When Fern's Mountain tribe kicks her out, she's determined to find something exciting to do with her life.But she gets more than she bargained for. Her training in the beautiful – but dangerous – art of fire dancing reveals she has a magical fire within.As she makes new friends and falls in love for the first time, how will she know whom to trust with her secret?And when her new family are threatened, will she be strong enough to protect the people she cares about?

Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism explores how heteropatriarchal representations of gender are portrayed within superhero comics, film, and television. The contributors examine how hegemonic masculinity has been continually perpetuated and reinforced within the superhero genre and unpack concise critiques of specific superhero representations, the industry, and the fan base at large. However, Superheroes and Masculinity also argues that possibilities ...

When Fern travels with the caravan to the Golden Islands, she's looking for anyone who can train her to control her fire magic.What she doesn't know is that the island's volcano has plans of its own for her … as do the slave ships currently preying on the islands' children.And when she meets the chief's son, Tau, an overly-confident, muscled young man who gets under her skin, Fern begins to question more than just her magic.Will Fern find the strength she needs to s...

Guided by the scholarly personal narratives of LGBTQ+ higher education scholars, practitioners, and scholar-practitioners, this informative volume explores how individuals exist within and experience the insider/outsider paradox within higher education as they engage in disruption, queer methods, and action.The second of a two-volume series, this book relates to the firsthand accounts and personal stories of the contributors in order to illustrate the challenges and opportunities t...

Drawing on autotheoretical methods, this insightful volume explores how LGBTQ+ scholars, practitioners, and scholar-practitioners exist within and negotiate an insider/outsider paradox within higher education, highlighting issues of affect, legibility, and embodiment.The first of a two-volume series, this book foregrounds the experiences of LGBTQ+ higher education scholars and practitioners in the United States as they navigate cisheteronormative culture, structures, practices, and...

Image Comics and Black Market Narrative present the first volume of RADIANT BLACK: THE AUDIOBOOK, an audio adaptation of the Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated series!Adapted and directed by series co-creator Kyle Higgins, the voice cast is led by Rider Strong (Boy Meets World) and Will Friedle (Batman Beyond) alongside Anne Yatco (Jujutsu Kaisen), Kaiji Tang

This book discusses canine and feline skin cytology and the importance of this diagnostic tool in interpreting skin lesions. With more than 600 clinical and cytological color pictures, it explains the cytological patterns observed in all cutaneous inflammatory and neoplastic lesions in cats and dogs, as well as cutaneous metastasis of non-primary skin neoplasms. The first part of the book describes cell morphology and cytological patterns, providing an overview of the normal structure of t...

Inflammatory Dermatopathology: A Pathologist's Survival Guide provides expert guidance for the reader to develop a systematic approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory disorders of the skin. It covers the most common and clinically important inflammatory disorders of the skin through an image-rich easy to read format. Each section includes practical tips to help navigate the differential diagnosis. Microscopic features are listed as bullet points to enhance readability. Examples of diagnos...

Neoplastic mimics or ìpseudotumorsî can simulate neoplasms on all levels of analysisóclinical, radiologic, and pathologicóand thus represent particular diagnostic pitfalls for the pathologist that can ultimately lead to therapeutic misdirection.Hundreds of color images and analysis of diagnostic mimics guide the pathologist through recognizing and distinguishing the unusual variants, morphologic anomalies, and misleading features that may easily lead to an inaccurate interpretation...

Mohs surgery is a highly effective treatment for certain cutaneous and oral pharyngeal cancers. The procedure allows for the precise and complete removal of cancers while preserving significant amounts of normal tissue. Through the presentation and orientation of the specimens' complete surgical margin on pathology slides, the location of tumor foci and other relevant findings can be correlated with their locations on the surgical wound. The ability to create perfect slides for histologica...

There hasn’t been a book concerning "Microscopically Controlled Surgery" published and it is vital to publish a book that details all the different terms and methodology used in microscopically controlled surgery. The goal is to create a practical, concise and simple explanation of 3D-histology with workflows and detailed illustrative material for dermatologists. It is therefore designed to be a goal-oriented manual rather than an exhaustive reference work. It will provide the essential in...