A real life plot of real characters move in the everyday life of an adopted shelter dog named Sammy. This book is perfect for dog lovers in its funny twists and turns that will leave you laughing and feeling pure pleasure. A humorous book for parent and child to snuggle and have lots of laughs after a long busy day. Sammy's story is a celebration for every dog lover. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the SPCA.

Muriel Rukeyser has many faces: poet, biographer, theorist, playwright, novelist, story-writer, filmmaker, translator, ethnographer, and innovator of social, documentary poetics; feminist, queer, Jewish, single mother, and social justice activist. Yet above all, she was a poet. Threaded through her work, politics, and life was the conviction that poetry is an animating force that connects people and disciplines. Recent years have seen a surge of renewed interest in Rukeyser’s work, bringin...

What if the people you love the most are the ones hiding the darkest secrets?When Diana returns home one fateful evening, her life is shattered when she finds her husband, Patrick, dead. But the circumstances of his mysterious death only raise more questions than answers.Miles away, Angie's world is also falling apart. Her husband, Ray, has vanished without a trace, leaving her to grapple with his strange disappearance and the turmoil of raising their troub...

What do people do when they count? What do numbers really mean? We all know that people can lie with statistics, but in this groundbreaking work, eminent political scientist Deborah Stone uncovers a much deeper problem. With help from Dr. Seuss and Cookie Monster, she explains why numbers can't be objective: in order to count, one must first decide what counts. Every number is the ending to a story built on cultural assumptions, social conventions, and personal judgments.And yet, i...

Bloomsbury presents The Essential Family Guide to Caring for Older People by Deborah Stone, read by Maggie Ollerenshaw.No one wants to think about getting older.It’s true. At any age, when things are moving along normally day to day and everyone seems fit and well, there seems no reason to think about future problems that your friends and relatives might (and probably will) come across as they age. In fact, it might even seem a little morbid to think such thoughts, or possi...

No one wants to think about getting older.It's true. At any age, when things are moving along normally day to day and everyone seems fit and well, there seems no reason to think about future problems that your friends and relatives might (and probably will) come across as they age. In fact, it might even seem a little morbid to think such thoughts, or possibly even tempting fate?Yet there will come a time when you must raise these issues and, ideally, this ...

The trusted guide to honing your public policy writing skills and making a significant impact on the world, thoroughly updated and expanded.Effective policy writing holds the transformative power to inspire action, shape public opinion, and influence outcomes. In the third edition of Public Policy Writing That Matters, communications expert David Chrisinger, who directs the Harris Writing Workshop at the University of Chicago and worked in the US Governmen...

This collection explores the many ways in which the Netflix series Sense8 transcends television. As its characters transcend physical and psychological borders of gender and geography, so the series itself transcends those between television, new media platforms and new screen technologies, while dissolving those between its producers, stars, audiences and fans. Sense8 united, inspired and energized a global community of fans that realized its own power by means of online...

Tucked away along a shady path towards the north-east edge of Hampstead Heath is a sign: Women Only. This is the Kenwood Ladies' Bathing Pond.Floating in the Pond's silky waters, hidden by a canopy of trees, it's easy to forget that you are in the middle of London. On a hot day, thousands of swimmers from eight to eighty-plus can be found waiting to take a dip before sunbathing in the adjoining meadow. As summer turns to autumn and then winter, the Pond is still visited by a large ...

Streaker, the fastest dog in the world, is in trouble again! But the police are on her trail and this time they've been joined by a ruthless dogcatcher.

It's been snowing all night—and that means a day of fun for Emily Elizabeth and her adventurous red dog!Emily Elizabeth remembers when Clifford was a little puppy and discovered winter weather. The snow was so deep it was almost over his head. Good thing he had a fur coat to help keep him warm while he slid down the hill!With this fun-filled picture book in the wildly popular series, toddlers and early readers can join Clifford as he experiences the joys of s...

Denise Dalmatian is a puppy who has just come home from the animal shelter. She is full of energy and plans of exploring every inch of the new home. She loves her new owner and just has to investigate everything from the garbage can to the toilet paper roll. As she goes from room to room she makes a mess, not intentionally but that is what puppies do. The large Persian cat who lives in the same house is very upset at the new interloper. Will they become friends or will Dumplingthe Persian ...