Embroidery has always been a popular art in England, and records show that from Anglo-Saxon times the English were skilled in the craft. The earliest surviving examples are all ecclesiastical. Portions of a magnificent stole and maniple (Plate 1 in this book), dating from about A.D. 915, were found in the tomb of St. Cuthbert in Durham Cathedral, and are now preserved in the Cathedral library. The stole and maniple are embroidered in coloured silks and gold thread, and bear inscriptions st...

A comprehensive overview of contemporary Italian pedagogy from an international perspective blends empirical research with practical strategies for teachersIn recent years, teachers of Italian, like most world languages, have faced many changes to the teaching and learning landscape, including new teaching mediums, different expectations for enrollments, and a vivid awareness of social issues in the classroom. Teachers must now navigate effective language teaching ...

Psychiatry in Prisons provides a comprehensive overview of the history, problems and development of psychiatric health care in prisons, focusing particularly on the UK. The contributors tackle a broad range of issues, from familiar mental health issues such as substance misuse, self-injury and health screening to complex legal, moral and philosophical dilemmas. It also draws comparisons with the US correctional mental health system and the delivery of mental health services in New Zealand ...

Escape into the wild from the comfort of your own home this winter, with a dazzling lost classic of nature writing...Eepersip is a girl with the wild in her heart. She does not want to live locked up behind the walls of a house. So she runs away - first to the Meadow, then to the Sea, and finally to the Mountain. Her heartbroken parents follow their daughter, trying to bring her home safe, but Eepersip has other ideas...Republished by Penguin with a new introduction and han...

Die junge Eepersip möchte nicht in einem Haus mit Türen, Fenstern und einem Dach leben. Ihr Herz verlangt nach dem Duft von Erde, nach dem Wind, der durch Baumkronen bläst, nach dem beständigen Summen und Brummen von Insekten. Sie läuft davon, um in der Wildnis zu leben – zuerst auf einer Waldwiese, dann am Meer, und schließlich in den Bergen. Ihre Eltern sind zutiefst betrübt. Sie folgen ihr, bringen sie zurück in die vermeintliche Sicherheit und sperren sie in der erdrückenden Stille des...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

Female high achievers are a unique group-focused on being bigger and better, they often lack the confidence and balance to enjoy the ride they're determined to take. Rather than fight against your desire to soar high, it's time to acknowledge what's holding you back, harness your drive, and find the happiness that so many high-achievers find elusive, at work and at home.In Hey There, High Flyer: A High-Achieving Woman's Guide to Confidence and Self-Management, internationa...

Women and Comedy: History, Theory, Practice presents the most current international scholarship on the complexity and subversive potential of women’s comedic speech, literature, and performance. Earlier comedy theorists such as Freud and Bergson did not envision women as either the agents or audiences of comedy, only as its targets. Only more recently have scholarly studies of comedy begun to recognize and historicize women’s contributions to—and political uses of—comedy. The essays collec...

What do we learn about sex if our teacher is porn?What is the difference between entering and being entered?What haunts us in the wake of childhood abuse?Porn Tales & Sex Demons eavesdrops on a psychotherapist’s consulting room as 23-year-old Evan—raised in an abusive, hyper-sexualized environment and stuck in self-punishing behaviours—and Seb, nearing 30—babied and coddled by his parents and tortured by a numbing dread that he might be “gay”—struggle with their sexua...

As World War II approaches, a secret Nazi faction, led by the villainous Sonderfuhrer, wields dark magic, taps into the occult and supernatural, and exploits the mysteries of fringe science in their evil quest to dominate the world. Their reach is global. Their brutality boundless. Their lust for power... insatiable. There is only one force on Earth that can oppose them.Code Name: Intrepid.CNI Classified Volume Five. Six thundering adventures from six "intrepid" authors wit...

About two years ago, when God looked around and spied Cora, a ragamuffin orphaned cat and Barbara, a disheveled, lonely 90-year-old widow, he knew there was a need for a call to action. It must have broken his kind heart to see Cora's once lustrous fur, now dull and matted from weeks of living alone in a dark closet and to despair at Barbara’s tangled, unbrushed hair, slouched shoulders and worn and saggy jammies.God knew how uncomfortable—itchy and grimy—these two must feel, but h...

An enchanting New York Times and international bestseller and award-winner about life, art, literature, philosophy, culture, class, privilege, and power, seen through the eyes of a 54-year old French concierge and a precocious but troubled 12-year-old girl.Renée Michel is the 54-year-old concierge of a luxury Paris apartment building. Her exterior (“short, ugly, and plump”) and demeanor (“poor, discreet, and insignificant”) belie her keen, questing mind and profound erudit...