The use of school life as a closed narrative environment is well documented, and modern examples such as Malory Towers and Harry Potter show the genre's continued appeal. While there have been several histories of the school story, especially in children's literature, almost all of them take as their starting point Tom Brown's Schooldays. Although occasionally acknowledged in passing, there has never been a complete study of earlier school stories, or of other fictional portrayals of schoo...

Everyone talks about the Law of Attraction. Almost nobody gets it right. The self-help crowd took a biblical principle, stripped God out of it, and started selling it as a new discovery. This book puts the engine back in the car.Robert Shane Kirkpatrick combines real Scripture, peer-reviewed science from Harvard and UC Davis, and zero tolerance for woo-woo to show you what gratitude-based prayer actually looks like and why it works.Inside you will find: why faith is a title...

Sariel was never the strongest. Never the fastest. Never the one anyone expected to lead. But when the rebellion fractures heaven and the lines between loyalty and doubt blur, Sariel is the one who stays. Not because he isn't afraid. Because obedience was never supposed to be easy.354 pages of angelic warfare, theological depth, and faith-driven fiction that doesn't flinch from the hard questions. This isn't a Sunday school story. It's a war story about what it costs to stay faithf...

Unlock Your True Potential with Awareness - Momentum of SelfAre you ready to dive deep into the journey of self-awareness and transformation? Discover the life-changing insights of Awareness - Momentum of SelfThis powerful book is your guide to unlocking your true self, breaking free from limiting patterns, and creating lasting personal growth. In a world full of distractions, Awareness - Momentum of Self offers you the tools and ...

As pastors' wives, the authors of this devotional personally have experienced or witnessed the issues with which women struggle: identity, marriage, children, work. Reading this devotional is like having a conversation with a trusted friend who knows what you are going through. Over 52 weeks, these authors share from their hearts using engaging Scriptures, real-life inspiration, and practical wisdom they have learned along the way. Each week focuses on one theme, and daily devotions includ...

Republics of letters: literary communities in Australia is the first book to explore the notion of literary community or literary sociability in relation to Australian literature. It brings together twenty-four scholars from a range of disciplines - literature, history, cultural and women's studies, creative writing and digital humanities - to address some of the key questions about Australian literary communities: how they form, how they change and develop, and how they operate w...

This volume offers insights on English language education policies in Middle Eastern and North African countries, through state-of-the-art reports giving clear assessments of current policies and future trends, each expertly drafted by a specialist. Each chapter contains a general description of English education polices in the respective countries, and then expands on how the local English education policies play out in practice in the education system at all levels, in the curriculum, in...

This volume offers comprehensive 'state-of-the-art' overviews of educational policies concerning the teaching of English in a large number of Asian countries. Each contribution is written by a leading expert and gives a clear assessment of current policies and future trends. Starting with a description of the English education policies in the respective countries, the contributors then delve into the 'nuts and bolts' of the English education policies and how they play out in practice in th...