This collection breaks down the stereotypes often expected of Korean popular culture, specifically examining issues of gender, sexuality, and stereotype in a variety of cultural products including K-pop, K-drama, and cover dancing through the lens of how “Koreanness” can be defined. A diverse range of of contributors showcase how Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, began as a wave rolling across Asia and morphed into a tsunami that has impacted every continent, making Korean popular culture an ind...

Feel better and treat chronic pain with this groundbreaking guide to pain management from the bestselling author of How Not to Die.It's estimated that nearly 30% of people suffer from chronic pain. Too often, mainstream medical treatments prioritise highly addictive prescription pain medications and invasive procedures that can come with side effects and even make your situation worse. In How Not to Hurt, bestselling author and founder of Nutritio...

From the New York Times bestselling author Dr. Michael Greger comes a first-of-its-kind guide to pain management that reveals the latest holistic, evidence-based strategies for treating pain.For the more than fifty million people who suffer from chronic pain, the mainstream medical approach to pain management has followed the same formula. Too often, treatment plans prioritize pills and procedures that can sometimes do more harm than good.Now, in

A psychologist’s paradigm-shifting exploration of moral injury—the wound we suffer when our core values are violated by what we’ve done, failed to do, witnessed, or been compelled to accept—and how to begin to repair it.An invisible malady is reshaping the emotional core of our institutions, communities, and inner lives. This ailment fractures our sense of self, erodes our trust in others, and leaves us questioning not only what has happened to us but also who we’v...

Now a National Bestseller!Climate change is real but it’s not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem.Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world’s last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the predecessor to today’s Green New Deal. And he led a successful effort by climate scientists and activists to keep nuclear plants operating, preventing a spike o...

**Read by recognised author and physician, Dr Michael Greger.Feel better and treat chronic pain with this groundbreaking guide to pain management from the bestselling author of How Not to Die.**It's estimated that nearly 30% of people suffer from chronic pain. Too often, mainstream medical treatments prioritise highly addictive prescription pain medications and invasive procedures that can come with side effects and even make your situation worse. In H...

First published in 1994. Some episodes of depression can even be prevented, but the greater focus in this book is on responding to the experience of depression that is already present in the afflicted individual. This book represents an effort to make the extremely complex and subjective experience of depression one that can be better understood and more effectively treated. It does not represent a school of therapy in a singular way. Rather, it promotes the recognition of the diversity of...

From the New York Times bestselling author Dr. Michael Greger comes a first-of-its-kind guide to pain management that reveals the latest holistic, evidence-based strategies for treating pain.For the more than fifty million people who suffer from chronic pain, the mainstream medical approach to pain management has followed the same formula. Too often, treatment plans prioritize pills and procedures that can sometimes do more harm than good.Now, in

Overcoming Past Hurts Through Forgiveness" is a powerful and inspiring guide to help readers move beyond the pain of their past and create a more fulfilling life. Written by a recognized expert in the field of forgiveness, this book provides practical strategies and biblical insights to help individuals overcome the hurt and bitterness that may be holding them back.The book covers key topics such asovercoming resentment facing traumatic experiencesfinding stre...

Hurting Your Characters:A Writer’s Guide To Describing Injuries And Pain From The Character’s Point Of ViewHow does a broken rib feel? Can a character really walk on a broken ankle? What are the symptoms of asphyxiation, and how long will your character remain conscious? What really happens to a character in the vacuum of space?The answers may surprise you. Many writers (thankfully) have no experience to the very wounds, injuries, and trauma they must describe from ...

A psychologist’s paradigm-shifting exploration of moral injury—the wound we suffer when our core values are violated by what we’ve done, failed to do, witnessed, or been compelled to accept—and how to begin to repair it.An invisible malady is reshaping the emotional core of our institutions, communities, and inner lives. This ailment fractures our sense of self, erodes our trust in others, and leaves us questioning not only what has happened to us but also who we’v...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.New year, same old high school. It should be easy, except that there's this one guy stalking me wherever I go. His motive? To turn my life into a living hell, and… it's working. My bones tremble at the mere sight of him.His name is Jack. He's the bully, the football team's quarterback, works out, is a massive hit with the girls, and pretty much everything else. I'm small in comparison to him, but I'm not a wimp, either. I push b...