In a world where the value of a liberal arts education is no longer taken for granted, Mark William Roche lucidly and passionately argues for its essential importance. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience in higher education as a student, faculty member, and administrator, Roche deftly connects the broad theoretical perspective of educators to the practical needs and questions of students and their parents.Roche develops three overlapping arguments for a strong liberal a...

How Germany’s fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923—and how pro-democracy forces fought backIn 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industrial heartland, rampant inflation, radical violence, and finally Hitler’s infamous “beer hall putsch.” Fanning the flames of anti-government and anti-Semitic sentiment, the Nazis tried to violently seize power in Munich, only failing after they were abandoned by like-minde...

Three young children smuggle themselves into Auschwitz in search of their mothers.*"Probably the most powerful ending to a book I have ever read.”*“I haven't been so emotionally affected by a book before in all the years I have been reading.”*“Harrowing and gripping. This novel was so different from every other I've read about the Holocaust.”To AncaThis book is dedicated to the real Anca P...

The revolutionary book that has helped hundreds of thousands of readers find relief from chronic unhappiness is now in a revised and updated second edition. This authoritative, easy-to-use self-help program is grounded in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, a clinically proven approach. The expert authors explain why our usual attempts to "fix" sadness or "just stop thinking about it" can actually worsen depression, instead of relieving it. Through vivid stories and downl...

UNFORTUNATELY, THEY BELIEVE IN HIM...Christopher Csejthe doesn't believe in vampires. Not until he becomes one. He doesn't believe in witches or werewolves, either. Not until they make him an offer he can't refuse....Flight of the Living DeadA scream sliced the night air—an animal sound as far removed from a human voice as the previous scream of tortured metal. It was a sound that went on and on as we hurried toward the RV. Moonclou...

Are you always intrigued by the fantastic work of lapidaries, for example, the sparkling diamond on a ring, the beautiful emerald stones on a pendant, and other artwork pieces made of precious stones?And has this made you want to make something similar but haven’t been able to start because you don’t know where to start without making potentially costly mistakes?If you've answered YES,This book will teach you the basics of lapidary art and guide yo...

Discover the Hidden Triggers That Influence Your Every PurchaseEver walked out of a store with something you didn't intend to buy? "Buyer Beware: Secrets of Subconscious Sales Strategies" takes you on a compelling journey into the crafty world of psychological manipulation that lurks behind every sale. Drawing the curtain on the subconscious tactics that part you from your money, this book unveils the sales secrets that influence your every spending decision.Begin your adve...

This book probes the intersection of the beautiful and the ugly, offering a systematic framework to understand, interpret, and evaluate how ugliness can contribute to beautiful art.Many great artworks include elements of ugliness: repugnant content, disproportionate forms, unresolved dissonance, and unintegrated parts. Mark William Roche’s authoritative monograph Beautiful Ugliness: Christianity, Modernity, and the Arts, which includes 63 color illustratio...

As part of the Classics For Kids series international best-selling author Mark Williams is proud to present the latest of the Sherlock Holmes short story adaptations: The Engineer's Thumb..Come join Holmes and Watson as they solve the mystery of the missing racehorse, Silver Blaze, in a child-friendly, twenty-first century English and with the seamier side of Victorian life left out.Ideal for children to get started with the world's most famous detective.Age range 9...

We've all seen the films and the many Sherlock TV series. But have you actually read Sherlock?Sherlock Holmes re-told in twenty-first century Easy-English : 6-in-1 Box Set is one of the Easy- English Classics series from international best-selling author Mark Williams.Easy-English?"easy" defined:eas•yˈēzē/adjective 1. achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.“an easy way of retrieving information”synonyms: uncomplicated, und...

We've all seen the films and the many Sherlock TV series. But have you actually read Sherlock?Sherlock Holmes re-told in twenty-first century Easy-English : 3-in-1 Box Set is one of the Easy- English Classics series from international best-selling author Mark Williams.Easy-English?"easy" defined:eas•yˈēzē/adjective 1. achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.“an easy way of retrieving information”synonyms: uncomplicated, und...

It was a true delight to select these stories and compile an anthology of work from around the world. Covering themes as wide as death to dancing, magic to mystery, nostalgia to neurosis, time travel to traveling through time, and science fiction to society, these stories venture outward and inward to form a permanent collection built by the temporary gathering of talent. The authors came together, submitted these stories, and have separated back onto their respective paths. What is left i...