'Funny, occasionally filthy and ultimately fascinating.' - Richard Herring, comedianGo to any ancient building in the land and there will be interesting and exciting stories presented to the visitor. Tales of secret passages and hidden tunnels, strange marks and carvings left by stonemasons – all commonly believed and widely repeated, but are they really true?From ship timbers being repurposed on dry land to spiral staircases giving advanta...

James Wright übernahm das große Glaubenswerk Georg Müllers als sein Mitarbeiter und Nachfolger. In dieser Hagiografie zeichnet Pierson den Werdegang Wrights von seiner Kindheit bei den Quäkern, hin zu zu seinem Anschluss an die Brüderbewegung in Bristol. Dort lernte er die Waisenheime kennen, wurde Assistent und Schwiegersohn Müllers und leitete sie bis zu seinem Tod. Dies ist die Übersetzung der Gedenkschrift anlässlich des Todes James Wrights.

These new poems by the author of Saint Judas and The Green Wall embody a sharp break with his earlier work. Their impact is well described by the British critic Michael Hamburger: "He has absorbed the work of modern Spanish and other continental poets and evolved a medium of his own. This medium dispenses with argument and rhetoric, and presents the pure substance of poetry, images which are 'the objective correlatives' of emotion and feeling. It is only in the new collection that Wright h...

This "powerful and heartbreaking" history of the Vietnam War looks not only at the conflict but the generation caught up in its horrors and consequences ( Booklist ).The Vietnam War is largely recalled as a mistake, either in the decision to engage there or in the nature of the engagement. Or both. Veterans of the war remain largely anonymous figures, accomplices in the mistake. Critically recounting the steps that led to ...

At the heart of the story of America's wars are our "citizen soldiers" -- those hometown heroes who fought and sacrificed from Bunker Hill at Charlestown to Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, and beyond, without expectation of recognition or recompense. Americans like to think that the service of its citizen volunteers is, and always has been, of momentous importance in our politics and society. But though this has made for good storytelling, the reality of America's relationship to its veterans i...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This supportive and grounded collection of addiction recovery meditation scripts is here to help you pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself — no matter where you are on your healing path.Part of the acclaimed stillness, this volume is crafted specifically for individuals navigating sobriety, early recovery, relapse, or long-term emotional maintenance. Whether you’re following a 12-step program, a harm-reduc...

The Key to (Almost) Everything is an engaging, contemporary and concise approach to sociology written for adults, students and just about anybody who could profit from knowing about the discipline of sociology. It is expertly written by an author drawing on 40 years of teaching on the fundamental social structures and processes characteristic of human societies. Each of the book’s chapters is modeled on the courses found in the sociology curriculum. These chapters are not course or lecture...

This supportive and grounded collection of addiction recovery meditation scripts is here to help you pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself — no matter where you are on your healing path. Part of the acclaimed stillness, this volume is crafted specifically for individuals navigating sobriety, early recovery, relapse, or long-term emotional maintenance. Whether you’re following a 12-step program, a harm-reduction model, or your own trauma-informed path, these meditations are designed t...

A new book of poetry from a Pulitzer Prize-winning master poetThese new poems by the author of Saint Judas and The Green Wall embody a sharp break with his earlier work. Their impact is well described by the British critic Michael Hamburger: "He has absorbed the work of modern Spanish and other continental poets and evolved a medium of his own. This medium dispenses with argument and rhetoric, and presents the pure substance of poetry, images which are 'the objecti...

An engaging collection of essays focusing on American veterans.War and American Life is a book of essays and reflections by celebrated historian and former marine James Wright, who has been active as an advocate, teacher, and scholar. Featuring both previously published pieces and new essays, the book considers veterans in America and the ways in which our society needs better to understand who they are and what they have done on the nation’s behalf—and th...

Understand the historical roots of ethnic studies and its path-breaking potential to rebuild democratic education.Through a combination of policy analysis, interviews with educators and policymakers, and case studies from across the United States and beyond, Critical Ethnic Studies and the Global Pursuit of Justice illuminates the challenges and opportunities of implementing ethnic studies curricula.The author explores the ...

**In the 1920s, revolver-shooting was an unusual pastime - especially among women.Annie Meinertzhagen was no ordinary woman.A mother-of-three, she fitted in her maternal responsibilities with a life of travel, of photography and of science, in particular ornithology.But she was also a gun enthusiast, an ace shot, who, along with her husband, Richard, enjoyed target shooting with revolvers.After breakfast on the morning of July 6, 1928, the couple decided to ...