Passion, attraction, and the unforgettable moments when two women realize they want something more.This collection of lesbian romance stories explores the excitement, vulnerability, chemistry, and desire that can bring two women together. From unexpected encounters and irresistible attraction to relationships that become far more meaningful than either woman anticipated, each story offers a different journey into love and connection.Written...

Follow Randy Mink in this autobiographical anthology as he takes readers through four different periods of his life. His tear-jerking book, "Front Porches to the Picture Window," features heartfelt stories written in his Hemingway style, writing the simplest and truest sentences he knows. Those tears of sorrow will change to tears of laughter with later humorous stories written in a style that has been compared to Lewis Grizzard. Randy takes readers from his youth to his later years filled...

Long-time vocalist, composer, and recording artist, Len Mink, examines the origins, power, and potential of music, the role of sound in the universe, and the wide variety of revelations found in a quantum study of the sound we call music. This universal energy affects everything in the cosmos, downloading its power and meaning into everything it touches. From the full array of medical benefits to the cross-cultural ability of musical sound to bring people into unity, music saturates our li...

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of innovation research, focusing on perspectives from the social sciences. Its scope extends beyond the traditional association of innovation with economic change and development, addressing its impact across multiple spheres of society. The handbook examines how innovation impacts various societal spheres. The content is organized around the history, concepts, and themes of innovation research, covering both classical theories and recent dev...

When winter comes and the fish disappear, a colony of penguins must cross dangerous sea ice to reach the open ocean. But the path they've trusted for generations is no longer safe.While the village elders rely on tradition, two curious young penguins, Pyro and Perri, discover a mysterious glowing light called AI. Together, they discover that the best solutions don't come from old wisdom alone or from new technology alone, but from bringing together experience, observation, and shar...

Immortal GenesisWhat if one human could live forever?When a groundbreaking experiment goes horribly right, one man becomes the first immortal human. As decades turn into centuries, he witnesses empires rise and fall, technology advance beyond imagination, and humanity itself transform—while he remains unchanged.But immortality is not a gift without cost. He must navigate a world that will never stop changing, confront enemies who will stop at nothin...

While rooted in traditional marketing principles, successful fashion marketing presents a unique set of opportunities and challenges. Marketing Fashion: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, second edition, presents marketing theories and practices as they specifically relate to apparel, home goods, and other design-driven products. Using a variety of contemporary examples, the text details how fashion marketers develop and apply marketing strategies that meet consumer needs. This include...

A biography of the Hawaiian legislator who was the first woman of color and first Asian American woman in the U.S. Congress, and the champion of Title IX.Patsy Takemoto Mink was the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman elected to Congress. Fierce and Fearless is the first biography of this remarkable woman, who first won election to Congress in 1964 and went on to serve in the House for twenty-four years, her final term ending with her d...

Lisa is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Play Therapy Supervisor, and a Certified Animal Assisted Play Therapist Supervisor. She is the owner of Therapooch® Family Counseling Center in Camarillo, California. She started working with kids 25 years ago as a preschool teacher and would bring animals into her classroom. Lisa has over 20 years of experience conducting AAT in a variety of therapeutic settings. Her therapy office and playroom were personally designed with AAPT in mind ...

Teaching Resistance is a collection of the voices of activist educators from around the world who engage inside and outside the classroom from pre-kindergarten to university and emphasize teaching radical practice from the field. Written in accessible language, this book is for anyone who wants to explore new ways to subvert educational systems and institutions, collectively transform educational spaces, and empower students and other teachers to fight for genuine change. Topics i...

Even as the fashion industry changes rapidly with new technologies, styles and trendsetters, one thing remains constant: the customer is key. But with more competition than ever before, how do fashion brands reach elusive customers and even more crucially, establish loyalty? This thoroughly updated third edition introduces core concepts of consumer behavior through a unique fashion perspective. Ideal for fashion merchandising and marketing courses, this text explains the motivation behind ...

Kate O'Reilly loves a stroll down memory lane.Nowadays she's a mother to Declan and Phoebe, has the semi-detached in suburbia and the dependable husband, Seamus but when faced with a never-ending pile of laundry and new chin hairs sprouting overnight, no wonder she daydreams about the past.A time when the music was better (Girl Power forever!), her social circle was wider, Cool Britannia reigned supreme and only a penalty shootout stood between England reaching the finals...