For more than three decades, Gregory Mitchell's world was reduced to the cold, unforgiving walls of a maximum-security prison. Sentenced 36 years to life for a crime committed in his youth; he entered incarceration hardened by violence, shaped by poor choices, and burdened by a life without purpose. Freedom seemed unimaginable, and redemption even more so.Yet within the silence of isolation and the weight of despair, an unexpected transformation began to take root. As the years pas...

We are living in a time of great panic about “sex trafficking”—an idea whose meaning has been expanded beyond any real usefulness by evangelicals, conspiracy theorists, anti-prostitution feminists, and politicians with their own agendas. This is especially visible during events like the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games, when claims circulate that as many as 40,000 women and girls will be sex trafficked. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Brazil as well as interviews with sex workers, po...

I’m fascinated by the stories dead bodies tell. And murdered bodies tell the most interesting ones.A dark, enemies-to-lovers, bodyguard romance, perfect for fans of Sophie Lark’s Broken Vow and Brynne Weaver’s Black Sheep.When bodies start turning up with connections to her father’s cartel, Regenia Cortez is pulled back into the dangerous world she left behind years ago.She doesn’t know who she can trust, ...

While much attention has been paid in recent years to heterosexual prostitution and sex tourism in Brazil, gay sex tourism has been almost completely overlooked. In Tourist Attractions, Gregory C. Mitchell presents a pioneering ethnography that focuses on the personal lives and identities of male sex workers who occupy a variety of roles in Brazil's sexual economy.Mitchell takes us into the bath houses of Rio de Janeiro, where rent boys cruise for clients, and to the beache...

Drug-addicted washed up rockstar? CheckBeautiful, struggling woman with severe mommy issues? CheckA match made in heaven or hell? Still undecided…I’m a shadow of the man I once was. After losing both my wife and my son to my demons, I haveonly one thing left: my band, Riot.After the band moves to Las Vegas, I’m shipped off to a tiny, hole-in-the-wall town in the middle of

Explaining the process and energetics of Daoist internal alchemy, the author describes in detail the practice of Nei Dan, the alchemical firing practice of Daoism that has until very recently been a closely guarded secret.Drawing together a huge amount of esoteric material on the hidden aspects of Daoist practice, he presents theory and practice coherently for Western practitioners. He offers his own experiences of each stage of attainment, describing the tangible results that shou...

This book presents recent advances, challenges, and trends in modern microalgal biotechnology. It covers microalgae genetics, bioreactors, modeling, massive scale and industrial cultivation, and environmental, social, and economic aspects of microalgal biotechnology. The book also explores the emerging knowledge about high-value bioproducts from microalgae, e.g., biofuels, biosurfactants, bioremediation, bioplastics/biopolymers, pharmaceuticals, antioxidants (anti-aging), fatty acids, poly...

A guide for achieving an enlightened mind through the art of non-doing• Details meditation practices, focused on stillness of the mind, along with Patanjali’s yoga methods to maintain a consciousness referred to as “being in the zone”• Builds on Taoist, Confucian, and Hindu principles along with scientific findings to support wu-wei--the art of non-doing, non-forcing--as a way of life• Explains how wu-wei practitioners cultivate intelligent spontaneity and effortles...

A guide for achieving an enlightened mind through the art of non-doing• Details meditation practices, focused on stillness of the mind, along with Patanjali’s yoga methods to maintain a consciousness referred to as “being in the zone”• Builds on Taoist, Confucian, and Hindu principles along with scientific findings to support wu-wei--the art of non-doing, non-forcing--as a way of life• Explains how wu-wei practitioners cultivate intelligent spontaneity and effortles...

We all learn to read at school, after a fashion. But for most of us, this is not an optimal use of our brain power. In this course you will learn to better use the left brain's focused attention combined with the right brain's peripheral attention, in close harmony. Good communication between the brain hemispheres is a pre-requisite for creative thinking and also a sense of wellbeing, where thoughts and feelings are integrated. As you probably expect, this course will also teach you to rea...

Audie Awards 2022 Finalist in the Mystery categoryA THRILLING NEW SERIES FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER CAROLINE MITCHELL'Twisty, tense and creepy as hell... I loved it!' - K.L. SLATER**'**Will keep you on the edge of your seat' - ALICE HUNTER_______'I remember the day I died quite clearly.'Blackhall Manor has witnessed many dark crimes, long before five teenage girls...

When hundreds of birds fall from the sky into Slayton's lake in a terrifying freak event, the waters are dredged - revealing a dark, long-held secret.An old pram is pulled from the depths, with the bones of a baby still strapped inside.It's the moment that new mother, Cora, has been dreading since she moved to Slayton - because someone knows, and is going to make her pay.With the help of forensic anthropologist Sophia Hudson, and th...