Social ecology provides a holistic framework for change, based on the interrelationships between the personal, social, environmental and 'spiritual'. It helps understand how we got here, and how to realise more sustainable, caring futures. Students from all disciplines can use this valuable resource to help to enrich their learning with insights and principles from social ecology.

Being a PhD student is not easy. Navigating the highly competitive world of academia while working hard for little or no pay would be stressful for anyone—but it’s especially challenging for graduate students who are also parents.Featuring contributions from more than forty current and former graduate students raising children, Parenting While PhDing offers valuable advice for students and administrators. Parents will get practical recommendations on both child care and se...

Reviews latest research on crop physiology and genetic diversityDetailed coverage of key advances in breeding and their application to produce more resilient drought, salt and cold-tolerant varieties of soybeanSummarises good agricultural practices to optimise crop cultivation and make it more sustainable

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The whispered words in my ear were the biggest turn on of my life, but role playing a hooker and customer was even better than I imagined. Brett led me out to the dark alley at the back of the nightclub and I played the game by taking the money he offered. I got onto my knees to give him what he wanted and that set the scene for a kinky roleplay encounter that went all the way

He was bored. He was sexually frustrated…but how far was he willing to go to get the rush he longed for?Their eyes met across the room and a sudden heat began to burn inside him. The bar was full, but as this rugged man approached, he could clearly see more swelling than his own.The man was close enough to smell and a hand on the lower back was enough to confirm that this was about to happen. The buzz of people around them seemed to disappear as he was led ...

Moving to a new town, new college, and new home upends Henry's world beyond recognition, and the change is made more challenging by his new neighbor. Mason is a couple of years older, a lot more confident, and intent on having some fun. Meeting a bad boy is something Henry fantasizes about, but the reality is difficult to deal with. He is uncertain about whether he really wants to come out until he's enticed next door and shown that being under the control of a domineering boy is just what...

When his father arranges a ride back to college, it gives Ryan the opportunity he's been looking for. Blurting out he's gay to his father's friend gets him a lot more than the advice he expects from Jacob, though. A kiss gets the action started, and Ryan willingly lets himself be taken behind the buildings to experience his first gay sex with a rough, muscular trucker.Fiction & literature

Emperor Hirohito reigned for more than sixty years, yet we know little about him or the part he really played in the turbulent history of Showa Japan. Stephen Large draws on a wide range of Japanese and Western sources in his study of Emperor Hirohito's political role in Showa Japan (1926-89). This analysis focuses on key events in his career such as the extent to which he bore responsibility for Japanese aggression in the Pacific in 1941, and explains why Hirohito remains such a contested...

Leaving home for college is a daunting prospect for Blake, but it's made easier when he is invited to stay with the son of one of his mother's workmates. Hugo makes no secret of his sexuality, which gives Blake the chance he's been looking for, and coming out to his older housemate gets him his first gay experience.

Frank Large was deemed a legend by many different sets of fans in the 1960s and 1970s. Famed for his never-say-die attitude and fearsome goal-scoring qualities, his peripatetic soccer career saw him star for no less than nine clubs. The story of a "working-class hero, who embodied so many of the game's virtues"—lovingly told by his son, Paul.

'Song of the Legions' is the first book in a brand new series, and the first novel in the English language to follow the story of Napoleon Bonaparte's Polish Legion, one of the most tragic and heroic tales in military history.This was the forerunner of the legendary French regiment that still bears the name they were given by their enemies – 'The Foreign Legion'. It is the great untold story of the Napoleonic Wars.It is told through the eyes of Ignatius Blumer, a half-Irish...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A long, tiring week of work ends with an offer Cassidy didn’t expect. The chance to relax at the luxurious bathhouse his boss frequents is an opportunity he’s not about to miss though. Another surprise comes his way when Mr. Allen makes a move on him and he admits he’s never been with anyone. The chance is there for Cassidy, however, and it’s something special when an older man takes control to give him his first time.