Bøger af Chris Pearson

Dogs are our constant companions: models of loyalty and unconditional love for millions around the world. But these beloved animals are much more than just our pets - and our shared history is far richer and more complex than you might assume. Here, historian and dog lover Chris Pearson reveals how the shifting fortunes of dogs hold a mirror to our changing society, from the evolution of breeding standards to the fight for animal rights. Wherever humans have gone, dogs have followed, changing size, appearance and even jobs along the way - from the forests of medieval Europe, where greyhounds chased down game for royalty, to the frontlines of twentieth-century conflicts, where dogs carried messages and hauled gun carriages. Despite vast social change, however, the power of the human-canine bond has never diminished. By turns charming, thought-provoking and surprising, Collared reveals the fascinating tale of how we made the modern dog.

Monitor is an observation satellite/ study centre, manned - if that is the right word - by a collection of beings from different parts of the Galaxy. The object of their attention is a small blue planet in orbit around an isolated medium-sized star on the edge of one of the galaxy's spiral arms. It is, of course Earth, but they call it 'The Object of Our Attention', or 'The Object' for short.The reason they are observing the Object is because it is the lair of an evil entity that - hounded by the Lord of the Guardians and a host of his followers - took refuge there at the end of the last great galactic war. The victorious Lord has set in motion a complex plan to entice the Entity out of its refuge in the molten core of the planet, so that it can finally be destroyed. He has not divulged the plan to any of the observers however, and the Guardians are an uncontactable enigma.

Mobilizing nature traces the environmental history of war and militarisation in France. It offers a fresh perspective on the well-known conflicts whilst uncovering the largely 'hidden' history of the numerous military bases and other installations that pepper the French countryside. -- .

This fully updated Reader provides a comprehensive review of recent research and legislation relating to domestic violence and its consequences for children, and identifies the implications for practice. It enables professionals to develop informed child care and protection responses for children experiencing domestic violence.