Author: David Sirlin
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411666798
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Winning at competitive games requires a results-oriented mindset that many players are simply not willing to adopt. This book walks players through the entire process: how to choose a game and learn basic proficiency, how to break through the mental barriers that hold most players back, and how to handle the issues that top players face. It also includes a complete analysis of Sun Tzu's book The Art of War and its applications to games of today. These foundational concepts apply to virtually all competitive games, and even have some application to "real life." Trade paperback. 142 pages.
Playing to Win
Author: David Sirlin
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411666798
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Winning at competitive games requires a results-oriented mindset that many players are simply not willing to adopt. This book walks players through the entire process: how to choose a game and learn basic proficiency, how to break through the mental barriers that hold most players back, and how to handle the issues that top players face. It also includes a complete analysis of Sun Tzu's book The Art of War and its applications to games of today. These foundational concepts apply to virtually all competitive games, and even have some application to "real life." Trade paperback. 142 pages.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411666798
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Winning at competitive games requires a results-oriented mindset that many players are simply not willing to adopt. This book walks players through the entire process: how to choose a game and learn basic proficiency, how to break through the mental barriers that hold most players back, and how to handle the issues that top players face. It also includes a complete analysis of Sun Tzu's book The Art of War and its applications to games of today. These foundational concepts apply to virtually all competitive games, and even have some application to "real life." Trade paperback. 142 pages.
Willy the Scrub
Author: Jamie McEwan
Publisher: Darby Creek
ISBN: 0761385959
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
It's hard being different. Everybody in Willy's family is an athlete-even his mom. And, although Willy wishes he were like the rest of his family, no matter how hard he tries he never seems to be as good as they are. When he hears there's going to be wres
Publisher: Darby Creek
ISBN: 0761385959
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
It's hard being different. Everybody in Willy's family is an athlete-even his mom. And, although Willy wishes he were like the rest of his family, no matter how hard he tries he never seems to be as good as they are. When he hears there's going to be wres
Scrubs Forever!
Author: Jamie McEwan
Publisher: Darby Creek
ISBN: 0761385924
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
In this fourth and final book in the Scrubs series, Dan, the quotable man, struggles with his own "scrub-ness" as he questions the basics of his beliefs about what it takes to be a winner.
Publisher: Darby Creek
ISBN: 0761385924
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
In this fourth and final book in the Scrubs series, Dan, the quotable man, struggles with his own "scrub-ness" as he questions the basics of his beliefs about what it takes to be a winner.
Scrub Dog of Alaska
Author: Walt Morey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780936085135
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
After a runt sled dog is raised by a young boy, the dog's cruel owner demands his return.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780936085135
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
After a runt sled dog is raised by a young boy, the dog's cruel owner demands his return.
Scrubba Dub, Carlos
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607346079
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Carlos learns the importance of washing his hands.
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607346079
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Carlos learns the importance of washing his hands.
Florida Scrub-Jay
Author: Mark Jerome Walters
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813065739
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Florida Historical Society Stetson Kennedy Award A portrait of a species on the brink The only bird species that lives exclusively in Florida, the Florida scrub-jay was once common across the peninsula. But as development over the last 100 years reduced the habitat on which the bird depends from 39 counties to three, the species became endangered. With a writer’s eye and an explorer’s spirit, Mark Walters travels the state to report on the natural history and current predicament of Florida’s flagship bird. Tracing the millions of years of evolution and migration that led to the development of songbirds and this unique species of jay, Walters describes the Florida bird’s long, graceful tail, its hues that blend from one to the next, and its notoriously friendly manner. He then focuses on the massive land-reclamation and canal-building projects of the twentieth century that ate away at the ancient oak scrub heartlands where the bird was abundant, reducing its population by 90 percent. Walters also investigates conservation efforts taking place today. On a series of field excursions, he introduces the people who are leading the charge to save the bird from extinction—those who gather for annual counts of the species in fragmented and overlooked areas of scrub; those who relocate populations of scrub-jays out of harm’s way; those who survey and purchase land to create wildlife refuges; and those who advocate for the prescribed fires that keep scrub ecosystems inhabitable for the species. A loving portrayal of a very special bird, Florida Scrub-Jay is also a thoughtful reflection on the ethical and emotional weight of protecting a species in an age of catastrophe. Now is the time to act, says Walters, or we will lose the scrub-jay forever.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813065739
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Florida Historical Society Stetson Kennedy Award A portrait of a species on the brink The only bird species that lives exclusively in Florida, the Florida scrub-jay was once common across the peninsula. But as development over the last 100 years reduced the habitat on which the bird depends from 39 counties to three, the species became endangered. With a writer’s eye and an explorer’s spirit, Mark Walters travels the state to report on the natural history and current predicament of Florida’s flagship bird. Tracing the millions of years of evolution and migration that led to the development of songbirds and this unique species of jay, Walters describes the Florida bird’s long, graceful tail, its hues that blend from one to the next, and its notoriously friendly manner. He then focuses on the massive land-reclamation and canal-building projects of the twentieth century that ate away at the ancient oak scrub heartlands where the bird was abundant, reducing its population by 90 percent. Walters also investigates conservation efforts taking place today. On a series of field excursions, he introduces the people who are leading the charge to save the bird from extinction—those who gather for annual counts of the species in fragmented and overlooked areas of scrub; those who relocate populations of scrub-jays out of harm’s way; those who survey and purchase land to create wildlife refuges; and those who advocate for the prescribed fires that keep scrub ecosystems inhabitable for the species. A loving portrayal of a very special bird, Florida Scrub-Jay is also a thoughtful reflection on the ethical and emotional weight of protecting a species in an age of catastrophe. Now is the time to act, says Walters, or we will lose the scrub-jay forever.
The Delicate and Noxious Scrub
Author: JC Noble
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643106170
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Semi-arid woodlands are an important part of the Australian landscape and they have been the focus for scientific research by CSIRO since the 1960s. This book reviews that research and sets it in a historical perspective. It examines the development of pastoral science, with particular reference to the farming frontier in western New South Wales, as well as research conducted by CSIRO over the past thirty years aimed at helping manage increasing shrub densities while improving productivity. The author discusses past, current and future research directions and looks at how management perceptions and approaches continue to change as understanding of ecological processes and new strategies evolve.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643106170
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Semi-arid woodlands are an important part of the Australian landscape and they have been the focus for scientific research by CSIRO since the 1960s. This book reviews that research and sets it in a historical perspective. It examines the development of pastoral science, with particular reference to the farming frontier in western New South Wales, as well as research conducted by CSIRO over the past thirty years aimed at helping manage increasing shrub densities while improving productivity. The author discusses past, current and future research directions and looks at how management perceptions and approaches continue to change as understanding of ecological processes and new strategies evolve.
Wash, Scrub, Brush!
Author: Mick Manning
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780749636845
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Ideal for National Curriculum Key Stage 1-2, a title in the WONDERWISE series which introduces children to the importance of personal hygiene, drawing comparisons between the habits of humans and animals. Illustrated by Brita Granstrom.
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780749636845
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Ideal for National Curriculum Key Stage 1-2, a title in the WONDERWISE series which introduces children to the importance of personal hygiene, drawing comparisons between the habits of humans and animals. Illustrated by Brita Granstrom.
Chaparral and Scrub
Author: Tom Warhol
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761421955
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Describes the various plants and animals that make up forest, aquatic, grassland, shrubland, Mediterranean-type, and tundra biomes.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761421955
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Describes the various plants and animals that make up forest, aquatic, grassland, shrubland, Mediterranean-type, and tundra biomes.
The Florida Scrub Jay
Author: Glen Everett Woolfenden
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691083674
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Florida Scrub Jays are an excellent example of a cooperative-breeding species, in which adult birds often help raise offspring not their own. For more than a decade Glen E. Woolfenden and John W. Fitzpatrick studied a marked population of these birds in an attempt to establish a demographic base for understanding the phenomenon of "helping at the nest." By studying both population biology and behavior, the authors found that habitat restraints, rather than kin selection, are the main source of the behavior of Florida Scrub Jays: the goal of increasing the number of close relatives other than descendants in future generations is of relatively minor importance in their cooperative-breeding behavior. The Florida Scrub Jay lives only in the Florida oak scrub. All acceptable habitat is constantly filled with breeders. Each year about half of the pairs are assisted by one to several nonbreeding helpers. This book provides extensive data on fecundity, survivorship, relatedness, and dispersal to establish the demographic milieu and to address questions arising out of observed helping behavior--whom, how, when, and why the helpers help.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691083674
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Florida Scrub Jays are an excellent example of a cooperative-breeding species, in which adult birds often help raise offspring not their own. For more than a decade Glen E. Woolfenden and John W. Fitzpatrick studied a marked population of these birds in an attempt to establish a demographic base for understanding the phenomenon of "helping at the nest." By studying both population biology and behavior, the authors found that habitat restraints, rather than kin selection, are the main source of the behavior of Florida Scrub Jays: the goal of increasing the number of close relatives other than descendants in future generations is of relatively minor importance in their cooperative-breeding behavior. The Florida Scrub Jay lives only in the Florida oak scrub. All acceptable habitat is constantly filled with breeders. Each year about half of the pairs are assisted by one to several nonbreeding helpers. This book provides extensive data on fecundity, survivorship, relatedness, and dispersal to establish the demographic milieu and to address questions arising out of observed helping behavior--whom, how, when, and why the helpers help.