**Who Gets to Adapt?The Environmental Elite and the Climate Divide**Climate change is no longer a distant threat—it is a sorting mechanism. Centuries of rigid social institutions have prevented environmental elite decisionmakers and organizations from incorporating blue collar communities in the rapidly evolving growth of climate adaptation. It is not that these groups don't want to, but the social structures do not allow for the recognition of need fo...

Climate Change in the Classroom: Preparing the Next Generation for a Warming WorldClimate change is not a future problem—it is the defining reality students are already living through. Yet many classrooms still prepare them for a world that no longer exists.In Climate Change in the Classroom, Robert W. Collin draws on decades of work in environmental law, urban planning, and environmental justice to show how today’s climate risks are rooted in history—from land use and indu...

Imagine yourself hearing the words, "You have breast cancer," while seated in a clean doctor's office, the air heavy with expectation. Your mind is filled with questions, dread, and bewilderment at that same time. How are you going to handle this journey? What actions ought you to take next? The goal of this book is to help you navigate these challenging times. It is titled “Empowered Against Breast Cancer: Strategies for Prevention, Treatment, and Thriving Beyond Diagnosis."Breast...

Step into a world where the kitchen becomes a playground, and every child transforms into a master chef. The Ultimate Easy Bake Oven Cookbook: 200 Fun & Delicious Recipes for Kids is your ticket to this magical realm. Imagine the joy of a rainy afternoon, the sound of raindrops tapping on the window, and the delightful aroma of freshly baked cookies filling the air. The Easy Bake Oven sits proudly on the counter, ready to turn simple ingredients into culinary masterpieces.This cook...

This is an instruction manual for parents and physicians to treat chronic bladder and/or bowel incontinence. Bowel incontinence is the most distressing dysfunction with its penetrating and pervasive foul odors where the child tends to be most resistant to correction. Efforts are focused for one hour in the day with short 3 minute sits and the use of suppositories and enemas to assure a successful bowel movement. Done daily the soiling stops and continuation results in a learnin...

Forget run-of-the-mill holiday stories. In this cleverly creative WMG Holiday Spectacular anthology, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers a carefully curated collection of unexpected holiday stories to add a delightful twist to the season.From completely fictional holidays to holidays celebrated in the strangest of places to off-the-wall twists on familiar traditions (pooping Nativity figures, anyone?), this volume will put a smile on your face as it transports you in...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pul...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up nineteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online o...

Jim Lane: Scoundrel, Statesman, Kansan is historian Robert Collins's revelatory biography of one of America's most controversial politicians.As the life of US senator James Lane unfolded on the Kansas frontier, so did his saintly and dastardly deeds. Some called him a murderer while others affectionately called him a good politician. Carefully preserving the character of the misunderstood senator, this book tells the untold and largely fo...

Cathal was king of Munster, and Fergal was king of Ulster, with an intense rivalry between them as both wanted to be high king. Fergals sister, Leah, fell in love with Cathal and sent him delicacies. Fergal summoned his wizard and ordered him to perform his mystical practices so that whoever eats them will never again have a days health for the rest of his life.When the apples entered Cathals stomach, they turned into worms, but one large worm consumed all the others. From then on,...

Black Hole with a Heart of Gold is a metaphor that operates on several levels: Burma is a country that has been hermetically sealed to the outside world for many decades, as if it were a black hole on the map. But despite the many years of political and economic turmoil, the Burmese people seem to have found the antidote to the suffering caused by fear, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem, in other words, the Black Hole of the human condition. Black Hole with a Heart of Gold will take...

In a vast interstellar empire, a young girl from a desolate planet dreams of honing her incredible skills and making her fortune. Song Chunshi's amazing marksmanship and martial arts prowess earn her a coveted spot at the Imperial Military Academy, despite her humble origins.Targeted by arrogant aristocratic rivals who underestimate her, the "Passerby Girl" must navigate the Academy's cutthroat competitions and grueling training regimen alongside loyal friends and frustrating foes....