Author Denise Sullivan explores the bond between music and social change and traces the evolution of protest music over the past five decades. The marriage of music and social change didn't originate with the civil rights and black power movements of the 1950s and 1960s, but never before had the relationship between the two been so dynamic. Black music altered the road to liberation for minorities, sparking creativity and resulting in a genre-encompassing poetry, jazz, folk, and rock along...

Does God hear prayers? Helping children understand that God hears their prayers can be a challenging task because God is not visible. In Megans Phone Call, you and your child will go on a journey with Megan and her mother where they come to realize the importance of conversation with God through prayer. Follow Megan as she discovers that prayer is as simple as talking to a friend on the phone. Along the way, she gains confidence that God hears her, and she learns that conversations with Go...

This book provides perspectives and insights across the educational system for how we might move toward living out this wish in all schools. The chapters provide perspectives on fundamental questions that have been guiding recent research on wellbeing in schools: How do school communities flourish together? How does supporting educator wellbeing connect to teaching, learning, leading in schools? What characteristics, qualities and strategies support the wellbeing of the whole school commun...

Shakespeare Studies is an annual peer-reviewed volume featuring the work of performance scholars, literary critics and cultural historians. The journal focuses primarily on Shakespeare and his contemporaries, but embraces theoretical and historical studies of socio-political, intellectual and artistic contexts that extend well beyond the early modern English theatrical milieu. In addition to articles, Shakespeare Studies offers opportunities for extended intellectual exch...

Paratuberculosis, also referred to as Johne's disease, affects principally cattle, goats, sheep, buffalo, deer and other ruminants. It is common worldwide and responsible for significant economic losses in the ruminant livestock industries. A timely follow up to the first book on Paratuberculosis, this new edition is still the only comprehensive text providing both historical context and the latest developments in the field. Examining the epidemiology of paratuberculosis, the organism that...

Parental Incarceration makes available personal stories by adults who have had the childhood experience of parental incarceration. These stories help readers better understand the complex circumstances that influence these children’s health and development, as well as their high risk for intergenerational crime and incarceration. Denise Johnston examines her own children’s experience of her incarceration within the context of what the research and her 30 years of practice with pri...

Current tales from the fabled City that Knows How viewed through a timeless lens of opposition, resilience, and redemption.Artist evictions, tech invasions—where will it end? San Francisco stories from visionary voices wrest wisdom from chaos and channel boundless energy into artful narratives, demonstrating that grace and resilience are as much a measure of the city’s legacy as a determination of its future. Your Golden Sun Still Shines illustrates San Francisco’s continu...

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