2022 Winifred Bryan Horner Outstanding Book Award, Honorable Mention!A necessary rhetorical history of women’s work in utopian communitiesUtopian Genderscapes focuses on three prominent yet understudied intentional communities—Brook Farm, Harmony Society, and the Oneida Community—who in response to industrialization experimented with radical social reform in the antebellum United States. Foremost among the avenues of reform was the...

The Heart Begins Here is the story of the ever-optimistic, earnest Sara Requier and her disintegrating seven-year relationship with the cynical Wanda Wysoka. Along with her relationship struggles, Sara must contend with the drastic changes in the book industry that threaten her feminist bookstore and a mother who refuses to accept her daughter’s lesbianism. Then, just as Wanda decides to leave Sara, Wanda’s new young lover, Cindy, is murdered. The story takes place in a western Ca...

A lonely married women looks to the internet to satisfy her needs. She discovers John and after a random meeting face ot face they get together for real. An evening of fun revels a possible solution to Michelle's maritial woes.John looked forward to getting online with this lonely women and their time together was fun and sexy. A chance meeting in the complex's community building brought the two together for real flesh on flesh fun. In the end John helps Michelle deal with her true ...

In this cookbook you’ll find a huge variety of the most delicious quinoa recipes for breakfast, salads, soup, dinner and dessert.Quinoa is one of the most protein-rich foods we can cook with. What’s most impressive about quinoa is the type of protein it contains. Quinoa is perfectly balanced with all nine amino acids essential for a nutrient-rich diet. Compared with most other grains, quinoa contains about twice as much fiber, higher amounts of iron, magnesium, lys...

A ghost tour team mines the Steel City's past for the stories of spirits that stalk its streets today.Founded amidst the bloodshed of the French and Indian War, Pittsburgh is haunted by the ghosts of its gritty and sometimes violent past. Many believe American industrialist Henry Clay Frick still inhabits Clayton, one of the last surviving homes on Millionaires' Row. The spirit of Kate Soffel lingers at the Allegheny County Jail, where she helped plot the escape of...

The definitive story of Tara VanDerveer, Stanford women's basketball, and an unmatched legacy of excellence By the time Tara Vanderveer stepped down from nearly four decades at the helm of Stanford women's basketball, she had surpassed both Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski to become the winningest head coach in NCAA college basketball history. Along the way, she'd led the Cardinal to three national championships and 14 Final Fours, and served as head coach for the 1996 Team USA Olympic team...

Single Mama dating! It doesn't get anymore complicated than that. How can you find love when you have a career and kids? Where can you find that love connection? Is he on-line, in church, standing in front of the grapefruit in the grocery store? In these hilarious and heart-warming stories, you'll find single moms finding love in the most interesting of places, all while steering clear of the crazies, the lazies and definitely, the shadies. In Single Mama Dating Drama, seventeen talented w...

Discover the ghostly presences that haunt this historic region of the South and its famed university—photos included!The Auburn and Opelika region is home to one of the most historic universities in the South. It is a region with a history stretching back generations—and it is a history that is very much still alive.Chilling remnants of the past continue to haunt Auburn-Opelika and the communities of Alabama's Lee County. Join a team of expert ghost hunters...

The battle is upon us, and the old gods are waking.Within these pages gods of fable, creatures of lore, and ancient rituals have been brought back to life in over two hundred drabbles of exactly one hundred words each.Tremble as you rediscover the darkness that came before, the darkness that could eat the world. Delve into the madness created by award-winning horror and fiction authors from around the world. We dare you to remember the fear of the unknown, ...

As a lifelong spiritual seeker, I choose information based on what resonates within my spirit. In 2011, I received definitive and gently insistent messages to write a book regarding a lifetime as a mermaid. Sounds crazy, right?Eventually, I dreamt the details regarding the title and how to channel the information from my personal Akashic records.My Life as a Mermaid is my offering to spiritual seekers who believe a better world should be possible. Perhaps,we were c...

"Handy tips abound . . . Busy home cooks looking to put together healthy, tasty dinners would do well to pick up this breezy and encouraging book." — Publishers WeeklyToday, more than ever, people are looking to transition to a whole foods-based diet, aware of the health benefits of fresh foods over highly processed options. Still, people are used to convenience, and have busy schedules and little time to put a meal on the table. The W...

Food and the systems that produce, disrupt, prepare it are central to all human life. Yet, scholarly analysis of the food systems that support human life are highly fragmented across a variety of disciplines. Public administration, with its focus on the doing of public policy, would seem to be a logical home for analysis of food systems in action. However, food is largely ignored by public administration scholars, and scholars from other disciplines can unintentionally draw up established ...