Naomi: 836 books

Crime and magic aren’t always black and white. Detective Linda Cassidy moved to Michigan to get away from the supernatural side and stick to solving crimes. But, when she’s called to investigate a murder in a creepy gated community, she realizes she might have to do some paranormal police work. In...

Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy is a unique look at the social and religious foundations of the tragic genre. Naomi Liebler asks whether it is possible to regard tragic heroes such as Coriolanus and King Lear as `sacrifical victims of the prevailing social order'. A fascinating examination of Shakespearean tragedy, this extraordinary book will provoke excitment and controversy alike.

One of four definitions of the word FORMULA is “a general law”, and examples are given ofmathematical and chemical formulae.Another is a list of the substances used in making something, such as a medicine, a fuel, a drink,and so on, sometimes also including a description of how they are to be...

Second Wave feminism collapsed in the early 1980s when a universal definition of women was abandoned. At the same time, as a reaction to the narcissism of white middle class feminism, "intersectionality" led to many different feminisms according to race, sexual preference and class. These...

The Music of Tragedy offers a new approach to the study of classical Greek theater by examining the use of musical language, imagery, and performance in the late work of Euripides. Naomi Weiss demonstrates that Euripides’ allusions to music-making are not just metatheatrical flourishes or gestures...

Master the Principles and Vocabulary of Game Design   Why aren’t videogames getting better? Why does it feel like we’re playing the same games, over and over again? Why aren’t games helping us transform our lives, like great music, books, and movies do? The problem is language. We still don’t...

Gender oppression has been a feature of war and conflict throughout human history, yet until fairly recently, little attention was devoted to addressing the consequences of violence and discrimination experienced by women in post-conflict states. Thankfully, that is changing. Today, in a variety of...

Using in-depth examples of 'magical' practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word 'magic' was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term for...

After nearly half a century; after their deaths, the lifelong saga of the relationship between MLK and his cherished brother A.D. King comes to light. They were sons, they were brothers. They were husbands. They were fathers. They were leaders. They played together, they preached together, they marched...

A collection of short-short stories about love, sex, and what might really happen when the lights go out. A harem slave gets an education. Aliens open a free brothel. A naked redhead appears where she shouldn't. Rapists find more than they bargained for. A one-night stand fuels more than the...

A collection of short-short stories with paranormal and supernatural themes. A vampire seduces a lonely man. Zombie teenagers with attitude! A carpet python has an odd story to tell about Eden. The leader of a werewolf pack goes missing. Death falls in love. The collection consists of...

This short story is a new retelling of the oldest Christmas tale of all.What would happen if Jesus were born not in 4BC in Bethlehem, but in modern-day Ipswich, Queensland (famous for its historic architecture and alcohol-sodden population), in Australia? Would the virgin Mary truly be virginal?...

A monster hunter travels to the outskirts of a small country town, tracking a rogue bunyip. Much to his surprise, the local CWA ladies are already out in force.  Bunyip vs the CWA is a short story, suitable for both children and adults.

Another collection of short and short-short stories about love, sex, and what might really happen when the lights go out. The collection consists of nine stories of varying lengths, totalling 6500 words (26 pages).