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  • Questioning Capital Punishment

    Law, Policy, and Practice

    by James R. Acker ...
    Series series Criminology and Justice Studies
    The death penalty has inspired controversy for centuries. Raising questions regarding capital punishment rather than answering them, Questioning Capital Punishment offers the footing needed to allow for more informed consideration and analysis of these controversies. Acker edits judicial decisions that have addressed constitutional challenges to capital punishment and its administration in the ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

  • Teenage Dirtbags

    by James Acker ...
    From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an unlikely group of teens coming together to exact revenge on the person who wronged them.All’s fair in love and revenge…Phil Reyno is a “troublemaker.” With a punk aesthetic and a quick temper, Phil knows that it’s surprising to see him dating universally beloved Cameron Ellis, whose viral coming out ... Read more

    $9.49 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Long Run

    by James Acker ...
    **2024 Stonewall Book Award Honor Book for Young Adult Literature"A boldly authentic new voice in queer fiction." —Abdi Nazemian, author of Stonewall Honor book Like a Love Story and The Chandler LegaciesTwo track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt and unforgettably real YA debut.**Sebastian Villeda is over it. Over his rep. Over his bros. Over ... Read more

    $15.49 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Teenage Dirtbags

    by James Acker ...
    Narrated by Max Meyers, Lee Osorio ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 16 min

    From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an unlikely group of teens coming together to exact revenge on the person who wronged them.All’s fair in love and revenge…Phil Reyno is a “troublemaker.” With a punk aesthetic and a quick temper, Phil knows that it’s surprising to see him dating universally beloved Cameron Ellis, whose viral coming out ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Long Run

    by James Acker ...
    Narrated by Lee Osorio, Max Meyers ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 6 min

    2024 Stonewall Book Award Honor for Young Adult Literature**"A boldly authentic new voice in queer fiction." —Abdi Nazemian, author of Stonewall Honor book Like a Love Story and The Chandler LegaciesTwo track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt and unforgettably real YA debut.**Sebastian Villeda is over it. Over his rep. Over his bros. Over being ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Guilty Blood

    by Rick Acker ...
    Narrated by James Patrick Cronin ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours

    Jessica Ames is desperate. Her college-age son, Brandon, has been arrested for murder, and the evidence is stacked against him. His DNA matches the blood and skin found under the victim’s fingernails, and the murder weapon was recovered near his apartment. Jessica turns to the only lawyer she knows for help.Nate Daniels is no criminal defense attorney; he’s a highly successful corporate litigator. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Healthcare, Frugal Innovation, and Professional Voluntarism

    A Cost-Benefit Analysis

    by Helen Louise Ackers, James Ackers-Johnson, John Chatwin, Natasha Tyler ...
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book investigates what international placements of healthcare employees in low resource settings add to the UK workforce and the efficacy of its national health system. The authors present empirical data collected from a volunteer deployment project in Uganda focused on reducing maternal and new-born mortality and discuss the learning and ... Read more

    Free

  • Mobile Professional Voluntarism and International Development

    Killing Me Softly?

    by Helen Louise Ackers, James Ackers-Johnson ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book is open access under a CC BY license.This book explores the impact that professional volunteers have on the low resource countries they choose to spend time in. Whilst individual volunteering may be of immediate benefit to individual patients, this intervention may have detrimental effects on local health systems; distorting labour markets, accentuating dependencies and creating ... Read more

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  • The Ethics of Educational Healthcare Placements in Low and Middle Income Countries

    First Do No Harm?

    by Anya Ahmed, James Ackers-Johnson, Helen Louise Ackers ...
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book examines the current state of elective placements of medical undergraduate students in developing countries and their impact on health care education at home. Drawing from a recent case study of volunteer deployment in Uganda, the authors provide an in-depth evaluation of the impacts on the students themselves and the learning outcomes ... Read more

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    by Anthony Nerada ...
    In this YA pop punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to write his own story. Perfect for fans of Sonora Reyes and Adib Khorram.Stonebridge High’s resident bad boy, Wesley “Big Mac” Mackenzie, is failing senior year—thanks to his unchecked anger, rowdy friends, and a tendency to ditch his homework for skateboarding and a secret photography obsession. So when ... Read more

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    All That’s Left in the World

    by Erik J. Brown ...
    Narrated by Barrett Leddy, Andrew Gibson ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 6 min

    What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this postapocalyptic, queer YA adventure romance from debut author Erik J. Brown. Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera, Alex London, and Heartstopper by Alice Oseman.When Andrew stumbles upon Jamie’s house, he’s injured, starved, and has nothing left to lose. A deadly pathogen has killed off most of the world’s population, including everyone both boys ... Read more

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    Before We Disappear

    by Shaun David Hutchinson ...
    Narrated by Mark Sanderlin, André Santana ...

    Unabridged

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    A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!It’s a new star-crossed romance about the magic of first love from the acclaimed author of We Are the Ants and Brave Face, Shaun David Hutchinson.Jack Nevin’s clever trickery and moral flexibility make him the perfect assistant to the Enchantress, one of the most well-known stage magicians in turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Europe. Without Jack’s ... Read more

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