Human-Animal Interactions (HAI) are a primary welfare interest to both animal scientists and practitioners. In zoos and aquariums, the study of Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVI), including both the impact of visitors on animals (the visitor effect) and the impact of animals on visitors (the visitor experience), have become a focus for understanding HAIs in zoos. The study of HAIs in zoos has grown to consider a number of factors, including animal-staff interactions and bonds, modern exhibi...

La promesse du désertQuand le cheikh de Zubran lui demande, quelques mois à peine après leur rupture, d’organiser son mariage avec une autre femme, Avery comprend qu’il cherche ainsi à la punir. Mais, parce qu’elle refuse de montrer à Malik combien elle souffre, elle se résout à accepter sa cruelle proposition. C’est décidé : elle fera de ce mariage l’événement le plus somptueux de l’année. Qui sait, une fois Malik marié, peut-être parviendra-t-elle à l’oub...

Unforgettable romances by some of our best loved authorsBrenda JacksonRebecca WintersMichelle CalmerKat CantrellSarah M. AndersonMarion LennoxMichelle DouglasNina MilneBarbara HannayJennifer FayeEllie DarkinsKristi GoldMaureen ChildYvonne LindsayCarol MarinelliAmalie BerlinMeredith Webber

Just over half a century ago, the rise in what became known as the "performance turn" in folklore studies led to the diffusion of performance as both a lens and a key concept across a wide range of humanistic disciplines. Now, it's time to take stock of the myriad ways in which performance and folklore studies have developed along both parallel and intersecting paths.Emerging Perspectives in the Study of Folklore and Performance reveals the captivating world where folklore...

Le bébé du cheikh, Meredith WebberEn arrivant au Zaheer pour assister au mariage de sa meilleure amie, Melissa ne peut s’empêcher d’éprouver un frisson d’appréhension. Car elle va revoir le cheikh Arun Rahman, le frère du futur marié… et l’homme avec qui elle a vécu une aventure brève et torride quatre mois plus tôt à Hawaii. Arun à qui elle va devoir annoncer qu’elle attend un enfant de lui…La légende de Sheba, Sarah Holl...

(1) EEN WARME ONTVANGST - Sarah Morgan Heeft Jenna er wel goed aan gedaan om naar Glenmore te verhuizen? Ze wil er een nieuw leven opbouwen, maar zal haar dochtertje wel kunnen aarden op zo'n afgelegen eiland? Voor ze antwoord op die vragen heeft, ontmoet ze de knappe dokter Ryan. Hij zorgt voor een heel ander soort verwarring... (2) TWEE KEER ZO LIEF - Josie Metcalfe Verpleegkundige Jenny strijdt met haar gevoelens voor de charmante dokter Daniel - tot hij haar in zijn armen neemt en kust...

Ruth is a 74-year old woman.Rowan is a 23-year-old man.They’re in love.And Ruth’s 43-year-old son is freaking the hell out.

Social Perspectives in Mental Health offers new practice frameworks that help to make sense of people's mental distress and recovery in relation to their social experience. This interdisciplinary volume promotes a holistic approach to mental health practice, with an emphasis on recovery and empowerment, and on building on the experiences of service users. The contributors explore the impact of social factors, such as power, abuse, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, on the causes and...

Handsome, sexy, eligible-- love is just a heartbeat away with the Posh Docs bundle! Includes Her Baby Secret by Kim Lawrence, The Greek Children's Doctor by Sarah Morgan, Her Honorable Playboy by Kate Hardy, and Sheikh Surgeon by Meredith Webber.

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, has infected people in 212 countries so far and on every continent except Antarctica.Vast changes to our home lives, social interactions, government functioning and relations between countries have swept the world in a few months and are difficult to hold in one’s mind at one time. That is why a collaborative effort such as this edited, multidisciplinary collection is needed. This book confronts the vulne...

Reflective Practice in Mental Health is the authoritative, definitive guide to psycho-social theory and practice in mental health.Featuring contributions from eminent experts, the book uses case studies to illustrate and address the complexities and dilemmas faced by practitioners involved in mental health care, and enables the reader to reflect on their understanding. Case studies from a variety of theoretical perspectives are included, covering psychodynamic theory, cognitive beh...

Social Work in Mental Health Settings brings together leading academics and practitioners to explore how mental health social work is shaped and practised around the world. In so doing, it responds to a striking lack of comparative literature in the field and offers readers a timely, global perspective on this important area of practice.Combining macro-level analyses with in-depth country case studies – from Brazil and Bosnia and Herzegovina to China and Trinidad and Tobago – the b...