Have you ever felt darkness in a room full of light? You're not alone! Luceat Lux Vestra, meaning "let your light shine" in Latin, follows author, Laura Kane, through a spiritual, emotional, and physical journey of finding yourself as she teaches you that YOU are whole on your own. Each chapter teaches that YOU are your own soul mate. YOU are courageous and need no one else to make you whole. Journey with Laura through 19 chapters of relationships, some romantic, some family, some animals,...

Television, Social Media, and Fan Culture examines how fans use social media to engage with television programming, characters, and narrative as well as how television uses social media to engage fan cultures. The contributors review the history and impact of social media and television programming; analyze specific programs and the impact of related social media interactions; and scrutinize the past fan culture to anticipate how social media programming will develop in the future. The con...

Citizen Kane's reputation as one of the greatest films of all time is matched only by the accumulation of critical commentary that surrounds it. What more can there be to say about a masterpiece so universally acknowledged? Laura Mulvey, in a fresh and original reading, illuminates the richness of the film, both thematically and stylistically, relating it to Welles's political background and its historical context. In a lucid and perceptive critique she also investigates the psychoanalytic...

This book argues for an inclusive definition of the family that recognizes diverse caregiving relationships and outlines distinct familial and governmental obligations based on a taxonomy of needs. In doing so, it de-emphasizes marriage, biological ties, or shared values as the basis for familial relationship in social and legal contexts.Author Laura Kane reconceives the family as a unique social group centered on providing intimate care for the mutual flourishing of all its member...

Ending poverty and stabilizing climate change will be two unprecedented global achievements and two major steps toward sustainable development. But the two objectives cannot be considered in isolation: they need to be jointly tackled through an integrated strategy. This report brings together those two objectives and explores how they can more easily be achieved if considered together. It examines the potential impact of climate change and climate policies on poverty reduction. It also provid...

Can developing countries eradicate poverty in the face of climate change?Shock Waves examines the complex relationship between climate change and poverty, offering strategies for managing climate impacts on vulnerable populations. This report demonstrates the urgency of reducing poverty and vulnerability to climate change.Discover how rapid, inclusive, and climate-informed development can prevent most short-term impacts, while pro-poor emissions-re...

Dare To Dream is about exploring how amazing and fulfilling life can be, if only we would dare to dream - for how can you follow your dreams if you don't dream in the first place?It is a book which explores the concepts and really brings them to life through sharing the experiences of 17 diverse people from around the globe who dared to dream. Each author shares their own experiences - the highs, the lows, the obstacles, and the eventual triumphs, in a way which seeks both to inspi...

A practical, reader-friendly guide for dental students on the neuroscience of the orofacial regionUnderstanding neural mechanisms that control orofacial pain, proper masticatory function, taste, speech, swallowing, and proprioceptive input to the temporomandibular joint and teeth is an important facet of dentistry. Neuroscience of Dentistry by renowned educators Barbara J. O'Kane and Laura C. Barritt provides foundational knowledge on these topics. The tex...

Reinventing Rural is a collection of original research papers that examine the ways in which rural people and places are changing in the context of an urbanizing world. This includes exploring the role of the environment, the economy, and related issues such as tourism. While traditionally relying on primary sector work in agriculture, mining, natural resources, and the like, rural areas are finding new ways to sustain themselves. This involves a new emphasis on environmental protection, a...

"One of the penalties of an ecological education," wrote Aldo Leopold, "is that one lives alone in a world of wounds." As climate change and other environmental degradations become more evident, experts predict that an increasing number of people will suffer emotional and psychological distress as a result. Many are feeling these effects already. In the pages of Solastalgia, they will find a source of companionship, inspiration, and advice.The concept of solastalgia comes ...

Higher Education Implications for Teaching and Learning during COVID-19 provides different perspectives regarding the impact of COVID-19 on college teaching and learning and on students, both collectively and individually. Contributors argue that the pandemic forced a higher education reckoning as institutions around the world were forced to shut their physical doors and open up their online platforms in a wider capacity. While these concerns are linked to a certain point in time, there is...

American Justice is hunting the villianess Crimson Dragon. The hunt is made more difficult because her ward and sidekick now twenty annouces she wants to go solo. Candice Kane bulit her billion dollar empire by herself. Candice wants to know why Lori her ward is acting so mysteriously. Lori is about to discover how ruthless Candice can be. Detective Mick Stone is about to retire but he can't afford Rio on a pension. His plan to made enough money. The detective and CEO discover they can hel...