We have been warned about the psychological perils of technology: distraction, difficulty empathizing, and loss of the ability (or desire) to carry on a conversation. But our devices and data are woven into our lives. We can't simply reject them. Instead, Margaret Morris argues, we need to adapt technology creatively to our needs and values.In Left to Our Own Devices, Morris offers examples of individuals applying technologies in unexpected ways—uses that go beyond those i...

Unexpected ways that individuals adapt technology to reclaim what matters to them, from working through conflict with smart lights to celebrating gender transition with selfies.We have been warned about the psychological perils of technology: distraction, difficulty empathizing, and loss of the ability (or desire) to carry on a conversation. But our devices and data are woven into our lives. We can't simply reject them. Instead, Margaret Morris argues, we need to a...

This book marks our 94th Free Spirit Anthology and the 306th book keeping all our publications so far into account.The book features works of five authors - four from USA and one from Turkey.

This story covers 47 years of physical, sexual, and spiritual abuse, yet the author leaves the reader with a feeling of hope and spirituality. It also gives a personal glimpse into two other lives, one who was able to express the family secret and receive counseling, return to college and receive a degree and certification in family counseling, and one young lady who could not receive help even though she tried and has been institutionalized. The book tells of the difficulties of being a v...

Life takes our author down unexpected roads. Events, thoughts, and remembrances are filed away waiting for Marguerite to pull them together in this three-tiered narrative. Marguerite Morris Willis is a lifelong letter writer, amateur demographer, and historian. Willis, the eldest of ten children, has candidly and humorously written about the process of the writing a family memoir. The story goes beyond the personal to a more general appeal as the author looks at the broader, historical per...

Ever wondered if there's any truth behind planting by the moon? Or why wassailing is still a common folk practice in some parts of the world? In Gardener's Folklore, the record of these practices is unveiled, with plenty of tips and tricks to try in your own 21st century garden for blooming bushes and plentiful potatoes.First published in 1976, Gardener's Folklore collects the little bits of magic and myth to be found in the gardens of Britain and North America. Com...

As the prototypical exemplar of modern visual technology, photography was once viewed as a way to enable vision to bypass imagination, producing more reliable representations of reality. But as an achievement of technological modernity, photography can also be seen as a way to realize a creation of the imagination more vividly than can painting or drawing. Photography and Imagination investigates, from diverse points of view focusing on both theory and practice, the relation betwe...

Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders and muscled Viking warriors? Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection!This box set includes:REGENCY CHRISTMAS LIAISONSby Christine Merrill, Sophia James and Marguerite Kaye(Regency)Enjoy a festive flirtation with three sensual, seasonal stories! Hired to catch supposedly light-fingered Daphne, Charles falls for her instead, widow El...

In 1968 in the San Francsico Bay Area, Charlie Foxhawk Carter is assigned to investigate an insurance claim for a murder. His childhood friend becomes the primary suspect. An otherworldly blonde takes Charlie deeper into the circumstances surrounding the murder. A top secret government agency, Charlie's former employer, is mixed up in the murder. But how and why?

In 1968 in the San Francsico Bay Area, Charlie Foxhawk Carter is assigned to investigate an insurance claim for a murder. His childhood friend becomes the primary suspect. An otherworldly blonde takes Charlie deeper into the circumstances surrounding the murder. A top secret government agency, Charlie's former employer, is mixed up in the murder. But how and why?

This book provides a clear and straightforward guide for all those seeking to conduct quantitative research in the field of education, using primary research data samples. While positioned as less powerful and somehow inferior, non-parametric tests can be very useful where the research can only be designed to accommodate data structure which is ordinal, or scale but violates a normality assumption, which is required for parametric tests. Non-parametric data are a staple of educational rese...

Spanning centuries, 'The Greats of Sci-Fi: H.G. Wells Edition' emerges as a seminal anthology that traverses the varied terrains of science fiction. The works selected for this collection not only showcase the inventive richness that characterizes the genre but also illuminate the essential themes of exploration, societal critique, and technological speculation. From the haunting depths of psychological manipulation to the exhilarating realms of interstellar travel, the literary styles var...