A castle in the red. A handsome Earl at risk of losing his family home and with no option but to dismiss the loyal staff who serve him so well. Time is running out for Anthony to come up with a rescue plan. Perhaps his attractive young cook has more to offer than he suspected. Her flair for producing tasty treats from her grandmother's recipes has given him an idea.But Maisy has been warned: the Earl is no better than his playboy father who frittered away the family fortunes. Her c...

We all make excuses from time to time, putting off doing something we really want to do.Why do we do that?In No Excuses! Your Guide to Successful Authorship, you are taken through a series of steps that will support you through the stumbling blocks you may be feeling toward writing your story.Whether you have a business story or write in a world of fantasy, there is no better time than now to share your gift with the world.Go on. You can do it....

A Precious keepsake...Two lonely hearts yearning for a forever love...can they find it in each other?It's been a tough year for Emerald Rose following the death of both her parents in a Valentine's Day car crash. Treasured memories of her mum and dad, the small antique shop they left her, and the contant support from best friend Sam have helped her get through.With the first anniversary of their death appraoching, Emerald Rose decides its time to let go of t...

Enid's bag was heavy.It grew heavier as she walked.The feelings began the day her grandad died.How was she going to lighten the load?"Sarah Surgey's words gently introduce children to the feeling of grief...Larisa Ivankovik's illustrations perfectly capture the emotions that Enid is experiencing...I highly recommend The Heavy Bag as a strong resource in both social and emotional learning and respectful relationships units in primary schools a...

This volume provides an overview of quarantine treatment for pests of food plants that involve heat, cold, irradiation, fumigants, modified atmospheres, and other techniques alone or in combination. The contributors discuss strategies for eliminating or reducing the need for post-harvest treatment by ensuring that commodities are free of all pests

How to care for, store, display and interpret human remains, and issues of their ownership, are contentious questions, ones that need to be answered with care and due consideration. This book offers a systematic overview of the responses made by museums and other repositories in the United Kingdom, providing a baseline for understanding the scope and nature of human remains collections and the practices related to their care. The introduction sets UnitedKingdom practices within an internat...

Diagnosing Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in young people has long been a tough call for clinicians, either for fear of stigmatizing the child or confusing the normal mood shifts of adolescence with pathology. Now, a recent upsurge in relevant research into early-onset BPD is inspiring the field to move beyond this hesitance toward a developmentally nuanced understanding of the disorder.The Handbook of Borderline Personality Disorder in Children and Adolescents refl...

THIRTEEN TALES. THIRTEEN JOURNEYS.On a dusty desert road, a man offers the devil a deal. In the confines of a lab, a young woman faces her demons in virtual reality. Two interplanetary art dealers get more than they bargained for when hired guns try to stop them from selling a valuable piece. When a monster comes to town, a man must fight it by unleashing the monster under his own skin.In thirteen short stories, the authors of the Northwest Independent Writers Association e...

A delightful, engaging, and comprehensive overview of interaction designEffective and engaging design is a critical component of any digital product, from virtual reality software to chatbots, smartphone apps, and more.In the newly updated sixth edition of Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, a team of accomplished technology, design, and computing professors delivers an intuitive and instructive discussion of the principles under...

The book highlights important new research using current state-of-the-art approaches by prominent researchers in the field of depression. A broad range of topics is covered, beginning with a description of the phenotypic features of clinical depression, followed by chapters on the cellular and molecular basis, functional neuroimaging correlates and information-processing accounts. Finally, existing and novel treatment approaches are covered. In this way the volume brings together the key d...

Feminist programming, no matter the venue, provides opportunities for young girls and women, as well as men, to acquire leadership skills and the confidence to create sustainable social change. Offering a wide-ranging overview of different types of feminist engagement, the chapters in this volume challenge readers to critically examine accepted cultural norms both in and out of schools, and speak out about oppression and privilege. To understand the various pathways to feminism and feminis...

The transition from student to classroom teacher presents many opportunities and challenges. Introduction to Education welcomes pre-service teachers to the field of education, providing an overview of the context, craft and practice of teaching in Australian schools. Each chapter poses a question about the nature of teaching and explores authentic classroom examples, contemporary research and literature, and the professional, policy and curriculum contexts of teaching. Thoroughly updated, ...