An engaging, informative, and personal exploration of some of the great rivers of North America.The physical nature of rivers has influenced the course of human history and development, whether it be in the prosecution of major conflicts (US Civil War), patterns of development and social change (dams on the Columbia River), the economy (gold rushes, agricultural development), or international relations (US and Mexico and the Colorado River). The centrality of human...

The question of our humanity has never been more pressing or uncertain. As human beings, is our nature simply biological? What is the place of philosophy and theology in determining our self-understanding? Are we dependent on our relationships with one another? Are we creatures created by God? Is our physical death an end of our being?All these questions are discussed in this book, which addresses the question of what it is to be human, made in the image of God. Its twelve essays c...

Validation equals survival.This one point summarizes what this book is about.It is an attempt to put into context the struggle that has occurred within and outside of the gay community for equality, justice and substantiation.This book will seek to paint a picture of homo-sexism through various institutions in this country that shape societal views and perceptions.I define homo-sexism as discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the homosexual orientation- including...

Of the 17 million people in the U.S. who are involved directly or indirectly in sales, many repeatedly acknowledge facing four major challenges:No prior sales education or trainingLack of formalized sales training, resources, and methodologies provided by their companiesDue to the recession and downsizing era, lack of 12-18 month professional sales training for new hires provided by Fortune 500 companiesA consistent struggle to keep their sales f...

This book represents the parts of my life where women impacted me so much that I was forced to write. Whether it was a positive or negative influence, it’s been depicted through my writings. Through sexual encounters and tears from abused trust."I can tell by your eyes that I can’t say byeI be hypnotizedThat’s why I stare you in the eyes, when I am deep in those thighsGive me that sex face baby like you surprised"Enjoy the Book!!

Several alterations of brain function cause common mental problems in young people. ADHD, autism, tic disorders, learning difficulties, intellectual disability, and the psychotic disorders of young people are conventionally classified and described as discrete neuropsychiatric problems. Research, however, has made it clear that they are complex, variable, dimensional, overlapping, and that they frequently coexist and share aetiological influences. Developmental Neuropsychiatry exp...

This book focuses on the recurring struggle over the meaning of the Anglican Church’s role in the Indian residential schools--a long-running school system designed to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture, in which sexual, psychological, and physical abuse were common. From the end of the nineteenth century until the outset of twenty-first century, the meaning of the Indian residential schools underwent a protracted transformation. Once a symbol of the Church’s sacred m...

Living with dyslexia has been an uphill struggle, from the day I started school until the day I left to go to work and even after going to work, where I found that there where bullies in the workplace where they thought it was amusing that people could not spell. Join me on my journey as I recount being a child with dyslexia whilst living in poverty and trying to pick up odd jobs to help provide for my mother from the age of twelve. Whilst writing this book, I have left most of the spellin...

FROM THE DARK EXPANSE, A MANIt is a time of great uncertainty. Sixteen years have passed since a mysterious and mournful champion disappeared into arctic desolation. In his absence, buried effectors consolidate powers of technology, messaging, and wealth while an explosion of criminal occupation, misinformation, and social rot is launched across the globe. International black market activities escalate and expand as bilateral trade disputes and sanctions cause government tensions t...

If We Must Die examines nearly five hundred shipboard rebellions that occurred over the course of the entire slave trade, directly challenging the prevailing thesis that such resistance was infrequent or insignificant. As Eric Robert Taylor shows, though most revolts were crushed quickly, others raged on for hours, days, or weeks, and, occasionally, the Africans captured the vessel and returned themselves to freedom. In recounting these rebellions, Taylor suggests that certain factors like...

A practical guide to understanding and treating children and adolescents prone to extreme levels of angry outbursts, Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents is based on the very latest research and theory. Providing both a clinical and scientific perspective on irritability in children, this book is a timely look at recent developments in the field. Abnormal states of anger are a common reason for referral to child health services, and cause concern in clinics, s...

This book provides a wide overview of the issues related to managing of air quality in Canada. Learn about the air issues that have caused impacts to ecosystems or human health and hence been targeted to be managed. Discover how Canada’s national governance involving a federal government along with provincial and territorial governments impacts the air quality management process. Understand how Canadians manage their air quality in context with the USA, their largest and closest neighbour....