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Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals, Third Edition offers an introduction to the basic principles of animal restraint and an overview of techniques for vertebrate wild and domestic animals. Fully updated throughout, the third edition also includes new chapters on understanding behavior, training for restraint and handling, and animal welfare and restraint. Now in full color, the third edition of this classic reference is an invaluable tool to recognizing potential danger in restraint and reducing stress in the animal.

This book is in as new condition, no wear to covers or dust jacket. No markings inner pages, spine intact no creases. "The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.And there are no strangers in the town of Near.These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.But when an actual stranger-a boy who seems to fade like smoke-appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know-about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.Part fairy… Read More

This book is in good conditionThis book is in good condition, minor wear to edges of covers, spine cracked, some pages loose, but all intact. No markings inner pages. Hardcover green cloth with gilt and black decoration, gilt page edges. Black and white illustrations "Maria Edgeworth was an Anglo-Irish gentry-woman, born in Oxfordshire and later resettling in County Longford. She eventually took over the management of her father's estate in Ireland and dedicated herself to writing novels that encouraged the kind treatment of Irish tenants and the poor by their landlords." Good Reads

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"""The long-awaited new Pokemon region debuts in October 2013! This comprehensive guide will be a must-have for fans.

The wait is finally over! This full-color guide explores the newest Pokemon region, Kalos. It's packed with stats, facts, and insider info on Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Xerneas, Yveltal, and many other new characters. It's the must-have guide for Pokemon fans young and old.

Eye-catching silver foil on the cover!"" amazon"

This book has been read, minor wear to covers and dust jacket. Some stamps and stickers on inner pages and spine as this was former library book. Spine intact, no creases.

"""Returning to the subject of her first highly acclaimed novel on Richard III, Rhoda Edwards in Fortune's Wheel has brilliantly captured the adolescent Richard-loyal, loving, and a victim of the Wars of the Roses.

His conflict is tragic. As Duke of Gloucester he is torn between loyalty to his brothers, King Edward IV, and gratitude to the man who raised him, the Earl of Warwick, whose daughter Anne Neville captures his heart. This love-slowly at first and then totally and passionately-overcomes the awesome political forces of the Plantagenet King Henry VI and the machinations of the King of France, Louis XI.

In Fortune's Wheel Rhoda Edwards' novelistic skill is once again matched by her extensive knowledge of English history. These figures of a courtly yet brutal past relive the fortunes of their lives in moving and sympathetic… Read More

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"The Genetics of Behavior by Lee Ehrman and Peter Parsons concerns a topic of rising interest among biologists, psychologists, anthropologists, and others particularly because of issues concerning racial differences in intelligence and the implications of sociobiology. Obviously, a good understanding of the complexities of the genetic and environmental factors affecting behavior would be of benefit to many individuals examining both controversies." semanticsscholar.org

Lee Ehrman (born 1935) is an American geneticist and Distinguished Professor of Biology at State University of New York at Purchase, known for her research on Drosophila fruit flies. " Wikipedia "Peter A. Parsons spends much of his time researching Evolutionary biology, Genetics, Ecology, Drosophila melanogaster and Natural selection. His work deals with themes such as Natural population growth, Drosophila… Read More

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"Egypt, 1912—Amelia Peabody and her dashing archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, are once again in danger as they search for a priceless, stolen bust of legendary Queen Nefertiti and Amelia finds herself the target of assassins in this long-awaited, eagerly anticipated final installment of Elizabeth Peters' bestselling, beloved mystery series. Arriving in Cairo for another thrilling excavation season, Amelia is relaxing in a well-earned bubble bath in her elegant hotel suite in Cairo, when a man with knife protruding from his back staggers into the bath chamber and utters a single word—"Murder"—before collapsing on the tiled floor, dead. Among the few possessions he carried was a sheet of paper with Amelia's name and room number, and a curious piece of pasteboard the size of a calling card bearing one word: "Judas." Most peculiarly, the stranger was wearing a gold-rimmed monocle in his… Read More

This book is in good condition, very minor wear to covers, some wear to plastic cover over dust jacket. Some stamps and stickers inner pages and dust jacket as this was former library book. No other markings inner pages, spine intact no creases. "Love, Duty and Loyalty Collide in a Dramatic Fashion to Determine King Edward II's Future in the Medieval Historical Romance, The Lion and the Leopard, by Mary Ellen Johnson--Medieval England in the reign of Edward II, from 1307-1327--Maria Rendell wants to be a dutiful wife to husband Phillip, but can't deny her attraction to their liege lord, Richard of Sussex. Loving Philip should be easy. She has married the knight of whom minstrels sing; the knight who saved Richard's life. But when Phillip abandons Maria to indulge his wanderlust, she turns to Richard, sparking a scandelous, passionate affair amidst the crumbling kingdom of Edward II.Meanwhile, Edward II's barons are rebelling, executing his favorites, while across the channel in France, Isabella,… Read More

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"""A secret love affair like no other…

As a child living in exile in France, Frances Stuart was accustomed to threadbare dresses and going hungry.

Yet everything changed when her cousin Charles arrives to visit and Frances' world is turned upside down.

The Restoration of the monarchy quickly raises Charles II far higher than anything Frances ever dreamed of.

Several years later, Frances arrives in Court to attend to Charles' wife, Queen Catherine, as a lady-in-waiting and once again, her path collides with the man who is now King.

At sixteen, she is already renowned for her beauty and vivaciousness and Charles cannot help but take notice of Frances.

The King rapidly becomes obsessed with her, and it is not long before whispers begin to circulate that Frances has supplanted the famous Barbara Castlemaine as mistress to the monarch.

So strong is her… Read More

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"""In the fifth novel in Kate Emerson's highly acclaimed Secrets of the Tudor Court series, a young gentlewoman catches King Henry the Eighth's roving eye.In 1533 and again in 1534, Henry the Eighth reportedly kept a mistress while he was married to Anne Boleyn. Now, that mistress comes to vivid life in Kate Emerson's The King's Damsel.
A real-life letter from Spanish Ambassador Eustace Chapuys, written on September 27, 1534, reported that the king had ""renewed and increased the love he formerly bore to another very handsome young lady of the Court"" and that the queen had tried ""to dismiss the damsel from her service."" Other letters from Eustace reveal that the mystery woman was a ""true friend"" of the Princess (later Queen) Mary, Henry's daughter by Catherine of Aragon. Though no one knows who ""the king's damsel"" really was, here Kate Emerson presents her as young gentlewoman Thomasine… Read More

This book is in as new condition, no wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact, no creases. "The Sentence asks what we owe to the living, the dead, to the reader and to the book.A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls' Day, but she simply won't leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading with murderous attention, must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during a year of grief, astonishment, isolation, and furious reckoning.The Sentence begins on All Souls' Day 2019 and ends on All Souls' Day 2020. Its mystery and proliferating ghost stories during this one year propel a narrative as rich, emotional, and profound as anything Louise Erdrich has written." Good Reads "Karen Louise Erdrich is a American author of novels, poetry, and… Read More

This book is used, very minor wear to back cover, no wear to front cover. No markings inner pages, spine intact no creases. "As Maureen Quilligan wrote in the New York Times Book Review of The First Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn "was a real victim of the sexual scandals her brilliant daughter escaped, and a subject Ms. Erickson's sensitivity to sexual and political nuance should well serve." Indeed, Carolly Erickson could have chosen no more fascinating and appropriate a subject. Alluring and profoundly enigmatic, Anne Boleyn has eluded the grasp of historians for centuries.Through her extraordinarily vivid re-creation of this most tragic chapter in all Tudor History, Carrolly Erickson gives us unprecedented insight into the singuarlity of Anne Boleyn's life, the dark and overwhelming forces that shaped her errant destiny, and the rare, tumultuous times in which she lived." Good Reads "Distinguished historian Carolly Erickson is the author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette, The First Elizabeth, Great… Read More

This book is in excellent condition, no wear to covers or dust jacket, minor bend to bottom right corner of first few inner pages. No other markings inner pages, spine intact no creases. "When young Catherine of Aragon, proud daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, is sent to England to marry the weak Prince Arthur, she is unprepared for all that awaits her: early widowhood, the challenge of warfare with the invading Scots, and the utimately futile attempt to provide the realm with a prince to secure the succession. She marries Arthur's energetic, athletic brother Henry, only to encounter fresh obstacles, chief among them Henry's infatuation with the alluring but wayward Anne Boleyn.In The Spanish Queen, bestselling novelist Carolly Erickson allows the strong-willed, redoubtable Queen Catherine to tell her own story—a tale that carries her from the scented gardens of Grenada to the craggy mountains of Wales to the conflict-ridden Tudor court. Surrounded by strong partisans among the English,… Read More

This book has been read, very minor wear to bottom edge of front cover from normal storage. No markings inner pages, no other wear to covers. Spine intact no creases. "Explore 30 years of American Girl® from the BeForeverâ„¢ characters like Samantha and Melody, all of the Girl of the Yearâ„¢ line including Lea, and the variety of the TrulyMeâ„¢ dolls.American Girl: Ultimate Visual Guide will be a treasured addition to every American Girl fan's bookshelf, with beautiful imagery and enlightening facts and information about the complete line of American Girl dolls. Featuring a detailed timeline of the company and tons of exclusive behind-the-scenes information, this book takes readers on a wonderful journey from the start of The Pleasant Company all the way through to present day.Did you know American Girl creator Pleasant T. Rowland first described her idea for a line of dolls on a postcard to her friend, Valerie Tripp? Or that it can take two to three years to design a new character? Find out all… Read More

This book is in "as new" condition. No wear to covers or dust jacket, no markings to inner pages. Spine intact, no creases. "Recently divorced, Anna decides to cheer herself up by retracing a journey her great grandmother made in the nineteenth century: a Nile cruise from Luxor to the Valley of the Kings. Anna carries with her on the voyage two mementoes of her great-grandmother Louisa: an ancient Egyptian scent bottle, and the diary of that original Nile cruise, which has lain unread for a hundred years. As she follows in Louisa's footsteps, Anna discovers in the diary the chilling secret of the scent bottle and is pursued by the same terrifying spectres as her great grandmother." Good Reads An historian by training, Barbara Erskine is the author of six bestselling novels that demonstrate her interest in both history and the supernatural, plus two collections of short stories. Her books have appeared in at least twenty different languages. She lives with her family in an ancient manor house near… Read More

This book has been read, minor pencil marking first inner page from previous owner, no wear to covers, no other markings inner pages. Spine intact some creases. "Recently divorced, Anna decides to cheer herself up by retracing a journey her great grandmother made in the nineteenth century: a Nile cruise from Luxor to the Valley of the Kings. Anna carries with her on the voyage two mementoes of her great-grandmother Louisa: an ancient Egyptian scent bottle, and the diary of that original Nile cruise, which has lain unread for a hundred years. As she follows in Louisa's footsteps, Anna discovers in the diary the chilling secret of the scent bottle and is pursued by the same terrifying spectres as her great grandmother." Good Reads An historian by training, Barbara Erskine is the author of six bestselling novels that demonstrate her interest in both history and the supernatural, plus two collections of short stories. Her books have appeared in at least twenty different languages. She lives with her… Read More

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The past isn't always dead or buried... When Joss Grant, adopted at birth, inherits Belheddon Hall – a beautiful old house on the East Anglian coast – it is like a dream come true. Eager to begin a new life there with Luke, her husband, and Tom, her small son, she is also impatient to find out about her newly discovered family who lived there for generations. But not long after they move in, Tom wakes screaming at night. Joss hears echoing voices and senses an invisible presence, watching her from the shadows. Are they spirits from the past? Or is she imagining them? As she learns, with mounting horror, of Belheddon's tragic and dramatic history, her fear grows very real, for she realises that both her family and her own sanity are at the mercy of a violent and powerful energy which seems beyond anyone's control.

An historian by training, Barbara Erskine is the author of six bestselling novels… Read More

This book has been read, minor pencil marking to first inner page. No other markings inner pages. Spine intact some creases. "Barbara Erskine returns with this beautiful and haunting tale of dark forces and mystical powers. In present-day Cambridge, Abi, a recently ordained priest of the Church of England, is appointed to a notoriously difficult parish. The priest in charge is the charismatic but fundamentalist Kier. He objects to her mysticism, her practice of healing in particular. When she sees a vision of a congregation in an old church, Kier accuses her of witchcraft, but Abi soon sees more visions; an entire Roman family history, dark with betrayal and a promise of bloody revenge. With foreboding forces building up to violence, Abi must battle the approaching terror along with her own personal demons, drawing upon the expertise of Druidry and shamanism from a questionable source!" Good Reads An historian by training, Barbara Erskine is the author of six bestselling novels that demonstrate her… Read More

This book is in good condition, some stickers and stamps on spine, back cover and first inner page as this was a library book. No other markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases. "Personal vendettas, hidden treasure, and a monkey named Carl will send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most explosive adventure yet.The Crime: Armed robbery to the tune of nine million dollarsDom Rizzi robbed a bank, stashed the money, and did the time. His family couldn't be more proud. He always was the smart one.The Cousin: Joe MorelliJoe Morelli, Dom Rizzi, and Dom's sister, Loretta, are cousins. Morelli is a cop, Rizzi robs banks, and Loretta is a single mother waiting tables at the firehouse. The all-American family.The Complications: Murder, kidnapping, destruction of personal property, and acid refluxLess than a week after Dom's release from prison, Joe Morelli has shadowy figures breaking into his house and dying in his basement. He's getting threatening messages, Loretta is kidnapped, and Dom is… Read More

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