Together We Survive

Honouring anthropologist Richard J. Preston and his outstanding career with the Crees in northern Quebec, Together We Survive presents new research by Preston's colleagues, former students, and family members who - like him - have established long-term, respectful research partnerships and friendships with Aboriginal communities. Demonstrating the influential nature of Preston's collaborative approach on anthropologists in Canada and beyond, the essays in Together We Survive explore development and urbanization, material culture, and conflict. Scholars who conducted research in the 1960s with Crees farther to the south broaden the scope of Preston's Cree Narrative (2002). A Cree colleague and friend expands on his study of traditional Cree songs. Other essays widen the geographical, historical, and cultural foci of the book beyond the Quebec Crees, examining the significance of a beaded hood at Red River in 1844, scrutinizing symbols of Anishinaabe identity, and describing the struggle for indigenous human rights at the United Nations. Building on Preston's pioneering work in cultural anthropology, Together We Survive recounts the ways in which the eastern James Bay Cree and other aboriginal peoples, faced with massive incursions on their lands and lives, have collaborated and formed respectful partnerships as they seek to survive and thrive in peace. Contributors include Regna Darnell (Western), Harvey A. Feit (McMaster), John S. Long (Nipissing), Stan L. Louttit, Richard T. McCutcheon (Algoma), the late Cath Oberholtzer (Trent), Laura Peers (Oxford), Jennifer Preston, Susan Preston, Adrian Tanner (Memorial) and Cory Willmott (Southern Illinois).

They came on a mission of mercy, but now they’re in a fight for their lives. High schooler Will Peterson and three friends journeyed to Central America to help rebuild a school. In a poor, secluded mountain village, they won the hearts of the local people with their energy and kindness. But in one sudden moment, everything went horribly wrong. A revolution swept the country. Now, guns and terror are everywhere—and Americans are being targeted as the first to die. Will and his friends have got to get out fast. But streets full of killers . . .hills patrolled by armies . . . and a jungle rife with danger stand between them and the border. Their one hope of escape lies with a veteran warrior who has lost his faith and may betray them at any moment. Their one dream is to reach freedom and safety and home. If they can just survive.

Nate With the world in chaos around us, the only thing I could do was try to keep Felix safe as we searched for our older brother. We'd been traveling for over two years, searching Ministry camp after Ministry camp and trying to steer clear of the Rebels. I didn't know what to do when we ran into a whole group of shifters with guns. But then, the huge, gorgeous guy that found us did the unthinkable...Tre At first I thought the two young shifters were trying to sneak up on me, but I soon realized they were only passing through. I was going to send them on their way until I heard the others coming. What was I supposed to do? How else was I supposed to save them? The delicious man and his brother would've been killed had I not claimed him.Will Nate and Tre be able to work together to keep themselves and their packmates alive? Or will they let the cruelty of the outside world tear them apart?***How We Survive is the first book in the Reclaiming Hope series, but is a standalone novel. Each book in the series will feature a different couple, but the couples will show up throughout the series. It's a paranormal shifter romance between two men with explicit language and graphic sex intended for Adults Only.***

Heaven On Earth, A Guide to the Kingdom is about healing Earth and healing Humanity. You will understand and identify the times we are living in. It is easy to see the world is in chaos, but understanding why the world is in chaos is the source to the sollution. A Guide to the Kingdom is about knowing yourself and being subject to your divine heritage. It is about the lost and forgotten commandment of Christ and it will transcend all the divisions of humanity and bring forth the Rapture. Do you love your children, then come hear my divine voice?

Japan’s March 11, 2011 triple horror of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown is its worst catastrophe since Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Recovery remains an ongoing ordeal. Japan's Responses to the March 2011 Disaster: Our Inescapable In-between uncovers the pivotal role of longstanding cultural worldviews and their impact on responses to this gut-wrenching disaster. Through unpacking the pivotal notion in Japanese ethics of aidagara, or “in-betweenness,” it offers testament to a deep-rooted sense of community. Accounts from survivors, victims’ families, key city officials, and volunteers reveal a remarkable fiber of moral grit and resilience that sustains Japan’s common struggle to rally and carve a future with promise and hope. Calamities snatch us out of the mundane and throw us into the intensity of the moment. They challenge our moral fiber. Trauma, individual and collective, is the uninvited litmus test of character, personal and social. Ultimately, whether a society rightfully recovers from disaster has to do with its degree of connectedness, the embodied physical, interpersonal, face-to-face engagement we have with each other. As these stories bring to light, along with Michael Brannigan’s extensive research, personal encounters with survivors, and experience as a volunteer in Japan’s stricken areas, our degree of connectedness determines how we in the long run weather the storm, whether the storm is natural, technological, or human. Ultimately, it illustrates that how we respond to and recover after the storm hinges upon how we are with each other before the storm.

The end of the world is just the beginning ... The year is 3001, and history takes a critical turn when Earth is destroyed by a solar flare. As Dr. Leigh Lybrand and her colleagues explore ways to survive in orbit of Jupiter, dark matter rips open the fabric of space and time, allowing them to see parallel universes. When the visions reveal that a radical religious group planned Earth's destruction, Leigh must make a choice: Accept her fate or use what she's learned to save humanity; even if it means betraying the one closest to her in a parallel universe and sacrificing herself in this one.

The more you stare at a door The tighter it is sealed Never fantasize Open that door And experience what is real A reality beyond one’s imagination A chance to achieve a desired expectation Shantaley Foster-Bey is a passionate problem solver who has learned how to encourage and motivate herself through all of life’s challenges. In a debut collection of urban poetry, Shantaley shares candid verse inspired by her personal experiences and perspectives that she hopes will help anyone struggling to know they are not alone and that they too can conquer obstacles. Throughout her reflections, Shantaley vividly explores her emotions, rebellious behavior as a youth, and subsequent personal growth lessons as she matures on the page, develops into a young woman, and determines her purpose in life. Hibiscus Flower Bleeding Love is a volume of free verse that leads others down a lyrical path into a young woman’s past and present as she learns, loves, and finds self-acceptance.

Moon above the Frontline By Alimohammad Afghani In Moon above the Frontline a young Iranian soldier deserts the battlefield and attempts to return home. The story of the Iran-Iraq war and its terrible effects on him, his wife, his family, and all those around him are captured in intimate and unforgettable detail. Universal in theme, Moon above the Frontline shares the unique customs and tones of one specific culture and country. The cast of characters are sharply individual – humorous and colorful, hopeful and sad. Moon above the Frontline is a moving, powerful novel of war and love.