“carol j baker”

How do you see your future? Will you be working hard until you’re seventy? Or retiring early - wealthy, independent and financially free? The difference between these scenarios is simple investing. In this life-changing book, Joan Baker demystifies the jargon and shows how you can make investment ... More

This book is a timely, well-illustrated introduction to Earth-observing satellite technology for the non-specialist and specialist alike. It explains extant space-based satellites and their instruments, and describes the areas in which operational and research missions are gathering ever-increasing ... More

From Mickey Mouse to the use of "jackass" as an all- purpose insult, images of animals play a central role in politics, entertainment, and social interactions. In this penetrating look at how Western culture pictures the beast, Steve Baker examines how such images -- sometimes affectionate, sometime... More

Vintage Virginia will captivate with a wealth of fascinating, fun-filled facts covering the remarkable history of the Old Dominion.... More

This book advances scholarly ways of thinking about community-based systems of resource management. In the Kangra Valley of India's western Himalaya, farmers have for centuries relied on community-managed kuhl systems—intricate networks of collectively built and maintained irrigation channels—fo... More