There are demons of the deep with a hunger that cannot be sated. Evolution has played its role, as has environment. Mankind has contributed, and now Carcharhinus Leucas hunts. Unwary swimmers and boaters, who chance the seas of Ecstasy Shores, Florida, soon become its victims. Danny Ray has a past he would rather forget, and now resides on his luxury yacht docked in the port of Ecstasy Shores. His ship is about to launch on a summer voyage with a group of young students. Danny wasn't looking for love, but love comes nonetheless, and with it a price: Danny's past has come back to haunt him. Just when Danny finally faces his own demons, something comes in with the tide. Everyone at Ecstasy Shores is in the grip of a dark cloud blowing in from the sea that brings with it a monster storm; a storm that unleashes its own monsters of the deep that come in a gigantic size. Leucas has arrived Taking his inspiration from Peter Benchley's Jaws, author Richard R. Blackston has updated the classic novel with his own twists and turns. He lives in Michigan and is working on several upcoming books. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/Leucas.htm

Written as a reference to be used within University, Departmental, Public, Institutional, Herbaria, and Arboreta libraries, this book provides the first starting point for better access to data on medicinal and poisonous plants. Following on the success of the author's CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names and the CRC World Dictionary of Grasses, the author provides the names of thousands of genera and species of economically important plants. It serves as an indispensable time-saving guide for all those involved with plants in medicine, food, and cultural practices as it draws on a tremendous range of primary and secondary sources. This authoritative lexicon is much more than a dictionary. It includes historical and linguistic information on botany and medicine throughout each volume.

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Collection of 14 articles representing a cross-section of current research on beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in North American waters.

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