Social isolation, youth mental health crisis, parental stress, and elder homelessness are serious issues facing our country, requiring immediate attention. What if there was one antidote to address all of these issues simultaneously?In The Power of a Joyful Village, Dr. Derenda M. Schubert illuminates the transformative power of using intergenerational solutions to create cohesive communities and to cultivate safety nets for all ages. Joyful villages represent intentional ...

“When the wire man in love with the boiled wool woman imagines himself making love with her under the emerald tree and then making her a mouth, is he desiring to make for her a mouth, or to make of her a mouth? Such questions charge Karen Schubert’s off-kilter worlds with a force less like gravity than like Brownian movement: the poems in I Left My Wings on a Chair don’t orbit, they careen.”—H. L. Hix“Karen Schubert’s latest collection, I Left My Wings...

THE FUTURE OF WORK IS NOW.Automation, digitalisation and our new reality of a VUCA world (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) put enormous pressures on leaders. They are finding it hard to: make decisions in this cryptic world; deal with lower engagement in their teams; balance a decrease in productivity (or an increase but at high personal cost); and manage rapidly worsening mental health and burnout across the board.However, with that come opportunities to ...

A desperate trek across post-apocalyptic Alaska brings a small group of survivors to a sanctuary city—only to face a new threat in this zombie horror saga.Through the terrifying new world of the undead, Neil Jordan has led a dwindling band of survivors from Anchorage along the Seward Highway, battling flesh-eating zombies and the deadly Alaskan winter. As the approach the small city of Whittier, they find the tunnel barred—potentially protecting it from the undead i...

For dog people of all ages, a jubilant ode to our canines and the many things they love with wild abandon—especially you-know-who.From the yard to the park, from school to the market, from one end of the day to the next, dogs are full of joy. Ears flapping out the car window! Tug-of-war rope toy! Sprawling out on the couch! Getting those “good dog” treats! Wherever they go, whatever they see, dogs love it all. But what do they love most? Guess! This delightfully ch...

When the undead scourge descends on Alaska, strangers band together in a desperate bid for survival in this zombie apocalypse series debut.On the edge of the Alaskan wilderness, Anchorage is the gateway to The Last Frontier. But when a terrifying plague strikes, it becomes a deadly trap. The only two land routes out of the city are cut, forcing people to fight or die as the infection spreads.Danny and Jules, just children, witness the beginning stages of the ...

In the first two volumes of this zombie horror series, Anchorage, Alaska, is overrun by the undead as a band of survivors goes searching for refuge.InfectionOn the edge of the Alaskan wilderness, Anchorage is the gateway to The Last Frontier. But when a terrifying plague strikes, it becomes a deadly trap. In the aftermath of the onslaught, strangers come together for the sake of survival. But even as they form bonds among each other, hope of ...

To escape the zombie apocalypse, a small band of survivors journeys into the deadly Alaskan wilderness in this thrilling horror series.Anchorage, once Alaska's largest city, has fallen to a merciless and growing zombie horde. The survivors led by Neil Jordan and Dr. Caldwell decide to join forces against the hellish undead maelstrom. And when their refuge is compromised, Dr. Caldwell and the others place their faith and their lives squarely in Neil's hands.Wi...

You've probably heard the expression "when pigs fly," but did you know that in Spain they say "when frogs grow hair" and in Nigeria "when chickens have teeth"? A rib-tickling collection of idioms from around the world. But the question is: will you believe them...?

The dictionary explains around 2,300 electrostatic terms with 340 illustrations and approximately 5,400 cross-references. These cross-references to facts, standards, and 270 references provide a basic understanding of electrostatic phenomena. The encyclopedia lists the evaluation criteria and metrological possibilities, methods, devices and systems and their applications. It also covers electrostatic charges as a cause of fires and explosions in many areas of industry, as well as environme...

Where everything is black and white and nothing is - a haunting true story of death and a search for justice in a remote outback communityJust hours after his grandfather's funeral in the remote Northern Territory community of Yuendumu, nineteen-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker was dead. He'd been shot three times by police constable Zachary Rolfe during an attempted arrest, after Walker had stabbed the officer in the shoulder with a pair of surgical scissors...

Secrets of Intimacy proves that true love never ends—it may just wait quietly to be rediscovered.Told with the same poetic honesty and emotional depth as Seasons of Intimacy, this sequel celebrates enduring love, the thrill of discovery, and the beauty of a connection that continues to unfold on its own terms.Three years after a chance encounter first brought them together, the couple returns to the cabin where their story began—uncovering...