Security, or the perceived lack thereof, impacts on quality of life at many levels. An important consideration is how security should be best understood. Although definitions of how to understand human security have been proposed, it is not clear how security should be measured. Security can be analyzed from different perspectives i.e., personal security, economic security, health security, political security, cyber security etc. In this volume, all facets of research pertaining to security and subjective well-being (SWB) are discussed, including among others: Objective and subjective measures of security; Multiple security dimensions; The relationship between security and SWB and possible mediators and moderators; Cultural and religious influences on security and SWB; Present and future security; Perceptions of crime in cities and regions and development of relevant indicators; Security in a globalized era and its relationship to SWB; Security, major events and SWB

Security, or the perceived lack thereof, impacts on quality of life at many levels. An important consideration is how security should be best understood. Although definitions of how to understand human security have been proposed, it is not clear how security should be measured. Security can be analyzed from different perspectives i.e., personal security, economic security, health security, political security, cyber security etc. In this volume, all facets of research pertaining to security and subjective well-being (SWB) are discussed, including among others: Objective and subjective measures of security; Multiple security dimensions; The relationship between security and SWB and possible mediators and moderators; Cultural and religious influences on security and SWB; Present and future security; Perceptions of crime in cities and regions and development of relevant indicators; Security in a globalized era and its relationship to SWB; Security, major events and SWB

Haunted by voices. Driven by fear. A young girl's painful journey to find peace. Amber Lee thinks she is haunted. Approaching her 10th birthday, she and her mom have moved again. But she is sure they have been followed - by The Voice. It stalks her wherever she goes, and is causing her to do bad things now. Could the voice belong to an evil spirit? Or is it just her imagination?

The summer between elementary and middle school has Slinky Inkermann on edge. He and his friends Billy and Kevin are worried about the changes in store for them, but that's just the beginning. Before it's all over, Slinky has a sleepwalking adventure followed by the weirdest nightmare ever. He also gets lost in the woods with his friends and must solve a mystery that has everyone, including his parents, stumped. The second book in the Slinky Inkermann series is sure to keep you in suspense - and in stitches