The idea of voting is simple, but the administration of elections in ways that ensure access and integrity is complex. In How We Vote, Kathleen Hale and Mitchell Brown explore how election officials work, how ballots are cast and counted, and how jurisdictions try to innovate while also protecting the security of the voting process.Election officials must work in a difficult intergovernmental environment of constant change and intense partisanship. Voting practices and fun...

The idea of voting is simple, but the administration of elections in ways that ensure access and integrity is complex.In How We Vote, Kathleen Hale and Mitchell Brown explore what is at the heart of our democracy: how elections are run. Election administration determines how ballots are cast and counted, and how jurisdictions try to innovate while also protecting the security of the voting process, as well as how election officials work.Election officials must work in a dif...

In 2020, COVID-19 became a global pandemic devastating physical and mental health, social wellbeing, and the economic status of millions globally. Unforgettable images of death and the deep wounds inflicted on the livelihoods of employees and business owners were broadcast daily in the media. Less visible was the political fallout that threatened the rights of countless voters seeking to exercise their democratic rights under exceptional conditions. In the United States, the scourge of the...

Kept is a memoir that recounts the defining moments in my journey from life in a middle-class African-American family tightly bound by duty and God to a life of prostitution, drugs, and crime, and ultimately to the life I lead now- defined by faith, community, and family. It's a journey that stretches from California through Arizona and Texas and on to Memphis. This is not just another story about a woman who loses her way and finds redemption in the end. Even in cheap hotels, dens of drug...

He was her secret, her sin, the heart she couldn't love.Emery Robert's life is everything she wanted: married to the love of her life, with a good job, and plans for a family in the future. But when Emery's husband dies tragically, she is the one who stops living.Three years later, at the age of 30, she's still struggling to move on. Friends are encouraging her to date again, while her in-laws want to keep her in the past, trapping Emery in the middle....

"Sobbing so uncontrollably I could not take a breath,the pain was unbearable.I washed down the pills with an openbottle of wine I grabbed from the fridge.I just wanted it all to stop...the pain... the fighting... the lies..."Scars to Stars TM is a series of online summits, live events,and books. These writers vulnerably share their personal, authentic stories of overcoming adversity to motivate and inspire you, wherever you might be a...

"Sobbing so uncontrollably I could not take a breath, the pain was unbearable. I washed down the pills with an open bottle of wine I grabbed from the fridge. I just wanted it all to stop... The pain... the fighting... the lies..."Scars to Stars TM is a series of online summits, live events, and books. These writers vulnerably share their personal, authentic stories of overcoming adversity to motivate and inspire you, wherever you might be along our own journey... so you will never ...

Acknowledged as a classic of mountain writing, this book takes you into the bothies, howffs and dosses on the Scottish hills as Fishgut Mac, Desperate Dan and Stumpy the Big Yin stalk hill and public house, evading gamekeepers and Royalty.

The instant New York Times bestselling book of entertaining, irreverent, and totally accessible illustrated answers to the scientific “questions you had no idea were bugging you all your life” (Fast Company), from the creators of the wildly popular YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE.Why do we get hung over? What would happen if you stopped sleeping? Is binge-watching TV actually bad for you? Why should I take a power nap? In their first-ever book, Mitche...

This edited collection examines the means to create, maintain, and enhance welcoming colleges and universities in the United States and abroad with personal accounts, case studies, models, programs, and other frameworks written by practitioners in higher education. The contributors explain how they have created inviting classrooms; established friendly educational experiences both within and beyond the classroom; engaged faculty and enhanced the teaching experience; and developed instrumen...

"Sobbing so uncontrollably I could not take a breath, the pain was unbearable.I washed down the pills with an open bottle of wine I grabbed from the fridge.I just wanted it all to stop... the pain... the fighting... the lies..."Scars to Stars is a series of online summits, live events, and books. These writers vulnerably share their personal, authentic stories of overcoming adversity to motivate and inspire you, wherever you might...

How to transition to a low sodium diet without giving up the foods you love most.The things we eat should make us feel good and keep us at the peak of health. When that’s not happening, we have to make a change.If you’ve recently discovered that you need to adopt a low sodium diet for the sake of your health, you probably think that means you’re in for a future filled with bland, tasteless meals.Think again.This book is filled to the brim with delicious reci...