Raven Calling Issue Three. Special Issue dedicated to Southeast Asian Martial Arts

Something wicked this way comes... Suddenly, being bitten by a werewolf is the least of Joanne Walker’s problems. Her personal life in turmoil, her job as a cop over, she’s been called to Ireland by the magic within her. And though Joanne’s skills have grown by leaps and bounds, Ireland's magic is old and very powerful...

Ten, nine, eight...I hear the grandfather clock in the hallway counting down. Seven, six, five... I can't run fast enough to prevent the disaster. Four, three, two...Nana, my Nana, the woman who raised me is in danger. One...It's far too late. The hour is here and the curse has struck. I'm Jayda Ebonwick and today was supposed to be the day my life as a fully-fledged night witch began. Instead, it's the night my life changed forever. Sink your teeth into RAVEN’S CALL and discover the not-so-pretty side of magic. 🖤🕸️🖤🕸️🖤🕸️🖤🕸️🖤 Don't be mistaken. This story isn't full of hearts and roses. It isn't sweet. And I'm not the good girl. I'm not someone who finds out they're magical and gets sent to a fabulous school. I'm not someone whose life changed when she met vampires who sparkle. I'm not pretty or athletic or nice. I'm Jayda Ebonwick, Night Witch. Bold, bad, and a little spicy. (Okay, a lot spicy.) And this Halloween my life changed. Buy Raven’s call and join Jayda as her life changes forever. 🖤🕸️🖤🕸️🖤🕸️🖤🕸️🖤 Double-double toil and trouble, cauldron burn and cauldron bubble. Take a witch with a splash of spice, a cheeky heroine you'll want to read twice. Mix it up like a midnight margarita, blend it girls, and make it sweeta! Now we have URBAN FANTASY with a genuine ASPEN twist Add it now to your TBR list. Heads up! If you're a J.B. Aspen MAGICAL MIDLIFE IN RETROGRADE fan, and you love it because of that magical cozy feel, this one ain't a cozy! It's got language, the heat is definitely a few notches higher. And Jessica Aspen fans, THIS IS NOT a romance! It's Urban Fantasy! Get ready for some edge with your magic!

"Slobodchikoff's ground-breaking research" (Jonathan Balcombe) shows us that animals have much to teach us about language Groundbreaking research has been done teaching animals human language, but what about the other way around? Studies have shown that lizards, squid, monkeys, and birds are talking to each other, communicating information about food, predators, squabbles, and petty jealousies. These animal languages are unique and highly adaptive. By exploring them, we come to appreciate the basis of our own languages; understanding or even "speaking" them allows us to get closer to the other species who inhabit this planet with us. The implications of animals having language are enormous. It has been one of the last bastions separating "us" from "them." Slobodchikoff's studies of the communication system of prairie dogs over twenty-five years have attracted a considerable amount of attention from the media, including a one-hour documentary on his work produced by BBC and Animal Planet. In Chasing Doctor Dolittle, he posits that the difference is one of degree, not the vast intellectual chasm that philosophers have talked about for millennia. Filled with meticulous research, vivid examples and daring conclusions, this book will challenge the reader's assumptions and open up new possibilities of understanding our fellow creatures.

Back by popular demand with more than 300,000 copies sold, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is proud to re-release the widely acclaimed and bestselling bird audio field guide series, Backyard Birdsongs, from award-winning Ornithologist and Author, Donald Kroodsma. Backyard Birdsongs is an interactive handbook of birds and their songs for beginning bird-watchers. With a touch-button electronic module housing common vocalizations of 75 species from across Eastern and Central North America, this volume offers a truly sensory way to identify and get to know local birds. Crisply detailed and scientifically accurate illustrations accompany each entry, and up-to-date range maps provide clear geographical reference points. Complete with an introduction to birdsongs that will inspire readers to look out their kitchen windows and venture out in the field, this unique book provides an exciting entryway into the subtle art of birding. This second edition includes a much-requested new Sound Track Index (to help make watching and listening to birds easier), and a download of the award-winning MERLIN™ Bird ID App available FREE on iTunes and Android stores (no code necessary). 35% of the net proceeds from the sale of Backyard Birdsongs supports projects at the Cornell Lab, such as children’s educational and community programs.

Book 3 of the Odes completes the lyric trilogy which Horace, who rivals Virgil as the greatest of all Latin poets, published in 23 BC. Arguably his most famous book, it opens with the six so-called 'Roman Odes', those defining texts of the Augustan Age, and concludes with the statement of his achievement: he has produced for his Roman readers a body of lyric poetry to rival the great lyric poets of Greece, a monument which will last as long as Rome itself. The present volume aims to place Horace's Odes in their literary and historical context, to explain his Latin, to articulate his thought, and to attempt to elucidate his brilliance. It presents a new text and adopts an approach independent of that of earlier commentators.

In this fascinating book, wildlife expert and enthusiast Warner Shedd refutes popular animal myths like squirrels remembering where they bury nuts, wolves howling at the moon, and oppossums "playing dead." Have you ever seen a flying squirrel flapping through the air, watched a beaver carrying a load of mud on its tail, or ducked when a porcupine started throwing its quills? Probably not, says Shedd, former regional executive for the National Wildlife Federation. Offering scientific evidence that refutes many of the most tenacious and persevering folklore about wild animals, Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind will captivate you with fascinating facts and humorous anecdotes about more than thirty North American species-- some as familiar as the common toad, and others as elusive as the lynx. Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind is an entertaining dose of scientific reality for any nature enthusiast or armchair adventurer.