Named a Most Anticipated Book for Fall 2022 by Goodreads • Washington Post • New York Post • BuzzFeed • PopSugar • Business Insider • An October 2022 Indie Next List Pick • An October 2022 LibraryReads Pick"A hauntingly beautiful––and imagined––origin story to The Scarlet Letter." ––PeopleWHO IS THE REAL HESTER PRYNNE?Isobel Gamble is a...

Jesus, Paul, James, and other writers in the Bible ask us to reflect on our actions to be sure that we follow Christ rather than our worldly beliefs and desires. As they talk to us, they use action verbs, such as “do,” “give,” “forgive,” “pray,” “bless,” “love,” and “rejoice.” Paul says, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32). Jesus, Paul, James, John, and others connect love and forgiveness, telling us to treat ...

This book critically engages with the Walt Disney Company as a global media conglomerate as they mark their 100th year of business. It reflects on and looks forward to the past, present and future of the company and the scholarly engagement surrounding it through three key areas: Disney as a Company, Disney’s Representations, and Relating to Disney. ‘Disney as a Company’ identifies the corporate and management cultural changes over Disney’s 100-year history, with contributors examining Dis...

Three daggers with wolf-head pommels, forged in the Roman Era.Initially awarded to three women for heroic service to the Empire, the daggers are separated for over two thousand years.They cross intriguing paths with Richard the Lionheart in Medieval France, Leonardo DaVinci leaving Renaissance Italy, spies in Rococo Austria, Misters Darcy & Bingley in Georgian England, and courageous farmers in Dust Bowl Kansas, until the daggers are serendipitously reunite...

Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and the uses of technology. It has also helped inspire medical practitioners to engage in deeper reflection about the human elements of their practice.In Health Humanities Reader, editors Therese Jones, Delese Wear, and Lester D. F...

You're belted into a middle seat with burly businessmen on either side. It's 92 degrees in the cabin and someone forgot to use deodorant. A baby screams. A kid kicks the back of your seat. After two hours you haven't even left the taxiway. Welcome to modern airline travel! In Plane Insanity, Elliott Hester delivers stories that could only come from someone who "rides tin" for a living-a flight attendant. You'll hear about:* the passenger from hell* a smuggled python

In October 2002, Elliott Hester sold his car, abandoned his apartment, and took off alone on a trip around the world, during which he drifted to over fifty destinations. Elliott's tales about his travels range from the bizarre to the hilarious to the flat-out shocking. Travel with him as he:· Chases off transvestites in the South Pacific· Gets drunk on Estonian moonshine at the maker's eightieth birthday party· Impersonates Samuel L. Jackson at the 38th International F...

In the heart of a tumultuous era, where rebellion ignites and voices rise, "Rebel Verses" emerges as a captivating anthology. Bernard Gilbert's masterful collection weaves together the defiant words of poets who dared to challenge the status quo. From the fiery verses of Shelley to the poignant cries of Blake, these rebels' voices echo through time, inspiring generations to question, resist, and dream of a better world. Prepare to be stirred by the indomitable spirit that fuels these verse...

The Literary Lancashire Award is proud to present its 2020 anthology of shortlisted entries. Packed with magnificent and unique short fiction and poetry, this volume celebrates the work of some of the most promising young authors in the county.Sit back and enjoy the wonderful work of Ellen Darbyshire, Nicola Hester, Jana Craddock, Daisy Brown, Khatijah Balu, Abbey Bamford and many, many more!Contents:Prose'Eggshells' by Ellen Darbyshire'The Moth' by Jan...

11 marvelous stories of mystical portals, magical lands, and mythical creatures.Journey with children, fae creatures, and gods alike as they navigate the joy of friendship, the struggles of finding identity, and the unclear pathways of strange new worlds.From bestsellers to rising voices, 11 terrifically talented authors explore the many faces of whimsy and wonder, mischief and misdoings.The Otherworlds call to the brave, the...