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As an emergency room clinician four years out of veterinary school, Dr. Vint Virga had a life-changing experience: he witnessed the power of simple human contact and compassion to affect the recovery of a dog struggling to survive after being hit by a car. Observing firsthand the remarkably strong connection between humans and animals inspired him to explore the world from the viewpoint of animals and taught him to respect the kinship that con...

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The Skinny Steamer Recipe Book Delicious, Healthy, Low Calorie, Low Fat Steam Cooking Recipes Under 300, 400 & 500 Calories If you think your steamer is just for cooking vegetables think again! This brand new collection of delicious poultry, vegetarian, seafood & meat dishes are fast, fresh, fuss free, low fat and low calorie. Designed to help you make the most of your steamer, all our skinny steaming recipes fall below 300, 400 and 500 calori...

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Les résultats des travaux entrepris pour la lutte contre la dégradation des paysages (sol et végétation) n'ont pas toujours été durables pour cause d'existence de limites à la fois structurelles et techniques. Le présent document nous montre comment, à partir d'un problème de dégradation des paysages d'une région située dans le Centre-Nord du Burkina Faso, des méthodes et outils nouveaux sont développés afin de contribuer à l'aide à la décisio...

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A diamond store owner goes into anaphylactic shock after eating nuts.Who is the woman in the Belgian restaurant that the Americans provide with CPR? Was it just a severe nut allergy, or something sinister? If you know you have an allergy to nuts, why would you ever eat chocolate knowing that nuts often contaminate chocolatiers? These are the questions that arise after an autopsy of the woman that makes it alive to the hospital, only to die lat...

Shunned by her family for doing the right thing and bullied for being the daughter of the town lot lizard, Delilah's teen years are anything but fun and carefree. When it becomes too much to bear she finds herself ordered to Sentience, a unique home for teens. There she has to look deep within her own soul and decide if she is worthy of value but is it already too late for her? Is it too late for all of the broken dolls?

Empathy is a cognitive and affective structure of feeling, a bridge across interpersonal distance. Coined in 1909 to combine English 'sympathy' and German 'Einfuhlung, ' 'empathy' is a specifically 20th-century concept of fellow feeling. This book shows how fin de siecle conceptions of empathy are woven into the fabric of literary modernism.

Why has U.S. security policy scarcely changed from the Bush to the Obama administrations? The theory of "double government" suggests a disquieting answer that is extensively discussed in National Security and Double Government. Michael J. Glennon challenges the myth that U.S. security policy is made through the President, Congress, and the courts, proposing that their roles are largely illusory. He argues that security policy is really made by...

It is well known that the soil beneath our feet is one of the most critical components for life on our planet. And yet it holds secrets that would surprise even the most avid gardener.Håkan Wallander, Professor of Soil Biology at Lund University, takes us on a journey through this hidden and multifaceted world, sharing his intimate knowledge of soil acquired during years of research and visits to the rainforests of South America, Africa’s dese...

This book is an excellent introduction to multiword expressions. It provides a unique, comprehensive and up-to-date overview of this exciting topic in computational linguistics. The first part describes the diversity and richness of multiword expressions, including many examples in several languages. These constructions are not only complex and arbitrary, but also much more frequent than one would guess, making them a real nightmare for natura...

This collection of essays provides a historical and contemporary context for Indigenous new media arts practice in Canada. The writers are established artists, scholars, and curators who cover thematic concepts and underlying approaches to new media from a distinctly Indigenous perspective. Through discourse and narrative analysis, the writers discuss a number of topics ranging from how Indigenous worldviews inform unique approaches to new med...

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Time travel meets urban fantasy. Book 4 of The Time Corps Chronicles The Time Corps Chronicles is a fantasy series that moves from worlds much like our own to those where the mythical is real and the impossible is true. Clockworks, fey, ancient spirits, time machines, talking animals and other things both beautiful and strange wait for the travelers daring enough to find them. But moving between worlds comes at a price. When Astrid, a fledglin...

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Just because you're leading doesn't mean they'll follow, " Stanley smiled. "Do you ever wonder whether you're breaking through to people?"The true test of leadership is action. No action means you didn't break through - you didn't lead. Whether you're leading a company, running a small business or your own practice, managing a team, or guiding your clients, your responsibility as a leader is to inspire action in those you lead. In the traditio...

A simple and powerful manual for every entrepreneur. From such intimate matters as self-knowledge and self-confidence to external considerations such as democracy and the free-market economy, this manuscript presents 21 timeless principles that make success a credible aspiration for everyone.

She's got his son. For three fruitless years Cris has wandered through Hell in search of his only child, and now he's finally getting close. Myla, his ex-lover, has taken their son into the failing city of Maylay Beighlay-and she's got allies. At Myla's side is her new lover, an Archdevil, along with his accompanying army of wights and damned soldiers. To retrieve his son, Cris will have to brave the rotting city of Maylay Beighlay and steal h...