Pride And Panic

Russian cinema's re-imagining of the West in the post-Soviet present.

In Be Amazing, drag kid Desmond is Amazing walks you through the history of the LGBTQ community, all while encouraging you to embrace your own uniqueness and ignore the haters. Desmond is amazing—and you are, too. Throughout history, courageous people like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and RuPaul have paved the way for a safer, more inclusive society for LGBTQ individuals, and it’s thanks to them that people just like Desmond can be free to be who they really are. Featuring illustrations by Dylan Glynn

In American Panic , New York Times bestselling author Mark Stein traces the history and consequences of American political panics through the years. Virtually every American, on one level or another, falls victim to the hype, intensity, and propaganda that accompanies political panic, regardless of their own personal affiliations. By highlighting the similarities between American political panics from the Salem witch hunt to present-day vehemence over issues such as Latino immigration, gay marriage, and the construction of mosques, Stein closely examines just what it is that causes us as a nation to overreact in the face of widespread and potentially profound change. This book also devotes chapters to African Americans, Native Americans, Catholics, Mormons, Jews, Chinese and Japanese peoples, Communists, Capitalists, women, and a highly turbulent but largely forgotten panic over Freemasons. Striking similarities in these diverse episodes are revealed in primary documents Stein has unearthed, in which statements from the past could easily be mistaken for statements today. As these similarities come to light, Stein reveals why some people become panicked over particular issues when others do not.

In his early twenties, author Sebastian King was involved in a life changing car accident. In the beginning, his parents were told to prepare for his death. King survived, but suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. It created a new focus for him. In You Are Awesome! he shares the lessons hes learned in the aftermath of his near-death experience. King teaches eight, straightforward practices you can apply to gain the life you deserve. He addresses a variety of issues and challenges you may face on a regular basis, including: needing to change your habits; getting annoyed very easily; finding relationships difficult; needing more love in your life; finding it hard to enjoy yourself; making the time for celebration; and wanting to be more appreciated. You Are Awesome! offers a host of insights into how to lead an extraordinary life that is filled with love and awesomeness.

The Savannah, and the lion Pride that inhabits it, are about to face the winds of change. Malaika, a cursed lion must learn to control his emotions, or face the terrifying consequences wrought by generations of dark spirits. As the lands and the ones he loves fall victim to his plague, will he ever find peace? Humans and lions collide in war, only furthering the darkness around the lion's heart. Can Malaika fight the evil spirit that curses him or will the fighting over his home bring about the total annihilation of them all?

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction, ACII 2007. It covers affective facial expression and recognition, affective body expression and recognition, affective speech processing, affective text and dialogue processing, recognizing affect using physiological measures, computational models of emotion and theoretical foundations, and affective sound and music processing.

This book is far better than it has any right to be. My best advice is that you shouldnt waste the time and money it takes to get an MBA. But if youre going to ignore that advice, please (please!) read this book first. - Seth Godin, Stanford MBA and New York Times bestselling author of Linchpin and Tribes Heres the powerful truth about getting into business school: it starts by being honest with yourself. As a graduate of Stanfords Graduate School of Business, and throughout her career as a highly sought-after admissions consultant as well as yoga instructor and life coach, Katie Malachuk has learned that no matter your vocation, fulfillment is only achieved when you find your true place in the world. With Earn It, she offers her surprising yet highly successful approach that transforms the admissions process from burden to adventure. Earn It can supply you with the practical, insider savvy of a winning consultant, but it goes well beyond other books in the field. It seeks to reveal your true self-your gifts, values, and callings. This is more than your average guide to getting accepted to prestigious programs. Its a guide to finding your bliss and making it last well beyond graduation.