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Doing Time: For the prison writers whose work is included in this anthology, it means more than "serving a sentence"; it means staying alive and sane, preserving dignity, reinventing oneself, and somehow retaining one's humanity. For the last quarter century the prestigious writers' organization PEN has sponsored a contest for writers behind bars to help prisoners face these challenges. The contest honors the best short stories, plays, essays, and poems among hundreds submitted annually by men and women nationwide.

Dr Aseem Malhotra, a leading NHS cardiologist, has led the way in citing obesity, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease as frequent factors in those hospitalised with coronavirus. He shows how they result from poor metabolic health, including an over-dependence on ultra-processed foods, which seriously affects our immune response. In this life-changing 21-day plan he brings us the good news that we can reverse our health and rapidly improve our resilience to infection and disease through just a few simple lifestyle changes - to our diet, how we exercise, sleep and reduce stress.

New York Times bestselling psychologist Dr. Meg Jay uses real stories from real lives to provide smart, compassionate, and constructive advice about the crucial (and difficult) years we cannot afford to miss. Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter...

In the 21st century, a developmental phase of life is emerging as significant and distinct, capturing our interest, engaging our curiosity, and expanding our understanding of human potential and development. Demographers talk about this new chapter in life as characterized by people - those between ages 50 and 75 - who are considered "neither young nor old." In our "third chapters" we are beginning to redefine our views about the casualties and opportunities of aging.

"Verantwortungsvoll ejakulieren" ist der provokante Debattentext für alle, die keine Angst davor haben, patriarchal geprägte Tabus zu brechen. Gabrielle Blair knöpft sich in diesem New York Times-Bestseller den Mythos vor, dass Verhütung Frauensache sei. In 28 bestechenden Argumenten legt sie dar, warum sich Männer darum kümmern müssen – aus physiologischen ebenso wie aus Gerechtigkeitsgründen. Denn Männer können lebenslang 24/7 Kinder zeugen, während Frauen pro Zyklus nur einen Tag fruchtbar sind. Darüber hinaus können Frauen ihren Eisprung nicht verhindern, während Männer ihren Samen durchaus lenken können – und sei es in ein Kondom.

Revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book which demystifies twenty-one of the most widespread myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigrations. Aviva Chomsky dismantles twenty-one of the most widespread and pernicious myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigration in this...

Develop your own personal gravity with concrete skills to stand out, be noticed, and captivate people. You get the “how to”, along with the “why”, from internationally best-selling author Patrick King, who teaches charisma and social skills for a living and has been featured in: GQ Magazine, TEDx, Forbes, Men’s Fitness, and The Huffington Post. The highly focused advice will teach you what matters in an interaction, from beginning to end, subtle to obvious, small to big; and solve: small talk, interviews, networking events, and strangers.

As a girl, Katy accidentally discovers her mother is earning money as a sex worker at the family home, rupturing their bond. As an adult, Katy contends with grief and mental health challenges before she and her mother attempt to heal their relationship. From Canada, to Leeds and Jamaica, and exploring shame, immigration and class, the pair shares their stories but struggles to understand each other’s choices in a fast-changing world. By revealing their truths, can these two strong women call a truce on their hostilities and overcome the oppressive ghosts of the past?

“One of the 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Last 25 Years”—Slate On New Year’s Day 2013, two-time Pulitzer Prize–winner Gene Weingarten asked three strangers to, literally, pluck a day, month, and year from a hat. That day—chosen completely at random—turned out to be Sunday...

Millions of people around the world have been diagnosed with incurable autoimmune diseases. Debilitating conditions that make us tired, fat, and miserable. The only solution the medical industry offers is side-effect riddled maintenance drugs such as steroids and painkillers.

Are you in nursing school or know anyone who is preparing to take the NCLEX exam? This book contains what every nursing student needs to know to pass the NCLEX and nursing school exams. It contains tips to help anyone preparing for the nursing board exam to pass, and it engages the listener to take actions that gets the desired results.

Fight back against misinformation and ignorance as New York Times bestselling author Keith Boykin debunks 25 of the most common claims used to refute America’s racist past and present. The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY San Francisco Chronicle The Plain Dealer The inspiring true story of a group of young men whose lives were changed by a visionary mentor On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month, the Reverend...

Since the publication of the first edition of Critical Race Theory in 2001, the United States has lived through two economic downturns, an outbreak of terrorism, and the onset of an epidemic of hate directed against immigrants, especially undocumented Latinos and Middle Eastern people. On a more hopeful note, the country elected and re-elected its first black president and has witnessed the impressive advance of gay rights. Critical Race Theory is essential for understanding developments in this burgeoning field, which has spread to other disciplines and countries.

1968 erschuf der amerikanische Verhaltensforscher John B. Calhoun ein Paradies. Kein Krieg. Kein Hunger. Keine Krankheit. Keine Feinde. Stattdessen: Nahrung im Überfluss. Sicherheit. Wärme. Schutz. Ordnung. Er nannte es Universum 25. Es war ein perfekter Ort. Zumindest auf dem Papier. Die Mäuse bekamen alles, was sie brauchten. Und noch mehr. Die Population wuchs. Das Leben schien ideal. Und dann begann der Zerfall. Nicht weil etwas fehlte. Sondern weil alles da war. Mütter kümmerten sich nicht mehr um ihre Jungen. Männchen zogen sich zurück und lebten isoliert.

In The Resilience Breakthrough, Moore delivers a practical primer on how you can become more resilient in a world of instability and narrowing opportunity, whether you're facing financial troubles, health setbacks, challenges on the job, or any other problem. We can each have our own resilience breakthrough, Moore argues, and can each learn how to use adverse circumstances as potent fuel for overcoming life's hardships.

On Bigotry is a field guide for understanding how bigots think and teach others to think, how bigotry disguises itself, how bigotry teaches people to act politically, and, most importantly, what individuals and communities can do about it. This is an essential listen for anyone interested in challenging the spread of bigotry in society, regardless of who engages in it and why.

If you could fast forward your life to your deathbed and hear your regrets (and joys), then rewind and live your life with that knowledge, would you do it? This book provides that knowledge. After 14 years in the funeral business, Chris Meyer has sat with families and listened to their “could’ves”, “should’ves”, and “would’ves.” In doing so he learned many lessons - lessons that kept repeating themselves year after year.

Patchwork-Familien, Globalisierung, soziale Ungleichheit oder Einwanderung – unsere Gesellschaft wandelt sich heute schneller und tiefgreifender als je zuvor. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Beck war einer der bedeutendsten Soziologen unserer Zeit und widmete sich den Grundstrukturen des gesellschaftlichen Zusammenlebens, treibenden Kräften des Wandels sowie sich daraus eröffnenden Chancen. In 14 Lerneinheiten können Sie den "soziologischen Blick" auf den Wandel der Welt, das heißt die Themen, Fragestellungen und Erkenntnisziele der Soziologie, erkunden und erproben.

The way most people think about religion and politics is only loosely linked to empirical reality, argues Ryan P. Burge in 20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America. Instead, our thinking is based on anecdotes, a quick scan of news headlines, or worse, flat-out lies told by voices trying to push a religious or political agenda on a distracted public.