Parental activism movements are strengthening around the world and often spark tense personal and political debate. With an emphasis on Russia and Central and Eastern Europe, this collection analyzes formal organizations as well as informal networks and online platforms which mobilize parents to advocate for change on a grassroots level. In doing so, the work collected here explores the interactions between the politics, everyday life, and social...

"Some families are created in different ways but are still, in every way, a family." Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos firmly believed she was supposed to be a mom, but Mother Nature and modern medicine had put her in a headlock. So she made a choice that shocked friends, family, and even herself: with only fourteen hours' notice, she adopted a preschooler. Instant Mom is Vardalos's poignant and hilarious true chronicle of...

How can marriage offer a container for real growth? What can couples do when conflict occur? What does it take to make a marriage successful? Traci Morrow's Real-Life Marriage explains that a truly successful union comes with years of intentional choices, extended forgiveness, good communication, and a resolve to stay and work together and grow through differences. Real-life marriages don't just happen, they are built. Offering tools and advice that...

Catherine Millet's erotic memoir The Sexual Life of Catherine M. was a landmark book-a portrait of a sexual life lived without boundaries and without a safety net. Described as "eloquent, graphic-and sometimes even poignant" by Newsweek, and as "[perhaps] one of the most erotic books ever written" by Playboy, it drew international attention for its audacity and the apparently superhuman sangfroid required of Millet and her partner, Jacques Henric,...

Millions of military and first responder wives face unique demands and challenges that leave them feeling like they have no identity beyond supporting their husbands' service. These silent supporters, who suffer from above-average spousal dissatisfaction and divorce rates, too often lose themselves in their husbands' lives and careers. But, in Service and Soul: A Journey to Purpose for Military and First Responder Wives, Jenna Griffith-herself a former...

Like the day Elvis died or O.J. was acquitted, the Tuesday you wake up paralyzed is not a day you soon forget. For writer Allen Rucker-baby boomer, husband, father of two, aging Hollywood also-ran-life started over that Tuesday when, at the age of fifty-one, he was struck by a rare disorder-transverse myelitis-that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Why him? Was he being punished? Was it his stressful life? His frustrating career? Telling too...

We all want to know how the God of the Bible differs from the Islamic Allah. How does a covenant-keeping God interact in the divine-human relationship? How does a contract-demanding Allah counter biblical truth by developing a path for human-effort deliverance? This comparative religious exploration will investigate God's covenantal ways and Allah's contractual obligations, enabling Christians to explain the difference. “Searching Below the Surface:...

God created Adam. God created Eve. Satan tempted Eve. Eve followed Satan. Adam followed Eve. This is the beginning of marriage, and it has been downhill since. This book looks at covenants and contracts to get a better understanding of marriage. God did not permit divorce in the beginning. He designed marriages to be for life. Moses, however, allowed a man to put away his unfaithful wife because of the hardness of his heart. Men abused this allowance...

Now, Ellen's best friend, Detective Ava Cole is all grown up back in the village where it all began, and everyone is asking the same question. What really happened to Ellen?

There are two kinds of people in the world - Those who think sex is important... and everyone else.We turn fifty and then what happens? The jokes start, about what doesn't happen anymore. Sex and dating is hard enough at any age without the added assumptions that we're all too old for it. Especially because as it turns out, we're far from too old… in fact many of us are enjoying the best sex and more fun in our relationships than ever before.50...