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The Brotherhood of the Wheel: A Novel (The\brotherhood Of The Wheel Ser. #1)
by R. S. BelcherR.S. Belcher, the acclaimed author of The Six-Gun Tarot and The Shotgun Arcana launches a gritty new urban fantasy series about the mysterious society of truckers known only as, The Brotherhood of The Wheel.In 1119 A.D., a group of nine crusaders became known as the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon--a militant monastic order charged with protecting pilgrims and caravans traveling on the roads to and from the Holy Land. In time, the Knights Templar would grow in power and, ultimately, be laid low. But a small offshoot of the Templars endure and have returned to the order's original mission: to defend the roads of the world and guard those who travel on them.Theirs is a secret line of knights: truckers, bikers, taxi hacks, state troopers, bus drivers, RV gypsies--any of the folks who live and work on the asphalt arteries of America. They call themselves the Brotherhood of the Wheel.Jimmy Aussapile is one such knight. He's driving a big rig down South when a promise to a ghostly hitchhiker sets him on a quest to find out the terrible truth behind a string of children gone missing all across the country. The road leads him to Lovina Hewitt, a skeptical Louisiana State Police investigator working the same case and, eventually, to a forgotten town that's not on any map--and to the secret behind the eerie Black-Eyed Kids said to prowl the highways.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals
by Marc Bekoff Jessica PierceScientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. Yet what are we to make of a female gorilla in a German zoo who spent days mourning the death of her baby? Or a wild female elephant who cared for a younger one after she was injured by a rambunctious teenage male? Or a rat who refused to push a lever for food when he saw that doing so caused another rat to be shocked? Aren’t these clear signs that animals have recognizable emotions and moral intelligence? With Wild Justice Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce unequivocally answer yes.Marrying years of behavioral and cognitive research with compelling and moving anecdotes, Bekoff and Pierce reveal that animals exhibit a broad repertoire of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity. Underlying these behaviors is a complex and nuanced range of emotions, backed by a high degree of intelligence and surprising behavioral flexibility. Animals, in short, are incredibly adept social beings, relying on rules of conduct to navigate intricate social networks that are essential to their survival. Ultimately, Bekoff and Pierce draw the astonishing conclusion that there is no moral gap between humans and other species: morality is an evolved trait that we unquestionably share with other social mammals.Sure to be controversial, Wild Justice offers not just cutting-edge science, but a provocative call to rethink our relationship with—and our responsibilities toward—our fellow animals.
Kafka Streams in Action, Second Edition (In Action)
by Bill BejeckEverything you need to implement stream processing on Apache Kafka using Kafka Streams and the kqsIDB event streaming database.Kafka Streams in Action, Second Edition guides you through setting up and maintaining your streaming processing with Kafka. Inside, you&’ll find comprehensive coverage of not only Kafka Streams, but the entire toolbox you&’ll need for effective streaming—from the components of the Kafka ecosystem, to Producer and Consumer clients, Connect, and Schema Registry. In Kafka Streams in Action, Second Edition you&’ll learn how to: Design streaming applications in Kafka Streams with the KStream and the Processor API Integrate external systems with Kafka Connect Enforce data compatibility with Schema Registry Build applications that respond immediately to events in either Kafka Streams or ksqlDB Craft materialized views over streams with ksqlDB This totally revised new edition of Kafka Streams in Action has been expanded to cover more of the Kafka platform used for building event-based applications. You&’ll also find full coverage of ksqlDB, an event streaming database that makes it a snap to create applications that respond immediately to events, such as real-time push and pull updates. Foreword by Jun Rao. About the technology Enterprise applications need to handle thousands—even millions—of data events every day. With an intuitive API and flawless reliability, the lightweight Kafka Streams library has earned a spot at the center of these systems. Kafka Streams provides exactly the power and simplicity you need to manage real-time event processing or microservices messaging. About the book Kafka Streams in Action, Second Edition teaches you how to create event streaming applications on the amazing Apache Kafka platform. This thoroughly revised new edition now covers a wider range of streaming architectures and includes data integration with Kafka Connect. As you go, you&’ll explore real-world examples that introduce components and brokers, schema management, and the other essentials. Along the way, you&’ll pick up practical techniques for blending Kafka with Spring, low-level control of processors and state stores, storing event data with ksqlDB, and testing streaming applications. What's inside Design efficient streaming applications Integrate external systems with Kafka Connect Enforce data compatibility with Schema Registry About the reader For Java developers. No knowledge of Kafka or streaming applications required. About the author Bill Bejeck is a Confluent engineer and a Kafka Streams contributor with over 15 years of software development experience. Bill is also a committer on the Apache Kafka? project. Table of Contents PART 1 1 Welcome to the Kafka event streaming platform 2 Kafka brokers PART 2 3 Schema Registry 4 Kafka clients 5 Kafka ConnectPART 3 6 Developing Kafka Streams 7 Streams and state 8 The KTable API 9 Windowing and timestamps 10 The Processor API 11 ksqlDB 12 Spring kafka 13 Kafka Streams Interactive Queries 14 Testing
Do Renewables Shield Inflation from Fossil Fuel-Price Fluctuations?
by BeirneA report from the International Monetary Fund.
The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris
by Peter Beinart“Peter Beinart has written a vivid, empathetic, and convincing history of the men and ideas that have shaped the ambitions of American foreign policy during the last century—a story in which human fallibility and idealism flow together. The story continues, of course, and so his book is not only timely; it is indispensable.” — Steve Coll, author of Ghost WarsPeter Beinart's provocative account of hubris in the American century describes Washington on the eve of three wars: World War I, Vietnam, and Iraq—three moments when American leaders decided they could remake the world in their image. Each time, leading intellectuals declared that the spread of democracy was inevitable. Each time, a president held the nation in the palm of his hand. And each time, a war conceived in arrogance brought tragedy. But each catastrophe also imparted wisdom to a new generation of thinkers. These leaders learned to reconcile the American belief that anything is possible with the realities of a world that will never fully conform to this country's will—and in their struggles lie the seeds of American renewal today.
Natural Remedies: An A-Z of Cures for Health and Wellbeing
by Mim BeimDiscover the path of ancient magick and lore with Magickal Unicorns. Learn to awaken, connect and heal with these magickal creatures as you shift your personal energy to a different realm. Wishes, invocations, meditations and easy to learn spell-work all feature in this book, enhancing our natural magickal abilities to bring about healing and balance into our lives. Unique spells for Unicorn magick Magickal exercises for power and guidance Enchanting meditations to emabrace their energy Mystical attunements and healing methods A new and magickal page has turned, as you are invited to awaken to the healing power of unicorn magick
Vision and Resilience: A Story of Remarkable Growth and Transformation at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
by Joseph M. Beilein Jr.Vision and Resilience recounts the remarkable turnaround of a satellite campus that became one of the brightest spots in the Penn State University system: Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Covering the period from 1980 to 2010, this story serves as a blueprint for administrators who aspire to grow their institutions in challenging times.Joseph M. Beilein Jr. writes about how, at a time when tensions were high between faculty and the administration, students and the administration, students and the police, and even among the students themselves, The Behrend College saw an unprecedented increase in enrollment, endowments, land acquisition, building, and curricular opportunities. He describes how administrators John Lilley and Jack Burke worked with local leaders, faculty, and other officials to transform The Behrend College into a research institution—and how they worked with faculty, coaches, and even students to convince young people that Behrend was, in fact, a destination campus. All of these efforts resulted in a college that bucked trends in higher education, demography, and economics to become the leading college in northwestern Pennsylvania.Fascinating and instructive, Vision and Resilience tells an encouraging story of college success against the odds. It will be of interest to university administrators, faculty, and anyone with a personal connection to the Penn State campus farthest from University Park.
Le guide d’un chat pour créer des liens avec des dragons
by Chris BehrsinLe duo improbable qui pourrait bien sauver le monde Ben doit être le chat le plus affamé de tous les temps… Un instant, il savourait un petit-déjeuner composé de morceaux de saumon dans sa maison du sud du Pays de Galles. Le suivant, il fut téléporté à travers le temps et l'espace sur le sol de pierre froide d'un démoniste maléfique. Enfermé dans la tour du sorcier jour et nuit, Ben devra peut-être le servir pendant un moment. Il détestera ça, surtout devoir chasser ces rats démoniaques infernaux alors que le sorcier ne le nourrit pas bien du tout. Pendant ce temps, dans une académie lointaine, un dragon s'ennuie à mourir. Incapable de porter une selle, aucun humain n'ose la monter. Y a-t-il quelqu'un dans ce pays qui puisse la monter dans la bataille contre les forces des sorciers maléfiques ? D’une manière ou d’une autre, elle doute de pouvoir un jour trouver un lien convenable. À moins qu’il n’existe une autre créature avec suffisamment de dextérité pour remplir ce rôle. Un, peut-être, qui est actuellement en train de sortir en courant de la porte d’entrée d’un sorcier…
Chaos Theory, Volume One: The Junior Novelization (Jurassic World)
by Steve BehlingGet ready for more dinosaur adventures in this Deluxe Junior Novelization based on the exciting new Jurassic World animated series Chaos Theory!Darius and his friends were able to survive Camp Cretaceous and the dinosaur-filled Isla Nublar, only to return to a whole new world now filled with dinosaurs. When an old friend finds themselves deep in dinosaur trouble, Darius gets everyone back together to go on their most dangerous adventure yet. This novelization retells the first exciting season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory and features an eight-pages full-color insert of images from the animated series!
A Magical Book of Children's Poems - Book 2
by Jane BegleyA Magical Book of Children’s Poems – Book 2, is a follow on from Book 1. It contains the same magical poems to delight children and to make them laugh. The poems are simple and easy to read and understand. They are about everything from fantasy and fun to nonsense and nature: everything to inspire a child’s imagination.
The Virtual Haydn: Paradox of a Twenty-First-Century Keyboardist
by Tom BeghinHaydn’s music has been performed continuously for more than two hundred years. But what do we play, and what do we listen to, when it comes to Haydn? Can we still appreciate the rich rhetorical nuances of this music, which from its earliest days was meant to be played by professionals and amateurs alike? With The Virtual Haydn, Tom Beghin—himself a professional keyboard player—delves deeply into eighteenth-century history and musicology to help us hear a properly complex Haydn. Unusually for a scholarly work, the book is presented in the first person, as Beghin takes us on what is clearly a very personal journey into the past. When a discussion of a group of Viennese sonatas, for example, leads him into an analysis of the contemporary interest in physiognomy, Beghin applies what he learns about the role of facial expressions during his own performance of the music. Elsewhere, he analyzes gesture and gender, changes in keyboard technology, and the role of amateurs in eighteenth-century musical culture. The resulting book is itself a fascinating, bravura performance, one that partakes of eighteenth-century idiosyncrasy while drawing on a panoply of twenty-first-century knowledge.
The Film of the Islamic State: The Cinefication of Jihadi Video (Aktivismus- und Propagandaforschung)
by Yorck BeeseThe film of the so-called Islamic State is part of the still relatively opaque history of radical Sunni Islamist video propaganda, a field in which it is simultaneously its strongest exponent. Through its imports of aesthetics in the age of digitalization and the concurrent de-professionalization of film, this violent propaganda film has interestingly drawn attention for its seeming likeness to Hollywood film, an odd comparison that the Islamic State itself opposes through its own filmic antagonisms to commercial cinema. In an intermittent attempt at attacking cinematic illusionism, it has made increasing use of cinematic devices in order to communicate its violent and anti-humanist ideology – and has thereby entered a state of filmic self-contradiction. This book analyzes and uncovers the mechanisms and dynamics of ideological communication in the Islamic State’s videos through a combined historical and neoformalist approach, making them predictable for future researchers.
Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First Century
by Laura BeersFor the 75th anniversary of 1984, Laura Beers explores George Orwell’s still-radical ideas and why they are critical today. George Orwell dedicated his career to exposing social injustice and political duplicity, urging his readers to face hard truths about Western society and politics. Now, the uncanny parallels between the interwar era and our own—rising inequality, censorship, and challenges to traditional social hierarchies—make his writing even more of the moment. Invocations of Orwell and his classic dystopian novel 1984 have reached new heights, with both sides of the political spectrum embracing the rhetoric of Orwellianism. In Orwell’s Ghosts, historian Laura Beers considers Orwell’s full body of work—his six novels, three nonfiction works, and brilliant essays on politics, language, and the class system—to examine what “Orwellian” truly means and reveal the misconstrued thinker in all his complexity. She explores how Orwell’s writing on free speech addresses the proliferation of “fake news” and the emergence of cancel culture, highlights his vivid critiques of capitalism and the oppressive nature of the British Empire, and, in contrast, analyzes his failure to understand feminism. Timely, wide-ranging, and thought-provoking, Orwell’s Ghosts investigates how the writings of a lionized champion of truth and freedom can help us face the crises of modernity.
Your Best Year Ahead: SMALL, EASY STEPS TO WELLNESS
by Chris BeerThe book is a gentle self-help guide filled with practical self-care practices which engage the griever into embracing and expressing their grief. Through the gentle practices, the griever can try to find inner peace and begin to heal his/her grieving heart. After a loss, grievers often feel isolated and find it difficult to reach out for help, carrying their pain in silence and alone. Each practice described in the book has been carefully chosen to shine light on areas that are likely to arise as the grieving and healing journey unfolds, and have been organised to make it easy for the reader to choose a path they feel drawn to at any particular moment.
Burned: How Business Owners Can Overcome Burnout and Fuel Success
by Julie BeeA step-by-step, practical guide for business owners to overcome, prevent, and leverage burnout in ways that fuel their growth and success.Burnout is an epidemic in the business owner community, and the guidance to overcome it by taking a vacation, getting more exercise, and incorporating meditation into their days isn&’t the advice they need.During more than 15 years as a business owner and leader, Julie Bee has experienced firsthand this unique struggle—one that often requires that they continue working while overcoming their burnout. With this comprehensive guide, Bee helps readers:Understand the three types and two cycles of burnout, and learn how to identify signs of each in yourselfMake space for addressing burnout, especially when taking a break isn&’t an optionFix any problems your burnout causes in your business and/or personal lifeRecover from burnout and prevent it from recurring Leverage breakthroughs uncovered in the process of dealing with burnoutReady to transform your struggle into success? Burned is an empowering and actionable playbook for burned-out business owners from a business owner who has been there.
Baby Owner's Manual: Father's Edition
by Steve BedwellStep-by-step instructions on how to connect to crystals' healing energies and powerful medicine Bringing a fresh, new approach to the world of crystals, this interactive book encourages readers to become actively involved in the process and experience the crystal energy for themselves. It lists all the popular crystals, and each is accompanied by a color photograph and instructions on how to connect with that crystal. The book also offers blank sections for recording this experience. It provides many case studies and stories showing how crystals have assisted in healing on a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual level.
Toddler Owner's Manual: Father's Edition
by Steve BedwellStrategies to create a balanced approach to losing weight, being healthy, and making it last a lifetime For anyone wanting to live with more balance, this is an educational system that provides a framework to create a healthy lifestyle with the overarching message that simply by changing what you eat, when you eat, and how you eat, your metabolism will speed up—resulting in renewed vitality and easy weight loss. It addresses sustainable lifestyle changes instead of dieting and helps people change lifelong patterns that are preventing them from living full lives. The author focuses on digestive health and the benefits of an efficient metabolism for weight loss and wellness, explains the connection between a lack of good sleep and weight gain, and shows you what foods to eat to overcome tiredness. The book also includes a 21-day lifestyle challenge, food shopping lists, menu plans, and 100 delicious recipes, such as Poached Eggs with Spinach and Salmon Slices, Fish Fillets with Roasted Pumpkin and Green Vegetables, and Baked Ricotta Cake. Includes U.S. conversion chart.
IVF & Everafter: The Emotional Needs of Families
by Nichola BedosAre you fascinated by the unknown? Have you seen a UFO? Do you want to know the latest on alien encounters? Are we alone? Did our ancient ancestors have connections to galactic visitors? Do we all have alien DNA? What really happened at Roswell and why is Area 51 still controversial? Why do ships and planes disappear in the Bermuda Triangle? Why are famous ancient sites built on ley lines and how do they connect to extraterrestrials? From alien abductions and conspiracy theories to crop circles and time-travel quantum physics, Aliens and the Unexplained will challenge and excite you, and leave you wanting more.
Climate, Psychology, and Change: Reimagining Psychotherapy in an Era of Global Disruption and Climate Anxiety
by Steffi BednarekWith so many immediate and intensifying crises unfolding around us, how can therapists adapt to promote healing and growth?&“As these intriguing essays make clear, some of the finest minds in the world are thinking through the problems and arriving at powerful answers."—Bill McKibben, author, environmentalist, educator, activist, and founder of Third ActWith essays from Francis Weller, Bayo Akomolafe, Hāweatea Holly Bryson, and moreWestern psychotherapy views our practice as a way to bring clients back to baseline &“normal.&” But our society&’s &“normal&” is profoundly unwell: our ways of being reflect the same unsustainable systems that erode our ecosystems, accelerate global destruction, and ultimately extract our humanity. Moving toward healing and purpose in uncertain times means evolving the way we do therapy and the way we think about mental health.Editor and climate psychologist Steffi Bednarek invites us to co-create a field that navigates unknown futures with skill and grace—one that helps clients build resilience and holds space for the uncertainties unfolding before us. She and 32 contributors explore ideas like:Decolonizing therapyUsing therapeutic tools to respond to traumaWhat psychologists can offer movements for social change and climate justiceHelping clients recognize and move past unhelpful responses to climate emergencyNurturing creativity in the face of crisisHolistic and intersectional, this collection reckons with the ways power, colonialism, and capitalism impact our myriad crises—while shaping Western psychology as we know it.With essays by clinicians from both the Global South and Global North, Climate, Psychology, and Change is an anthology unlike anything you&’ve read before: a necessary response, an urgent appeal, and a fearless look forward at how we care for our clients, eyes wide open, with compassion and skill in an uncertain world.
Sesame: The genus Sesamum (ISSN)
by Dorothea BedigianThe first comprehensive review of sesame and its close relative, Sesame: the genus Sesamum covers ethnographic data, modern use, linguistic analysis of sesame names from around the world, market size, export and import data, geographical sources, use in the food and cosmetic industries, and much more. The book includes a historical review of the genus Sesamum that reveals its place in present-day traditions and cultivation in Africa and Asia. Expanding coverage from archaeological and anthropological literature from India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, this ethnobotanical monograph draws on folk sources, reviews the phytochemistry of Sesamum, and presents extensive references.
The Hip: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques (AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Techniques series)
by Asheesh Bedi J.W. Byrd Allston StubbsCo-published with the Arthroscopy Association of North America, The Hip: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques is a comprehensive technique-based book that presents the latest diagnostic and reconstructive techniques in arthroscopic surgery for the hip. The Hip: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques is authored by premier arthroscopic surgeons Drs. J.W. Thomas Byrd, Asheesh Bedi, and Allston J. Stubbs and their international list of expert contributors. This comprehensive resource includes preferred physical examination testing and diagnostic imaging choices in pre-operative planning and patient selection, state-of-the-art step-by-step description of the procedures, detailed surgical equipment lists to perform each procedure, clear and precise indications for surgery and the thoughtful rationale behind stated contraindications, controversial indications, post-operative protocols, and potential complications. The written text is supported by numerous color images and a website with invaluable, narrated video clips depicting disease specific arthroscopic techniques specific to the hip. Features inside The Hip: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques Narrated video accompanies all surgical techniques, focusing on the stepwise approach to each operation Consistent organization throughout the book results in a bulleted and user-friendly interface for a quick reference or prolonged study Top 5 Technical Pearls for each procedure to enhance outcomes and to avoid common pitfalls and complications High-quality artwork and figures to complement clinical images Equipment and surgical technique checklists for quick reference prior to surgery Each expert contributor was chosen for his or her expertise for a specific topic related to The Hip, so the reader benefits by the highest quality and treatment recommendations to provide state-of-the-art care to his or her patient.Some chapter topics include: The Supine Approach to Hip Arthroscopy Use of Fluoroscopy in Hip Arthroscopy: A Correlation with Three-Dimensional Anatomy Treatment of the Iliopsoas Tendon: Indications and Arthroscopic Approaches for Lengthening and Release Special Considerations for Revision Hip Arthroscopy Management of the Deficient Labrum: Arthroscopic Labral Reconstruction - Indications and Technique
A Leader’s Guide to Designing High Performing Quality Management Systems: The 7 Keys that Solve, Achieve, Sustain, and Transform Organizational Outcomes in High-Risk Environments
by Casey J. BedgoodThe genesis of this book is over two decades of experience working with leaders who struggle with the concept of Quality Management System (QMS). Often, leaders fail to understand this concept, implement ineffective QMS models and subsequently are disrupted from their roles. More important and even more impactful are the consequences a poorly designed and executed QMS model has on organizational stakeholders including customers.The purpose of this book is to provide a simple leadership quick guide for designing high-performing Quality Management System models. This guide will focus on Quality Management System assessment, structure, process and achieving outcomes through practical real-world tools, templates, and models. The test of any model is its outcomes. This book will provide decades of insight so leaders ensure their QMS model Solves Problems, Achieves Outcomes, Sustains Wins, and Transforms Organizational Outcomes in High-Risk Environments.The intended audience for this book includes but is not limited to: top executives, governance members, leaders of any rank, thought leaders, strategists, students, performance improvement leaders, change agents, teachers, and anyone interested in quality, improvement, strategy, and leadership. Regardless of role, organization type, or industry, quality matters and is a focal point for customers. Thus, those leading the charge for excellence in this arena must have a good structure, process, and measurable outcomes sustained over time.So, why is this topic important? In today’s world, change is the new normal and only constant. In many industries, such as healthcare for example, the foundations of the industries themselves are shaking greater than at any other time in history. As change grows, so does the associated risk and disruption. How will leaders and their organizations succeed in high-risk environments without a good foundation? The short answer is they won’t. The starting point for success is the Quality Management System.By reading this book, readers will learn: How to construct a well-defined Quality Management System (QMS) How to identify and counter common misperceptions of QMS Techniques to engage other leaders in crucial conversations related to QMS gaps, illusions of success, perceived and real shortcomings, and measures of success How to conduct a basic and advanced assessment of Quality Management System models to determine what is working, what is not working, and high-risk areas to improve The required structural elements of high-performing QMS models A wholistic approach to the QMS process What measures constitute QMS success
Investing Psychology Secrets: Sure-Fire, Data-Driven Strategies to Supercharge Your Trading Results
by Louise BedfordMaster your mindset and boost your investing success Investing Psychology Secrets is your golden key to developing an unshakable mental toughness when it comes to investing in and trading shares. If you want to truly excel as an investor, you need to develop your psychological fitness first — so you can confidently handle whatever the sharemarket might throw at you. Investing Psychology Secrets reveals practical, evidence-backed methods to build your money mindset and improve your psychological strengths as an investor. To grow your wealth consistently, you need to be able to triumph throughout the struggles and stress, the wins and breakthroughs, in ever-challenging financial markets. In this book, Louise Bedford, a leading expert in behavioural finance and the bestselling author of Trading Secrets and Charting Secrets, unveils her strategies for confident investing. She shows you how to build your resilience, maintain focus, and thrive in the face of market shake-ups. With Investing Psychology Secrets, you’ll discover: How to create habits for success, with winning routines that lead to exceptional investing and trading Why positive thinking can shoot you in the foot and sheer willpower isn’t enough How to master your emotions and rewrite the money scripts that can boost your profits The paradigm-shattering truth about how meditation and mindfulness can reshape your results (it’s not what you think!) The unexpected connection between tarantulas, self-worth, and investing success — and what the neighbourhood cat can teach you about effective trading Get ready to take control of your trading destiny, with the help of one of Australia's best-selling personal finance authors. With Louise Bedford’s Investing Psychology Secrets, you’ll build real, tangible investing skills — and unlock the secrets for lasting financial success.
Manliness & Civilization: A Cultural History of Gender and Race in the United States, 1880–1917 (Women In Culture And Society Ser.)
by Gail BedermanWhen former heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries came out of retirement on the fourth of July, 1910 to fight current black heavywight champion Jack Johnson in Reno, Nevada, he boasted that he was doing it "for the sole purpose of proving that a white man is better than a negro." Jeffries, though, was trounced. Whites everywhere rioted. The furor, Gail Bederman demonstrates, was part of two fundamental and volatile national obsessions: manhood and racial dominance. In turn-of-the-century America, cultural ideals of manhood changed profoundly, as Victorian notions of self-restrained, moral manliness were challenged by ideals of an aggressive, overtly sexualized masculinity. Bederman traces this shift in values and shows how it brought together two seemingly contradictory ideals: the unfettered virility of racially "primitive" men and the refined superiority of "civilized" white men. Focusing on the lives and works of four very different Americans—Theodore Roosevelt, educator G. Stanley Hall, Ida B. Wells, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman—she illuminates the ideological, cultural, and social interests these ideals came to serve.
Harlequin Medical Romance July 2024 - Box Set 1 of 2
by Tina Beckett Karin Baine Luana DaRosaHarlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama.This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes:ER DOC&’S MIRACLE TRIPLETSBuenos Aires DocsBy Tina BeckettER doctor Isabella can&’t believe it. She&’s miraculously pregnant! With triplets… She knows she must tell her husband, Sebastián, that he&’s about to be a father. But they&’re separated, and the last time she saw him, he was departing Argentina following yet another IVF heartache. Isabella was left questioning if there would be a marriage for him to come back to. Now Seb&’s home, can they reignite their flame to secure their future as a family? SURGEON&’S BROODING BRAZILIAN RIVALBuenos Aires DocsBy Luana DaRosaEverything else took a back seat as Sofia fought to become a trauma surgeon. She&’s never met anyone who&’s as dedicated and meticulous as her. Until world-renowned Dr. Carlos Cabrera arrives. But while her rival&’s arrogance is exasperating, he makes her pulse race exponentially… The single thing Sofia and brooding Carlos agree on? The passion that sparked in the operating room can only end in the Brazilian&’s bedroom!MIDWIFE&’S ONE-NIGHT BABY SURPRISE By Karin BaineLocking gazes across a crowd with gorgeous stranger Lachlan was the most alive midwife Melissa felt since her fiancé died. But spending a blissful night in the paramedic&’s arms had a surprising consequence—she&’s having a baby! Unwilling to open her fragile heart again, Melissa keeps Lachlan safely in the co-parent zone. Yet their bond goes much deeper than mutual desire… With Lachlan battling his own demons, complicating their situation with romance would be too risky—wouldn&’t it?