Develop resilience and confidence in yourself, reduce stress and anxiety, and achieve your goals.Doubt and negative self-talk are hard to avoid during tough times. And if you’re not mentally strong enough to deal with them, they can take over your life.With the right techniques and guidance, you can strengthen your mindset to overcome obstacles and navigate negativity to reach your goals and thrive.This doesn’t mean you have

Michael Drew’s review of the causes and effects of food poverty in Ireland offers the first full-length study of this significant and protracted issue that has been exacerbated by COVID-19.The book brings together the complex picture emerging from interviews with users of food aid. Their pathways into and through food poverty are impacted by the policies and practices of government and employers with wide-ranging implications. The work explores the international landscape of food p...

Dimplin, a farmer from the race of small folk who live in the northern mountains, is tasked with the deliverance of his village which has been imprisoned by an evil enchantment. On his journey to the southern lands, he is joined by a company of amiable TallOnes who recognize that the plight of his village raises broader concerns for them all. Their struggle to uncover the source of the enchantment leads them from being hunters to the hunted and, ultimately, to an unexpected discovery.

Lyric Sinclair has had a whirlwind couple of months.She got sucked back into the industry she thought she was free of, she's in an exclusive relationship with a rock band, and her ex is back in the picture.A whole new set of challenges arise as Lyric and her guys work through their grief. Moving on is never a simple task, but Lyric has back up, and these guys aren't afraid to fight for what they want most.Danger is closer than ever… but Lyric is lea...

Being a beta in a world where alphas are meant for omegas is hard.Then Love McKinley had to go and make things even harder by falling in love with not one, but two alphas—completely off the script she had for her life. Add in one giant birth-control screw-up, and she can't let herself think too hard about what might happen if her alphas meet their omega. After all, one perfectly compatible scent could rip away everything in the blink of an eye.Life as the l...

Nightmares can’t really hurt you… can they?An evil from beyond the stars haunts a young boy and his father at Roswell Airbase. The survivors of a sunken warship take refuge on a deserted island, and discover they are not alone. And terror checks in at an old motel, when a vacationing family finds themselves trapped in an ancient curse…Scare Street journeys into the night to bring you a new volume of skin-crawling terror. This macabre collection contains thirteen ...

How to thank a man for having your back?Or two men, for that matter.Skyler is a rookie in his mech unit and far from Terran, deep in Kijaghri space. After seizing a Kij transport as lawful plunder, Skyler and his two veteran teammates take some much needed R&R in the Kij ship's luxurious captain's quarters.Through rogue mech attacks and space-side patrols, the mech triad bonds into a cohesive unit, on and off the battlefield. The bond between the veteran men, Aarnie...

The most dynamic, comprehensive, and student-friendly text on the nature of microorganisms and the fascinating processes they employ in producing infectious diseaseFor more than a quarter-of-a-century this engaging text has been unmatched in its ability to help students understand the nature of microorganisms and their role in the maintenance of health or causation of disease.Through a vibrant, accessible approach, Ryan & Sherris Medical Microbiology

What if the hardest part of growing up is simply finding where you belong?Jamie Drew wants to be part of the circle the group everyone notices at school. But no matter how hard he tries, he always feels like he's standing on the outside looking in. The "Spark Kids" seem to have their place, while Jamie is left wondering where his is.Until one small moment changes everything.When Jamie meets others who feel the same way, he discovers something powerful: you don't hav...

Historically, many churches and theologians defended and supported race-based slavery and subsequent forms of racial hierarchy and violence. The essays in Reparations and the Theological Disciplines argue that it is urgent that the theological disciplines engage the issue of reparations by revisiting Scripture and our theological traditions. The time is now for remembrance, reckoning, and repair.

What's better than a story about a sexy gay cowboy? How about a whole posse of them? Editor Drew Hunt has rounded up some of the finest authors in the M/M western genre to bring you this collection celebrating gay cowpokes!Meet real men who ride the trail or ride the rodeo, join a wild west show or douse their thirst at the local country western bar. Whether in the bygone Old West or on a modern cattle ranch, these rugged hunks know how to ride 'em hard and put 'em away wet. And th...

This book examines the narratives of series heroines that preceded and followed Nancy Drew, each in relation to their social, historical, and economic environments. Covering heroines including Miss Pickerell, Madge Sterling, and Polly the Powers Model, among others, this book illustrates that the recovery of stolen inheritances during the Great Depression serves different social ends than, for example, fighting Germans on an international stage. This book expands scholarship that tends to ...