Rhetoric of Masculinity: Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict lends depth and global nuance to discourse associated with the masculinity concept as it brings to bear on males' self-image, role in society, media representations of them, and the gender role stress/conflict experienced when they fail to measure up to social standards associated with what it means to be manly. Even though the concept of masculine gender role stress/conflict has received substantial scholarly...

When zero willpower meets and iron will...Who goes to rehab eight times? Gage does. As a recovering addict fresh out of rehab, moving back in with his mom and starting over in his hometown isn't part of his life goals, but Gage needs all the support he can get. Lost and a little unsure of himself, Gage meets his new sponsor. A sponsor whose son is the perfect sober companion. But companionship isn't all these two find...Content with who he is, Alexei isn't ...

Waking up to his one-night stand trying to flee the scene, Reid sits back to enjoy the show.This blond boy is all snark and quick-wit, but there's an awkward side to him that intrigues Reid enough to want to con him into a second date. After numerous failed attempts, Atticus reluctantly agrees to an on-the-spot date, and things get quirky from there.A philosophy major and a wayward son, these two work through their differences, battling red flags and a slew...

Die Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten im Januar 1933 ist ein Schlüsselereignis der Weltgeschichte. Die rasche Konsolidierung der Macht durch Hitler und die Beseitigung der Demokratie praktisch über Nacht erstaunen und erschüttern bis heute. Und bis heute sind sich Historikerinnen und Historiker über die Gründe für das Ende der Weimarer Republik und den schnellen Erfolg der Nationalsozialisten uneinig.Dieses Buch wirft 90 Jahre später eine internationale Perspektive auf das Epo...

In conclusione e a coronamento della collana “Creature”, Frate Indovino presenta una raccolta di contributi apparsi nei 12 numeri del 2021 nella prima pagina del mensile Frate Indovino a commento del Cantico delle Creature. Tra gli autori, Papa Francesco, Piero Coda, Maurizio De Giovanni, Erri De Luca, Chiara Giallonardo, Filippo La Porta, Daniele Mencarelli, Moni Ovadia, Donatella Ricci, Luca Russo, Michele Serra e Matteo Siro. Ciascuno con un contributo intimo e personale su questo testo...

Sulla strada dell’arte, sguardi speciali, animi sensibili e cuori che battono forte... abbracciano insieme la bellezza.

L’attimo di bellezza ed emozione è suggellato e sigillato nella magia della luce... ogni scatto è un istante che diventa un “per sempre”.

Il report Blockchain e Health è frutto della collaborazione fra l’Italian Blockchain National Observatory (IBNO- Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II) e Il laboratorio VIMASS-Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope.Il mercato della sanità digitale in Italia valeva circa 3 miliardi di euro nel 2020 e si prevede raggiunga i 4 mld entro il 2024. Tale sviluppo si inserisce nell’ambito di un piano di investimenti per il quinquennio 2021-2026 che impatterà d...

Mercenary Kate Daniels knows all too well that magic in post-Shift Atlanta is a dangerous business. But nothing she’s faced could have prepared her for what’s to come in this heart-stopping novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Kate and the former Beast Lord Curran Lennart are finally making their relationship official. But there are some steep obstacles standing in the way of their walk to the altar.Kate’s father, Roland, has kidnapped the demigod Saiman and is...

After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate–former Beast Lord Curran Lennart–are adjusting to a very different pace. While they’re thrilled to escape all the infighting, Kate and Curran know that separating from the Pack completely is a process that will take time.But when they learn that their friend Eduardo has gone missing, Kate and Curran shift their focus to investigate his disappearance. As they dig further into the merc’s business, they discov...

The athlete as a commodity to be bought or sold to make a profit and the athlete as a machine, from which the maximum possible performance is expected. It is in these two metaphors that the phenomenon known internationally as football trafficking has its roots, a definition that includes both cases of trafficking and human trafficking in football. The problem, which affects thousands of young people from economically poor areas, is also widespread in other sports. The most popular narrativ...

Mettez toutes les chances de votre côté en vous préparant avec ce livre en fiches, qui contient tous les outils indispensables :une présentation des auteurs, des œuvres et des contextes historiques et culturels ;une étude détaillée de chacune des œuvres : structure, place du thème dans l'œuvre, résumé et analyse ;une étude transversale et problématisée