There was something about John Chrysostom and the words he spoke that lit up his world.He was an important leader of the early church, known so much for his preaching and public speaking that he was g
In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries there was one art form in which English artists excelled above all their continental European counterparts: the painting of miniatures. This fasci
From Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated author Ken MacLeod, an action-packed space opera told against a backdrop of interstellar drone warfare, virtual reality, and an A.I. revolution.Carlos is dead. A
Never before have individuals faced so much conflicting information about how to be healthy: a constant rotation of fad diets, extreme workout regimens and celebrity-endorsed supplements are regularly
In recent years queer identities have become increasingly visible in Irish cinema, a shift that can be linked to political, economic and social changes taking place both in Ireland and around the worl
This gritty, real-life story of World War II hero Dietrich Bonhoeffer details a plot to assassinate Hitler, as well as Bonhoeffer's imprisonment and eventual martyrdom. Today, he is remembered for his
As the play opens, Gracie is eight years old and moving with her mother, brother, and sisters from her community in the southwest United States to a community in south eastern British Columbia, Canada
Since the election of President Hugo Chavez in 1998, Venezuela has become an important news item. Western coverage is shaped by the cultural milieu of its journalists, with news written from New York
A fiesta of feline facts for cat lovers everywhere!It’s amazing but true: there are approximately 600 million pet cats around the world! And why not? Not only are they playful, cuddly, and smart, they
A fiesta of feline facts for cat lovers everywhere!It’s amazing but true: there are approximately 600 million pet cats around the world! And why not? Not only are they playful, cuddly, and smart, they
Propaganda in the Information Age is a collaborative volume which updates Herman and Chomsky’s propaganda model for the 21st century media landscape and makes the case for the continuing relevance of
Hand-lettered inspirational quotes paired with contemporary illustrations for more than a year of Motivational Mondays, You’ve Totally Got This! has got you covered.Sometimes all we need is a little n
Teaching Strings in Today’s Classroom: A Guide for Group Instruction assists music education students, in-service teachers, and performers to realize their goals of becoming effective string educators
From shipwreck and heartbreak to treachery and war: can their love survive?Abandoned as a baby and raised in a remote lighthouse off the wild Northumberland coast, Alice Fairchild has always dreamed o
Tras quedar huérfana a los seis años de edad, Sophie se ve alejada de su hogar, la plantación de té de sus padres en Assam, para ser educada en Escocia. Con el paso del tiempo, su infancia en aquel ex
En las exuberantes colinas de Assam, los Belhaven sufren tanto como su plantación de té tras la prematura muerte de la madre de la familia. Clarissa, la hija mayor, hermosa y resuelta, vive ahora entr
Mary J. Macleod and her husband left the London area for an idyllic place to raise their young children in the late sixties, and they found the island of Papavray in the Scottish Hebrides. There they
Despite censorship and revision by Christian redactors, the early medieval manuscripts of Ireland and Britain contain tantalizing clues to the cosmology, religion and mythology of native Celtic cultur
This book examines how regulatory and liability mechanisms have impacted upon product safety decisions in the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors in Europe, the USA and beyond since the 1950s.
It is now widely recognised that professional presentation skills are an indispensable cornerstone of a successful scientific career. This updated second edition provides a concise and accessible guid
Overseas department of France in Amazonia and 'ultraperipheral region' of the EU, Guyane (French Guiana) is at the juncture of Europe, the Caribbean and South Ameri-ca. This collection of essays explo
This book sheds new light on the critical importance of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), a remarkably successful central bank that is a model for developing oil exporters worldwide.
A Genealogy of Puberty Science explores the modern invention of puberty as a scientific object. Drawing on Foucault’s genealogical analytic, Pinto and Macleod trace the birth of puberty science in the
