Co-published with Intergroup dialogue has emerged as an effective educational and community building method to bring together members of diverse social and cultural groups to engage in learning together so that they may work collectively and individually to promote greater diversity, equality and justice. Intergroup dialogues bring together individuals from different identity groups (such as people of color and white people; women and men; lesbian, gay, and bisexual people and heterosexual...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.James Abram Garfield was born on November 19, 1831, in a one-room log cabin in Orange Township, Ohio, to Abram and Eliza Ballou Garfield, entering the world in circumstances of frontier poverty that would profoundly shape his character and his lifelong commitment to education and self-improvement. The youngest of five children, Garfield's early years were marked by the hardships common to pioneer families in the Ohio wilderness, where s...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This is ironic given that history and Elizabeth’s relation to preceding monarchs made it highly unlikely that she would ever even inherit the throne. It was only the abdication of her uncle, in circumstances that shocked the world that put the young Princess Elizabeth's father on the throne and made her the heir.Queen Elizabeth II has become so much a part of British society and culture that her presence is take...

There's a Kid in My Chair is a non-fiction short story about a dad who can't seem to get to sleep. He must endure a barrage of obstacles through the night, only to leave his own room to sleep in his easy chair.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Throughout the vast steppes of Eurasia, two fierce and mobile peoples once thundered across the landscape, shaping the history and mythologies of the ancient world: the Scythians and the Sarmatians. These nomadic tribes lived on horseback, fought in swift raids, and maintained a culture and lifestyle uniquely adapted to the wide-open grasslands. As they moved across the steppe, they clashed with empires, including the powerful Romans. T...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Water Pollution and Health is a comprehensive guide that delves into the concerning health implications resulting from water pollution. This thought-provoking book takes readers on an educational journey, dissecting the various ways in which water pollution can profoundly affect human well-being. By closely examining the intricate links between polluted water sources and human health, readers have the opportunity to develop a deeper und...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, marked the beginning of a crisis that would fundamentally transform the Middle East while ushering in a new era of international relations defined by American global hegemony and the precedence of precision warfare over traditional military doctrines. Saddam Hussein's decision to occupy his tiny but oil-rich neighbor represented the culmination of longstanding territorial disputes, economi...

Why do women find work-life balance so hard? Why is having it all such an illusive quest? Why haven’t women achieved equality yet in the leadership ranks? Authors Jodi Ecker Detjen, Michelle A. Waters, and Kelly Watson probe these questions and more in this highly anticipated new book: The Orange Line™ - A Woman’s Guide to Integrating Career Family & Life. Through interviews with 118 college-educated women, they document the varied career stories and day-to-day anecdotes in the ongoing wor...

This practical and informative text lays out the product of a number of years of clinical research into suicide behaviour and its prevention. While the focus is on non-affective psychosis and the schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, the mechanisms underlying suicide behaviour in this group may well underlie or at least influence suicide behaviour in other disorders. The authors describe methods of assessment through individual formulation, and a cognitive behavioural intervention through case...

The last battle has been fought, and the victors are leaving the field.What happens to the remaining dragons now?In the End of Dragons, seventeen new voices show our young readers fantastical worlds where dragons and magic were real.

What it’s really like to be a parent in the world of higher education, and how academia can make this hard climb a little less steepAcademia has a big problem. For many parents—especially mothers—the idea of “work-life balance” is a work-life myth. Parents and caregivers work harder than ever to grow and thrive in their careers while juggling the additional responsibilities that accompany parenthood. Sudden disruptions and daily constraints such as breastfeeding, s...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The hammers of Swedish blacksmiths rang out across the iron-rich valleys of Bergslagen as King Gustav Vasa's master craftsmen worked day and night to forge the cannons that would transform a peripheral Scandinavian kingdom into one of Europe's most formidable military powers. The year was 1540, and Sweden was emerging from centuries of Danish domination with a burning determination to never again submit to foreign rule. The massive bron...