Welcome to the spaces between.Forget any idea of a fixed, dependable centre ground. The suggestion in this book is that the real story of modern life is found in and along edges, cracks, and boundaries. It’s in these places of ambiguity and glorious uncertainty where the richness is, and often where the fun stuff happens. By providing a wide-ranging look at a variety of contexts, Martin Lee invites readers to step into a broad set of distinctive borderlands — some ...

CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE"Martin takes a thorough and focused approach to the processes that rule threat intelligence, but he doesn't just cover gathering, processing and distributing intelligence. He explains why you should care who is trying to hack you, and what you can do about it when you know."—Simon Edwards, Security Testing Expert, CEO SE Labs Ltd., Chair AMTSOEffective introduction to cyber threat intelligence, suppl...

When a decorated Army Ranger haunted by loss becomes thewinged protector Knighthawk, he must rally unlikely allies-including a feralAmazonian legend, rogue operatives, and a machine outlaw-to stop a grievingscientist turned living weapon from unleashing his nanite-fueled wrath, as shadowyforces and failed experiments across the globe rise to claim the same power

The Divine Rise of Dark Feminine is a profound collection of spiritual poetry and reflective writings that guides readers through the sacred journey of healing, transformation, and awakening.Exploring themes of shadow work, divine feminine energy, self-love, emotional healing, intuition, and spiritual growth, Martin Lee Royale invites readers to embrace every part of themselves, including the pain, vulnerability, and hidden strength that shape true transformation.E...

Dark Masculine: The Divine Rise of Dark Masculine is a deeply moving collection of spiritual poetry and reflections that explores the forgotten journey of the masculine soul.For generations, men have been taught to suppress emotion, carry silent burdens, and mistake vulnerability for weakness. This book challenges those beliefs by revealing a different path, one built on courage, self-awareness, compassion, accountability, and inner strength.Through powerful poetry...

A fresh approach to bridging research design with statistical analysisWhile good social science requires both research design and statistical analysis, most books treat these two areas separately. Understanding and Applying Research Design introduces an accessible approach to integrating design and statistics, focusing on the processes of posing, testing, and interpreting research questions in the social sciences.The authors analyze real-world data...

Utilizing the latest software, this book presents the essential statistical procedures for drawing valuable results from data in the social sciences.Mobilizing interesting real-world examples from the field of education, Understanding Educational Statistics Using Microsoft Excel and SPSS supplies a seamless presentation that identifies valuable connections between statistical applications and research design. Class-tested to ensure an accessible presentati...

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A “cleanly written [and] artful . . . page-turner” (San Francisco Chronicle) about a nine-year-old girl’s disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit community“Compelling . . . both harrowing and deeply felt.”—New York Daily NewsOn an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her ...

"An engrossing account" of the history of LSD, the psychedelic 1960s, and the clandestine mind games of the CIA (William Burroughs).Beginning with the discovery of LSD in 1943, this "monumental social history of psychedelia" tracks the most potent drug known to science—from its use by the government during the paranoia of the Cold War to its spill-over into a revolutionary antiestablishment recreation during the Vietnam War—setting the stage for one of the great id...

A bestselling author of Acid Dreams tells the great American pot story— a panoramic, character-driven saga that examines the medical, recreational, scientific, and economic dimensions of the world’s most controversial plant.Martin A. Lee traces the dramatic social history of marijuana from its origins to its emergence in the 1960s as a defining force in a culture war that has never ceased. Lee describes how the illicit marijuana subculture overcame government oppo...

Martin A. Lee traces the dramatic social history of marijuana from its origins to its emergence in the 1960s as a defining force in a culture war that has never ceased. Lee describes how the illicit marijuana subculture overcame government opposition and morphed into a dynamic, multibillion-dollar industry.In 1996, California voters approved Proposition 215, legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. Similar laws have followed in more than a dozen other states, but not without an...

Recovery in Black and White in AmericaBy: Martin J. LeeOur nation’s youth are in the grips of an opioid crisis. Young and old addicts are overdosing and dying daily. Recovery programs and fellowships are helping immensely. Recovery in Black and White in America exposes the ignorance and the arrogance of our American society’s ills that tend to interfere with the recovery process of many addicts and alcoholics.About the AuthorMartin J. Lee was orphaned at ten ...