"Advances in the Study of Behavior" was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior. That number is still expanding. This volume makes another important "contribution to the development of the field" by presenting theoretical ideas and research to those studying animal behavior and to their colleagues in neighboring fields. "Advances in the Study of Behavior" is now available online at ScienceDirect full-text online from volume 30 onward.

In the midst of a new ice age, brave shamans hunt gods born of black glass and steel. The blood of these gods is sacred, and the shamans of each tribe are marked with the sacred blood in ways that give them strange, supernatural abilities. This is the first book in the story of Wind-Spark, a young shaman of the Eikus Tribe. It is a tale of initiation in the primal wilds of a far-future ice age where tools of stone and bone are used side by side with shards of steel stolen from the gods themselves.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

Follow the adventures of Cylea as she returns to Los Angeles in search of who she is, chases the clues of a senile researcher to the heart of Antarctica, and returns again to the halls of the Ageless only to learn how powerful faith, conviction, and human greed really are. It's an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that mixes all the mystique and power of Science Fiction with all the hard-hitting strength of action to produce a thriller like no other. Be there when all hell breaks loose, watch as love grows and blossoms, and witness the way fate ties together every clue and lead when Cylea finally finds out who and what she truly is in the thrilling conclusion to the first Pink Carbide trilogy: Carbon Aria

The year is 2162, and Cylea is alone in the world. She has faced death first hand, escaped the clutches of corporate assassins and corrupt government agents to find herself so close to answers she can almost touch them, but even the sloppiest hacker or v

From fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2012, the U.S. Export-Import Bank's (Ex-Im) outstanding financial commitments (exposure) grew from about $59 billion to about $107 billion, largely in long-term loans and guarantees. Factors associated with this growth include reduced private-sector financing following the financial crisis and Ex-Im's authorisation of direct loans -- a product not offered by export credit agencies in some other countries -- to fill the gap in private-sector lending. This book discusses how Ex-Im's business changed in recent years and possible reasons for these changes; how Ex-Im determines credit subsidy costs, loss reserves and allowances, and product fees, and how these processes account for different risks; how Ex-Im's financial portfolio has performed and the budgetary impact of its programs; and the extent to which Ex-Im has a comprehensive risk-management framework.