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Children's & YA2014My Sheepdog Chiche
by Susana Aliano Casales
Chiche was a brown sheepdog that my grandfather gave my older brother for his birthday. When I was born, Chiche had already lived with us for a few years, so he was part of the family before me.
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Technology, Engineering & AgricultureApril 2017Fish Viruses and Bacteria
Pathobiology and Protection
by Patrick T K Woo, Rocco C Cipriano
Taking a disease-based approach, Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. The book covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases which can become huge threats to local fish populations in new geographical regions if transported there via infected fish or eggs. A concise but thorough reference work, this book: - Covers key viral and bacterial diseases of notable fish species; - Reviews major well-established piscine pathogens as well as new, emerging and notifiable diseases; and - Contains the most up-to-date research contributed by a team of over fifty world experts. An invaluable bench book for fish health consultants, veterinarians and all those wanting instant access to information, this book is also a useful textbook for students specializing in fish health and research scientists initiating fish disease research programmes. ; Taking a disease-based approach, this book focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. It covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases. ; 1: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus, Arun K. Dhar, Scott LaPatra, Andrew Orry and F.C. Thomas Allnutt 2: Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus, Jo-Ann C. Leong and Gael Kurath 3: Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus, John S. Lumsden 4: Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis and European Catfish Virus, Paul Hick, Ellen Ariel and Richard Whittington 5: Oncogenic Viruses: Oncorhynchus masou Virus and Cyprinid Herpesvirus, Mamoru Yoshimizu, Hisae Kasai, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Nanako Sano and Motohiko Sano 6: Infectious Salmon Anaemia, Knut Falk and Maria Aamelfot 7: Spring Viraemia of Carp, Peter Dixon and David Stone 8: Channel Catfish Viral Disease, Larry A. Hanson and Lester H. Khoo 9: Largemouth Bass Viral Disease, Rodman G. Getchell and Geoffrey H. Groocock 10: Koi Herpesvirus Disease, Keith Way and Peter Dixon 11: Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Anna Toffan 12: Iridoviral Diseases: Red Sea Bream Iridovirus and White Sturgeon Iridovirus, Yasuhiko Kawato, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Kazuhiro Nakajima,Thomas Waltzek and Richard Whittington 13: Alphaviruses in Salmonids, Marius Karlsen and Renate Johansen 14: Aeromonas salmonicida and A. hydrophila, Bjarnheidur K. Gudmundsdottir and Bryndis Bjornsdottir 15: Edwardsiella spp., Matt J. Griffin, Terrence E. Greenway and David J. Wise 16: Flavobacterium spp.: F. psychrophilum, F. columnare and F. branchiophilum, Thomas P. Loch and Mohamed Faisal 17: Francisella noatunensis, Esteban M. Soto and John P. Hawke 18: Mycobacterium spp., David T. Gauthier and Martha W. Rhodes 19: Photobacterium damselae, John P. Hawke 20: Piscirickettsia salmonis, Jerri Bartholomew, Kristen D. Arkush and Esteban M. Soto 21: Renibacterium salmoninarum, Diane G. Elliott 22: Streptococcus iniae and S. agalactiae, Craig A. Shoemaker, De-Hai Xu and Esteban M. Soto 23: Vibriosis: Vibrio anguillarum, V. ordalii and Aliivibrio salmonicida, Alicia E. Toranzo, Beatriz Magariños and Ruben Avendaño-Herrera 24: Weissella ceti, Timothy J. Welch, David P. Marancik and Christopher M. Good 25: Yersinia ruckeri, Michael Ormsby and Robert Davies
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The natural world, country life & petsSheepdogs at Work
One Man and His Dogs
by Tony Iley
Shepherd and author Tony Iley believes that it is one of the wonders of the world to see a good Border Collie working in harmony with his master. In this book he covers the history of the working dog, training from the puppy stage onwards, breeding, choosing the right dog for you, as well as describing the styles, methods and experience of different handlers. As a shepherd who has competed at trials for many years his chapter on trials is very illuminating. This book will be a delight, not just to those who are interested in working with dogs, but anyone who wants a better insight into the wonderful relationship between a dog and his owner.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2019The Shepherd Dog in the Wolf Valley
by Grzylymg Haho
This book is composed of four stories, namely Ganjur dog, The Shepherd Dog in the Wolf Valley, Wolf Blood and Gumu. The works show the life of human and Mongolian shepherd dog from different points of view. With moving plot and attractive words, the author expresses human and animal fate in the grassland and their joys and sorrows.
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Seasons of Life: Blackcrane’s 24 Solar Terms Notes
by Blackcrane
The Season of Life is a naturalistic observation note. The author picks onecertain place and records the scenes changing, objects changing and liveschanging along with each solar term. The author sets his two own-raisedCaucasian sheepdogs’ growths as the clue, keeping a record of their birth,growth and development.This is a complete solar term introduction book and it is the only naturalisticobservation note of the author up till now. The language style and the linguisticrhythm of children version fit children’s reading habits well. Quantities ofphotos taken in the observation process and children-should-known solar termknowledge are contained in this book, thus, the readers could acknowledgesolar terms, know well about ethnic culture, discover natural beauty, listen to therhythm of time and inspire the deep thought of the meaning of life.
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MemoirsJanuary 2014Seen and not Heard
by Jennifer Jane Sherriff
Past generations of Jennifer's family were farmers and that was her life also, until her mid-teens. Despite many childhood adventures it had been a bumpy ride, with heartbreak, umpteen house moves and three mothers. How could she be any other than obnoxious and difficult. Until ultimately, aged sixteen, her father told her to move on. But these were the swinging 6os - rock-n-roll, jazz and flower power. She went in search of love and happiness, but was it just sweet talk? Then her sister got married and Jennifer was left holding the baby. What was she going to do about it? She found herself a charming gentleman, who, unbeknow to her, was a compulsive womanizer with the power to destroy lives. And that is where her writing began and the basis of her next story - titled 'The Promiscuous Husband'
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AdventureThe Assassin The Grey Man and The Surgeon
by D C Stansfield
It was all going so well for Peter Lee’s drug empire. He had a hold on the producers in Afghanistan and Pakistan. His receiver network was increasing and the distribution was now being handled by four of the biggest gangs in London. With business so good, he was starting to expand. He was becoming very, very rich.The only small annoyance had come from a little old lady who owned of all things a corner shop. She had refused to accept any of his special parcels and wanted to go to the police, so she’d been given two bullets, the ‘double tap’, both to shut her up and to send a message to everyone else in the network.Unknown to Lee she was married to a specialist, a man who, in a former life killed men for a living. He had two friends, one a gatherer of information, the master in his field, one a breaker of men, who was so vicious that it was rumoured that each time he hit a man he cut him. Each of these three men had spent thirty years and more playing the ‘great game’. Inside the security company called ‘The Firm’ they were legends known only as The Assassin, The Grey Man and The Surgeon.Now living at the edge of the secret world and about to disappear into history, this atrocity had brought them back centre stage but the question is, do they still have what it takes to go up against today’s hard men?
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Biography: business & industryFrom Far Haaf to Sma'haaf
by John Blanche
Memoir of Shetland Family & Whisky Industry
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General fiction (Children's/YA)Fighting under the Heaven
by Ling Mu (author)
Due to different choices in life, Huihui, a gray shepherd dog, turned out to be a detrimental threat to the pastureland, while Heitou, Huihui’s brother, became the protector there. Later, Huihui escaped to the forest. He gave up the habit of brutal killing and regained his original good nature. Being chased by humans, Heitou took refuge in the city where he met the pet dog Baiwa who later became Heitou’s close friend. Later on, Baiwa died a violent death. Linda, Baiwa’s young master, went into the forest to look for Huihui, but he was attacked by crowds of wolves. Huihui, Heitou and Linda were confronted with a battle of life and death against the wolves. A story about the relationship between human and animals For children aged from 8 to 12
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General fiction (Children's/YA)
The Love and Hatred between Brothers
by Ling Mu (author)
Due to different choices in life, Huihui, a gray shepherd dog, turned out to be a detrimental threat to the pastureland, while Heitou, Huihui’s brother, became the protector there. Later, Huihui escaped to the forest. He gave up the habit of brutal killing and regained his original good nature. Being chased by humans, Heitou took refuge in the city where he met the pet dog Baiwa who later became Heitou’s close friend. Later on, Baiwa died a violent death. Linda, Baiwa’s young master, went into the forest to look for Huihui, but he was attacked by crowds of wolves. Huihui, Heitou and Linda were confronted with a battle of life and death against the wolves. A story about the relationship between human and animals For children aged from 8 to 12
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General fiction (Children's/YA)
Gaining a Second Life after a Bloody Battle
by Ling Mu (author)
Due to different choices in life, Huihui, a gray shepherd dog, turned out to be a detrimental threat to the pastureland, while Heitou, Huihui’s brother, became the protector there. Later, Huihui escaped to the forest. He gave up the habit of brutal killing and regained his original good nature. Being chased by humans, Heitou took refuge in the city where he met the pet dog Baiwa who later became Heitou’s close friend. Later on, Baiwa died a violent death. Linda, Baiwa’s young master, went into the forest to look for Huihui, but he was attacked by crowds of wolves. Huihui, Heitou and Linda were confronted with a battle of life and death against the wolves. A story about the relationship between human and animals For children aged from 8 to 12
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String instrumentsThe Scots Fiddle.
by J. Murray. Neil
In the third of a three-volume set of aThe Scots Fiddlea, J. Murray Neil has compiled a collection of the fiddle music of Scotland from the West Highlands, Hebrides, Orkney & Shetland. It includes a wonderful selection of traditional fiddle tunes and song airs that are played and sung wherever Scots meet at festivals and on special occasions. Extensive biographical sketches, narratives and anecdotes accompany the tunes and provide a fascinating insight into the rich inheritance of Scottish and Gaelic culture. Famous fiddler/composers and songwriters, past and present; famous characters and landmarks; history, legends and traditions, language and dialect, poetry and song are represented in a stimulating account. The selection contains over 160 tunes, including airs and pastorals, reels, strathspeys, marches, jigs, hornpipes, waltzes, polkas and minuets. There are melodies by well known and lesser-known fiddler/composers and songwriters, new and unpublished tunes, as well as compositions from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.;aThe Scots Fiddlea is not only an excellent fiddle music reference book, it is a book about Scotland and should appeal to all those with an interest in their cultural traditions.
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Children's & young adult fiction & true storiesNovember 2012Stage Fright! (Daisy Drama Club)
by Belinda Roberts
Sophie and Cressida are best friends. They love acting and set up their very own club, the Daisy Drama Club. Their first play is Dickens’s 'A Christmas Carol' - but where can they perform? Inspiration strikes and the girls clear out loads of old junk to turn an ancient barn into The Barn Theatre. Rehearsals go well to begin with. Beaky writes the script with help from Grandpa Albert, Lou makes costumes, Susie tries desperately hard to learn her lines, Abby tries to keep her cheeky pony under control - but when real ghosts spook the cast, chaos and calamity follow. Who has stolen Farmer Bagwash's ladder? Why has Lollipop the sheepdog turned pink?Is The Barn Theatre really haunted? A funny, delightful adventure which captures the thrill and unexpected challenges of putting on a play!
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Children's & YAJanuary 2015The Oat Crew
Hooves in a Twist
by Suza Kolb/Nina Dulleck
Pony stories with a twist - Choccie and Biscuit narrate their delightful adventures themselves in this bestselling series. The Oat Crew – that’s the Shetland ponies Choccie and Biscuit, Toni the Haflinger and sometimes Bruno the dog, too (although of course he doesn’t like oats). Together, the friends keep the other four- and two-legged farm inhabitants on their toes! Whether a ghost is fooling around in the stable (only to be caught by the self-proclaimed Top-Ghost-Busting-Ponies), the boss wants to use them for riding lessons (which just isn’t on – being a riding pony is far too boring), a lovely Icelandic pony girl needs saving (causing Choccie to have butterflies in his stomach), a TV production company is looking for their next star (of course every four-legged inhabitant is sure it’s themselves), or Santa Clause needs help with his presents (if he has to go by car, his reindeers must be ill, so naturally he’s in need of substitutes) – the animals’ adventures are a delight! 21 volumes so far, to be continued
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Self-help & personal developmentWhat Your Animals Tell Me
by Dr. Monica Diedrich
This is not only a book about animal communication but reveals many things animals feel and want from their humans. Through over 50 case stories, this book will open your eyes to the rich inner world of your pets, their hopes, fears, concerns, thoughts and feelings. Never again will you say: It's only an animal. In this book, you will learn: To communicate with your pets to heal them and relieve suffering and stress. Learn whether animals have souls. Where they go when they die. How they communicate from the other side. That they understand about death and euthanasia and they take pride in their appearance. How, in multi-pet households, they establish a pecking order under the top dog; or top cat. Learn how to deal with behavior problems. Know why they love us totally and unconditionally.
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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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Crime & mysteryOctober 2011The Wedding Gift
by Kathleen McKenna
Leann wasn’t good enough for her upper-crust in-laws, so they gave her the mansion none of them wanted. Years ago, something or someone in the house killed Leann’s brother. Will its violent secrets kill her next? “ . . . a spine-electrifying supernatural tale where a huge Southern States mansion contains one of the most terrifying, violent and indeed psychopathic ghosts to haunt any town. It is also a murder mystery—why did Robina Willets apparently kill all five of her young children, and her husband, before stabbing herself to death? And, if you are in the camp of believing that 'Justice . . . just is not,' then this will have you frothing at the mouth with righteous social fury.” —Tim Roux, author of Missio and The Dance of the Pheasodile Kathleen McKenna is a former adolescent social worker who holds a degree in Sociology. She is from Alaska and, after relocating to New Mexico, began writing. An admitted aficionado of a good scary tale, she began The Wedding Gift following a visit to New Orleans, where she saw a beautiful antebellum house and began imagining what if there were a beautiful young girl from the wrong side of the tracks who married her way in and then what if there was already a ghost there . . . . She shares her home in New Mexico with a morbidly obese, alcoholic Old English Sheepdog and is presently working on a new novel.
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Dreaming of Fish
by Afsaneh Sha'bannezhad
This collection, with the general title “Hapool and the Wolf and the Flock”, has a satirical theme that includes ten verified stories. The story of this collection is about a daydreaming sheepdog (Hapool = Puppy), and each of the stories has its own special title, in which a new character is added to the main fixed characters of the story. The poetry is generally short and the topics are chosen to match the world of children. Most of the characters in these poems are animals and sometimes there is a human character too. This collection is designed for the child age group, and in every volume, a verified and humorous story is narrated. It was strived to focus on the three elements of play, drama, and poetry. The titles of this book collection include: “Dreaming of Scarecrow”, “Dreaming of Pumpkin”, “Dreaming of Lamb”, “Dreaming of Crow”, “Dreaming of Fish”, “Dreaming of Shoe”, “Dreaming of Wedding”, “Dreaming of Soup”, “Dreaming of Mountain” and “Dreaming of the Pair of Scissors” Hapool was sitting near its flock in the desert at the edge of a river, and a beautiful fish caught its eyes. It liked that fish and wished that it was also a fish. It fell asleep in those thoughts. It saw in the dream that an old fish gave it its fins. The hungry wolf took advantage of the opportunity and inched toward the flock. Now, Hapool saw in the dream that he was a fish swimming in the sea. It suddenly noticed a big whale. It fled in fear and collided with Mr. Wolf on its way. The wolf escaped in fear again.
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EducationThe Persons in Relation Perspective
In Counselling, Psychotherapy and Community Adult Learning
by Kirkwood, C.
• People are constituted by their relationships, past and present, inner and outer, conscious and unconscious. • People are agents who experience, know and act on the world. At the heart of your agency is your self: positive, puzzling, and problematic. Colin Kirkwood explores these and other ideas of John Macmurray, Ian Suttie, Ronald Fairbairn, John D Sutherland and Paulo Freire, and shows how they apply in counselling and psychotherapy, adult education, community and society. In today’s world, a set of ideas, attitudes and practices has taken hold, which emphasise the individual, self-centredness, pleasure-seeking, consumption, success and the accumulation of wealth and power. They are deeply harmful and need to be tackled. Colin demonstrates how these ideas affect us, and how they can be taken on and defeated, in a dialogical narrative of psychotherapy with a girl suffering from severe anorexia, written by the girl herself, her psychotherapist and one of her doctors. John Shemilt, Psychoanalyst and Consultant Psychiatrist, writes: Through his lucid, personalist account of the development of the Scottish tradition in psychoanalytic thinking, Colin Kirkwood provides an important 21st century commentary on the meaning of social context, the personal relationship and the experience of self in the process of counselling and psychotherapy. John McLeod, Emeritus Professor of Counselling, University of Abertay Dundee, writes: I highly recommend this book to all counsellors and psychotherapists who are interested in deepening their understanding of their work. Colin Kirkwood writes accessibly, with humour and grace, and draws on philosophical and cultural perspectives to offer a fresh appreciation of the meaning of adopting a relational approach to therapy. His work is grounded in everyday life experience, but at the same time views that experience as a microcosm of wider social and political currents. This book will be of interest to those involved in counselling, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis; psychiatry, psychology, nursing and general medical practice; social work and pastoral care; schooling, adult, community and higher education; ecology, theology and social geography; literature and philosophy; and politics, international and intercultural relations. Cover photo of Colin Kirkwood in Shetland by David Morgan.
