A Cultural History of Early Modern Europe examines the relationships that developed in cities from the time of the late Renaissance through to the Napoleonic period, exploring culture in the broadest sense by selecting a variety of sources not commonly used in history books, such as plays, popular songs, sketches, and documents created by ordinary people.Extending from 1480 to 1820, the book traces

From David A. Kelly, author of the Ballpark Mysteries chapter book series, it\'s a football mystery set in Texas! Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins are visiting the Dallas Cowboys stadium, but someone has just handed Carlos, the Cowboys\' star quarterback, a threatening note. Soon after, a mysterious figure takes aim at them with a football. Can Kate and Mike discover who\'s out to get the Cowboys\' quarterback

A thoughtful and provocative collection, in the vein of the intellectual spiritual classic The Weight of Glory, from N. T. Wright, the influential Bishop, Bible scholar, and bestselling author widely regarded as a modern C. S. Lewis.An unusual combination of scholar, churchman, and leader, N. T. Wright--hailed by Newsweek as \"the world\'s leading New Testament scholar\"--is not only incredibly insightful,

Toward the end of World War II, Hitler\'s many health complications became even more pronounced, making an evil man yet more erratic and dangerous. While the subject of Hitler\'s health has been catalogued previously, never has it been done so this thoroughly or with this level of up-to-date medical expertise. Tom Hutton\'s new neurobehavioral analysis of Adolf Hitler draws from a lifetime of medical

From the author of the acclaimed Second Bloom comes a follow-up foray into Cathy Graham\'s creative world, showing a rainbow of new floral arrangements and decorative creations for the tabletop Welcome to Cathy Graham\'s floral world. In her second book, the acclaimed artist, host, and gardener presents a new series of floral creations. With her uniquely whimsical style and artful touch, Graham conjures

Erica Cantelli has found her Mr. Right. Hasn\'t she...? After a long overdue divorce, Erica has finally made it to Italy with her two children and, amazingly, her now dreamy fianc Julian Foxham.The plan was to start fresh and for Erica to run a country B&B, but two years in and her business is failing miserably, while Julian\'s career as a novelist is soaring and taking him all over the world with

A refreshing new introduction to organizational behaviour, outlining all of the key concepts and demonstrating how multiple theories can be applied together in practice by being a managerial book with a critical approach and incorporating psychological perspectives. Innovative skills development exercises are integrated along with a focus on employability

There used to be a small village on the mountain. The villagers there cannot tell the seasons and are unable to farm successfully. A young man named Aluo decides to go and look for the legendary cuckoo who could tell the seasons by himself. Along the way, Aluo helps a frog and feeds a rooster. Aluo\'s kindness touches their hearts. They decide to help Aluo find the cuckoo. They find the Red River Goddess

Martin Henning explores why economic growth and transformation is essentially a regionally based and spatially dependent process and introduces the core ideas involved in understanding the dynamics of regional economies drawing on case studies to illuminate these ideas in

With commentary and annotations throughout, Ming Dynasty Tales: A Guided Reader presents for the first time in English 10 key stories from China\'s Ming Dynasty era. Casting new light on this significant period in Chinese literary history, these tales bring Ming era China vividly to life, from its chaotic beginnings to its imperial heyday. As well as bearing witness to social change across the 100-year

The ideal resource to stimulate your pupils\' numerical thinking. A colourful Multiplication Activity Book. Includes built-in assessment and a structured development of each separate

In July 1917, when the Provisional Government issued a warrant for his arrest, Lenin fled from Petrograd; later that year, the October Revolution swept him to supreme power. In the short intervening period he spent in Finland, he wrote his impassioned, never-completed masterwork The State and Revolution. This powerfully argued book offers both the rationale for the new regime and a wealth of insights

Toru Okada\'s cat has disappeared. His wife is growing distant every day. Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has been receiving. In this title, as the story unfolds, the suburban realities of Okada\'s vague and blameless life, spent cooking, reading, listening to jazz and opera and drinking beer are truned inside

Demons have come to kill, steal, and destroy. They take possession of lives, oppress believers and wreak havoc on the plans of God for His people. Could they be the source of YOUR struggles? Jesus did not say to counsel demons out or to medicate them out; He said, \"Cast them out!\" Every day, we give demons too much power when in fact, Jesus has given us authority to bind them and command them to

Classic / British English Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful politician and an honest man. He is an ideal husband for the beautiful and serious Lady Chiltern. But somebody knows a dangerous secret about Sir Robert. Can Sir Robert\'s charming Society friends save his job and his marriage? This Penguin Reader play is written for acting -- making English come

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A darkly compelling workplace thriller from the master of French

An evocative and sharply impressive debut about family secrets and female identity by talented young novelist Rose

This compact slimline Bible, now available with full center-column references, features a portable size in a stylish TuTone design for today\'s on-the-go lifestyle. Classic reference features include a dictionary/concordance, full-color maps, a ribbon marker, and gilded edges. The New Living Translation is an authoritative Bible translation, rendered faithfully into today\'s English from the ancient