How much do we really know about the species that make up the natural world? In this fascinating book Ken Thompson explains what we do and don\'t understand about biodiversity. We know that most species remain undiscovered, and that biodiversity is gravely threatened - by overfishing, habitat loss, pollution and climate change. Life on Earth has previously experienced five episodes of mass extinction,

A detailed examination of the features which define a coast and the various types of ecosystems found along the seashore--with more than 400 photographsThis fascinating guide provides an easy-to-use, authoritative reference to commonly occurring organisms. By looking at the habitats of the coastline, it focuses on key species you are likely to find. The book explains how these organisms have adapted,

From the cruel irony of \'A member of the Family\' to the fateful echoes of \'The Go-Away Bird\' and the unexpectedly sinister \'The Girl I Left Behind Me\', in settings that range from South Africa to the Portobello Road, Muriel Spark coolly probes the idiosyncrasies that lurk beneath the veneer of human respectability, displaying the acerbic wit and wisdom that are the hallmarks of her unique talent.

When Selina Kyle finds out an item from her past is being sold for way more than it used to be worth, it sends her into a spiral, and she\'ll do everything in her power to steal it back. 2023 Eisner Nominee - Best Limited Series Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman, is the greatest thief that Gotham City has ever seen. She\'s effortlessly stolen countless items of immense value over the years and successfully

The intention of this book is to teach Christians how to use the Bible to live well. It has eight sections - living faithfully, distinctively, emotionally, imaginatively, discerningly, purposefully, infectiously and hopefully. Each provides an introduction to a different kind of literature within the Bible and follows with questions for discussion and five days of daily

Introducing the Enlightenment is the essential guide to the giants of the EnlightenmentAdam Smith, Samuel Johnson, Immanuel Kant, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. This book provides a clear and accessible introduction to the leading thinkers of the age, the men and women who believed that rational endeavour could reveal the secrets of the

This irresistible follow-up to the bestselling, award-winning The Littlest Yak celebrates new siblings and the way that a heart can grow to fit even more love

\'A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an important book\' Evening Standard \'A call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don\'t always end well\' Sunday Times Material Girls is a timely and trenchant critique of the influential theory that we all have an inner feeling known as a gender identity, and that

Designed to help practitioners and carers in social welfare services make the links between the law and their work, this updated edition maintains the accessible, user-friendly style of the first edition, but also includes useful lists of issues, points for consideration, activities and case

Office politics increases in times of change, particularly when people are fearful - and rising unemployment, austerity measures and global financial uncertainty hardly make for a stable, positive work environment. Jane Clarke defines \"savvy\" as the ability to deal effectively with politics at work, and its value as a commodity is increasing. Research carried out by executive search firms has long

The definitive reference for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of small animal infections, Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat, 4th Edition delivers current, comprehensive information essential to the management of infectious diseases caused by viruses, rickettsiae, chlamydiae, mycoplasmas, bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and unknown agents. Each section guides you through diagnostic testing

Snapshot Versions of Life is an important foray into the culture of photography and home life from an anthropologist\'s perspective. Examining what he calls \"Home Mode\" photography, Richard Chalfen explores snapshots, slide shows, family albums, home movies, and home videos, uncovering what people do with their photos as well as what their personal photos do for them. Chalfen\'s \"Polaroid People\"

Clap your hands and say thank you to our amazing key workers with this touch and feel board book, perfect for sharing with young children. For every copy sold, a donation will be made to NHS Charities

In this incisive new book, Megan Brankley Abbas argues that the Western university has emerged as a significant space for producing Islamic knowledge and Muslim religious authority. For generations, Indonesia\'s foremost Muslim leaders received their educations in Middle Eastern madrasas or the archipelago\'s own Islamic schools. Starting in the mid-twentieth century, however, growing numbers traveled

Made in Africa: Hominin Explorations and the Australian Skeletal Evidence describes and documents the largest collection of modern human remains in the world from its time period. These Australian fossils, which represent modern humans at the end of their great 20,000 km journey from Africa, may be reburied in the next two years at the request of the Aboriginal community. Part one of the book provides

Drawing on the recent ontological turn in critical theory, Spectral Dickens explores an aspect of literary character that is neither real nor fictional, but spectral. This work thus provides an in-depth study of the inimitable characters populating Dickens\' illustrated novels using three hauntological concepts: the Freudian uncanny, Derridean spectrality, and the Lacanian real. Thus, while the current

This book will explore several critical connections between Black African objects and white Western aesthetics and artwork in the United States from the late 1800s until 1939. Drawing from primary source materials and various scholarship in the field (philosophy, history, sociology, anthropology, museum studied, art history, cultural studies), it provides an analysis of the threads of white supremacy

John Weir Perry (1914-1998) first met C. G. Jung in Switzerland as a young medical student, where he was intrigued by Jung\'s assertion that schizophrenia is a natural healing process. During the 1970s, he founded an experimental residential facility called Diabasis in Berkeley, California, designed as a supportive home for young adults who were experiencing the initial days of their first \"acute