Derek Johnson Livres

This beautifully illustrated, easy-to-use field guide provides detailed information about more than 620 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found in the boreal and aspen parkland regions of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Whether you are a naturalist, a day hiker or an armchair adventurer, you can explore our great forests with this handy reference in your backpack or library. Plants of the Western Forest: Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba includes: * More than 800 colour photographs * Almost 900 line drawings * Colour photo guide to wildflowers * Clear species descriptions to help identify plants * Intriguing notes about edible plants, native uses of plants and origins of plant names.

The book explores the evolving relationship between television and film in the 21st century, highlighting their increasing collaboration and interaction. It delves into the cultural implications of this synergy, analyzing how the two mediums influence each other and shape audience experiences in a rapidly changing media landscape.

The narrative offers a poignant glimpse into the complexities of childhood amid the political upheaval of Southern Africa in the 50s and 60s. Through the eyes of a young boy, aged six to thirteen, it explores the challenges of navigating a world marked by change and conflict, capturing both humorous and serious moments. The story reflects the boy's unique position, straddling different worlds and experiences, providing a rich tapestry of growth and understanding during a tumultuous era.

The initial success of a single product like X-Men, Star Trek, and Transformers led to a long-term embrace of media franchising. The author examines the corporate culture behind these production practices, as well as the collaborative and creative efforts involved in conceiving, sustaining, and sharing intellectual properties in media work worlds.

The mystifications of pastoral which long blinded Dickens to contemporary political realities were compounded by his enthusiasm for the Victorian Nature cult inspired by Wordsworth. Growing awareness of the misery prevalent in rural England drastically radicalised him but also exacerbated his weakness for the neurotic versions of pastoral related to child-cult. The peculiarly Victorian male fantasies of the child-wife and 'Angel on the Hearth', however, offered no final security from the life-long dread of the working man's potential danger to social stability responsible for the reactionary tendencies of his later years.