In the Washington, DC metropolitan area, Jacob Ayers, in his casual way, finds himself in the midst of a thriving community of witches. From late night strolls in the city to dancing around bonfires and drum circles, Jacob's experiences with community members is mostly a pleasant one. The people themselves are welcoming and are hardly evangelical about their beliefs, which is fine for Jacob as he has no idea if he really believes any of it at all. That is, until odd things start to happen....

Witchcraft to Celebrate Your Fierce & Fiery SelfBoost your magical practice and personal development with the power of your Aries Sun sign. Ivo Dominguez, Jr. and Diotima Mantineia share what strengths and challenges your sign brings to both witchcraft and everyday life. Featuring recipes, exercises, stories, rituals, and spells from the authors and a host of Aries contributors, this book teaches you how to best connect with Aries energy, manage your power, cleanse...

Desde un aspecto teórico-conceptual, Liderazgo distribuido en educación. Perspectivas, desafíos y discusiones logra establecer relaciones entre varias concepciones que se tienen del liderazgo de este tipo, sus dimensiones e indicadores. También concentra los resultados de investigaciones más recientes a nivel ligadas a este tema, lo que permite continuar actualizando el estado del arte sobre esta perspectiva. Por último, esta obra da a conocer los procesos, hallazgos y metodologías de inve...

In the far reaches of space, the celestial body known as Nebuna is the hometo a metropolis with a bad attitude and an expansive wasteland filledwith legends and mystery. The tales you are about to read will give youan unflinching ride through the crime-infested gutters and corruption ofGRAVITY CITY and the wondrous world that lies beyond city limits!

The Ethics of Remembering and the Consequences of Forgetting: Essays on Trauma, History, and Memory brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines that draw on multiple perspectives to address issues that arise at the intersection of trauma, history, and memory. Contributors include critical theorists, critical historians, psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and a working artist. The authors use intergenerational trauma theory while also pushing and pulling at the edges of convention...

Particular focus on prerequisites required for effective herd health management (HHM) programmes, including understanding bovine disease epidemiology, improving disease surveillance (including the use of sensors), data-driven decision-making based on cow health records, as well as advances in understanding and optimising immune responseReviews HHM issues across the dairy cow life cycle, from reproduction and calf health to the transition stage and replacement of stock...

Sometidos a esclavitud: los africanos y sus descendientes en el Caribe hispano contribuye al estudio de la historia Atlántica en la que la esclavización de millones de africanos fue uno de principales factores que generaron e impulsaron el desarrollo del mundo moderno. La formación de redes comerciales, compañías mercantiles y negocios particulares contribuyeron a conectar mundos y a hacerlos interdependientes. Junto a las mercancías, individuos y productos, viajaron ideas y tradi...

After securing popularity in home aquariums, zebrafish have also become an essential animal for biomedical research. Ensuring they are adequately cared for in research settings is therefore of the utmost importance and this book is designed to help laboratories develop good welfare and husbandry practices, refine procedural protocols and engage with ethical obligations. A wide range of topics are addressed, starting with husbandry aspects such as environmental enrichment, nutrition, housin...

Nominated in the P & E Readers' Poll for Best Fiction e-zine published in 2016!This Second Omnibus edition of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of Nineteen sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - from Eleven of todays top speculative fiction writers.Tales from the Canyons of the Damned (canyonsofthedamned.com) is a dark science fiction, horror, & slipstream magazine we've been working on since 2015. What is Dark Science Fiction and Horror? Think of ...

Genetic manipulation, paradox, alternative histories, and much more are included in this 128-page anthology of hard science fiction and genre stories! From some of the best up-and-coming talent in comics comes a mind-bending look at what makes us human.