In 2004, U.S. consumers spent $5.2 billion purchasing bottled water while the government only invested 5 percent of that amount to purchase critical... watersheds, parks, and wildlife refuges-systems vital to clean water and healthy environments. How can we reverse the direction of such powerful economic forces?A group of dedicated business-people-turned-environmental-entrepreneurs is pioneering a new set of tools for land conservation deals and other market-based strategies. These pragmatic visionaries have already used these methods to protect millions of acres of land and to transform the practices of entire industries. They are transforming the very nature of conservation by making it profitable.Drawing on his vast experience in both business and land conservation at The Nature Conservancy (TNC), William Ginn offers a practical guide to these innovative methods and a road map to the most effective way to implement them. From conservation investment banking, to emerging markets for nature's goods and services, to new tax incentives that encourage companies to do the "right" thing, Ginn goes beyond the theories to present real-world applications and strategies. And, just as importantly, he looks at the lessons learned from what has not worked, including his own failed efforts in Papua New Guinea and TNC's controversial compatible development approach in Virginia. In an era of dwindling public resources and scarce charitable dollars, these tools reveal a new, and perhaps the only, pathway to achieving biodiversity goals and protecting our lands.Conservation professionals, students of land conservation, and entrepreneurs interested in green business will find Ginn's tales of high-finance deals involving vast tracts of pristine land both informative and exciting. More than just talk, Investing in Nature will teach you how to think big about land conservation.

A thrilling-and prophetic-voyage into the depths of the unknown aboard the legendary submarine Nautilus, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea explores the... limitless possibilities of the imagination-and the darkest labyrinth of human nature... Translated and with an introduction by Mendor T. Brunetti. With a new afterword by Walter James Miller.

This edition is based solely on the original French text of this classic work. This edition contains the the lost 20% of Verne's original manuscript and... corrects hundreds of errors and mistranslations. Contains 45 woodcut illutrations.Translated by Water James Miller and Frederick Paul Walter

Journey into the deep. This extraordinary voyage into the depths unknown aboard the legendary submarine Nautilus--commanded by the brilliant, tragic... Captain Nemo-explores both the limitless possibilities of science and the twisted labyrinth of the human mind.

Ideal for sewers with an interest in quality, style, and individuality, this book reveals techniques once only known to the seamstresses in the couture... houses of Paris.

Dictionary 2000+ The Everyday Hebrew Dialogues book and CD are part of a program for self-instruction in the Hebrew language. The conversations are... based on word lists organized by subject, which appear in the appendix to

This Hebrew-English English Hebrew dictionary is intended for users of contemporary Hebrew, especially university students, high school pupils and... English speaking learners of Hebrew who wish to consult a small, but comprehensive up-to-date dictionary. Hebrew Speakers seeking to enlarge their active English vocabulary will also benefit from this dictionary. The rich selection of words, idioms and collocations is drawn from both spoken and written sources.

The thoughts and social realities of young adolescents are revealed in this insightful book. Gender differences, self-perceptions, and relationships are... among the topics articulated in the responses received from 2,000 students in 15 schools throughout the United States. The summaries and analyses of responses from these young adolescents provide an intimate look into their world as they see it and lead to a host of discussed implications for improving curriculum and instruction.