A family's personal and emotional account of adopting a child, written from the point of view of the adoptive parent. A moving real-life story with undoubtedly solid worth for anyone considering adoption as well as those already involved in it - James' honest chart of the whole process, up to and including the first few months of new family life, is an invaluable first instalment in a series whose aim is to provide real insight into the highs and lows of adoption and fostering through the experiences of a wide variety of individuals and families.
Here are 125 recipes to tackle any brunch craving — from smoothies and coffees, to breads, eggs, salads, and bacon. Over Easy: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Leisurely Days is here to spice up your morning meal. Start with a strong pot of coffee, add spicy fresh-herb cocktails, a stack of blueberry waffles, the best egg techniques (from the fluffiest scrambled to the crispest fried), and enough doughnuts to set you up for life. Bake from this book, gather a few friends, and have a very good life. "Before you bemoan the thought of culinary efforts in the a.m., we've got news: Foodie-goddess-blogger Joy Wilson, of Joy The Baker, has released her new cookbook Over Easy. And guess what it's full of? Irresistible and easy, bomb brunching recipes." - Refinery29
Cultural manifestations of myth have come a long way since the storytelling of ancient Greece, now materializing on our TV and cinema screens and in advertisements. This book examines how contemporary media marketing has become the new myth-making and has reinforced the particular mythology of the gargantuan Star Trek franchise, across its current lifespan of more than 50 years. The author argues that the tools of promotional material and transmedia merchandising shape viewers' experiences of the hit television series, reinforcing its mythology that both recycles the narratives of classical heritage and looks forward to the future. In this way, it reminds consumers of the Star Trek story's ongoing centrality within popular culture, whether in the form of the original 1960's series, the later additions such as Voyager and Discovery or J. J. Abrams' "reboot" films. Chapters examine how oral and literary traditions have influenced the series structure and its commercial image, how the cosmological role of humanity and the Earth are explored in title sequences across various Star Trek media platforms, and the multi-faceted way in which Internet, video game and event spin-offs create rituals to consolidate the space opera's fan base. Fusing key theory from film, TV, media and folklore studies, as well as anthropology and other specialisms, To Boldly Go is an authoritative guide to the function of myth across the whole Star Trek enterprise.
In his emotional, thorough, tender, and urgent new book, This Monstrous Obsession, James Baker, M.D., M.P.H. lays out the truths about addiction care that anybody with a loved one suffering from addiction must know. He writes not only as a veteran of hospice care and palliative medicine but also as a parent who has lost a child to addiction.
