Suitable for the busy practitioners, this book provides coverage ranging from species identification to common basic surgery for tortoises and freshwater turtles. It offers guidance to the common species, including identification, sexing, environmental and dietary needs; as well as to equipment, nur[...]
In this Cyrano de Bergerac-like novel, Karl, a teenage boy, enlists a famous writer to help him impress his girlfriend, Firella. She's asked him to write her a letter in which he reveals his true self. Convinced he's not good enough with words to please her, Karl tracks down Friella's favorite autho[...]
In this brand-new collection of short stories, Aidan Chambers explores moments of truth, when a character or an event suddenly reveals an often-surprising meaning: A girl loses her humanity when she takes a summer job as a theme-park character; a boy tries to save a girl from a fiery death, only to [...]
In this Cyrano de Bergerac-like novel, Karl, a teenage boy, enlists a famous writer to help him impress his girlfriend, Fiorella. She's asked him to write her a letter in which he reveals his true self. Convinced he's not good enough with words to please her, Karl tracks down Fiorella's favourite au[...]
This timely work offers a clear and thorough assessment of how Roma make sure their voice is heard and addresses the difficulty in determining who legitimately represents this heterogeneous transnational minority community. The book argues that Roma are a transnational minority that, as such, requir[...]
A brand new course book for students preparing for the new CCEA English Language GCSE, written by senior examiners and offering full support for both the examined and Controlled Assessment units.[...]
Find out what is expected of you with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for CCEA GCSE English.[...]
Mary continues to be a source of theological interest and concern for Catholics and Protestants alike. For Catholics, Mariology was codified in a set of dogmas over the centuries; yet many Catholics remain unaware of the biblical, historical, and theological matrix that gave rise to the magisterial [...]
Considered to be one of the best Irish writers of the twentieth century, Aidan Higgins has earned a reputation throughout Europe as an unusual and astringent prose stylist. This omnibus of selected short fiction is the perfect introduction to the talents of this Irish successor to James Joyce and Sa[...]
An eminently poetic book, Langrishe, Go Down (Higgins's first novel) traces the fall of the Langrishes--a once wealthy, highly respected Irish family--through the lives of their four daughters, especially the youngest, Imogen, whose love affair with a self-centered German scholar resonates throughou[...]
Opening with a quote from Richard Brautigan -- "I've been examining half-scraps of my childhood. They are pieces of distant life that have no form or meaning" -- Scenes from a Receding Past constructs the adolescence and early adulthood of Dan Ruttle out of a variety of scenes and reminiscences abou[...]
For the five years of their adulterous love affair, Finn Fitzgerald and Elin Marstrander spend only 47 days and nights together. At each of their too few meetings--"in Spain or London, or on the tiny island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, which serves as their last refuge--"they try to conjure a real[...]
Perversely, but perhaps appropriately, Aidan Higgins -- one of the few contemporary writers worthy of comparison with Beckett and Joyce, now celebrating his 85th year -- has chosen to wait until his sight has nearly left him to assemble this collection of visual treats. A commonplace book of anecdot[...]
An epic narrative of the journalist who worked in Africa in the 1990s describes his childhood as the son of a British colonial officer; his witness to genocidal activities in Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda, and the Congo; and his discovery of a missing family friend's journals. Reprint.[...]
Going home isn't always easy. Aidan left with no explanation thirteen years ago. That's something Ethan hasn't forgotten, and won't easily forgive. Aidan has his work cut out for him, but everyone deserves a second chance. Don't they?Redemption, Maine. Never had the name of a town been more apt or m[...]
When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room looked like a girl's room, and he wore clothes that other girls liked wearing. After he realized he was a trans boy, Aidan and his parents fixed the parts of life that didn't fit anymore, and he settled[...]
Darkness is falling and only Contessa Sofia can turn the tide in this thrilling final instalment of the Wave trilogy.[...]