The Collins Dog Owner s Guides are authoritative & practical in approach superbly illustrated & accessible ideal for pedigree dog owners. Border Collies are a working breed & excel in agility as well as obedience training; they are the overachievers of the dog world eager to please & gluttons for more work or play. If you are considering owning a collie or are an existing owner who wants to learn more about the care of your dog then this book will be an invaluable resource. Contents include: * History of the breed * Acquiring a puppy * Rearing & socialising your puppy * Training & competition events (obedience agility flyball & showing) * Behaviour * Healthcare A comprehensive guide to all aspects of owning a Border Collie this highly illustrated book is full of practical information & expert advice for pet owners & breeders. ...

Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape & was a battleground for over 300 years as the English & Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. This Warrior title will detail how this narrow strip of land influenced the Borderers way of life in times of war. Covering every aspect of militant life from the choice of weapons & armor to the building of fortified houses this book gives the readers a chance to understand what it must have been like to live life in a late-medieval war zone. ...

This is an account of the uniforms insignia weaponry campaigns & military practices of the border reivers the guerrilla soldiers who ran wild in the Marches of England & Scotland between the 13th & 17th centuries & who for a while produced the best cavalry of their time playing a decisive role in such battles as Flodden & Solway Moss. ...

Topics covered include the history & purpose of the breed; breed standards & showing & judging. Care management & training; breeding pregnancy & whelping; & ailments
- general & breed-specific
- are also covered in addition to the Border Terrier around the world.

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This handsome edition of Mc Carthy's completed Border Trilogy in one volume gives the reader one of the most important works of American fiction of the last decades. Mc Carthy's work is far more than a western but crosses the borders between fiction & philosophy the real & the world of dream. With influences ranging from the traditional western; the coming-of-age story; the courtly romance; classical tragedy; & magical realism Mc Carthy's masterpiece is a work to be read & read again. This new volume containing all three of the novels All the Pretty Horses The Crossing & Cities of the Plain is a welcome addition to the canon of Mc Carthy's works in print. ...

It is time to go back to the Borderlands of Pandora with Brady Games. Borderlands 2 Signature Series Guide" takes you through the ins & outs of gameplay in Pandora. Play as one of four new Vault Hunters as they fight to free their world from the tyrannical Handsome Jack & stop him from unleashing an ancient alien evil known only as "the Warrior". This Brady Games " Signature Series Guide" provides complete coverage of each characters personality unique abilities & skills. So whether you play as Salvador Maya Axton or Zero you will know them inside & out. They provide special commentary to the game in each chapter too so you can find out what they think about the situation in Pandora. A complete walkthrough is your companion for the game & detailed maps show each collectible point of interest & side quest. Every single weapon & item is described including legendary weapons black market items relics shields grenades & a full breakdown of the weapon generation system. Sir Hammerlock himself guides you through the behaviour & combat tactics of over 240 beasts in his bestiary; find out game secrets & stats for the mob family; learn about challenges & achievements & customise your character so he or she is the best they can be. " Borderlands 2 Signature Series Guide" is the complete game companion so get playing defeat the Warrior & save Pandora." ...

From pre-arrival to detention & deportation Borderline Justice describes the exclusionary policies inhumane decisions & obstacles to justice for refugees & migrants in the current legal system. Frances Webber a legal practitioner with over 30 years experience provides a unique insight into how the law has been applied to migrants refugees & other unpopular minorities. The book records some of the key legal struggles of the past thirty years which have sought to preserve values of universality in human rights
- & the importance of continuing to fight for those values inside & outside the courtroom. With its combination of legal & political analysis with insider insights Borderline Justice will appeal to both academic & non-academic audiences. The themes & analysis cross boundaries of law politics sociology criminology refugee studies & terrorism studies appealing to the radical tradition in all these disciplines.
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric condition that affects nearly 2% of the general population predominantly women. Symptoms of BPD include impulsivity mood swings unstable intense relationships & feelings of chronic emptiness. Research on BPD has lagged behind that on other mental health conditions such as depression & psychosis primarily due to the lack of evidence of effective treatment but also due to the stigma historically associated with the condition. Fortunately this situation is changing with enhanced treatments now available & enhanced clinician/organizational willingness to engage with those with a diagnosis of BPD. This candid book collaboratively co-authored by a person recovered from BPD & a BPD specialist therapist is written specifically for people with BPD (with support teams including family friends & clinicians also likely to benefit from reading the book). This authoritative & easily readable guide provides a compassionate understanding of the condition plenty of in-depth practical recovery strategies & credible & realistic hope for recovery. The authors draw from the latest research & share years of personal & professional experience that brings the book alive. Review comments from Vice-President National Education Alliance for BPD & Director Middle Path (BPD advocacy organizations) include most down-to-earth accessible book for people with BPD" & "tremendous & potentially life-changing gift"." ...

One of the more serious & hard-to-treat mental problems borderline personality disorder (BPD) is also one of the most dangerous. Seventy-five percent of people with BPD will attempt suicide at some point & ten percent ultimately take their own lives. Living with the symptoms of BPD is obviously a terrible burden for anyone but receiving a BPD diagnosis & negotiating the necessary treatment can itself be a bewildering & painful process. This compassionate book offers people with BPD a detailed guide to the disorder & a point-by-point plan to the treatment & condition-management process. The book is organized as a series of answers to questions common to BPD sufferers: What is BPD? How long does it last? What other problems co-occur with BPD? Overviews of what we currently know about BPD make up the first section of the book. Later chapters cover several common treatment approaches to BPD: dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) mentalization-based therapy (MBT) & medical treatment using psychoactive drugs. In the last sections of the book readers learn a range of day-to-day coping skills that can help moderate the symptoms of BPD. ...

This is the story of the border: a place of beginnings & endings of differences & similarities. It is the story of England & Scotland told not from the remoteness of London or Edinburgh or in the tired terms of national histories but up close & personal toe to toe & eyeball to eyeball across the tweed the Cheviots the Esk & the tidal races of the upper Solway. This is a tale told in blood fun & granite-hard memory. This is the story of an ancient place; where hunter-gatherers penetrated into the virgin interior where Celtic warlords ruled the Romans came but could not conquer where the glittering kingdom of Northumbria thrived the place where David Mac Malcolm raised great abbeys where the border rivers rode into history & where Walter Scott sat at Abbotsford & brooded on the area's rich & historic legacy. ...