Product Description: This report analyzes Taiwan’s options for allocating resources for air defense, describes the essential air defense problem that China poses, characterizes the current capabilities and level of funding that Taiwan invests in air defense, and develops several alternative investment strategies...read more

Product Description: The Biogeography of the Australian North West Shelf provides the first assembly of existing information of the North West Shelf in terms of geological, oceanographic and climatological history and current understanding of such issues as biodiversity, connectivity, larval dispersal and speciation in the sea that determine the distribution patterns of its invertebrate fauna...read more

Product Description: The teacher work sample (TWS) has become increasingly widely adopted as an end-of-program, performance-based assessment for student teachers. Improving Teacher Quality offers a comprehensive introduction to teacher work sample methodology for teacher educators, student teachers, student teacher supervisors, cooperating teachers, program coordinators, and school administrators...read more

Product Description: The relationship between China and Taiwan is more stable in 2009 than it has been years; at the same time, the cross-strait military balance is shifting in ways that are problematic for Taiwan's defense. This volume examines the changing China-Taiwan political dynamic, evaluates key aspects of the cross-strait military balance, and considers how Taiwan might be successfully defended against a Chinese invasion attempt...read more

Product Description: IMAGINE FIGHTING FIRE ALONGSIDE FIREFIGHTERS FROM AMERICA'S PAST In his first novel, Fires Of Time, 23-year firefighter paramedic, Barry Wilson, draws upon his modern day experience and knowledge to weave a fast-paced tale of adventure unlike any other before...read more

Product Description: This book discusses how U.S. capabilities for interdicting invading ground forces in the Persian Gulf can be adapted over time to maintain the ability to achieve an early halt or to counter maneuver forces in other plausible campaigns...read more

Product Description: IMAGINE FIGHTING FIRE ALONGSIDE FIREFIGHTERS FROM AMERICA'S PAST In his first novel, Fires Of Time, 23-year firefighter paramedic, Barry Wilson, draws upon his modern day experience and knowledge to weave a fast-paced tale of adventure unlike any other before...read more

Australian Marine Shells first volume by Barry Wilson The first volume (407 pages and 44 full color plates) covers the less evolved shells and includes the major families Strombidae, Cypraeidae, and Ranellidae. The books are 21 by 30 cm size and bound in laminated board covers and are beautifully produced. Each volume has numerous; top quality line drawings of shells that are not illustrated in the color plates, as well as maps and charts.