Titanic is not simply a sad romance—husbands left behind while wives wept in the lifeboats. Titanic is also a story of children who went down with the ship, of wives who rowed, and of survivors who lived to testify in court—of who lived, who died, and why. It is the story of benefit concerts; of clothing, combs, and hairpins for those who had lost everything; of the crewmember pursued by the lawyers of wealthy survivors; of people the survivors called “crazed Italians” and “savage foreigne...

Marlene LeGates has written a thorough, lively and accessible overview of Western feminist movements from the Middle Ages through the latter twentieth century. With each chapter containing a timeline and brief excerpts from primary source documents, the text serve as an ideal basis for a history of feminism or women's studies course, or as a supple

This is an emotionally compelling, laugh out loud, snarky novella written by, for, and about "women of a certain age."Ellen, self-diagnoses as a pissed off, menopausal crazy lady when her husband, Dumbass, leaves her for another woman taking with him half the equity in Ellen's home and business. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Ellen resentfully attends therapy with Libby, who helps Ellen work through her feelings of anger and betrayal, and the fear o...

Wesley realizes he is different than all the boys he knows; he has red hair. He doesn't like being different, so he took his plea to the Lord to change his red hair to brown. During his adventure he meets some new friends (squirrel and rabbit) that help him realize that he is wonderfully made. Before the day is over he gets a "swoo-foo" and turns to rabbit and squirrel to help him home. Join Wesley as he learns valuable lessons in friendship, family, and being wonderfully made by God.

Shortlisted for the 1990 Dorothy Livesay Award for Poetry (BC Book Prizes) Marlene Cookshaw is a Cheshire cat of a poet whose naturally realized details illuminate a shifting wholeness on the "singing edge" between dream and waking. Hers is a quilted language at once covering and revealing our fascinating ordinariness. The long poem "In The Swim" subtly captures the desperate and humourous beauty of a seemingly plain life closely observed. Other poems leap with deftness and daring across t...

Join creators, writers, and comics legends as they discuss the impact of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther in this wonderful collection of essaysMarvel Studios’ Black Panther has become more than just a movie—it has shaped conversations about art, culture, science fiction, representation, justice, fashion, comics, creativity, and so much more. Celebrate the legacy of the film with this collection of all-new personal essays and reflections that shed li...

A woman, an agent, and a missing person case to investigate. When Genevieve Trafton secures a job at the Pinkerton Detective Agency. the last thing she expects is a wedding ring on her finger. But the desire for adventure and the need to leave the farm, give her no choice.Trace Stapleton is an agent with two working wives in his past and is hesitant to become involved with a third. But Gen is everything the others were not, and when she pushes past his defenses, he is at a loss as ...

Whitney Wallace, our elementary school aged heroine, has a pretty active imagination and no problems getting into trouble. And now you can listen to 3 of her fun adventures in one amazing audio book volume. Meant to be entertaining and also educational also to a small degree, these stories for young readers allow children to enter into Whitney Wallace’s familiar world for a short time where they will be taught a little bit about taking responsibility and putting active imaginations to work...

Providing a critical humanities approach to ageing, this book addresses new directions in age studies: the meaning and workings of "ageism" in the twenty-first century, the vexed relationship between age and disability studies, the meanings and experiences of "queer" aging; the fascinating, yet often elided work of age activists; and, finally, the challenges posed by AI and, more generally, transhumanism in the context of caring for an ageing population.Divided into four parts: Par...

The nonviolent overthrow of Balkan dictator Slobodan Milošević in October 2000 is celebrated as democracy promotion at its best. This perceived political success has been used to justify an industry tasked with "exporting" democracy to countries like Belarus, Ukraine, Tunisia, and Egypt. Yet the true extent of the West's involvement in Milošević's overthrow remained unclear until now. Engineering Revolution uses declassified CIA documents and personal interviews with diplomats, ai...

Infidelity has always posed one of the worst threats to relationships. But today, our digital prowess has led to a disturbing and as yet little understood new form of infidelity: cyber infidelity. In this book, renowned sexologist Dr Eve takes the first in-depth look at this new form of deception: people who deliberately communicate in secret through texts, chats, e-mails and dating sites, even though they are in a close real-life relationship. Based on her groundbreaking research using th...

"Old English Sheepdogs are teenagers all their lives!" I was told this a little over 30 years ago when I brought my first "sheepie" into our home. By watching their funny comical ways, our most recent household members""who are actually named Lizzie and Lenny "" made writing this book so very easy. This series demonstrates how simple but cute this breed can be. Since these doggies are children at heart, these books are written to give back the lessons and love our little ones can learn fro...