Examines why so many are leaving religion, and what that means for American societyOne of the largest changes in American culture over the last fifty years has been the increase in people exiting religion. Goodbye Religion explores why there has been such an upswing among those who identify as nonreligious, and what the societal implications are of this move towards less religiosity.Utilizing nationally representative data and more than a hundred i...

More than 250 species of freshwater fishes live in North Carolina waters, making identification a challenge. Thanks to this comprehensive guide, anyone will be able to accurately identify any fish found in North Carolina—and better appreciate the diversity and beauty of fishes within the state.Inside the book:* Detailed identification keys based on essential species markers* 546 full-color images for clear identification of species markers* 260 maps showing sp...

This book provides an original and compelling analysis of registration as a dynamic process which makes and unmakes legal identities.Critical legal and socio-legal scholarship tends to assume that registration is a textually mediated act of statecraft which governs through the technology of writing. Taking a different approach, this book develops movement as socio-legal method to illustrate the legal, social, and bureaucratic layers of movement which unfold in everyday engagements ...

A three generational epic saga of the lives and loves of a family entangled with three supernatural brotherhoods in conflict and in battle for humanity as seen through the eyes of a hypnotherapist and brother of an esoteric order. Touches of 50 Shades of Grey and the pacing of a Dan Brown thriller. Books 1,2,3,+ of The Renegade Series.

Traveling home across the post-apocalyptic Zensai Desert of the Mohaani Peninsula, young Gantsch and his companion encounter dangers unknown. They are unexpectedly rescued by a wandering band of matriarchal Dimpai nomads, including the beautiful Balhudailadishtarya.Together, they all ride six-legged dromi lizards along the ruined Imperial Highway to the famed Gompa Oasis, discussing spirituality and cross-cultural traditions along the way. But when they arrive, the group must confr...

Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). The book was written and set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts. It was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. The novel follows the lives of four sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March – and is loosely based on the author’s childhood experiences with her three sisters. Little Women was a fiction novel for girls that veered from the normal writings for children, especia...

Gets to the heart of why sleep can elude us - and what we can do about it. Cut through the sleep-industry clamour and allow yourself to sleep naturally.Heather Darwall-Smith's message in this book is simple: don't panic!Sleep is the hottest of hot topics. Experts queue up to warn us that lack of sleep, or the wrong kind, will bring down a bewildering array of dire consequences. But how do we keep from being overwhelmed by this deluge of data? What if all th...

**The first volume in an anthology series that amplifies the voices of unsung Black poets to paint a more robust picture of our national past, and of the Black literary imagination, with a foreword by Tracy K. SmithA Penguin Classic**Joshua Bennett and Jesse McCarthy repeatedly found themselves struck by the number of exciting poets they came across in long-out-of-print collections and forgotten journals whose work has been neglected or entirely ignored, even by scholars of...

In the third and final book of Jess Smith's autobiographical trilogy, Jess traces her eventful life with Dave and their three children, from their earliest years together. Their adventures and achievements are interspersed with stories of her parents' childhood, her father's 'tall tales' and the eerie echoes of ghosts and hauntings that she has heard from gypsies and travellers over many years. Fans of Jess Smith will not be disappointed with her latest memoir, full of more unforgettable c...

Tales from the Tent continues Jess Smith's story from the first book in the series, Jessie's Journey. Jess has left school, and after a miserable spell working in a paper-mill, she abandons the settled life and takes to the roads once more. The old bus has gone, to be replaced by a caravan and campsites. Times are changing, and it is becoming harder and harder for travellers to make a living by doing the rounds of seasonal jobs like the berry-picking. Conscious that the o...

Propulsive and erotic, searching and incisive, Jess Smith's debut collection Lady Smith explores the overlap between private and public violence. These poems investigate the troubled relationship between control and intimacy and deconstruct the messaging women receive about their bodies, starting in childhood. Lady Smith resists the urge to offer a tidy healing narrative, instead revealing the way victims absorb violence and try to live with the long shadows of c...

What if peace isn’t something you find… but something you remember?For as long as she can remember, Jess Smith lived on edge — trapped in cycles of fear, panic, and relentless health anxiety. Her fear, also complicated by emetophobia (fear of vomiting).From sleepless childhood nights to the exhaustion of trying to “fix” herself as an adult, she spent decades believing peace was something other people had.But through years of breakdown, awakening and gentle spiritual in...