Founded in a perspective that speaks to the diversity of contexts and processes used across Canada, this work is nevertheless firmly grounded in theory, offering an in-depth analysis geared toward advanced study in community practice.This depth is further strengthened by the diversity of topics represented in this collective work: community work in various regions of the country exploring issues of poverty and environmental activism; community work with immigrants and refugees, and...

Black Millennials is an edited collection of writings that speak to the unique experience of the Black millennial in regard to identity, career, and social engagement in modern society and business. This book is unique in that it is written by Black millennials who are using their knowledge and expertise to speak and give voice to a generation of people who are being overlooked in both research and in the community. This book aptly starts a deeper conversation with a generation that is stu...

What happens when the largest dairy and food corporation in Italy, a global empire sponsoring Formula 1 teams and football clubs, is discovered to be a complete financial mirage? The Parmalat scandal of 2003, often dubbed "Europe's Enron," exposed a 14-billion-euro black hole built on shockingly primitive deception. Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder, aggressively expanded the company globally, masking massive, continuous operating losses through a labyrinth of offshore Caribbean shell comp...

The Black Stone and the Hidden Imam: The Rise and Fall of the Qarmatian StateBetween 899 and 1077 CE, a radical Islamic movement established an independent state in eastern Arabia that promised equality and justice for believers while building its economy on the forced labor of thirty thousand enslaved Ethiopians. The Qarmatian Commonwealth created communal storehouses, collective governance, and interest-free loans that provided genuine security to its members, ye...

An American visiting Japan is endangered by the worst earthquake in the island nation‟s history. While fighting to get out of the devastated country, he is bitten on his penis by an ant that has been zombified by a rare fungus... and further mutated from exposure to nuclear fallout from the battered and leaking Fukushima nuclear complex. Scared, tired and battling a flesh-eating monster in his pants, he yearns to return home, return to normal, and rid himself of the creature so near and de...

25 Award-winning Authors and IllustratorsBrilliant new worldsCaptivating new ideasPowerful new stories of action, adventure, and fantasyJust imagine…It’s game on, the fate of the universe is on the line—and you’re about to go all in.Saving the mammoths is in your hands—can you conjure the magic to make it happen?You’ve got a monster BFF...

The true history of Australia told with true blue candour and honesty, with the stories and yarns of the pioneering settlers still ringing in our ears up to modern times. Unlike America were the cowboys and Indians roamed the prairies, in Australia Aborigines and white men roamed the Never Never. Unlike the American Indians, the Aboriginals have inherited the wealth of Australia and taken all the benefits. This book is a thrilling and penetrating narrative of Australian life from deep with...

DILLON BRADFORD HAS FINALLY MADE IT. BROKEN FREE FROM THE TELEPATHIC HELL THAT ALMOST COST HIM HIS LIFE AND THE LIFE OF THE WOMAN HE LOVED.OR HAS HE?JUST WHEN HE THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO LIVE HIS LIFE. Dillon Bradford was a cool hunter, he had it all. Money. Women. And a gift for knowing exactly what his clients were thinking. He leveraged his telepathic ability into a tony lifestyle and created one of Dallas’ largest and most successful brand design agencies. Dillon‘s life s...

In "The Black Monk, and Other Stories," Anton Pavlovich Chekhov showcases his existential depth through a collection of narratives that deftly navigate the intersection of the mundane and the metaphysical. The titular story, "The Black Monk," explores themes of madness, disillusionment, and the tension between reality and illusion, while other tales delve into the intricacies of human relationships and the often-unrecognized suffering inherent in daily life. Chekhov's prose is marked by it...

An American visiting Japan is endangered by the worst earthquake in the island nation‟s history. While fighting to get out of the devastated country, he is bitten on his penis by an ant that has been zombified by a rare fungus... and further mutated from exposure to nuclear fallout from the battered and leaking Fukushima nuclear complex. Scared, tired and battling a flesh-eating monster in his pants, he yearns to return home, return to normal, and rid himself of the creature so near and de...

Yorkdale Weekly editor, Darcy Dillon, was supposed to report the news not become the news.A killer in the affluent equestrian community changed those plans.Thinking her new job meant stability for her family, Darcy's nose for news leads her to body after body at the barn where her daughter rides.Now, every aspect of her life is jeopardized. With the coach behaving beyond suspicious, teenage angst, a meddling ex, ex in-laws, and increasingly violent threats, Darcy's ...

Born of bloodshed, a prolific stain, fed by the sins of earliest man….The Simmons moved into 228 Briar Street. With two growing children needing a stable routine and a house to call home, Marc and Claire settled into the old red brick, unaware of the neighborhood's dirty little secret. In the dark and unfamiliar depths of the basement it lurks. It desires to manipulate the family into destructive chaos as it has countless times past and as far back as there were settlers in this pl...