A Journey Through Loss – To Myself is a deeply personal and poetic memoir about breaking free from inherited pain and rebuilding a life on one’s own terms.Set between the silence of a broken home in Iraq and the longing for healing in Sweden, this short yet powerful reflection traces the author’s journey as the eldest son of a troubled household. He confronts the emotional weight of growing up with an absent, alcoholic father and a mother bound by fear and tradition.With ra...

Arab American women have played an essential role in shaping their homes, their communities, and their country for centuries. Their contributions, often marginalized academically and culturally, are receiving long- overdue attention with the emerging interdisciplinary field of Arab American women’s studies. The collected essays in this volume capture the history and significance of Arab American women, addressing issues of migration, transformation, and reformation as these women invented ...

Life is a journey, and with each new chapter we or our loved ones begin, it's easy to forget the smallbut important truths that keep us grounded. Don't Forget gathers these gentle reminders andpresents them like echoes from home-familiar, comforting and heartfelt. Each page is a touchstonemeant to inspire reflection, offer encouragement, and remind us of what truly matters when moving

Consider this book your invitation to the most exciting party of the century. We have invited you and some of the greatest minds of our species to dance, share cake, and ponder the age-old question: how can we make our world better? Seeking the Perfect World guides readers through thoughtful discussions of twenty-first-century challenges while providing everything needed to critically engage with current events and personal dilemmas.This book explores topics humans have di...

10 Ways to Stay Focused is your ultimate guide to mastering concentration and boosting productivity. This book provides practical strategies, from setting clear goals and prioritizing tasks effectively to eliminating distractions and leveraging powerful techniques like the Pomodoro Method. You'll discover how to create a productive environment, optimize your health with proper rest, exercise, and nutrition, and use modern tools to enhance focus. Whether you're a student, p...

This book is explicitly modernist at a time when many scholars have either forgotten the emancipatory promise of the Enlightenment or railed against it in the name of postmodernism. The book, broadly, adopts a hybrid epistemology that utilises the critical insights of Geisteswissenschaften Tradition (Weberian ‘Ideal-Type Analysis’) and the Habermas (1988) notions of the ‘public sphere’ and deliberative/dialogic democracy (‘ideal speech’) to advance a general proposition of democratic renew...

An investigative reporter goes inside one of the most shocking cases in California history—the brutal murder of a devoted husband by his con artist wife.Larry McNabney seemed to have it all. A horse enthusiast, successful attorney, and pillar of the community, he was loved and admired by everyone he knew—especially his much younger wife, Elisa. For six years of marriage, Larry and Elisa spent their spare time on the country club and horse racing circuit. But then hi...

This unique book provides an international comparison of labour markets, migrant professionals and immigration policies, and their interaction in relation to social work.Case studies based on the latest research from the UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and Australia allow readers to make critical comparisons and gain understanding of the global nature of the social work profession. Detailed analysis covers the opportunities and challenges presented by labour market mobility, the i...

James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) exemplified the ideal of the American public intellectual as a writer, educator, songwriter, diplomat, key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and first African American executive of the NAACP. Originally published anonymously in 1912, Johnson’s novel The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is considered one of the foundational works of twentieth-century African American literature, and its themes and forms have been taken up by other writers, from Ra...

Narrativas del miedo: Terror en obras literarias, cinemáticas y televisivas de Latinoamérica es una colección de ensayos escritos en inglés y en español en los que se analizan distintas representaciones del miedo como un elemento estructural y simbólico en obras literarias, teatrales y visuales de Argentina, Chile, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, República Dominicana y Venezuela. Este libro ofrece una coherente y comprensiva visión de conjunto que abre una discusión sobre una de las...

The people of The Shade are no strangers to storms. But the army of black witches racing toward their shores now is a cyclone unlike any the island has weathered before.Either victory or defeat awaits the Novaks at the end of the night... A new dawn is breaking over The Shade. Will you be there to see it?

Prepare for your return to The Shade... Derek will rip Caleb's heart out the moment he lays eyes on him for what he's done.Rose is convinced that the vampire is innocent. But my daughter has been fooled. Nobody but Caleb could have stolen away our dear friend.I gaze out at the dark waters rushing past us in the submarine, as we speed closer and closer toward our destination... Are you ready to once again lose yourself in The Shade?This book follows on directly after...