Matt Williams

From the birds who wake us in the morning with their cheerful chorus to those who flock to our feeders and brighten a gloomy winter day, birds fascinate us with their lively and interesting behavior and provide essential services from controlling pest populations to pollinating crops. And yet for all the benefits they provide, many species across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio are in danger of extinction due to loss...

Jurisdictional politics are defined as the judicial determination of legal orders' boundaries. These boundaries are delineated by judicial pronouncements defining the proper forum for dispute resolution, articulating the proper rules for resolving legal disputes, clarifying the application of legal rules, and recognizing, enforcing legal acts. In short, jurisdictional politics is about how courts exercise authority and justify this exercise, aiming...

The interaction of formal and non-formal normative orders is explored in the context of the resolution of family disputes by analyzing the historical relationship between law, family, and culture in a legally pluralistic postcolonial African society, like Kenya. Current phenomena that have occurred contemporaneously since the late 19th century are examined, such as the transformation of traditional African social structures and the introduction of...

Create a lifestyle you love by pursuing your passions and turning profits Turn Your Passions into Profits outlines step-by-step guidance for turning your passions into a profitable and lasting business. Author Matt McWilliams, a successful entrepreneur and in-demand online business coach, shows you exactly how to do just that. He details how to find and attract your audience, build a following, and ultimately how to monetize your venture quickly...

True story of an orphan who is about to become a star diving girl when an accident threatens to destroy her dream.

Born to teenage parents in a small town, sixteen-year-old Lucy Diamond longs for a traditional family, but with an immature working mother and a strict, frequently absent father she is mostly on her own. As she senses her parents₂ emotional distance, Lucy grows close to her childhood best friend, Kevin, who soon becomes her first sexual partner. After he abruptly moves away, Lucy struggles to make sense of her fledgling sex life, plan for her future,...

"Tensions mount at a support group for killers, as the members of the group try to solve the mystery behind which one of them is responsible for the assassination attempt on a U.S. senator that has the police in the city on high alert. But things are not what they seem, and when new facts are discovered, secret partnerships and betrayals appear as the session blasts into violence and pandemonium, forcing the killers to kill or be killed!" --