The sensational underground novel of homosexuality in late-1980s China that's been declared "one of the most significant Chinese novels of our time" ( The New York Times).When Handong, the ruthless, wealthy son of Communist party officials, is introduced to Lan Yu, a naïve, working-class architecture student, the attraction between the two young men is instant and all-consuming. Despite their very different lives, they spend their nights together, establis...

Just in time for the 10th anniversary of Five Nights at Freddy's, return to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in this interactive novel in which you decide what happens!An instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! Return to where it all began in this interactive novel set before the very first Five Nights at Freddy's game.You the reader are the Security Guard - and you've got five nights (or is it six?) to survive Freddy, Chica, Bonnie, and Foxy as th...

“I’ve been told that losing a child is the hardest event a person will ever have to endure.I get why they say this. Death is hard enough to accept, even when a person who has lived a full life dies of old age. When we think someone was ‘taken before their time,’ it’s even harder. And it truly is difficult to lose a child. I mean, mind-numbing, soul-scrubbing hard. Trust me.”— from Not My WillAt once vulnerable and compelling, this artfully crafted spiritual memoir o...

Just in time for the 10th anniversary of Five Nights at Freddy's, head to the Pizzaplex in this interactive novel in which YOU decide what happens!Get ready for an all-new Five Nights at Freddy’s experience! You the reader are Devon, and you’ve won VIP passes to the hottest place in town – Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. These all-you-can-eat, all-expenses-paid tickets are guided by digital companion “Very Informative Pig” and are every kid’s dream. But does your ...

Character drives plot. Based on this principle, this book walks aspiring writers through the fascinating world of character-driven screenwriting. When a writer engages their characters, they start a process which naturally leads to the story’s structure and everything else that makes for a well-written narrative. Exploring the protagonist’s journey and their “unity arc,” Myers explains how a family of characters surrounds the protagonist and influences their transformation process. This ea...

The Fundamentals of Small Group Communication provides readers with the fundamentals they need to become functional and productive members of any small group. Readers are introduced to the fundamental issues faced by all small groups (such as socialization, development, ethics, diversity) and the procedures utilized by effective small groups (for example, task accomplishment, decision making, climate).With a focus on the individual group member, this textbook encou...

With his fourth book due to be released in the Winter, Green Jr delivers his first of four demos to lead his audience into where his artistry has taken him. This nine poem journey details his visions on growth, the hope he carries in his dreams, and the nightmares that he fears shows glimpses of reality.The title " Hat Trick " was birthed from what he sees in his dreams. Throughout the project he speaks on how he never sees things or people as he once did. The three different writi...

CHANGE! A Guide to Teaching Social Action is for faculty, staff, and students who are interested in developing a college course or co-curricular experience using social action. Social action occurs when everyday people band together to develop their power in order to change policy. What distinguishes a social action class from other social change courses is that students are actively involved in enacting a policy change of their choice, thus providing students with a first-hand ex...

CHANGE! A Student Guide to Social Action helps students learn how to bring about the change they believe will improve their community. What distinguishes an experiential social action class from other social change courses is that students are actively involved in enacting a policy change of their choice, providing first-hand experience of democracy and power. Students can choose to start a new campaign, keep a campaign going from a previous semester, or join a community campaign....

In this comprehensive and gorgeously illustrated book, Cathy Scott and Clay Myers show how service and therapy dogs are having a profound impact on the lives of military personnel injured in action. Not only do our veterans deal with physical injuries, but they often return with psychological issues that can be treated with help, companionship, and love from working canines. Through moving stories and color photographs, Unconditional Honor highlights the nearly forty-year history ...

Go west, young man. Isn’t that the advice every east coast boy has considered at least once in his life?At nineteen, almost twenty, Ron Bancroft thinks those words sound pretty good. Newly out as transgender, Ron finds himself adrift: kicked out by his family, jilted by his girlfriend, and unable to afford to return to college in the fall. So he heads out to Wyoming for a new start, a chance to prove that—even though he was raised as a girl, even though everyone in Boston ...

Fully revised and expanded, the second edition of this best-selling resource provides expert guidance for primary pediatric health care professionals on caring for children with developmental and behavioral concerns – from medical evaluation and care initiation to transition to adulthood.New chapters cover•Environmental and biological influences on child development and behavior•Development and disorders of feeding, sleep, and elimination