American Eskimo The Complete Guide to Eskimo Breeding, Socialization, Health Care, Feeding, Training, Exercise, Behaviors of Adult and Puppy and Much MoreThe American Eskimo Dog has nothing to do with the Alaskan Natives, previously called Eskimos.These playful, smart and perky dogs actually have their roots in the German Spitz breeds.But around the time this breed was being developed in the US by German Immigrants, Germans were unpopular due to WWI, b...

She went from riding the Tube to traveling the Milky Way. But when an alien admirer sets his sights on her, London might pay the ultimate price.Polly Granger’s life changed the instant she stepped into a London lift. Transported to another realm with two strange men as fellow passengers, she accidentally launches a successful and lucrative career as a dimension-hopping monster slayer. But after five years, a relaxing visit to her luxury Bay Area condo ends abruptly...

A small Scout Ship and a Rag Tag Crew fleeing aggressive Alien Hunt entering unknown system in uncharted space with hard decision to make. The crew is a mismatched conflicted mixed species group, facing death or worse. At the edge of known space, their reserves and their patience with each other, they must work together to survive. Part 2 of the Echoes Trilogy, Humanity in Extremis encounters something new: Friend or Foe? Read on to find out! Part 1 As Fierce as Any Dragon New Edition rele...

From across the immeasurably vast distance of cold empty intergalactic space, a millennia old horde approaches. They hunger. The Dark draws near. Young girl encounters an Unknown Craft crash landed nearby. Ex Military Special Forces Mother goes to investigate, unwittingly carrying the Young Girl who has stowed away. A story with themes that have always interested me: courage, determination and the will to succeed, what motivates people to act, and how people behave, in extremis; strong fem...

Processes of globalization, economic restructuring and urban redevelopment have placed events at the centre of strategies for change in cities. Events offer the potential to achieve economic, social, cultural and environmental outcomes within broader urban development strategies.This volume:* analyzes the process of cultural event development, management and marketing and links these processes to their wider cultural, social and economic context* provides a unique blen...

For readers of Outliers or The Wisdom of Crowds — or internationally bestselling author Richard Koch's many followers — this entertaining book draws on the latest in network science research to show how any of us can increase the chances of success in our personal and work lives.What's so special about the rich and famous? Unusually successful people often think they've done well because of their talent or luck — or simple grit and hard work. But i...

To hold a little microbat in your hand, its body the size of the end of your thumb, is nothing but astounding. Its head is nearly the size of a man’s fingernail, its tiny ears are twitching as it struggles to get free, and then it bares its teeth to try and scare you into letting it go. Inside that tiny head is a powerhouse of information. Some of our little bats know the entire landscape of our east coast, and can pinpoint a cave entrance in dense forest 500 km from its last home. When they ...

In hockey, goalies have always been a contradiction — solitary men in a team game, the last line of defence and the stalwarts expected to save the day after any and every miscue and collapse from his teammates. It’s no wonder that anyone who played the position has had his sanity questioned; yet some of the biggest innovations in the game have come from its puckstoppers. In The Goaltenders’ Union, Greg Oliver and Richard Kamchen talk to more than 60 keepers of yesterday and today, finding ...

How can small cities make an impact in a globalizing world dominated by ‘world cities’ and urban development strategies aimed at increasing agglomeration? This book addresses the challenges of smaller cities trying to put themselves on the map, attract resources and initiate development.Placemaking has become an important tool for driving urban development that is sensitive to the needs of communities. This volume examines the development of creative placemaking practices that can ...

A fresh, analytical, and entertaining take on hockey’s tough guysIn professional hockey, enforcers are often as popular with fans as the stars who cash the big paycheques. Called upon to duke it out with a fellow troublemaker, or to shadow (and bruise) an opponent’s top scorer, these men get the crowds out of their seats, the sports-radio shows buzzing, and the TV audience spilling their beers in excitement. Don’t Call Me Goon gives the mayhem-makers their...

This meticulously edited Sci-Fi Collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The War of the Worlds The Invisible Man… Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of the Earth 20.000 Leagues under the Sea… Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Last Man Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland Jack London: Iron Heel The Scarlet Plague… R. L. Stevenson: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde George MacDonald: Lilith H. Rider Haggard: King Solomon's Mines She Willia...

SF Boxed Set: 140+ Intergalactic Action Adventures, Dystopian Novels & Lost World Classics encapsulates an extraordinary roster of pioneering works that sculpted the sci-fi landscape. Featuring an assortment that spans from gothic horror to speculative future vistas, the anthology marries the quaint charm of early science fiction with startling prophetic insights. From mysterious, fog-laden landscapes on distant planets to intricate dystopian societies, these tales are varied in style yet ...