New hope for parents raising a child with autism spectrum disordersIn Raising Resilient Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, noted psychologists and bestselling authors Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Brooks teach you the strategies and mindset necessary to help your child develop strength, hope, and optimism. This is the first approach for autism spectrum disorders based in the extremely popular field of positive psychology.Drs. Brooks and Goldstein--wo...

What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect.Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic progress and prosperity, and scientists fear that we may be in the midst of a mass extinction event. Brian R. Chapman and William I. Lutterschmidt make the case that the effort to preserve animal...

Discusses research on factors affecting carcass composition and meat quality;Reviews advances in breeding such as the use of molecular markers;Summarises key developments in understanding and improving the health and welfare of sheep

"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Stevenson's famous exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil, has become synonymous with the idea of a split personality. More than a moral tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. Also in this volume are "The Body Snatcher," which charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice, and "Olalla," a tale of vampirism an...

FROM THE AUTHORS OF THE LANDMARK RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN COMES A GUIDE TO RESILIENT LIVING FOR ADULTS"Brooks and Goldstein have created a uniquely wise guide summarizing a vast amount of research into a practical set of strategies to overcome adversity and live a stress-hardy life."--Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul®"Continuing their pioneering work on resilience, [Brooks and Goldstein] now show how and why it is n...

This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on optimising pig nutrition.The first chapter considers advances in nutritional requirements and metabolism and how these contribute to the sustainable production of pig meat, including the need to maintain sow body condition throughout gestation and lactation and ways of reducing variation in pork production systems.The second chapter discusses the essential contribution of balanced energy and protein lev...

Citizens expect their governments to lead on sustainability. But from largely disappointing international conferences like Rio II to the U.S.’s failure to pass meaningful climate legislation, governments’ progress has been lackluster. That’s not to say leadership is absent; it just often comes from the bottom up rather than the top down. Action—on climate, species loss, inequity, and other sustainability crises—is being driven by local, people’s, women’s, and grassroots movements around th...

In today’s era, where “stress” has become a part of life, it is imperative to adopt ways to eradicate the cause of stress to get rid of the diseases that plague human beings. The way stress occurs and its impact varies according to the stages of human development. By knowing this in its respective stages, other stages can be matured in advance. Keeping this in mind, the book describes with practical examples, how "Imperfection" is vital to life quality and how "Perfection" is the main sour...

Unabridged readings of four spine-tingling storiesThis suspenseful anthology collects together four gripping tales of gruesome scientific experiments and chilling supernatural events - all read in full by some of the very best voice actors. With over 18 hours of electrifying listening, tracked by chapter, these classic tales will have you on the edge of your seat.FrankensteinMary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece about young scie...

STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE is the original title of a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde.The work is commonly associated with the rare mental condition often called "split personality", referred to in psychiatry as dissociative identity disorder, where...

If you want to understand and find a road to better health, this is the book.Are you tired of being treated like you’re just another number in the expensive, conveyor-belt healthcare industry while you struggle with less-than-ideal health? Are you frustrated with the endless onslaught of contradictory health information, advice, and fad fixes?Having personally experienced that pain as a patient, Dr. Sam Slattery set out to discover a better path to health. ...

"Continuing their pioneering work on resilience, they now show how and why it is never too late for adults to find strength and safety in life."--Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to Distraction"A uniquely wise guide summarizing a vast amount of research into a practical set of strategies to overcome adversity and live a stress-hardy life."--Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul