In the twenty-first century, a developmental phase of life is emerging as significant and distinct, capturing our interest, engaging our curiosity, and expanding our understanding of human potential and development. Demographers talk about this new chapter in life as characterized by people—between fifty and seventy-five—who are considered "neither young nor old." In our "third chapters" we are beginning to redefine our views about the casualties and opportunities of aging; we are challeng...

Jinx Slater is delighted to have reached the giddy heights of the lower sixth at Stagmount, England's most exclusive school for girls. Her ground floor window affords her an excellent view of Brighton's bright lights, and Jinx is a girl with escape on her mind and a miniature screw driver kit in her tuckbox.Liberty Latiffe, Jinx's best friend and all round perfect partner in crime, is not at all worried about being caught out by her very strict father. Nor are the rest of the girls....

From growing their children, parents grow themselves, learning the lessons their children teach. "Growing up", then, is as much a developmental process of parenthood as it is of childhood. While countless books have been written about the challenges of parenting, nearly all of them position the parent as instructor and support-giver, the child as learner and in need of direction. But the parent-child relationship is more complicated and reciprocal; over time it transforms in remarkable, su...

From a renowned sociologist, the wisdom of saying goodbyeSara Lawrence-Lightfoot is enthralled by exits: long farewells, quick goodbyes, sudden endings, the ordinary and the extraordinary. There's a relationship, she attests, between small goodbyes and our ability "to master and mark the larger farewells."In Exit, her tenth book, she explores the ways we leave one thing and move on to the next; how we anticipate, define, and reflect on our departures...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A renowned Harvard University professor offers valuable insights, incisive lessons, and deft guidance on how to communicate more effectively to help parents and teachers make the most of parent-teacher conferences, the essential conversation between the most vital people in a child’s life.“An enormously important volume . . . that will help us all understand what happens when children leave home in order to learn at school.”—Robert Col...

Jinx Slater returns for the most riotous school term yet!It's the end of the Christmas holidays and Jinx Slater is in a rare bad mood. Worried about the welfare of her best friend Liberty Latiffe, for the first time ever Jinx isn't looking forward to the start of the Spring term at Stagmount, England's most exclusive school for girls.When she does get back to Stagmount it's pretty clear that her beloved school is fast becoming a den of iniquity where you could cut ...

**An enchanting tale filled with laughter, heartache, and the timeless pursuit of true love.“Those girls are definitely on my A-list!”—Zoey Dean**Is Jinx in L-O-V-E, or is it just a crush?On New Year’s Eve, Jinx literally falls down a flight of stairs and into the strong, surfer-boy arms of Jamie, her brother's friend and the cutest boy to wear Tiger sneakers and drive a BMW. Meanwhile, her best pal Liberty has returned to Stagmount. This semester, the must...

**A drama-filled young adult novel where dark secrets lie beneath the glittering surface of Stagmount School for Girls . . .“Next time me and my LA friends are looking for a wild time in London, we’ll definitely phone up THOSE GIRLS!”—Zoey Dean, author of the New York Times bestselling series The A-List**Those girls are Jinx Slater and Liberty Latiffe, and their trendsetting, über affluent entourage. They run wild at the exclusive Stagmount School, swap their Stell...

In the twenty-first century, a developmental phase of life is emerging as significant and distinct, capturing our interest, engaging our curiosity, and expanding our understanding of human potential and development. Demographers talk about this new chapter in life as characterized by people—those between ages fifty and seventy-five—who are considered "neither young nor old." In our "third chapters" we are beginning to redefine our views about the casualties and opportunities of aging; we a...

Energy is becoming a prominent driver of economic development. Each year, billions of dollars are invested around the world by the public and private sectors in low-emissions energy development and energy efficiency planning. Energy-based economic development (EBED) is a domain that seizes the opportunities inherent in clean energy development to drive innovation and generate economic growth.Energy-based economic development: How clean energy can drive development and ...

"Certain elements of digital artistry and formatting, asdepicted in the hardcover and paperback editions of this book, cannot be replicated in the ebook version due to device limitations."The sixteenth century was rife with turmoil throughout Europe. The Topkapi Palace in Istanbul (Konstantiniyye), the seat of the Ottoman Empire, was not immune to the strife and chaos. The imperial court of Suleyman the Magnificent was a focal point for recondite, multilayered mysteries, a...

A powerful collection of twenty-one SF&F short stories by an amazing list of contributors—all of whom were in attendance at Seattle Worldcon 2025!In partnership with Seattle Worldcon, Grim Oak Press is proud to present the third Grimoire for readers who enjoy SF&F stories of the magical and the future. Escape the country through Las Vegas beside Laura Anne Gilman. Regain the time you never know you could with Megan Lindholm. Fight back against a book thief...