August 18, 2020, marked the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1920, women wearing yellow roses stood shoulder to shoulder in Tennessee, awaiting the roll call of men who would cast their votes for or against a woman’s right to a voice in government.Though this movement won rights for some women—an achievement to be acknowledged and celebrated—the struggle did not end there. Due to states’ laws and prohibitive policies, ...

Katie Mitchell: Beautiful Illogical Acts offers the first comprehensive study of Britain’s most internationally recognised, influential, and controversial theatre director. It examines Mitchell’s innovations in fourth-wall realism, opera, and Live Cinema across major British and European institutions, bringing three decades of practice vividly to life.Informed by first-hand rehearsal observations and in-depth conversations with the director and her collaborators, Fowler in...

This offer of leading-edge thinking reframes the debate on national security at the dawn of the Third Space AgeDuring the First Space Age, President Eisenhower rallied democracies to defend freedom while preserving peace at a time when the hydrogen bomb and intercontinental ballistic missiles threatened humanity. Nearly seventy-five years later, the world stands on the cusp of a third era of space exploration, where space is simultaneously a domain for warfighting,...

This compact volume offers a brief overview of pediatric palliative care and emerging ways to expand and provide palliative care to children.Pediatric palliative care is a new specialty that is rapidly expanding across the United States. The specialty has impact throughout the lifespan of children with serious illness and supports patients, families, and those who care for children.Authored by clinicians with expertise and extensive experience in palliative care and hospice...

Within contemporary theory, the concepts of translation and universality have frequently been associated with different and even opposed philosophical and political projects: watchwords of either domination or liberation, the erasure of difference or the defense of difference. The universalizing drives of capitalism, colonialism, and other systems of oppression have precipitated widespread suspicion of any appeal to universality. This has led some, in turn, to champion the very notion of u...

Help your child develop in their reading journey with this fantastic set of 18 original stories.From a bear wanting sleep to a balloon travelling to the moon, a trip to the zoo, and dressing up for a school play, there is a wide range of subject to help ignite a child's passion for reading.These short, highly accessible stories are perfect for children of four and upwards, or those reading book band red at school.Titles included:Reading Champion: A Pet to Pla...

National Theatre Connections is an annual festival which brings new plays for young people to schools and youth theatres across the UK and Ireland. Commissioning exciting work from leading playwrights, the festival exposes actors aged 13-19 to the world of professional theatre-making, giving them full control of a theatrical production - from costume and set design to stage management and marketing campaigns. NT Connections have published over 150 original plays and regula...

Help your child progress in their reading journey with this fantastic set of 30 original stories.From mysterious footprints to a hiccupping dragon, exotic world tales to familiar fairy tales, there is a wide range of subject to help ignite a child's passion for reading.These short, highly accessible stories are perfect for children of five and upwards, or those reading book band orange at school.Titles included:Reading Champion: A Crown for Lion: Independent R...

Benjamin Banneker in The My Itty-Bitty Bio series is a biography for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Benjamin Banneker in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. The series celebrates diversity, covering women and men from a range of backgrounds and professions. Includes a timeline, primary sources, glossary, and index.

I've spent my whole damn life making the wrong calls. Not that anyone ever notices—whether on the track or back home, I'm always in the shadow of my perfect big brother. But anonymity has its perks sometimes...like when the firmly off-limits ex of my biggest rival finally looks my way. Chiara Martes—gorgeous, smart, funny, legs just made to wrap around your waist, and a smile that makes my heart race faster than anything. She claims she's just looking for some fun on the side, and I'm exac...

This anthology brings together eleven stories from the authors, Jerry Purdon, Trevor Abbud, Benjamin B. White, Patrick Scott, Keith Raymond, Katie Ness, Deborah Sullivan Brennan, Christopher Pender, Neepa Sarkar, Scott Chaddon, and Cris Morris. For those who might have never heard of the World of CURE, this is an excellent introduction to the vastness and ways in which so much has changed from the beginning of the appearance of the werewolves, the people who discover them, and the world fo...

The first book featuring the true story of the loves of Taylor S*w***ift’s life: h***e*r cats!Meredith Grey, O***l***ivia Benson, and Benjamin Button are much more than footnotes in the story of Tayl***o***r Swift’s life. They’re in her music ***v***ideos and ads, they’re on magazine covers with her and all over her social media, and they even travel with her when she goes on tour. With adorable, full-color art, Karma Is a Cat is the first...