Rooted in Eurocentric and North American beliefs, conventional social work theory increasingly fails to address the interconnected, global nature of contemporary social problems. Bringing together scholars and practitioners from across environmental studies, gender studies, philosophy, anthropology and beyond, this edited collection forges a transdisciplinary, decolonial framework for reimagining social work education and practice. It draws on Indigenous knowledges, postcolonial perspectiv...

[Book 1 in the "Year of the Chick" series. There's a bit of a cliffhanger to end this book, but the sequel addresses any unanswered questions]An awkward family homecoming at Christmas.A humiliating public weigh-in, with two judging parents as the audience.The announcement of a deadline for arranged marriage doom.And that's just the first two chapters.In "Year of the Chick," Romi Narindra must find love before her parents find her a h...

ప్రతి మనిషిలో భావోద్వేగాలు ఉంటాయి. అవి వివిధ సందర్భాల్లో అనేక రకాలుగా వ్యక్తమవుతాయి.కొన్ని సంఘటనలు మనిషి హృదయం మీద బలమైన ముద్రను వేస్తాయి. అటువంటి సంఘటనల సమ్మేళనే ఈ జీవితం.ఈ జీవితంలో ఎదురయ్యే ప్రతి చిక్కుముడికి ఒక సమాధానం ఖచ్చితంగా ఉంటుంది. దాన్ని అన్వేషించటమే మానవ ధోరణి.ఈ అన్వేషణలో, మా ప్రతి పాత్ర మూడు విభిన్న అంశాలుగా మీ మనసును పలకరిస్తుంది!

Romi Neustadt is passionate about helping others build lucrative direct sales and network marketing businesses that help create lives with more freedom and flexibility, greater purpose and a lot more fun. In this book she offers you the same direct, no-BS coaching she’s given to tens of thousands to help you acquire the skills to build this sucker and teach your team to do the same. And, equally important, she’ll work on your mindset so you stop overcomplicating it all and stop letting the...

A little Mexican girl learns to count while she discovers the beauty of life in Little Village, Chicago. This hopeful story of love, nature and belonging features the simple joy of neighborhood gardens, birds chirping, and colorful insects. Little Ro listens to nature's sounds in her new neighborhood - as she misses the farm back in Mexico, too. As Little Ro listens to the world around her, she hears a meow and soon realizes, God has delivered a best friend for her to love forever....

[A 10,000-word short story prequel to the "Year of the Chick" series]There are two things that happen when you graduate university:1: You realize you'll be working for the next forty years...a realization that requires alcoholYou start to wonder when you're supposed to fall in loveSomewhere in between all of that, you'll find: office friends, office dimwits, good days, bad days, and a Human Resources manager that's out...

Being haunted by a sinister circus, ghosts and scary clowns wasn't unusual for the spunky 18-year-old girl, Estela Nannette Sinclair. Neither was the physical and emotional abuse that she faced from her adoptive parents.But, one was just a dream and the other would resolve itself in two weeks upon her eighteenth birthday... or so she mistakenly presumed. Her life was a complex façade of lies that hid how deeply she was entangled with three powerhouses of dark magic. Had she been th...

"Readers will swoon for this sequel . . . " —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewA new destination, a familiar spark . . .Two years have passed since Mira and Jake missed their flight and spent a magical 24 hours together in Paris. Sparks flew. Romance bloomed. But life got in the way. When they’re reunited for another whirlwind adventure, will they connect in the same way?Mira’s living her best life, having started a new chapter by taking a l...

Sharia-compliance is the raison d’etre of Islamic banks. All of their instruments and activities should be based on sharia principles, which unfortunately exposes them to greater risks than their conventional counterparts, regulated under the dual banking system in Indonesia. These include inconsistencies between fatwas, unique reputational risks, and inefficiencies in the regulatory framework governing Islamic banks.This book critically examines the less...

Publishers Weekly #1 Summer Romance Read"Filled with delectable delights and heart-tugging insights . . . Stunning." —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewAll bets are off in the City of Light . . . where life and love can change in less than a dayAfter calling off her engagement, Mira escapes on an all-expense paid business trip to Paris. Despite the delicious food and flowing wine, she can’t forget the ache of leaving her fiancé behi...

[Book 3 in the "Year of the Chick" series]For many people, Paris is the city of love.Most of those people are tourists.This turns out to be one of Romi Narindra's first realizations, when she ditches her corporate job and moves to Paris for a year to write a book. It's a year that will shatter illusions, assert independence, and maybe even leave some room for a love affair or two.All the while, the past comes swirling back like a ghost with ...

Bestselling author, entrepreneur, speaker, and life and business coach Romi Neustadt has a message for women: You CAN have it all--just not at the same damn time.Romi Neustadt is a mom of two, a wife, a daughter, bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and coach. What's more, she's achieved these things without a staff of 10, the ability to sleep two hours a night or driving herself batsh*t crazy. She's figured out the key to having it all: Priorities, babe....