The bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia and Another Country profiles refugees from around the world who immigrate to the United States. In cities and towns all over the country, refugees arrive daily. Lost Boys from Sudan, survivors from Kosovo, families fleeing Afghanistan and Vietnam: they come with nothing but the desire to experience the American dream. Their endurance in the face of tragedy and their ability to hold on to the essential virtues...

Robecca Steam, Rochelle Goyle and Venus Mcflytrap navigate a bewildering array of cute monster boys, established cliques and monster-themed classes when popular classmates Frankie Stein and Cleo de Nile begin acting strangely.

Do you have a lady friend, who is hurting? Inside the Hearts of Bible Women is twelve short stories of women in the Bible who faced thousands of years ago the same types of problems we have today. Read this book in private or in a discussion group, an established church class, or an outreach to women in the community. If the book is used in a group, there are three sets of discussion questions at the end of each story that represent the woman (a)...

Step into the dark roots of Christmas past where the Krampus punishes the bad boys and girls.
Christmas time is truly the darkest and creepiest time of the year filled with devilish creatures lurking in the shadows waiting to get us. Best known is the Krampus who has been the subject of films and songs. There was a time in the late 1800s when people sent Krampus cards, not holiday greetings. There are other violent and dangerous...

In Teaching to Transgress, Bell Hooks—writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual—writes about a new kind of education, educations as the practice of freedom. Teaching students to "transgress" against racial, sexual, and class boundaries in order to achieve the gift of freedom is, for Hooks, the teacher's most important goal. Bell Hooks speaks to the heart of education today: how can we rethink teaching practices in the

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A life-changing book that uses new research to challenge old beliefs about belonging. A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture. Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives--experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy....

For 25 years, Michelin 3-star chef Sergio Herman has strived for perfection. Taking over his father's seafood resturaunt, Oud Sluis, in the northern Netherlands in 1990, the intense chef made it his life's mission to turn it into one of the premiere culinary establishments in Europe no matter the cost. Though successful in this pursuit, at the height of this career, Sergio decides to close the now-famous eatery. Despite outcry from the culinary community,...

Three driven Hong Kongers strive to disrupt the textile and recycling industries by innovating sustainable solutions.

A family accident leads the director of the film to discover the strange relationship that exists between his mother, the origins of Colombian cinema and recent events of the Colombian armed conflict. On March 6, 1906, four people were executed for the assassination attempt of the president of Colombia, Rafael Reyes, in front of the public eye. Historians gathers the depiction through images of this event as the beginning of the cinema in Colombia....

Although their team does not enjoy great success, soccer is much more than just a game for the fan club of Berlin's FC Union soccer team. But the public is often confused or frightened by soccer hooligans and their rivalries, fights and traditions. Cantzler's documentary goes behind the scenes to break down stereotypes, depicting the fans at the matches, in sports pubs and even in conflict with the police.