Robert of Locksley returns from the Crusades, after fighting alongside King Richard, to find his people crushed under the fist of the Sheriff of Nottingham and the despotic Prince John. Losing his home, family, and title, he escapes into the vast Sherwood Forest — a foreboding place said to be haunted. Instead of ghosts and goblins, Rob finds a community oppressed by cruelty, and he vows to lead them toward a better life.Originally conceived centuries ago, the Robin Hood legend is a...

The West was never just wild—it was cursed.In the dust-choked crossroads of pulp grit and supernatural dread, seven tales ride hard into the heart of the Weird West. Inside this anthology, silver bullets don’t always save you, and salvation is just another gamble in a rigged deck.From cursed elixirs and demonic cults to jackalope riders, mutant lawmen, and undead steamboat soldiers, Gunsmoke & Hexes delivers a shotgun blast of horror, heroism, and frontier ...

Este libro ofrece consejos prácticos sobre cómo mejorar la forma de enseñar para que tenga el mayor efecto posible en el rendimiento del alumnado. Se centra en métodos, estrategias y técnicas de enseñanza recomendados por las investigaciones más fiables. Los métodos de enseñanza tienen más impacto en el rendimiento que cualquier otro factor que los docentes puedan cambiar. Los que mejor funcionan son casi siempre aquellos que el alumnado disfruta, los que más le motivan, los que le plantea...

As the first decade of the 21st century winds down we have seen a sea change in society's attitudes toward finance. The 1990s can best be described as the decade of shareholder supremacy, with each firm trying to outdo the other in their allegiance to shareholder value creation, or as it came to be known, Value-Based Management (VBM). No one seemed to question this culture as the rising firm valuations translated into vast wealth creation for so many. Three significant economic events have...

WINNING THROUGH: EXECUTIVE CAREER TRANSITIONING is packed with inspiring and thought provoking techniques and approaches to move your career forward: from you decision to move and up, to preparing for and winning at interview, to that important successful transition into your much deserved new role.WINNING THROUGH guides you step - by - step in your strategic career transitioning plan:HOW to review and self-assess your current skills ...

In "John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A," Martin Hardie delves into the life and artistic journey of the prominent Scottish painter John Pettie. This meticulously researched work combines biographical narrative with an analysis of Pettie's artistic style, particularly his masterful use of color and texture that defined his contribution to the 19th-century British art scene. Hardie crafts a well-structured examination that situates Pettie within the broader context of Romanticism and Aestheticism, s...

The role of a CFO and value that a CFO provides has seen a number of disparate definitions of the role. In this article, we analyse the evolution of the position through time and its progression into the future. We are interested in unravelling the differing evaluations of the CFO through our findings to create clarity to the workforce and educational sector.We consider how the role interfaces within the hierarchical chain and to the added value provided to those in governance. We ...

A panoramic collection of essays written by both established and emerging scholars, American Discord examines critical aspects of the Civil War era, including rhetoric and nationalism, politics and violence, gender, race, and religion. Beginning with an overview of the political culture of the 1860s, the collection reveals that most Americans entered the decade opposed to political compromise. Essays from Megan L. Bever, Glenn David Brasher, Lawrence A. Kreiser Jr., and Christian ...

Did you ever know a guy who, instead of just daydreaming about it, actually quits his bad job, moves to Florida to go fishing, and winds up falling in love with an exotic Cuban lady? Me, neither! That’s why I wrote a book about it. Since you’re reading this, you’re probably a fan of adventure and intrigue like me. If you read a lot, you’ve probably noticed how the novels getting commercially published these days are pretty much the same thing over and over. So, if you want something more u...

It has been over 10 years since we initiated work on our first series of collaborative experiments. As graduate students, we had great fun planning, conducting, and writing this research (Petty & Cacioppo, 1977). We enjoyed arguing with each other at our initial meeting in 1973 and have sub sequently become best friends, but neither of us suspected at the time that we would or could actively maintain a research collaboration over the next decade, or that we would now find ourselves in a po...

In the verdant tapestry of Australian literature, Henry Kendall's "Early Poems" emerges as a vibrant and evocative collection. This unabridged edition captures the essence of Kendall's early poetic voice, a voice that sang of the untamed beauty of his homeland and the complexities of the human heart. Through lyrical verses and vivid imagery, Kendall explores themes of love, loss, nature, and the search for identity. His words paint a vivid portrait of a young nation grappling with its past...