She loves her kids. She just prefers motherhood on a flexible schedule.Meet the Per Diem Mom: part mother, part social-media parenting expert, and full-time believer that a shopping bag can solve almost anything.She may not remember the school address. She might need Dad to remind her what size the kids wear. And when she says she's picking them up at 2:00, everybody knows better than to start watching the clock.But when Mom finally arrives?She comes bearing...

A provocative examination of the ways our economy has been rigged by financialization, and the importance of games to our dangerous political moment.In an age when capitalism feels like an unwinnable game, extreme reactionary ideas and politics are on the rise. The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones, Squid Game and much of reality TV are cultural reflections of a society of relentless, lonely competition, where each of us must become a player: a savvy ...

Know India through the Prism of Max Müller, who portrays India as an epitome of virtuosity and morality, whose glory is equal, if not greater, to the classical Greek or Roman civilizations.India - What Can It Teach Us, is a rare and valuable collection of Max Muller’s speeches on Indian civilisation, a renowned Indic scholar, who delves into various aspects of Indian civilization, including its ancient scriptures, languages, and into the profound wisdom embedded in its spiritual and philos...

This comprehensive volume showcases cutting-edge research on stuttering from a wide range of perspectives, including neuroscience, genetics, epidemiology, speech-motor control, language effects, machine learning, disability studies, treatment options and assessment. Featuring the work of a diverse range of specialist authors from around the globe, this book discusses psychological, neuroscientific and medical aspects of stuttering.Several core topics are introduced by tutorial chap...

I’m hopeless with men. I attract all the wrong ones, and my landlord is top of the list. I need a job, and fast, but instead I’m in the back of a perfect stranger’s car, letting him do things to me that I’ve only dreamed of...Caden isn’t used to meeting beautiful women on the street. As an attractive billionaire, he’s even less used to them running away. But then his mystery woman shows up as his new assistant, and he’s going to punish her for disappearing on him. A punish...

Wherever this season finds you—even amidst loneliness or heartache—the Because of Bethlehem Bible Study from Max Lucado will remind you that God is near, he understands your struggles, and his grace has rewritten your story.In Because of Bethlehem, bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado points out that a remarkable gift can arrive in an unremarkable package. One did in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago. No one expected God to come the way he d...

Embark on a Coastal Needlework JourneyYour next peaceful getaway is right at your fingertips with this soothing collection of cross-stitch art. Thoughtfully crafted by renowned cross-stitch designer and author Max Pigeon, this guide is your key to creating breathtaking sunsets, majestic marine life, sandy shorelines, and awe-inspiring landscapes. Complete with large full-color charts, beginner stitching tutorials, and fun facts about sea life, you can easily bring ...

The last weeks of World War II on the Western Front in Europe witnessed extraordinary scenes of heroism, horror, melodrama and pathos.In Plunder, Max Hastings presents a cast of fascinating people British, American and German, in a series of great events in which some distinguished themselves through wonderful deeds, others through the basest crimes.The book takes its title from Montgomery’s ‘Operation Plunder’, the 23 March 1945 crossing of the Rh...

A bold reassessment of a long-standing divideThe perceived divide between early christology and ancient Jewish messianism has long shaped how scholars read the New Testament—but what if that divide is neither inevitable nor tenable any longer?Christology Within Messianism gathers an international team of scholars to challenge this assumption head-on. Through historical, sociolinguistic, and theological analysis, contributors situate the earliest ch...

An exploration of how contemporary horror films focusing on the internet engage with society's material, functional and ideological reorientation to new digital realities, this book shows how subjects can resist the age of data capitalism and the authority of the algorithm.Upending the notion that the horror genre – arguably the seismograph of cultural unease – has remained unresponsive to the unprecedented dangers of the digital age, The Post-Internet...

The story of Ireland through one hundred postage stamps issued since the creation of the Irish Free StateA stamp is about so much more than postage. It is a little piece of art, history and imagination.Dr Max Barrett, a judge of the High Court of Ireland and a passionate stamp collector, explores the history of our nation through one hundred carefully chosen stamps. Starting with James Ingram's map of Ireland (1922), which pointedly omitted the northern bor...

How can aesthetics connect with research in other disciplines and fuel them with philosophical ideas and insights?This edited collection explores what kind of companion discipline aesthetics can be . and the benefits of collaboration for other disciplines: not only in the humanities, but also those likemeteorology, brain research, engineering, or computer science. The contributors investigate the contemporary role of aesthetics in relationship with other discipline...