This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unveil the hidden depths of anxiety that plagues modern society in "Navigating Modern Fear." This compelling book delves into the myriad fears that haunt today's generation, shedding light on their causes, manifestations, and transformative solutions.As you journey through its pages, you'll encounter a comprehensive analysis of the anxiety landscape. From the constant bombardment of news and social media to the pressures of modern life,...

In recent years, researchers have considerably expanded our understanding of the experiences of students of color and of students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (ie. Queer). They have provided us with rich resources for addressing racism and heterosexism; however, few have examined the unique experiences of students who are both queer and of color, and few have examined the heterosexist or white-centered nature of anti-racist or anti-heterosexist education (...

Queering Vocal Pedagogy presents a new vision of gender-affirming vocal music education and richly explores the experiences, perspectives, and vocal training of trans(gender) and genderqueer singers.This groundbreaking text weaves together singers’ narratives with the practices and pedagogies of their teachers to provide a model for training gender expansive vocalists. William Sauerland promotes a two-fold action: first, cultivating gender-affirming practices for teaching t...

This book describes critically reviewed key aspects of organic farming and provides a unique and timely science-based resource for researchers, teachers and extension workers, undergraduates, postgraduate students, primary producers and others interested in organic farming. The first section of the book provides an overview of organic farming: a general introduction followed by the origins of organic farming, the principles of organic farming, challenges for organic farming, crop protectio...

Within the first twenty years of the 21st century, we have heard how a massive shift from the global north to the global south and from west to east has taken place, but a comprehensive view that enables the reader to understand exactly how that has happened remains hidden. Transpacific Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century: Revival and Evangelism in America and Korea provides the reader with a means to view clearly how American evangelicals went overseas and turned the local in...

In "The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad," William Francis Bailey meticulously chronicles the monumental achievement of engineering that transformed the American landscape. With an academic yet engaging literary style, Bailey delves into the historical context of the mid-19th century, capturing the cultural, political, and economic forces that coalesced to facilitate this groundbreaking project. His narrative weaves together technical descriptions of construction challenges an...

In "The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad," William Francis Bailey meticulously chronicles the monumental undertaking that connected the eastern and western United States, examining both the technical feats and socio-political ramifications of this transformative infrastructure project. Bailey's narrative is rich with vivid descriptions and primary source excerpts, deftly intertwining historical events with personal accounts of the individuals—laborers and visionaries alike—who...

William Royston Geise was a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin in the early 1970s when he researched and wrote The Confederate Military Forces in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1861- 1865: A Study in Command in 1974. Although it remained unpublished, it was not wholly unknown. Deep-diving researchers were aware of Dr. Geise's work and lamented the fact that it was not widely available to the general public. In many respects, studies of the Trans-Mississippi Theater are only ...

Trans-Pacific Japanese American Studies is a unique collection of essays derived from a series of dialogues held in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Los Angeles on the issues of racializations, gender, communities, and the positionalities of scholars involved in Japanese American studies. The book brings together some of the most renowned scholars of the discipline in Japan and North America. It seeks to overcome past constraints of dialogues between Japan- and U.S.-based scholars by providing o...

An ever-more diverse America is getting older, but American policies are not growing with the needs of our ethnic and aging society. Age Through Ethnic Lenses explores the distinct characteristics and unique social, political, economic, and cultural situations of America's aged, while highlighting the common needs and objectives among all aging Americans. With portraits of Asians, Latinos, individuals of European and African origins, Native Americans, Socio-religious groups, women, gay men...

After hearing the news that Leonardo's job has relocated him to another country, Isabel has to decide when would be the best time to tell the children and how. Noticing how nervous Isabel had become after being told the news of the relocation, Leonardo takes a vacation day from work to make plans with Isabel in hopes she feels better about the big move. This book is for children, but will also be enjoyed by adults. This book gives the question, "Are we there yet?" a completely different me...

This great English Poetry Anthology contains the Most Famous Poems from different writers around the globe. Dating from different periods, from different regions. These famous poems remain Masterpieces of English Literature and continue to inspire, motivate and influence people all over the world. This poetry compilation comes in the size of 5.5x8.5 inches and is perfect as a gift for poetry lovers, literature students, and teachers or to complete your own book collection.These poe...