Fundamentals of Developmental Psychobiology: A Brief Account of an Interdisciplinary Science demonstrates how the science of Developmental Psychobiology (DBP) improves our understanding of non-human and human behavioral and psychological development, with consequences for better health care, animal husbandry, ecological conservation, and education. The fundamentals of DPB include the natural history orientation in research and a historical stance to investigating development. The ...

Reviews advances in understanding and improving the welfare of dairy cattle;Summarises current research on rumen biology, digestion and ways of optimising nutrition of dairy cattle from grazing to feed and feed supplements;Discusses latest developments in maintaining the health of dairy cattle, including the genetics of disease resistance and dairy herd health management

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In 1936, Bluet is the last of the Kentucky Blues. In the dusty Appalachian hills of Troublesome Creek, nineteen and blue-skinned, Bluet has used up her last chance for “respectability” and a marriage bed. Instead, she joins the historical Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky and becomes a librarian, riding up treacherous mountains on a mule to deliver books and other reading material to the poor hill communities of Eastern Kentucky.Along her dangerous route, Bluet confronts many ...

One of the most talked-about novels of the year, this international bestseller gives new meaning to the term “unputdownable.” Reviewers and readers everywhere have been eagerly abandoning their everyday lives for days and even weeks on end, refusing to leave Michel Faber’s vividly realized fictional world. They are captivated by Sugar, an enigmatic nineteen-year-old prostitute whose story begins in a hellish nineteenth-century London brothel. Struggling to lift her body and soul out of the...

All 10 books in the bestselling series The Chronicles of Greek Mythology are available for the first time in a special edition boxset. Over 600 pages of exciting mythological tales to rediscover the classic stories of gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters.Imagine witnessing the battle between the hero Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa, or being present when Zeus chained the Titan Prometheus to a mountain. Have you ever wondered why Pandora was chosen by the go...

'Riveting! Bussi spins psychological suspense at its finest with this consuming tale of one child, two families, and the dark secrets that define us all. Clear your schedule; this book is worth it!' - Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Crash & Burn and Find HerOn the night of 22 December 1980, a plane crashes on the Franco-Swiss border and is engulfed in flames. 168 out of 169 passengers are killed inst...

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Award-winning author Michele Sinclair returns to the world of the medieval Scottish Highlands, the land of her fan-favorite McTiernay Clan filled with fierce warriors and vibrant women. In this intriguing tale, a battle-hardened soldier is bound to the McTiernay brothers by a loyalty as strong as blood. But no woman in all of Scotland has been able to lay claim to his heart . . .UNBRIDLED PASSIONA commander in the McTiernay clan, Dugan is known far and wide ...

The author of Seducing the Highlander introduces an “eminently swoonable hero . . . to keep [her] audience dreaming of kilts for weeks” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Not a McTiernay by blood, but a brother nonetheless, Hamish will choose honor over all, until his world is shaken by one impetuous kiss . . .A Lasting PassionElite McTiernay guardsman Hamish MacBrieve is looking for a clean start. But whe...

Logan Rettino never imagined she'd fall so far. Dropped by her ex on national TV, she's gone from prima ballerina to ring card girl, reduced to revving up the crowds before MMA bouts. However distasteful she finds her new job, it pays well…and she needs the money if she's ever going to rebuild her life. Promised a huge bonus if she can convince a brooding, gifted welterweight to keep fighting, she'll do whatever it takes to earn his trust.Keane O'Shea is unbeatable in the octagon. ...

First in the series set in medieval Scotland by the award-winning author. “Sensual and humorous, a winning combination that everyone can enjoy.”—Hannah Howell, New York Times bestselling authorBound by DutyHighland laird Conor McTiernay had always dreamed of an enduring love. But the reality of women who desired him only for his title and lands made him swear off marriage forever. That is until he first set eyes on the Englishwoman...