Be careful what you wish for…Lyra has always been ahead of the curve. Top of her class in school, a budding astronomer, and with a best friend like Darren she barely has time to miss the mother who abandoned her family years ago. She's too busy planning to follow in her father's footsteps, and to become the youngest astronomer at Space Exploration and Discovery.When a star goes missing Lyra is determined to get to the bottom of it only to discover her braniac dad i...

New! From Bloomsbury Spark, a sunny story of discovery and sisterhood.A road trip. A singing competition. And super-hot cowboys.What could be better?For Charlie, a post-high school road trip isn't just a vacation, it's life changing. While her parents think she's helping a friend move, a chance at fame is the real reason to grab her best friends and drive to L.A. But when her super annoying, uber-responsible, younger sister, Lucy, has to tag along, it isn't quite th...

A sexy, small-town, secret baby, sports standalone romance from bestselling author Stacey Lynn.Everyone knows who Caleb Kelley is. I'm at the top of my game, known all around Colorado and beyond for not only my elite skills in professional hockey but also my family's ranching heritage. For this reason, I trust very few people as I'm used to strangers and so-called friends trying to get close to us for a piece of fame.But when I receive a letter from a woman...

A sizzling, small-town, enemies-to-lovers, sports standalone romance from bestselling author Stacey Lynn.Ava Decker has hated me for just as many years as I've spent loving her.I made a mistake pretending our night together never happened. For pretending I forgot. But we were young, and I was getting ready to leave for college with big plans for the future.I had no plans to return to our small town in Colorado anytime soon, and Ava never wanted to l...

A small town, single dad, forbidden romance from bestselling author Stacey Lynn.I don't think anyone would've chosen to be a single dad before their driver's license even arrived in the mail, but that was the curveball that life threw at me. While my classmates were partying it up at football games and prom, I was dealing with ear infections and learning how to be the best kind of dad like my father was to me.I all but gave up on trusting a woman again and ...

NikoMy life is great. I love my job, have awesome friends, and a great family.Women love me, even if they know it’s just for a night.I always thought love at first sight was bullshit. Then she came storming into my life.She tore through my every rule, rocked my world, and knocked me on my ass.There’s only one problem...she lied.Turns out my best friends little sister isn’t so little anymore.Everly...

Combining firsthand accounts from activists with the research of scholars and reflections from artists, Policing the Planet traces the global spread of the broken-windows policing strategy, first established in New York City under Police Commissioner William Bratton. It's a doctrine that has vastly broadened police power the world over-to deadly effect.With contributions from #BlackLivesMatter cofounder Patrisse Cullors, Ferguson activist and Law Professor Justin Hansford, Director...

E. Lynn Linton's 'Essays' is a collection of thought-provoking and insightful writings that offer a glimpse into the social and political issues of the Victorian era. Linton's literary style is characterized by its engaging prose and sharp observations on topics such as women's rights, class struggles, and the role of art in society. The essays in this book are a reflection of Linton's own experiences and beliefs, providing readers with a valuable insight into the mindset of a prominent 19...

Tourism and Wellness: Travel for the Good of All? enhances academic understandings and analyses of tourism as a social and worldmaking force by situating broad questions of well-being, health, and equity within the scaffolds of critical tourism studies. Contributors touch on power and politics, space and place, reflexivity and relationships, values and affect, and inequality and equity as viewed through critically informed and social justice perspectives. This collection of cutting-edge, c...

Over 2 million copies sold in The Word Biblical Commentary series.This commentary series delivers the best in biblical scholarship from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation.It emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence, resulting in judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These wide...

The heated national conversation about gender equality and women in the workforce is something that women in academia have been concerned with and writing about for at least a decade. Overall, the conversation has focused on identifying how women in general and mothers in particular fair in the academy as a whole, as well as offering tips on how to maximize success. Aside from a long-standing field-specific debate in anthropology, rare are the volumes focusing on the particulars of motherh...

Das Buch gibt einen wichtigen, praxisnahen Beitrag zur Erziehung junger Kinder nach Maria Montessoris Konzept für 0-3 Jahre. Auf der Basis langjähriger Erfahrungen erläutern die Autorinnen auf äußerst kenntnisreiche und feinfühlige Weise die Entwicklung der ersten drei Jahre, und erklären, was Eltern und pädagogische Fachkräfte tun können, damit ihr Kind Selbstvertrauen, Unabhängigkeit und positive Beziehungen zu seiner Umwelt aufbauen kann.