Animals and War: Confronting the Military-Animal Industrial Complex is the first book to examine how nonhuman animals are used for war by military forces. Each chapter delves deeply into modes of nonhuman animal exploitation: as weapons, test subjects, and transportation, and as casualties of war leading to homelessness, starvation, and death. With leading scholar-activists writing each chapter, this is an important text in the fields of peace studies and critical animal studies. This is a...

In the twilight of his years, renowned author Thomas Hardy pens a poignant and introspective memoir, "Middle Age Enthusiasms." Through a series of candid reflections, Hardy delves into the passions and pursuits that shaped his middle years. From his love of architecture and gardening to his fascination with the natural world, Hardy paints a vivid portrait of a man grappling with the complexities of aging and the search for meaning in the face of mortality.

God's Most Precious Gift: The Bottom Pane Baby. Insight Into the Humorous World Between Crawling and Walking is about the extraordinary life of a baby between the period when they stop crawling and start walking. This book chronicles the author's experiences with the funny things they say and do, the way they express their anger and joy, the way they dislike car seats, long trips, baths, playpens, highchairs and more. Share the experiences of mispronounced words, their infatuation with toy...

Times have changed, and lawyers must change with the times. Jurors have become experts in everything and suspicious of everyone, including lawyers and their hand-picked experts. Jurors are increasingly focused on the information and increasingly annoyed by the way lawyers spin and spoon-feed it to them.It's not about us anymore. Tell jurors something is "clear," and they will assume it is not. Tell them to award a specific number, and they will avoid that number like the bubonic pl...

Im Alter von sechsundzwanzig Jahren geht Gordon Stafford davon aus, dass seine Tage gezählt sind. Zumindest hofft er das. Vor zwei Jahren kam durch seine Schuld bei einem Autounfall ein Mann ums Leben. Seither plagen ihn Schuldgefühle und Selbstmordgedanken.Dann bewahrt ihn Squirt – ein Obdachloser, der sein eigenes Päckchen zu tragen hat – vor einem schrecklichen Schicksal. Über Nacht findet Gordon nicht nur ein neues Licht, dem er folgen kann und vielleicht sogar den Mut, zu lebe...

Liam loves his life as a linguist and trader on the Rownt homeworld, but he has ignored his heart and sexual needs for years. After escaping the horrors of war, he wants a boring life. He won't risk letting anyone come too close because he won't risk letting anyone see his deeply submissive nature. For him, submission comes with pain. Life burned that lesson into his soul from a young age.This fear keeps him from noticing that the Rownt trader Ondry cares for him. Ondry may not und...

If you want to learn about astronomy, then check out “HowExpert Guide to Astronomy.”Join Ryan T. Kirby, an experienced astronomer, and educator, in an exploration that will take you to the stars! In this short book, Ryan aims at teaching you everything you need to know about astronomy and stargazing from scratch! The book is divided into five sections, which are as follows:Understanding the Universe: Ryan brings you up to speed on all the essential terminology and...

The Fifth Edition of the highly praised Practical Guide for Medical Teachers provides a bridge between the theoretical aspects of medical education and the delivery of enthusiastic and effective teaching in basic science and clinical medicine. Healthcare professionals are committed teachers and this book is an essential guide to help them maximise their performance.This highly regarded book recognises the importance of educational skills in the delivery of quality teachin...

Tuk-Palteia Liam has survived the front lines of a civil war and a return visit to his home planet, but now he has to face the ultimate obstacle. Stubborn lovers.As long as Liam and Ondry have the same goals—the pursuit of profits and status—they are the perfect partnership. But now Ondry wants to protect his palteia at any cost, even if it costs him his newly won rank. Liam hates the idea of Ondry sacrificing for him, and he is not going to allow Ondry to lose status under any cir...

Rache. Wiedergutmachung. Überleben.Liebe.Als Tylers Leben von einem furchtbaren Verbrechen erschüttert wird, sehnt er sich nach Rache. Erst mithilfe von Detective Christian Martin sieht Tyler die Möglichkeit eines neuen Lebens – aber er muss sich entscheiden, ob er weiterhin an seiner Rache festhält und dabei jede Hoffnung auf eine Zukunft mit Christian opfert.Gordon geht davon aus, dass seine Tage gezählt sind, denn durch seine Schuld kam bei einem Autounfall ein Mann...

A desire for status has brought Ondry and Liam to a human world to trade, but dealing with humans has brought up all the old pain in Liam's heart. Even though Ondry would do anything to protect his beloved palteia, he doesn't know how to protect Liam from himself. Worse, Ondry isn't sure how to shield Liam from the shifting politics on the Rownt ship where the Calti Grandmothers are nothing like the ones they left behind on the planet.With everything in their lives changing, Ondry ...

Richard Candle, ein Ex-Cop, wird aus dem Gefängnis entlassen. Er hat dort vier Jahre als EntBewusster zugebracht, nachdem er eine Straftat – illegales Abschöpfen von Firmengeldern – auf sich genommen hatte, für die eigentlich sein Bruder Danny, ein Rockmusiker, verantwortlich war. Sogleich heftet sich Terrence Grist an seine Fersen, denn Candle weiß, dass Grist ebenfalls Firmengelder unterschlagen hat. Grist ist Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender von Slakon Inc., einem Firmen-Konsortium, das sogena...