Stunning essays, like from a stun-gun. Essays that will make you laugh, weep, cringe, gasp, anger but mostly surprise. Including: Death By Stupidity, Why Pizza, Isle of Men, Mystical Experience In A
A new book of highly entertaining and useful essays, spicy short stories and down to earth poetry characterise this greatly expanded version of ‘Conquering Things’ a work that already has received hig
Peter Heyden had a conventional Christian upbringing, but after the trials of adult life had begun to test his faith in the Church he began to wonder about the basis of modern Western religious belief
This book focuses the multi-faceted and far-reaching dealings between the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) and Third World countries, including their liberation movements and development polici
Surviving Berlin is a rare first-hand account of the tumultuous Nazi and post-war years in Germany, and one man’s poignant journey to finding the unvarnished truth. In the most improbable place—the ar
Hannah is feeling just a bit peckish and knows exactly what she wants to eat: an A to Z sandwich on thick whole wheat bread! From avocado to zucchini, Hannah's whims throw Mr. McDougal at the cafe int
Katrin Dekoninck is an all-round artist, showing mankind in raw honesty and lonely separation. Though the focus of this book is on her life-sized sculptures in clay, she is also skilled in drawing, pa
Jack is a rather silly horse. And when bored, he takes it upon himself to unlatch his stall and go for an adventure through the farm before escaping into the neighbor's garden for a snack. This rhymin
The meaning of holiness and how one can speak about it remains an active research question in religious studies and theology. The articles analyze discourses about holiness from the religious cultures
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis, SCIA 2011, held in Ystad, Sweden, in May 2011. The 74 revised full papers presented were carefully
Fray Diego Duran’s History of the Indians of New Spain, newly translated by Doris Heyden, is a vivid evocation of the Aztec world before the Spanish conquest. A sixteenth-century Dominican friar, Dur
Mr. McGinty and his dog Sophie love checking in on the monarch caterpillars and butterflies on their summer walks. But one day Mr. McGinty is shocked to find that all the milkweed in town has been mow
Mr. McGinty and his dog Sophie love checking in on the monarch caterpillars and butterflies on their summer walks. But one day Mr. McGinty is shocked to find that all the milkweed in town has been mow
When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters – or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history
