New Releases by Gordon Elliott

In September, 2004, Springfield, Mo., businessman Gordon Elliott embarked on a trip to the Far East with his wife, Glenda. The official trans-Pacific cruise ended in Japan, but Elliott had more adventure in mind. He and Glenda headed to Hong Kong. With the help of a tour guide, they enjoyed the first few days...until the unexpected happened, sending Elliott to a Chinese hospital where he was pronounced Dead on Arrival. This is the story of how the medical staff reacted, how his friends and family made it to China, and how he lived to encourage others to treat every day as their last--as the Tim McGraw song says, to "live like you are dying."

The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is the most abundant and globally distributed pelagic shark species, but also the most exploited, with historic annual mortality estimated at 10–20 million individuals per year. Inherent biases and flaws in fishery derived data used for stock management may, in part, explain population declines described for Atlantic, central Pacific and north Pacific Oceans. Satellite tagging has improved data quality in these regions, by providing fishery independent data, however, data is lacking for the southwest Pacific. Yet, in this region, New Zealand surface-longline fisheries alone, have 31% of catch being blue sharks, and peak mortality from shark finning reaching 158,000 individuals a year. To improve management data, fifteen blue sharks were satellite tagged in northeastern New Zealand between 2012–2015. Horizontal tracks spanned temporal periods and spatial scales that were greater on average than most other blue shark studies. Age and sex segregation, correlated with gestation period, suggested the New Zealand region is utilised as a birthing and breeding ground. Satellite tracks supported international consensus that each major oceanic basin contains a single stock. Juveniles showed preference for habitat within continental shelf waters, while mature animals primarily utilised shelf and pelagic waters. For the first time, SPLASH tags were used on blue sharks, providing dive profile data from tracks of up to 14,559 km and 343 days. One of the deepest dives for this species was recorded at 1364 m, along with quantification of a repetitive diel vertical migration pattern. Long term monitoring of dive profiles enabled the inference of behavioural states, which with location and time stamps allowed a behavioural state prediction model to be validated in a novel way. The scale and spatio-temporal trends of blue sharks’ vertical movement suggest that this species may provide important ecological services with respect to nutrient recycling, carbon export and stimulation of primary production. Data provided by this study furthers our understanding of blue shark biology, suggests ecosystem services which support the sustainable management of this species, provides fisheries independent data that can inform management strategies, and has already directly contributed to a New Zealand shark fin ban introduced in 2014, which reduced bycatch mortality by 83–89% per annum.

FOREWORD My father, Gordon Elliott, went to be with the Lord at the age of 90. He had a wonderful walk of faith, having come to Christ as a child. He joined the Canadian Airforce at age 17. When World War 11 was over, Dad left the military. He prayed and answered God's call to become a pastor. (An unknown benefactor-to this day- sent him free tuition to Bible College in Toronto). After Bible college, he received his divinity degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He loved the verse, "Behold God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; He too has become my salvation" (Isaiah 12:2, KJV). He served churches around the Toronto area, and his last twenty-five years he served God as a priest in Peterborough, Richmond Hill (St. Mary's), and the Toronto area, where he was needed after attending the Jesuit school in Toronto. Birds brought a lot of joy to his life. An avid birdwatcher, he spent many hours on nature trails watching and listening to the birds. He could identify a great number of birds by only their song. For a time, he carved beautiful birds out of balsa wood, even showing them in the Smithsonian Institution. He also played the snare drum and the piano by ear and enjoyed hymns and bluegrass music. A kind, patient pastor, he was dearly loved. He cared about all people and worked with the Chinese (St. Agnes) community, where he learned to speak and write some Chinese as well. Many sought his counsel and advice. He had a wonderful memory, and he knew a lot of Scripture by heart. His mind was sharp right up until God took him home on December 29, 2012. "Stay close to God, love one another, tell others about Jesus, and be ready for Christ's return." In loving memory, Mary Elliott Williams

Appearing daily on the ABC network, The Chew celebrates and explores life through food, with a group of dynamic, engaging, fun, relatable co-hosts who serve up everything to do with food-from cooking and home entertaining to food trends, restaurants, holidays, and more-all aimed at making life better, fuller, and more fun. THE CHEW: WHAT'S FOR DINNER? captures the show's trademark wit, fun, practical advice, and recipes-and highlights ways to make dinner fun. Formatted like 2012's standout bestseller, THE CHEW, this all-new book features more than 100 delectable recipes, perfect for each day of the week, from Manic Monday (fast and easy), to Friday Funday (delicious treats), as well as the weekend. It will also feature favorite segments from the show like, "What's in My Fridge?" "Grandma's Iron Chef Challenge" and "Leftover Makeover" as well as the ever popular, "Clinton's Craft Corner." It will be filled with mouth-watering photographs and lively graphics so it is every bit as pleasing and inviting as the first book. The hosts of the show-all contributors to the book-are chef, best-selling author, and TV personality Mario Batali; Iron Chef's Michael Symon; Top Chef's Carla Hall; What Not to Wear's Clinton Kelly; and best-selling author and nutritionist Daphne Oz.

Delicious, affordable, and fun recipes from the hit ABC daytime television show, which stars Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Daphne Oz, and Clinton Kelly.

Delicious, affordable, and fun recipes from the hit ABC daytime television show, which stars Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Daphne Oz, and Clinton Kelly.

Delicious, affordable, and fun recipes from the hit ABC daytime television show, which stars Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Daphne Oz, and Clinton Kelly.

The latest addition to TouchWood Editions' Classics West Collection, Klondike Cattle Drive is the colourful tale of a formidable trek undertaken by legendary Cariboo rancher Norman Lee. In 1898, Lee set out to drive 200 head of cattle from his home in the Chilcotin area of B.C. to the Klondike goldfields--a distance of 1,500 miles. He was gambling both his cattle and his life. This is his story, derived from the journal he kept, his letters and the loyal men who accompanied him. Throughout the daunting weeks of coping with mud, cold and sheer bad luck, Lee kept his sense of humour. When he returned from his Yukon trek, he rewrote the notes from his journal, illustrating his story with his own cartoons and sketches. He completed his manuscript around the turn of the century, but it sat untouched until 1960, when it was published by Howard Mitchell of Mitchell Press, Vancouver.

NEW SERIES Biology of Habitats Series editors: Professor Michael Crawley, Dr Colin Little, Sir Richard Southwood, and Professor Staffan Ulfstrand This exciting new series of textbooks will give an integrated overview of the design, physiology, ecology, and behaviour of the organisms in different habitats. Each book will provide information about the habitat and the types of organisms present, on practical aspects of working within thehabitats and the sorts of studies which are possible, and will include a discussion of biodiversity and conservation needs. Further Reading Sections will lead the reader to key papers, review articles, and books in which the subject may be explored at greater depth. This book gives a readable overview of polar habitats, from ice caps to tundra and open ocean. It describes their physical characteristics, the communities of microorganisms, plants, and animals inhabiting them, and their interactions with the global environment. It reviews the origins of thehabitats and their subsequent colonization and population dynamics, and considers the future changes which may result from global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion, and human activities. The book is unusual in that it describes and compares the two polar regions, rather than focusing on onlyone of them.

Students are no longer exclusively single white males - "New Majority" is made up of women, minorities, displaced workers, career professionals upgrading their skills, and senior citizens "upgrading" their knowledge. Members of this New Majority often do not graduate in the traditional four- or five-year span.