This book offers a re-evaluation of Ismene in Sophocles' Antigone, challenging the traditional view of her as merely a foil to her sister, Antigone. Through a close analysis of key passages, it argues for a more nuanced understanding of Ismene's character, emotions and motivations, asserting that she is as compelling and fully realised as Antigone. This work contributes to ongoing debates about classical texts and their reception, highlighting the need to re-exami...

For as long as anyone can remember, those cursed with ebb-magic have been marked for death by the gods. Sayer has always known his fate: he was given seventy-two years of life before he must become a sacrifice.His sister was only promised ten.Now the***Blood Hours*** are set to begin-twenty-eight nights of slaughter, where priests on the hunt compete with the brutal elements to claim the life of each ebber mage slated to die. Sayer is determined to...

Eleven Dark Tales of the Unexpected, the Chilling, the Dreadful, and the StrangeBook 2 of Frost Zone Stories features short fiction by:Jenny Hart, Diane Dooley, Malcolm Timperley, Camden Rose, Nick Young, MIchael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D.Thomas Minton, Ken Foxe, Ann Wuehler, and Maureen O'Leary.Edited by M.M. MacLeodDesign and Illustration by Lene MacLeod

A heartwarming romance about how Mr Right might be all wrong and love may be found in surprising places. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Tessa Bailey and Sophie Kinsella. Christel has escaped her ambitious parents in Denmark to go study in Cambridge and begin a promising career. However, strictly against company policy, she has begun a relationship with her charming manager. This impulsive decision leads to disastrous consequences. Can Christel find her way through love's twists and turns ...

She's about to lose her kingdom--but she may have just found her Prince.Princess Natalie Anastasia Hofstetter is a woman without a future. Unable to inherit the throne, she arrives at a climate change conference to be shopped around as a potential bride as her father searches for a match that will benefit her family--without love getting in the way. She's looking for a way out, but can't find one.Ian Moss is rebuilding his life, starting with being hired at Kiski's Kafe. Wh...

Harlequin® Intrigue brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful reads packed with edge-of-your-seat intrigue and fearless romance.#1744 COLTON K-9 COPThe Coltons of Shadow Creekby Addison FoxIt isn't easy for quiet accountant Bellamy Reeves to open herself to trust, but she might have to make an exception for K-9 bomb squad officer Donovan Colton and his adorable dog when her life threatens to e...

In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Ann Dietrich and Sean M. Fox bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Pediatric Emergencies. Top experts moderate/severe head trauma management; avoiding diagnostic errors in thoraco abdominal trauma; pediatric spinal imaging: using tools wisely; mitigating anxiety and pain in children; burns update; and more. - Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including post tonsillectomy bleeding management; acquired ...

Harlequin DARE brings you a collection of four new sexy contemporary romances for fun and fearless women. Available now!This box set includes:BOUND TO YOUBillionaire Bedmatesby JC HarrowayLone wolf billionaire Hudson Black is Monroe’s business partner…and the sexiest mistake she ever made! When a typhoon traps them in his Tokyo office, a naughty competition takes things from intense to incendiary! Will their mutual seduction d...

The Habsburg dynasty in Spain came to an end with the death of Charles II in 1700 and his replacement by Philip V, the teenage grandson of Louis XIV of France and founder of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. The transition was complicated by the continent-spanning War of Spanish Succession (1702–1714), which provided an opportunity for the transformation and renewal of the Spanish state. Forging Faithful Subjects traces the Habsburg precedents for these reforms, the dynamic transition...

This textbook offers students and practitioners an accessible introduction to strengths-based approaches in Social Work and Social Care practice. Covering the theory and research in support of these approaches, and packed full of case studies, the book will allow readers to develop a critical understanding of how strengths-based approaches work, and how they can be successfully applied in order to improve outcomes for people with lived experience.Covering the five main models of st...

Sam Keen, best selling author of Fire in the Belly and Anne Valley-Fox combine their talents to help today's men and women rediscover the mythic dimension in their own daily lives.A Better Listen audio production.