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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2025Wildly different
How five women reclaimed nature in a man’s world
by Sarah Lonsdale
The globe-trotting tales of five women who fought for the right to enjoy the wild places of the earth. For millennia the 'wild' was a place heroic men went on epic quests. Women were prevented from joining them, either through physical control or powerful myths about what would happen if they ventured beyond the city wall or village boundary. So how did women claim their place in the remote and lovely parts of our planet? In Wildly different, historian Sarah Lonsdale traces the lives of five women who fought for the right to work in, enjoy and help to save the earth's wild places. We'll meet Mina Hubbard, who outraged the exploration community when she stepped into a canoe in northern Labrador. Evelyn Cheesman, who became the first female keeper of insects at London Zoo. Dorothy Pilley, who shocked polite society by donning men's climbing breeches. Ethel Haythornthwaite, who helped make the Peak District Britain's first National Park. And Wangari Maathai, who started a movement to plant millions of trees across sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on interviews with Sir David Attenborough, Wangari Maathai's daughter and others, Lonsdale recounts the women's adventures across five continents. Evocative and inspiring, this book shows how women can be 'wildly different'.
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January 2020John James Audubon, Updated Edition
by Patrice Sherman
Artist, writer, naturalist, and frontiersman John James Audubon explored America's wilderness during the early 19th century, observing and recording the wonders he found there. From the Kentucky frontier to the Mississippi bayou to the icy coast of Labrador, he took his sketchbook and journal with him wherever he went. His collected paintings, Birds of America, became one of the nation's greatest works of art and natural history. His journals document an era when America's forests still teemed with ivory-billed woodpeckers, Carolina parrots, passenger pigeons, and other species now extinct. Audubon was the first to sound the alarm over the destruction of the wilderness. Today, the Audubon Society, founded in his name, serves as his legacy, educating people about the value of biological diversity throughout the world. Readers will explore the illustrated world of John James Audubon in this colorful eBook.
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RACKET BOY - WHERE'S MY COUNTRY
by Philip George, Geetha K
Do you marvel at people who seemingly have it all only to drop everything for life in a remote village? Have you wondered about leaving your roots for migration to the unknown? ‘Fit only for climbing coconut trees.’ The mockery invented by Philip’s father because he was badminton-mad and useless (said father) at all else, lingered with him through school in Malaysia. It travelled with him on an Aeroflot to England in 1970, aged 18, functioning onadrenaline. It stuck through his navigation of parochial middle England – caring for patientsin a mental hospital, law practice, sports, and relationships. Toughened by an Indian father and a Chinese coach, lifted by a messiah-like Englishman and grounded by a Labrador soulmate, Racket Boy – Where’s My Country, explores Philip’s life over six decades. From being ordered by the British government to leave England, accosted in Bombay, mugged in Barcelona to horse-trading with a petroleum giant in Ecuador and thrilling in a World Cup in military-ruled Argentina, to list a few highlights. Philip is now a spectator in the hills of Tuscany, more than just fit to be climbing coconut trees!
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August 2019Blind Date in Paris
Wie sieht Liebe aus?
by Gerstenberger, Stefanie; Martin, Marta
Wanda hat keine Zeit für die Liebe - doch in den Straßen von Paris kommt alles ganz anders … Als sie dem geheimnisvollen Ken und seiner Labrador-Dame Barbie begegnet, ist Wanda verwirrt. Denn Ken versteht sie gleichsam ohne Worte. Dabei ist er blind! Das macht die Sache mit der Wolke Sieben ganz schön kompliziert: Wie verliebst du dich in jemanden, der dich noch nie gesehen hat? Wanda flieht aus ihrem Leben - verwirrt, ratlos und frustriert. Denn der Leistungssport hat neben der Schule ihre gesamte Zeit aufgefressen und ihren Blick dafür vernebelt, was wirklich wichtig ist. Wer ist Wanda eigentlich? Wie möchte sie sein? Und gibt es überhaupt ein Leben neben Schule und Sport? Wanda ahnt, dass ausgerechnet Ken, der unfassbar gut aussehende und unnahbare Junge, der ihr Herz so tief berührt, ihr all das zeigen kann. Und je näher sie sich auf den blinden Jungen einlässt, der immer wieder ihren Weg kreuzt, desto deutlicher zeigt er Wanda, wie schillernd, magisch und wunderschön Wandas Welt um sie herum ist. Doch Ken zeigt Wanda noch etwas ganz deutlich: Auch in sein Leben passt die Liebe nicht, und irgendetwas hat er vor ihr zu verbergen. Allerdings haben Wanda und Ken ihre Rechnung ohne das Schicksal gemacht … und das hält ganz schön viele Überraschungen für die beiden bereit! Der neue Feelgood-Roman des erfolgreichen Mutter-Tochter-Duos Stefanie Gerstenberger und Marta Martin - voller zauberhaftem Flair und Romantik! Diese überaus charmante Wohlfühl-Liebesgeschichte ist eine Hommage an Paris und das perfekte Schmökerfutter für alle Romantikerinnen und Jugendliche ab 12 bis 99 Jahren. Weitere gemeinsame Romane der Erfolgsautorinnen: „Zwei wie Zucker und Zimt - Zurück in die süße Zukunft“ „Muffins & Marzipan - Vom großen Glück auf den zweiten Blick“ „Summer Switch - Und plötzlich bin ich du!“ „Ava & der Junge in Schwarz-Weiß“
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Business & managementNovember 2012Veterinary Practice Management
by Catherine R Coates, Alan Jones, Michael W Coates
Veterinarians are increasingly aware of the need to recognise they are working in a business enterprise. From operating as small practices twenty years ago, veterinary businesses are now run along sophisticated models and operate out of multi-million pound hospitals. Drawing together the latest information on practice management, this textbook provides practical and straightforward coverage of major elements, including client relationships and staff management, business and financial procedures, computer systems and project management. This book covers practice management topics as taught in veterinary schools worldwide, providing students with a textbook resource in this increasingly important subject. It is also a valuable source of information for newly qualified veterinarians, veterinarians interested in practice management and veterinary practice managers.
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Children's & YADachshund and Dane
by Kadri Hinrikus, Elina Sildre
Dane has recently moved in near Dachshund, and has already won over the hearts of many with his kind nature. Husky and Basset, Bernard and Corgi, Labrador and Collie—all the neighbors are blown over! Dachshund likes Dane so much that she wants to invite him over for Christmas, to go sledding, to sniff spring scents, and to dig up flower beds, just the two of them! At the same time, their friends just want to lie on the couch and think about everything beautiful in the world.
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EducationRural Transformation and Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora
Grandparents, Grandparenting, Community and School Relations
by Singh, A.
This book is endorsed by Dr. Clar Doyle in his preface to this book. Dr. Doyle is very well known locally. This book is about the contemporary life of grandparents in Newfoundland and Labrador – a geographically isolated and culturally unique rural region of Canada. The book can be used for courses in the areas of critical social work, family studies, gerontology, nursing, rural development, critical pedagogy, and diaspora studies. Clar Doyle, Professor of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and member of the Founding Scholars Advisory Board, The Paulo and Nita Freire International Project for Critical Pedagogy. “This book offers a platform not only to look in on the lives of vital grandparents but paints, in broad strokes, a mural of coming, changing, as well as challenging cultural and social settings…. In what the astute editors ….call “small nuanced studies” we find telling narratives of generational connections in the face of changing and challenging odds….This book does a great service to the concept of diaspora, as well as to the changing nature of that concept… This book elevates the status of grandparents by positioning them as vital members of a complex and challenging society where their skills, gifts, and sheer presence are most formative…. As is strongly advocated in this book, it is essential that educators, curriculum developers, and teachers appreciate the place of grandparents in their students’ lives.”
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September 2021L'après-vie de George Cartwright
by John Steffler
George Cartwright : gentleman, aventurier, soldat et chasseur. Mort, aussi, dans son Angleterre natale, le 19 mai 1819, jour que son esprit errant revit sans cesse depuis cent soixante-dix ans, avec pour seule compagnie son faucon et son cheval. Observant le monde poursuivre sa course, Cartwright se remémore sa vie. De sa première affectation militaire en Inde à son passage dans l’armée prussienne, en passant par son commerce et son entreprise de pêche dans les terres vierges du Labrador, son récit emmène le lecteur dans un voyage époustouflant à travers ses succès et ses déceptions. En revivant sa première traversée vers le Labrador, ses plans ambitieux pour favoriser le commerce avec les Inuits et son installation sur place, Cartwright comprend peu à peu pourquoi il reste confiné dans sa solitude. Malgré la noblesse de ses intentions, après la fin désastreuse de sa relation avec l’Inuite Caubvick et son peuple, Cartwright perd un à un tous ceux qui lui importaient. Après cent soixante-dix ans passés à revivre la même journée, il touche enfin à la sérénité dans la conclusion surprenante et mystifiante de ce roman étonnant.
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April 2010A Dog Named Slugger
by Leigh Brill
The true life story of a dog who changed everything for one woman. For the first time in my life, I didn't need to pretend, I didn't need to be tough: I only needed to be honest. "I have cerebral palsy. I walk funny and my balance is bad. I fall a lot. My hands shake, too. That means I'm not so good at carrying things. And if I drop stuff, sometimes it's hard to just bend down and get it." I waited anxiously for the interviewer's response. She smiled. "It sounds like a service dog could be great for you." So began Leigh Brill's journey toward independence and confidence, all thanks to a trained companion dog named Slugger. The struggling college student and the Labrador with a "a coat like sunshine" and a tail that never stopped wagging became an instant team. Together, they transformed a challenge into a triumph. Together, they inspired and educated everyone they met. Now, Leigh honors her friend with the story of their life, together.
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)A Collie Dog's Tale
Heartwarming, Laughter & Tears
by Dorothy M. Mitchell
This is the story of Ben the useless Border Collie! Well that's what his first owner Gwyn Thomas thought. The sheep farmer had suffered a mental breakdown at the time. He had lost his wife in a terrible accident, causing him to almost lose his mind! His daughter Belle had also been involved in the tragedy, having her arm so badly injured it had had to be removed. Ben had been her pet, but he was also supposed to be a sheep dog, helping his mum Floss to take care of the large flock. Unfortunately, Ben had been born with a weak back leg, making it almost impossible for him to control the sheep. He was ok on a straight run, but when it came to turning round his leg let him down, causing the poor dog to fall over. It always upset him, but there was nothing he could do to alter the situation try as he might. This heartwarming tale is full of danger and love, it tells of many hair-raising happenings. Read about Ben's mum Floss, and Nellie the Golden Labrador, and Peggy Owen who are all so important in the telling of this lovely tale. They are definitely the loves of this Collie's life! Please read and enjoy the riveting, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, heart warming adventure 'To Lead Us Home.'
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Children's & YAA STRANGE NEIGHBOURHOOD
During his holidays, Olivier goes into the garden of one of the houses in his village without permission and makes a strange discovery… Is it linked to one of the most famous puzzles in history?
by Florian Dennisson
Olivier, 13 years old, moves with his parents to the countryside after his mother, a history and geography teacher, is transferred to Arville, an old town that prides itself on having a commandery that traces back to the Knights Templar and their preceptor. While walking his friend Thomas’ dog, Olivier watches heavy work in a neighboring property and notices, horrified, that a shovel falls into a huge hole. Curiosity leads Olivier to go back to his neighbors’ garden and, to his great astonishment, uncovers with the shovel some old chests decorated with a kind of logo representing two riders on the same horse. The adventure could have begun here, but because Olivier went on the neighbors’ property without permission, his strict father punishes him: Olivier is grounded for all of summer vacation and will not be able to leave the house.Fortunately, Amanda, who he is secretly in love with, lives across the street and promises to help him.
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Children's & YAJuly 2020The adventures of little Charlie
Charlie goes on vacation
by Judith Hoffrichter, Pia Rosing
Charlie is back! The popular children's book from Highline Verlag is going into the second round. From the series "The adventures of little Charlie" now appears "Charlie goes on vacation“. Summer vacations by the sea - with the whole family. New friends, an exciting dog rally ... and many great discoveries. What a perfect vacation! With many helpful tips for a family vacation with your dog!
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Children's & young adult fiction & true storiesA Tale of Tinkers, Trolls and Troublemakers
Tale Series Book 3
by Julie Sandilands
This is the third instalment of the ‘Tale’ series of books. Manuscript length: 34,000 Readership: children & young adults Genre: Action/adventure/magic & mythical talesA new adventure, the biggest yet, awaits the three friends, Finn, Ryan and Hawkeye as they seek out a magical crystal pin in the north English countryside. Hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions continue to cause chaos for the inhabitants of planet Earth. Can the natural balance be restored before it's too late? The reluctant adventurers, brought back together by the decisive hand of fate are the world’s only hope. A path fraught with danger and double-crossing awaits. Individually, death is inevitable. But together... a delicate veil of possibility flickers in the heavens. The story is mostly set in and around Dufton, a small village nestled in the foothills on the Pennine Way, Cumbria.
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Duke
by Sara Tilley
Winner of the BMO Winterset Award Winner of the NL Heritage and History Book Award for Fiction Longlisted for the Dublin International Literary Award (IMPAC) 2017 Shortlisted for the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Fiction A Vancouver Sun Top Pick for 2015 *** 'This dense, complex work defies easy labels. The cover says “a novel,” but you’d swear it was a prose poem. Read deeper and see author and character share their last name. Is it a kind of memoir? All of the above?'...'Tilley doing Duke’s voice – repentant, unsure, dirty, loving – is one of the best ventriloquism acts you’ll come across lately.' -Jade Colbert, Globe and Mail 'For the avid reader, there’s nothing more refreshing than a book that reads like nothing you’ve read before. For its innovative structure and diction, Sara Tilley’s Duke is a very novel novel. It’s exciting to hold a book in your hands that is visibly busting out a brand new narrative form'...'the characters in this book – like the narrative structure – are dynamic, well-drawn, and memorably impressive.'-Chad Pelley, The Overcast 'A dense and challenging but wonderfully rewarding—and technically impressive—novel of (mostly) shuffled journal entries that date from June 30, 1893 to April 24, 1955, Sara Tilley’s sophomore effort had its roots in the Tilley family’s past. In her acknowledgements she mentions a 2004 visit to a property in Elliston, NL that her dad had inherited. After her father managed to pry open a stuck cupboard the two discovered “a mass of family letters, log books, postcards and ledgers, as well as magazines, school primers, medical texts and other documents dating back to the 1880s.” Composing “a work of fiction from those pages,” Tilley crafts a misadventure story, a dark family history, and a heroic tale of “Reckoning” that’s all the more affecting because it’s such a failure'…'Whatever the original found documents might have been, Sara Tilley has alchemized them and given her readers a fascinating, momentous, and complexly layered vision of the past. The novel’s a feat that any writer would be proud of and fans of literary fiction will enjoy.' -Brett Josef Grubisic, The Winnipeg Review 'Duke is a ground-breaking achievement — text-breaking, everything-breaking. It’s breathtaking.' -Joan Sullivan, The Telegram
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Educational materialThe Bonza Beach Dig
by John Lockyer
There were prizes to be won. T-shirts, movie tickets, book vouchers, boat rides, computer games, surfing lessons, fishing trips at the Bonza Beach Dig. Team Turbo joined in the fun and caught a thief, too.
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CricketMay 2013
Surrey CCC On This Day
History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year
by Jon Surtees
Surrey CCC On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the county's distinguished cricketing past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Surrey history - with an entry for every day of the year. From the day Montpelier CC first met to discuss the formation of a county club right through to the Twenty20 era, the 168-year history of Surrey CCC and The Oval Cricket Ground takes in trophies, triumphs, unforgettable matches, and hilarious and controversial events. Fully endorsed by the club, the book travels from Alcock and Abel, via Hobbs, the Bedsers, Laker and Lock, through to the Hollioake brothers, Thorpe and Pietersen. Along the way, it recalls twin ten-wicket innings against the touring Australians, a fox trapped atop The Oval gasholder, and the fortunate tactical intervention of a labrador called Bumper!
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Nature, the natural world (Children's/YA)August 2020Animal Crackers
Fantastic Facts About Your Favourite Animals
by Sarah Webb
A book of animal facts that will appeal strongly to children, illustrated with black & white animal art/doodles, activities and quiz pages – a highly interactive, fun and informative book.
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FictionOctober 2020El ojo de la luna
by Ivan Obolensky, translated by Germán González Correa
Una fascinante historia de suspenso y misterio que atrapa al lector desde el comienzo, hasta llegar a su sorprendente final. El ojo de la luna es la traducción al español latinoamericano de la premiada novela Eye of the Moon de Ivan Obolensky. A Johnny y Percy, amigos de infancia, se les ocultan los hechos que rodearon la muerte de la tía Alice, sosteniendo en sus manos el “Libro egipcio de los muertos”. Veinte años más tarde los amigos vuelven a encontrase para una celebración en Rhinebeck, la mansión familiar. Durante los cortos días de su estadía, descubrirán el mundo secreto que la rodeaba. Su vida, e incluso su muerte, están sorprendentemente atadas a ellos, envolviéndolos en una inesperada maraña de misterio, ocultismo, intrigas familiares y magia, elementos que harán que nada parezca lo que es, y que al dejar la propiedad, ninguno de los dos vuelva a ser igual.
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Agriculture & farmingAugust 2015Social Ecological Diversity and Traditional Food Systems
by Ranjay Kumar Singh, Nancy J. Turner, Victoria Reyes-Garcia & Jules Pretty
This book draws on world-wide experiences and valuable lessons to highlight community-ecosystem interactions and the role of traditional knowledge in sustaining biocultural resources through community-based adaptations. The book targets different audiences including researchers working on human-environment interactions and climate adaptation practices, biodiversity conservators, non-government organizations and policy makers involved in revitalizing traditional foods and community-based conservation and adaptation in diverse ecosystems. This volume is also a source book for educators advocating for and collaborating with indigenous and local peoples to promote location-specific adaptations to overcome the impacts of multiple biotic and abiotic stresses.
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April 2021BEARD STORIES
by Lena Anlauf (stories), Vitali Konstantinov (illustrations)
The beard as a symbol of body positivity – 26 amazing beard stories from A to Z, each illustrated by the convinced beard wearer Vitali Konstantinov.Artists, emperors, hipsters, extremists, pharaohs, philosophers, prophets, priests and revolutionaries - they all have one thing in common: their facial hair is not just a freak of nature. It is a confession or a protest, a sign of belonging or of demarcation. Beards and non-beards symbolise epochs.This book offers a smorgasbord of entertaining anecdotes on the subject of beards: the authors introduce us to the American playoff beard, the pirate Blackbeard, the failed CIA assassination attempt "Un-beard Fidel Castro", the Russian beard tax, the "Beard Liberation Front" and the band "The Beards". Bearded women like Saint Wilgefortis and Instagram star Harnaam Kaur are not left out either.
