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This collection of short stories looks at the lives of those with an inability to take control of their circumstances. Their predicaments are portrayed with a wry sense of humour and an eye for detail. Every story is another slice of life.

After the events of Transient Beings the former rector finds that he is adrift in an unfamiliar world. We see him come to life having been disconnected from his feelings by the pressures of his wife's alcoholism and his own crisis of faith. As an older, wiser man will he finally find contentment in his life and relationships?

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Experience Criminal Justice provides an environment for students to apply the foundations of the Criminal Justice system to interactive and assignable activities online. Students will read about the foundations of Courts, Cops, and Corrections in the streamlined, brief text, and then apply those foundations online as they use their own discretionary skills in You Make the Call videos and other online activities. Should officers issue a ticket ...

Community Psychology and Community Mental Health provides empirical justification and a conceptual foundation for transformative change in mental health, based on community psychology values and principles of ecology, collaboration, empowerment, and social justice.

Covered bridges are essential pieces of American and Canadian rural history, gracing the countryside from Oregon to Georgia an north to eastern Canada. In this lavishly illustrated volume Joseph D. Conwill recounts the rich, romantic history of covered bridges as they developed from early timber examples, born out of the traditions of medieval times, into modern structures designed for the motorized traffic of the early twentieth century. Refl...

The Shame of Poverty challenges thinking about the nature and causes of poverty in both the Global North and Global South. It invites the reader to question their understanding of poverty by bringing into close relief the day-to-day experiences of low-income families across the globe.

This report explores the association between school innovation and different measures related to educational objectives.

Something's stirring at the ranch, and Sly Fly is out of his mind with excitement. If only he could convince Gray Mare to take part. In this second adventure of Sly Fly and Gray Mare, see how they work out their differences and bring a special gift to those around them.

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Johann Wolfgang Goethe ist einer der zentralen Charaktere der deutschen Literatur: Faust, Die Leiden des jungen Werther und viele andere Meisterwerke machten ihn unsterblich. Doch wer war dieser Goethe? Von seinem Schreiben, seinem Forschen und Suchen, von seinen vielen Lieben und seiner großen Freundschaft mit Schiller erzählt dieses Buch. In drei Dossiers erfahren Sie vieles über die Kulturstadt Weimar, lernen Goethes literarisches Umfeld ...

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In the dark of night, the moon is bright. But what lurks in the shadows will give you a fright. Seventeen stories touch the unknown, the unseen, and the undead. Visit what we avoid. Step into the shadows of the moon. Included stories (alphabetical by author): Masks by Fred C. Adams Under a Hunter's Moon by Timothy Bateson Afraid by Thomas Beck The Reckoning: Hidden Remains by Spencer Carvalho The Hunt by IE Castellano The Heart...

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The Puritans used to say that "providence is the last refuge of the saints." Melvin Tinker's personal experience and work as a pastor have led him to believe that the doctrine of God's providence should be amongst the first refuges for the Christian seeking strength and comfort. From the early church right through into the nineteenth century, belief in providence was part of the staple diet of professing Christians. For various reasons, the ...

The readings in Men, Fatherhood and Families synthesize biological and cultural perspectives by exploring the evolutionary history and adaptive dimensions of human fatherhood, fatherhood in other primates, as well as the ways fatherhood, marriage, and families vary across cultures. The text is organized into five units. Unit One introduces and provides examples of this biological perspective and the comparative method used throughout the book....

At a small air base in Louisiana, family man and seasoned fighter pilot, Tuck Westerfield's life could literally crash down around him. In this business of flying fighter jets, the odds of staying alive are stacked against him. Haunted by the memories of dead friends killed in air mishaps, this Vietnam vet and father of three must deal with a devious commander, an animal-crazed neighbor, whose husband hates pilots, a beautiful, but suspicious ...

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