"Animals and Women" is a collection of pioneering essays that explores the theoretical connections between feminism and animal defense. Offering a feminist perspective on the status of animals, this unique volume argues persuasively that both the social construction and oppressions of women are inex[...]

From Mickey Mouse to the teddy bear, from the Republican elephant to the use of "jackass" as an all-purpose insult, images of animals play a central role in politics, entertainment, and social interactions. In this penetrating look at how Western culture pictures the beast, Steve Baker examines how [...]

Here is the first major work that examines the benefits of applying social understanding to addiction. The author demonstrates how a social perspective shifts the paradigm from viewing a person in terms of "particles" to viewing a person in terms of relationships. This reorientation creates promisin[...]

Called the ghost of the flats, the silvery bonefish is the holy grail of flats fishing. Its speed in the water and chameleonlike color make it the ultimate challenge to catch, and because of its elusiveness, much of the joy of bonefishing is in searching for the fish. Finding bonefish from a skiff a[...]

This 8th Edition of "Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Including the Fetus and Young Adult", provides updated and useful information from leading experts in pediatric cardiology. Added chapters and a companion web site that includes the full text with bonus questio[...]

Authors Carol J. Adams, Patti Breitman, and Virginia Messina bring 75 years of vegan experience to this book to address the unique concerns of those coming to veganism later in life, with guidance on: the nutritional needs that change with aging; how your diet choices can reduce your odds of develop[...]

Tam, gde vam ne pomogut ni politsija, ni diplomirovannyj psikhiatr, ni kembridzhskij professor, vstupaet v dejstvie detektivnoe agentstvo Dirka Dzhentli - krupnejshego spetsialista po brakorazvodnym protsessam, propavshim koshkam i prisheltsam iz inykh mirov.Kto, kak ne on, dast otvet na slozhnejshi[...]