Tips and tools for budding artists to beribbon their lampshades, clothes, jewelry, totes, and more!Here is a boundless source of inspiration for crafty kids to turn their headbands, belts—even paper clips—into works of art, using ordinary ribbons, buttons, and string. The project materials are inexpensive and easy to find—you probably have most of them in a junk drawer right now! This book will instill a lifelong love of all things handmade in young artists. From b...

In recent years, China and the United States have each turned economic interdependence into an instrument of coercion, using their dominant positions in international trade to push states and firms to comply with their political goals. What is distinctive about this form of economic pressure, and how can other countries fight back?This groundbreaking book explores the weaponization of economic interdependence and its implications for the international order through a wealth of new ...

Utilizing the first-ever linguistic analysis of North Korean nuclear doctrine, this definitive study of North Korea's nuclear ballistic submarine and missile programs fills in important information and intelligence gaps regarding the nation's nuclear capabilities.North Korea's ongoing development of submarine forces and sea-based ballistic missile capabilities indicates that the country is striving to achieve the second leg of the nuclear triad. If successful, this...

Fu Hao was a fearsome military general, queen, mother, and priestess in ancient China. She was one of the most powerful women in world history who lived around 3,200 years ago during the Shang dynasty. How do we piece together details about the life of a woman who lived so long ago? Dazzling objects found in Fu Hao's spectacular tomb and China's earliest writings on turtle shells and animal bones reveal her captivating story.Journey through time to explore Fu Hao's China and learn ...

Could ancient giant sharks called megalodons still exist in the deep sea? What should you do if stung by a jellyfish? Can we predict lightning strikes and how is climate change affecting hurricanes?With humor and easy-to-understand language, marine scientist Ellen Prager and meteorologist Dave Jones use frequently asked and zany questions about the ocean and atmosphere to combat misinformation and make science engaging and understandable for all. From dangerous marine life, coral r...

The thought of contemporary North American theologian and ethicist Wendy Farley is an unflinching clarion call to justice and compassion. Farley invites us to discover ways of embodying the deep compassion capable of resisting pernicious distortions and traumatizing injustices that harm and dehumanize us all. This volume of essays embodies her invitation to awaken as beloved community. And when we are overwhelmed by the magnitude of struggle and despair, Farley reminds us that the powerful...

Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries.Sixteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate.Compiled by We Need Diverse Books’s Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman—who both contributed s...

Claws from under the couch? Who are they? What are they? They scare Teddy Bear. Counting isn't scary; it's fun! Kids will learn that counting and simple math are fun with Squeaky, the kitten.Written by an educator and Minnesota Book Award nominee.

When the body of social worker Dermot Carine is discovered in a hotel room, the ripples of suspicion start to spread in many directions. There’s Trina, a psychology professor who has a habit of crashing weddings, picking up men, and drinking to a state of oblivion. There’s a prominent surgeon and his wife, who both have a motive, as well as an obsession with Trina. Then there’s Laura, who’d been Dermot’s client as a teenager and who had a relationship with Dermot that pushed the boundaries...

A fascinating addition to rhetoric scholarship, Rhetoric, Through Everyday Things expands the scope of rhetorical situations beyond the familiar humanist triad of speaker-audience-purpose to an inclusive study of inanimate objects.The fifteen essays in Rhetoric, Through Everyday Things persuasively overturn the stubborn assumption that objects are passive tools in the hands of objective human agents. Rhetoric has proved that forms of communication such as digital ...

We often struggle to let some people go especially when they made that decision. We question the universe, we question ourselves, and we question everyone around us but we never truly get our answers. Letting someone go takes time, patience, and commitment to actively stop ourselves from relapsing and thinking about that person again. The Art Of Letting Go helps you understand why, how, and when you should let someone go so you can move on and never look back.

Beautiful and heartfelt. I know each one of these letters will help someone in the Grief Club. - Cariad LloydWelcome to the club you never wanted to join.When someone you love dies, it may seem impossible to know what will happen next and how you will cope. Losing someone in early adulthood, you may feel even more alone, when no-one around you seems to have had the same experience.Our letters don't have all the answers, but they do h...