Ron Michaels didn't know Jeffery Hammill. He will soon learn that their lives have become terribly and inextricably linked. In The Bison King, a young woman searching for her biological parents triggers the beginning of a nightmare for three men who will be maliciously prosecuted for the murder of an acquaintance some twenty-six years earlier. These men are indicted on manufactured evidence, based mostly upon a coerced false confession and the manipulation of the grand jury by an aggressive deputy sheriff and an inexperienced prosecuting attorney. Their arrests, arraignment, and exorbitant bail force them to sit in jail for more than a year before trial. Throughout his ordeal, Ron Michaels remains steadfast in his faith. He believes that God will give him the strength to see things through. Ron and his attorney, Jim Fleming, rely on their faith to guide them as they plan Ron's defense against charges of murder. The Bison King is a gripping real-life tale of injustice, malice, perseverance, and faith. The Bison King; the meaning of God's 'ninth' commandment, will never be so clear.

A collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings.

This study, first published in 2000, examines the cultural and ecological causes of the near-extinction of the bison.

The mighty and majestic European bison is the relictual embodiment of the wildness of prehistoric Europe. Tragically, the millennia since that time have seen so many species driven to extinction by human impacts, and the European bison has only narrowly avoided the same fate. Today, the species represents the symbolic sentinel of successful conservation actions in a world in which such achievements remain few and far between. From an early stage in the restitution of the European bison, husband-and-wife team Małgorzata Krasińska and Zbigniew A. Krasiński have been participating in relevant management initiatives and researching all facets of the bison, from its morphology and diet, to its movements, social life and reproduction, and the conservation management actions that have been taken to save it. Now they have summarised this wealth of knowledge on the species, giving rise to a publication ideal for students, professional biologists and conservationists, but also for all nature enthusiasts. This new edition of the monograph offers extensively updated content taking into account research carried out on the European bison in the last few years. Also featured, a new chapter devoted to knowledge of the genetics of the species drawn up by Małgorzata Tokarska of the Białowieża-based Mammal Research Institute PAS.