**"This book will appeal to three types of readers: people who are grieving the death of a pet, readers who know someone who has recently lost a pet, and those who are interested in the bonds between animals and humans." --**Library JournalExperiencing the death of a beloved pet can be profoundly difficult, and it can be challenging to find real support and comfort during this time. Where do you turn?Written by Barbara Allen, creat...

Long dismissed as the dull cousin of ducks and swans, the goose proves to be a bird of astonishing significance. From medieval legends and the myth of the barnacle goose to Konrad Lorenz’s pioneering work on imprinting and the first human-led migration, geese occupy a rich place in science and story. Their quills helped write the Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence. They wander through haiku, appear in art by Escher and Pissarro and leave tracks along the Camino de Santiago. Ge...

The Little Book of HSP Wisdom is a thoughtful book to reach for when needing a few words of wisdom about struggles, values, habits and perspectives on life as an HSP.This book addresses in a simple and straight- forward way, common areas of challenge, growth and development most highly sensitive people encounter. Reading this book will feel like hearing some very kind but no-nonsense advice from someone who knows and understands you as a sensitive person.B...

This book presents thirty-one extinct species through the personal perspectives of those animals. This intimate approach not only highlights each species but explores the broader implications of losing a species forever. How do we honour such a loss? Can we grieve for species we never knew? These animals range from the well-known passenger pigeon, thylacine and great auk, to lesser-known creatures like the Arabian ostrich, Saint Helena earwig and Bramble Cay melomys. These poignant portrai...

A slain soldier's widow details her husband's murder by a fellow soldier . . . and exposes how the US military courts allowed the killer to escape justice.June 7, 2005. A sandstorm obscured what light lingered in Iraq's nighttime sky as Staff Sergeant Alberto Martinez tied a claymore mine to a window grate. On the other side of the window was Lieutenant Louis Allen, a husband and father of four young boys, and his good friend and Commanding Officer Captain Phillip ...

Despite the homogenization of American life, areas of strong regional consciousness still persist in the United States, and there is a growing interest in regionalism among the public and among academics. In response to that interest ten folklorists here describe and interpret a variety of American regional cultures in the twentieth century. Their book is the first to deal specifically with regional culture and the first to employ the perspective of folklore in the study of regional identi...

Disasters are the result of complex interactions between social and natural forces, acting at multiple scales from the individual and community to the organisational, national and international level. Effective disaster planning, response and recovery require an understanding of these interacting forces, and the role of power, knowledge and organizations.This book sheds new light on these dynamics, and gives disaster scholars and practitioners new and valuable lessons for managemen...

Rethinking governance: Where democracy meets administration.This revised and expanded third edition extends Ostrom’s analysis to account for the most resent developments in American politics, including those of the Clinton and Bush administrations.First published in 1973, The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration remains one of the most influential critiques of the administrative state. Vincent Ostrom examines the intellect...

The Political Theory of a Compound Republic examines the foundation of American constitutional design expressed in theFederalist. Through meticulous textual analysis, the logical principles of federalism-the extended and compound republic envisioned by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton-are revealed as thirteen propositions broadly applicable to any effort to design the institutions of a self-governing polity. The final chapters, expanded and revised by Vincent Ostrom a...

This book represents the first systematic effort to examine (1) the factual accuracy of the claims made in an entire political advertising campaign, (2) the visuals and sound cues used in that advertising and their relationship with the tone and accuracy of ads, and (3) the impact of the accuracy of claims on what people know and how they vote in a real campaign. The research is based on several years of labor-intensive coding of the factual accuracy of every claim made in the presidential...

How To Get Rid of Red Eyes Red eye is a condition in which different factors cause the eye to become red, irritated or swollen. It can be caused from allergies, stress, fatigue, or an infection of the membranes that cover the eyelid. Knowing what triggers your red eye can help you to treat it more effectively; this includes allergy medications or a prescription medication..... Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading d...

How To Get Rid of Peeling Skin For many men and women, dry, peeling skin is not serious but unattractive. Yet it is important to rule out illness and other causes, such as fungus. Otherwise, the condition of your skin is largely determined by your overall health, environmental exposure and to some degree genetics. These tips can get your skin soft again.... Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.