In recent years there has been a remarkable growth of interest in the concept of conflict transformation and the closely related strategy of grass-roots peace building. Yet there exists no general critical analysis of the concept of conflict transformation in the context of violent inter-communal conflict and the different approaches that can be included in response to this category of dispute. This study offers a comprehensive survey and critical overview of this emerging area. Examining ...

Here is a book of family stories that just had to happen. Home truths are interwoven with embellishments and porky pies (courtesy of Grumps), which still don’t get past a little girl called Amber. She is always one step ahead of Grumps, and on an even keel with her grandmother. Then there’s the family dog, who knows how to get a message across and will happily rat on Grumps for a Meaty Bite. So much for man’s best friend.

StellaAndre Ferraro is everything I despise—arrogant, ruthless, and far too handsome for his own good.I'd rather marry anyone else in the world, but my sick mother needs hope, my family needs the Ferraro fortune, and my brother needs allies to seek vengeance for my brother's and father's deaths.There's no way for me to get out of this marriage to Andre unless I want to put the burden on my younger sister.The crazy thing is, I don't want Andr...

From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller.Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they r...

Over the past decade, the focus of inquiry into the psychology of SLA has shifted from the analysis of various characteristics within individuals towards a greater consideration of individuals’ dynamic interactions with diverse contexts. This revisit of the bestselling The Psychology of the Language Learner reflects on these developments by challenging some of the assumptions upon which the original text was based, maintaining the familiar structure of the original, while situatin...

How do you tame a puckboy?Maya Lawrence knew that such a feat was impossible. That's why, when she got pregnant as a teenager and hockey star Christian Riley signed with the pros, she let him go.Maya gave up on all her dreams to become a single mother. Her parents and Christian abandoned her when she needed them the most, leaving her to turn to her brother Preston to help raise her son, Finley.Christian Riley never blamed Maya for ending things and ...

After Elle Townsend is dumped by her hockey star boyfriend Christian Riley on the eve of the championship playoffs, she devises a plan for sweet revenge—a fake romance with Christian's arch-rival.Preston Lawrence takes his hockey career very seriously because brawling on the ice is the only thing he's good at. With the championship trophy and his contract extension on the line, he needs to figure out a way to control his temper that always flares and gets him eject...

In a deadly game of lies, lust, and survival, there's just one rule: trust no one…I've built my career on taking down criminals, not falling into their beds. But Tristan Ferraro isn't just any criminal.When the mob enforcer obtains damning secrets that would destroy my reputation, I have no choice but to play his twisted game.What begins as blackmail quickly spirals into something far more dangerous.Tristan's obsession goes beyond leverage. ...

I turned him down… he bought the entire ballet company.I still said no… he blew hundreds of thousands on a night out for everyone.I gave into my lust… and he got me pregnant.His name is Alexei Federov, and he is a mafia kingpin.When he sees me dancing in a ballet performance, he forces his way into my life.I've never dreamed of a family or finding love. The chance was ripped away from me when my health suffered for my career. All I c...

**Now enabled for Kindle Scribe!A beautiful daily journal to lead your journey in the art of living--and an instant WSJ bestseller.**For more than two thousand years, Stoic philosophy has been the secret operating system of wise leaders, artists, athletes, brilliant thinkers, and ordinary citizens. With the acclaimed, bestselling books The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy and The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman have helped to ...

He's old enough to be my father. He might be the one who killed my boyfriend. And I can't resist him any longer.Not only is my boyfriend dead, but he left me with a sizable loan in my name to a mafia boss.When Dimitri Federov, a handsome, loaded Russian playboy, appears on my doorstep, I panic.He wants money to repay the debt. Money I don't have.The prick offers me a solution—pay with my body. I turn him down flat, but the indecent proposal ...

ZaraLife has a sick sense of humor. One minute, I'm arguing with my mobster ex while dripping wet in nothing but a towel. The next, he's dead on the floor, and I'm naked, vulnerable, and at the sole mercy of the most dangerous man in New York City.I've heard the rumors that all the mafia families bow to Creed Ferraro, but I never expected him to drag me into their world.Creed blames me for his brother's death, and now, I'm also a witness to his viol...