The Causes and Consequences of Group Violence: From Bullies to Terrorists offers a transnational and transdisciplinary investigation of the causes and consequences of violence, ranging from bullying and hate crimes to revolutions, genocide, and acts of terrorism. Editors James Hawdon, John Ryan, and Mark Lucht bring together empirical investigations of these specific types of violence as well as theoretical discussions of the underlying similarities and differences among them. Focusing on ...

Grace Through the Storms tells a story of courage, hope, and unwavering faith. A woman faces immigration, heartbreak, and motherhood. She endures loss. Renewal follows. Through it all, she discovers God's constant presence throughout her life. In 1993, I left Jamaica for America, only to face unexpected challenges. I overcame a difficult marriage, built a new identity, and raised a child with special needs, drawing on hidden strength. During sleepless nights and fear, I learned that faith ...

This book examines the ways in which faculty and staff at the higher education level teach and communicate with their millennial students and colleagues. The contributors address how millennials' academic and non-academic interests and everyday performances within and outside of higher education influence how faculty and staff communicate with them. This book delves into how millennials can become more adaptable in their communication with others in society especially in higher education, ...

Get the facts. Get the recipes. Eat your way to wellbeing.From increasing your vitality and boosting your brainpower to losing weight and preventing disease - these fifty familiar ingredients have a whole range of positive effects on women's health. They taste pretty great, too.Naturopath Emma Sutherland and home economist Michelle Thrift have teamed up and drawn on their extensive experience to give you the lowdown on how the foods we eat can change our lives.With c...

She never aspired to be the subject of the Top Story on the evening news, but Michelle Corrao’s abduction was the final crime in a string of assaults on women in Central Indiana in 1996. A confident, professional woman, violently assaulted and hidden in the trunk of her own car, Michelle was found by an off-duty police officer and given a second chance at life. More than twenty years after the assault, she shares her story within Found, a gripping autobiography detailing her unexpected jou...

An Indiana woman shares the story of her abduction, assault, faith, and survival in this inspiring autobiography.Though her name was not divulged, viewers would learn that she was hit over the head near the entrance of her home, abducted, sexually assaulted, and forced into the trunk of her own car. News cameras would capture footage of Michelle's personal items strewn across the lawn around her home and along the wooded area behind a local restaurant. The community...

Just how intense are the Massey Obstacle Olympics?When Max tells Jordan that their school's end-of-year carnival will include the Massey Obstacle Olympics, Jordan is super excited. He's been jogging with his grandmother and dreaming of the chance to be in a real race. Even though chatter at school does make the obstacle course sound intimidating, and the new kid, Ivan, is trying to scare him off, Jordan knows that, with Max as his coach, he's ready for anything.

Jordan had a tough time with the other kids at his old school.So, on his first day at Massey Elementary, he has a plan: to be absolutely invisible. His new classmates don't need to know that his grandmother is his best friend or that they put on shows together dressing up in elaborate costumes each night in their apartment. When he's forced to pair up with Max, a loud-mouthed loner with a love for Hawaiian shirts, Jordan's cover of invisibility threatens to be blow...

It’s everyone’s favorite day of winter semester: the class field trip to the museum!Jordan is excited to see the mummies and Max can’t wait for his first trip to the big city without his big sisters watching over him. But when Jordan gets distracted by an extraordinary costume display and Max flies off to the depths of the Bat Cave, the group carries on to lunch without them. Before the two friends know it, their class has left the museum and they’re all alone down...