Bill Bryson meets John Vaillant in this life list quest to see the rarest species in North America.Crammed into a minivan with wife, toddler, infant, and dog, accompanied by mounds of toys, diapers, tent, sleeping bags, and other paraphernalia, Cameron MacDonald embarks on a road trip of a lifetime to observe North America's rarest species. In California, the family camps in the brutally hot Mojave, where he observes a desert tortoise-"the size and shape of a bike ...

Oral pathology is refers to the diseases of the mouth (&quote;oral cavity&quote;or&quote;stoma&quote;), jaws (&quote;maxillae&quote;or&quote;gnath&quote;)and related structures such as salivary glands, temporomandibular joints, facial muscles and perioralskin (the skin around the mouth). The mouth is an important organ with many different functions. It isalso prone to a variety of medical and dental disorders. The specialty oral and maxillofacial pathology isconcerned with diagnosis and st...

In the labor market and workplace, anti-discrimination rules, affirmative action policies, and pay equity procedures exercise a direct effect on gender relations. But what can be done to influence the ways that men and women allocate tasks and responsibilities at home?In Gender Equality, Volume VI in the Real Utopias series, social scientists Janet C. Gornick and Marcia K. Meyers propose a set of policies-paid family leave provisions, working time regulations, and early chi...

James V suffered the fate of many a son of a famous father in being somewhat overshadowed not only by his father James IV but also by his internationally renowned daughter Mary Queen of Scots. But no-one would deny the importance of his reign, embracing as it did the establishment of the Court of Session, the birthpangs of religious dissent, and the growth of royal power to such a remarkable extent that this king could leave his kingdom for nine months in 1536-7 without fear of rebellion.

Shadow Mothers shines new light on an aspect of contemporary motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by women returning to the workforce, and the complex bonds mothers forge with the "shadow mothers" they hire. Cameron Lynne Macdonald illuminates both sides of an unequal and complicated relationship. Based on in-depth interviews with professional women and childcare providers— immigrant and American-born nannies as well as European au pairs—Shadow Mother...

Cameron Grey is a thirteen-year-old girl whose best friends are the ghost of a witch who has lost her powers, and a cowardly monster who lives under her bed. When her parents suddenly disappear and a strange 'aunt' appears in their home, Cameron and her wolf brother Conal decide to find out what is going on. They discover that their father has a secret - and it is to do with the Other-World Wide Web, an on-line service for supernaturals which has suddenly stopped working. With the help of ...

This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 1, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research on ageing. Together they report the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society.This book concentrates on four major themes: autonomy and independence in later life, biology and ageing, food and nutrition and re...