Samantha Elder and Scott Grant are total opposites. He's popular, self-assured. She's a loner who prefers to spend her time at the Fly-Inn fishing camp, the only place she's ever felt accepted and never bullied. Will the arrival of the over-confident Scott ruin her chance at happiness? Or will he introduce her to a future she'd never thought possible? TW: sexual assaultExcerpt:"Wait outside," the doctor snapped at Scott shoving him out of the way as he finished removing the...

Since she was fourteen years old, Brianna Barrett has been like a mother to her sister Elizabeth, and she has protected her. Now she has adopted her sister's daughter and is Beth's mother. There isn't anything she wouldn't do for her daughter.Leonard Bentley was skiing with his brother when Joseph caught an edge and struck a tree. Joseph begged him to take care of his fiancé and the child she was carrying. His promise to do so was the last thing his brother would hear. It was a pro...

Megan's last relationship was an epic failure. It left her shattered, and unwilling to risk her heart again. Why was the sexy jogger she passed on her way to work each day taking over her every thought? Her triumph at driving past him without looking is short-lived when she has to pull over because of car trouble. Who'd have thought having a flat tire would be a good thing?Wade had watched that same little car cruise past him each morning on his run to work but was never able to ca...

This book is for those moving their library beyond places to find information. Written by practicing public librarians and an academic librarian with an interest in public libraries, the book focuses on how public libraries can become more community centered and, by doing so, how they can transform both themselves and their communities. The authors argue that focusing on building community through innovative and responsive services and programs will be the best way for the public library t...

For every television series, the original vision grows within a press of forces-both social and artistic expectations, conventions of the business, as well as conventions of the art. Bad television-predictable, commercial, exploitative-simply yields to the forces. Good television, like the character of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, fights them. Fighting the Forces explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon Buffy the Vam...

A contest was held. The theme was "Poetry Is Life". Out of the many Poets who answered the call, one was chosen as the grand prize winner and eight were chosen as honorable mentions. They represent diverse backgrounds and different viewpoints but all are talented and skilled in the art of poetry. Poet Speak Magazine presents to you the work of those nine gifted Poets.

This anthology of hard-to-find primary documents provides a solid overview of the foundations of American media studies. Focusing on mass communication and society and how this research fits into larger patterns of social thought, this valuable collection features key texts covering the media studies traditions of the Chicago school, the effects tradition, the critical theory of the Frankfurt school, and mass society theory. Where possible, articles are reproduced in their entirety to pres...

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionaryThis thought-provoking Research Agenda explores the evolving field of positive leadership through the lens of dynamic balancing, the method of managing opposing forces to attain organizational or societal goals. Renowned experts in the field presen...

This second volume of The Rabbit Hole is every bit as flumbiferous as the first. Which is just as Alice likes, because weirdness abounds and the warren never ends. Are you out for revenge? You'll need the right app. Or perhaps you've done something foolish? Never mind – it can be undone. Would you like to be in a video game? That too can be arranged - at a cost.All this and more in 29 stories to leave you pondering realms beyond our perception. Unless, perhaps, they've been there a...

Exam board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Target success in AQA GCSE (9-1) History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam-style questions, revision tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.With My Revision Notes every student can:...

Spring is here and so is a new issue of Your Impossible Voice! For our twenty-fourth issue, we have daring new work from Jesus Quintero, Bri Stoever, Rebeca Abidail Flores, Curt Saltzman, Doina Ruști (translated by Ileana Marin) Max Blue, Isabella Rae Barrengos, Nadia Villafuerte (translated by Pennell Somsen), Monica Macansantos, Gabriela Ruivo Trindade (translated by Andrew McDougall), Kathleen Bryson, Edward Smallfield, Kristin Fogdall, Valerie Coulton, and Peter Grandbois. Cover art by...

The holidays can be a difficult and lonely time, especially for those who might be estranged from the family and faith traditions of their youth. Reconstructing Christmas recognizes and holds space for that pain, while also seeking to offer hope, acceptance, encouragement, and love to LGBTQ+ Christians who might be facing similar estrangements this Christmas season.The 160 page collection features poetry, sermons, devotional reflections, and short stories from 15 different...