The US military is one of the largest employers in the country and is a relative microcosm of American society, bringing in people from diverse backgrounds and history to defend the nation from all enemies. Military and civilian leaders address the same challenges as those found in the civilian world, including diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging. The US military has both led and followed the nation in establishing policies of diversity and inclusion. In this second edition, the ed...

In Why? A Collection of Mysterious Tales, we hope to answer two questions: Who Did It? and Why?With Fifteen short stories by twelve emerging writers, our sleuths uncover a plethora of reasons for murder with suspicious characters throughout.Which will be your favorite?

D’aussi loin qu’elle s’en souvienne, Katie a grandi dans la peur de son père, un homme alcoolique, pervers et violent. Son calvaire commence à deux ans : régulièrement il la frappe jusqu’au sang, la met dehors des nuits entières dans le froid et la laisse des journées sans manger ni boire.Le cauchemar ne fait que commencer. A trois ans, alors qu’il est ivre, il abuse de Katie. Les actes odieux se reproduiront d’innombrables fois pendant son enfance. Pire encore : il n’hésite pas à ...

Katie's memories of her childhood were patchy. She'd always remembered her father's physical abuse, his anger and violence. But there was a lot she had forgotten. And, at the age of 24, after the birth of her son, the memories that were gradually unlocked with the help of a psychiatrist were far more terrible.Katie had grown up living in fear. She'd never forgotten the icy coldness that used to spread through every vein in her body each time her father grabbed her roughly by the ar...

What's Keeping You Up at Night?Great founders ask great questions.Every startup begins with a question. But the most important questions often come later-when you're in the thick of it, when things break, when you're stuck. That's where 9others comes in.Since 2011, 9others has hosted over 500 private founder dinners in 45+ cities worldwide. At every meal, ten entrepreneurs gather and are asked just one question: What's keeping you up at nig...

Onde os Magos Nunca Dormem é a narrativa definitiva sobre a origem da internet.O ano de 1969 chegava ao seu fim, quando, no universo fechado dos centros de pesquisa norte-americanos, ocorreu algo que mudaria o mundo para sempre: a primeira transmissão de uma mensagem digital entre computadores à longa distância. O evento coroou o trabalho árduo e criativo de um grupo de cientistas do governo e da academia, que assim criou o que entendemos hoje como a internet. O obj...

Multimodal and Digital Creative Writing Pedagogies offers a breadth of expertise and informed pedagogies on teaching multimodal and digital creative writing in the college classroom. This book presents engaging methods to inspire student writing beyond traditional, print-based texts. The contributors in this volume, all experienced creative writing instructors, share indispensable strategies for incorporating multimodal projects, including video game poetry, fan fiction authorship, digital...

This book is dedicated to the loving memory of my daughter Elizabeth. It is a story of faith, hope, love, community support, and healing. Elizabeth had a short life with many trials, but despite it all, she was always a beacon of light.When you read these stories, think of the good times, and remember to never give up hope. I wish for your journey through life to be an easier one.

"Captivating and action-packed, From Blood and Ash is a sexy, addictive, and unexpected fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Laura Thalassa.A Maiden...Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that to...

Leadership for Flourishing seeks to demonstrate that a group's leadership impacts the group's flourishing and that flourishing impacts leadership. The contributors develop frameworks and practices that highlight the dynamic between leadership and flourishing. They identify the positive examples around the globe that are evolving what is possible around leadership for flourishing. Flourishing is a global goal (e.g., UN SDGs), a global right (e.g., UN human development report), and ...

The Winter 2020-21 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”The Winter 2020-21 Issue, edited by Editor-in-chief Ladette Randolph and Poetry Editor John Skoyles, features poetry an...

This book takes an in-depth look at the function of public relations as it exists in the U.S. military in the 21st Century.There have been several books and journal articles covering the military/media relationship but none that delve into breadth and depth of the responsibilities of today’s military public affairs officer. This book discusses the concept and foundations of military public affairs (relations), the changing strategic landscape in communications, ope...