"The power of art and friendship. The vibrancy of this story really shines through!"-Julia Carmel, Los Angeles Times"Nina's Glass Dragon is a wonderful resource that imaginatively encourages young readers to build empathy and understanding - an important skill in a child's healthy, social-emotional development."-Dr. Jessica Bianchi, Marriage and Family Therapist and Board Certified Art TherapistLittle Nina lives in two worlds. The awesome glass sculpture gar...

Today's Christian culture is confusing to say the least. With so much noise, it's hard to know what is true and what is not. How can a woman who loves Jesus discern the truth when surrounded by so many differing voices?Sister, Walk in Truth helps you identify the lies that permeate today's pop-culture Christianity and apply God's Word to your life in a relevant and easy-to-implement way. Sister, you will walk away more equipped than ever to take God's Word and apply it to ...

Memoir of a Milk Carton Kid is the haunting story of a young girl, Tanya Kach, lost in the cracks of the system, forced to spend more than a decade as the prisoner of her middle school's security guard. From her troubled childhood, through her captivity at the hands of a manipulative captor, and ultimately on her road to recovery, Tanya's story is one of pain but ultimately triumph. Her story is told by her advocate and confidant, Lawrence H. Fisher. For more than five years his impassione...

The last four decades have witnessed the profound transformation of the very foundations of the international system: the globalization of trade, technical revolutions, the upheaval of the hierarchy of powers, the emergence of China, the explosion of the Middle-East, the mutation of conflicts and threats, climate concerns, etc.This special issue of Politique étrangère celebrates the 40th anniversary of IFRI. It includes contributions by the best international specialists t...

Twenty-six writers in Canada were asked to contribute pieces of original work describing how they see writing today. From Atwood’s opening, through writing from Indigenous writers, the reader is given a sense of how twenty-seven of the country’s finest writers see their world today. With an introduction by the editors, Dionne Brand, Rabindranath Maharaj, and Tessa McWatt.Contributors include: Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Madeleine Thien, M G Vassanji, Lawrence Hill, Pascale Q...

Rape Culture and Religious Studies: Critical and Pedagogical Engagements stages a critical engagement between religious texts and the problem of sexual violence. Rape and other forms of sexual violence are widespread on college and university campuses; they also occur in sacred texts and religious traditions. The volume addresses these difficult intersections as they play out in texts, traditions, and university contexts. The volumegathers contributions from religious studies scholars to e...

The Canadian Mountain Assessment provides a first-of-its-kind look at what we know, do not know, and need to know about mountain systems in Canada. The assessment is based on insights from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit knowledges of mountains, as well as findings from an extensive assessment of pertinent academic literature. Its inclusive knowledge co-creation approach brings these multiple forms of evidence together in ways that enhance our collective understanding of mountains...

Negotiating Group Identity in the Research Process: Are You In or Are You Out? focuses on researcher identity and the role it plays in conducting research, whether as a member of the culture being studied (i.e., an insider) or as an outsider to that culture. Contributors address the problems researchers face as insiders and outsiders, the practical strategies used to overcome related obstacles, the implications of insider/outsider status for the design of the study, the value of insider an...

From bestselling author B.B. Reid comes a wicked retelling of your favorite fairytale.America’s sweetheart has been canceled.From teen star to international phenom to the biggest celebrity in the world, Aurelia George has suddenly found herself on the other side of adoration. The public thinks they hate her when they never really knew her. The saddest tragedy of all is that she doesn’t know herself.Done with the fame, glitz, and glam—the whole doe-eyed...

Everything will change…in The One Night CollectionIncluding the titles:One Night…to ForeverOne Night…to ScandalOne Night… to MarriageOne Night…for RevengeOne Night…to SeductionOne Night…For BusinessOne Night…of ConvenienceOne Night…to Safety

Pae, an orphan, is adopted by Zhu Ding, a wealthy businessman with a dark past. He welcomes the young girl into his home, and his heart, freeing her from the oppressive grip of Benny, master sifu of the deadly arts. A child groomed to become one of the deadliest assassins in the land, Pae is shown a world filled with possibilities far brighter than the bleak future she found herself reluctantly coming to accept. Adapting into a life unfamiliar to her, Pae seeks purpose. She finds Vikki. Sh...

The Secession Talks is a collection of artist talks on exhibitions that took place at the Secession from 2011 to 2022. They contextualize the exhibition history of the Secession and allow for a new consideration and evaluation of the program. As a collection, these conversations between artists and well-known art critics, art historians, curators, and artist colleagues form a unique interface between artistic work and art education.