A comprehensive overview of recent thinking, new data, syntheses, and insights into current Puerto Rican archaeologyAncient Borinquen is a re-examination of the archaeology of Puerto Rico, drawing data from beyond the boundaries of the island itself because in prehistoric times the waters between islands would not have been viewed as a boundary in the contemporary sense of the term. The last few decades have witnessed a growth of intense archaeological res...

Stimulated by the signal contributions that New Testament scholar Richard B. Hays has made to Christology and Christian ethics, the essays collected here carry forward conversations involving close studies of particular passages in the Gospels and Epistles and wider-ranging forays into big questions in those fields. Some essays build on Hays’s work, pushing forward in new directions on questions of scriptural intertextuality, Christology, and participation in Christ. Others challenge his w...

Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation is the first anthology to broadly collect solarpunk short stories, artwork, and poetry. A new genre for the 21st Century, solarpunk is a revolution against despair. Focusing on solutions to environmental disasters, solarpunk envisions a future of green, sustainable energy used by societies that value inclusiveness, cooperation, and personal freedom.Edited by Phoebe Wagner and Brontë Christopher Wieland and containing work by Kristi...

This revised and updated second edition of Best New Horror showcases some of the very best short stories and novellas published in 1990, the year when the horror boom finally went bust. In this vilifying volume you will rediscover terrifying tales by, amongst many others, Poppy Z. Brite, Jonathan Carroll, Harlan Ellison, Elizabeth Hand, Michael Marshall Smith, Peter Straub, F. Paul Wilson, Gahan Wilson and Gene Wolfe, along with an overview of the year in horror by the editors and a nightm...

Daniel Spitzer gilt heute als einer der bedeutendsten Satiriker und Humanisten Wiens. Seine Erzählungen sind humoristisch und apokryphisch, ein echter Genuss. 6. Januar 1877 – Die Woche hat sehr melodisch mit einer neuen Operette von Johann Strauß begonnen, ich war seit einigen Jahren nicht im Karl-Theater und ich kenne daher den jetzigen Direktor der Hofoper Herrn Jauner schon lange nicht, da sich unsere Unbekanntschaft noch vom Karl-Theater herdatiert, wo er früher ein ziemlich beliebter...

Die Anthologie 'STURM UND DRANG: Die bedeutendsten Werke der Epoche' bietet einen unvergleichlichen Einblick in eine der dynamischsten kulturellen Bewegungen des 18. Jahrhunderts. Diese Sammlung, die ein breites Spektrum von literarischen Stilen und Textsorten umfasst, feiert die leidenschaftliche Innovation und die rebellische Energie, die die Werke dieser Periode kennzeichnen. Von den dramatischen Manifesten bis zu den gefühlvollen Gedichten und den tiefsinnigen Essays – dieser Band vere...

In this groundbreaking second edition of Learning as Development, Daniel A. Wagner transforms our understanding of international development by positioning learning at its core. Through a compelling global lens, Wagner demonstrates how education shapes both individual destinies and national futures, with real consequences for income, social mobility, health and well-being.This new edition provides timely perspectives on education's role in an increasingly interconnected an...

Volver. Culturas e imaginarios del retorno a y desde América Latina propone un nuevo acercamiento al acuciante tema de las migraciones a través de la perspectiva de la vuelta. Más allá de las nociones económicas y sociales, que parecerían dominar hoy en los estudios sobre el retorno, Volver. Culturas e imaginarios del retorno interroga su imbricación en discursos y prácticas políticos y estéticas, abriendo nuevos derroteros para pensar la vuelta. Sus reflexiones sitúan el...

In the wake of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and the use of high-stakes testing, the emphasis in schools has been on drill and practice for the test. Genuine understanding and critical thinking have been increasingly shortchanged. As a result, students have fewer opportunities to advance their insight into cognitive and emotional challenges, even though both teachers and parents recognize the importance of developing deliberative and reflective thinking skills.This book ...

In seiner gefeierten Autobiografie legt Bruce Springsteen sein Leben offen – mit derselben Ehrlichkeit, Lebensfreude und Eigenwilligkeit, die auch seine Songs auszeichnen.Bruce Springsteen erzählt von seiner katholisch geprägten Kindheit in Freehold, New Jersey, seiner Besessenheit, Musiker werden zu wollen, und seinem Aufstieg zum Weltstar. Entwaffnend ehrlich spricht er über die Hintergründe vieler persönlicher Rückschläge, die die Inspiration für einige seiner b...

A medida que el cuerpo se adapta para quemar grasa en lugar de azúcar como combustible, pueden surgir antojos y algunas personas descubren que simplemente no se sienten bien.Muchos tienden a excederse con algunos excesos en calorías o pueden ser víctimas de la tentación de rendirse antes de tiempo sin experimentar los beneficios de estar cetoadaptados. En este libro encontrará toneladas de deliciosas receras de "Keto Slow Cooker" para mejores cenas, almuerzos y pos...

In the wake of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and the use of high-stakes testing, the emphasis in schools has been on drill and practice for the test. Genuine understanding and critical thinking have been increasingly shortchanged. As a result, students have fewer opportunities to advance their insight into cognitive and emotional challenges, even though both teachers and parents recognize the importance of developing deliberative and reflective thinking skills.This book ...