Matthew was born a prisoner of an extraordinary mind. A brilliant neurodivergent, his personality is made whole by an experimental cure that was as dangerous as it was miraculous. Having since forged a more normal life from a void-less childhood, with a loving wife and a beautiful child. But the fragile peace he has so carefully constructed is about to shatter. The shadows from a life he tried to bury are returning, whispering his name and threatening to claim more than just his past....

Mumbled voices in an empty attic, heavy footsteps on the stairs when all in the house are asleep, darting shadows across a darkened room . . .It should come as no surprise that with the dawn of the digital age, people have turned their new technology toward the mysterious stories they’ve heard or events they’ve personally experienced. Here, in the dusky gloom where traditional science has refused to enter, a new breed of investigator has introduced us to the strang...

Building on the successful Habits series, Scott Rush and his team have created a practical guide to all aspects of the middle school band program, including:Recruiting for beginners Mouthpiece testing and instrumentation Running an effective middle school rehearsal Teaching strategies for middle school Repertoire suggestions Warm-ups for beginner, intermediate, and advanced middle school playersAdditional sections address musicianship, classroom management, working...

Sonny Malone's life is a blur of drugs, sex, and alcohol and if not for all the awards and accolades from his writing would only be remembered for the destruction he left in his wake. To say Sonny didn't negatively impact people's lives would be an understatement. The fact he lived into his 40s without someone even trying to kill him is astonishing to everyone, including Sonny. Given Sonny's record it shouldn't be a surprise that Paul Lucas decides enough is enough and Sonny must die.

Out of public view lurk anxiety and hopelessness as racetrack Greyhounds fear the worst once they lose their value to the dog track industry. Daisy's Greyt Escape plunges the reader into the tumultuous life of one Greyhound that is not willing to go without a struggle.When Daisy learns that slow dogs like her are taken away, she makes a courageous choice that catapults her on a thrilling and adventurous search for a home to find the genuine love that has eluded her all of her life....

If your gut is out of whack, everything feels off. Low energy. Brain fog. Bloating that makes you look five months pregnant by dinner. Cravings you can’t control. Mood swings that hit out of nowhere. Here’s the truth most “health gurus” won’t tell you… Your gut isn’t just about digestion. It’s the command center for your entire body. And when it’s broken? Nothing else you try will stick. That’s exactly why Gut Health Reset Plan exists. This isn’t another fluffy wellness book packed with re...

The present book shares critical perspectives on the conceptualization, implementation, discourses, policies, and alternative practices of environmental education (EE) for diverse and unique groups of learners in a variety of international educational settings. Each contribution offers insights on the authors’ own processes of re-imagining an education in/about/for the environment that are realized through their teaching, research and other ways of “doing” EE. Overall, environmental educat...

Sexual assault and harassment in the military have been a critical subject for years. Many victims may be reluctant to press charges because of fear of retaliation, damage to their careers, and widespread uncertainty regarding the military justice system. However, when circumstances arise, there are resources available to assist victims and families in their efforts to report, seek help, and recover from the effects of sexual assault. Yet, finding those resources can be challenging, especi...

Mumbled voices in an empty attic, heavy footsteps on the stairs when all in the house are asleep, darting shadows across a darkened room . . .It should come as no surprise that with the dawn of the digital age, people have turned their new technology toward the mysterious stories they’ve heard or events they’ve personally experienced. Here, in the dusky gloom where traditional science has refused to enter, a new breed of investigator has introduced us to the strang...

President Gerald Ford suffered two attempts on his life during his term in office: one by a young woman in Charles Manson's Family, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, and the other by a far more unlikely candidate—an average middle-aged mother of five—Sara Jane Moore. After thirty years in contact with Moore in prison, journalist Geri Spieler deconstructs her life in Housewife Assassin, tracing the path from Moore's small-town upbringing in West Virginia to that fateful moment when she tri...

Packed with fun facts and presidential trivia, The President Is Dead! tells you everything you could possibly want to know about how our presidents, from George Washington to George H. W. Bush (who was the most recent president to die), met their ends, the circumstances of their deaths, the pomp of their funerals, and their public afterlives, including stories of attempted grave robbings, reinterments, vandalism, conspiracy theories surrounding their deaths, and much more....

In 1983, Thomas Silverstein and Clayton Fountain, both serving life sentences at the U.S. Prison in Marion, Illinois, separately murdered two correction officers on the same day. The Bureau of Prisons condemned both men to the severest punishment that could legally be imposed, one created specifically for them. It was unofficially called "no human contact."Each initially spent nine months in a mattress-sized cell where the lights burned twenty-four hours a day. They were c...