"Sonja is a down on her luck waitress. Her bills keep climbing and she's stuck in an embarrassing job with no way to escape.She gets a letter from one Jasper Bright. He demands she come to see him that very night. There's only one problem, Sonja has no idea who he is.Her boss has been acting very strange lately. Ever since she received that letter he's been almost possessive,but that couldn't possibly be true, right?But these men are holding a secret of their ow...

Erina's family sells her to a pack of wolves. She knows she's there for their pleasure to be used, and then killed, at least that's their intention.But what they don't know is that Erina isn't willing to accept that fate. She's determined to do whatever is needed to stay alive. The pack thinks they can just use her and throw her away, but when she's done withthem they won't be able to survive without just another moment with her.Because Erina doesn't want to be their b...

She thought she was rescuing them, but they'll be the ones to free her.Charlotte works for the Sacred Order a very exclusive laboratory that deals in protecting all of mankind, not that Charlotte is sure just how they do that.One day she gets a glimpse when she notices a trio of big cats a cheetah, a tiger, and a lion all being abused and experimented on. She takes matters into her own hands and steals them intent on delivering them to a sanctuary.But those plans ar...

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleThis book provides an accessible space for interdisciplinary scholarship and narrative through an analysis of the power of media and sports, focusing on the intersectionality of identity, politics, social justice, and social movements within this context. Contributors examine how identities coalesce in sports and discuss the ways in which sports provide spaces for marginalized communities and create unique platforms that shift how soci...

Dieser Band enthält folgende Romane: Verliebt in die Trauzeugin: Liebesroman (Conny Walden) Land der Tausend Seen (Earl Warren) Ein Fürst auf Abwegen (Earl Warren) KAPRIZIÖSE CAROLINE (E. Maria Albanesi) »Wo ist mein Vater?«, fragte Prinzessin Eva von Rothenfels. Sie hatte sich nach dem Ausreiten umgezogen und trug ein schwarzes Stehkragenbody, das ihre Figur betonte. Dazu Stiefeletten mit dünnen Metallabsätzen. Die 23jährige Prinzessin war hinreißend gewachsen, etwas über 1.70 m große und...

This book examines the impact of and response to the rapidly growing English language learner (ELL) populations in the southeastern United States on K-16 schooling. Using examples of policy and practice from seven states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee), the book explores how the contemporary context of accountability regimes and neoliberal tenets affect educational responses to the increased linguistic and cultural diversity in schools and how these rea...

This thought-provoking book explores the link between animals, people and their social and physical environments in relation to livestock farming, food safety, food security and sustainability. Providing an overview of livestock farming and animal related food production systems in a one welfare context, One Welfare: Animal Health and Welfare, Food Security and Sustainability begins by considering the interconnections of animals, humans and their environment. It then expands into the food ...

THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER A GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES, IRISH TIMES, ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, CLASH, ROLLING STONE, UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY NICK CAVE 'Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol's piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact.' NICK CAVE 'Such a mad, happy book about art and music and obsession. I...

Join Maria, the sea turtle, as she faces her fears on her journey through the ocean. She was born during a food shortage and narrowly escapes. When she returns later to lay her eggs, she doesn’t recognize her home. Dive into this adventure to learn about a real town in Cuba and its conservation facts woven into a story created by two young boys (Asher and Hector). This bilingual story of Maria la Tortuga will inspire both children and adults while reminding us, there’s always a solution.

El objetivo principal de esta obra es plantear los elementos básicos para repensar las expresiones patrimoniales y los procesos de patrimonialización, invitar a la reflexión sobre las políticas culturales que buscan registra, salvaguardar y difundir el patrimonio cultural y valorar cómo la investigación antropológica cercana a las comunidades guerrerenses ilumina las complejidades del tema de patrimonio.

“Deep time” is a term which attempts to capture temporal scales far beyond human comprehension. These are stretches of time epitomised by geological and cosmic scale processes, vast enough to make the entirety of human existence appear as little more than a footnote. The past few years have seen a boom in texts dedicated to the study of deep time, extending across a broad range of disciplines which fall markedly outside of its geological roots. These studies are unified by two ideas in par...

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming national administration on every major domest...