Infant Death Exonerations
suspicion, advocates supporting the wrongfully accused, and professionals seeking to improve practice and policy. It highlights warning signs of flawed investigations, points to emerging scientific developments, and outlines constructive reforms that can save families-and systems-from repeating the same mistakes. CAN YOU PROVIDE A 250 WORD SHORT DESCRIPTIONShow moreInfant deaths are every parent's worst nightmare-and when grief is compounded by wrongful accusation, the result is a lifelong catastrophe. Infant Death Exonerations: The Folbigg Case - A Practical Guide for Families, Advocates and Professionals examines how misunderstandings of medical evidence, rare genetic conditions, and entrenched biases can turn tragedy into a criminal conviction. Centered on the Kathleen Folbigg case and linked to other infant death exonerations worldwide, it shows how shaken baby syndrome allegations, SIDS diagnoses, and ambiguous autopsy findings can be misread in court, and how emerging genetics and forensic science are changing the landscape.Written in clear, accessible language, the book explains how infant deaths are investigated, where evidence commonly goes wrong, and how tunnel vision, flawed expert testimony, and systemic failures can produce miscarriages of justice. It highlights warning signs of defective investigations, points to new medical and scientific developments, and outlines practical steps families, defence teams, innocence projects, and journalists can take when a baby's death is treated as a crime. Both a case study of the Folbigg exoneration and a broader roadmap for reform, this guide is essential reading for lawyers, doctors, forensic pathologists, child protection professionals, and anyone concerned about how the criminal justice system handles sudden infant deaths.
Model Detective
MODEL DETECTIVE takes readers where true crime has never gone before-inside the heart, mind, and soul of a Chicago homicide detective whose grit and instincts prove that a woman's place is in the homicide division.Sergeant Michele Wood, a 25-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, has spent nearly two decades in the Detective Division. With hundreds of arrests, and an extraordinary record of solving murders, she has led homicide teams while also appearing as a legal expert on ABC's 20/20 and other national true crime series.In MODEL DETECTIVE, Wood takes readers through complex murder cases, revealing how she interprets evidence and uses her perspective as a woman to succeed in a male-dominated world. Wood's skills attest to her high success rate and stellar reputation on the force and explains why she's Chicago's (and probably the country's) only detective who previously worked as a flight attendant, moonlighted as a fitness-magazine model, and continues her on-air fame as a crime TV expert. From the story of her Chicago upbringing to the extraordinary perils of policing in Chicago, MODEL DETECTIVE is the raw, inspiring tale of courage, resilience and determination in America's most violent city.
I Ate His Heart
"I ate his heart," were the first words said to author and psychologist Nathalie von Zelowitz during an interview with a man convicted of killing and cannibalizing another man. Between 2011 and 2021, French prison psychologist Nathalie von Zelowitz met regularly with a man who had been sentenced to a high-security psychiatric facility for a homicide and an act of cannibalism. Unlike most defendants in such cases, the man was found mentally sound and legally responsible for his actions and received a criminal sentence.I Ate His Heart is a true crime confessional like no other--a darkly philosophical interrogation into the meaning of love, desire, and annihilation. This is not a Hannibal Lecter thriller.Von Zelowitz's work explores the internal logic of the crime from the perpetrator's perspective. Using firsthand interviews, reconstructed dialogue, and excerpts from the subject's writing, she presents a detailed account of the psychological, philosophical, and emotional framework that led to the killing. She neither sensationalizes nor excuses. Instead, she allows the subject's words and justifications to speak for themselves, offering readers a rare view into a case that defied common explanations of psychosis or insanity.Originally published in France to critical acclaim, I Ate His Heart arrives in English for the first time--a chilling, cerebral, and elegantly disturbing book that questions whether understanding evil can ever leave you unchanged.Perfect for readers of: My Dark Places by James Ellroy, The Adversary by Emmanuel Carr癡re, Come and See by Sarah M. Broom, American Psycho by Bret Ellis Easton, The Cannibal by John Hawkes, Without Conscience by Robert D. Hare, Mindhunter by John Douglas, The Anatomy of Evil by Michael H. Stone. . .and those drawn to literary horror, transgressive psychology, and criminal obsession.Inside you'll find...Details of a criminal case involving consensual homicide and cannibalism.Expert analysis and insights by a prison psychologist with ten years of direct access to the subject.Includes reflections on criminal responsibility, consent, identity, and pathology.Relevant for readers interested in forensic psychology, criminal justice, and abnormal behavior.
Digital Media and Storytelling in Higher Education
Anita Lanszki's book is about storytelling in the digital media environment. The enterprise is both classical in that it explores the nature of storytelling, which is found in all historical periods and human communities, and modern in that it undertakes a broad overview of contemporary digital culture from the perspective of storytelling. The book is also a methodological guide, illustrated with numerous examples, which has emerged organically from the author's many years of teaching experience. Although the title reflects a focus on the use of digital storytelling in various fields of higher education and research, this excellent work can also be used by professionals working in other spheres of education. Whatever our views on the digital space and age may be, we can probably all agree that we are witnessing a democratization of storytelling in our time. The insights in this book are therefore extremely useful for anyone who is interested in how the timeless practice of storytelling is adapting to the new media environment. Andr獺s M羹llner, associate professor E繹tv繹s Lor獺nd University, Department of Media and Communication
Relinquished
WINNER, THE 2026 ADELE CLARK BOOK AWARDFINALIST, NONFICTION, NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS, 2024 FINALIST, 2024 GODDARD RIVERSIDE STEPHAN RUSSO BOOK PRIZE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE "Essential reading." --NPR "Books We Love" "Dares to imagine a different world where Americans treat adoption like the justice issue it is." ―Washington Post "Impressively reported...[Sisson] uses her deep well of knowledge to make the case that adoption is no solution for Americans' reduced access to abortion." ―San Francisco ChronicleA powerful decade-long study of adoption in the age of Roe, revealing the grief of the American mothers for whom the choice to parent was never real Adoption has always been viewed as a beloved institution for building families, as well as a mutually agreeable common ground in the abortion debate, but little attention has been paid to the lives of mothers who relinquish infants for private adoption. Relinquished reveals adoption to be a path of constrained choice for those for whom abortion is inaccessible, or for whom parenthood is untenable. The stories of relinquishing mothers are stories about our country's refusal to care for families at the most basic level, and to instead embrace an individual, private solution to a large-scale, social problem. With the recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization revoking abortion protections, we are in a political moment in which adoption is, increasingly, being revealed as an institution devoted to separating families and policing parenthood under the guise of feel-good family-building. Rooted in a long-term study, Relinquished features the in-depth testimonies of American mothers who placed their children for domestic adoption. The voices of these women are powerful and heartrending; they deserve to be heard.
Model Detective
MODEL DETECTIVE takes readers where true crime has never gone before-inside the heart, mind, and soul of a Chicago homicide detective whose grit and instincts prove that a woman's place is in the homicide division.Sergeant Michele Wood, a 25-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, has spent nearly two decades in the Detective Division. With hundreds of arrests, and an extraordinary record of solving murders, she has led homicide teams while also appearing as a legal expert on ABC's 20/20 and other national true crime series.In MODEL DETECTIVE, Wood takes readers through complex murder cases, revealing how she interprets evidence and uses her perspective as a woman to succeed in a male-dominated world. Wood's skills attest to her high success rate and stellar reputation on the force and explains why she's Chicago's (and probably the country's) only detective who previously worked as a flight attendant, moonlighted as a fitness-magazine model, and continues her on-air fame as a crime TV expert. From the story of her Chicago upbringing to the extraordinary perils of policing in Chicago, MODEL DETECTIVE is the raw, inspiring tale of courage, resilience and determination in America's most violent city.
Open Semiotics. Volume 2
Given that signs and meanings pervade the world in its different aspects, semiotics is naturally open to interactions with other fields, from the humanities and social sciences to the natural and pure sciences. Open Semiotics aims to explore and expand these interactions, and to facilitate new avenues for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, providing insights into a redeployment of disciplinary fields. Such an endeavor, which is intended to benefit the entire scientific community, has drawn upon extensive cooperation. This has resulted in 141 chapters authored by 178 scholars from 58 countries spanning all continents, which represent a broad array of trends and approaches as well as numerous and diverse disciplinary crossings. Open Semiotics comprises four volumes: (1) Epistemological and Conceptual Foundations, (2) Culture and Society, (3) Texts, Images, Arts, (4) Life and its Extensions. This book is the second volume of the project.
Open Semiotics. Volume 1
Given that signs and meanings pervade the world in its different aspects, semiotics is naturally open to interactions with other fields, from the humanities and social sciences to the natural and pure sciences. Open Semiotics aims to explore and expand these interactions, and to facilitate new avenues for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, providing insights into a redeployment of disciplinary fields. Such an endeavor, which is intended to benefit the entire scientific community, has drawn upon extensive cooperation. This has resulted in 141 chapters authored by 178 scholars from 58 countries spanning all continents, which represent a broad array of trends and approaches as well as numerous and diverse disciplinary crossings. Open Semiotics comprises four volumes: (1) Epistemological and Conceptual Foundations, (2) Culture and Society, (3) Texts, Images, Arts, (4) Life and its Extensions. This book is the first volume of the project.
Open Semiotics. Volume 3
Given that signs and meanings pervade the world in its different aspects, semiotics is naturally open to interactions with other fields, from the humanities and social sciences to the natural and pure sciences. Open Semiotics aims to explore and expand these interactions, and to facilitate new avenues for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, providing insights into a redeployment of disciplinary fields. Such an endeavor, which is intended to benefit the entire scientific community, has drawn upon extensive cooperation. This has resulted in 141 chapters authored by 178 scholars from 58 countries spanning all continents, which represent a broad array of trends and approaches as well as numerous and diverse disciplinary crossings. Open Semiotics comprises four volumes: (1) Epistemological and Conceptual Foundations, (2) Culture and Society, (3) Texts, Images, Arts, (4) Life and its Extensions. This book is the third volume of the project.
Open Semiotics. Volume 4
Given that signs and meanings pervade the world in its different aspects, semiotics is naturally open to interactions with other fields, from the humanities and social sciences to the natural and pure sciences. Open Semiotics aims to explore and expand these interactions, and to facilitate new avenues for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, providing insights into a redeployment of disciplinary fields. Such an endeavor, which is intended to benefit the entire scientific community, has drawn upon extensive cooperation. This has resulted in 141 chapters authored by 178 scholars from 58 countries spanning all continents, which represent a broad array of trends and approaches as well as numerous and diverse disciplinary crossings. Open Semiotics comprises four volumes: (1) Epistemological and Conceptual Foundations, (2) Culture and Society, (3) Texts, Images, Arts, (4) Life and its Extensions. This book is the fourth and last volume of the project.
The Wokeness Spectrum
The Intriguing Journey Through Society's Most Debated PhenomenonAre you curious about the social movement that's revolutionizing modern culture? Dive into the heart of one of this generation's most contentious topics with "The Wokeness Spectrum: The Good, The Bad, The Progressive". This compelling exploration invites you to navigate through an intricate web of perspectives.From its roots in historical movements to its vibrant ripple effects on today's society, this book provides a thorough understanding of wokeness. Unveil the positive transformations sparked by wokeness, highlighting how prominent activists have harnessed its energy to drive societal change. Discover the controversial aspects, examining the contentious nature of cancel culture and its profound impacts. With a balanced perspective, explore how wokeness is reflected in education, media, and the corridors of politics.As you embark on this journey, gain insights into the complexity of wokeness through intersectionality and diverse perspectives. Grasp the role of social media and activism in shaping modern-day narratives, and understand the cultural shifts it incites both globally and within communities. Does your curiosity extend to how businesses are adapting? Uncover the strategic yet challenging landscape of corporate inclusivity driven by woke ideologies.Prepare yourself for a thought-provoking ride that challenges your views and broadens your understanding. This book doesn't just leave you pondering the present; it projects into the future, offering predictions and trends about the ongoing dialogue surrounding wokeness. Read on to stay informed-and perhaps redefine your stance on one of the most pivotal movements of our time.
The Silence They Wrote for Me
The Silence They Wrote for Me is a searing memoir that lays bare the realities of being Black, disabled, and institutionalised in the UK. Tracing the author's time in a psychiatric ward, the narrative reveals how spaces designed for healing often become instruments of control, especially for those whose identities already exist on the margins. What begins as a search for support quickly descends into confinement, surveillance, and emotional erasure.With unflinching clarity, the book exposes how systemic racism, ableism, and misogyny intersect within mental health institutions-and how even the staff, often racialised and under-resourced, are entangled in the cycle of harm. Drawing on lived memory, recorded conversations, and letters, the author recounts not only the violence of institutionalisation but the loneliness, stigma, and barriers that follow on the outside: the struggle to re-enter education, the silence from friends, the daily fight to be seen.This is not just a memoir-it's a demand for justice and a reimagining of care rooted in dignity, truth, and humanity. A bold and necessary contribution to discussions on race, disability, and gender, The Silence They Wrote for Me is a defiant voice rising from the margins, refusing to be erased.
Left Behind
Why, despite decades of legislation, quotas, and incentives, do persons with disabilities in South Africa remain excluded from meaningful work?Left Behind presents original nationwide research into the employment crisis facing persons with disabilities. Using a mixed methods approach that combines survey findings with qualitative insights, the book uncovers systemic barriers in recruitment, workplace access, and education. It shows how discrimination and weak policy implementation intersect with race, gender, geography, and socioeconomic status to shape outcomes. Through rigorous analysis and the voices of those directly affected, it exposes why existing measures fall short and what must change to achieve real inclusion.Looks at the experiences of people with physical and sensory disabilities in South Africa on their path to and in employment. It takes a look at the challenges and discrimination they face in gaining employment as well as in the workplace. Aims to gain insight through surveys and interviews as to what people feel could be helpful or what should be done to include them in the workplace and where they feel the core issues lie to gaining employment.
Under the Shade of the Guam繳chil
Have you ever wondered about the untold stories of women whose voices are often silenced by societal structures?In the Shade of the Guamuchil Tree: Life Stories of Indigenous and Peasant Women in Prison in Mexico, by the Sisters in the Shadow Editorial Collective, reveals the gripping experiences of indigenous and mestizo women at Cereso Morelos. This book brings to light the struggles of 206 women and 15 children imprisoned by a system that fails to address the root causes of crime, resorting instead to punitive measures.Through nine powerful narratives collected in Life Stories workshops over nearly three years at the Atlacholoaya women's detention center, this book offers a profound look at inequality and social injustice.Ideal for readers interested in social justice, human rights, and gender studies, as well as educators and students exploring these themes, this book is a crucial resource for understanding and addressing systemic inequalities.
The Lived Experiences of a Non-Academic Woman of Colour Working in UK Higher Education
What does it mean to navigate UK higher education as a non-academic Black woman, foreign-born and working within predominantly White institutions? This powerful book offers a rare and necessary perspective, uncovering the ways race, gender, and foreignness intersect to shape identity, career, and belonging.Through deeply personal narratives, reflective analysis, and scholarly insight, Dr. Abigal Muchecheti reveals how systemic colorism, unconscious bias, and institutional racism persist in spaces that claim diversity. She highlights how foreign-born Black women in particular are hyper-visible yet undervalued, often facing compounded exclusion because of accent, cultural background, and perceived "outsider" status.Challenging the illusion of meritocracy in higher education, this book builds on intersectionality theory and key research to illuminate how hidden barriers continue to marginalize women of colour in the sector.Ideal for students, scholars, and practitioners in Black Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology, Anti-Racism, and Higher Education, as well as anyone committed to understanding and dismantling systemic inequalities.
Transforming a Disability Through Everyday Life Experiences
Transforming a Disability Through Everyday Life Experiences by Anne-Lyse Chabert explores when disability begins and how it can be defined beyond conventions. Using her own experience, she examines metamorphosis as a strategy to overcome physical and environmental constraints. She analyzes disability through normativity, affordance, and capability. Real-life cases- a quadriplegic calligrapher, blind footballers, and an autistic person finding societal inclusion- illustrate how creativity transforms limitations into possibilities.
Folklore of Scotland
Bitesize tales of elf and fairie; brownie and goblin kin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; giants, ogres and hairy men; dragons and serpents; mermaids, seal people and the blue men; spectral dogs and demon cats; wyrd creatures; the Beast of Buchan and the Gorbals Vampire.Come on a magical journey in faerie tales and folk horror, introducing almost 200 characters from Scottish folklore.
Broken Plea
Was there more than one killer? Had the crime scene been cleaned and sanitized before the police arrived? Was furniture staged to throw off detectives? In one of the most extraordinary true crime stories ever published, Broken Plea questions what really happened in the house on King Road--and the results of that investigation will astound you.In the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, four lives were lost in a brutal crime in Moscow, Idaho--and a nation demanded answers. When a suspect accepted a plea bargain, the story seemed settled. Justice, many believed, had been served.Broken Plea challenges that assumption.Drawing on court records, investigative timelines, witness statements, and apparently overlooked inconsistencies, this meticulously researched expos矇 examines how a rush to judgment may have shaped one of the most closely watched murder cases in recent memory. As the official narrative hardened, critical leads went unexplored, contradictory evidence was minimized, and alternative explanations faded from view.This book does not claim certainty where none exists. Instead, it asks the questions that were never fully pursued: What happens when pressure to close a case outweighs the search for truth? What evidence may have been sidelined, and why? And what are the consequences when a plea doesn't end scrutiny but invites it?Clear-eyed, unsparing, and deeply unsettling, Broken Plea reopens the case--and invites readers to look again at what justice demands when the truth remains unresolved.
Metal Music, Masculinity, and Mass Shootings
What happens when a woman enters the hypermasculine world of heavy metal and is forced to confront not only exclusion, but trauma and violence? In Metal Music, Masculinity, and Mass Shootings, Deborah Kay Phillips offers a powerful autoethnographic account that weaves lived experience with cultural and gender theory to examine metal music scenes, gun culture, and toxic masculinity in North America. Drawing on her experiences as a cis woman navigating metal concerts and communities, Phillips critically engages academic research on gender and popular music while reflecting on her own search for belonging within a male-dominated cultural space. The narrative takes a harrowing turn as she confronts the psychological aftermath of witnessing a fatal shooting at a concert, exploring how performances of masculinity intersect with firearms, public violence, and fear. Through honest reflection and scholarly insight, the book traces her journey of coping with PTSD and the difficult act of returning to a space marked by both passion and trauma, ultimately offering a deeply human meditation on resilience, accountability, and cultural change.This book is ideal for students and scholars in gender studies, cultural and media studies, popular music and metal studies, sociology, and communication, as well as readers interested in gun culture, toxic masculinity, trauma, PTSD, and the social dynamics surrounding mass shootings at concerts.
Communaut矇s rurales du Laos
Dans les ann矇es 90, avec plus de 130 groupes ruraux revendiquant des sp矇cificit矇s ethnolinguistiques et historiques particuli癡res, la mosa簿que ethnique du Laos est unique. Lors de la p矇riode 矇tudi矇e (1988-2003), malgr矇 les influences externes politiques et 矇conomiques, les forces sociales des unit矇s villages et m矇nages pouvaient encore s'exprimer dans une logique relativement respectueuse des traditions, m礙me si celles-ci avaient d矇j? bien 矇volu矇 depuis les ann矇es 60. Le d矇veloppement rapide depuis le d矇but des ann矇es 2000 abandonne sur son chemin la richesse et la diversit矇 du patrimoine mat矇riel et immat矇riel des soci矇t矇s rurales, qu'elles avaient pu 矇laborer de g矇n矇ration en g矇n矇ration. Avec l'矇ducation formelle en langue lao et l'adoption rapide du t矇l矇phone mobile et des r矇seaux sociaux mondialis矇s, les jeunes g矇n矇rations deviennent 矇galement acteurs de la rupture g矇n矇rationnelle de la transmission des savoirs: la g矇n矇ration de l'oubli.
The United Rite
The United Rite explores the male+male mysteries of witchcraft-quiet yet meaningful bonds that have shaped magical practice for centuries. Blending equal parts catechism, guide, and elevator speech, this foundational text distills the core symbols, structures, and shared practices that define this initiatory current. Written with clarity and a steady, intimate pulse, The United Rite offers men on the crooked path a framework for understanding the transformative power of brotherhood, practice, and the charged space where two choose to walk together.This work explores the revisioning of folklore as a modern practice. It examines the influence of male-to-male bonds, ritual frameworks, and archetypal forces in witchcraft, encouraging readers to approach these mysteries with openness and personal insight. Whether used for study or as inspiration for practice, The United Rite: Brother Walking with Brother is a grounded resource for those interested in the intersection of magic, myth, and male-to-male connection.The United Rite is a nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring, articulating, and preserving the male+male mysteries of witchcraft, offering a clear, ethical, and transformative path rooted in brotherhood and grounded in the tripartite principles of practice, equipoise, and service.
Evolution Of Expression Volume 1
Evolution of expression Volume 1 offers a structured exploration of how expressive ability develops when approached as a gradual, disciplined craft. The work introduces an educational philosophy centered on the idea that communication grows through identifiable stages shaped by psychological principles. It compares the growth of an effective speaker to the development found in other artistic practices, suggesting that progress begins with simple energy before advancing toward controlled movement, fuller resonance, and polished articulation. Early chapters outline this progression while encouraging learners to engage deeply with selected literary passages chosen to illustrate each stage. Through these examples, the text emphasizes intentional practice, attentive listening, and a thoughtful connection between inner understanding and outward delivery. The opening portion highlights how expression is not merely a skill but a cultivated response to thought, emotion, and experience, guiding students toward greater clarity, purpose, and confidence. By blending theory with practical application, the volume establishes a systematic path for strengthening communication in both academic and personal settings.
Augmented
A provocative rethinking of the intersection of death, technology, and disability, for a better life. We are all cyborgs, relying on technology--whether it's Alexa, a pacemaker, or a titanium knee--for our quotidian existence. In our deep connection to a technological world, from robots to augmented and virtual realities, metaverses, and gaming, Candi Cann sees an opportunity, and good reason, to question our ideas about accessibility and inclusion. In augmented, she asks us to reconsider traditional notions of biology and death. Having relied on hearing aids from the age of four, Cann uses her experience to challenge readers to reconsider their assumptions about technologies and their role in life--and death. She also focuses on what it means that most of us are living longer with the intervention of medical technologies, and how a better understanding of our relationship to technology will grant us greater control as we age. Drawing on her life experience in Asia, the author explains how cultural and religious views of machines and artificial intelligence vary globally--in particular, how a Western fear of machines contrasts with an animistic worldview that can see machines as conduits of care for others, embedding spiritual possibilities.
Alaeddin And The Enchanted Lamp
Alaeddin and the enchanted lamp presents a set of stories shaped by the imaginative depth and moral complexity found in traditional Middle Eastern folklore. The opening introduces two central figures whose journeys unfold within a world defined by mystery, fortune, and the testing of character. One narrative follows a royal heir who faces warnings about future trials and gradually becomes entangled in the allure of wealth and power, prompting a difficult search for clarity and redemption. Alongside this tale, the story of a restless youth begins as he encounters a stranger whose intentions draw him into a path marked by transformation and unexpected responsibility. These early scenes establish a setting where magic influences fate, where personal choices lead to unforeseen consequences, and where growth emerges from the challenges encountered along the way. Through its blend of wonder, introspection, and adventure, the collection reflects on how desire, ambition, and the struggle for self-understanding shape the evolving lives of its characters.
True Tales of Murder and the Unexplained
Distinctive demises and bizarre burials of the Southern states.Inspired by actual newspaper articles, these disturbing and bizarre accounts explore the macabre, and sometimes humorous, instances of death and dying. The tragedy of death and burial is eclipsed by graveyard gossip and unbelievable stories of mishaps. Some demises were distinctive in their ridiculousness, some in their atrocity, and some in their stupidity. Egregious murders and suicides highlight the barbaric nature of humanity--husbands killing wives, children killing children, and people killing themselves--and yet the horror of these crimes equally matches the absurdity of the acts. From failed hangings to lynch mobs, ghostly inhabitants to vampire cults, this collection of stories revels in these incredible historical accounts. It is indeed a ghastly grab bag of tales, both ludicrous and laughable. Keven McQueen teaches composition and world literature at Eastern Kentucky University, where he earned an MA in English after receiving his BA from Berea College. McQueen has written more than twelve books, spanning such genres as true crime and mystery. He has appeared on Darkness Radio, 30 Odd Minutes, Crime City Central, and The Fringe Radio Show to discuss his true-crime stories and to quench listeners' morbid curiosities. McQueen is also the author of The Axman Came from Hell and Other Southern True Crime Stories, published by Pelican.
Such Is Life
Such is life presents a reflective portrait of rural existence shaped by shifting landscapes, physical labor, and the quiet resilience found in everyday routines. The narrative moves through encounters among traveling workers, using their shared experiences to reveal the emotional undercurrents of hardship, uncertainty, and perseverance. Instead of focusing on individual identities, the book highlights the collective rhythm of their journeys, where conversations about work, movement, and practical concerns gradually expand into deeper meditations on purpose and adaptability. The narrator's contemplative outlook frames these moments with a blend of observation and understated humor, allowing the ordinary to acquire philosophical weight. As the group navigates changing conditions and the demands of their environment, their interactions subtly expose the tension between outward challenges and private reflections. Through this interweaving of travel, dialogue, and introspection, the book captures the unspoken bonds formed through shared struggle, creating an exploration of human endurance grounded in landscape, labor, and the search for meaning across shifting circumstances.
Ardath
Ardath: The story of a dead self follows the inner struggle of an author who seeks clarity beyond the disillusionment that shadows his life. The opening places him in a remote mountain landscape where a violent storm contrasts with the calm devotion inside a monastery, creating a striking divide between outer turmoil and inner peace. As he observes the monks, he confronts his doubt and wrestles with questions about belief, purpose, and the nature of the soul. The encounter with a mysterious spiritual figure introduces the possibility of transformation, prompting him to consider whether renewal can emerge from despair. His longing to escape emotional exhaustion becomes the catalyst for a profound search shaped by the tension between skepticism and yearning for truth. Through vivid settings and contemplative moments, the narrative blends mysticism with introspection, suggesting that personal rebirth requires confronting the deepest uncertainties within oneself. The story develops as a reflection on identity, spiritual awakening, and the quest to move beyond a fractured sense of self.
Healthy Messages
The need for meaningful, high-impact communication is constant, but during periods of rapid change-when both the messages themselves and the channels used to deliver them are shifting-it becomes even more essential. There's no better time than now to be thoughtful and intentional about the impact you have on others. Healthy Messages: Demonstrating Power in Life, Work, and Societal Messaging to Transform Our Present and Future challenges conventional thinking/practices around power and influence as it relates to genuine service-the ultimate message. Combining disciplines in communication, behavioral health/social sciences, leadership, business, as well as organizational effectiveness and change, Tracee N. Jones explores how seasoned professionals, leaders, business owners, and anyone who desires to influence others can boost their impact. The author emphasizes that effective messaging is reliant on several factors, the whole or sum of its parts working together. Specific attention is given to personal (life), organizational (work), and societal (community) messaging. She also highlights how shifting toxic narratives within five prominent areas as it relates to societal/community messaging can bolster results, along with essential elements that raise standards of exceptional service.
A Bundle Of Ballads
A bundle of ballads is a curated collection that brings together traditional English and Scottish ballads, capturing the richness of oral storytelling and the enduring power of folklore. The anthology highlights narratives that explore love, heroism, loyalty, and tragedy, revealing the cultural values and moral lessons embedded in these stories. By tracing the origins of the ballads to early storytelling traditions, the work emphasizes the continuity of folk narratives and their influence on collective memory. The text showcases how historical events, social dynamics, and human emotions are woven into lyrical compositions, providing both entertainment and reflection. Each ballad is presented as part of a broader tapestry, illustrating the interplay between narrative artistry and societal insight. Through depictions of noble exploits, personal devotion, and dramatic conflicts, the collection underscores the timeless appeal of storytelling and its capacity to convey complex ideas in accessible, memorable forms. The work ultimately serves as both a literary preservation and a celebration of the imaginative and moral scope of traditional ballads.
Healthy Messages
The need for meaningful, high-impact communication is constant, but during periods of rapid change-when both the messages themselves and the channels used to deliver them are shifting-it becomes even more essential. There's no better time than now to be thoughtful and intentional about the impact you have on others. Healthy Messages: Demonstrating Power in Life, Work, and Societal Messaging to Transform Our Present and Future challenges conventional thinking/practices around power and influence as it relates to genuine service-the ultimate message. Combining disciplines in communication, behavioral health/social sciences, leadership, business, as well as organizational effectiveness and change, Tracee N. Jones explores how seasoned professionals, leaders, business owners, and anyone who desires to influence others can boost their impact. The author emphasizes that effective messaging is reliant on several factors, the whole or sum of its parts working together. Specific attention is given to personal (life), organizational (work), and societal (community) messaging. She also highlights how shifting toxic narratives within five prominent areas as it relates to societal/community messaging can bolster results, along with essential elements that raise standards of exceptional service.
The Book On BS
In 'The Book On BS', the author presents a diagnostic exploration of how falsehood, spin, and self-deception have woven themselves into the very fabric of our daily lives. This comprehensive manifesto acts as a field guide to spotting BS in all its forms, shining a light on the societal structures that reward confidence over competence and appearances over integrity. Drawing from historical examples as well as contemporary scenarios, the author dissects the mechanisms that allow deception to flourish-from political rhetoric crafted for plausible deniability to the meticulously curated lives of influencers. Each chapter breaks down different facets of modern BS, from the cult of authenticity in consumer culture to the political fog obscuring genuine policy discussions. This work is not simply a denunciation of falsehood; it seeks to foster critical thinking and vigilance among its readers, empowering them to recognize the subtle manipulations at play in their lives and society. With a blend of keen philosophical insight and real-world examples, this book serves as both a wake-up call and a guide for those seeking truth in a world permeated by deception. Published by The Book On Publishing, the official publisher of The Book On Series.
I NI Che
Africa. Women. Development. Real change built from the ground up.In rural Mali, women grind grain for seven hours a day. Children fall out of education. Healthcare depends on what you can afford.When John Hedge agreed to support a small Malian NGO, he began a twenty-five-year partnership that would challenge everything he thought he knew about aid.I Ni Che ("We Are Together") is a compelling narrative of long-term grassroots development in Mali.Beginning with an unexpected invitation in 2000, John Hedge became closely involved with Mali Development Group's partnership with Jeunesse et Developpment (J&D), a Malian NGO working in southern Mali. Over more than two decades, the relationship evolved into a sustained commitment to community-led change.This book documents practical development initiatives including: Women's grain mills and shared market gardensLiteracy programmes using the Reflect method"Speed Schools" re-engaging children excluded from educationCommunity health systems and the Yanfolila MutuelleSupport for women affected by obstetric fistulaLocally driven economic empowerment strategiesBlending memoir, cultural observation and development analysis, Hedge examines the realities of post-colonial Africa, the challenges of aid dependency, and the delicate balance between external support and local ownership.Set amid the landscapes of Segou, Mopti, Djenn矇 and Dogon country, and reflecting on Mali's recent instability and conflict, I Ni Che is both a tribute to friendship across continents and a thoughtful contribution to debates about ethical development practice.For readers interested in African studies, NGO work, global justice and community empowerment, this is a grounded and deeply humane case study of what sustainable development really requires: patience, respect and partnership.
The Soul of a Woman
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea comes "a bold exploration of womanhood, feminism, parenting, aging, love and more" (Associated Press). "The Soul of a Woman is Isabel Allende's most liberating book yet."--Elle"When I say that I was a feminist in kindergarten, I am not exaggerating," begins Isabel Allende. As a child, she watched her mother, abandoned by her husband, provide for her three small children without "resources or voice." Isabel became a fierce and defiant little girl, determined to fight for the life her mother couldn't have. As a young woman coming of age in the late 1960s, she rode the second wave of feminism. Among a tribe of like-minded female journalists, Allende for the first time felt comfortable in her own skin, as they wrote "with a knife between our teeth" about women's issues. She has seen what the movement has accomplished in the course of her lifetime. And over the course of three passionate marriages, she has learned how to grow as a woman while having a partner, when to step away, and the rewards of embracing one's sexuality. So what feeds the soul of feminists--and all women--today? To be safe, to be valued, to live in peace, to have their own resources, to be connected, to have control over our bodies and lives, and above all, to be loved. On all these fronts, there is much work yet to be done, and this book, Allende hopes, will "light the torches of our daughters and granddaughters with mine. They will have to live for us, as we lived for our mothers, and carry on with the work still left to be finished."
The Tyranny of Fictions
From the author of Pain and Being and The Ontology of Pain returns a work of rare philosophical intensity: The Tyranny of Fictions: Civilization and the Eclipse of Being.This book is not merely a critique of contemporary civilization. It is an ontological excavation.Where most philosophy begins with reason, politics, or culture, Alam begins with pain. In his earlier works, he advanced a radical thesis: that pain is not an accident within existence but its first form of awareness, that Being itself emerges through disturbance, tension, and vulnerability. Pain, in this vision, is not secondary to life; it is its original disclosure. From this insight arose a new philosophical framework, an ontology in which suffering is not a defect to be eliminated but the primordial condition through which consciousness, meaning, and structure come into being.The Tyranny of Fictions carries this inquiry into the architecture of civilization itself.Alam asks a devastating question: what happens when the structures created to contain pain forget why they exist?His answer is both sweeping and precise. Modern domination, he argues, does not originate in cruelty or conspiracy but in forgetting. The symbolic constructions humanity invented to survive vulnerability - order, progress, value, identity, representation - have hardened into autonomous systems. These fictions, once protective, now operate blindly. They reproduce themselves without reflection. They persist without remembrance of their origin in suffering.Civilization, Alam shows, has entered the age of the autonomous structure.Drawing together ontology, critical realism, political economy, and metaphysical analysis, the book traces how imagination becomes institution, how meaning solidifies into mechanism, and how human creations acquire causal power over their creators. The state, the market, bureaucracy, and technological networks emerge not simply as social arrangements but as metaphysical formations, structures that act without consciousness, perpetuating harm through function rather than intent.At the heart of Alam's argument lies his most original contribution: the extension of the ontology of pain into a theory of civilization. Pain, once externalized and organized through symbolic systems, does not disappear. It becomes abstracted, distributed, and hidden. Ethics becomes administration. Meaning becomes data. Life becomes procedure. Humanity finds itself enclosed within its own creations, alienated not only socially but ontologically, separated from Being itself.Yet this is not a book of despair.Against fatalism, Alam introduces the possibility of structural consciousness: the recovery of reflection within function, the remembrance of origin within mechanism. Liberation, he argues, does not require the destruction of civilization but its recollection. To recognize that every structure was once a fiction is to reopen the space of freedom.Written in a distinctive philosophical literary style, precise, lyrical, and uncompromising, The Tyranny of Fictions speaks to readers who sense that something fundamental has gone wrong with the modern world yet refuse shallow explanations.This is not merely a critique of power or technology. It is a meditation on existence itself.A profound meditation on Being.A daring ontology of pain.A necessary reckoning with civilization.This book does not offer comfort.It offers clarity.
Aboriginal Peoples and Terrestrial Invertebrates in Australia
Aboriginal peoples have deep connections with Australia's terrestrial invertebrates, going back millennia. This book focuses on these historical and cultural relationships, describing the role of insects and other arthropods as totemic ancestors and spirit beings. It also explores Aboriginal nomenclature, foraging techniques and the use of land-based arthropods and molluscs as food, medicine and for making artefacts. Through the lens of ethnoentomology, Philip Clarke examines the cultural significance of invertebrates, highlighting their role in shaping Aboriginal identities and their interactions with the unique Australian environment, blending scientific and Indigenous sources. By taking a historical perspective, Aboriginal Peoples and Terrestrial Invertebrates in Australia examines the gaps between the knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples and Western science, to encourage further collaboration and acknowledgment in the future. This is a companion work to the author's successful book Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia.
Communaut矇s rurales du Laos
Dans les ann矇es 90, avec plus de 130 groupes ruraux revendiquant des sp矇cificit矇s ethnolinguistiques et historiques particuli癡res, la mosa簿que ethnique du Laos est unique. Lors de la p矇riode 矇tudi矇e (1988-2003), malgr矇 les influences externes politiques et 矇conomiques, les forces sociales des unit矇s villages et m矇nages pouvaient encore s'exprimer dans une logique relativement respectueuse des traditions. Le d矇veloppement rapide depuis le d矇but des ann矇es 2000 abandonne sur son chemin la richesse et la diversit矇 de ces soci矇t矇s rurales. L'矇tude sur les peuples ruraux de parler m繫n-khmer repose sur les donn矇es et le travail de terrain couvrant 53 groupes ethnolinguistiques, 200 villages et environ 650 m矇nages. Cet ouvrage traite plus sp矇cifiquement de 22 groupes ethniques du Sud du Pays, entre le Sud de la Province de Savannakhet et la fronti癡re cambodgienne. Il fait partie d'un ensemble de 8 livres sur les peuples ruraux du Laos.
Communaut矇s rurales du Laos
Dans les ann矇es 90, avec plus de 130 groupes ruraux revendiquant des sp矇cificit矇s ethnolinguistiques et historiques particuli癡res, la mosa簿que ethnique du Laos est unique. Lors de la p矇riode 矇tudi矇e (1988-2003), malgr矇 les influences externes politiques et 矇conomiques, les forces sociales de ces groupes pouvaient encore s'exprimer dans leurs choix de d矇veloppement, m礙me s'ils avaient d矇j? bien 矇volu矇 depuis les ann矇es 60. Le d矇veloppement rapide depuis le d矇but des ann矇es 2000 abandonne sur son chemin la richesse et la diversit矇 des savoirs, des exp矇riences, des coutumes et des h矇ritages des soci矇t矇s rurales. Avec l'adoption des standards de la mondialisation, les jeunes g矇n矇rations deviennent 矇galement acteurs de la rupture g矇n矇rationnelle de la transmission des savoirs. Cet ouvrage, faisant partie d'un ensemble de 8 livres, concerne les peuples ruraux de parler m繫n-khmer. Il couvre, en 3 volumes, 53 groupes ethnolinguistiques, 200 villages et environ 650 m矇nages.
Communaut矇s rurales du Laos
Les peuples de parler m繫n-khmer furent les premiers habitants du Laos. Avec plus de 53 groupes ethnolinguistiques, ces peuples montrent la plus grande diversit矇 des quatre familles linguistiques du pays. Toutefois, le d矇veloppement rapide depuis le d矇but des ann矇es 2000 abandonne sur son chemin la richesse et la diversit矇 de ces soci矇t矇s rurales, leurs syst癡mes de production, organisations traditionnelles, pratiques agraires, langues, artisanats, musiques, cultures et croyances qu'elles avaient pu 矇laborer, de g矇n矇ration en g矇n矇ration et souvent de mani癡re empirique. Cet ouvrage, qui fait partie d'un ensemble de 8 volumes, concerne les peuples ruraux de parler m繫n-khmer du centre du pays, particuli癡rement impact矇es dans l'histoire par la p矇riode d'esclavage et les deux guerres d'Indochine.
Regards minoritaires
Ce livre reprend la distinction de Colette Guillaumin entre minoritaires et majoritaires pour illustrer la situation des minoritaires sur les cinq continents. Il peut s'agir de minorit矇s ethniques, religieuses, genr矇es ou de classe. De l'矇poque coloniale ? nos jours, des r矇voltes 矇tudiantes d'Afrique du Sud aux femmes aborig癡nes d'Australie, des musulmans britanniques dans l'apr癡s 11 septembre aux esclaves des Am矇riques pour qui avait 矇t矇 con癟ue une Bible sp矇ciale, expurg矇e de toute r矇f矇rence ? l'矇galit矇 du genre humain, ce nouvel opus du Groupe de Recherche sur l'Eug矇nisme et le Racisme livre douze contributions originales qui 矇clairent les violences exerc矇es dans l'aire anglophone sur (ou au sein de) certains groupes sociaux minoritaires.
Wired on Wall Street
Thrilling tell-all of a prolific informant in the FBI's largest insider trading investigation of a generation Part financial crime thriller, part personal transformation story, and part redemption memoir, Wired on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the FBI's Most Prolific Informants tells the riveting true story of Tom Hardin, a young hedge fund analyst turned FBI informant. Known as "Tipper X," Tom wore a covert wire over 40 times, helping the FBI build more than 20 of the 80+ cases in Operation Perfect Hedge, the largest insider trading investigation in a generation. As the youngest professional caught in the sting, Tom navigated the psychological toll of betrayal, secrecy, and public disgrace. What followed was a powerful journey through shame, fatherhood, and ultimately, personal transformation. In this gripping memoir, readers will explore: Tom's shocking first encounter with the FBI, when agents revealed chilling knowledge of his most private personal details Tom's high stakes game of psychological chess--wearing a wire for years including terrifying close calls Tom's redemptive journey from public disgrace to resilience, fatherhood, and rebuilding trust with his wife, whose love held strong when most marriages collapse Wired on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the FBI's Most Prolific Informants is a thrilling, entertaining read for anyone drawn to financial crime investigations, ethical dilemmas, and the possibility of personal growth even after deliberate choices that carry lasting consequences.
The Epstein Files
Power doesn't usually look like a conspiracy. More often, it looks like reputation-photos with the right people, invitations to the right rooms, donations to the right institutions, and a quiet assumption that "someone else must have vetted him."The Epstein Files is not just the story of Jeffrey Epstein. It's an investigation into the ecosystem that allowed him to operate for years: the social gatekeepers who conferred legitimacy, the prestige networks that normalized access, the private spaces designed for insulation, and the legal and institutional incentives that repeatedly delayed accountability.Across twelve chapters, this book examines how influence is built and protected-how philanthropy can sanitize reputations, how elite trust becomes "distributed" until no one feels responsible, how financial opacity functions as insulation, and how early investigations stall under pressure, hesitation, and procedural complexity. It also explores what happens when the central figure disappears, leaving an information vacuum filled with distrust, speculation, and unresolved questions.Written in a clear, analytical, narrative nonfiction style, The Epstein Files is for readers who want more than headlines. It asks the harder question: what kind of system lets a scandal like this persist-and what does it reveal about power, silence, and oversight in the modern world?
Killers in White Coats
Beneath the surface of modern medicine lies a troubling legacy of hidden crimes and ethical betrayals. In Killers in White Coats, the veil is lifted on one of history's darkest medical scandals-the Chelmsford Hospital Deep Sleep Therapy case-through the eyes of an insider who lived its aftermath and fought for justice.​But this isn't just a chronicle of past horrors. Weaving together personal testimony, survivor voices, and meticulous research, the book draws powerful parallels between Chelmsford's unchecked experimentation and a global culture of medical abuse: from Cold War mind control projects and Big Pharma cover-ups to ongoing psychiatric and neuroscience trials that still risk patient lives today.​Turning its gaze forward, Killers in White Coats sounds a timely warning as humanity races toward a transhuman future. In an era of brain implants, AI augmentation, and biotech euphoria, the old temptations of medical hubris and regulatory lapse are once again reemerging-threatening to repeat history on an even grander scale. With gripping narrative and incisive analysis, this book challenges readers, researchers, and policymakers to confront uncomfortable truths, defend human dignity, and demand accountability in science's relentless quest to remake what it means to be human.​Killers in White Coats is a chilling expos矇, an urgent call to vigilance, and a testament to the resilience of those who refuse to be silenced.
The Epstein Files
Power doesn't usually look like a conspiracy. More often, it looks like reputation-photos with the right people, invitations to the right rooms, donations to the right institutions, and a quiet assumption that "someone else must have vetted him."The Epstein Files is not just the story of Jeffrey Epstein. It's an investigation into the ecosystem that allowed him to operate for years: the social gatekeepers who conferred legitimacy, the prestige networks that normalized access, the private spaces designed for insulation, and the legal and institutional incentives that repeatedly delayed accountability.Across twelve chapters, this book examines how influence is built and protected-how philanthropy can sanitize reputations, how elite trust becomes "distributed" until no one feels responsible, how financial opacity functions as insulation, and how early investigations stall under pressure, hesitation, and procedural complexity. It also explores what happens when the central figure disappears, leaving an information vacuum filled with distrust, speculation, and unresolved questions.Written in a clear, analytical, narrative nonfiction style, The Epstein Files is for readers who want more than headlines. It asks the harder question: what kind of system lets a scandal like this persist-and what does it reveal about power, silence, and oversight in the modern world?
An Inquiry into the Animism and Folk-Lore of the Guiana Indians
This detailed ethnographic study examines the spiritual beliefs, myths, and narrative traditions of the Indigenous peoples of Guiana, documenting systems of animism, ritual practice, and oral storytelling. Drawing on firsthand observation, the work situates these traditions within the broader field of anthropological inquiry at a time when scholars were systematically recording the cosmologies of non-European societies.Through careful analysis of spirits, nature worship, folklore motifs, and ceremonial life, the book reveals how Indigenous communities understood the relationship between the natural and supernatural worlds. It explores the moral codes, social structures, and symbolic meanings embedded in legend and belief, highlighting the coherence and depth of these cultural systems.Both a historical record and a contribution to early ethnology, this volume preserves invaluable insights into Guiana's Indigenous heritage and deepens our understanding of the intellectual and spiritual frameworks that shaped their world.
Remembering the Past, Inventing the Future Italian American Artists and Writers between Nostalgia and Dream
This book originates from the international conference organized by the Centro Universitario di Studi Italoamericani e Canadesi (CUSIAC) at the University of Molise held on June 6-7, 2024. Conceived as one of the Center's most significant initiatives, the conference gathered scholars from Italy and North America, fostering exchanges across disciplines and perspectives.What began as an encounter of voices has here taken shape in a collection of essays that not only seeks to preserve that dialogic energy but also to expand it into a broader scholarly conversation. The volume reflects this spirit of exchange even in its linguistic form: some contributions are in Italian, others in English. This deliberate choice foregrounds the bilingual -indeed, italoamericano - character of the field. Such coexistence of idioms mirrors the very condition of diaspora, where memory and imagination are perpetually mediated across linguistic thresholds.
The Book On BS
In 'The Book On BS', the author presents a diagnostic exploration of how falsehood, spin, and self-deception have woven themselves into the very fabric of our daily lives. This comprehensive manifesto acts as a field guide to spotting BS in all its forms, shining a light on the societal structures that reward confidence over competence and appearances over integrity. Drawing from historical examples as well as contemporary scenarios, the author dissects the mechanisms that allow deception to flourish-from political rhetoric crafted for plausible deniability to the meticulously curated lives of influencers. Each chapter breaks down different facets of modern BS, from the cult of authenticity in consumer culture to the political fog obscuring genuine policy discussions. This work is not simply a denunciation of falsehood; it seeks to foster critical thinking and vigilance among its readers, empowering them to recognize the subtle manipulations at play in their lives and society. With a blend of keen philosophical insight and real-world examples, this book serves as both a wake-up call and a guide for those seeking truth in a world permeated by deception. Published by The Book On Publishing, the official publisher of The Book On Series.
Unleashing the Rebel Within
Unleashing the Rebel WithinHow to Break Free From the Hidden Programming That Shapes Your Life: A Manifesto for the New Era There comes a moment when awareness is no longer enough.When the lies on television feel unbearable.When politics reads like theater.When "normal life" starts to feel staged, scripted, and hostile to the human spirit.Unleashing the Rebel Within is written for that moment.This is not a motivational book designed to help you cope inside a system that exhausts you. It is not spiritual bypass, productivity polish, or another promise that you can "manifest" your way into comfort while nothing fundamentally changes.It is a call to a humanity that can no longer ignore that things are fundamentally wrong, and is ready to reclaim authorship over its life and destiny.Here, Lane Keller speaks to those who are tired of paying homage to systems that bind us physically, emotionally, financially, and spiritually; systems that reward compliance over truth, consumption over coherence, and obedience over sovereignty.This book is a call to inner awakening, spiritual reclamation, and conscious authorship of one's life. It doesn't tell you what to think. It changes how you see - and once you see differently, movement becomes inevitable.Inside, Keller dismantles the invisible agreements that keep people stuck: - The narratives that shape perception- The systems that profit from fear and dependency- The habits that quietly siphon energy and agencyThe later sections of the book move from insight into lived sovereignty. They are written for those willing to withdraw consent internally and irreversibly, redirect physical and energetic allegiance, and live differently even when doing so costs certainty, approval, or ease.If you feel the quiet pressure of knowing too much to keep playing along - if you're done with the performance, the lies, the theater we've been told is the version of reality we've been expected to accept - Unleashing the Rebel Within hands you the keys.Not to escape life, but to fully enter it, awake.About The AuthorLane Keller is a relentless truth-seeker, investigative writer, and multidimensional thinker whose work dismantles illusion across systems, timelines, and paradigms. With a background in professional writing, global research, and spiritual inquiry, she's spent decades exposing the hidden forces shaping our world-from geopolitical manipulation to metaphysical distortion.
Advancing Nonprofit Management
"Advancing Nonprofit Management: Innovations, Challenges and Best Practices" is a Reprint of a Special Issue in Administrative Sciences. It includes an introduction looking broadly at the field and eight articles examining specific innovations. Nonprofits operate in diverse environments, sometimes with clear boundaries and accountabilities and other times in ways that blur with other institutions' goals, actions, and outcomes. Over the past decade, many nonprofits have implemented new practices, processes, and structures that raise questions about how management innovations emerge, diffuse, and shape performance. The Reprint helps answer these questions by featuring nonprofit organizations (NGOs) that play a central, sometimes collaborative, role in tackling social issues, shaping priorities, delivering services, and addressing needs.The Reprint highlights planned and unplanned innovations ranging from radical to incremental. The authors explore management-level and worker-led innovations, such as how nonprofits mobilize human, financial, technological, and other resources to fulfill their mission. They examine the positive and negative consequences of processes and outcomes of innovation, considering strategic decisions, sustainability, collaboration, and ethics. The Reprint provides insights and recommendations relevant to scholars, practitioners, funders, and policymakers concerned with nonprofit organization practices and effectiveness.
