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Transformative justice seeks to solve the problem of violence at the grassroots level, without relying on punishment, incarceration, or policing. Community-based approaches to preventing crime and repairing its damage have existed for centuries. However, in the putative atmosphere of contemporary criminal justice systems, they are often marginalized and operate under the radar. Beyond Survival puts these strategies front and center as real alternatives to today's failed models of confinement and "correction."

“Food and travel are natural companions,” writes guest editor Padma Lakshmi. From this pairing comes “the possibility of seeing anew, of examining how we make and assign meaning.” The essays in this year’s Best American Food and Travel Writing circle the world—from Dakar in Senegal, to Michoacán in south-central Mexico, to the Camino de Santiago in Spain—and deepen our understanding of our place in it.

Filled with empowering, easy-to-follow tips for crafting stories that forge lasting bonds with friends, family, and colleagues alike, this book will help you connect authentically with the world around you and unleash the power of story in your life.

In this collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and longtime activist and performance artist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explores the politics and realities of disability justice, a movement that centers the lives and leadership of sick and disabled queer, trans, Black, and brown people, with knowledge and gifts for all. Care Work is a mapping of access as radical love, a celebration of the work that sick and disabled queer/people of color are doing to find each other and to build power and community.

In The Future Is Disabled, Leah Laksmi Piepzna-Samarasinha asks some provocative questions: What if, in the near future, the majority of people will be disabled—and what if that's not a bad thing? And what if disability justice and disabled wisdom are crucial to creating a future in which it's possible to survive fascism, climate change, and pandemics and to bring about liberation?

This book gives hope to everyone connected to endometriosis. That includes every woman and young girl who has it, and the women and men in their lives who know something is wrong, but do not know what it is or what to do about it. This book is written at a level that everyone with ties to this disease can relate to and understand, but it is also for doctors with good intentions who lack the knowledge of how to diagnose or treat it.

A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Ate traces the arc of Padma Lakshmi's unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera - a tantalizing blend of Ruth Reichl's Tender at the Bone and Nora Ephron's Heartburn.

Inspirées des guerres les plus sanglantes de toute l'Histoire, découvrez les 33 stratégies les plus efficaces pour vaincre le jeu social et subtil de notre quotidien.

Wake Up & Reboot: Take Back Your Mornings and Transform Your Day Every morning, it’s the same. You open your eyes, and the exhaustion is already there. Stress creeps in before your first sip of coffee. Your energy swings up and down, and by midday, you’re running on fumes. What if it didn’t have to be this way? Wake Up & Reboot isn’t just another book on productivity or wellness. It’s a science-backed method to help you take control of your mornings, regulate your cortisol—your body’s key stress hormone—and create a ripple effect that transforms your entire day. You don’t ...

The legend of the exquisitely beautiful Shakuntala and the mighty king Dushyanta is a thrilling love story from the epic Mahabharata, which the great ancient poet Kalidasa retold in his immortal play Abhijnanashakuntalam (The Recognition of Shakuntala). English and Sanskrit verses intermingle to recreate Kalidasa’s greatest play.

Through nine emotionally vivid stories, all narrated from animal perspectives portraying the complexity of their lives and relationships, WHAT WE FED TO THE MANTICORE explores themes of environmentalism, conservation, identity, belonging, loss, and family with resounding heart and deep tenderness, and ultimately places the listener under the rich canopy of the tree of life.

Tired of constant battles with your kids over discipline? What if a few simple strategies could transform your parenting experience? Imagine a home where harmony replaces chaos, where discipline feels like a partnership rather than a power struggle. Dive into "The Effective Parent's Guide to Good Discipline" and discover how to create a positive and peaceful environment for you and your children. Whether you're dealing with toddler tantrums or navigating heated arguments with your teenager, this book equips you with practical techniques to handle any disciplinary challenge with confidence ...

Unlock the secrets to stress-free and joyful preschool preparation with "An Effective Parent's Guide to Preschool". This book will provide you with practical and gentle parenting strategies to make mornings less chaotic, alleviate the stress of preschool readiness, and establish routines that foster a genuine love for learning in your toddler. After reading this completely comprehensive guide, you will be able to: Enjoy Stress-Free Mornings: Streamline your routine and make the transition to preschool seamless with tips and advice from parenting experts - experience 'no yelling parenting'! ...

Neela loves cooking with her amma and writing down the recipes in her notebook. It makes her feel closer to her paati who lives far away in India. On Saturdays, Neela and Amma go to the green market, and today they are buying tomatoes to make Paati's famous sauce. But first, Neela needs to learn about all the different kinds of tomatoes they can pick from. And as Neela and Amma cook together, they find a way for Paati to share in both the love and the flavors of the day.

Twelve-year-old Priya Patel wants to disappear. Between school bullies mocking her Indian heritage and a viral meme that calls her “CurryGirl12,” Priya feels invisible, or worse, like a joke. But everything changes when she discovers her late grandmother’s magical sewing machine, which opens a portal to the Loominary, a world where enchanted fabrics stitched from Indian folklore can heal hearts and protect joy. Joined by tech genius Harper and shy artist Lila, Priya enters the Secret Seamstress Society, battling Rakshasa-like villains called Threadbreakers who unravel happiness across...

Unlock the secrets to turning homework time from a struggle into a rewarding learning opportunity for both you and your child. In this book, you will discover how to foster a positive attitude, navigate challenges, remove resistance and create the perfect environment for successful homework sessions. After reading this completely comprehensive guide you will know how to: Transform homework from a chore to a fun and engaging activity, cultivating a love for learning in your child. Create a stress-free environment for your child with strategies to guide them through homework challenges. Equip...

Join this spiritual podcast to listen to Smt. Malladi Lakshmi Prasanna, as she reads త్రిపురా రహస్యము (Tripura Rahasyam) and discusses the inner meanings of these sacred texts with perspectives for practical living. Language: TeluguImage Credit: Original Tanjore Art by Mrs. Madhavi Vemuri

L’édition condensée de 365 lois ! Le monde est une immense cour où se trament toutes sortes d'intrigues : nous sommes piégés dedans, donc rien ne sert de vouloir rester en marge. Tout le monde doit jouer, alors autant savoir comment être le meilleur à ce jeu de l’existence. L’auteur, expert mondial en matière de pouvoir et de stratégie, nous révèle au fil de leçons hebdomadaires comment décrypter ce qui se cache derrière le masque social de nos interlocuteurs, comment motiver les foules, comment maîtriser l’art de l’insinuation.

Dans cet ouvrage incontournable, Robert Greene nous propose d’apprendre à reprendre le pouvoir sur notre vie, à travers 365 lois tirées de ses réflexions sur la nature humaine.

Experience total health, wellness, and healing with the time-honored and ancient concept of Ayurveda You are what you eat, right? We've all heard this saying. But what does Ayurveda have to do with eating? Everything! Ayurveda is a complete holistic healing system that mainly focuses on offering a healthy lifestyle. Ayurveda believes in the infamous saying, 'Prevention is better than cure.' However, one can also use this system to heal or cure their existing ailments. Experts say that Ayurveda was found 5,000 years ago in Ancient India and then spread across different parts of the world, ...