This is the essential resource and job-hunting guide for all those interested in international careers in the US government, multinational corporations, banks, consulting companies, international and nongovernmental organizations, the media, think tanks, universities, and more. Careers in International Affairs, now in its ninth edition, provides up-to-date insights about the range of possibilities in the global workplace and tips on how to get these jobs—along with profiles of hundreds of ...

Stella the Starfish is a beautifully written and illustrated children's picture book. "Stella" was born out of a bedtime story routine that the author enjoyed with his step-daughter, Sarah. Together, they created this story about Stella the Starfish. Stella lives with her parents and her two siblings in the sea. Stella loves her family and her friends, and Stella loves to learn about new things at school. When Stella is taught about all of the things that exist up on the shore, she is dete...

Stella the Starfish is a beautifully written and illustrated children's picture book. "Stella" was born out of a bedtime story routine that the author enjoyed with his step-daughter, Sarah. Together, they created this story about Stella the Starfish. Stella lives with her parents and her two siblings in the sea. Stella loves her family and her friends, and Stella loves to learn about new things at school. When Stella is taught about all of the things that exist up on the shore, she is dete...

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Shalem Institute, this collection of experiential and academic essays offers modern contemplative reflections from new and renowned voices in spiritual leadership.Founded in 1973 by the Rev. Dr. Tilden H. Edwards, Jr., Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation offers retreats, workshops, and groups centered around contemplative spirituality. The culmination of half a century of charitable ministry, this commemorative antholo...

Saving the planet, watching over the Rift, preparing the human race for the twenty-first century... Torchwood has been keeping Cardiff safe since the late 1800s. Small teams of heroes, working 24/7, encountering and containing the alien, the bizarre and the inexplicable.But Torchwood do not always see the effects of their actions. What links the Rules and Regulations for replacing a Torchwood leader to the destruction of a supermarket? How does a witness to an alien's reprisals aga...

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has seemingly burst into public consciousness with sudden vigor. Previously relinquished to computer science journals, it erupted as the unrelenting topic of public media with most of the furor surrounding chatbots, like ChatGPT. Although many educators began worrying about the implications of AI in student learning and creative activity, this book will demonstrate that AI can be harnessed as a source of inspiration and meaningful instruction. With an emphas...

Can we truly address poverty without centring the voices of those who live it? Bringing together voices from academia, grassroots activism, NGOs and the UK voluntary sector, this timely and accessible book explores how participatory approaches to activism can drive genuine, inclusive change.Through short, focused chapters, the authors critically unpack the contested definitions of ‘co-production’, ‘participation’ and ‘lived experience’ while showcasing practice models from across t...

Ein Adventskalender für Bücherfreunde und den guten Zweck. Genau das bietet unsere Anthologie "Kaminfeuerabende - Geschichten der kalten Jahreszeit". 24 Türchen mit weihnachtlichen Kurzgeschichten, köstlichen Rezepten und vielen Extras. In diesen Erzählungen steckt das Herzblut von 26 Autorinnen und Autoren, bei denen von eisigen Winternächten bis hin zu herzerwärmenden Liebesgeständnissen alles dabei ist. Der Erlös aller verkauften Exemplare wird an den Zürcher Tierschutz gespendet. Gemei...

This book provides perspectives and insights across the educational system for how we might move toward living out this wish in all schools. The chapters provide perspectives on fundamental questions that have been guiding recent research on wellbeing in schools: How do school communities flourish together? How does supporting educator wellbeing connect to teaching, learning, leading in schools? What characteristics, qualities and strategies support the wellbeing of the whole school commun...

Love & Profanity features more than forty brief, brilliant, and unforgettable true stories from writers both renowned and on the rise. Discover strange and surprising scenes of people coming of age amidst the everyday intensity of teenage life. Witness transformative moments arising from the mundane. Behold the young adult in full splendor and horror, bursting with love and profanity.

Re-Imagining Nature: Environmental Humanities and Ecosemiotics explores new horizons in environmental studies, which consider communication and meaning as core definitions of ecological life, essential to deep sustainability. It considers landscape as narrative, and applies theoretical frameworks in eco-phenomenology and ecosemiotics to literary, historical, and philosophical study of the relationship between text and landscape. It considers in particular examples and lessons to be drawn f...

Will you join the fight?Calebra, the Gleaming Jewel of the Nine Seas, is dying. Rot creeps into the roots of the once noble kingdom. The usurper rules from the queen's throne, and the true heir is nowhere to be found. But there are those willing to stand up against the corruption. In a time of hopelessness, the heir of Calebra will return and call upon the ancient swords.Join these nine authors in an epic tale of love, revenge, and finding yourself in a wor...