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...

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...

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...

Mark Padilla’s classical reception readings of Alfred Hitchcock features some of the director’s most loved and important films, and demonstrates how they are informed by the educational and cultural classicism of the director’s formative years. The six close readings begin with discussions of the production histories, so as to theorize and clarify how classicism could and did enter the projects. Exploration of the films through a classical lens creates the opportunity to explore new themes...

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...

Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo has dazzled and challenged audiences with its unique aesthetic design and startling plot devices since its release in 1958. In Classical Vertigo: Mythic Shapes and Contemporary Influences in Hitchcock’s Film, Mark William Padilla analyzes antecedents including: (1) the film’s source novel, D’entre les morts (Among the Dead), (2) the earlier symbolist novel, Rodenbach’s Bruges-la-morte, and (3) the first-draft screenplay of Maxw...

Why has our preoccupation with concepts, standards, and theories of the beautiful not resulted in a correspondingly comprehensive theoretical treatment of the ugly? Theories of Ugliness remedies this by gathering and scrutinising ideas of the ugly and unsightly from across the history of Western aesthetic and philosophical writing.Taking in ancient, medieval and early modern concepts, all the way through to more recent Anglo-American conceptions, this book...

Our news media seems to have daily stories of individuals who have been abused by clergy, church leaders, and even church organizations. Countless numbers of formerly faithful people avoid church because they were abused, while others, who are not religious participants, avoid experiencing faith communities because of what they have been hearing in news stories.How do clergy, church leaders, and congregations help in the healing of these abused people and assist them to move beyond...

Pulse-Pounding Book Trailer: Copy & Paste URL Into Browser: Nelly.PatriceWilliamsMarks.com"With a well-paced plot, mounting tension, and a surprising (real) twist at the end, this is a good book." Historical Novel SocietyBASED ON A TRUE STORY:The year is 1931, and high-profile kidnappings have become commonplace. When millionaire fashion designer Nell Donnelly goes missing, Senator Reed will stop at nothing to find her -- e...

This is a "mini pocket guide" to my "Hacking Kickstarter Indiegogo" book. The same information is used, however, this pocket guide is a scaled-down, less detailed version. We have also omitted a few chapters. For an expanded version, please purchase the original version.FACT: Over 65% of crowdfunding projects fail. Why?Top 5 Reasons For Failure:Campaign Missing Key ElementsLaunc...