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  • Between Pets and People

    The Importance of Animal Companionship

    by Alan M. Beck, Aaron Katcher ...
    Series series New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond
    Pets play a greater role in our emotional and physical health than ever before, says the Purdue University professor who is co-author of his revised edition of Between Pets and People: The Importance of Animal Companionship. The book offers conclusive evidence from the two foremost researchers in the field, Alan M. Beck and Aaron H. Katcher, that animals have a significant influence on human life ... Read more

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  • The Health Benefits of Dog Walking for Pets and People

    Evidence and Case Studies

    by Rebecca A. Johnson, Alan M. Beck ...
    Series series New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond
    Obesity is at epidemic levels worldwide. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that by 2018 the cost of treating weight-related illnesses will double to almost $350 billion a year. A 2010 report by the U.S. Surgeon General estimates that two-thirds of American adults and almost one in three children are now overweight or obese. Similar statistics emphasize the staggering problem in other ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Is a Dog?

    by Raymond Coppinger, Lorna Coppinger ...
    "An informative, well-written book on the evolution of all canids, including the wild types (wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dingoes)…Recommended."— ChoiceOf the world's dogs, fewer than two hundred million are pets, living with humans who provide food, shelter, squeaky toys, and fashionable sweaters. But roaming the planet are four times as many dogs who are their own masters—neighborhood dogs, ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Iowa Trivia

    Edited by Janice E. Stock, Alan Beck, Ken Beck ...
    Discover fascinating facts about Hawkeye State history, sports, geography and more with this revised and updated trivia book.Iowa Trivia is the ultimate resource on the who, what, when, where, and how of the great state of Iowa. This revised and updated edition contains even more questions and answers about well-known and not so well-known facts of this colorful, historic state. Test your Iowa ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ecology of Stray Dogs

    A Study of Free-Ranging Urban Animals

    by Alan M. Beck ...
    Series series New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond
    This study of dog ecology and behavior and of human ecology and behavior discusses the facets of the phenomenon of the urban free-roaming dog. It provides information for students who wish to embark on studies of wild canines. ... Read more

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  • The Routledge International Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology

    Edited by Aubrey H. Fine, Megan K. Mueller, Zenithson Y. Ng, Alan M. Beck, Jose M. Peralta ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    This diverse, global, and interdisciplinary volume explores the existing research, practice, and ethical issues pertinent to the field of human-animal interactions (HAIs), interventions, and anthrozoology, focusing on the perceived physical and mental health benefits to humans and the challenges derived from these relationships.The book begins by exploring the basic theoretical principles of ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

  • Jewish Studies and Israel Studies in the Twenty-First Century

    Intersections and Prospects

    by Yossi Ben-Harush, Dzmitry Shavialiou, Amir Rezaeipanah, Özgür Kaymak, Yakov Rabkin, Yaacov Yadgar, Aharon Klieman, Shlomit Attias, Achim Rohde, Dani Kranz, Tryce Hyman, Alan T. Levenson, Johannes Becke ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Jewish History, Historiography, and Memory
    Jewish studies has been a vibrant academic discipline for many decades, and since the establishment of the Association for Israel Studies in 1985 to engage in research on the history, politics, society, and culture of the modern state of Israel, the two disciplines have worked along parallel tracks in universities. This book focuses on the vibrant academic field of Israel studies and its complex ... Read more

    $45.39 CAD

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    1950s Science Fiction 10

    by Murray Leinster, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, Harry Harrison, Robert Silverberg, Clark Ashton Smith, Randall Garrett, Donald A. Wollheim, Zenna Henderson, Michael Shaara, Charles Dye, Noel Loomis, Robert Sheckley, Miriam Allen DeFord, Lynn Venable, William Tenn, Katherine MacLean, Clyde Beck, Alan E. Nourse, Ron Cocking ...
    Narrated by Scott Miller ...
    Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi Decades

    Unabridged

    12 hours 26 min

    1950s Science Fiction 10Nobody Saw the Ship by Murray LeinsterWarning From the Stars by Ron CockingConsignment by Alan E. NourseJames P. Crow by Philip K. DickSolitary by Robert SilverbergCollision Orbit by Clyde BeckCollision Orbit by Katherine MacLeanThe Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan EllisonProject Hush by William TennHomesick by Lynn VenableThe Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord... ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The North Star

    Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln

    by Julian Sher ...
    **FINALIST FOR THE 2023 MAVIS GALLANT PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION • LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 J. W. DAFOE BOOK PRIZE • An Audible Best Audiobook of the YearA riveting account of the years, months and days leading up to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the unexpected ways Canadians were involved in every aspect of the American Civil War.**Canadians take pride in being on the “good side” ... Read more

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  • Roman Britain's Missing Legion

    What Really Happened to IX Hispana?

    by Simon Elliott ...
    "Examines all the possible fates of the famous IX legion . . . takes you on a fascinating detective journey through all the corners of the Roman Empire." — History . . . The Interesting Bits!Legio IX Hispana had a long and active history, later founding York from where it guarded the northern frontiers in Britain. But the last evidence for its existence in Britain comes from AD 108. The mystery of ... Read more

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  • How Dogs Work

    by Raymond Coppinger, Mark Feinstein ...
    An "entertaining and informative" look at the evolutionary biology that explains canine behavior, with photos included (Lynette Hart, author of The Perfect Puppy).What actually drives dogs to do the things they do? What's going on in their fur-covered heads as they look at us with their big, expressive eyes? Biologist Raymond Coppinger and cognitive scientist Mark Feinstein know something about ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Fathoms

    The World in the Whale

    by Rebecca Giggs ...
    Winner of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, our planet, and our relationship with other ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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