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For the Birds

Protecting Wildlife through the Naturalist Gaze

by Elizabeth Cherry ...

Series series Nature, Society, and Culture
2020 Award for Distinguished Book from the Animals & Society Section of the American Sociological AssociationOne in five people in the United States is a birdwatcher, yet the popular understanding of birders reduces them to comical stereotypes, obsessives who only have eyes for their favorite rare species. In real life, however, birders are paying equally close attention to the world around them, ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

2020 Award for Distinguished Book from the Animals & Society Section of the American Sociological AssociationOne in five people in the United States is a birdwatcher, yet the popular understanding of birders reduces them to comical stereotypes, obsessives who only have eyes for their favorite rare species. In real life, however, birders are paying equally close attention to the world around them,
... Read more
Culture and Activism

Animal Rights in France and the United States

by Elizabeth Cherry ...

Series series Solving Social Problems
Winner of the Award for Distinguished Scholarship from the Animals & Society Section of the American Sociological AssociationThis book offers a comparison of the animal rights movements in the US and France, drawing on ethnographic and interview material gathered amongst activists in both countries. Investigating the ways in which culture affects the outcomes of the two movements, the author ... Read more

$94.81 CAD

Winner of the Award for Distinguished Scholarship from the Animals & Society Section of the American Sociological AssociationThis book offers a comparison of the animal rights movements in the US and France, drawing on ethnographic and interview material gathered amongst activists in both countries. Investigating the ways in which culture affects the outcomes of the two movements, the author
... Read more
Modeling and Simulating Cardiac Electrical Activity

by Ms. Kathryn Mangold, Professor Jonathan Silva, Dr. Andrew Edwards, Dr. Eleonora Grandi, Elizabeth Cherry, Dr Claire Ji, Dr Flavio Fenton, H, Dr Thomas J Hund, Mr Daniel Gratz, Mr Alexander Winkle, Dr Amara Greer-Short, Professor Edmund Crampin, Dr Michael Pan, Dr Kenneth Tran, Dr Shourya Ghosh, Dr Vijay Rajagopal, Dr. Edward Vigmond, Dr Caroline Mendonca Costa, Dr Caroline Roney, Miss Marina Strocchi, Dr Orod Razeghi, Prof Steven Niederer ...

Series series IOP ebooks
This book provides a thorough introduction to the topic of mathematical modeling of electrical activity in the heart, from molecular details of ionic channel dynamics to clinically derived patient-specific models. It discusses how cellular ionic models are formulated, introduces commonly used models and explains why there are so many different models available. The chapters cover modeling of the ... Read more

$174.99 CAD

This book provides a thorough introduction to the topic of mathematical modeling of electrical activity in the heart, from molecular details of ionic channel dynamics to clinically derived patient-specific models. It discusses how cellular ionic models are formulated, introduces commonly used models and explains why there are so many different models available. The chapters cover modeling of the
... Read more
Citizen Bird

Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners, A Critical Edition

by Mabel Osgood Wright, Elliott Coues ...

Illustrated by Louis Agassiz Fuertes ...

In the late nineteenth century, American bird lovers faced a crisis. Bird species were becoming endangered or even extinct at an alarming rate, and old methods of hunting and collecting specimens accelerated the process. A new conservationist approach to birding was necessary, and it needed to be taught to the next generation of Americans. Thus 1897’s Citizen Bird, the first birding guide for ... Read more

$33.49 CAD

In the late nineteenth century, American bird lovers faced a crisis. Bird species were becoming endangered or even extinct at an alarming rate, and old methods of hunting and collecting specimens accelerated the process. A new conservationist approach to birding was necessary, and it needed to be taught to the next generation of Americans. Thus 1897’s Citizen Bird, the first birding guide for
... Read more
We/She

by Rosalind Stopps, Jennifer Rickard, Arike Oke, Carolyn Eden, Elizabeth Simon, Elizabeth Stott, Fiona Salter, Ilona Choudhury, J A Hopper, Jenny Ramsay, Lucy Ribchester, Joanne L. M. Williams, Elizabeth Hopkinson, Julia Kent, Peng Shepherd, Swati Khurana, Uschi Gatward ...

In Collaboration with Liars League. A celebration of the centenary of women in the UK getting the vote. Stories about women by women, which have been performed at one of Liars' League's events in London, Hong Kong, New York or Portland, Everything from fantasy and historical through magic realism to SF and humour. ... Read more

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In Collaboration with Liars League. A celebration of the centenary of women in the UK getting the vote. Stories about women by women, which have been performed at one of Liars' League's events in London, Hong Kong, New York or Portland, Everything from fantasy and historical through magic realism to SF and humour.
... Read more
The Applied Anthropology of Obesity

Prevention, Intervention, and Identity

by Alexandra G. Lancey, Chad T. Morris, Jose B. Rosales Chavez, Zuhra Malik, Elizabeth Serieux, Alejandro Tecum, Amy Borovoy, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Stacy Sobell0, Amber Wutich1, Lillie Dao2, Merrill Eisenberg3, Constanza Carney4, Amanda Wolfe5, Deborah Williams6, Sarah Womack7, Margaret Everett8, Moya L. Alfonso9, Stevenson Kuartei0, Alexandra Brewis1, Sean Bruna2, Emily Bissett3, John S. Luque4, Sara Arias-Steele5, Charles H. Klein6, Sarah Trainer7, Colleen O’Brien Cherry8 ...

The increasing global prevalence of obesity and nutrition-based non-communicable disease has many causes, including food availability; social norms as evidenced in local foodways; genetic predisposition; economic circumstance; cultural variation in norms surrounding body composition; and policies affecting production, distribution, and consumption of food locally and globally. The Applied ... Read more

$136.99 CAD

The increasing global prevalence of obesity and nutrition-based non-communicable disease has many causes, including food availability; social norms as evidenced in local foodways; genetic predisposition; economic circumstance; cultural variation in norms surrounding body composition; and policies affecting production, distribution, and consumption of food locally and globally. The Applied
... Read more
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Deadlock

by Cherrie Lynn ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Hart ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

Discover New York Times bestselling author Cherrie Lynn's Deadlock, featuring a team of elite military hackers who will do whatever it takes to protect their country and the women who enter their dark and dangerous world.Ex–Air Force hacker Jace Adams is the best at what he does. There isn't a system he can't infiltrate or a country his team can't topple. But when he finds Lena Morris, the woman ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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Discover New York Times bestselling author Cherrie Lynn's Deadlock, featuring a team of elite military hackers who will do whatever it takes to protect their country and the women who enter their dark and dangerous world.Ex–Air Force hacker Jace Adams is the best at what he does. There isn't a system he can't infiltrate or a country his team can't topple. But when he finds Lena Morris, the woman
... Read more

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Take Me On

by Cherrie Lynn ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Hart ...

Series series Ross Siblings
Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

Gabriella Ross suffered every bride's worst nightmare: a no-show groom. Now summer stretches before her with nowhere to go but home, at least until it's time to return to medical school. Determined to prove she might be down but definitely not out, she chucks all her old plans in favor of having a good time—starting with giving herself a pair of wings. Tattooed wings, that is, in the form of a ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

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Gabriella Ross suffered every bride's worst nightmare: a no-show groom. Now summer stretches before her with nowhere to go but home, at least until it's time to return to medical school. Determined to prove she might be down but definitely not out, she chucks all her old plans in favor of having a good time—starting with giving herself a pair of wings. Tattooed wings, that is, in the form of a
... Read more

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Her Other Secret

A Novel

by HelenKay Dimon ...

Narrated by Xe Sands ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

Is it the perfect escape?Whitaker Island is more than a getaway. For Tessa Jenkins, the remote strip of land in Washington state is a sanctuary. Fleeing from a shattering scandal, she has a new name, a chance at a new beginning, and a breathtaking new view: Hansen Rye. It’s hard not to crush on Whitaker’s hottest handyman. At six-foot-three and all kinds of fine, he’s also intensely private—and ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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Is it the perfect escape?Whitaker Island is more than a getaway. For Tessa Jenkins, the remote strip of land in Washington state is a sanctuary. Fleeing from a shattering scandal, she has a new name, a chance at a new beginning, and a breathtaking new view: Hansen Rye. It’s hard not to crush on Whitaker’s hottest handyman. At six-foot-three and all kinds of fine, he’s also intensely private—and
... Read more

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Traitor Games

by Sidney Bristol ...

Narrated by John William Maddux ...

Series series Tarnished Heroes
Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

Noah White has done a lot of bad things for the CIA, but this time they've crossed the line. He knows the kill order he's been given is a set-up and the intended target is another covert agent. They’ve finally found a line Noah won't cross. Not with her.Lillian Matthews is living in the crosshairs and she knows it. While her friends are spread out over the globe gathering intelligence on a rogue ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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Noah White has done a lot of bad things for the CIA, but this time they've crossed the line. He knows the kill order he's been given is a set-up and the intended target is another covert agent. They’ve finally found a line Noah won't cross. Not with her.Lillian Matthews is living in the crosshairs and she knows it. While her friends are spread out over the globe gathering intelligence on a rogue
... Read more

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Search & Destroy

by Julie Rowe ...

Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer ...

Series series Outbreak Task Force
Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

Dr. Carmen Rodrigues, CDC's Outbreak Task Force director, is on the hunt for a killer—an airborne virus spreading from Florida across the States, gaining traction with each passing moment. Although she'll never forget her one night with sexy bodyguard John Dozer in Afghanistan, his protective nature is one distraction she doesn't need right now.Ex-Army Intelligence officer John Dozer will put his ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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Dr. Carmen Rodrigues, CDC's Outbreak Task Force director, is on the hunt for a killer—an airborne virus spreading from Florida across the States, gaining traction with each passing moment. Although she'll never forget her one night with sexy bodyguard John Dozer in Afghanistan, his protective nature is one distraction she doesn't need right now.Ex-Army Intelligence officer John Dozer will put his
... Read more

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The Secret She Keeps

A Novel

by HelenKay Dimon ...

Narrated by Xe Sands ...

Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

No matter where you run to…Connor Rye seeks solace on remote Whitaker Island. When his first quiet evening ends with a blow to the head, it’s clear that nothing—and no one—is as it seems. Still haunted by his sister’s murder, he’s buried himself in work while trying to hold his family together. Now, when he has a minute to breathe, he knows better than to get involved with a stranger, but it might ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

No matter where you run to…Connor Rye seeks solace on remote Whitaker Island. When his first quiet evening ends with a blow to the head, it’s clear that nothing—and no one—is as it seems. Still haunted by his sister’s murder, he’s buried himself in work while trying to hold his family together. Now, when he has a minute to breathe, he knows better than to get involved with a stranger, but it might
... Read more

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