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A NEW SEMESTER BEGINS A beguiling, sinister collection of 12 more dark academia short stories from masters of the genre, including Olivie Blake, Genevieve Cogman, MK Lobb and more! Twelve original dark academia stories from bestselling thriller writers – imagine darkened libraries, exclusive elite schools, looming Gothic towers, charismatic professors, illicit affairs, the tang of autumn in the air… and the rivalries and obsessions that lead to murder. Featuring stories from: Olivie Blake Genevieve Cogman Ariel Djanikian Elspeth Wilson MK Lobb Jamison Shea Kate Alice Marshall Erica Waters De Elizabeth Taylor Grothe Kit Mayquist Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

“I found the lump in my breast. The old adage, ‘hoping for the best’, it was, in fact, ‘the worst’ – stage 3 metastatic breast cancer, as the cells had already spread into my lymph nodes. Both of my parents had died from cancer, but from different forms. So, I had to ask the question, “why me...?” I found solace in my family, close friends, and my kitten, “Hunter”. My other kitty-cat, “Cinda”, had recently passed-away. Although I did not feel ready to have another pet, my brother adopted Hunter for me. Hunter ended-up being my saving grace through this truly unexpected time of my life. I compiled this book to share my story of life during, and after, my diagnosis. In particular, for girls and young women, and their parents, in an attempt for them to know that they are not alone. But more importantly, to bring a smile to everyone who flips through the pages.”

THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Enemies become lovers, rivalry turns to romance, and convenient marriages create true love in these 12 addictive Romantasy tales. Featuring Olivie Blake, Kelley Armstrong, Katherine Arden, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Tasha Suri, Melissa Marr and more. Fall in love with these twelve gorgeous Romantasy stories from bestselling and beloved authors. Lost lovers return for a second chance –u200b but what are their motives? Academic rivals compete for a prestigious position, but their sizzling chemistry might get in the way. A monster slayeru200b posing as an unwitting sacrifice meets an intriguingly moral prince. From relationships caught u200bin disparate timelines to ghostly ballrooms and dragons that need rescuing from princesses, this anthology gives you an inventive new spin on all your favorite tropes, and much more that you’ve never seen before. FEATURING BRAND-NEW STORIES FROM: Olivie Blake A. G. Slatter Tasha Suri Katherine Arden Kelley Armstrong Hannah N. Maehrer Melissa Marr Megan Bannen Kelly Andrew Kamilah Cole A. C. Wise Eliza Chan

"This release reflects the authors'' decades of experience in the field and in the classroom, which make it up-to-date in approach, in data, and in applications of critical thinking. The authors have been deeply involved in sustainability, environmental science, and conservation programs at the institutions where they teach. Their experience and courses on these topics have strongly influenced the way ideas in this book are presented and explained"--

The Cancer Guide walks alongside cancer patients and their loved ones through the mental and emotional toil of this devastating diagnosis. Based on decades of working directly with patients who have cancer, O''Dwyer offers both patients and their loved ones a text from which they can find healing, guidance, and compassion.

18 festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre. Including the New York Times bestselling JT Ellison, USA Today bestseller Sam Carrington, Sunday Times bestseller C.L. Taylor, and many more... The award-winning Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane invite you to a festive gathering of bestselling, critically acclaimed and award-winning writers in tribute to classic crime stories. From locked room mysteries on Christmas Eve to devilish whodunits and tales of simmering rivalries unfolding at the dinner table, these eighteen seasonal tales will delight and shock at every twist and turn. So, unwrap the presents, pour a mug of mulled wine and follow the bloodstained footprints through the freshly fallen snow as winter descends and darkness lurks in the shadows. Featuring stories by: Fiona Cummins Angela Clarke A. K. Benedict Susi Holliday J. T. Ellison David Bell Sarah Hilary Claire McGowan Tina Baker Sam Carrington Liz Mistry C. L. Taylor Helen Fields Russ Thomas Tom Mead Vaseem Khan Samantha Hayes Belinda Bauer

Urzekający i mroczny zbiór opowiadań napisany przez mistrzów gatunku Dark Academia (wśród nich Olivie Balke i M.L. Rio!). Mimo że charakteryzują się one podobną estetyką, każda z historii tworzy unikalny świat skrywający własne tajemnice. Bez względu na to, czy jesteś już wytrawnym znawcą i miłośnikiem nurtu Dark Academia, czy też dopiero zaczynasz swoją przygodę z jego mrocznymi klimatami, historie zebrane w tej antologii pozwolą ci zatracić się w intrygujących, niepokojących i rozpalających wyobraźnię światach prywatnych szkół i kampusów. Droga studentko, drogi studencie! Właśnie zaczyna się rekrutacja! Przeczytajcie, jak rozpustnego wykładowcę dosięga zemsta, poznajcie mroczną prawdę o zaginionym profesorze i przekonajcie się, jak zdradzona kochanka może odpłacić pięknym za nadobne podczas seansu spirytystycznego. A to zaledwie początek! Mamy tu jeszcze obrazoburczy romans, który przeradza się w obsesję, dwoje studentów odkrywających sekrety naukowca samotnika, okropności, do jakich dochodziło na mało znanym wydziale i krwawy rytuał inicjacyjny… Dwanaście historii, dwanaście tajemnic, dwanaście mrocznych opowieści znakomitych autorów: Olivie Blake, M.L. Rio, David Bell, Susie Yang, Layne Fargo, J.T. Ellison, James Tate Hill, Kelly Andrew, Phoebe Wynne, Kate Weinberg, Helen Grant, Tori Bovalino. Całość zebrali i zredagowali Marie O’Regan oraz Paul Kane.

"Environmental science focuses on understanding challenges that affect our lives, and on finding solutions to those challenges. Your decision to study environmental science is an important step. This field can help you find answers to some of the most important problems facing us today. Environmental science is an integrative field. It draws on diverse knowledge bases and skills to address issues: For example, preserving healthy ecosystems depends on strategies such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, developing renewable energy systems, reducing pollution, improving social and environmental justice, improving sustainable farming systems, and reducing resource consumption"--

ANNE-MARIE O’CONNOR OPOWIADA BURZLIWĄ HISTORIĘ XX WIEKU POPRZEZ LOSY UKOCHANEJ MUZY KLIMTA. Był rok 1898 i wydawało się, że w Wiedniu tańczy sam diabeł. Jedna z najwspanialszych stolic Europy była miastem bohemy, sztuki i artystów, ale jednocześnie wkraczała w nowy wiek z największą liczbą samobójców. Nadchodził czas zmian, paradoksów i pogoni za nowoczesnością. Właśnie wtedy ekscentryczny malarz postanowił ubrać modernistyczny Wiedeń w bizantyjskie złoto. Gustaw Klimt spotkał Adelę Bloch-Bauer i zakochał się w jej zmysłowych ustach, półprzymkniętych oczach oraz intelekcie. Uwieczniając ją na jednym ze swoich najsłynniejszych obrazów, dał jej wszystko, czego pragnęła – podziw i nieśmiertelność. Złota dama olśniła Wiedeń. Portret Żydówki uwiódł nawet Adolfa Hitlera. Był jednym z najcenniejszych skarbów Austrii, również wtedy, gdy krajem rządzili naziści, którzy bezlitośnie wymordowali rodzinę i przyjaciół Adeli. Jakie tajemnice kryje arcydzieło Klimta? Czy modelka była tylko muzą malarza, czy także jego kochanką? Co widziały smutne oczy z obrazu, gdy podczas wojny dewastowano piękny Wiedeń Adeli? I jak to się stało, że Złotą damę możemy dziś podziwiać w odległym Nowym Jorku? ZA HISTORIĄ WIEDEŃSKIEJ MONA LISY KRYJE SIĘ HISTORIA EPOKI „Fascynująca, ambitna, przenikliwa... Niezwykła opowieść o sztuce i czasach Holokaustu”. The Washington Post

Delivers a comprehensive toolbox for understanding race and racism at structural, institutional, and individual levels This nursing handbook introduces and defines key terms about race and racism for nurses, nursing students, and nurse educators. It addresses how race and racism act as structural and core social determinants of health and propel health inequities. It moves beyond a focus on multicultural approaches for understanding inequity toward a recognition of the broader impact that both systemic and structural racism have had on inequality in health and life opportunities. Through a social justice lens, the book underscores how nurses, as frontline health professionals, need to understand racism as a factor behind these inequities and its significance to their working environment and nursing practice. In concise chapters with brief paragraphs and bulleted information, this practical handbook offers strategies for how to productively engage in a dialogue about race and racism. It considers the history of racism in the United States and then breaks down how it operates at structural, institutional, and individual levels. Case studies illustrate such concepts as microaggressions, implicit bias, power, privilege, and intersectionality in order to foster understanding and provide opportunities for both self-reflection and collective conversation. Key Features: Delivers clear and easy-to-read content in concise, bulleted format Empowers nurses to initiate conversations about race and racism in the workplace and classroom with confidence and ease Provides an historical context for understanding how racism contributes to inequities in health and economic opportunities Illustrates concepts with case studies and reflection questions Features "Fast Facts" boxes that highlight essential information at a glance Promotes the concepts of antiracism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

For many of us, we greeted 2020 with a sense of hope, optimism, and promise. Even the number to the year had a nice symmetry to it and suggested perfect vision and clarity. It was going to be our best year yet. Instead, we came face-to-face with the massive paradigm shift of living in a world shrouded by the pandemic.Through the lockdowns, toilet paper chaos, and remote office shuffles, people in leadership positions throughout the world had to adapt. When faced with a dizzying array of new challenges, some of these leaders learned to thrive.Imagine the resiliency of leading a 400-person manufacturing plant and devising new strategies to ramp up production while keeping employees safe. Imagine the creativity of launching new online platforms to address what society needed most - connection, healing, creativity, and wellness. Imagine the pain of falling into a deep depression and then using it as an opportunity to reevaluate one''s leadership style.In this book you''ll receive the leadership lessons they don''t teach you in business school. With these conscious leaders showing the way, you''ll receive a new blueprint for 21st-century leadership.

A Black woman overcomes staggering adversity to discover The Divine and the mystical path that leads to the authentic self. Features 10 original watercolors of the lotus lifecycle.

An unusually high percentage of kindergarten students begin school in Utah with a speech or language impairment. These impairments can affect the academic and social capabilities of these children. Prior research has demonstrated the long term effects language impairments can have upon the life of a child as well. Family stress associated with the difficulty of communication can be compounded when parents are unable to find solutions to help their child. Research and analysis of parent’s awareness of speech milestones and implications upon the life of their child was investigated. The analysis of parental experiences as they sought a referral and speech therapy services revealed a wide range of issues. State policy and programs were investigated to help provide an understanding of their role and impact upon this study group. Utah is in the process of making vital changes in an attempt to address this problem. Additional research will be necessary to ensure these changes will sufficiently meet the needs of families who have children with speech and language impairments.

Learn the importance of blending as an Alternative Healer. Create an intriguing garden entrance and introduce flower colors, herbs, and legalized Cannabis on the healing garden pathway. Join the Slow Movement to savor every moment. Discover the elements of a Witch and Druid Garden and how ancient theory still applies today. Send long-distance Angel healing to a sick friend, pet, and natural disasters. Are you a Sarah Moses leader? Can you lead in a Crisis? Compelling photos and earthy entries make this a fast read with a cup of brew.

Balance is a common term that is usually represented as the center of pressure (COP) for standing balance. With increasing age, adults begin to show more postural sway, which can be a marker for higher risk of falls. Among those with balance issues, challenging environments can increase this risk. Challenges can occur because of difficult terrain, dynamic perturbations, and visual stimuli. As challenging environments are difficult to replicate experimentally, this study investigates balance response to different environments using Virtual Reality (VR). This study seeks to characterize differences in standing balance response between age groups, determine which VR environments (VRE) elicit the greatest postural responses, and justify the safety of VR. The VREs used were selected for the variety of individual postural responses that they could elicit. The study uses force plate data to assess center of pressure metrics of standard deviation, range, and frequency power. This study uses motion capture data to assess segment and marker-based measures of standard deviation, range, and total path length. Healthy adult participants were grouped into age brackets of Young (n=15, 19.8℗ł0.7), Middle (n=14, 47.3℗ł9.9), and Older (n=8, 68℗ł5.8). The participants performed a standing balance task for seven randomized VREs, each a duration of sixty seconds, and baseline Eyes Open and Eyes Closed before and after VR exposure. The VREs used were a mix of dynamic/static virtual platforms and dynamic/static visuals. Body segment motion was recorded with motion capture markers and accelerometers. Two different marker approaches for the motion capture was used (single marker and segment) to accurately track the body segments. The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) was used to determine the power of frequency contributions to postural sway response in different frequency bands associated with different sensory systems (0-0.3 Hz for visual system, 0.3-1 Hz for vestibular system, and 1-3 Hz for proprioceptive system).When comparing baseline Eyes Open to VRE, age group was a significant factor in the frequency power in the medial-lateral plane Middle band and COP path length assessments. Generally, Middle group had the least amount of sway, then Young group, followed by Older group. Frequency power in the Low and Middle bands and segment path length demonstrated increased postural sway responses for environments with dynamic visuals and platforms. Both marker approaches were consistent but with the Power value just over 0.7 suggests more subjects are needed. Exposure to dynamic environments in VR, specifically Train or Boat Day, may benefit individuals with balance impairments by providing safe conditions under which to practice balance responses. Overall, frequency power results suggest underlying reweighting of sensory inputs under dynamic VRE conditions with increased weighting of the vestibular system and decreased weighting of the visual system. This study has also confirmed that short exposure to a headset-based VR is safe and can be an effective tool to evaluate standing balance. The results from this study can be used as age-matched healthy data for other populations. For these impaired populations, exposure to VRE may serve as a therapeutic tool to quantify and practice balance and to improve overall quality of life.

Parce que la langue de spécialité est à la fois objet de recherche et d''enseignement, parce que bon nombre de revues scientifiques du domaine publient régulièrement des articles pédagogiques et didactiques, cet ouvrage adopte une perspective didactique sur l''épistémologie émergente de la discipline. Cependant, une question se pose : comment dépasser le cadre strictement institutionnel et fonder, unifier la pratique et la réflexion épistémologique pour l''ancrer dans la didactique des langues vivantes étrangères. Le deuxième axe de cette réflexion « épistémologique à usage didactique » s''inscrit dans le champ de la praxéologie car il n''existe pas de « savoir en soi et pour soi ».

A stunning horror ghost story anthology featuring stories from bestselling authors Joe Hill, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay and M.R. Carey The brightest names in horror showcase a ghastly collection of 18 ghost stories that will have you watching over your shoulder, heart racing at every bump in the night. In "My Life in Politics" by M.R. Carey the spirits of those without a voice refuse to let a politician keep them silent. In "The Adjoining Room" by A.K. Benedict, a woman finds her hotel neighbor trapped and screaming behind a door that doesn''t exist. George Mann''s "The Restoration" sees a young artist become obsessed with returning a forgotten painting to its former glory, even if it kills her. Laura Purcell''s "Cameo" shows that the parting gift of a loved one can have far darker consequences than ever imagined... These unsettling tales from some of the best modern horror writers will send a chill down your spine like someone has walked over your grave... or perhaps just woken up in their own.

There are usually at least two sides to every story. End Times chronicles the adventures of Lukas, the suitcase, who comes to life in the basement of the Rome Airport. There he encounters alternative explanations to the meaning of the prophecies of the Apocalypse in this magically realistic world and in Ireland. But all he wants is to get home to Cancun. The alternatives may surprise you. ..". Marie O''Malley''s unique characters, including the infamous talking suitcase, Lukas S. and his owner Sofia, made me laugh deeply..." Elisabeth Amy-Vogt, Author and Publisher, ChiqueLit Chickadee Press @emaivot ..". tales of self-exploration, strength, and courage make LOST Baggage a must-read book." Cpl. Chris Charette, USMC ..". thoroughly enjoyed my time reading this..." Vicki Yvonne Ayers, Special Education Teacher (retired

L’apprentissage d’une langue en immersion est un phénomène ancien qui revient régulièrement dans les débats contemporains sur l’acquisition de compétences langagières. Cet ouvrage constitue une réflexion en trois temps sur cette immersion. Tout d’abord, il s’agit d’établir un état des lieux des connaissances didactiques sur l’éducation immersive. Ensuite, l’auteur propose de considérer l’immersion comme un concept philosophique qui oppose institutions scolaires et société civile. Vient ensuite l’exemple de l’Irlande et de son bilinguisme.

7 chilling short stories by outstanding female writers.Women have always written exceptional stories of horror and the supernatural. This anthology aims to showcase the very best of these, from Amelia B. Edwards''s ''The Phantom Coach'', published in 1864, through past luminaries such as Edith Wharton and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. From tales of ghostly children to visitations by departed loved ones, and from heart-rending stories to the profoundly unsettling depiction of extreme malevolence, what each of these stories has in common is the effect of a slight chilling of the skin, a feeling of something not quite present, but nevertheless there. If anything, this showcase anthology proves that sometimes the female of the species can also be the most terrifying . . .

The average rate of tuition at four-year private colleges was about 21,235; four-year public universities average 5,491.

Coming out as Transgender is different than coming out as gay or lesbian because everything changes! Your name and pronouns change. Your appearance changes. Every relationship you have ever had gets torqued into a new direction. Some will accept. Some will not. Along the way, you will meet some fantastic people and have some extraordinary adventures! Best of all, you discover a voice you never had and a backbone you never knew was missing. Come and journey with me!

A gripping collection which offers for the first time a chronological overview of the popular contemporary sub-genre of body horror, from Edgar Allan Poe to Christopher Fowler, with contributions from leading horror writers, including Stephen King, George Langelaan and Neil Gaiman. The collection includes the stories behind seminal body horror movies, John Carpenter''s The Thing, David Cronenberg''s The Fly and Stuart Gordon''s Re-Animator.

The spellbinding story, part fairy tale, part suspense, of Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, one of the most emblematic portraits of its time; of the beautiful, seductive Viennese Jewish salon hostess who sat for it; the notorious artist who painted it; the now vanished turn-of-the-century Vienna that shaped it; and the strange twisted fate that befell it. The Lady in Gold, considered an unforgettable masterpiece, one of the twentieth century’s most recognizable paintings, made headlines all over the world when Ronald Lauder bought it for $135 million a century after Klimt, the most famous Austrian painter of his time, completed the society portrait. Anne-Marie O’Connor, writer for The Washington Post, formerly of the Los Angeles Times, tells the galvanizing story of the Lady in Gold, Adele Bloch-Bauer, a dazzling Viennese Jewish society figure; daughter of the head of one of the largest banks in the Hapsburg Empire, head of the Oriental Railway, whose Orient Express went from Berlin to Constantinople; wife of Ferdinand Bauer, sugar-beet baron. The Bloch-Bauers were art patrons, and Adele herself was considered a rebel of fin de siècle Vienna (she wanted to be educated, a notion considered “degenerate” in a society that believed women being out in the world went against their feminine “nature”). The author describes how Adele inspired the portrait and how Klimt made more than a hundred sketches of her—simple pencil drawings on thin manila paper. And O’Connor writes of Klimt himself, son of a failed gold engraver, shunned by arts bureaucrats, called an artistic heretic in his time, a genius in ours. She writes of the Nazis confiscating the portrait of Adele from the Bloch-Bauers’ grand palais; of the Austrian government putting the painting on display, stripping Adele’s Jewish surname from it so that no clues to her identity (nor any hint of her Jewish origins) would be revealed. Nazi officials called the painting, The Lady in Gold and proudly exhibited it in Vienna’s Baroque Belvedere Palace, consecrated in the 1930s as a Nazi institution. The author writes of the painting, inspired by the Byzantine mosaics Klimt had studied in Italy, with their exotic symbols and swirls, the subject an idol in a golden shrine. We see how, sixty years after it was stolen by the Nazis, the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer became the subject of a decade-long litigation between the Austrian government and the Bloch-Bauer heirs, how and why the U.S. Supreme Court became involved in the case, and how the Court’s decision had profound ramifications in the art world. A riveting social history; an illuminating and haunting look at turn-of-the-century Vienna; a brilliant portrait of the evolution of a painter; a masterfully told tale of suspense. And at the heart of it, the Lady in Gold—the shimmering painting, and its equally irresistible subject, the fate of each forever intertwined.

"Tale of an impoverished gypsy family living in Ireland and the heartache and struggles that dominate their lives."-- Author

Provides detailed listings of more than 4,100 programs sponsored by U.S. and foreign universities, language schools, and a wide variety of other organizations.

The book is illustrated throughout with the work of leading designers in the USA, Europe and Japan - Issey Miyake, Donna Karan, Helmut Lang, Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen and many more. A comprehensive reference section includes biographies of artists, makers and developers; explanations of technical terms; a directory of suppliers; a full bibliography; and information on where to see contemporary textiles.