What if finding love was as intentional as buying a home?Lisa never expected a book about real estate to change the way she saw relationships, but the more she read, the more it made sense—love, like homeownership, isn’t just about attraction. It’s about strategy, structure, and long-term maintenance.In The Real Estate Relationship Companion Guide, you’ll discover how to approach relationships with clarity and confidence—using the same principles that make home buying succe...

The origins of religion and ritual in humans have been the focus of centuries of thought in archaeology, anthropology, theology, evolutionary psychology and more. Play and ritual have many aspects in common, and ritual is a key component of the early cult practices that underlie the religious systems of the first complex societies in all parts of the world. This book examines the formative cults and the roots of religious practice from the earliest times until the development of early reli...

A very representative collection of music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, skillfully adapted for solo guitar from lute and piano works. This book contains well-recognized pieces by master composers, many of which have already become essential repertoire for the classical guitar. Compiled with the performance skills of the beginner guitarist in mind, this collection also fulfills repertoire requirements of the student guitarist, as well as providing valuable exercises in sight-rea...

In Forever the Fat Kid" issues of sexual identity, the turbulent 1960s, and Broadway musicals all provide the setting for one mans journey through life. Author Michael Boyd takes the reader on a fascinating trip that sees him transition not only from fat to thin, but also from shy to outgoing and from unpopular to well-liked and admired. However, the biggest discovery of all may be that coming of age, coming out, and coming to terms with one's life is a never-ending process.

A collection of 33 duets carefully arranged for beginning to intermediate guitarists. The duets are taken from classic masterworks by composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Scriabin, Schubert, Scarlatti, Back, Telemann, Couperin, Handel and others.

Encountering Ensemble, is a text for students, teachers, researchers and practitioners who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the history, conceptual foundations and practicalities of the world of ensemble theatre. It is the first book to draw together definitions and practitioner examples, making it a cutting edge work on the subject.Encountering Ensemble combines historical and contemporary case studies with a wide range of approaches and perspectives. It...

The implications of biodiversity loss for the global environment have been widely discussed, but only recently has attention been paid to its direct and serious effects on human health. Biodiversity loss affects the spread of human diseases, causes a loss of medical models, diminishes the supplies of raw materials for drug discovery and biotechnology, and threatens food production and water quality.Biodiversity and Human Health brings together leading thinkers on the globa...

In the aftermath of a devastating loss, Laura Riding, a young woman grappling with grief and despair, seeks solace in the written word. As she pours her heart into her journal, she encounters the enigmatic figure of the Penitent, a mysterious stranger who offers both comfort and torment. Through their haunting exchanges, Laura confronts the depths of her sorrow, the complexities of love and loss, and the transformative power of language itself.

In Prehistory, the award-winning archaeologist and renowned scholar Colin Renfrew covers human existence before the advent of written records–which is to say, the overwhelming majority of our time here on earth. But Renfrew also opens up to discussion, and even debate, the term “prehistory” itself, giving an incisive, concise, and lively survey of the past, and how scholars and scientists labor to bring it to light.Renfrew begins by looking at prehistory as a discipline, particular...

The art created in the caves of western Europe in the Ice Age provokes awe and wonder. What do these symbols on the walls of Lascaux and Altamira, tell us about the nature of ancestral minds? How did these images spring into the human story? This book, a masterful piece of detective work, puts forward the most plausible explanation yet.

This ambitious, interdisciplinary book seeks to explain the origins of religion using our knowledge of the evolution of cognition. A cognitive anthropologist and psychologist, Scott Atran argues that religion is a by-product of human evolution just as the cognitive intervention, cultural selection, and historical survival of religion is an accommodation of certain existential and moral elements that have evolved in the human condition.

From superstar Shania Twain, a poignant, heartfelt, and beautifully told account of her hard-scrabble childhood, rise to worldwide fame, and personal tragedies.THE INSPIRING, HEARTSTIRRING MEMOIR FROM THE MUSIC ICON—NOW WITH A NEW FOREWORDThe world may know Shania Twain as many things: a music legend, a mother, and recently, a fixture in the news for her painful, public divorce and subsequent marriage to a cherished friend. But in this extr...