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The stories collected in this volume reflect the rich tradition of medieval Jain storytelling between the seventh and fifteenth centuries, from simple folk tales and lives of famous monks to sophisticated narratives of rebirth. They describe they ways in which a path to peace and bliss can be found,...

How did she navigate the world of venture capitalists and investment bankers to engineer the sale of her company and reap a personal fortune? And what does her subsequent odyssey to buy and donate a new national park in Maine’s north woods—thus repaying what she regards as the “harmonic debt...

This book presents an alternative paradigm in understanding and appreciating World Englishes (WEs) in the wake of globalization and its accompanying shifting priorities in many dimensions of modern life, including the emergence of the English language as the dominant lingua franca (ELF). Chew argues...

From an out-of-control wildfire that nearly destroyed a town to a serial spouse killer in Estes Park, It Happened in Rocky Mountain National Park looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of Colorado’s largest national park. Learn how two teens’ attempt to scale the Diamond—a...

This study of Shakespeares Falstaff versus Shakespeare Criticism takes a view of Falstaff that is critically unorthodox but which is supported by the text. This reading of the Falstaff plays sees the playwright basing his fiction on natural law, but bending natural law to present a world of personified...

Engendering a Nation adopts a sophisticated feminist analysis to examine the place of gender in contesting representations of nationhood in early modern England. Plays featured include: * King John * Henry VI, Part I * Henry VI, Part II * Henry, Part III * Richard III * Richard II * Henry V. It...

In Love’s Fragile Flame Rose had been “faithful unto death.” She’d been swept into the campaign of terror against England’s Reformation Christians and barely survived the horrors of Newgate Prison. Love’s Pilgrimage continues Rose’s story with her marriage and new life as the...

The daughter of one of Britain's longest-serving Prime Ministers, Mary Gladstone was a notable musician, hostess of one of the most influential political salons in late-Victorian London, and probably the first female prime ministerial private secretary in Britain. Pivoting around Mary's initiatives,...

Longing: Stories of Racial Healing is a collection of true stories from the journey of one white couple toward understanding their hidden fears, prejudices, and ultimate connection to African-Americans. It contains matter-of-fact statements about the fear and suspicion that both African-Americans and...

A familiar Francis Bacon style updated with a new direction. This book is your ultimate resource for Francis Bacon. Here you will find the most up-to-date 73 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to...

ONLY HIS The sexy, experienced older man was definitely off-limits for third-grade schoolteacher Eve Costopolous-Gray Flint was her student's father. Nevertheless, he inspired dreams of white satin. But could this sweet virgin bring the love-wary bachelor up the aisle? Gray vowed not...

As you begin to use the recipes you will be surprised how easy eating healthy and losing weight can be. This is a perfect opportunity to try new and tasty foods that you might normally leave out of your diet.  The best part is that every single recipe in this book is 5:2 Diet friendly making it even...

Psalms in the Early Modern World is the first book to explore the use, interpretation, development, translation, and influence of the Psalms in the Atlantic world, 1400-1800. In the age of Reformation, when religious concerns drove political, social, cultural, economic, and scientific discourse, the...

This introduction--a mere sampling of the men and women influenced by Ignatius--draws on the stories and writings of nineteen exemplary individuals as well as the corporate voice of the Jesuit order. Here we meet missionaries, scholars, artists, advocates, and martyrs. Contemplatives in action, they...