The world is undeniably in chaos. Political instability, inflation, job insecurity, war, and natural disasters threaten global stability, while the aftermath of the pandemic continues to strain healthcare systems and expose vulnerabilities. Alongside this chronic instability, we’re living in a state of chronic stress. Now at an all-time high, stress undermines our immune systems, cognitive function, and overall health—sabotaging our bodies, minds, and businesses.But stress doesn’t ...

Over 200 observational drawings created every day from the same window reveal life in an ordinary English street in extraordinary times.This visual record and accompanying prose is a unique meditation on place, nature, community, time and mental well-being. Through this qualitative work we gain insight into the individual and collective experience and place-specific impacts of the pandemic, as opposed to the quantitative statistics of mortality and infection rates that characterise...

Abigail and Collin have an eight year old daughter through their arranged marriage. Abigail is being abused by her hot-tempered husband, however, and one day he simply drops dead. The community believes the death was no accident and the Bishop begins to investigate. Abigail is excommunicated pending the outcome but is rescued by the man she has loved all along, who joins her in her new adventure outside the Amish community.

Landscape and branding explores the way landscape is conceptualised, conceived, represented and designed by professionals in a brand-driven age.Landscape - incorporating tangible physical space as well as intangible concepts, narratives, images, and experiences of place - is constructed by a number of creative industries. This book tests the hypothesis that place branding, a powerful marketing and management practice, increasingly blurs the distinction between the...

How do you flip the script and experience your full potential? The answer lies in the process of personal reflection. Nicole invites you on a journey of exploration, meditation, and self-actualization as you incorporate her four life changing principles into your daily life:One: Dealing with DisappointmentTwo: Progress is a ProcessThree: Preparation Time is Never Wasted TimeFour: Faith ItTake this opportunity to set aside time for personal growth and deve...

I believe that every season has a purpose that prepares us for the next. Recognize that every season in your life is a training ground for you. You cant always see it, but God is adding to you. You are growing in your faith. God is molding you and preparing you for your destiny. Learning to love the single life is one of the best decisions that Ive made in my life. Ive been single since 2013 and Ive never been happier. Sure, I dont have a man around to open pickle jars, squish spiders, or ...

The crisis of borders and prisons can be seen starkly in statistics. In 2011 some 1,500 migrants died trying to enter Europe, and the United States deported nearly 400,000 and imprisoned some 2.3 million people—more than at any other time in history. International borders are increasingly militarized places embedded within domestic policing and imprisonment and entwined with expanding prison-industrial complexes. Beyond Walls and Cages offers scholarly and activist perspectives on...

Facts, figures, and essays on women and poverty by Barbara Ehrenreich, Kirsten Gillibrand, LeBron James, and other high-profile contributors.Fifty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson called for a War on Poverty and enlisted Sargent Shriver to oversee it, the most important social issue of our day is once again the dire economic straits of millions of Americans. One in three live in poverty or teeter on the brink—and seventy million are women and the children wh...

In the wake of the pandemic, many employers continue to allow their employees to work from home, but much of the workplace remains governed by strict structural norms such as shifts, schedules, attendance, and leave-of-absence policies that determine when and where work is performed. In The Workplace Reimagined, Nicole Buonocore Porter explores how these workplace norms marginalize people with disabilities and workers with caregiving responsibilities. Using COVID-19 as a lens to illustrate...

In "And Seek (Not) to Alter Me," 16 authors and 15 artists have come together to create an exquisite, full-color collection of artwork and stories inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Much Ado About Nothing." We encouraged contributors to stretch their imaginations, think outside the box, and put their own unique—and queer—twists on Benedick, Beatrice, Hero, Claudio, Don Pedro, and the whole gang! In true Shakespearean fashion, our creators utilize gender, sexuality, romanticism, and a ...

In And Seek (Not) to Alter Me, 16 authors and 15 artists have come together to create an exquisite, full-color collection of artwork and stories inspired by William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing. We encouraged contributors to stretch their imaginations, think outside the box, and put their own unique—and queer—twists on Benedick, Beatrice, Hero, Claudio, Don Pedro, and the whole gang! In true Shakespearean fashion, our creators utilize gender, sexuality, roman...

A peaceful cricket match on a warm summer's day turns to murder and mystery, as the star player Aaron Decker lies dead in his bed, his girlfriend sleeping soundly beside him. The case takes on a new twist with links to the disappearance of a German U-Boat and a British warship in 1945. With the mysterious Aegis Institute hovering in the background of the investigation, D.I Andy Ross and his team find themselves in their most complex case to date. With events in Britain, Germany, the U.S.A ...