Social ecology provides a holistic framework for change, based on the interrelationships between the personal, social, environmental and 'spiritual'. It helps understand how we got here, and how to realise more sustainable, caring futures. Students from all disciplines can use this valuable resource to help to enrich their learning with insights and principles from social ecology.

Being a PhD student is not easy. Navigating the highly competitive world of academia while working hard for little or no pay would be stressful for anyone—but it’s especially challenging for graduate students who are also parents.Featuring contributions from more than forty current and former graduate students raising children, Parenting While PhDing offers valuable advice for students and administrators. Parents will get practical recommendations on both child care and se...

Reviews latest research on crop physiology and genetic diversityDetailed coverage of key advances in breeding and their application to produce more resilient drought, salt and cold-tolerant varieties of soybeanSummarises good agricultural practices to optimise crop cultivation and make it more sustainable

“A helluva compelling story.” —Elle“Storm Large is a force of nature. Her ballsy, heartbreaking, hysterical, tour de force of a memoir is not to be missed.” —Chelsea Cain, New York Times bestselling author“Edgy, gritty, and fearless.” —The Portland ObserverYes,Storm Large is her real name, though she’s been called many things. As a performer, the majority of descriptions have led with “Ama...

'Song of the Legions' is the first book in a brand new series, and the first novel in the English language to follow the story of Napoleon Bonaparte's Polish Legion, one of the most tragic and heroic tales in military history.This was the forerunner of the legendary French regiment that still bears the name they were given by their enemies – 'The Foreign Legion'. It is the great untold story of the Napoleonic Wars.It is told through the eyes of Ignatius Blumer, a half-Irish...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The whispered words in my ear were the biggest turn on of my life, but role playing a hooker and customer was even better than I imagined. Brett led me out to the dark alley at the back of the nightclub and I played the game by taking the money he offered. I got onto my knees to give him what he wanted and that set the scene for a kinky roleplay encounter that went all the way

When his father arranges a ride back to college, it gives Ryan the opportunity he's been looking for. Blurting out he's gay to his father's friend gets him a lot more than the advice he expects from Jacob, though. A kiss gets the action started, and Ryan willingly lets himself be taken behind the buildings to experience his first gay sex with a rough, muscular trucker.Fiction & literature

Catching the ranch bosses in a clinch is a disaster for Austin. He can't afford to be sacked from a job he desperately needs. He promises to keep his mouth shut, but Tod and Caleb have a different idea of how he can show he'll keep their secret. Austin readily accepts their offer by getting on his knees, and that sparks a rough encounter during which his bosses take full advantage of having him in their grasp.

Broadband Cable Access Networks focuses on broadband distribution and systems architecture and concentrates on practical concepts that will allow the reader to do their own design, improvement, and troubleshooting work. The objective is to enhance the skill sets of a large population that designs and builds broadband cable plants, as well as those maintaining and troubleshooting it. A large cross-section of technical personnel who need to learn these skills design, maintain, and service HF...

A Saturday afternoon work meeting is both good and bad news for Myles. It's a chance to get in the good books with his boss, Mr. Monroe, by showing willing, but it ruins his weekend plans to visit some friends. The office isn't quite as empty as he expects when he arrives and he finds Mr. Casey and Mr. Boone there as well. It quickly becomes clear that the meeting is simply an excuse to get him alone with three bad bosses, but it's a chance to really show his eagerness to please and he giv...

Being set up for an interview with Spencer Anderson is just the chance Gordon is looking for to get back on his feet. He's desperate to secure the job after so long out of work, but the offer that comes his way seems unbelievable. Being tied up in a bondage room will get him hired and he's more than willing to do that. However, it's only when he's secured in place that a secret is revealed and Gordon has a choice to make. Give in completely to a vampire boss or go back to the miserable lif...

A business trip becomes something more when Martin realizes there's a gay bar across the street from his hotel. Being out of town gives him the nerve to visit it, and feelings he's been hiding deep inside come out when Daniel offers to buy him a drink. One beer leads to another and another, and he knows the offer of a cigarette is just an excuse to lure him to a back alley behind the bar, where he willingly takes part in his first sexual experience with a man.