A powerful claim for the virtues of a more thoughtful and collegiate approach to the academy today. This book offers a response to the culture of metrics, mass digitisation, and accountability (as opposed to responsibility, or citizenship) that has developed in higher education world wide, as exemplified by the UK's Research Excellence Framework exercise (REF), and the increasing bureaucracy that limits the time available for teaching, research, and even conversation and collaboration. Ironically, these are problems that will be solved only by academicsfinding the time to talk and to work together. The essays collected here both critique the culture of speed in the neoliberal university and provide examples of what can be achieved by slowing down, by reclaiming research and research priorities, and by working collaboratively across the disciplines to improve conditions. They are informed both by recent research in medieval studies and by the problematic culture of twenty-first century higher education. The contributions offer very personal approaches to the academic culture of the present moment. Some tackle issues of academic freedom head-on; others more obliquely; but they all have been written as declarations of theacademic freedom that comes with slow thinking, slow reading, slow writing and slow looking and the demonstrations of its benefits. CATHERINE E. KARKOV is Professor and Chair of Art History at the University of Leeds. Contributors: Lara Eggleton, Karen Jolly, Chris Jones, James Paz, Andrew Prescott, Heather Pulliam

Audrey's dream of a husband and children isn't happening as quickly as she had planned. Two of her brothers have found happiness but she hasn't even come close. Walking the straight line her entire life has left her feeling like she's missing out on something big. So when she meets Maysen she allows herself to let loose and live. For one night at least. But not being able to get in touch with the one man she can't forget about is torture. Especially when she has something very important to talk to him about. Will Audrey find her Prince Charming or give up trying? Maysen's life has been about helping his mother and trying to find that golden opportunity for his own repair shop. But finding out his family has an old garage they want to close down, he then realizes that might be just what he's been searching for. If only the girl that got away could be found and stop haunting his days. And nights. She's on his mind every second but there's nothing he can do but move on. Will Maysen take the opportunity of a lifetime or continue chasing the ghosts of Miss Right?

When writing this book, we wanted to include some of the regular things you might encounter when you are out enjoying all the great outdoors has to offer. Having some prior knowledge and knowing how to deal with certain things as best as possible, while also having a bit of humor involved is always the best way to approach a problem. So we tried to keep it light and fun, yet as educational as possible. This book should help prepare you for several different outdoor excursions you might have, such as camping, maneuvering a trailer, horses, and some great tips for an overnight trip into the mountains Living in Northwest Montana all our lives, all the things in this book have been done at one time or another. They are pretty ordinary things to do for our family and friends. Not necessarily ordinary in other parts of the country, living in the big sky country makes you tough, hardy, and a resourceful person.

This annotated bibliography of research citations covers the topic of race and crime in the United States from 1950-1999. This work includes research on all racial groups, including whites and American Indians. Annotations are divided into categories such as works on individual racial groups and multi-racial groups. Includes edited collections, government reports, and electronic resources. This bibliography is designed to assist researchers in the area of criminology and criminal justice in race-related topics.

This annotated bibliography offers more than 500 citations to literature on the relationship between race and crime. It offers crime research on all racial groups, including whites and American Indians, Hispanics, Blacks, and Asian Americans. It covers the span from the civil rights era to the end of the 20th century. Annotations are derived from various disciplines including criminology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, law, and history. The Bibliography is divided into three parts: individual and race-related research; multi-racial research; and electronic resources, which provide access to all aspects of current data on race and crime.