Melanie S : 37 books

Book cover of Unraveling and Reweaving Sacred Canon in Africana Womanhood
by Liz S. Alexander, Rose Mary Amenga-Etego, Rabiatu Ammah
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015

In this collection, continental and diasporan African women interrogate the concept “sacred text” and analyze ways oral and written religious “texts” intersect with violence against African-descended women and girls. While the sanctioned idea of a sacred text is written literature, this project...
Book cover of Behavioral Treatment for Substance Abuse in People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness
by Alan S. Bellack, Melanie E. Bennett, Jean S. Gearon
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013

The correlation between schizophrenia and substance abuse in psychology is recognized as a growing issue, yet it is one that many practitioners are often ill-prepared to address. Behavioral Treatment for Substance Abuse in People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness addresses the specific challenges...
Book cover of The Crux of Refugee Resettlement

The Crux of Refugee Resettlement

Rebuilding Social Networks

by Surendra Bir Adhikari, Juana Domingo Andrés, Liana Chase
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018

While the world’s refugee population reaches record high numbers, countries offering third-country resettlement are increasingly shifting toward policies of exclusion and austerity. This edited volume envisions a more humane future for refugee resettlement. Combining anthropology with a variety...
Book cover of Liebe ... Nur ein Wort?

Liebe ... Nur ein Wort?

Kurzgeschichten und Gedichte

by Karin Schweitzer, Anke Rettich, Birgit Koxeder
Language: German
Release Date: January 22, 2014

Facetten der Liebe – Geschichten und Gedichte Fröhliche, nachdenkliche und spannende Lektüre zum immer und immer wieder lesen. Überall, wo die Liebe ihre Spuren hinterlässt, tut sie dies auf einzigartige Weise. Daher ist schon so oft über die Liebe geschrieben worden, immer wieder und wieder....
Book cover of Voices of the 21st Century

Voices of the 21st Century

Women Who Influence, Inspire, and Make a Difference

by Gail Watson, Saana Azzam, Renee Balcom
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018

30 Extraordinary Women Come Together to Celebrate a New Era We are at a defining moment in history . . . The world as we know it is shifting from a society based on a predominantly masculine model into a new era, one with women at the forefront as the leaders of the twenty-first century....
Book cover of Appalachian Health and Well-Being
by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012

Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and...
Book cover of Social Media

Social Media

Culture and Identity

by Julius Che Tita, Michelle Dovil, Nickesia S. Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2016

Social Media: Culture and Identity examines the global impact of social media in the formation of various identities and cultures. New media scholars— both national and international— have posited thought-provoking analyses of sociocultural issues about human communication that are impacted by...
Book cover of L'Amérique centrale raconte / Centro América cuenta 2015 (Édition bilingue / edición bilingüe)
by Vanessa Núnez Handal, Jessica Sánchez, Melanie Taylor Herrera
Language: French
Release Date: May 19, 2015

(Édition bilingue / edición bilingüe) Ce recueil de contes de nouveaux auteurs centraméricains constitue du début à la fin une agréable surprise. Nous y voyons surgir un regard littéraire qui ne se limite pas à explorer les réalités externes et les habituels contextes locaux, il...
Book cover of Darkest Depths
by Kirstie Olley, Allan Walsh, Christopher Kneipp
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017

“Up ahead is an escalator that’ll take us down to the cerebellum,” he said. “That’s where the wombat leaves us.”“Why?” I asked.“He’s claustrophobic.”In 2014, Vision Writers published an inaugural collection of speculative fiction stories, “18”. In 2016, we’re at it again,...
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