The Routledge Companion to Drag offers a comprehensive academic exploration of drag as a global, historical, and cultural phenomenon.This volume examines drag beyond its popularised media image, tracing its diverse practices across time and geography. Chapters address key themes such as the history, herstory, and theirstory of drag, its representation on television, activism, and performance traditions from the Victorian and Elizabethan stage to contemporary contexts. With...

Emotional intelligence is not a new idea. We know that it helps people to understand themselves and others better.But if skills like being self-aware, showing empathy and active listening are so important, why is the world still full of bullies, credit takers and serial interrupters?The New EQ tackles this paradox head on, exploring a new approach to emotional intelligence that will teach you how to:· improve self-awareness and boost resilience· succe...

Danny Wolf, a gifted rock musician with alcohol problems is witnessing brutal murder in his dreams. Newly released from prison for a crime he did not commit, Wolf is having trouble adjusting to civilian life. He believes the dreams are a symptom of his adjustment until he discovers that they are real and that the victims are his own groupies. He soon begins to doubt his sanity. Could he be a homicidal madman?Wolf has no memory of his early childhood but discovers that he spent his ...

In 1925, three children vanish without a trace in Arrowhead Lake. Nearly a century later, there are those who still report seeing the children swimming beneath the surface like elusive dolphinsAfter losing her husband in a violent car crash, Rachel King and her two young sons venture to Arrowhead Lake to heal. When Rachel discovers that Great Woods Timber is planning to clear-cut this beautiful wilderness, she enlists the help of Lilly Bowman and her mysterious father, chief and sh...

**“So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling authorA dinner party in a beautiful Notting Hill townhouse turns into a sinister game, as six old friends are forced to spill their darkest secrets . . . or else.**Six friends reunite in London to celebrate the life of their recently deceased ex-employer, a professor that brought them together in 1999 to help build a dating website based on ps...

"The Art of Ballet" by Mark Edward Perugini is a captivating exploration of the world of ballet, delving into its rich history, techniques, and the artistry that defines this elegant dance form. Perugini, with his profound understanding of ballet, takes readers on a journey through the evolution of ballet, highlighting its cultural significance and the dedication of the dancers who bring it to life. The book is not just a guide but a celebration of the beauty and discipline that ballet emb...

God is an enumeration of His attributes. God is spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. The spirit of God silently moves through space and time, and the very first thing God speaks into existence is Light. Fast forward along the timeline, and we read in John 1:1, almost in the same respect as Genesis, 'In the beginning was the Word,' and it continues until John says something very fascinating: Jesus is the Light of me...

It took all of thirty seconds for two shots to bring the world of Margaret Tabaaha crashing down around her. After losing her husband in Afghanistan during the first year of Operation Enduring Freedom, her two sons were all she had left. Now they had been taken from her violently, deliberately, plunging her into a whiskey bottle and stripping away her reason for living.When Arthur Nakai receives a call from his first love, Margaret, her voice pleading for his help, it comes as he i...

In this modern economy, retirement planning can be a complex task. Every retirement plan needs to be unique. When you meet with a financial advisor, what are the right questions to ask? This book is designed to be food for thought. The information is for retirement education purposes only. Naturally views differ amongst professionals, and these eight authors do not necessarily agree with each other and do not necessarily endorse the views of the other authors in the book. If expert retirem...

Six haunted tales from the author of THE HAUNTING OF SAM CABOT and THE LOST VILLAGE.The Fear ~ Mich Redlon is struggling to understand the horrific visions of brutal murder that plagued him as a child and have now resumed after years of reprieve. And the bent little creature from his nightmares is back, egging him on to unspeakable acts of brutality. Mitch knows he’s not capable of murder. So who’s responsible? He sets himself to the task of finding the truth even as THE FEAR threa...

The battle is one of wits and cunning, where the strong heart will overcome his enemy.Ex-marine Arthur Nakai spent years as a member of the Shadow Wolves, an ICE tactical unit tasked by the US government to hunt human traffickers and drug smugglers on the US/Mexico border. He put that life of confronting violence in the darker contours of the desert landscape behind him and settled into a quiet existence in New Mexico with his wife, Sharon, a local TV reporter.But ...

There are places that hold evil, houses so vile, so tainted, that people refuse to live in them. Farnham House is one of those places.Once an inn, this majestic old New England manor house is back on the market, and the price is very reasonable.Sam Cabot is a man tired of moving. Now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life in the country with his wife and young son. Little does he know that he will soon begin a long, slow descent into madness and that he will spend ...