Originally published in 1979 International Trade in Wildlife is a product of the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora conference, containing the full text of the CITIES convention. The volume outlines the animals and plants controlled by CITIES, and describes the protective policies put in place to protect endangered plants and animals. It gives a detailed background to the international traffic in monkey’s, spotted cats, whales, ivo...

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For nearly forty years, this almanac has provided dozens of articles that fascinate and inspire magical practitioners of all skill levels.Written by some of the most esteemed Witches and Pagans today, the essays in this collection feature spells, rituals, and insights on a wide variety of subjects. Enhance your practice with urban animism (Kate Freuler), a survey of English fairies (Alaric Albertsson), earth magic (James Kambos), and crystal grids for the zodiac (S...

The year is 1895, and the place is the London home of a famous scientist. Here he shows his friends a strange machine – a time machine! He has built this, he tells them, to travel into the future, and into the past. He will be a time traveller! His friends don’t know what to think. Time travel is not possible, is it? But he leaves them, and his machine takes him to a troubling future – the land of the Eloi, where terrible creatures live below the ground. He must soon fight for his life – a...

The family of James Alvis Lynch headed west from Denison, Texas, to find a dry climate that would alleviate Lynch�s symptoms of malaria and his wife Amanda�s rheumatism. They traveled as far as the Brazos River, where U.S. 180 crosses today, when one of their oxen drowned, and the other was struck by lightning. To make matters worse, the Lynches learned of hair-raising tales of the struggles between Comanches and settlers. So on Christmas Eve in 1877, the Lynch family decided to settle 4 m...

*AS RECOMMENDED BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID "FOR SOMEONE WHO NEEDS A GOOD LAUGH"*DON'T MISS NATALIE SUE'S HILARIOUS NEW NOVEL 'YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE', PUBLISHING IN AUGUST 2026‘A darkly funny riot’ The Times, Book of the MonthA GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION 2024Would you want to know what your colleagues say behind your back?Jolene certainly doesn’t.Sh...

‘The wisest book I’ve read for many years … Much more than a gardening book, much more than a guide to mental health … Hugely recommended’ Stephen FryTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020How can gardening relieve stress and help us look after our mental health? What lies behind the restorative power of the natural world?In a powerful combination of contemporar...

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Sleep is vital for health and well-being. Sleep Well contains six different guided audio practices that have been devised specifically to help relax both body and mind and encourage restful sleep so that you wake feeling refreshed, recharged, and rejuvenated.They are to be followed at the end of the day prior to falling asleep or if you wake during the night and struggle to go back to sleep. These audios will encourage deep relaxation. By making relaxation your goal, falli...

‘The wisest book I’ve read for many years … Much more than a gardening book, much more than a guide to mental health … Hugely recommended’ Stephen FryTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020How can gardening relieve stress and help us look after our mental health? What lies behind the restorative power of the natural world?In a powerful combination of contemporar...

A practical program rooted in optimism to help you live fully and joyfully in an imperfect, turbulent worldAs the first medical director and attending psychiatrist at the World Trade Center Mental Health Program, Dr. Sue Varma worked directly with civilian and first-responder survivors in the aftermath of 9/11. There, she met people at every point of the stress and trauma continuum. She saw devastation and stagnancy as much as she saw amazing resilience and growth....

This important book offers unique insight into the experience of foster youth from 27 countries around the world. It provides a systematic review of literature reporting the experiences of youth in care, addressing a wide range of key topics in this multidisciplinary field, and presenting the views and perceptions of these young people.Including a meta-analysis on contact with birth parents, it examines youth’s experiences of the foster care system; contact and relationships; careg...