Unlock the secrets of forgotten attics and ancestral halls, where mysteries await those daring enough to listen. All The Promises We Cannot Keep is an anthology of tales that reach across generations and distant realms, drawing readers into worlds where intrigue and beauty intertwine. Here, in the shadowed corridors of crumbling manors and beneath the starlit canopy of enchanted forests, stories from 51 authors uncover what lies between the cracks—whether it's hope blossoming in the ru...

Change is needed now. For too long, stories of Black Women, where English is not their first language, and Women of Colour in Public Services have been silenced, distorted, and ignored. Driving Systemic Change and Empowerment for Women of Colour in Public Services: The Burden of One presents a powerful, multi-voiced, faith-filled narrative that reclaims space and presence.The personal journeys reveal the invisible labour, silent tears, self-efficacy, and relentless determi...

Dive deep into your imagination and immerse yourself in the wondrous world of midnight!Meet Me At Midnight is an anthology of tales from 36 authors that revolve around the bewitching hour, where magic, mystery, and untold possibilities converge. Presented in a variety of genres, including fantasy, comedy, mystery, contemporary, romance, paranormal, and thriller, this anthology invites you to explore the enigmatic realm that unfolds when the clock ...

La vie est un phénomène fascinant. Mais elle est également vulnérable, aujourd'hui plus que jamais. Et nous devons en prendre soin comme notre bien le plus précieux.Un enfant qui vient au monde, le cycle des saisons, la voûte étoilée...la vie est un phénomène fascinant. Mais elle est également vulnérable, aujourd'hui plus que jamais. Et nous devons en prendre soin comme notre bien le plus précieux. Prendre soin de la planète, de nous et de tous ceux qui nous entourent.Mais ...

AS FAGULHAS SE ACENDEM. AS CHAMAS SE ESPALHAM. E A CAPITAL QUER VINGANÇA.Depois da improvável e inusitada vitória de Katniss Everdeen e Peeta Mellark nos últimos Jogos Vorazes, algo parece ter mudado para sempre em Panem. Aqui e ali, distúrbios e agitações nos distritos dão sinais de que uma revolta é iminente. Katniss e Peeta, representantes do paupérrimo Distrito 12, não apenas venceram os Jogos, mas ridicularizaram o governo e conseguiram fazer todos – incluindo...

Since publication of the first edition of this book, public concern for the well-being of animals has continued to increase throughout the world. In addition, advances in research over the past decade have yielded an enormous amount of knowledge about animal mental health and wellbeing. Studies on animal stress, distress, emotions, psychological trauma, and mental disorders have brought to light insights on how to care for and treat the animal mind. The second edition is: Fully revised, ex...

Söhne müssen sich von ihren Müttern abnabeln, um ihre Rolle als Mann zu finden. Wie kann eine Mutter diese schwierige und schmerzhafte Phase entspannt überstehen? Wie gelingt es dem Sohn, gelassen damit umzugehen?Brigitte Biermann hat mit dreizehn Müttern gesprochen, Kai Biermann befragte deren Söhne: Einige haben Drogen genommen, andere sind haltlos durch die Gegend gezogen, einer ist im Knast gelandet, einer wollte sich umbringen, aber andre haben sich auch bequem im "Hotel Mama"...

Söhne müssen sich von ihren Müttern abnabeln, um ihre Rolle als Mann zu finden. Wie kann eine Mutter diese schwierige und schmerzhafte Phase entspannt überstehen? Wie gelingt es dem Sohn, gelassen damit umzugehen?Brigitte Biermann hat mit dreizehn Müttern gesprochen, Kai Biermann befragte deren Söhne: Einige haben Drogen genommen, andere sind haltlos durch die Gegend gezogen, einer ist im Knast gelandet, einer wollte sich umbringen, aber andre haben sich auch bequem im "Hotel Mama"...

Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Health Care and Public Health offers an eclectic compilation of case studies telling the stories of women leaders in public health and health care, from Katsi Cook, Mohawk midwife, to Virginia Apgar, Katharine Dexter McCormick and Florence Schorske Wald, to Marilyn Tavenner, Suerie Moon, and more. The impact of their work is extraordinarily relevant to the current public discourse including subjects such as the global COVID-19 pandemic, disparities...

Central to the repertoire of Western art music since the 18th century, the symphony has come to be regarded as one of the ultimate compositional challenges. In his five-volume series The Symphonic Repertoire, the late A. Peter Brown explores the symphony from its 18th-century beginnings to the end of the 20th century. In Volume 1, The Eighteenth-Century Symphony, 22 of Brown's former students and colleagues collaborate to complete the work that he began on this critical p...

Georgia has played a formative role in the writing of America. Few states have produced a more impressive array of literary figures, among them Conrad Aiken, Erskine Caldwell, James Dickey, Joel Chandler Harris, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Jean Toomer, and Alice Walker.This volume contains biographical and critical discussions of Georgia writers from the nineteenth century to the present as well as other information pertinent to Georgia literature. Organized in alphabetica...

KATNISS ESCUTA OS TIROS DE CANHÃO ENQUANTO RASPA O SANGUE DO GAROTO DO DISTRITO 9.Na abertura dos Jogos Vorazes, a organização não recolhe os corpos dos combatentes caídos e dá tiros de canhão até o final. Cada tiro, um morto. Onze tiros no primeiro dia. Treze jovens restaram, entre eles, Katniss. Para quem os tiros de canhão serão no dia seguinte?...Após o fim da América do Norte, uma nova nação chamada Panem surge. Formada por doze distritos, é comandada ...