This international edited collection contributes to knowledge about the geographies of sexualities experienced and imagined in rural spaces. The book draws attention to the heterogeneity of rural contexts and the diversity of meanings about sexualities within and across these spaces. The collection examines four key themes.First, ‘Intimacies and Institutions’ focuses on how intimate relationships are governed by societal, discursive and institutional structures, and regulated by so...

This edited collection critically explores the funding arrangements governing contemporary community development and how they shape its theory and practice.International contributions from activists, practitioners and academics consider the evolution of funding in community development and how changes in policy and practice can be understood in relation to the politics of neoliberalism and contemporary efforts to build global democracy from the ‘bottom up’.Thematically, the...

This book reflects multidisciplinary and cross-jurisdictional analysis of issues surrounding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and the criminal justice system, and the impact on Aboriginal children, young people, and their families.This book provides the first comprehensive and multidisciplinary account of FASD and its implications for the criminal justice system – from prevalence and diagnosis to sentencing and culturally secure training for custodial officers. Situated with...

This book broadens the scope of the subject of rural education and enlivens the ways in which the subject may be studied. Through textual and visual analysis of a range of sources – including young adult novels, the farming simulation game ‘Hay Day’ and reality television programs – the contributors investigate how the lives of young people in rural spaces are mediated by a range of social locations including class, ethnicity and sexuality. Additionally, through rich and detailed ethnograp...

This short is a follow-up to Rear Naked Choke.Ever since her first very private and very physical lesson with the retired beefcake jiu jitsu instructor Robb Kentane, Megan has had nothing else on her mind than going another round.So when she gets the offer to come see him fight again, Megan can't wait to tend to his wounds with some very special care.Excerpt:Robb’s black eye wasn’t as swollen after the shower as it had been during the fight, but it was viole...

Globalisation and rapid social and environmental change in recent decades have brought into sharper focus not only the benefits but also the costs of economic development. The once assumed link between economic development and societal well-being is being increasingly questioned in the face of growing social and environmental problems and unfulfilled expectations concerning political and commercial decision-makers. The orthodox development dogma is being tested in particular in resource-ba...

Jennifer is having a rough time. A rough divorce and a botched house flip can do that to a woman. Not to mention that Jenn has recently found herself to be a little curvier than she ever intended. Work and her spare time going toward the home renovation has left Jennifer feeling nothing short of worn out.Thing seem to turn around when Jennifer's hardware hunk of a crush, Michael, falls into her life faster than she could imagine. Is Michael the answer to her prayers- and her love l...

There is increasing understanding that climate change will have profound, mostly harmful effects on human health. In this authoritative book, international experts examine long-recognized areas of health concern for populations vulnerable to climate change, describing effects that are both direct, such as heat waves, and indirect, such as via vector-borne diseases. Set in a broad international, economic, political and environmental context, this unique book expands these issues by reviving...

This five story pack contains stories about Big Beautiful Women in sexy and scandalous situations.Rear Naked Choke tells the story of a curvy young woman in a very special sparring match against an attractive MMA fighter.Sheet Music is about one big fan getting to go back stage to meet her hard rock crush.Curves on Camera, a tale of two friends-with-benefits who decide to take their exploits into a new realm of exhibitionism.Dying to Ride follows a young lad...

No one in their right freaking mind ever said midlife was magical.Apparently it is.Or at least mine is …Once upon a time there was a paranormal romance author who caught her husband in a compromising position. One divorce later, she’s free and ready to start her new life at forty-two.Right?Wrong.Divorced idiot ex: CheckSaved idiot ex from getting murdered by his new nasty gal pal: CheckIdiot ex accused me of trying to kill him: Umm checkStill seeing...

Kep is determined to save her League allies from the savage arena of Kara-fell. But trust is a risky business: her pirate companions are rogues, and the smuggler who holds her friends captive has his own mysterious agenda. Hidden beneath it all lies a betrayal that could break Kep’s heart — and shatter everything she believes.Meanwhile, Ash, Sarin, and Ordelle race against time to reach her. Across a mist-shrouded land of ancient secrets, Ash wrestles with the strange power of the ...

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