A Pearce: 12 books

Integrating the political and governmental histories of Spain and the American colonies, this book focuses on the political and governmental history of the Viceroyalty of Peru during the 'early Bourbon' period and provides a new interpretation of the period's broader significance within Spanish American history.

• The fastest-growing—and at 25% of the population, second-largest— religious group in the US is comprised of those who identify themselves as having no religious affiliation (aka “Nones”). A recent Pew study has found that “many of the country’s 46 million unaffiliated adults are religious...

Sixteen original stories of science fiction and wonder from sixteen talented authors, written to commemorate the first ten years of NewCon PressContents:1. Introduction by Ian Whates2. The Final Path – Genevieve Cogman3. Women’s Christmas – Ian McDonald4. Pyramid – Nancy Kress5. Liberty...

Celebrating our 9th year in publication! Each issue of the Bards and Sages Quarterly seeks to offer readers a unique collection of original  speculative fiction tales from both new and established writers.  In this issue: An interview with John J. Rust and Mark Gardner about their...

Though originally meant as a stand-alone anthology, the Bardic Tales and Sage Advice collection has evolved into an annual celebration of speculative fiction. Our tenth installment in the annual anthology features not only the winners from our annual writing competition and Reader's Choice Awards,...

This is a rags-to-riches story set in the turmoil of the eighteenth century, when the only way for ordinary folk to advance was to fight. Simon Pearce, born in poverty on the Isles of Scilly in Cornwall, England, takes his family on a swashbuckling journey that begins with the worst peacetime...

This book sets out a cumulative case that puts classical theism, the belief in an all-powerful, -knowing and -loving God, under the spotlight. God is left wanting as Pearce brings together previous blog writing, adapted pieces and original writing to hammer home the point: classical theism is incoherent....

Why Drucker's Ideas Matter More Now than Ever “This book is an excellent way to understand how Drucker’s ideas apply to today’s dilemmas, be they the problems faced by organizations, by governments, or by individuals.” -from the Foreword, by Charles Handy “This compilation...

Shared Leadership: Reframing the Hows and Whys of Leadership brings together the foremost thinkers on the subject and is the first book of its kind to address the conceptual, methodological, and practical issues for shared leadership. Its aim is to advance understanding along many dimensions of the...

Essays in part one of Theatre History Studies, Vol. 35 address theatrical production in very specific historical contexts, among them German theatre “from the rubble of Berlin” and German nationalist mass spectacles. Essays in part two are devoted to the theme of “Rethinking the Maternal”...

Cornwall is quintessentially a maritime region.  Almost an island, nowhere in it is further than 25 miles from the sea.  Cornwall’s often distinctive history has been moulded by this omnipresent maritime environment, while its strategic position at the western approaches—jutting out into the...

Irresistiblemente divertida y profundamente conmovedora, Querida señora Bird es una carta de amor al poder de la amistad, a la bondad con los extraños y al coraje de gente ordinaria en tiempos extraordinarios. Londres, 1940. Emmeline Lake hace todo lo posible para implicarse en esta época...