What if becoming the person you want to be doesn't require fixing the person you already are?Most of us have a persistent voice of discontent in our heads. It criticizes what we do, questions our choices, compares us with others, tells us how life should be, and insists that something needs to change before we can finally be okay.We listen because the voice sounds like us.But what if it isn't telling us the truth?After nearly fourteen years ...

What if becoming the person you want to be doesn't require fixing the person you already are?Most of us have a persistent voice of discontent in our heads. It criticizes what we do, questions our choices, compares us with others, tells us how life should be, and insists that something needs to change before we can finally be okay.We listen because the voice sounds like us.But what if it isn't telling us the truth?After nearly fourteen years ...

Biology of Sex is a lively and intellectually challenging textbook. Mills analyzes the biological basis of sex by considering genetic, physiological, and evolutionary principles. In order to explain the biological aspects of human sex, he uses direct and intriguing comparisons with the many variations in sexual systems among non-human organisms. Text boxes provide fascinating examples: non-human species that cannibalize their partners during copulation, organisms that do not fall ...

This book provides an unprecedented analysis and appraisal of party autonomy in private international law - the power of private parties to enter into agreements as to the forum in which their disputes will be resolved or the law which governs their legal relationships. It includes a detailed exploration of the historical origins of party autonomy as well as its various theoretical justifications, and an in-depth comparative study of the rules governing party autonomy in the European Union...

A sharp distinction is usually drawn between public international law, concerned with the rights and obligations of states with respect to other states and individuals, and private international law, concerned with issues of jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in international private law disputes before national courts. Through the adoption of an international systemic perspective, Dr Alex Mills challenges this distinction by exploring the...

The Little Book of Sneakers explores the history and innovation of the world's most coveted footwear, containing all you need to know about the designers, athletes, brands, and eras that shaped sneaker culture. Opening with an introduction to the evolution of sneaker design and its rise from athletic wear to a global style icon and status symbol, it contains profiles on the most iconic sneakers, from Michael Jordans to Converse and from Adidas Superstars to Yeezys...

One-on-one coaching can transform both your career and personal life.Whether you want to be successful at work, deepen your relationships with the people who matter most, or break free from unproductive patterns, working with a coach can help you create the future you've always wanted.That being said, coaching isn't magic. All too often, people have the desire to improve but fail to achieve the exponential growth they deserve. It isn't because their goals ...

Do you struggle to keep your cool when things don't go your way? Do you find yourself getting angry at the drop of a hat?Or do you simply want to learn how to stay calm under pressure?Anger is a perfectly normal and healthy emotion. But when it's not managed properly, it can lead to problems—both for you and for those around you. You might say or do things you later regret, or you might get so angry that you hurt yourself or someone else. Many of u...

The new edition of this well-established and highly regarded work has been fully updated to encompass the major changes and developments in the law, including coverage of the Recast Brussels I Regulation which came into force in 2015. The book is invaluable for the practitioner as well as being one of the leading students' textbooks in the field, giving comprehensive and accessible coverage of the basic principles of private international law. It offers students, teachers and practitioners...

CAPTURED, AUCTIONED, AND CLAIMED. BUT I WILL NEVER SURRENDER, NO MATTER THE COST...I’m a prize. A treasure for the taking. A gift to be given to the highest bidder by our new Chapter Lord. For two years, I’ve been locked away. Sequestered. They tell me it’s for my protection, but I know better. They’re waiting. And on my twenty-first birthday, they hold an auction, not just for my virginity, but for me, all of me. When I’m paraded before them, I see all the men who once kissed my father’s ...

A volume of literary erotica exploring the possibilities of sexual negotiation.Twenty complex, surprising, intense, and relatable stories from a spectrum of new and established writers center on something unusual in erotic fiction: someone saying no. Submissives—and dominants—safeword out of BDSM scenes. Couples (and one threesome!) discover the options and boundaries within their new relationships. Past trauma rears its head. Personal preferences clash.Between the Shores s...

Characterization doesn't stop in the bedroom. Discerning readers' craving for emotionally and intellectually satisfying erotica will be fed by a spectrum of popular authors and new favorites as varied as the smart, smutty stories they've written for this anthology. Sweet, kinky, romantic, magical, even heartbreaking, one thing they all have in common is a groundbreaking vision of what erotic writing can be.Featuring characters who are queer and straight, cis and trans, from mature ...