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. ...

Just over a century after the publication of Sir William Gowers famous last book The Border-land of Epilepsy Faints Vagal Attacks Vertigo Migraine Sleep Symptoms & their Treatment this book returns to the borderland of epilepsy
- near it but not of it" i.e. to disorders which may be mistaken for epilepsy or which are associated with epilepsy & can develop into or out of epileptic seizures. Internationally recognized experts provide up-to-date knowledge in all areas covered in Gowers original publication & also in those borderlands redefined since
- including anxiety or hyperventilation attacks psychogenic nonepileptic seizures epileptic & nonepileptic encephalopathies autism autoimmune encephalopathies Tourettes Syndrome transient ischemic attacks transient global amnesia myoclonus alcohol-related seizures hyperekplexia & dyskinesia stereotypical behaviors organic personality disorder & episodic dyscontrol syndrome. The Borderland of Epilepsy Revisited addresses conditions presenting in children adolescents & adults. Case reports & tables (especially those which address the differential diagnosis of epilepsy & the disorders discussed) make the book accessible & clinically useful."

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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." ...

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. ...

This title is suitable for children of ages 6 to 12 years. Watch out world because here they come! Children turned on by life energised by the outdoors puzzled by magic tricks engaged by discovering their roots uplifted by the pure fun of it all. Avery Hart & Paul Mantell may be the only grown-ups who could write Boredom Busters!" because they are more child than grown-up when you come right down to it. & their energy is infectious & inspiring! There is a lot for everyone
- indoors & outdoors from nature & ecology to music & sports from a wild time in the garden to a quiet time at home."
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The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption nepotism & greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. The powerful voracious Rodrigo Borgia better known to history as Pope Alexander VI was the central figure of the dynasty. Two of his seven papal offspring also rose to power & fame
- Lucrezia Borgia his daughter whose husband was famously murdered by her brother & that brother Cesare who served as the model for Niccolo Machiavellis The Prince. Notorious for seizing power wealth land & titles through bribery marriage & murder the dynastys dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to its occupation of the highest position in Renaissance society forms a gripping tale. Erudite witty & always insightful Hibbert removes the layers of myth around the Borgia family & creates a portrait alive with his superb sense of character & place.
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