This book examines the policymaking process following highly emotional events. It focuses on the politics of shark “attacks” by looking at policy responses to tragic shark bites in Florida, Australia, and South Africa. The book reviews these cases by identifying the flaws in the human-shark relationship, including the way sharks are portrayed as the enemy, the way shark bites are seen as intentional, and how policy responses appear to be based on public safety. Flaws identifies politicians...

Bingo the Dingo and his pack are in trouble! All the water in their Outback home has completely dried up. They'll be forced to make a long, hard journey on foot to the next watering hole-unless the Roo Crew can build them a new road to drive there.Junior the possum is so excited to help on his first project ever. He's been on his phone day and night looking up everything he might need to know. But when it's time to pick up his toolbelt, can he say "so long" to the screen? Will he b...

When the Roo Crew arrives to build a conservation station in a eucalyptus forest, Sparkles decides to branch out and also construct something special for her fellow koalas. But then Rollo and Fitz ask her to take on special projects that will help the resident lizards and cockatoos. Determined not to let anyone down, Sparkles agrees.It soon becomes clear Sparkles has more work than she can handle. Everything is running behind schedule, and she's running out of energy. Then one afte...

LGBTQ Lobbying in the United States argues that the issues and tactics prioritized by the mainstream gay lobbying community fail to serve LGBTQ interests and are complicit in perpetuating heteronormative power dynamics and institutions that render queer and trans people vulnerable to structural oppression.The book posits that there are different LGBTQ lobbying communities—a dominant gay mainstream lobbying category, whose work advances heteronormative ideals, and a second ...

"I'm tired of feeling stressed out every day." "I can't stand having so little impact, despite caring so much and working so hard." "I just don't have anything left to give."Over years of developing and teaching their renowned Mindful Self-Compassion program, Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer have found MSC to be uniquely helpful for people struggling with the soul-draining depletion of burnout--from health care professionals, teachers, and caregivers, to tapped-out business owne...

"I'm tired of feeling stressed out every day." "I can't stand having so little impact, despite caring so much and working so hard." "I just don't have anything left to give." Over years of developing and teaching their renowned Mindful Self-Compassion program, Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer have found MSC to be uniquely helpful for people struggling with the soul-draining depletion of burnout--from health care professionals, teachers, and caregivers, to tappe...

Does it matter who owns and funds the media? As journalists and management consultants set off in search of new business models, there's a pressing need to understand anew the economic underpinnings of journalism and its role in democratic societies.How Media Ownership Matters provides a fresh approach to understanding news media power, moving beyond the typical emphasis on market concentration or media moguls. Through a comparative analysis of the US, Sweden, and France, ...