A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleThis books examines representations and experiences of trans and nonbinary identities in a variety of contemporary cultural contexts including media, religion, sports, race, film, performance, and literature. Mixing auto-ethnographies and supportive scholarship, the contributors to this volume deliver a global perspective on the accomplishment that have been made alongside the challenges that members of the LGTBQIA+ community continue ...

COVID-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities examines the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals, communities, and countries, a fact seldom acknowledged and often suppressed or invisible. Taking a global approach, this book demonstrates how the impact of the pandemic has differed as a result of social inequalities, such as economic development, social class, race and ethnicity, sex and gener, age, and access to health care and education.Economic in...

Introduction to Sociology offers a comprehensive guide that connects traditional sociological concepts and contemporary social phenomena, such as globalization, consumer culture, the internet, and "McDonaldization," to students′ lives in today′s global society. This accessible text encourages learners to apply a sociological perspective and explore how public sociologists address critical modern issues.

Letters from your favorite leading men, addressed to your deepest fantasies.This audio-only anthology features love letters from some of your favorite book boyfriends, speaking directly to you…performed by voices you already love.Sometimes the letters are sweet, sometimes they’re emotional, sometimes they’re just plain FILTHY.This sultry collection of audio-only shorts is written by bestselling contemporary romance writers and performed by audiobook...

Christianity Today Book Award—Biblical StudiesForeword INDIES Book of the Year Award Honorable MentionSOLA Network's Asian American Book Awards Honorable MentionIn a first-of-its-kind volume, The New Testament in Color offers biblical commentary that is:MultiethnicDiverseContextual

From one of the world's leading authorities on animal behavior, the astonishing story of how the female brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humansDarwin developed the theory of sexual selection to explain why the animal world abounds in stunning beauty, from the brilliant colors of butterflies and fishes to the songs of birds and frogs. He argued that animals have "a taste for the beautiful" that drives their potential mates to evolve features that m...

A magical collection of ten short stories by an amazing list of contributors—all of whom were in attendance at Brandon Sanderson's Dragonsteel Nexus 2025!Grim Oak Press is proud to present the fourth Grimoire anthology for readers who enjoy SF&F stories of the magical and the future. Return to the space station Unity and solve a mystery with Christopher Paolini. Discover brotherly love between ancient dragons alongside Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle. Travel for r...

A wonderful collection of short stories by an amazing list of contributors—all of whom were in attendance at Emerald City Comic Con 2026!In 2024 Grim Oak Press exhibited at Dragonsteel Nexus, Brandon Sanderson's convention in Salt Lake City, UT, where the award-winning publisher released Grimoire, an anthology containing short stories by attending authors. It sold out on the first day.Due to reader demand, a new Grimoire published at Emera...

“Run, Maray, run. But where will you go? There is nowhere safe for you. Not in this world or the other one.”With both her mother and grandmother gone, Maray is left with the prospect of the crown—and a marriage she doesn’t want.As if that wasn’t enough, Gan Krai slowly tightens the sling around her neck, setting loose the nightmares of Allinan history.Now, Maray has to decide what type of ruler she wants to become—and what she is willing to sacrifice for it...

As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy, and knowledge to pay it forward and inspire other writers, experienced or a...

This audiobook experience contains music and sound effects, and is narrated by Melody Muzljakovic and performed by a full cast.Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas and The Cruel Prince by Holly Black.WHEN DESTINY FAILS YOU, WHO WILL YOU BECOME?A forgotten princess. A cruel realm. A Mage who might be her salvation.Sanja is a princess on the run...

Im Laufe der Geschichte hatten große Anführer, Denker, Künstler und Visionäre die Eigenschaft, Launen zu überwinden, Ablenkungen zu vermeiden und das Richtige zu tun. Die Zen-Buddhisten beschrieben es als inneren Frieden und wussten, dass es wichtig war, ob man ein Samurai-Krieger oder ein Mönch ist. Die Stoiker und Epikureer nannten es Ataraxie und glaubten, dass es ein Bollwerk gegen die Leidenschaften des Mobs, eine Voraussetzung für gute Führung und ein Weg zur tiefen Wahrheit sei. Rya...