For true-crime fans, a gripping memoir of a domestic violence survivor who becomes a police detective in the domestic violence unit and is forced to face her demons when her first major case mirrors her own violent assault.Standing Up invites you on an exhilarating journey with a woman who refuses to be defined by her scars. A pulse-pounding chronicle of survival against all odds, this memoir takes readers along on a plunge into the chilling depths of abus...

Bestselling Irish novelist Sally Rooney has emerged as the defining voice of a generation, a cultural phenomenon whose spare, intelligent prose and sharp social insight have reshaped contemporary fiction and sparked a global conversation about intimacy, politics, and the millennial condition. This new collection brings together contributors from a wide range of disciplines to offer fresh critical readings of Rooney’s influential novels, alongside adaptable strategies for teaching her work ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From the ashes of despair rises a new beginning.Trapped in a world of darkness, a young woman makes a desperate gamble for survival. But death is not the end for her. Awakening to a new reality, she finds herself haunted by four enigmatic beings and thrust into a hidden world of extraordinary individuals.A world where magic and danger intertwine.Enrolled in the mysterious academy, she embarks on a perilous journe...

Embark on an awe-inspiring odyssey through the sacred echoes of history in "Isabella's Divine Destiny." Steve Taylor's masterfully crafted tale is far more than just a book—it is a transformative pilgrimage into the very essence of the human spirit and the boundless wonders of the celestial realm. Within the rich tapestry of early Christian era, we encounter Isabella—a radiant embodiment of ethereal grace, her eyes mirroring the infinite expanse of twilight skies over Ethiopia. Her profoun...

Represents some of the best, cutting-edge thinking available on multiple forms of social upheaval and related grassroots movements.From the January 2017 Women’s March to the August 2017 events in Charlottesville and the 2020 protests for racial justice in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, social upheaval and protest have loomed large in the United States in recent years. The varied, sometimes conflicting role of religious believers, communities, and institutions i...

Mary McLeod Bethune, distinguished educator, humanitarian and churchwoman, was a living legend. Born the fifteenth child of freed slaves in Mayesville, South Carolina, she grew up to be an advisor to four presidents of the United States and Founder of Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was Director of the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration under Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was the founder of the National Council of Negro Women which spearheade...

Modeled on Fitzroy Dearborn's highly successful International Dictionary of Historic Places , the International Dictionary of University Histories provides basic information on 200 institutions--location, description, sources of further information--followed by an extensive 3000 to 5000 word essay on each university's history. Entries on each university conclude with a Further Reading list, and most entries are illustrated. Coverage is world-wide, and entries range from the great medieval ...

The classical Bildungsroman charted an idealized path of human development: the harmonizing of individual desires and societal norms in the formation of a well-rounded liberal subject. But what happens when this Enlightenment blueprint for self-cultivation runs up against the particularities of a colonial society riven by nationalism, revolution, and uneven modernization?The Irish Bildungsroman provides the first comprehensive study of how this quintessentially bourgeois a...

Inclusive Leisure: A Strengths-Based Approach blends theoretical and practical information to prepare students to apply the concept of inclusivity to all aspects of the leisure and recreation field.Inclusive Leisure delivers foundational content to help readers understand inclusion and applies this knowledge to practical and applied scenarios. Grounded in a strengths-based approach, which focuses on a person’s abilities rather than their limitations, the comprehen...

**The bodyguard becomes the hunted in To Die For, the electrifying third Travis Devine thriller from number one Sunday Times bestselling author David Baldacci, following The Edge and The 6:20 Man.* * * * *Some secrets are too dangerous to keep . . .**TWO SUSPICIOUS DEATHSWhen Dwayne and Alice Odom are killed, the police report states clearly that it was a drug overdose. So why is their daughter, w...

This volume sheds light on contemporary perception of William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, a biographically and intellectually compelling literary family of the Romantic period. The writings reveal the personalities of the subjects, and the motives and agendas of the biographers.

In 'The Mystery of Mary' by Grace Livingston Hill, the reader is transported to a world of suspense, romance, and moral dilemmas. Set in the early 20th century, Hill's writing style is characterized by its melodramatic plot twists and strong moral themes. The novel follows the story of Mary, a young woman caught in a web of deceit and betrayal, as she tries to unravel the mysteries surrounding her life. Hill's work encapsulates the classic elements of a romantic thriller, with a focus on f...