A companion for visitors to Greece and Rome, and for armchair travelers as well.John Gaskin unfolds the thinking about nature, life, death, and other worlds that informed the culture and society of the classical world—still visible in today’s cityscapes and archaeological sites—and draws out its relevance and interest for the modern reader.It was the Greeks who first asked and discussed in a rational way two fundamental questions that never cease to concern...

We never truly know what’s just around the corner, for life is full of surprises is it not? It’s also a jigsaw puzzle and we must find all the pieces and put them together to build each of our own individual stories. My poems and haikus are about life, love, war, peace and may be the piece you need to help tell yours. I hope that to be true and you enjoy them all as many others have done so before!

Fun, rhyming, short stories, unveiling a view of the world as seen through the eyes of kids and using innocent words as they think they are pronounced, but sometimes coming up with a whole new meaning! Such times are often funny, often revealing, but always putting a whole new slant on life for adults and kiddiwinks alike! Designed for adults to read to kids so imaginations are used to build the pictures contained within the words and rhymes of the poems. This second edition now also conta...

Six short stories to shake you to your core.O****ut and Back by Barbara RodenAn abandoned amusement park attracts unwary thrill seekersThe Game of Bear - Reggie Oliver & M. R. JamesReggie Oliver completes M. R. James' unfinished classic.Shem-el-Nessim: An Inspiration in Perfume - Chris BellVenturi - Richard Christian MathesonParty Talk ...

The Anthropology of Learning in Childhood offers a large, mural-like portrait of childhood across time, culture, species, and environment. Even a casual reading of the literature on childhood will persuade one that learning is a very important topic that commands the attention of tens of thousands of scholars and practitioners. Yet, anthropological research on children has exerted relatively little influence on this community. This book will change that. The book demonstrates that...