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The debate over sexual violence on campus is reaching fever pitch, from headlines about out-of-control fraternities to the "mattress protests" by female students at Columbia University and other colleges. The Hunting Ground, the new documentary by award-winning filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, has taken this debate to a new level, becoming a galvanizing catalyst for discussion at the hundreds of campuses where the documentary is being screened each month.

Community leaders and activists Gómez and Arroyo worked with children, teenagers, and parents - both the victims and the bullies - to put together this searing anthology of original essays, poetry, plays, and commentary on how bullying has affected their lives.

Motherhood is the toughest - and funniest - job you'll ever love. Raising kids is hard work. The pay sucks, your boss is a tyrant, and the working conditions are pitiful - you can't even take a bathroom break without being interrupted with another outrageous demand. Hasn't every mother said it before? "I just want to pee alone!" Hear these hysterical essays.

An anthology that gives access to the voices of mothers of color and marginalized mothers. 

Death is a subject obscured by fear and denial. When we do think of dying, we are more often concerned with how to avoid the pain and suffering that may accompany our death than we are with really confronting the meaning of death and how to approach it. Sushila Blackman places death - and life - in a truer perspective, by telling us of others who have left this world with dignity.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE From two-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, a searching, brilliantly stylized memoir about a charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image, the many secrets he hid, the son’s obsessive quest to uncover...

The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms. What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic...

The Wedding Editors Podcast is your calm, trusted companion for planning a wedding that feels beautifully, unmistakably yours. Hosted by luxury wedding expert Yvonne Dixon, founder of The Wedding Editors, this podcast brings you expert conversations, practical planning advice, behind-the-scenes insight and inspiration to help you make confident decisions throughout your wedding journey. Whether you are newly engaged, deep in the details or feeling overwhelmed by choices, timelines, budgets, suppliers or styling, each episode is designed to help you cut through the noise and plan with more ...

Chapter authors review theories, conceptual models, and measures of gatekeeping, and evaluate its consequences for parent-child relationships. Offering a holistic perspective, this book not only explores mothers' gatekeeping of fathers but also considers the potential roles of others, including fathers, as gatekeepers. Chapter authors also explore parental gatekeeping processes in at-risk families, including separated and divorced families and those with adolescent and nonresident fathers.

In this anthology of creative nonfiction, 28 writers set out to discover what they know, and don't know, about the person they call Mother. Celebrated writers Samia Serageldin and Lee Smith have curated a diverse and insightful collection that challenges stereotypes about mothers and expands our notions of motherhood in the South. The mothers in these essays were shaped, for good and bad, by the economic and political crosswinds of their time.

Here, Daniel J. Siegel and Marion F. Solomon have gathered leading writers to discuss such topics as: attention, resilience, and mindfulness; neuroplasticity - how the brain changes its function and structure in response to experience; "loving awareness" as the foundation for mindful living; how mindfulness training can help build empathy and compassion in clinicians; self-compassion; addictions; using breath practice to cultivate well-being; and much more.

Los autores de este audiolibro somos parte de un grupo de más de treinta profesionales que pertenecemos al Centro de Adolescencia de Clínica Alemana, que desde el año 2000 nos hemos dedicado a la atención del adolescente en sus múltiples dimensiones. Este audiolibro va dirigido a padres, educadores y personas que se relacionan con adolescentes. Quisimos poner a su disposición lo que le enseñamos a los padres de nuestros pacientes y es fruto de la práctica clínica. Esperamos que entregue herramientas para prevenir daño, pero más que eso, fomentar la salud de nuestros hijos.

After author Harlyn Aizley gave birth to her daughter, she watched in unanticipated horror as her partner scooped up the baby and said, "I'm your new mommy!" While they both had worked to find the perfect sperm donor, Aizley had spent nine months carrying the baby and hours in labor, so how could her partner claim to be their child's mommy? Many diapers later, Aizley began to appreciate the complexity of her partner's new role as the other mother. Together, they searched for stories about families like their own.

While the ‘ nerdy white man’ stereotype of Autism dominates in media and popular culture, other Autistic people miss out on seeing themselves, their unique experiences, their hardships and their triumphs. In Someone Like Me, edited by Clem Bastow and Jo Case, twenty-five Autistic...

In Love and Saint Augustine, political science professor Joanna Vecchiarelli Scott and philosophy professor Judith Chelius Stark make this important early work accessible for the first time. Here is a completely corrected and revised English translation that incorporates Arendt's own substantial revisions and provides additional notes based on letters, contracts, and other documents as well as the recollections of Arendt's friends and colleagues.

Muslim men are stereotyped as either oversexed Casanovas willing to die for 72 virgins in heaven or controlling, big-bearded husbands ready to rampage at the hint of dishonor. The truth is, there are millions of Muslim men trying to figure out the complicated terrain of love, sex, and relationships just like any other American man. In Salaam, Love, Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi provide a space for American Muslim men to speak openly about their romantic lives, offering frank, funny, and insightful glimpses into their hearts—and bedrooms.

The best marriages are not necessarily the most perfect and picturesque. Marriage is about walking together through all of life's ups and downs; its challenges and triumphs. Collecting true stories from some of today's best writers, Dawn Camp offers listeners a chance to sit back and reflect on the heart of marriage. With poignant prose, this collection is a great gift for the bride-to-be, the couple celebrating a significant anniversary, or for any time listeners need a lift.   

A diverse collection of autistic voices that highlights how parents can avoid common mistakes and misconceptions, and make their child feel truly accepted, valued, and celebrated for who they are. Most resources available for parents come from psychologists, educators, and doctors, offering...

The literature of ideas. When author Pamela Sargent used those words to describe science fiction in 1975, the genre had exploded into the literary mainstream. As a literature of ideas, science fiction has proven to be a powerful metaphor for the world around us, offering a rich tapestry of imagination through which to explore how we lead, how we think, and how we interact. To Boldly Go assembles more than 30 writers from around the world to help us better understand ourselves through the lens of science fiction.

Depois de passar anos caindo na lábia de vendedores, arrecadadores de doações e operadores de telemarketing, o psicólogo Robert B. Cialdini resolveu se dedicar ao estudo da persuasão. Reunindo dados das mais recentes pesquisas científicas sobre o assunto, his­tórias de gente comum e a experiência adquirida ao se infiltrar em organizações que treinam os chamados "profissionais da persuasão", Cialdini criou uma obra acessível, informativa e indispensável a todos aqueles que querem saber como influenciar pessoas e, ao mesmo tempo, se defender dos manipuladores.