitical to social and cultural. Does V4 region is in fact threatened by migration crisis? lt is evident, that Hungary being the transit state can face significant threats. However, none of those states have the status of settlement countries or long-standing destinations.
Edith Wharton
Published in 1902, The Valley of Decision is Edith Whartons first full length novel set in late 18th century Italy. In it, Odo Valsecca, a young Italian raised by peasants, is plucked from poverty and dropped into the lap of luxury as the newly named heir to his cousin, a duke. It is the time leading up to the French revolution, and Europe swirls with conflicting factions and ideologies, some trying to prop up the feudal and religious traditions that empowered them, and others seeking a new way. Meanwhile, in France, a revolution is brewing... Forced to choose between conflicting loyalties those to the forces of social reform with which he allied himself before he came to power, or those of the feudal tradition to which he belongs by blood Odo must define himself.