Understand, oversee, and develop a police-dog program that excelsLearn:The five fundamental factors for running a successful unit, and why some K9 units failHow to mitigate liability issuesHow to select the right dogs and handlersHow to handle budgets and deal with police-dog vendorsCurrent training trends and how to develop a positive K9 unit cultureK9 units are on the front line for every danger...

Unlock the Power of Police Service Dogs in Law EnforcementModern police officers have an array of tools at their disposal, but few are as effective—or as misunderstood—as the police service dog. Whether tracking a fleeing suspect, locating hidden evidence, or detecting narcotics and explosives, these highly trained K9s are invaluable assets in the field. Yet many officers, both new and experienced, lack a clear understanding of how to work alongside them.Th...

The discovery of the remains of 'Boxgrove Man', a 'Missing Link' hominid half a million years old in chalk pits in Sussex made world headlines in May 1994. This was the most sensational archeological find in the UK since Piltdown Man - only this time it was not a hoax. Continuing excavation by site archeologist Mark Roberts has enabled him and his team to build up a picture of this, the first Englishman, and to open up a unique window on life in Britain before the Ice Age. Because these hu...

Der dritte Roman der Garten-Eden-TrilogieIn der Hoffnung auf einen Neuanfang kommt die junge Hayley Phillips zu ihrer Cousine Rosalind Harper nach Memphis, wo sie nicht nur ein Heim, sondern bald auch neue Freunde findet. Sie lebt sich mit ihrer neugeborenen Tochter Lily auf dem Anwesen der Harpers ein und fühlt sich mehr und mehr zu Rosalinds ältestem Sohn hingezogen. Da scheint eine dunkle Macht von Hayley Besitz zu ergreifen.

In the mysterious and pristine forests of the tropics, a wealth of ethnobotanical panaceas and shamanic knowledge promises cures for everything from cancer and AIDS to the common cold. To access such miracles, we need only to discover and protect these medicinal treasures before they succumb to the corrosive forces of the modern world. A compelling biocultural story, certainly, and a popular perspective on the lands and peoples of equatorial latitudes—but true? Only in part. In The Eth...

John Muir is widely and rightly lauded as the nature mystic who added wilderness to the United States’ vision of itself, largely through the system of national parks and wild areas his writings and public advocacy helped create. That vision, however, came at a cost: the conquest and dispossession of the tribal peoples who had inhabited and managed those same lands, in many cases for millennia. Muir argued for the preservation of wild sanctuaries that would offer spiritual enlightenment to ...

Ein Ozeandampfer, ein verheerender Zyklon, ein tödliches Riff. Als die Wellen sich beruhigen, finden sich drei ungleiche Überlebende an einer vergessenen Küste Mosambiks wieder: Genevieve Leslie, eine junge amerikanische Erbin, die von einer unbeschwerten Zukunft in der feinen Gesellschaft träumt. Cecil Winthrope, ein vornehmer englischer Gentleman, dessen Manieren so tadellos sind wie seine Geheimnisse tief. Tom Blake, ein rauer amerikanischer Ingenieur, den die Zivilisation längst abgesc...

Rosalind Harper ist es gewohnt, selbst über ihr Leben zu bestimmen. Nach dem frühen Tod ihres Mannes widmete sie sich neben der Kindererziehung ganz ihrer Leidenschaft, der Gartenkunst, die zusehends ein Symbol für ihre Unabhängigkeit wird. Doch dann lernt sie den Ahnenforscher Mitchell Carnegie kennen.

2017 hatte sich Robert Atzorn sehr plötzlich und gefolgt von einem großen Medienecho aus der Öffentlichkeit verabschiedet – und hat sein Vorhaben auch konsequent durchgezogen, trotz zahlreicher Angebote. Deutschlandweit bekannt aus »Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht«, als Hamburgs Tatort-Kommissar Jan Casstorff und zuletzt als Theo Clüver in »Nord Nord Mord« beeinflusste ihn jedoch vor allem seine Arbeit am Theater, wo er mit den Großen seiner Zunft wie Ingmar Bergman zusammenarbeitete. 2020 wird...

Martin Eden is a 1909 novel by Jack London that follows the story of a young, uneducated sailor named Martin Eden. When Martin saves a wealthy man named Arthur Morse from an assault, he is invited to the Morse family home, where he meets Arthur's sister Ruth and falls in love with her.Determined to better himself and become worthy of Ruth, Martin embarks on a journey of self-education, immersing himself in literature and philosophy. He dreams of becoming a successful writer in orde...

THIEVES of EDEN is a quantum thriller to SAVE REALITY from ENEMIES of LIFE.  STORY Awareness becomes action that unites people and purpose as four characters meet and discover they are in a game – THE GAME – for the very life of our planet.  Their opponents, with a 6,000 year advantage, are about to make their game-winning move that ends life on Earth. Tightening a reality-distorting stranglehold just beyond human awareness, these “Enemies of Lif...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Tired of the ordinary? Step into a world where the extraordinary thrives. Eden Academy is no ordinary school. It's a crucible where shifters and extraordinary humans converge, their destinies intertwined by magic and mystery.Our protagonist, a young woman yearning for freedom, finds herself trapped in a gilded cage. But when the academy's doors open, a whirlwind of adventure awaits. She'll encounter a rebellious spirit with a ca...