A unique love story evolves from an encounter between two souls in the margins of the temporal and infinite worlds. While driving across country in 1983, Michael Stone has an opportunity to visit the small town of his childhood. Upon arrival, he finds himself some 40 years in the past. Unnerved in his strange new circumstance, his mutual attraction with this fascinating young woman named Virginia Shelby is his only stability. Mike gradually embraces his new life and shares a profound love ...

The second volume of The Expanding Continuum of Gender-Based Violence: Trauma-Informed Care examines the impact of violence on contemporary populations which may previously have been overlooked. In this volume, special focus is given to the intersectionality of vulnerable groups and the impact of marginalization on assessment and treatment. In an effort to bridge gaps in literature, the text addresses cultural influence and socio-political issues while advising on how to best apply the acc...

The second volume of Mental Health Issues of Child Maltreatment: Contemporary Strategies offers a well-rounded and comprehensive perspective on topics related to child abuse and neglect, including a focused look at intersectional populations at risk of maltreatment and how best to provide trauma-informed care. This text intends to do the following: —Define the problem of child maltreatment conceptually and numerically, using statistics that describe the state of maltreatment and the charac...

The first volume of Mental Health Issues of Child Maltreatment: Contemporary Strategies is a thorough examination of current knowledge on the way child abuse and neglect can affect a child’s mental and emotional development. In this volume interdisciplinary professionals focus on the presentation and assessment of trauma with a special focus on post-pandemic emerging trends in diagnosis. This text intends to do the following: — Define the problem of child maltreatment conceptually and nume...

The first volume of The Expanding Continuum of Gender-Based Violence: Trauma-Informed Care is a thorough examination of current knowledge on the way gender impacts both group and individual risk of violence. In this volume, interdisciplinary professionals focus on the presentation and assessment of trauma with a special focus on trauma-informed approaches. Special emphasis is placed on inclusive language recommendations in order to guide clinicians and care providers in current best practi...

Everyone needs wisdom. It helps us understand the world and handle the challenges we face each day. This little book grew from the conversations I've had with the remarkable people I work with—people who reminded me how important it is to read to our children, take them to the library, and surround them with books.The stories you'll find here are true. They come from many different people, including my own childhood. Each story shows how ordinary moments—even the difficult ones—can...

Takahata Isao (1935–2018), often referred to as the “Second Pillar” of the renowned Studio Ghibli, is one of the most esteemed animation directors in the history of the form. He is also the first, and thus far the only, anime director to have a solo exhibition at the prestigious National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and was widely recognized for his advocacy of environmental and pacifist causes. Takahata’s distinctive vision and range and diverse contributions in both television and film ...

F.Scott Fitzgerald - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 02. O.Henry - The Gift of the Magi 03. Mark Twain - On The Decay of the Art of Lying 04. Sun Tzu - The Art of War 05. E.A. Poe - The Raven 06. Kahlil Gibran - The Madman 07. W.W. Jacobs - The Monkey's Paw 08. Anonymous - Aladdin 09. The Founding Fathers - The Declaration of Independence 10. Plato - The Apology of Socrates 11. Lord Alfred Tennyson - Charge of the Light Brigade 12. T.S. Eliot - The Waste Land 13. William Dean How...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

39 historiennes et historiens remontent à la source de nos préjugésLes préjugés se définissent comme des opinions préconçues et mal fondées. La majorité d'entre eux stigmatisent des groupes humains : les peuples, les nations, les femmes, les gros, les roux, les riches, les pauvres, les artistes, les intellectuels... Ils expriment un sentiment de supériorité ou un complexe d'infériorité d'un groupe envers un autre. Rien ni personne n'est à l'abri de ces jugements, pas même les anima...

»X-Men trifft auf Akte X.« Library JournalEiner der bedeutendsten Friedensverträge der Neuzeit steht bevor – und die Normalsterblichen werden nie davon erfahren. Die britische Behörde zur Bekämpfung von Monstern will sich mit einer Bruderschaft von Monstermachern verbünden. Doch in beiden Organisationen gibt es Widerstand gegen den Frieden. Auch die britische Agentin Clements ist nicht begeistert von der Vorstellung, dass ihre Erzfeinde plötzlich ihre Verbündeten s...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it!This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs.Inside you'll find:· Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Chri...