**'Queers, allies, you’d better pay attention, because Ellen Jones is impossible to ignore' – Sophie Duker, comedian and writer'This book may well save someone's life' – Robin Ince, author of Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal**Complete equality for LGBTQ+ people should be our benchmark. But despite massively increased visibility in mainstream life and culture, the queer community is facing unacceptable levels of prejudice and danger – from the rise in homophobic an...

This book, first published in 1985, is the first full-length study of the Soviet Armed Forces as a social institution. Using military manpower as a substantive focus, it identifies those characteristics that the Soviet military shared with counterparts in non-communist systems and those that were unique to the society and political culture in which it was embedded. The discussion encompasses defence policy-making as a whole and focuses on conscription policy, the characteristics of the pro...

Whom and how we love is an important decision in our lives. Choices we make in love will be choices that affect us for a lifetime. Our love should reflect the personal commitment we have for the other, knowing that this love is a reflection of Gods love for us. The puzzle of life is to find the path that can fill our hearts with love, not only for another person, but for God.Lily and Jared find that choosing to love each other is easy but searching for the path to Gods love is a ch...

Literature is often assumed to be monolingual: publishing rights are sold on the basis of linguistic territories and translated books are assumed to move from one “original” language to another. Yet a wide range of contemporary literary works mix and meld two or more languages, incorporating translation into their composition. How are these multilingual works translated, and what are the cultural and political implications of doing so?In Literature in Motion, Ellen Jones o...

Paleo diets hold a lot of appeal for athletes, people who want to lose weight quickly, and those who prefer to avoid processed foods in favor of eating more naturally. But with their heavy emphasis on meat, paleo cookbooks have had little to offer vegans…until now. Ellen Jaffe Jones—a certified personal trainer, running coach, and the author of Eat Vegan on 4 a Day and Kitchen Divided—speaks to audiences worldwide about how achieving fitness on a plant-based diet saves both money and lives...

The first book to be released is entitled: Can I do your hair?. It is a multiracial children's book. It is written with thoughts that a young child might have about the style and texture of their parents' hair. Come explore the differences this little girl sees in her Mom's and Dad's hair.

Ellen Jaffe Jones addresses the heated issues that arise when vegans and meat eaters share the same kitchen. Ellen helps restore harmony and peace with anecdotes and coping ideas gleaned from a network of cooking classes, social media groups, and other vegans. Recipes feature vegan alternatives to conventional dishes typically based on animal products, along with versatile meatless main dishes that nonvegan diners can add meat to or enjoy on the side.

Two nuns, and one obsessed mother, doing everything in their power to achieve communion with the one they love.Sister Lugarda de la Encarnación takes the lash, and an unnamed mother gets down on her hands and knees – sacramental postures demanded by inscrutable men. Apparitions is a novel of ecstasy pursued, desire transmogrified into devotion, and obedience as a passionately pursued, not entirely free choice. Erotic, and suffused with painting, music, art...

It's a rainy weekend in Bogotá, and eighteen-year-old Melissa is about to graduate from school. If, that is, she can scrape together the money to pay for the printer she broke. Melissa used to break a lot of things, but after five years of living with her aunt Anahí, she has become much better at controlling her anger. Then, out of the blue and for the first time in six months, Melissa's mother calls her and invites her to spend the weekend together in their old neighbourhood. Melissa is e...

A fierce, witty exploration of growing up and transformation, showcasing a bold new voice in Latin American fiction.It’s a rainy weekend in Bogotá, and eighteen-year-old Melissa is about to graduate from school. If, that is, she can scrape together the money to pay for the printer she broke. Melissa used to break a lot of things, but after five years of living with her aunt Anahí, she has become much better at controlling her anger. Then, out of the blue and for th...

Spike was a very lively and playful mate for Brittany. They spent all their time together each day after Brittany finished her homework

**Cuban art critic and curator Iván de la Nuez returns with an ironic epitaph for contemporary art.Art criticism that examines contemporary art in the 21st century in relationship to politics, iconography, and literature.“Iván de la Nuez transforms art criticism into an art form.” —Letras Libres**Theory of the Rearguard examines how contemporary art is in tension with survival, rather than in relation to life. In the twentieth century, Peter Bürger...