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Set against the stunning backdrop of the Huachuca Mountains, a ten-year-old boy named Chuka embarks on thrilling adventures with his half-wolf dog, Winatuk. Despite the lurking dangers of rattlesnakes, rockslides, and black bears, Chuka finds beauty and excitement in the wilderness surrounding his home on the Ahsencharo Indian Reservation. Their explorations highlight the blend of peril and wonder in nature, showcasing Chuka's adventurous spirit and deep connection to his environment.

Exploring the rich heritage of samurai culture, this book showcases the extraordinary swords and armor of thirty renowned Japanese warriors. Authored by Paul Martin, a distinguished expert in Japanese swords, it spans the evolution of the samurai class from the 10th to the 19th century. The work features stunning art images, exclusive photographs, and life-size reproductions of significant weapons, many considered National Treasures. Readers gain insight into the aesthetics and mindset of these legendary figures through their remarkable armaments.

Personal Grief Rituals presents a new model for how bereaved individuals can create unique expressions of mourning that are tailored to their psychological needs and grounded in memories and emotions specific to the relationship they lost.

Everything you need for success in this essential all-in-one revision and exam practice series covering the most popular GCSE 9-1 History studies.

This revision guide covers everything your students need to know about the wider world depth study Conflict and tension: The inter-war years, 1918-1939. They will build all the knowledge they need for the AQA GCSE History exam. The topic is clearly covered, from the armistice to the outbreak of war.

Martin investigates how psychological and emotional factors influence health through their effects on behaviour and the immune system by exploring how the brain and immune system interact.

This edition features: new chapters on recombinant DNA technology and genetic analysis; discussions of new techniques, including electrophoretic mobility shift assays, DNA footprinting, gene replacement and transgenic animals; and expanded coverage of developmental genetics.

Measuring Behaviour has established itself as a standard text. Largely rewritten, updated and reorganised, this third edition is, as before, a guide to the principles and methods of quantitative studies of behaviour, with an emphasis on techniques of observation, recording and analysis. It provides the basic knowledge needed to measure behaviour, doing so in a succinct and easily understood form. The sections on research design and the interpretation and presentation of data have been greatly expanded. Written with brevity and clarity, Measuring Behaviour is, above all, a practical guide book. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and graduate students in biology and psychology who are about to embark upon quantitative studies of animal and human behaviour, this book provides a concise review of methodology that will be of great value to scientists of all disciplines in which behaviour is measured, including biological anthropology, the social sciences and medicine.