After seizing power in a violent coup, President Augusto Pinochet ordered the construction of the Carretera Austral, a highway across Chile’s southern wilderness. Staggering over mountain passes, skirting around volcanoes and glaciers, and cutting across interminable stretches of dense rainforest, the ambitious project took the rest of the century to complete. In an absorbing account, Justin Walker explores this territory from one end to the other, a thousand kilometres and more, moving fr...

Kanu's Trek is a dystopian tale of a man disillusioned with home. He decides to leave in search of a mythical forest in the vast wastelands outside of Utolp, his hometown. Along the way, he encounters an entity at least partly of his own making. This unlikely encounter sets the stage for a journey of self-discovery and adventure.With diverse characters and settings, Kanu's Trek is sure to enliven reader's imaginations. This series is for enjoyers of comics and graphic novels, or si...

'In Celebration' started as a collection of travel notes connected to art viewing. What it emerged as is perhaps one of many forthcoming books on art-tourism. It explores the everyday, the artsy and perceptual as a means to better understand what it means to critique as well as create formal 2D art. Art obsession is combined with a general interest in travel to forge yet another path in art-writing. Justin Oliver Walker is an artist and critic who lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.

A richly illustrated natural history of fungiOccupying an entire kingdom of their own, fungi comprise over 155,000 species that include yeasts, rusts, and molds as well as the more familiar mushrooms and toadstools that we see in the wild and on our plates. Found widely across the globe, they represent a diverse group of organisms, some living freely in soil and water, and others forming parasitic or symbiotic relationships with plants, algae, and animals. This boo...

Lost in Liyun is a powerful and emotional story about a foreign professor who arrives in China searching for a fresh start and finds himself pulled into a world of culture, desire, and transformation. As Fred navigates language barriers, classroom challenges, and complex social expectations, he meets Liyun, a woman whose quiet strength and magnetic presence change everything. Their connection grows into a slow burn mix of longing, tension, and heartbreak that challenges who he is and who h...

Combining essential information, professional insights, and lived experiences, this book offers a unique overview of the use of music therapy with active-duty service members, veterans, and other military-connected populations in the United States. Contributors include music therapists specializing with the military, as well as military personnel, veterans, and their families, providing an in-depth review of the impact that music therapy can have within this community.Detailing the...

In this 1997 conversation with Michael and Justine Toms, Alice Walker says “Something was lost when we took to heart traditional religious stories in which God is separate from nature. And something precious is regained when we honor our intrinsic sense of awe and worship toward nature, and our deep desire for connection with both nature and our human community.”Walker is the author of many books including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple (Simon & Schuster 1982)...

Nightfall is the prime time for terror…In the jungles of Vietnam, Hell on earth awaits a troop of unsuspecting GIs. A greedy gravedigger faces deadly repercussions for stealing from the dead. And love comes with a terrible price when a lonely woman turns to a witch to fulfill her heart’s desires…Plunge into darkness with Scare Street’s new collection of bone-chilling terror. This demonic volume contains thirteen sinister tales of supernatural horro...

Damit ein Kind sich gut entwickeln kann, braucht es ein ganzes Dorf, sagt man. Dieses Buch stellt in großer Vielfalt Ansätze vor, mit denen Therapeuten, Pädagogen und Sozialarbeiter das sprichwörtliche Dorf wiederbeleben. Autorinnen und Autoren aus acht Ländern präsentieren erprobte Methoden, mit denen Angehörige, Freunde oder Gemeindemitglieder aktiv Kinder, Jugendliche und Erwachsene beim Erreichen ihrer Ziele unterstützen können: Mehrfamilienarbeit, Neue Autorität, Familienrat, Open Dia...

'In Celebration' started as a collection of travel notes connected to art viewing. What it emerged as is perhaps one of many forthcoming books on art-tourism. It explores the everyday, the artsy and perceptual as a means to better understand what it means to critique as well as create formal 2D art. Art obsession is combined with a general interest in travel to forge yet another path in art-writing.Justin Oliver Walker is an artist and critic who lives and works in Philadelphia, PA...

This book is a compilation of poems themed around crime, criminals, murderers, etc. Different poets from around the world, in their poetic approach, have described crime, criminals, their mindsets, pre and afterthoughts, and all the negativity during any incident. It takes a heart full of bravery and a sharp mind capable of doing fast evaluation & interpretation of imaginary visuals and quotes.This book is a must-read for book enthusiasts. Get one for yourself or for your friends, ...

England, 1820Rosalind Newbury is counting down the days until her wedding to the Duke of Marlow, a man she has only met twice. The marriage is more an agreement between two families and less a romantic connection between two hearts, but Rosalind becoming a duchess will elevate her family’s status to dizzying heights. And the duke is a kind man who will care for Rosalind, even if he doesn’t love her.She only has three weeks before her life changes forever, and she k...