In this shattering and iconic American novel, PEN prize-winning writer, Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our nation's disquieting and violent contradictions.After trying to help Benjamin Pearl, an undernourished, nearly feral eleven-year-old boy living in the Montana wilderness, social worker Pete Snow comes face to face with the boy's profoundly disturbed father, Jeremiah. With courage and caution,...

A DEA agent uncovers an international conspiracy when she follows a tip from a Mexican drug lord in this "intelligent, propulsive thriller" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).Diane "Hardball" Harbaugh doesn't flinch easily. A former prosecutor, she's now a DEA agent known for getting suspects to confess—in tears. But she's thrown for a loop when a Mexican drug lord offers her explosive information about the international black market. After heading south ...

In a shattered America ruled by tyranny and fear, freedom is on the brink of extinction.Once a beacon of democracy, the United States has fallen under the iron grip of a ruthless autocrat and his sinister regime. Behind the scenes, a billionaire technocrat orchestrates a surveillance state so vast and oppressive, no one escapes its gaze. As white nationalist militias enforce brutal policies and entire populations vanish into the night, a secret resistance rises from the shadows.

For fans of The Border and Jason Bourne, Make Them Cry is an explosive action thriller about a DEA agent sucked into a dangerous turf war on the US-Mexico border.It’s hard to make Diane Harbaugh flinch. A former prosecutor notorious for her aggressive tactics, she’s now a DEA agent who interrogates witnesses so effectively, she has them confessing in tears. But when she hears from Gustavo, a high-ranking cartel member with an invaluable secret abo...

In this shattering and iconic American novel, PEN prize-winning writer, Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our nation's disquieting and violent contradictions.After trying to help Benjamin Pearl, an undernourished, nearly feral eleven-year-old boy living in the Montana wilderness, social worker Pete Snow comes face to face with the boy's profoundly disturbed father, Jeremiah. With courage and caution,...

Explore the origins, history, and evolution of the dragon, a creature that dominates transcultural mythology and folklore.In The Evolution of the Dragon, G. Elliot Smith presents a compelling study of comparative mythology, tracing the dragon’s transformation across cultures and history. From water and rain gods to fiery symbols of the devil, this timeless beast has taken on countless forms and meanings in human storytelling.First published in 1919...

Women and Psychiatric Treatment provides a practical guide to the challenge of preserving fairness in access and quality of provision of health care and argues that equity is only achievable through greater recognition of gender differences.Taking into account the main variables which influence treatment, such as setting, age and culture, clear suggestions are given for the reform of training, research and provision of services according to gender differences.Divid...

This insightful book shows how prioritising loving relationships in the primary school between practitioners and children helps secure children’s emotional well-being, improves behaviour and leads to more successful learning. It identifies the fundamental values that underpin effective learning encounters and provides the practical tools and language to realise deep connections with children.Combining theory with personal experience the authors present relationship-based practice a...

The Spring 2017 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year’s three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles; the Winter issue is staff-edited.Acclaimed writer Jennifer Haigh guest-edits this poetry and prose issue of Ploughshares. As Haigh writes in her introduction, “By training or habit or simply natural inclination, the writer of literature is se...

On 21 March 2017, Associate Professor Teresia Kieuea Teaiwa passed away at the age of forty-eight. News of Teaiwa’s death precipitated an extraordinary outpouring of grief unmatched in the Pacific studies community since Epeli Hau‘ofa’s passing in 2009. Mourners referenced Teaiwa’s nurturing interactions with numerous students and colleagues, her innovative program-building at Victoria University of Wellington, her inspiring presence at numerous conferences around the globe, her feminist a...

The book America The Great is Falling: The Rise of Morningstar’s Empire – The Son of Dawn is a fictional but deeply resonant exploration of systemic inequality in the United States. It delves into the struggles of Black and Brown communities, immigrant families, and marginalized groups, shedding light on injustices such as healthcare disparities, the trauma of immigration policies, and economic oppression.Through the intertwined narratives of characters like Maya and Rosa, the book...

Most business owners spend more time choosing a logo color than deciding what to charge. That imbalance is costing you thousands of dollars every single month. The price you set is the most powerful message you will ever send, yet almost nobody treats it like a message at all. This book reveals why a price buyers can't refuse is never the lowest price, and it is always the price that looks small next to the value it represents. Whether you are a freelancer, a coach, or a CEO, the strategie...