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What does it take to "live simply"? Sounds easy enough, but when we dig deeper into what drives the actions of human beings, it gets a little more complicated. What if we discovered that changing our ways could lead to more beauty and more joy than we thought possible? What if living life (simply) really is a dizzyingly splendid idea? Just think of what would happen if more of us grew carrots and felt the wind on our faces and let birdsong be the...

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize 2012. Dulcinea Evers, a young Jamaican artist who has reinvented herself in the USA as the flamboyant Cinea Verse, has died in unclear circumstances. But who was Dulcinea? Her friend, Cheryl, who is carrying her ashes back to New York from her Jamaican funeral, has one story, but the narratives of the other people in Dulci's life suggest that not even Cheryl's version is the whole one. In the words of...

An anthology of stories and poems by members of Nambucca Valley Writers Group. The group celebrates its 33rd year in 2022, hence the title, 33 in 22. You will find 33 of our works inside; short fiction, non-fiction, longer stories, and a sprinkling of poetry.

Housing The Future: Alternative Approaches for Tomorrow offers three perspectives on the problems of housing today with an eye on tomorrow. It brings together world-leading practising architects with academics from seven countries and teams of international students. World leaders in the field of residential design such as UN Habitat Award winner Avi Friedman present built projects whose design criteria and aims they lay out in text. Academics from...

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Diverse [dɪˈvɜrs, daɪ-, ˈdaɪ vɜrs] Adjective Showing a great deal of variety; From the Latin root diversus meaning various The etymology of the word diverse accurately defines the settings, themes, voices, and formats of the fiction in this third anthology of the Saigon Writers Club. From human trafficking to crime redemption to the costs of war, friendship, family, and the pursuit of dreams, these are some of the themes explored...

An anthology of memoirs. 39 Vancouver actresses write the story of their mothers' lives - just the facts, ma'am - from beginning to end. These mothers come from around the world, with birthdates ranging from 1890 to 1954. Gathered together, these stories are a record of 20th century women's history, sketches of how women really lived. Written with disarming candour, these first hand accounts reveal the microhistory of women living through wars, poverty,...

With the transition to the information age, a large amount of personal data has begun to be collected through technology. Following the digital traces of users and recording their personal data through technology have made them vulnerable. Users whose every move is monitored through technology have lost their control over the data that everyone can access. This situation has revealed data security and privacy problems. This book, which is interdisciplinary,...

Expand your vision of what a fantasy story can be with tales by Peter S. Beagle, Lucius Shepard, Catherynne M. Valente, Paul Di Filippo, and others. Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology Inspired by the literary salons of eighteenth-century France, Salon Fantastique brings together renowned authors to create and share new tales that show the fantasy form at its best. The resulting stories form a conversation between established...

The word Advent means "arrival." The Advent season is a dedicated time of the year where the people of God remember the arrival of the Savior, Jesus Christ, to the world. For thousands of years, God's people waited with eager longing and expectation for the One who would come to undo sin's curse. They groaned for the Savior who would come and right all that sin made wrong. They cried out for the Deliverer who would save them from the sting of death....