For optimum probiotic nutrition, it's time to say goodbye to supplements and pills and to bring all-natural, all-delicious, real-food probiotic (and prebiotic) meals into your life. Doctors and nutritionists firmly agree that probiotics are essential for everyday health and nutrition. Probiotics add "good bacteria" to the human gut. They crowd out "bad bacteria" and foster the absorption of nutrients through the intestinal walls. Everyone needs probiotics, just as they also need prebiotics, which make probiotics work. Probiotics also aid in the relief of chronic health issues, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as well as all kinds of occasional belly discomfort. They have anti-inflammatory properties, too. Kelli Foster's The Probiotic Kitchen makes probiotic cooking easier and tastier than it's ever been before. Her recipes feature all the all-natural, probiotic-rich foods that are available now, from yogurts and aged cheeses to miso, kombucha, good old-fashioned pickles—and even chocolate. The more than 100 delectable and utterly appealing recipes in this book use these probiotic-rich ingredients to make incredibly tasty breakfasts, brunches, lunches, snacks, dinners, and desserts. The book includes: Lots of big-flavor main courses, like Cider-Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Sauerkraut and Apples, Fish Tacos with Kefir-Avocado Crema, and Mediterranean Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Substantial salads, such as Herbed Chickpea and Tomato Salad, vibrant soups, like Chilled Sweet Corn Soup with Pesto, and hearty sandwiches, such as Smoky Tempeh and Kale Caesar Wraps Recipes for prebiotic dishes and advice about how to add prebiotics to your meals, since prebiotics are needed for probiotics to work For busy cooks who eat on the fly, more than a dozen portable and delicious smoothies and similar drinks, plus easy-to-pack snacks and lunches Super versatile probiotic sauces, dressings, and condiments that you can use to turn any meal into a probiotic one, from a zesty Orange-Miso Vinaigrette to a sweet-and-sour Creamy Honey-Mustard Dressing
Plant-Based Buddha Bowls delivers 100 beautiful, nutritious, tasty, and easy one-bowl, one-plate meals for vegans and for anyone adding plant-based meals to their weekly routine.
How would you describe the love of God? Throughout the Gospel accounts, Jesus engaged women differently than He did men. Sometimes the difference is subtle. Sometimes it is stark. Always it is profound. Sometimes the love He offers them is gentle. Sometimes it is fierce. Always it is powerful. Sometimes that love feels like a warm embrace. Sometimes it’s more like a piercing jab. Always, it changes everything. Women today long to experience the same sort of life-changing love that Jesus lavished on His followers 2000 years ago. We still want to be completely seen and known and valued and set free—as painful as that process might sometimes be. Pierced and Embraced digs deeply into seven encounters that Jesus had with a wide variety of women in the Gospels to show how His love can be equally transformative in our lives today. It mixes attentive Scriptural engagement with personal narrative and relevant application, making the content fresh, accessible, engaging, and practical. You will: Understand the unique and powerful and complex ways in which Jesus loves the women of the gospels. Recognize your own longings for love and the (often inadequate) ways we seek to satisfy them. Discover how to live in the fullness of Jesus’ love for you. Includes study/reflection questions at the end of each chapter, inviting women to dig into the passages for themselves. Winner of the ECPA's Top Shelf Cover Award 2017
From simple to spectacular—50 enticing recipes to satisfy every cupcake craving! The wait for an entire cookbook of gluten-free cupcakes is over! Kelli and Peter Bronski’s Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking garnered a PW starred review and airtime on The Splendid Table, and within one year of publication has established itself as a category-leading all-purpose gluten-free cookbook. Now the Bronskis bring their accessible but “artisanal” approach to these from-scratch, high-quality homemade cupcakes. The foundation of these recipes is their intensively developed gluten-free flour blend, which enables home cooks to craft bakery-quality confections, from kid-pleasing favorites like Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting or “Peanut Butter Cup” Cakes, to more subtle and surprising treats like Mojito or Poached Pearfection cupcakes. They include tips for adapting the recipes to alternative diets of all kinds, including egg-, dairy-, and refined sugar–free versions. These are cupcakes so good even those who don’t eat gluten-free will love them.
When Katie Brashers announces to her friends that shes headed to Orlando, Florida, for spring break, no one thinks twice. But when school resumes and Katie is nowhere to be found, her sixteen-year-old classmate and friend, Michelle Martin, grows suspicious. The school staff claims that the family moved to Florida, but Michelle doesnt buy it. First, Katie never said goodbye to her devoted boyfriend, Brad; and second, Katie still has a treasured family book Michelle gave her to reada book Katie promised to return. Something doesnt make sense. Michelle and her best friend, Tami, team up with Brad to investigate the familys disappearance, but its not easy. Not only do they have to dodge Michelles demanding, nosey mother, but they also have to sneak around the neighborhood while avoiding arrest for trespassing. After talking to neighbors and looking inside the house, they still have nothing but circumstantial evidence. Michelle is about ready to give upuntil she takes her dog for their daily walk and uncovers a concrete clue. The clue leads her closer to the truth, but also thrusts her into dangerous circumstances beyond her control. If she isnt careful, Michelle could end up like Katiegone without a trace.
“A great collection of easy, foolproof recipes for those of us who would like to get dinner (and maybe even dessert!) on the table as often as possible.”—Silvana's Kitchen Cooking and sharing meals is something every family should be able to enjoy together—however many family members eat gluten-free. If your household is avoiding gluten, this book will lead the way to recreating your family's old favorites, and introduce you to a few new ones, too! Gluten-Free Family Favorites makes gluten-free cooking fun, with 75 recipes designed to meet your family's everyday needs (and wants!), including: Breakfasts to start the day off right (French Toast Sticks, Banana Mini Muffins, Sweet Potato Pancakes) Snacks and sides that satisfy (Cashew Coconut Chia Squares, Soft Pretzels) Balanced dinners (Pumpkin Gnocchi Nuggets, Spaghetti Bolognese, Quesadillas) Familiar classics (Personal Pizzas, Fish Sticks, Chicken Fingers) Tasty treats (Apple Cider Donuts, Waffle Cones, Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies) Each kid-tested and –approved recipe includes “Kids Can” tips to get kids themselves helping with the cooking, plus modifications for families avoiding other allergens or eating a vegetarian or vegan diet. Authors Kelli and Peter Bronski also teach the ins and outs of a gluten-free diet, including how to maintain a gluten-free kitchen, avoid cross-contamination, reduce the higher grocery bills that can come with a gluten-free diet, and empower children to select and prepare food for themselves.
PI Miranda Corbie will do anything to find her long-lost mother, but to do so she must expose a Nazi spy and clear her name of the murder in this breakout mystery from award-winner Kelli Stanley." --
From Jane Austen to Taylor Swift, a look at the surprising politics of romantic love and its dissolution. Whatever the underlying motives – be they love, financial security, or mere masochism – the fact is that getting involved in a romantic partnership is emotionally, morally, and even politically fraught. In Hard To Do, Kelli María Korducki turns a Marxist lens on the relatively short history of romantic partnership, tracing how the socio-economic dynamics between men and women have transformed the ways women conceive of domestic partnership. With perceptive, reported insights on the ways marriage and divorce are legislated, the rituals of twentieth-century courtship, and contemporary practices for calling it off, Korducki reveals that, for all women, choosing to end a relationship is a radical action with very limited cultural precedent.
Discover how easy baking can be when all you need is one bowl There's nothing quite like fresh-from-the-oven goodness. With Easy One-Bowl Baking, scratch baking is just as simple as cracking open a mix, and twice as delicious! Save time without sacrificing flavor as you create everything from cookies and quick breads to cakes and savory bites. More than a dessert cookbook, this baking book makes it easy to bake indulgent Chocolate Chunk Pound Cake, delicate Matcha Cookies, or even crowd-pleasing Buffalo Chicken Breadsticks. Best of all, with just one bowl, one baking pan, and a few mixing and measuring tools, the sink won't be full of dishes when you're done, making cleanup a breeze! Baking 101—Learn all the essential ingredients, techniques, and terminology to bake like a pro in this easy baking cookbook. Quick fixes—Find 60 fast bakes, most able to go from mixing bowl to oven to cooling in under an hour. Kid friendly—Introduce young chefs to the joys of baking with recipes they can help measure, mix, and bake. Grab your favorite bowl, a wooden spoon, and this cookbook and start baking something special today.
February, 1940. In San Francisco's Chinatown, fireworks explode as the city celebrates Chinese New Year with a Rice Bowl Party, a three day-and-night carnival designed to raise money and support for China war relief. Miranda Corbie is a 33-year-old private investigator who stumbles upon the fatally shot body of Eddie Takahashi. The Chamber of Commerce wants it covered up. The cops acquiesce. All Miranda wants is justice--whatever it costs. From Chinatown tenements, to a tattered tailor's shop in Little Osaka, to a high-class bordello draped in Southern Gothic, she shakes down the city--her city--seeking the truth. An outstanding series debut.
In Creekside, dedicated archaeologist Meg Harrington guides her students in a race against time to protect the legacy of the past before bulldozers rip it to shreds. The setting is a Kentucky pasture slated for development—the construction of the new Creekside subdivision. Once, that same beautiful stretch of land was home to three generations who experienced love, loss, and tragedy in their log cabin beside the creek. It was here during the late 18th century that Estelle Mullins struggled to build her home on the dangerous frontier. In Meg’s 21st-century world of archaeology we read about excavation techniques, daily experiences at a dig, tight construction deadlines, the use of heavy equipment, report writing, artifact analysis, damage from looters and collectors, and the reality of site destruction in the path of modern development. The depiction of Estelle’s frontier life includes Kentucky’s early Euro-American settlement of the Cumberland Gap, encounters with Shawnee defending their land, Protestant fragmentation, the rise of religious fundamentalism, the immigrant stampede down the Ohio River, and the persistent issue of class-based land ownership. The two partially interwoven story lines link artifact and place, ancestors and descendants, the present and the past, and inspire us to explore the personal connections between them all in fresh and vital ways.
Improve the health of your family and the planet with more than 125 delicious, plant-based, easy-to-prepare recipes for every meal of the day. The Meat-Free Kitchen has all the recipes you need for busy weeknights, packed weekends, or whenever you feel like trying out a meat-free meal. From many different breakfast options to many different kinds of vegetarian burgers, these meatless meals will satisfy even the pickiest of palates. Chapters cover all meals throughout the day, from yummy breakfasts to satisfying salads, hearty soups, handheld snacks, perfect pastas, and one-pot wonders. Many of these recipes can also be made in 30 minutes or less. Preparing meatless meals has never been simpler! Find something for everyone with recipes like: Banana Walnut Baked Oatmeal Creamy Tomato Soup with Orzo Black Bean Citrus Quinoa Salad Curried Tofu Salad Sandwiches Spicy Hummus Veggie Wraps Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Tortilla Enchilada Casserole Smoky Potato Wedges Going Meatless is the healthiest option for you, your family, and the planet—get started today!
Having won scholarships to different colleges, with miles and hours between them, Lori Hunter and Julie Conners continue trying to enjoy their relationship. However, with passions unleashed by others surrounding them, they struggle to keep their love for each other. from Passions Unleashed... With her long-awaited prize so imminent, Jodi Nelson's knees felt weak. Her heart beat faster as she cautiously climbed on the bed with Lori. "Oh my God, I'm so close to you ." Slowly she put her hand up and, with trembling fingers, lightly touched Lori's left arm. Her heart skipped a few beats as she dared to let her fingers slide up and down along silky, bare skin. The sensation of Lori's skin made her feel shaky all over.
Lose weight the simple way—100 recipes and a 30-day plan to kickstart long-term health If you're looking to adopt a healthier lifestyle but don't know where to begin, you're in luck. This healthy cookbook is all about starting fresh. It's your template for developing skills and habits around cooking, nutrition, and exercise that will set you up for weight loss success, and help you stay positive and realistic about your body and your health. It's easy to stick to this healthy cookbook and encouraging 30-day program no matter how busy you are, with weekly meal plans and shopping lists, along with simple exercise routines you can do at home. You'll also find 100 delicious recipes that make it practical to develop a diet that leaves you feeling satisfied and energized. Discover a healthy cookbook that offers: 30 Days and beyond—Equip yourself with the tools you need to form better eating and exercise habits—and to maintain them for a lifetime. 100 Easy, healthy dishes—Discover a healthy cookbook of hearty recipes, many of which only require a few ingredients, just one pot or pan, or take just 30 minutes to prepare. Go-to workout plans—Find an entire chapter of easy-to-follow workouts that will help you build strength, boost your mood, and burn calories. This healthy cookbook and weight loss plan is your ultimate guide to taking better care of your body.
Modern quilting meets country style in these 11 patterns from the mother-daughter design team behind Jo’s Country Junction. Jo Kramer and her daughter Kelli Hanken have been quilting together for years, sharing their unique designs through their brand Jo’s Country Junction. Now they’re bringing modern quilting to the country with 11 updated quilts inspired by open air, traditional roots and contemporary fun. Country Girl Modern features a quilt for a modern-day patriot, a vintage modern design, and an Amish-inspired quilt, among others.
Discover the simple yet versatile formula for creating deliciously fresh and healthy meals with this cookbook featuring one hundred recipes! Buddha bowls are the ultimate one-dish meal. Starting with a base of whole grains, rice, noodles, or legumes, you layer on a generous assortment of cooked or raw vegetables. Then you top the veggies with a boost of protein, plus a dressing or sauce. The result is a beautifully plated, nutrient-rich meal that’s bursting with flavor—and ready in minutes. Food writer Kelli Foster serves up an amazing variety of Buddha bowl ideas, each one vibrant with color, alive with flavor, and oh-so-comforting to eat. Start the day with a Coconut Quinoa Breakfast Bowl, or a Chai-Spiced Multigrain Porridge Bowl. For cozy meals with loved ones, there are Warm Autumn Chicken and Wild Rice Bowls, Sesame Tuna Bowls, or Lamb Kebab Bowls. And if you’re hosting a dinner party, Lentil and Smoked Salmon Nicoise Bowls or Miso Noodle Bowls with Stir-Fried Beef will delight your guests. Buddha Bowls also includes vegan recipes and a special chapter on fruit bowls that are perfect for power-snacking.
A fun, foolproof guide to gluten-free cooking for the kid chef in your kitchen—from the authors of No Gluten, No Problem Pizza Are you ready for the best gluten-free biscuits you’ve ever had? How about gluten-free mac and cheese? Or brownies? Kids Cook Gluten-Free teaches children to make all these and more. From crowd-pleasing favorites like Chocolate Chip Pancakes and Hamburger Sliders to more adventurous options like Crispy Dover Sole and Red Lentil Dal, kids will love trying something new. Each recipe has kid-friendly instructions with a list of common kitchen terms and tools. Guides to gluten-free eating, safety tips, and basic techniques help young readers get comfortable in the kitchen. Kids can make delicious food with a parent or all by themselves. No matter what, it’ll be a whole lot of fun—and taste great!
Wilfred Bion’s theories of dreaming, of the analytic situation, of reality and everyday life, and even of the contact between the body and the mind offer very different, and highly fruitful, perspectives on lived experience. Yet very little of his work has entered the field of visual culture, especially film and media studies. Kelli Fuery offers an engaging overview of Bion’s most significant contribution to psychoanalysis- his theory of thinking- and demonstrates its relevance for why we watch moving images. Bion’s theory of thinking is presented as an alternative model for the examination of how we experience moving images and how they work as tools which we use to help us ‘think’ emotional experience. ‘Being Embedded’ is a term used to identify and acknowledge the link between thinking and emotional experience within the lived reception of cinema. It is a concept that everyone can speak to as already knowing, already having felt it - being embedded is at the core of lived and thinking experience. This book offers a return to psychoanalytic theory within moving image studies, contributing to the recent works that have explored object relations psychoanalysis within visual culture (specifically the writings of Klein and Winnicott), but differs in its reference and examination of previously overlooked, but highly pivotal, thinkers such as Bion, Bollas and Ogden. A theorization of thinking as an affective structure within moving image experience provides a fresh avenue for psychoanalytic theory within visual culture. Wilfred Bion, Thinking, and Emotional Experience with Moving Images will appeal to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, as well as scholars and students of film and media studies, cultural studies and cultural sociology and anthropology, visual culture, media theory, philosophy, and psychosocial studies.
Love will find a way. Kayden Forester’s life changed forever when he spotted a glimmering treasure in the distant sands. The irresistible, magnetic pull toward something unknown soon dominates his life, his heart, his soul. An alluring, gorgeous woman appears to him in his mind, so real it is as if he can reach out and touch her. However, he has no idea who she is, why he can’t find her, and where she is from. Dreams and reality intertwine. Emotions that are not his own and bizarre events begin to impact his world. The one person he can count on uncovers a highly guarded family secret, which adds to the complex web of phenomenon. A sinister entity hunts the mysterious woman from the shadows. Kayden knows that he is there with her somehow but is incapable of helping her. Evil coincidentally plots against him as he gets closer to the love of his life. How can he define the overwhelming force that has changed his life? Kayden discovers a love that ignites a spark within him, but how can he embrace and protect someone he cannot touch? The battle that threatens to constrict his heart begins when he collides with his destiny. Somehow he must find a way to hold on to the elusive woman before she slips through his fingers like Oregon sand.
The funny, whimsical and quirky new adventure from Australian rising star Kelli Anne Hawkins. When seven strangers arrive at a small Australian caravan park to tell Hadley Boggs that her dad is the long-lost heir to the kingdom of Ludrovia, she can hardly believe it. Her dad -- the world's most indecisive man, a man who takes the advice of their pet budgie, a man named BARRY -- is king?! Soon, Hadley jets off to an exciting new life, where she meets dancing goats, learns of an ancient Ludrovian prophecy and comes face to face with the country's hair-obsessed president. Hadley quickly falls in love with her quirky adopted home, so when she and her new friends discover the president's secret deal to sell the country to a cheese-loving billionaire, she knows they must act. But can the Birdbrain prophecy help them save Ludrovia before everything turns to fondue?
Kelli D. Zaytoun draws on Gloria Anzaldúa's thought to present a radically inclusive and expansive approach to selfhood, creativity, scholarship, healing, coalition-building, and activism. Zaytoun focuses on Anzaldúa's naguala/ shapeshifter, a concept of nagualismo. This groundbreaking theory of subjectivity details a dynamic relationship between “inner work” and "public acts" that strengthens individuals' roles in social and transformative justice work. Zaytoun's detailed emphasis on la naguala, and Nahua metaphysics specifically, brings much needed attention to Anzaldúa's long-overlooked contribution to the study of subjectivity. The result is a women and queer of color, feminist-focused work aimed at scholars in many disciplines and intended to overcome barriers separating the academy from everyday life and community. An original and moving analysis, Shapeshifting Subjects draws on unpublished archival material to apply Anzaldúa's ideas to new areas of thought and action.
Anna and Caleb have been friends since kindergarten, but their beliefs have pushed them apart. Anna is president of the science club and focused on getting into the best college. Caleb is fascinated by the supernatural and stretches the truth to get more views on social media. When a purple mist emerges near Foggy Creek's sinkhole, people and animals start acting like zombies. Can Anna and Caleb put aside their differences to save Foggy Creek before it's too late?
Shot and left for dead, Sam Hixton stumbles into a general store on the Nebraska prairie and collapses into the arms of Cassie Wilcox. Cassie’s world is turned upside down when the handsome stranger drops into her life. Sam is another complication she doesn’t need: her business is dying and her trouble with the townspeople is escalating. Yet she’s determined to keep the store open — no matter what the cost. As Sam recovers from his injuries, he hides the truth about his identity and convinces Cassie to let him work in the store. He’s attracted to her and admires her independent nature but quickly realizes Cassie’s in way over her head. They fight their growing attraction, and Cassie questions whether she can trust her fragile heart to a mysterious stranger. Will he accept her once he knows about her troubled past? Cassie resists Sam’s advances and represses her feelings until one fateful night when they give in to their fiery passion. Together, they work out a plan to save the store but find their efforts are thwarted—and their lives endangered—by the locals. Sam’s secret returns to haunt him and pulls him away just when Cassie needs him the most. Will he regain her trust when she learns the truth? Cassie has everything invested in the store—can she save it and find true love with Sam before it’s too late?
Improved health, more energy, and a more sustainable approach to food—Super Simple Plant-Based Recipes for Beginners has everything you need to start your meat-free lifestyle with confidence. Maybe it’s once a week—maybe seven days a week—but any level of commitment to eating less meat will benefit you and the planet. This affordable adaptation of The Meat-Free Kitchen includes simple starter recipes for busy weeknights, packed weekends, or whatever days you decide to designate as plant-based. From many different breakfast options to an array of vegetarian burgers, these quick, easy-to-make meatless meals will satisfy even the pickiest of palates. Recipes for meals, snacks, and even desserts offer a well-rounded meal plan that is high in protein, low in fat, energy boosting, and that will help you live longer and better. You’ll find yummy breakfasts to start your day with strength, power-packed salads, nutritious and delicious soups, afternoon energy–boosting snacks, comforting and satisfying pasta dishes, and easy-to-make one-pan delights—all of which are full of plant-based goodness. There is something for everyone in these recipes, which include: Banana Walnut Baked Oatmeal Black Bean Citrus Quinoa Salad Spicy Hummus Veggie Wraps Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Tortilla Enchilada Casserole Embracing a plant-based diet is easier than you think, especially with these delicious recipes that will quickly become your favorites.
College student and art major Samantha Harper has been tracing her family tree for quite some time. Her mother, Rebecca, died when Sam was sixteen and she never talked much about her past. Samantha is thrilled to hear that she will be allowed to research her mother's past for a school assignment. Upon arriving in Rebecca's childhood neighborhood, Sam arranges to have a tour of her mother's grade school. She finds an area inside the school that had been damaged and at first, thinking a ghost was inhabiting the gymnasium, she accidentally crosses over into the year 1975; the year when her mother is in kindergarten. Fascinated and scared at the same time, Sam gets to witness her mother's childhood up front as she inadvertently gets involved in an old case of a young girl's accidental death. Little Josie Baker, a classmate of Sam's mother, died that year inside the school's gymnasium. But, was it an accident? After uncovering the dark secret surrounding Josie's death, Samantha wonders if she'll ever find her way back home where her father and best friend, Josh, have been waiting for her return. Will she return to the present or will she have to live the rest of her life in the past?
Once Upon the Future is an anthology of fictional stories written for children age 7-12 inspired by the research of six sustainability scientists. Each story is sprinkled with humor and magical realism, enlivened with beautiful illustrations, and complemented by educational resources. Using simple yet vibrant language, the stories convey insights on circular food economies, rural development and cultural textile traditions, forest commoning practices, biodiversity conservation and regeneration, youth in urban governance, and the importance of values and imagination for sustainability leadership. Close your eyes. Imagine you're sitting around the fire in the forest. Firelight dances over your face, sparks float in the darkness, and the magic of storytelling begins... Join Charlie, a big nosed carrot, as he battles the gang of plastic bottles and searches for the great compost heap. [The Magic Jumble by Anastasia Papangelou] Follow Alma and Helio as they discover magical creatures and secret natural realms, while searching for the Skunk Cabbage, rare plant that can save their forest from destruction. [Alma in the Woods by Angela Moriggi] Meet Olivia who never spends time outdoors until a new classmate from a distant land shows her the joy of street play. [The City's Heartbeat by Lorena Axinte] Gather around the campfire to hear one-eyed Aunt Bloom tell stories of a secret society - the Cosmos Mariners - who battle the Hungry Ghosts destroying our planet. [The Legend of the Cosmos Mariners by Kelli Rose Pearson] Go through a magic portal into the Wood Wide Web with Brunaia - a girl who has fused with a young oak tree to restore the lost equilibrium between humans and forests. [Brunaia by Marta Nieto Romero] Attend a fashion show with young Jaime, who has put his reputation on the line to show off his grandmother's traditional linen.[Fashionista Jamie by Alessandro Vasta]
Despite her own preparations for an imminent voyage to a blitzkrieged Britain and a painful farewell to the city she loves, Miranda decides to help [a publisher's assistant] and takes on her last case as a private detective in San Francisco--investigating her client, surveying the publishing world of 1940, and stumbling into murder with a trail that leads straight to Alcatraz, an island city of sharks"--Dust jacket flap.
This volume looks at how the new capabilities of Web 2.0 are changing the worlds of celebrity fandom and gossip. With Ashton Kutcher's record-breaking "tweeting" more famous than his films, and Perez Hilton actually getting more attention than Paris, the actress often covered in his blog, the worlds of celebrity celebration and online social networking are pushing the public's crush on the famous and infamous into overdrive. Celeb 2.0: How Social Media Foster Our Fascination with Popular Culture explores this phenomenon. Celeb 2.0 looks at how blogs, video sharing sites, user-news sites, social networks, and message boards are fueling America's already voracious consumption of pop culture. Full of fascinating insights and interviews, the book looks at how celebrities use blogs, Twitter, and other tools, how YouTube and other sites create celebrity, how Web 2.0 shortens the distance between fans and stars, and how the new social media influences news reporting and series television.
In Legal Spectatorship Kelli Moore traces the political origins of the concept of domestic violence through visual culture in the United States. Tracing its appearance in Article IV of the Constitution, slave narratives, police notation, cybernetic theories of affect, criminal trials, and the “look” of the battered woman, Moore contends that domestic violence refers to more than violence between intimate partners—it denotes the mechanisms of racial hierarchy and oppression that undergird republican government in the United States. Moore connects the use of photographic evidence of domestic violence in courtrooms, which often stands in for women’s testimony, to slaves’ silent experience and witnessing of domestic abuse. Drawing on Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, abolitionist print culture, courtroom witness testimony, and the work of Hortense Spillers, Moore shows how the logic of slavery and antiblack racism also dictates the silencing techniques of the contemporary domestic violence courtroom. By positioning testimony on contemporary domestic violence prosecution within the archive of slavery, Moore demonstrates that domestic violence and its image are haunted by black bodies, black flesh, and black freedom. Duke University Press Scholars of Color First Book Award recipient
English for the Australian Curriculum Book 1 privileges student experience, creative engagement with texts, moments of reflection and deep thinking. Drawing on an inquiry model of learning, it provides opportunities for students to write and create their own texts. Written for the Australian Curriculum, English for the Australian Curriculum Book 1 provides a fully balanced and integrated approach to the study of language, literature and literacy. It actively engages students with texts at a variety of levels: • Develops language skills at word, sentence and text level, with activities in reading, writing, viewing, creating, listening and speaking • Encourages student writing across a variety of contexts, for a variety of purposes and for a variety of audiences • Underlines the importance of visual literacy • Provides opportunities for students to create their own multimodal texts
Social media is arguably one of the most powerful technology-enabled innovations since the Internet itself. This single-volume book provides a broad and easily understandable discussion of the evolution of social media; related problems and controversies, especially for youth; key people and organizations; and useful social media data. Social media is an integral part of people's lives. More than half of the world's 2.4 billion Internet users sign in to a social network regularly—a figure that continues to grow. More than half of online adults now use two or more social media sites; 71 percent of Internet users are on Facebook. This book surveys the history of social media, addresses the power of social media for positive change, describes the problems and controversies social media have caused, and suggests potential solutions to these issues. Geared toward students and general readers, this accessibly written book covers such topics as the link between social media and body image, the psychological affects of social media use, online conversations about sexual assault, corporate use of social media data, political campaigning through social media, fan tweeting during television shows, and crisis communication through social media. Readers will also gain insights into the range of serious problems related to social media, including privacy concerns, social media addiction, social media hoaxes and scams, the pressure to project an ideal self, the curation of content presented on social media, cyberbullying, sexting, Facebook depression and envy, online shaming, and the impact of social media use on communication skills.
The Coveting is an epic novel about three Newark women and their secret obsessions. A psychic woman, Alfrey Brown, rescues three little girls from a burning orphanage during the Newark Riots in 1967. Unable to adopt them, they are each taken into Foster care and reared separately in Newark, NJ. As teenagers, the three young women are mysteriously reunited, ultimately becoming best friends. Now that they have become successful women in their own right, they are secretly consumed with envious feelings towards one another. During a long overdue vacation, they devise a plan to challenge fate, and exchange lives. Heaven Miller, a rich and famous actress who comes back home to Newark for a visit, Tasha Peters a successful businesswoman with a very special gift, and Sarah Farmer, a married mother with a loving husband and two beautiful children, are each longing for a new life. Alfrey, who can see events before they happen, is determined to find and stop them before they make a tragic mistake which will alter the future and destroy their worlds. Her special bond that she shares with others like her, has kept the three women alive up until now, but time is running out. The only way to save them is to uncover the truth about their unique gifts that they possess, but have always hidden. For three beautiful, talented and successful women, the danger was not in their secrets, but in their longing.
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