Kate O'Reilly loves a stroll down memory lane.Nowadays she's a mother to Declan and Phoebe, has the semi-detached in suburbia and the dependable husband, Seamus but when faced with a never-ending pile of laundry and new chin hairs sprouting overnight, no wonder she daydreams about the past.A time when the music was better (Girl Power forever!), her social circle was wider, Cool Britannia reigned supreme and only a penalty shootout stood between England reaching the finals...

Follow Randy Mink in this autobiographical anthology as he takes readers through four different periods of his life. His tear-jerking book, "Front Porches to the Picture Window," features heartfelt stories written in his Hemingway style, writing the simplest and truest sentences he knows. Those tears of sorrow will change to tears of laughter with later humorous stories written in a style that has been compared to Lewis Grizzard. Randy takes readers from his youth to his later years filled...

Long-time vocalist, composer, and recording artist, Len Mink, examines the origins, power, and potential of music, the role of sound in the universe, and the wide variety of revelations found in a quantum study of the sound we call music. This universal energy affects everything in the cosmos, downloading its power and meaning into everything it touches. From the full array of medical benefits to the cross-cultural ability of musical sound to bring people into unity, music saturates our li...

While rooted in traditional marketing principles, successful fashion marketing presents a unique set of opportunities and challenges. Marketing Fashion: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, second edition, presents marketing theories and practices as they specifically relate to apparel, home goods, and other design-driven products. Using a variety of contemporary examples, the text details how fashion marketers develop and apply marketing strategies that meet consumer needs. This include...

Immortal GenesisWhat if one human could live forever?When a groundbreaking experiment goes horribly right, one man becomes the first immortal human. As decades turn into centuries, he witnesses empires rise and fall, technology advance beyond imagination, and humanity itself transform—while he remains unchanged.But immortality is not a gift without cost. He must navigate a world that will never stop changing, confront enemies who will stop at nothin...

Former special forces soldier and now elite Scout bounty hunter Daniel Legend is leaving the mean streets of Los Angeles for the meaner streets of Shinjuku.In the real world, Tokyo’s most cosmopolitan ward: center of metropolitan power, crossroads of traffic, den of vice. But in Shinjuku, Daniel Legend, in search of his missing sister Angela, discovers the unreal city: Shinjuku, the nexus of realities, riddled with underground pathways.In ...

A biography of the Hawaiian legislator who was the first woman of color and first Asian American woman in the U.S. Congress, and the champion of Title IX.Patsy Takemoto Mink was the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman elected to Congress. Fierce and Fearless is the first biography of this remarkable woman, who first won election to Congress in 1964 and went on to serve in the House for twenty-four years, her final term ending with her d...

Lisa is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Play Therapy Supervisor, and a Certified Animal Assisted Play Therapist Supervisor. She is the owner of Therapooch® Family Counseling Center in Camarillo, California. She started working with kids 25 years ago as a preschool teacher and would bring animals into her classroom. Lisa has over 20 years of experience conducting AAT in a variety of therapeutic settings. Her therapy office and playroom were personally designed with AAPT in mind ...

Teaching Resistance is a collection of the voices of activist educators from around the world who engage inside and outside the classroom from pre-kindergarten to university and emphasize teaching radical practice from the field. Written in accessible language, this book is for anyone who wants to explore new ways to subvert educational systems and institutions, collectively transform educational spaces, and empower students and other teachers to fight for genuine change. Topics i...

Even as the fashion industry changes rapidly with new technologies, styles and trendsetters, one thing remains constant: the customer is key. But with more competition than ever before, how do fashion brands reach elusive customers and even more crucially, establish loyalty? This thoroughly updated third edition introduces core concepts of consumer behavior through a unique fashion perspective. Ideal for fashion merchandising and marketing courses, this text explains the motivation behind ...

This book describes official statistics as a tool to hold up a mirror to society – but also as an instrument for those who can manipulate this mirror. It addresses the precarious interaction of politics, official statistics, and ethical principles. Three sets of themes can be derived from this relationship, which are the focus of this book: Political systems and guiding principles, official statistics as a science of the state, and ethical issues arising from them. Ultimately, the determin...

![Image 1][]Must the crippling voice of paranoia continue to affect your life?The Voice of Paranoia is an engaging book that guides you through your personal battle with paranoia. Daniel C. Mink provides a comprehensive guide on your journey toward better mental health and greater autonomy. This book will motivate you to reflect on the importance of confronting anxiety, distrust, and low self-esteem amidst the murk of loneliness and deafening suspicious th...