Exploring the Complex Bonds Between Humans and AnimalsDeborah Thompson's Animal Disorders delves into the often erratic and contradictory relationships humans have with animals in contemporary U.S. culture. Through a series of personal essays, Thompson examines her own involvement in disordered approaches to animals, from pet-keeping to animal hoarding, and even animal sacrifice.This collection offers a poignant and sometimes humorous look at our c...

Step into Nova’s Wish and join Nova, the baby reindeer, in a heartwarming Christmas story beautifully read aloud. Each page comes to life with vivid, soothing descriptions that immerse listeners in the holiday spirit. Experience this enchanting adventure with Nova, Stella the guardian angel, Santa, and playful elves as they share lessons of courage, kindness, and the wonder of a child’s heart. Perfect for family listening and sure to warm hearts of all ages.Includes a bonus illustr...

Animal disorders–those erratic, contradictory, irrational relationships that humans have with their nonhuman compatriots–abound in contemporary U.S. culture. In a series of personal essays, Deborah Thompson relates her own complicity in some of these disordered approaches to nonhuman animals, including such practices as pet-keeping, animal hoarding, animal sacrifice (both religious and scientific), magical thinking, and grieving. The sometimes funny, sometimes poignant essays in this colle...

This book was written with the hope that you will find yourselves somewhere within the pages for inspiration, laughter, clarification, and/or hope. I have chosen to organize the pages so that the reader could enjoy the various styles from a serious point of view to justifying the Insanity with laughter as nothing should be taken. So serious that you can not laugh. It is entitled “No Trail To Follow” because there should be no looking back.

What do dogs mean in America? How do Americans make meaning through their dogs? The United States has long expressed its cultural unconscious through canine iconography. Through our dogs, we figure out what we're thinking and who we are, representing by proxy the things that we don't quite want to recognize in ourselves. Often, it's a specific breed or type of dog that serves as an informal cultural mascot, embodying an era's needs, fears, desires, longings, aspirations, repressions, and h...

The introduction of the new General Medical Services contract for the payment and reward of general practice and GP practices will inevitably change the way in which primary care is delivered. This practical workbook aims to address how its implementation will work in practice. Written in the interactive Roy Lilley workbook style with think boxes hazard warnings tips and comment boxes it deals with the implications impact and implementation of the New Contract questioning the contract's im...

As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals of leading research universities, explores these issues as systems of stratification that work to reinforce one another. Understanding Inequality provides students and academics with the ba...

Transitional ministry can be tremendously helpful for congregations in times of change, and yet, to be successful today transitional ministers and churches need to take into account the major changes in the religious landscape. From the decline of mainline churches to the rise of those who don’t identify with any religious tradition, the religious scene has changed dramatically since transitional ministry began three decades ago, and to remain vital today, the practice of transitional mini...

Criminology in Nigeria: History, Evolution, and Trends explores the threads of the criminal justice system in Nigeria through past, present, and future. Tracing the roots of law and criminology in Nigeria, this book elucidates the dynamic nature and impact of Nigeria’s criminal justice system. It sheds light on the various influences of the Nigerian criminal justice system, different types of crimes, and various sentencing practices. By doing so, the book encourages readers to eng...

The shock of Donald Trump’s election caused many observers to ask whether the liberal international order—the system of institutions and norms established after World War II—was coming to an end. The victory of Joe Biden, a committed institutionalist, suggested that the liberal order would endure. Even so, important questions remained: Was Trump an aberration? Is Biden struggling in vain against irreparable changes in international politics? What does the future hold for the international ...

Media Depictions of Brides, Wives, and Mothers, edited by Alena Amato Ruggerio, explores how television, film, the internet, and other media variously perpetuate gender stereotypes. The contributors to this volume bring a variety of feminist rhetorical and media criticism approaches from across the communication discipline to their analyses of how television, film, news coverage, and the Internet shape our expectations of the performance of women’s identities. This collection includes stud...

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men?Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection!Under Colton's Watch (A The Coltons of New York novel)by Addison FoxUS Marshal Aidan Colton is sworn to protect those in...