A frank, practical, and entertaining exploration of the pleasures and complexities of living on small islands.Many people dream of living simple lives on small islands, but few are aware of some of the unique challenges that accompany this distinctive lifestyle. From negotiating surrounding waters to creating a sustainable home and making a viable life away from urban conveniences, small-island living can be rewarding or difficult (or both), depending on m...

Films as Rhetorical Texts: Cultivating Discussion about Race, Racism, and Race Relations presents critical essays focusing on select commercial films and what they can teach us about race, racism, and race relations in America. The films in this volume are critically assessed as rhetorical texts using various aspects and components of critical race theory, recognizing that race and racism are intricately ingrained in American society. Contributors argue that by viewing and evaluating cultu...

Wear the Crown is a beautifully written book that successfully tackles the well-known bumps in the road to a proper identity. The lessons that Melody uses help to bring the courage and tenacity needed for us to take our place in the world. It is a delight to read, especially for all who are finding the right building blocks for accessing the royalty found within. In this process, we learn to serve with the heart of a king, all while learning to rule with the heart of a servant. Th...

In this uplifting and transformational book, spiritual teacher Mary Davis shares daily reflections, inspiring quotes, practices, prayers and meditations that fill your heart with encouragement, joy and inner peace. With a page for each day of the year, this gentle book will become a companion and a wise teacher that takes you on a spiritual journey of finding joy and gratitude in simple things, peace and comfort even in the midst of chaos, and a deeper love for others through kindness, com...

Angela Davis is iconic as an international figure but few recognize the educational, political and ideological contexts that formed the public persona.Excavating layers of networks, activists, academics, polemicists, and funders across the ideological spectrum, Joy James studies the paradigms and platforms that leveraged Angela Davis into recognition as an activist and radical intellectual.Beginning in Alabama in 1944 with Davis's birthplace and ending in California in 1970 with a ...

“A gift of love to others who are seeking solace.” —Olivia Newton-JohnOn the morning of May 11, 2015**,** Erin Davis, one of Canada’s most beloved radio personalities, suffered a devastating blowErin was on set in Jamaica when she received the news that her twenty-four-year-old daughter, Lauren—who had marked a joyous Mother’s Day just hours before—had failed to awaken to her baby’s cries. Thus began Erin’s...

An evidence-based, practical resource that explores the many benefits of a plant-based diet and provides parents with the tools they need to feed their families for health and with joy.Gold Award, 2020 Nautilus Book Awards, Health, Healing, Wellness & Vitality CategoryCanada Book Award, Best Books of 2020, Health CategoryWhile nearly all parents agree that a nutritious diet is important for children to thrive, most ...

Reimagining a classic Puritan work to discover the joy of Christian contentmentIt may surprise modern Christians that our current problems with discontentedness are anything but new. In 1643, Puritan pastor Jeremiah Burroughs wrote a work titled "The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment" that has as much resonance in our day as it did in his.Now pastor and author Andrew M. Davis helps contemporary Christians rediscover the remarkable truths found in this lar...

Joy Compass provides a roadmap to building sustaining wellness and joy. Based on Jayme’s personal journey and 20 year teaching career, it’s a story, a guide and a workbook. Jayme demystifies yogic philosophy so that it is approachable, inspiring, motivating and welcoming.

A joyful, jazzy picture book following a Black family through a week of shared moments and simple pleasures, woven through with hidden musical jewels from spirituals and songs.We move to the soundsthat FLOW through our days.Soft sounds, low sounds, LOUD sounds,slow sounds.Joyful, NOISEFUL, soulful sounds.OUR sounds.For this loving family, each moment of the day is fille...

Imagine a world where every smile is a debt and every laugh has a price.In the silver city of Solis, peace is the ultimate law. To ensure no one suffers from the "excess" of human passion, the Bureau of Equilibrium monitors every heartbeat. In this society, happiness is a luxury—and it is taxed heavily. If you feel too much joy, you pay. If you fall in love, you go bankrupt. The goal is a perfect, flat line of neutrality. No wars, no heartbreak, but also no light.

Discover how life's struggles can become stepping stones to joy in Journey to Joy through CPR (Conflict Positive Resolutions). This book teaches readers to approach conflict not as a threat but as an opportunity for growth, peace, and innovation grounded in the Word of God. Through practical strategies and biblical wisdom, you'll learn how to transform tension into meaningful dialogue, foster understanding, and strengthen relationships. Whether in personal, professional, or spiritual situa...