Each boat has a story to tell and this book features nearly forty profiles of classic/uniqu e boats, drawn from articles written for the Westerly Sun newspaper during the summers of 2014 and 2015. Explore not only the histories of the individual vessels, but of their classes and designers, as well as their relationships to the environs in which they sailed, raced, cruised and, in some case, still operate as working vessels. These stories include the fabled history of the cat boat; the first fiberglass sailing yacht; a NY ferry boat repurposed as a houseboat; the oldest working fishing boat in Stonington, CT; racing rivalries in the Sound; the French love affair with American boat designs; and the Jazz Age era of luxury yachting, among others.

This book is about long-term changes to class and inequality in Poland. Drawing upon major social surveys, the team of authors from the Polish Academy of Sciences offer the rare comprehensive study of important changes to the social structure from the communist era to the present. The core argument is that, even during extreme societal transformations, key features of social life have long-lasting, stratifying effects. The authors analyse the core issues of inequality research that best explain “who gets what and why:” social mobility, status attainment and their mechanisms, with a focus on education, occupation, and income. The transition from communist political economy to liberal democracy and market capitalism offers a unique opportunity for scholars to understand how people move from one stratifi cation regime to the next. There are valuable lessons to be learned from linking past to present. Classic issues of class, stratification, mobility, and attainment have endured decades of radical social change. These concepts remain valid even when society tries to eradicate them.

This collection chronicles the making of the 25 greatest extreme metal albumsof all time, as told via exclusive band-member interviews, drawn and expandedfrom "Decibel's" Hall of Fame.

As a New Orleans’ native, twenty-year-old Jessie Kilpatrick is accustomed to drunken tourists, spooky backstreets and strange happenings. When her friend, Lisa, is murdered, Jessie fears a killer has made the Big Easy their personal hunting ground. After a chance encounter with Sayer Arceneaux, the self-entitled son of a powerful attorney, Jessie unwittingly becomes his alibi for the murder. Even she begins to question Sayer's innocence when Lisa’s half-sister is killed, a donor sibling conceived through a fertility clinic owned by his unscrupulous uncle. Is it just coincidence, or is there a darker motive for the ritualistic crimes? As the cops try to pin the deaths on Sayer, it’s up to Jessie to find the real killer. But revealing the truth will uncover secrets buried deep within both their families, secrets someone will do anything to keep hidden.

Clinically trained bodyworker Emily A. Francis offers a unique approach to healing that works directly within the memory systems of the body. This groundbreaking interactive book contains everything you need to clean your emotional house from top to bottom, including journal prompts and access to audio meditations for you to listen along to as you read. The meditations will help you dig deep into the past and discover when and how traumas took root, as well as how to rearrange the dialogue within to heal in a more meaningful way. Healing Ourselves Whole will take you through the Fabulous Four emotions, where you will learn how to tap into the treasures planted inside your body and reclaim those joyful memories to increase your health, vitality, and overall freedom. By listening to the wisdom and truth that your body has been holding, you will be able to flip the script on anything that has been holding you back from becoming a fully empowered human being. Book jacket.