A powerful reimagining of the ancient Indian Ramayana epic.This retelling of the Ramayana is a deeply Javanese story, shaped by folklore and spiritual reflection. Rama's quest to rescue Sinta from the ogre Rahwana becomes a meditation on imperfection and the human struggle toward goodness. At its center is the anak bajang child—an unseen, mysterious being who restores balance to a world in chaos. Neither god nor hero, the bajang embodies innocence and quie...

The new mom's guide to recognizing what is and isn't normal after childbirthNew motherhood changes everything--your body, your brain, your emotions. But there comes a point when fatigue, brain fog, mood changes, hair loss, weight gain, and other notorious postpartum symptoms no longer fall under the category of "normal" and instead signal a deeper health issue. Many common postpartum symptoms are exactly the same as those of chronic health conditions that can be tr...

Tales from Vedas and Puranas for ChildrenIntroduce your child to the rich world of Indian mythology with this beautifully illustrated storybook. Illustrated Tales from Vedas and Puranas brings together stories of gods, demons, sages, and kings from India’s ancient scriptures. Children will read about Shukracharya’s quest for immortality, Garuda’s brave rescue, King Harishchandra’s honesty, and many more inspiring tales. Each story is written in simple language, filled with adventure...

Learn how to find your voice and speak up!This book will teach you how to speak and listen well. Whether learning how to debate hot topics or argue successfully about who supports the best football team, good oracy skills matter.Covering skills such as how to listen well, how to tell stories, describing and explaining, giving and receiving instructions, conversations and arguments, discussions and negotiations, presentations and performances, presenting ide...

For years, people with dyslexia have been told they "can’t" – this book is here to tell you that you canDyslexia is more than just a way of reading – it is a distinct way of thinking, feeling, and connecting. For many, the diagnosis raises questions: Does this limit my opportunities? Is it a superpower or a setback? What does it mean for my daily life?Dr Jacob Santhouse, Clinical Professional Counsellor, goes beyond the label to explore how dyslexi...

The world has gone crazy for sourdough – and with good reason. Once you learn the basics it’s easy, economical, healthy, and very satisfying.The Ultimate Guide to Sourdough tells you everything you need to know about making delicious, nutritious, gut-friendly breads. From how to create a starter, troubleshooting tips, key ingredients, and the basics of hydration, to kneading, shaping, rising and baking, Dr James Morton explains how to achieve the perfect c...

“A timely reminder that we are not just our brains. Arm yourself against the forces of misinformation by reading this book!”—Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered BrainChallenge everything you think you know about your brain. Expose the myths. Embrace the complexity. Transform your understanding of human nature and behavior.Modern culture bombards us with seductive brain myths—from the "left-brain/right-brain" fallacy to dopamine bei...

Lioness is a comprehensive leadership guide for women who are ready to lead with confidence and reclaim their power at work.As an executive coach and training facilitator, Dr Mel Milton-Smith has worked with hundreds of women across industries and career stages. Time and again, she’s found the same pattern: capable women who have every reason to be confident, yet walk into rooms with quiet voices, minimized selves, and a tendency to play s...

Bad Faith and the Culture War retraces recent campaigns against “wokeness” to a convergence of colorblind ideologies that insidiously entrench traditional racism beneath a veneer of “common sense.”Probing interconnections between legal originalism, cultural invocations of “Western tradition,” and reactionary backlash to Critical Race Theory and antiracist activism, Amien Kacou devises an eclectic political psychology approach that exposes ...

Ko Woon Lee examines the ways in which the rule, or kingdom, of God is manifested and operates in the narrative of the Gospel of Mark. Lee presents an innovative approach by applying Deleuze and Guattari's philosophy, particularly their three abstract lines, to biblical hermeneutics. While traditional Markan scholarship has focused on secrecy and narrative structure, Lee argues that the rule of God should be understood as a dynamic force that operates across various planes...

This book examines the experiences of West Virginia teachers on strike in 2018 and 2019. Sara Hardman employs a political-aesthetic framework to assess the impact of the embodied, affective, and aesthetic dimension of the strikes, rather than the tangible outcome of the strikes (e.g. pay conditions or redundancies). She argues that the intangible outcomes of teacher strikes comprise a political-aesthetic education that expands the possibilities for how teachers can live w...

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...