Helps women break through the tired and hurtful stereotypes of aging to better reflect who they are, how they live, and what they want as they age.Who hasn’t heard the stereotypes about women of a "certain age?” That’s the age when women become invisible, irrelevant, undesirable, asexual, unhinged, dried-up, hormonal messes. It’s when women quickly slide into fragility and become forgetful, passive, weak, feeble, debilitated, disabled, dependent, and depressed. Or s...

A little distance goes a long way in this ultimate guide to living apart together relationships . . .Is the secret to stronger long-term relationships spending a healthy amount of time together and apart? Live apart together relationships have increasingly been making headlines in recent years, not only in the United States, but internationally. While it's hard to get a handle on just how many couples live apart from their romantic partners, it's estimated...

If half of all cars bought in America each year broke down, there would be a national uproar. But when people suggest that maybe every single marriage doesn't look like the next and isn't meant to last until death, there's nothing but a rash of proposed laws trying to force it to do just that.In The New I Do, therapist Susan Pease Gadoua and journalist Vicki Larson take a groundbreaking look at the modern shape of marriage to help readers ...

If half of all cars bought in America each year broke down, there would be a national uproar. But when people suggest that maybe every single marriage doesn't look like the next and isn't meant to last until death, there's nothing but a rash of proposed laws trying to force it to do just that.In The New I Do, therapist Susan Pease Gadoua and journalist Vicki Larson take a groundbreaking look at the modern shape of marriage to help readers ...

Danske Vicki Salling og hendes franske samlever, Luc Legrand, har slået sig ned i Paris, hvor de skal opbygge og sikre en stærk og solid europæisk platform for Lucs nye arbejdsgiver, Indian Gem Stones. Inderne satser på et joint-venture i det østlige Zimbabwe, der har verdens største diamantforekomster, og Luc får til opgave på rekordtid at få søsat projektet.Men et sådant projekt er som at vifte de indiske konkurrenter om næsen med en rød klud, og det er samtidig et frontalangreb p...

Danske Vicki Salling og hendes franske samlever, Luc Legrand, har slået sig ned i Paris, hvor de skal opbygge og sikre en stærk og solid europæisk platform for Lucs nye arbejdsgiver, Indian Gem Stones. Inderne satser på et joint-venture i det østlige Zimbabwe, der har verdens største diamantforekomster, og Luc får til opgave på rekordtid at få søsat projektet.Men et sådant projekt er som at vifte de indiske konkurrenter om næsen med en rød klud, og det er samtidig et frontalangreb p...

One day in the distant future, Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is destined to battle the giant snake that threatens to devour the world. Until then, mortals of Middle Earth look to Thor and his magic hammer for protection from evil. In this third volume of the Secrets of the Ancient Gods series, Thor takes time from his duties to lead readers through the mythological Norse realms, those mysterious worlds that are home to gods, giants, elves, and monsters. He also delves into the age of the...

Neoliberalism has been widely criticised because of its role in prioritising ‘free markets’ as the optimum way of solving problems and organising society. In the field of education, this leads to an emphasis on the knowledge economy that can reduce both persons and education to economic actors and be detrimental to wider social and ethical goals.Drawing on a range of international contexts across informal, adult, school and university settings, this book provides innovative example...

Hades, god of the dead, welcomes readers on a dangerous tour of his underworld kingdom, filled with monsters, furies, giants, and vampire demons. Along the way, he reveals ancient death rites and sinister curses, tells hair-raising stories, and cracks jokes to die for. With his witty voice and ghoulish sense of humor, Hades is the perfect guide through this fresh and imaginative work of nonfiction that reads like a novel. Includes a glossary, bibliography, and index.