Ben Blackbird has always been there for everyone else. He took care of his mother and sisters when his alcoholic father didn’t. He raised his son alone when his wife got sick and eventually died from breast cancer. Ben has been his family’s rock in every crisis situation. He loved his life, but he was lonely.Greta spent her childhood in the foster care system. She was always an exceptional student, but didn’t have much experience with men. Years later, after enduring years of her h...

When the mildly kink-themed trilogy 50 Shades of Grey became popular reading in 2012, the media speculated that feminism was in reverse, as the public went mad over bondage and discipline, domination and submission and sadomasochism (BDSM). The novels provoked academic debate about BDSM and the issues it raises for feminists. Is the female dominant truly powerful or is she just another objectified body?Does lesbian BDSM avoid the problematic nature of heterosexual kink, or...

Seeing people through God's eyes is a very humbling experience. Listening to people face their life's challenges has taught me to attend to the soul work that so enhances one's understanding of self and one's deepest understandings. The body has simply to release the barnacles we've gathered from our life experiences…leaving us free to create a life we truly want. That's not always fun, but it's worth it (after the dust settles!). The stories within this book explore both the divine and or...

How should failed states in Africa be understood? Catherine Scott here critically engages with the concept of state failure and provides an historical reinterpretation. She shows that, although the concept emerged in the context of the post-Cold War new world order, the phenomenon has been attendant throughout (and even before) the development of the Westphalian state system. Contemporary failed states, however, differ from their historical counterparts in one fundamental respect: they fai...

The New York Times –bestselling true crime book that was the first to examine the Scott Peterson murder case—and why he did it."Ablow's work stands alone." —Ann RuleThe highly publicized Scott Peterson murder case captivated a public hungry for the answer to one question: Why would a man with no known history of violent crime or mental illness and with a pretty wife about to give birth brutally mu...

OG Mandino, one of my favorite authors, has a vow, it is: "I promise... I swear... I vow... to never forget the greatest talent God has bestowed on me is the power to pray." Remember his vow! My favorite song is "The Prayer," by Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion. Listen to it.It doesn't matter where you are in your life right now... find your dream. My story is very evident in this book. Your story may be that of a highly successful businessperson, teacher, actor, or counselor.

Learn to Teach explores the most up-to-date findings on how children learn, to help teachers create effective learning environments and plan for teaching. Drawing on a neo-Vygotskian approach to learning, it covers the purpose of education; socio-cultural approaches to human cognition; attention and intelligence as cognitive tools; and the role of mindsets, memory and language in learning. It promotes the idea that the mind is a cultural product and that education is best understood as fos...

John Briere and Catherine Scott′s Principles of Trauma Therapy, Third Edition is both comprehensive in scope and highly practical in application. This best selling text provides a creative synthesis of cognitive-behavioral, relational, affect regulation, mindfulness, and psychopharmacologic approaches to the "real world" treatment of acute and chronic posttraumatic states. Grounded in empirically-supported trauma treatment techniques and adapted to the complexitie...

Thousands have run afoul of Britain's Obscene Publications Act--from Victorian erotica presses to 21st-century dominatrices. At a time when the internet has made sexually explicit material ubiquitous, why are British traditional media still regulated by a vaguely worded law from 1857?This comprehensive analysis of obscenity in British culture explores what is considered obscene, who gets to decide, and how class, race and gender inform laws regarding adult content. The author descr...

Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II.New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during World War II included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the Battle of Kursk? Did a vampire fight for the Canadians in Holland? Did the US drop the second atomic bomb on a k...

A #1 New York Times –bestselling true crime account of the 2002 California murder of Laci Peterson and the investigation of her husband, Scott."Anyone looking for a comprehensive overview of the case will find it here." — Publishers WeeklyIn A Deadly Game, Catherine Crier, a former judge and one of television's most popular legal analysts, offers a riveting and a...

This book features four peer-reviewed reviews on land use change and management.The first chapter discusses the role of agricultural expansion, land cover and use change in contributing to climate change. It reviews the impacts of land-use change on climate, specifically focusing on carbon emission, surface energy fluxes and the emission of reactive gases from vegetation. The chapter also assesses how to estimate the impacts of land-use change on climate.The second chapter ...