Around the world, people living with disabilities face barriers in the built environment, in employment and education, and in social attitudes and policies that can make it hard to live a full and satisfying life.The ten women we meet in this book face physical and mental health challenges, some from birth and some who became disabled later in life. But they all share the determination to make the world a better place, not just for themselves but for those who will come after them....

What does it take to change the world? Whether it was the rule that forced Muslim women athletes like Ibtihaj Muhammad to choose between competition and wearing hijab or Indigenous women like Mary Two-Axe Earley to lose their official Indigenous status when they married white men, these women fought against it. Sometimes, they used their voice, like disability rights activist Judy Heumann, and Alicia Garza, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter. Sometimes, they led by example, like the STEM...

On February 14, 1981, my life changed forever. I was transported from my hospital bed to a place where I encountered the phenomenally powerful creator of the universe. Our meeting, however, was in a place of utter hopelessness and despair. This is a place few have visited and returned to speak of the horrific eternal judgement awaiting those who are unaware of its presence. Through my death experience, I received awesome mercy and forgiveness. I have taken a journey from depression ...

SOUL PRINTS presents a collection of poetry and short pieces examining the deepest soulful reflections for anyone with a strong faith and belief in angelic guidance. Each poem and short story is simply stated, seeking to share the souls journey here on Earth. The diverse pieces are meant to touch people of all ages and from all walks of life; some offer comfort and joy, while other pieces explore our soulful purpose in this complicated world. Each story was written to connect from the hear...

A lush autobiographical story of young love, 1930s Côte d’Azur, and rising fascism in Nazi Germany — by the famed publisher of Calvino, Pasternak, and Gunter GrassIn a giddy rush, a young woman and her older lover leave 1930s Berlin for a summer vacation on the Côte d'Azur. As they drive along stunning bays, linger over sumptuous meals and steal kisses on the street, they seem marvelously in sync, each enchanted by the other. But as she observes her lover's wanderi...

SOUL PRINTS presents a collection of poetry and short pieces examining the deepest soulful reflections for anyone with a strong faith and belief in angelic guidance. Each poem and short story is simply stated, seeking to share the souls journey here on Earth. The diverse pieces are meant to touch people of all ages and from all walks of life; some offer comfort and joy, while other pieces explore our soulful purpose in this complicated world.Each story was written to connect from t...

Elegant data and ideas deserve elegant expression, argues Helen Sword in this lively guide to academic writing. For scholars frustrated with disciplinary conventions, and for specialists who want to write for a larger audience but are unsure where to begin, here are imaginative, practical, witty pointers that show how to make articles and books a pleasure to read—and to write.Dispelling the myth that you cannot get published without writing wordy, impersonal prose, Sword shows how ...

MURDER SMELLS FOUL…Juan Agosto smells death at dawn in trash bins near Mrs. Wong’s home. A single white pop bead stuck in blood indicates foul play. Juan’s job as a trash collector in the suburbs of Denver didn’t prepare him for this, but his life before his escape from Sinaloa did. Will local cops Teresa Agosto and Joelle McVay be able to solve a horrific murder and find justice for the victim…Or, will Mrs. Wong’s name go on the chilling list of unsolved crimes?BUL...

What if a teenage boy washed up on the banks of the River Thames, soaked to the skin and unable to explain who he is?What if the only clue to the boy's identity is a sketch he made of a strange symbol?Who would help him? Who would hunt him?Who is River Boy?When a mystery teenage boy emerges from the River Thames drenched, distressed and unable to remember anything about himself, he becomes the focus of worldwide media spec...

Jed has been hunted across the world in his quest for immortality. Now his time is nearly up. This is the fourth and final book in a thrilling series.Jed is back in London, where it all began. But there's no time to draw breath.The hunt continues: by the river Thames, during New Year's Eve fireworks, and into the secret heart of St Paul's Cathedral.If Jed can't complete his quest within the year, he will die.Is his time really up ... or just...

Jed needs a miracle. If he can't complete his quest within a year, he will die. If he can, he will become immortal.Jed and Kassia know that time is running out. And when their enemies hunt them down in Paris, the friends flee to Istanbul to reveal its age-old secrets.But they know that the biggest clue to the mystery is Jed himself.Who is he? And what is hidden in his past?The third in an action-packed series full of adventure, this book has an illustrated n...

Jed must confront the revelation of his true identity: he is the alchemist Fulcanelli who discovered the elixir of life and used it to become young again. He must take the elixir one more time in order to live for ever. If he doesn't take it he will die. But Jed only has nine months left to take the elixir. And he has absolutely no idea how to make it.The challenge is clear. Jed, Kassia and co. must hunt down the secret recipe.Their quest takes them to Prague and then on to Paris -...