This book explores and compares the roles, mentalities, and destinies of elitist and working-class women in Europe's most dramatic revolutions: England's “Puritan Revolution” of 1640-1660, France's 1789 Revolution, and Russia's 1917 Revolution.**By providing one of the most detailed analyses to date of how feminist historians, sociologists, and specialists theorize gender, sexuality, and patriarchy the author draws connections to current debate over the causation ...

This study aims to update a classic of comparative revolutionary analysis, Crane Brinton's 1938 study The Anatomy of Revolution. It invokes the latest research and theoretical writing in history, political science and political sociology to compare and contrast, in their successive phases, the English Revolution of 1640–60, the French Revolution of 1789–99 and the Russian Revolution of 1917–29. This book intends to do what no other comparative analysis of revolutionary change has yet adequ...

Reconsidering the English, French, and Russian Revolutions, this book offers an important new approach to the theoretical and comparative study of revolutions. Bailey Stone proposes an innovative “neostructuralist” integration of competing structuralist and postmodernist theory. Providing a balanced and nuanced critique of both sides, he presents new ways of understanding radical change in the European polities that created the concept—and the dramatic realities—of modern revolution. He fo...

I vowed to use my magic to be good. They promised to use everything they have to break our bond.Bloodstone Academy is for strong, smart witches to hunt for their shifters, bond with them in the sacred forest, and fight with them in the war when they graduate. Only issue? Most students die from bonding, but that won't stop me.Every generation of my family went to Bloodstone Academy, and it's in my blood to thrive there. The witch war took my family, and I'm ...

Elise Brandeis has never won a Pulitzer—and she never will.At least not while she's delivering sandwiches at the Gotham Times instead of working there as an actual reporter. Her only shot at seeing her byline in print is to prove to the no-nonsense managing editor that she has a nose for news. And she's got just the story to grab her elusive attention—right after she delivers this turkey on ciabatta.Chasing down leads brings Elise to Roosevelt Isla...

Heaven has fallen.The legions of Chaos have overrun the world.Uërth is in ruins.With the Heavenly Host’s fall, Angel Swords rained from the heavens, littering the world in what was.Only the most honorable and purest of heart are able to take up the Angel Swords and wield them against the throngs of Chaos. These mighty Empyrean Knights are all that stands between Uërth and annihilation.Born in a secret enclave safe from demonic depredations, Ilya has Chos...

A brand new edition of Monster Stones from the Science Works series, featuring lively storytelling and fun, engaging illustrations to aid children in their learning.Millions of years ago, a hungry dinosaur did something daft and died in a river. What happened next is one of the oldest stories in the world – the dinosaur became a FOSSIL.This book takes the reader back millions of years to tell the story of a dinosaur's death. Through this sto...

The Cruel and Reparative Possibilities of Failure brings together a variety of scholars and research across disciplines, with an emphasis on communication and gender studies, to work toward reimagining the idea of failure. Contributors consider failure as both a space for growth and repair and as a space from which hope can emerge. The collection is divided into five parts, investigating failure as consumption; failure as media; failure as pedagogy; failure as narrative; and final...

When Brielle was taken by the prince of darkness, a large part of me died inside. How can I move on? How can I accept that she's gone?I can't.After searching every possible way to bring her back, I finally accept that she may be gone... forever. If that's the case, then I can't stay in Angel City any longer.*Author note: This is a follow up 30,000 word novella to Fallen Academy: Year Three that is told from Lincoln's point of view and covers his one year without Brielle.

In this thrilling adventure set in the Bayou near New Orleans, four brave kids and their loyal dog embark on an exciting journey. Eager to explore the mysterious and enchanting waters of the Bayou, they set out on a daring adventure. However, their excitement quickly turns to fear as they find themselves lost in the vast and treacherous swamp.As they navigate through the dense vegetation and murky waters, the children soon realize they are not alone. A menacing alligator lurks near...

A father's grief for his son. A daughter's grief for her father. And a love story that crossed continents and an ocean, coming to rest in a tiny New Hampshire town. This small state has more than enough heart, sending men and women to fight for freedom around the world.New Hampshire military personnel have distinguished themselves in every war from the French and Indian War to the dusty mountains of Afghanistan. The Granite State continues to honor their sacrifices, memorializing t...

In this exciting adventure set in New Orleans, four adventurous kids decide to explore the city without their parents. After leaving their parents in the bustling French Quarter, they find themselves inside a mysterious museum that is off-limits to the public. As they navigate through the museum's labyrinthine corridors, the children quickly realize they are lost. With each twist and turn, their excitement turns into anxiety as they wonder if they will ever find their way out.As th...