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WebLogic: Development, Deployment & Maintenance
by Jon Mountjoy Avinash ChughBEA's WebLogic Server implements the full range of J2EE technologies, and includes many additional features such as advanced management, clustering, and web services. Widely adopted, it forms the core of the WebLogic platform, providing a stable framework for building scalable, highly available, and secure applications. In fact, in the long list of WebLogic's strengths and features, only one shortcoming stands out: the documentation that comes with the WebLogic server often leaves users clamoring for more information.WebLogic: The Definitive Guide presents a 360-degree view of the world of WebLogic. Providing in-depth coverage of the WebLogic server, the book takes the concept of "definitive" to a whole new level. Exhaustive treatment of the WebLogic server and management console answers any question that developers or administrators might think to ask. Developers will find a useful guide through the world of WebLogic to help them apply their J2EE expertise to build and manage applications. Administrators will discover all they need to manage a WebLogic-based setup. And system architects will appreciate the detailed analysis of the different system architectures supported by WebLogic, the overall organization of a WebLogic domain and supporting network infrastructure, and more.WebLogic: The Definitive Guide is divided into three sections that explore WebLogic and J2EE, Managing the WebLogic Environment, and WebLogic Enterprise APIs. Some of the topics covered in this comprehensive volume include:Building web applications on the WebLogic ServerBuilding and optimizing RMI applicationsUsing EJBs with WebLogic, including CMP entity beansPackaging and deploying applicationsUnderstanding WebLogic's support for clusteringPerformance tuning and related configuration settingsConfiguring WebLogic's SSL supportMaximizing WebLogic's security featuresBuilding web services with XMLUsing WebLogic's JMX services and MBeansAnyone who has struggled with mastering the WebLogic server will appreciate the thorough, clearly written explanations and examples in this book. WebLogic: The Definitive Guide is the definitive documentation for this popular J2EE application server.
Weblogs und Sprache: Untersuchung von linguistischen Charakteristika in Blog-Texten (essentials)
by Christoph Moss Jill-Catrin HeurichChristoph Moss und Jill-Catrin Heurich betrachten das Phänomen, dass die Verfasser von Blogs eine eigene Sprache mit spezifischen Darstellungsformen entwickeln, in einer empirischen Untersuchung. Dazu werden Weblog-Texte, journalistische Kommentare in Onlinemedien sowie Corporate Blogs auf ihre sprachlichen Charakteristika untersucht. Weblogs haben ihren Platz im Kommunikationskanon gefunden. Sie sind aufgrund ihrer einfach strukturierten Programmierweise von Suchmaschinen leicht zu erfassen. Das macht sie inhaltlich sowie kommerziell attraktiv.
WebRTC Blueprints
by Andrii SergiienkoThis book is a step-by-step project-based guide that aims to teach you how to develop your own web applications and services with WebRTC in a concise, practical manner. If you are a WebRTC developer and want to build complex WebRTC applications and projects, or if you want to gain practical experience in developing web applications, advanced WebRTC media handling, Server and client signalling, call flows, third party integration, then this book is perfect for you. It is essential to have prior knowledge about building simple applications using WebRTC.
Webservices: Theory and Practice
by Hrushikesha Mohanty Prasant Kumar PattnaikThis book focuses on web service specification, search, composition, validation, resiliency, security and engineering, and discusses various service specification standards like WSDL, SAWSDL, WSMO and OWLS. The theory and associated algorithms for service specification verification are detailed using formal models like Petrinet, FSM and UML. The book also explores various approaches proposed for web service search and composition, highlighting input/output, parameter-based search, and selection of services based on both functional and non-functional parameters. In turn, it examines various types of composite web services and presents an overview of popular fault handling strategies for each of these types. Lastly, it discusses the standards used for implementing web service security on the basis of a case study, and introduces the Web Service Development Life Cycle (WSDLC), which defines co-operation between several industry partners to develop web services in a more structured way.
Webspinner: Songs, Stories, and Reflections of Duncan Williamson, Scottish Traveller
by John D. NilesBorn in 1928 in a tent on the shore of Loch Fyne, Argyll, Duncan Williamson (d. 2007) eventually came to be recognized as one of the foremost storytellers in Scotland and the world. Webspinner: Songs, Stories, and Reflections of Duncan Williamson, Scottish Traveller is based on more than a hundred hours of tape-recorded interviews undertaken with him in the 1980s. Williamson tells of his birth and upbringing in the west of Scotland, his family background as one of Scotland’s seminomadic travelling people, his varied work experiences after setting out from home at about age fifteen, and the challenges he later faced while raising a family of his own, living on the road for half the year. The recordings on which the book is based were made by John D. Niles, who was then an associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Niles has transcribed selections from his field tapes with scrupulous accuracy, arranging them alongside commentary, photos, and other scholarly aids, making this priceless self-portrait of a brilliant storyteller available to the public. The result is a delight to read. It is also a mine of information concerning a vanished way of life and the place of singing and storytelling in Traveller culture. In chapters that feature many colorful anecdotes and that mirror the spontaneity of oral delivery, readers learn much about how Williamson and other members of his persecuted minority had the resourcefulness to make a living on the outskirts of society, owning very little in the way of material goods but sustained by a rich oral heritage.
Wedding as Text: Communicating Cultural Identities Through Ritual (Routledge Communication Series)
by Wendy Leeds-HurwitzA wedding serves as the beginning marker of a marriage; if a couple is to manage cultural differences throughout their relationship, they must first pass the hurdle of designing a wedding ceremony that accommodates those differences. In this volume, author Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz documents the weddings of 112 couples from across the United States, studied over a 10-year period. She focuses on intercultural weddings--interracial, interethnic, interfaith, international, and interclass--looking at how real people are coping with cultural differences in their lives. Through detailed case studies, the book explores how couples display different identities simultaneously. The concepts of community, ritual, identity, and meaning are given extensive consideration. Because material culture plays a particularly important role in weddings as in other examples of ritual, food, clothing, and objects are given special attention here. Focusing on how couples design a wedding ritual to simultaneously meet multiple--and different--requirements, this book provides: *extensive details of actual behavior by couples; *an innovative format: six traditional theoretical chapters, with examples integrated into the discussion, are matched to six "interludes" providing detailed descriptions of the most successful examples of resolving intercultural differences; *a methodological appendix detailing what was done and why these decisions were made; and *a theoretical appendix outlining the study's assumptions in detail. Wedding as Text: Communicating Cultural Identities Through Ritual is a distinctive study of those who have accepted cultural difference into their daily lives and how they have managed to do so successfully. As such, it is suitable for students and scholars in semiotics, intercultural communication, ritual, material culture, family communication, and family studies, and will be valuable reading for anyone facing the issue of cultural difference.
The Wedding Officiant's Guide: How to Write & Conduct a Perfect Ceremony
by Lisa FrancescaSay “I do” to tying the knot. “Officiant Lisa Francesca has literally written the book on how to plan the perfect ceremony.” —Martha Stewart WeddingsAccording to a 2019 WeddingWire report based on data from more than 18,000 newlyweds, only twenty-five percent of weddings are taking place in religious institutions. More than one in three American weddings are being officiated by a friend or family member. With the officiating trend on the rise, novice officiants need a resource to guide them. In The Wedding Officiant’s Guide, interfaith minister Lisa Francesca breaks down the entire officiating process, from becoming an ordained officiant and interviewing the couple to drafting and performing a moving ceremony. Written in an engaging and friendly tone, and featuring empowering advice, suggested readings, stories and lessons learned from new officiants, and practical tips from wedding planners, this inviting handbook will help new officiants write and deliver a wedding ceremony that fulfills marriage laws, delights guests, and honors the marrying couple.
Wedding Photojournalism: The Business of Aesthetics
by Paul D Van HoyThis valuable resource focuses on what professional wedding photographers need to do to stay competitive and continue winning new assignments, despite an array of challenges. Though wedding budgets are often subject to cuts, photographers will learn how to finesse their operations, improve their marketing, and convert client contacts into reliable job streams. By running a lean business with few excess costs, this step-by-step guide lays out how wedding photographers can draw attention to their studio, generate demand, and create a brand that complements and promotes their unique vision. Included are tips for improving search-engine optimization, marketing, pricing, packaging, and contracts to enable aspiring and experienced professionals alike to follow their passions to success.
Wedding Toasts 101: The Guide to the Perfect Wedding Speech
by Pete HonsbergerWrite and present a memorable wedding toast with this light-hearted, humorous guide that gives you all the tools you&’ll need for a successful speech—the perfect gift for any best man or maid of honor. As much as it&’s an honor to be chosen as the best man or maid of honor at a wedding, giving the perfect speech can sometimes be nerve-wracking. Delivering a crowd-pleasing toast at the reception that has the right amount of humor and sentimentality is a daunting undertaking, no matter how advanced your public speaking skills are. Pete Honsberger&’s guide to giving the perfect wedding toast provides even the most nervous of public speakers with all the tools and advice they need for writing and presenting the best toast ever. After witnessing speeches both good and bad, Honsberger shares a few bits of wisdom he&’s learned along the way, providing building blocks to creating an unforgettable story along with helpful speech prompts, and the perfect checklist that will turn a potentially scary obligation into a golden opportunity. Wedding Toasts 101 presents a fun and simple way to write a successful wedding toast without all the stress so you can spend less time worrying and more time celebrating the happy couple.
The Weeding Handbook: A Shelf-by-shelf Guide
by Rebecca VnukFilled with field-tested strategies and adaptable collection development policies, this updated handbook will enable libraries to bloom by maintaining a collection that users actually use. "Manages to be a thorough and informative source on weeding library collections and yet also an easy, engaging read ... Recommended." That rave review from Technicalities sums up the acclaim and appeal of this bestselling resource’s first edition. Now Vnuk has revised and updated her text to keep pace with libraries’ longer-term shifts in collection development and access, such as a growing emphasis on digital collections and managing duplicate physical materials. She demonstrates how weeding helps a library thrive by focusing its resources on those parts of the collection that are the most useful to its users. Walking collections staff through the proverbial stacks shelf by shelf, this book includes a new “Tales from the Front” feature, providing real-life case studies of librarians working on weeding projects; explains why weeding is important for a healthy library and how it can positively affect library budgets; systematically walks readers through a library's shelves, with recommended weeding criteria and call-outs in each area for the different considerations of large collections and smaller collections; offers easily adaptable, updated sample development plans which reflect the latest thinking in collection development; advises readers on weeding problematic materials, such as those that include racist themes and depictions; presents updated and expanded guidance on special considerations for youth collections; addresses reference, media, magazines and newspapers, e-books, and other special materials; shares guidance for determining how to delegate responsibility for weeding, plus pointers for getting other staff members on board; and gives advice for educating the community about the process, how to head off PR disasters, and what to do with weeded materials.
Wegbereiter der modernen Islamfeindlichkeit: Eine Analyse der Argumentationen so genannter Islamkritiker (essentials)
by Thorsten Gerald SchneidersVorgetäuschte Islamkritik, die nur so tut, als verfolge sie seriöse Absichten, ist einer der Hauptverbreitungswege für Islamfeindlichkeit und Vorbehalte gegenüber Muslimen. Im deutschsprachigen Raum hat sich vor einigen Jahren ein Zirkel von Personen gebildet, der diese Art der ,,Islamkritik" öffentlichkeitswirksam vertrat. Dazu gehörten Mina Ahadi, Henryk Broder, Ralph Giordano, Necla Kelek, Alice Schwarzer, Udo Ulfkotte und Leon de Winter. Ihre Argumentationsweisen werden in diesem Essential mittels diskursanalytischer Ansätze untersucht. Der Autor stellt typische Techniken vor und leistet dadurch einen Beitrag, um echte Islamkritik künftig besser von Islamfeindlichkeit abgrenzen zu können.
Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures
by Jennifer RomoliniA guide to career success for the awkward, the offbeat, the introverted, and anyone who feels like they don’t fit in: “A book as funny as it is wise.” —Rumaan Alam, New York Times–bestselling author of Leave the World BehindAs a brand-new employee at a mandatory corporate retreat, Jennifer Romolini—who was afraid of heights—found herself, under pressure, clawing her way to the top of a rope ladder. There, she promptly froze in terror until someone climbed up to help her down.It didn’t seem like an auspicious beginning, but the awkward, anxious, twenty-seven-year-old misfit stayed in the job (where climbing was not actually a required skill), and went on to succeed. She navigated through the New York media industry and became a boss—an editor-in-chief, an editorial director, and a vice president—all within little more than a decade. In this book, she asserts that being outside the norm and achieving high-level success are not mutually exclusive, even if it seems like only office-politicking extroverts are set up for reward. Part career memoir, part real-world guide, Weird in a World That’s Not offers relatable advice on how to achieve your dreams when you feel like you don’t fit in and the odds seem stacked against you. She helps you face your fears, find the right career, and get and keep a job—and offers empathetic, clear-cut answers to important questions:How do I navigate the awkwardness of networking?How do I deal with intense office politics?How do I leave my crappy job?How do I learn how to be a boss, not just a #boss?And, most importantly: How do I do all this and stay true to who I really am?Authentic, funny, and moving, Weird in a World That’s Not will help you tap into your inner tenacity and find your path, no matter how off-the-beaten-path you are.
Welche Öffentlichkeit brauchen wir?: Zur Zukunft des Journalismus und demokratischer Medien
by Jupp Legrand Benedikt Linden Hans-Jürgen ArltIn diesem Open Access-Sammelband reflektieren namhafte Autor:innen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis Blockaden und Chancen eines zukünftigen, besseren Mediensystems. Ausgehend von der These, dass Journalismus, Medien und Öffentlichkeit gegenwärtig einen tiefgreifenden strukturellen Wandel durchlaufen, bündelt der Band Kritiken am Status Quo, alternative Wege der Transformation und Vorschläge für Verbesserungen unter dem Stichwort Demokratisierung. Finanzierung, Produktion, Distribution und Rezeption sowie Themensetzung und Formate von Öffentlichkeit werden vor dem Hintergrund langfristiger technologischer, ökonomischer und sozialer Prozesse kritisch analysiert und auf ihr demokratisches Potential abgeklopft.Das Buch richtet sich gleichermaßen an Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaftler:innen wie an Akteure aus der medienpolitischen und journalistischen Praxis, die im und über das Alltagsgeschäft hinaus den Medienwandel mitgestalten und sich vom Ziel einer demokratischen Öffentlichkeit leiten lassen.
Welfare, the Working Poor, and Labor
by Louise B. SimmonsThis volume analyses poverty and welfare reform within a context of low-wage work and the contours of the labour market that welfare recipients are entering. It aims to bring labour into the discussion of welfare reform and creates a bridge between the domains of labour and welfare.
The Well-Read Game: On Playing Thoughtfully (Playful Thinking)
by Tracy Fullerton Matthew FarberHow players evoke personal and subjective meanings through a new theory of player response.In The Well-Read Game, Tracy Fullerton and Matthew Farber explore the experiences we have when we play games: not the outcomes of play or the aesthetics of formal game structures but the ephemeral and emotional experiences of being in play. These are the private stories we tell ourselves as we play, the questions we ask, and our reactions to the game&’s intent. These experiences are called &“readings&” because they involve so many of the aspects of engaging with literary, cinematic, and other expressive texts. A game that is experienced in such a way can be called &“well-read,&” rather than, or as well as, &“well-played,&” because of the personal, interpretive nature of that experience and the way in which it relates to our reading of texts of all kinds.The concept of the &“well-read game&” exists at the convergence of literary, media, and play theories—specifically, the works of Louise Rosenblatt&’s reader-response theory, Brian Upton&’s situational game theory, Tracy Fullerton&’s playcentric design theory, and Bernie DeKoven&’s well-played game philosophy. Each of these theories, from their own perspective, challenges notions of a separate, objective, or authorial meaning in a text and underscores the richness that arises from the varied responses of readers, who coauthor the meaning of each text through their active engagement with it. When taken together, these theories point to a richer understanding of what a game is and how we might better value our experiences with games to become more thoughtful readers of their essential meanings.
Well Said!: Presentations and Conversations That Get Results
by Darlene PriceWhether you're making a formal presentation, wooing a client, closing a sale, or proposing an idea, persuasive communication can make the difference between success and failure. Well Said! shows readers how to put themselves in their audience's shoes and tailor their message to the needs of decision makers. It reveals simple but powerful techniques anyone can use to prioritize, organize, and economize their words so that their communications are concise, clear, andùmost importantlyùconvincing. Complete with real-life examples illustrating the concepts in action, this handy guide teaches readers how to: Use the words and phrases that get people to listen ò Capture and hold attention ò Gain instant credibility with decision makers ò Optimize body language ò Handle Q&A with finesse ò Connect with the audience ò Shine with or without PowerPoint ò Perfect their elevator pitch ò And much more Engaging and practical, Well Said! is the one book on presentation skills every professional should own.
Well Said Intro
by Linda GrantOffering a lively and communicative approach for increasing pronunciation and speaking skills, Well Said Intro provides beginning to mid-intermediate students with the pronunciation and speaking tools they need to communicate in social, academic, and professional settings.
The Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide to Looking and Sounding Your Best
by Christine K. JahnkeWho doesn't want to be confident, concise, and compelling when speaking in public? In this must-have guide, one of the nation's premier speech coaches shares tested techniques from twenty years of coaching women on what works and what doesn't. The autohr details the practices and techniques of successful women to help all women improve their presentation and public speaking skills. With access to her expertise, you'll learn strategies that will help you present your best self in forums from PTA meetings to TV studios, conferences to classrooms, boardrooms to YouTube. The author has advised First Lady Michelle Obama for her International Olympic Committee speech, provided speaker training to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, and coached corporate CEOs and more women elected officials than any other trainer. Every woman can benefit from studying the polished speaking skills of such powerful women. In this book, Jahnke explains how Melinda Gates emerged as a powerful advocate, Michelle Obama honed her podium presence, Suze Orman conquered the camera, and Ann Richards always owned the room--and then demonstrates what the take-away is for you. Strategic advice on everything from messaging to hair and hemlines will allow you to come across as polished and prepared. Jahnke includes easy-to-follow exercises so you can try out techniques immediately, from the use of sound bites and secrets to establishing eye contact to what not to do with your hands.Filled with behind-the-scenes advice, this book is for every woman who wants to present herself well, express her ideas with confidence, and earn the respect of any audience.
The Well-Spoken Woman Speaks Out: How to Use Your Voice to Drive Change
by Christine K. JahnkePractical and inspiring, this book is a valuable asset for women seeking to drive change with #MeToo, March for our Lives, Time's Up, Black Women Lead, Climate Action, She Should Run, Power to the Polls, and women's marches.In her successful book The Well-Spoken Woman, top speech coach Christine K. Jahnke shared techniques to help women present their ideas effectively in any setting. This new follow-up is for women who are persisting, resisting, advocating, or running for office--and gives them the tools to be effective, persuasive, and powerful communicators. The Well-Spoken Woman Speaks Out will guide any woman who wants to state her case in the most compelling way, ensure that she is truly heard and understood, and seeks to impact and inspire others. It takes Jahnke's direct experience working with women like Michelle Obama and the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton and pairs it with the recent surge of women nationwide who are speaking up to drive social and political change. Jahnke, who has spent twenty-five years helping women leaders, provides guidance and best practices so you can: rally support for a cause, make a persuasive pitch, campaign for public office, be a successful advocate, and motivate people to make positive change. She applies her expertise to many facets of communicating publicly, including using your voice in social media; participating in panels, meetings, and discussions; giving presentations; and speaking to the media.
Weller's War: A Legendary Foreign Correspondent's Saga of World War II on Five Continents
by George WellerWalter Cronkite called him "one of our best war correspondents." His stories from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific during World War II won him the Pulitzer Prize. Now, George Weller is immortalized in a collection of fearless, intrepid dispatches that crisscross a shattered globe. Edited by his son, Weller's War provides an eyewitness look at modern history's greatest upheaval, and also contains never-published reporting alongside excerpts from three books. From battlefront to beachhead, Weller incisively chronicles the heroism and humanity that still managed to triumph amid horrific events. Following the Nazi seizure of Eastern Europe and his own "quarantine" in Greece by the Gestapo, George Weller accompanies Congolese troops freeing Ethiopia for Haile Selassie. He remains in doomed Singapore until the colony falls. On Java, he watches brave American fighter pilots delay the island's collapse. Strafed by Japanese planes, he escapes by small boat to Australia. He covers the Pacific, from the Solomon Islands to the jungle hell of New Guinea. Back in Europe he sees a liberated Greece beset by civil war, then crosses the Middle East. In Burma, he risks guerrilla raids behind enemy lines. At the war's close, he hurries from China to a defeated but uncowed Japan, where new horrors await. And he struggles throughout against a tireless adversary--censorship. Vivid and heart-stopping, the dispatches of World War II reporter George Weller are as intimate, memorable, and relevant today as they were nearly seventy years ago--and demonstrate what it meant to be a foreign correspondent long before the era of satellite phones and the Internet.
#WeRateDogs: The Most Hilarious and Adorable Pups You've Ever Seen
by Matt NelsonBased on the social media sensation, #WeRateDogs features the most heroic puppers, adorable floofers and entertaining pooches the world has ever seen. It will take you on a journey through the science of dog rating and its unwavering rules. They are certainly not arbitrary and this book is definitely not just about how cute dogs are.
Werbung in der Medien- und Informationsgesellschaft: Eine kommunikationswissenschaftliche Einführung (Studienbücher zur Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft)
by Gabriele Siegert Dieter BrecheisAls grundlegende Einführung zeigt dieses Buch Werbung auf ihrem aktuellen Entwicklungsstand aus publizistik- und kommunikationswissenschaftlicher Sicht. Dabei erfordert „Werbung in der Medien- und Informationsgesellschaft“ als hochdynamisches Erkenntnisobjekt stete Anpassungen, manchmal aber auch disruptive Erneuerung in der Beschreibung. Die vorliegende vierte Auflage wurde daher in Aufbau und Schwerpunktsetzung völlig neu konzipiert: Aus dem bisher genutzten IPI-Cube werden zur Systematisierung der zunehmend komplexen und entgrenzten Werbeformen fünf Prototypen herausgefiltert und beschrieben. So bleibt gewährleistet, dass das Buch Studierenden Grundwissen über Theorie und Praxis der Werbung vermittelt und Praktiker:innen darin einen alltagstauglichen Systematisierungsansatz finden. Wissenschaftlich fundiert und mit zahlreichen Praxisbeispielen illustriert bleibt das Buch eine geeignete Basislektüre für Vorlesungen und Seminare.
We're All Journalists Now
by Scott GantAs the internet continues to reshape almost all corners of our world, no institution has been more profoundly altered than the practice of journalism and distribution of information. In this provocative new book, Scott Gant, a distinguished Washington attorney and constitutional law scholar, argues that we as a society need to rethink our notions of what journalism is, who is a journalist and exactly what the founding fathers intended when they referred to "the freedom of the press." Are bloggers journalists, even if they receive no income? Even if they are unedited and sometimes irresponsible? Many traditional news organizations would say no. But Gant contends otherwise and suggests we think of these sometimes unruly online purveyors of information and opinion as heirs to those early pamphleteers who helped shape our fledgling democracy. He gives us a persuasive and engaging argument for affording bloggers and everyone else who disseminates information and opinion in the U.S. the same rights and privileges that traditional journalists enjoy. The rise of the Internet and blogosphere has blurred the once distinct role of the media in our society. It wasn't long ago that the line between journalists and the rest of us seemed relatively clear: Those who worked for news organizations were journalists and everyone else was not. Those days are gone. On the Internet, the line has totally disappeared. It's harder than ever to answer the question, "Who is a journalist?" Yet it is a question asked routinely in American courtrooms and legislatures because there are many circumstances where those deemed "journalists" are afforded rights and privileges not available to the rest of us. The question will become increasingly important as the transformation of journalism continues, and bloggers and other "citizen journalists" battle for equal standing with professional journalists. Advancing arguments that are sure to stir controversy, Scott Gant leads the debate with a serious yet accessible discussion about whether, where, and how the government can decide who is a journalist. Challenging the mainstream media, Gant puts forth specific arguments about how to change existing laws and makes elegant suggestions for new laws that will properly account for the undeniable reality that We're All Journalists Now. For all of us who care about the ways in which the digital revolution is sweeping through our culture, this is a work of opinion that will be seen as required reading.
We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
by Eric Garcia“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another language.” <p><p> With a reporter’s eye and an insider’s perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it’s like to be autistic across America. <p><p> Garcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the media’s coverage of it; the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. His own life as an autistic person didn’t look anything like that. He is Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and works as a journalist covering politics in Washington D.C. Garcia realized he needed to put into writing what so many autistic people have been saying for years; autism is a part of their identity, they don’t need to be fixed. <p><p> In We’re Not Broken, Garcia uses his own life as a springboard to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum. From education to healthcare, he explores how autistic people wrestle with systems that were not built with them in mind. At the same time, he shares the experiences of all types of autistic people, from those with higher support needs, to autistic people of color, to those in the LGBTQ community. In doing so, Garcia gives his community a platform to articulate their own needs, rather than having others speak for them, which has been the standard for far too long.
Werewolf Histories (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic)
by Willem De BlécourtWerewolf Histories is the first academic book in English to address European werewolf history and folklore from antiquity to the twentieth century. It covers the most important werewolf territories, ranging from Scandinavia to Germany, France and Italy, and from Croatia to Estonia.