In a realm where secrets and conspiracies intertwine, trust is the ultimate risk...Visiting the glittering capital of a galactic empire, Kin Ambassador Mehfawni treads dangerous ground—both in politics and in love. Tasked with securing a fragile alliance, she risks everything when she falls for Khyff, a charismatic human. When a devastating family tragedy calls her home, Mehfawni defies rigid clan traditions by bringing Khyff along—sparking scandal and suspicion.

Animals have always understood that mankind is not fully at home in the world. Bestiaries, hoping to teach, send out warnings. This one, of course, aims at doing the same.

Do You Speak Equis? outlines a method of communication with the horse using the head collar and the bit in a way that is non-coercive and based on mutual understanding and reciprocal respect. The aim of the method is to develop a horse who carries himself with lightness from the outset of training. Topics covered include communicative action and receptive reaction; natural flexions; aggressive horses and how to work with them; interaction with head collar and finally, introducing the bit.

The wrestling wars heat up as SFW takes on AWF for titles and ratings. Can Phoenix’s girlfriend, Scorch, survive a kendo stick match with Japanese grappler, Yuri, for the women’s title? What happens when the truth of Phoenix’s parentage leaks out?

The Fairies from Pixie Hollow are back for more magical adventures!Join Tinker Bell and the rest of the Fairies in this giant four-in-one collection that features classic stories originally published in the volumes titled Tinker Bell and the Pirate Adventure, A Present for Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell the Perfect Fairy, and Tinker Bell and her Stories for a Rainy Day. It's a wonderful time to return to Never Land!

The 77 individuals whose voices I tried to channel here are, or rather were, real people. Like my grandfather, they were all victims of an idea of "normality" that did not include them and, therefore, secluded them, confining their bodies to a cruel and repressive institution. Surviving the "insane asylums" until 1978, when the Basaglia Law finally closed them, was almost always at the expense of one's sanity.

The second-hand story is a narrative structure that hinges on a narrator who listens to and reports other people’s words. Updating the older literary convention of the reported tale and responding to the recent marked increase in both the production of and interest in autobiography, autofiction, reportage, and testimony, the second-hand story has become a key and distinctive structure in contemporary western literature. How has this form emerged, and why has it become so prominent? What is...

The European or Mediterranean cultivated olive (Olea europaea L., subsp. europaea, var. europaea) is an ancient crop notable for its early domestication. Today, hundreds of olive varieties are grown to produce high-quality fruit for oil and table olives for human consumption. Over the last 30 years, the olive industry has undergone profound innovation due to scientific and technical advances, particularly in genomics, breeding, orchard management, mechanization and agro-ecology. Not all th...

"In Taormina, in winter" is a noir novel by Antonello Carbone that transforms the famous Sicilian resort into a theater of melancholy mysteries, far from the summer crowds. The Plot - After New Year's Eve, Taormina empties out, revealing a silent and cold soul. The routine of Giacomo Cassisi, a journalist and former war correspondent, is shattered by the discovery of the body of Efre Vazzini, the young heir to a powerful local family. Key Elements • Atypical protagonist: Cassisi is not a p...

With their past coming back to haunt them, Phoenix, Blue Bomba, and Barbwire face off against Mexi-KO, Uno, and Ricky Radison in a six-man tag match where whoever gets the pin, gets the win.

This book explores the insights that Cultural Astronomy provides into the classical Roman world by unveiling the ways in which the Romans made use of their knowledge concerning the heavens, and by shedding new light on the interactions between astronomy and heritage in ancient Roman culture. Leading experts in the field present fascinating information on how and why the Romans referred to the sky when deciding upon the orientation of particular monuments, temples, tombs and even urban layo...

Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidases (γ-GTs) are members of the N-terminal nucleophile hydrolase superfamily, enzymes that cleave the γ-glutamyl amide bond of glutathione to liberate cysteinylglycine. The released γ-glutamyl group can be transferred to water (hydrolysis) or to amino acids or short peptides (transpeptidation). γ-GT plays a key role in the gamma glutamyl cycle by regulating the cellular levels of the antioxidant glutathione, hence it is a critical enzyme in maintaining cellular re...