Child maltreatment occurs in the Black community at higher rates than any other racial group. Given the prevalence of child maltreatment risk factors in the Black community, such as being in a low-income family, single parent family, greater exposure to physical discipline, and less access to services and resources, it is not surprising but nonetheless concerning that Black children are at greater risk for abuse and/or neglect. Unearthing the cause and effect between the challenges faced b...

Conservation for the Anthropocene Ocean: Interdisciplinary Science in Support of Nature and People emphasizes strategies to better connect the practice of marine conservation with the needs and priorities of a growing global human population. It conceptualizes nature and people as part of shared ecosystems, with interdisciplinary methodologies and science-based applications for coupled sustainability. A central challenge facing conservation is the development of practical means for address...

Presenting the series of “Divine Words” encompassing original poetry, creative journals and artwork. A traditional style of metered and rhyme poems known as ‘New Formalism”. The Poetry in the Divine Series is written with the belief of intervention of divine guidance channelled through the authors. Phillip and Melissa are both Funeral Home operators with years of experience with Death, Grief and Love and whom both share charismatic spiritual gifts and a deep faith that we are not alone. Th...

Art and Answerability, the work that would become Mikhail Bakhtin’s literary manifesto, was first published in Den Iskusstva (The Day of the Art) on September 13, 1919. Mikhail Bakhtin’s Heritage in Literature, Arts, and Psychology: Art and Answerability celebrates one hundred years of Bakhtin’s heritage.This unique book examines the heritage of Mikhail Bakhtinin a variety of disciplines.To articulate the enduring relevance and heritage of the varied works of Bakhtin, sixteen schol...

The year 2013 is the 40th anniversary of the end of the 'White Australia policy'. In these four decades Australia's immigration policy has shifted from a primary concern with cultural homogeneity or Britishness to a focus on demand-based skills through an increasingly fine-tuned system of points tests, occupation lists and employer-sponsored visas.Despite disproportionate politicisation of asylum seekers in recent public discourse, the intake of refugees and humanitarian entrants h...

Presenting the series of “Divine Words” encompassing original poetry, creative journals and artwork. A traditional style of metered and rhyme poems known as ‘New Formalism”. The Poetry in the Divine Series is written with the belief of intervention of divine guidance channelled through the authors. Phillip and Melissa are both Funeral Home operators with years of experience with Death, Grief and Love and whom both share charismatic spiritual gifts and a deep faith that we are not alone. Th...

What lengths would you go to avenge your fathers death?Would you take on a billion dollar empire?What if that empire was the music industry?In this new crime thriller fiction series, the vivid imagination of Phillip J Kriz brings the elusive backstage concert experience to life. The Roadie Cartel keeps you on the edge of your seat with a story that combines America's love of going to concerts with its odd obsession with the lavish...

Samantha Daniels never knew what it took to be a private investigator. Besides getting nearly killed several times, kidnapped more than once, and new clients lining up the block, she managed to take on one big case that could make or break her career, literally. The only thing was that she had to work with the guy who broke more than her heart.Alexander Conrad never imagined that he would see Sam again. After what he did to her long ago, he knew that she wouldn't want anything to d...

This book brings together new research that engages with the concept of diaspora from a uniquely Australian perspective and provides a timely contribution to the development of research-informed policy, both in the Australian context and more broadly. It builds on the understanding of the complex drivers and domains of diaspora transnationalism and its implications for countries and people striving to develop human capabilities in a globally interconnected but also fractured world. The cha...

This text is designed to present a comprehensive state-of-the-art approach to options available for inguinal hernia repair. Early chapters address anatomic evaluation of the groin, preoperative optimization of outcomes, and considerations in choosing a surgical technique. It then transitions to the clinical management of this common medical condition, specifically focusing on operative details. Written by experts in the field of hernia repair, the clinical chapters detail both open and min...

Presenting the series of “Divine Words” encompassing original poetry, creative journals and artwork. A traditional style of metered and rhyme poems known as ‘New Formalism”. The Poetry in the Divine Series is written with the belief of intervention of divine guidance channelled through the authors. Phillip and Melissa are both Funeral Home operators with years of experience with Death, Grief and Love and whom both share charismatic spiritual gifts and a deep faith that we are not alone. Th...

Presenting the series of “Divine Words” encompassing original poetry, creative journals and artwork. A traditional style of metered and rhyme poems known as ‘New Formalism”. The Poetry in the Divine Series is written with the belief of intervention of divine guidance channelled through the authors. Phillip and Melissa are both Funeral Home operators with years of experience with Death, Grief and Love and whom both share charismatic spiritual gifts and a deep faith that we are not alone. Th...