Locating Queerness in the Media: A New Look examines how media images of the LGBTQ community create a universal consciousness about the existence of queer people, ranging from tragic and villainous to upbeat and courageous. In this book, contributors explore how our media world invites a tension that marginalizes the LGBTQ community. It examines what a queer sensibility means and how the queer community is creating new ways to study itself. Throughout the book, contributors explore specifi...

Offices are a breeding ground for odd expressions and hackneyed platitudes. Why are we peeling onions and putting irons in the fire? Why is our plate always full? And most importantly, how is it even possible to give 110%? Per My Last Email provides you with fresh new words to sprinkle throughout your workday and lift you out of your office-speak rut while making you laugh at the same time. With unexpected and entertaining phrases to boost the productivity of your meetings, revita...

Cameron Thorne has had a starring role in my fantasies for years.But the sinfully hot rock star, known for his wild parties and lady killer reputation, is the bassist in my brother's band. And I know my brother. He'll kill Cameron if he looks at me twice.Which means the two of us will never be more than friends.Only . . . Cameron keeps staring at me like he wants to throw me on his bed. He keeps licking his lips like he's thinking of tasting me.Cameron wants...

In the mid-1980s the international development community helped launch what was to quickly become one of the most popular poverty reduction and local economic development policies of all time. Microcredit, the system of disbursing tiny micro-loans to the poor to help them to establish their own income-generating activities, was initially highly praised and some were even led to believe that it would end poverty as we know it. But in recent years the microcredit model has been subject to gr...

Case Studies in Lifespan Development offers students a comprehensive view into life’s key developmental stages through unique, diverse, and moving cases. Author Stephanie M. Wright presents a series of 12 case studies shaped by the contributions of real students—including their observations, concerns, and moments of triumph—to build immersive examples that readers can relate to and enjoy.

Elemental Foundations features a collection of short stories from eight new writers that play with the five elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit.From Elves to Witches and even Humans, you'll find characters that you'll fall in love with.Our contributors were tasked with building worlds to delight their readers with elemental aspects to their short stories. We hope you enjoy their efforts.Zimbell House Publishing is committed to helping writers become quality...

Romantic Morsels features snippets of poetry, flash fiction and short stories for when you simply want a little nibble of a scene a little less ordinary.Zimbell House Publishing is committed to helping new writers become quality authors.

Meal Kits Made Easy revolutionizes home-cooking with its unique approach to meal preparation. This book introduces pre-prepped meal kits, blending convenience with taste and nutrition. It's more than a recipe collection; it's a lifestyle transformation. Prep once and enjoy delicious, nutritious meals for months. Designed for busy families, the recipes can be assembled ahead, frozen, and cooked whenever needed, saving you time without compromising on flavor or health. Whether you're new to ...

As the murder of fifteen-year-old Faith Morgan brings her family to their knees, old secrets and resentments stir. Pushing his own marriage to the brink, head of the local joint law enforcement center Lieutenant Hunter Leighton vows a very personal vengeance once he catches the people responsible, while the marriage of Grace and Cash Morgan becomes an unexpected refuge in the wake of their daughter's death.The small town of Mosaic, Georgia, happy to pass its sleepy days under porch...

Mommy, How Do I Get to Heaven?By: Stephanie Wright BrownMommy, How Do I Get to Heaven? introduces to children the concept of Heaven and the journey along the way. This unique children’s book takes an adult message and places it in terms children can understand and aid them in their own spiritual growth as Christians. The primary goal is for parents to provide an open discussion of Heaven with their children and nurturing their journey with Christ in a fun and loving way.

There is a traditional view that women were absent from the field of dramatic production in the early modern period because of their exclusion from professional theatre. Women and Dramatic Production 1550-1700 challenges this view and breaks new ground in arguing that, far from writing in closeted retreat, a select number of women took an active part in directing and controlling dramatic self-representations.Examining texts from the mid-sixteenth century through to the end...

The works included in this volume constitute Delarivier Manley's early oeuvre, written in the seventeenth century. They comprise one epistolary novella, Letters Written [sic] by Mrs Manley; one commendatory poem 'To the Author of Agnes de Castro'; one comedy, The Lost Lover, or The Jealous Husband, one tragedy, The Royal Mischief; and two commemorative poems, 'Melpomeme: The Tragick Muse' and 'Thalia: The Comick Muse'. In the light of new readings of Delarivier Manley's early work, this vo...