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Digitalization is a long socio-historic process in which all areas of societys activities are reconfigured. In the first volume of Digitalization of Society and Socio-political Issues, there is an examination of the transformations linked to the development of digital platforms and social media which affect cultural and communicational industries. The book also analyzes the formation of Big Data, their algorithmic processing and the societal changes which result from them (social monitoring and control in particular). Through diverse critical reflections, it equally presents different ways that digital participates in relations of power and domination, and contributes to eventual emancipator...
This book explores the different ways Francophone research on news media has faced the challenges of dependence and independence from three complementary perspectives. The first is economics - how can sustainable business models be developed and to what extent can crowdfunding help to maintain the financial and editorial independence of newsrooms? Secondly, in a time where the role of journalism in the public sphere is more questioned than ever, the authors evaluate to what extent news media can embody the needs of their readers. Thirdly, the authors consider the historical and political context of publication in the light of the ‘Arab Spring’. This book deals with major, contemporary evolutions of news media, bringing together research that considers the media in France, Canada, and the Arab region (notably Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt). Using numerous case studies, this book helps to define how complex the question of independence is today.
I knew it was coming to an end. Sarah and I just weren't compatible. Hey, it's no big deal. If you think about it, most of the time, it's not meant to be. True love? ... well, that's reserved for movies and books. The break-up was bad, sure. Aren't they all? But I never expected that the end of one relationship might spark the beginning of another... I never expected, as almost a direct consequence of my breakup, to meet Jess. She was simply stunning. I wanted this woman. I wanted to explore her sexy curves, every inch of her. I wnated to get to know her... find what made her tick, find her buttons, all her buttons, so I could finger them. Who would have thought, right? One moment, you're breaking up with someone you know you never loved in the first place. The next, you're falling for someone else on the spot. This is no rebound. No, this is our story... the story of Jess and I. * No Rebound is a steamy lesbian love story of loss, true love, and ends with a HEA.
She changed my life. She was the most beautiful girl. She stole my heart. I was a fool to think it would last. I was a fool to think that she would stay. She was the only person I ever trusted. She was the only person I ever loved. The only person who could make me feel white-hot ecstasy. But I moved on, and I stopped thinking about her. Until she came back. Turned me upside down and inside out. I don't know if I can do this. I don't know if I'm ready for this. She wants a second chance... ...and, God, I want to give it to her. But I don't know if I can open my heart one more time... * Found Again is a second-chance F/F lesbian romance story of love, loss, tears, and then love again. This full-length lesbian love story contains explicit situations.
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I never thought I’d find a guy. Online dating? What a scam. Either you’re in mortal danger, or all the guy wants is some plastic doll. But if you’re a real woman? Well, good luck. My hopes were dwindling. But there was something else… something more to my chronic condition of singleness. I didn’t know if I actually wanted a guy. The more I thought about it, the less sure I was. And the more I talked about it with my best friend, Annabelle, the more I started to think about her in ways I shouldn’t. She’s my friend… my closest friend. And yet when I close my eyes at night, I imagine her sharing my bed with me. But this could never be… I’m not a lesbian. I’m not into girls. And Annabelle and I? Well… we’re just friends? Right? * Just Friends is a sexy F/F lesbian romance story of love, angst, tears, and self-discovery. This lesbian love story contains explicit situations.
Choices is the beginning of the story of Raven who is content in all aspects of her life with one exception. Love. When love let her down, she turns to her work and her family for refuge. Just as soon as she's made peace with being alone, two men cross her path, one who is immediately welcomed into her family and the other who has infiltrated her job. Now her safe havens aren't so comfortable anymore. Raven opens her heart to Wesley who upon first glance appears to be everything she's ever wished for in a man. But then there is Derrick who happens to be her new boss and seems to be intrigued by her. She can't figure out what it is that he sees in her and why is he having such an effect on her. Ultimately she will have to make a Choice between these two men, follow through the Decisions and then deal with the Consequences that follow. This story will take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions with the characters. Love, Laughter, Tears, Passion, Anger, Sensuality and Fear. Fasten your seatbelts, you're in for a fantastic ride.
Tom F Dodd's second rivetting thriller: As mankind moves closer to a terrorist confrontation with a dirty nuclear device that has the destructive power of rendering a medium-sized city uninhabitable, clues emerge that propel the police on a hunt for an elusive jihadist. A demonic man who will gladly give his own life in exchange for the ruination of international economic and social stability, he contrives a horrific plan to smuggle an enormous dirty bomb from Africa into a major European financial city. The nuclear device has the potential of creating another Chernoble, in the heart of cosmopolitan Europe, and creating a vast radioactive wasteland that will last for thousands or years. "The Devil's Oracle" is a shocking page turner that is nearly impossible to put down. It is timely in its subject matter, and creates "what if" scenarios that the reader cannot ignore in today's world of terrorist threats and evil deeds.
*** THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR *** 'A lovely, gentle read, full of emotion and redemption' Daily Mail 'This touching story of love, family and sacrifice will have you transfixed' Closer 'Reading this book is like being enfolded in a hug from the great writer herself: warm, comforting and full of love' Cathy Kelly 'Utterly magical and wonderful. I could NOT put it down! Warmth and compassion shine through this brilliant book' Marian Keyes On a crystal clear Mediterranean day, Briony McAllister sits playing with her four-year-old daughter, Katie, while she waits for her mother, Valerie, to join them. Valerie has recently moved to a picturesque town in southern Spain to finally leave beh...