Food insecurity in the US is a critical issue that is experienced by approximately 15% of the population each year. Hunger is not caused by an inability to produce enough food for the population, but is instead a manifestation of federal agricultural policies that support the overproduction of commodity crops and neoliberal social policies that seek to lower the amount of benefits dispersed to those in need. This book focuses on how four different food-based community programs address both...

Global Movements: Dance, Place, and Hybridity provides a theoretical and practical examination of the relationships between the global mobility of ideas and people, and its impact on dance and space. Using seven case studies, the contributors illustrate the mixture of dance styles that result from the global diffusion of cultural traditions and practices. The collection portrays a multitude of ways in which public and private spaces—stages, buildings, town squares as well as natural enviro...

Sexy hunk Joey Silva takes center stage, as he comes to White Pine as the temporary fire captain, only to find his own sense of sex and love questioned by a new arrival with a mysterious past. Joey Silva is strong, sexual, a hairy hunk powered by his unquenchable sex drive as much by his passion for fighting fires.Arriving as the newly named Deputy Chief of the White Pine Fire Department, Joey is trying to prove he's worthy of this important job. Sex should be the last thing on his...

**“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self. It would’ve helped me find a more joyful path to progress.”—Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam singles tennis championThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights.**We live in a world that’s obsessed with ta...

A New York Times bestseller!Unicorns are real. (At least we think they are.)Are you ready to protect the creatures of myth and legend? Then you belong in The Unicorn Rescue Society. HURRY–THE CREATURES NEED YOU!Elliot Eisner isn't exactly thrilled with the first day at his new school. His class is going on a field trip to a creepy forest called the Pine Barrens. The trip is being l...

A New York Times bestseller!INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS STORY about the medieval Secret Order of the Unicorn!Unicorns are real. (At least we think they are.)Are you ready to protect the creatures of myth and legend? Then you belong in The Unicorn Rescue Society. HURRY–THE CREATURES NEED YOU!Elliot Eisner isn't exactly thrilled with the first day at his new school. His class ...

In the contemporary world, war rivals infectious disease as a global cause of morbidity and mortality. Since the end of World War II, there have been at least 160 wars around the world with as many as 25 million (and probably many more) people killed, most of them civilians. Directly or indirectly, war touches the lives of most people on the planet, often with lasting and costly impact. Framed by the holistic and ethnographically grounded theoretical perspective of critical medical anthrop...

The men of White Pine have their secrets. Trent Rogers prefers not to talk about his past, but the mysterious, half-naked man who stumbled into his secluded cabin can't even remember his own name. On personal leave from the White Pine Fire Department, Trent wishes he could escape his mistakes with such anonymity. Secluded together, each buries their emotions by indulging their wildest fantasies.Angel Montero is the new firefighter come to fill Trent's place, who in no time displays ...

Inequalities and Extremal Problems in Probability and Statistics: Selected Topics presents various kinds of useful inequalities that are applicable in many areas of mathematics, the sciences, and engineering. The book enables the reader to grasp the importance of inequalities and how they relate to probability and statistics. This will be an extremely useful book for researchers and graduate students in probability, statistics, and econometrics, as well as specialists working across scienc...

A professional athlete. A Hollywood director. Neither expected their love story to start on the set of a Christmas movie.When director Landon Winslow arrives in Pine Ridge to shoot a holiday film in the middle of summer, he sees the town as nothing more than a backdrop for his vision.Hockey star August Reeve, home for the off-season, sees Pine Ridge as something else entirely—his family’s legacy, and a community worth fighting for.Landon’s controlli...

Austin never imagined a one-night stand would change his life, but from the moment he gave into desire, the flames of ambition were stoked. As a fire at the legendary Masterson House rages, Austin is hailed a hero and the prime candidate to be named to the White Pine Fire Department's team for the annual Fire Ball contest. But the sexy, powerful Joey Silva from the opposing fire department truly ignites Austin's heart.Tucker once called White Pine his home, but after following his ...

Own the Birth Certificate of American Liberty. In the summer of 1776, a group of visionaries risked their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to articulate a radical new vision for humanity. This definitive edition presents the Declaration of Independence, the cornerstone of the American experiment and a beacon of hope for self-governance across the globe. This volume captures the collective genius of the Founding Era: The Vision of Thomas Jefferson: Explore the eloquent prose th...