Communicating with Our Families: Continuity, Interruption, and Transformation examines how communication technologies are shaping childhood, parenthood, and families by exploring topics such as parental loneliness, family storytelling, family technology rules, mindful technology usage, multigenerational communication, and community. The scholars in this volume work from a human communication perspective and use various research modes of inquiry including quantitative, qualitative, and inte...

Optiman, Multi-Girl, and Mr. Calculus are Prime City's greatest superheroes. They're also mathematical marvels! Join them in this action-packed adventure story, which will put your number skills to the test.In their quest for justice, our heroes will have to overcome Doc Zero's diabolical challenges. Help them on their quest by following cryptic clues, interpreting mathematical maps, cracking number codes, and much more!This awesome book will make you a maths superhero!

Join daring explorers Daisy and Dale Deed as they set off on a mathematical adventure! They're racing to find the mysterious city of El Numero-a mythical, mysterious place that can only be found by solving number puzzles.Our intrepid heroes will need your help to solve the cryptic clues. Help them to solve mathematical riddles, navigate number mazes, and crack cunning codes!This awesome book will make you a maths explorer, too!

Parents are excited about the COVID-19 vaccine. What do children think about that?When a Shot Meant a Lot is a children's picture book about the long-awaited end of the COVID-19 pandemic. How can a vaccine bring our loved ones back together? A story of love and togetherness, even when we're apart. Includes practical tips for parents to stay safe as life returns to normal.About the story:The Coronavirus pandemic unfolds thro...

Mary-Moon’s birthday takes an unsettling turn when her father brings home a mysterious box — a box riddled with holes, from which chilling screams escape. As Mary-Moon confronts the terror and secrets hidden within the box, she must find the strength to face her deepest fears.This first children’s novel by Martyne Pigeon, published in the ‘Things of Life’ collection, explores the theme of childhood anxiety. Through this story, the author seeks to r...

Clothes are different around the world, but we all need something to wear! How Are We Alike and Different? Find out in My Clothes, Your Clothes, Our Clothes.

Embark on a riveting journey with a protagonist who navigates the murky waters of science and the supernatural amidst government schemes. Merging spiritual insight with scientific rigor, they unravel cosmic mysteries and explore the delicate threads connecting the universe. As they confront their inner darkness, they encounter enigmas that challenge human nature and offer a vision of a future touched by the transcendent. This odyssey invites us to rethink reality, bridging the tangible wit...

"There’s something irresistible about circling back to a writer’s debut two decades on...a perfect suspenseful escape, and one made even better by an audiobook performance that knew when to lean in and when to get out of the way." —Sixty and MeFour years ago Josy, the 12-year-old daughter of well-known psychiatrist Viktor Larenz, disappeared without trace: no witnesses, no demands, no body.In the aftermath of Josy's disappearance, ...

This title was first published in 2001. Management of the employment relationship changed markedly in the last two decades of the 21st century, and a major part of this has been the extension of employee involvement and participation in the workplace. Modern management theorists and researchers have commonly emphasized the importance of two-way communication and co-operation between management and labour in determining the success of human resource management (HRM) strategy and in maximizi...

This exciting audio collection contains three hours of rapid-fire smokin’ mysteries and all the clues you need to solve them at breakneck speed. Scott Brick, Pat Fraley, and a full cast of twenty-six narrators voice dames, dolts, and detectives in this collection of original whodunit gems.This audiobook includes special recordings of late audiobook narrator Frank Muller, as well as a tribute to his memory. Proceeds go to the Frank Muller family.

Gastrointestinal nematodes infect ruminant livestock throughout the world and are an important cause of disease and production loss. Since their invention, producers have heavily relied on broad spectrum anthelmintics to help control these parasites, however, intensive use has resulted in widespread resistance issues in nematode populations, especially Haemonchus contortus. Addressing the concerns of anthelmintic resistance, this book brings together research on management practices for co...

Isabella Caro, born in Florence at the de-occupation of Italy in WW2 is a woman shaped by the resilience of her country and a thirst for knowledge.In this fictional Novel-in-Verse we take a journey through one woman’s life, told from the perspective of three characters: Isabella, her daughter Alina and her granddaughter Georgia. Three voices weave through a lifetime in and out of harmony as they tell us a story of innocence, feminism, intellect, motherhood, immigration, understandi...