Like its 2006 predecessor, America Has Talent/Against the Grain, the 2020 book now in your hands. goes deep into the absurdly comical-yet-disturbing world of televangelical confidence games. It rips open the hypocrisy of such “giants” of the field as Jim Bakker, the disgraced (though back for another payday) “minister” who originally set the stage for Tammy Faye Bakker’s stardom an enterprise that backfired on him eventually -and who isn’t averse to backstage-groping a boy or two as he tri...

La inteligencia innata de los individuos y organizaciones están a la espera de ser destapadas. Para ello deben definirse y expresarse los valores y la visión. El coaching energético proporciona un vehículo para aquellos que desean convertirse en la expresión más plena de su auténtico ser, volviéndose coherentes cuando su ser interior se refleje en el espejo de su hacer externo. La auto-reflexión, la honestidad y el trabajo duro que se introducen en el proceso de coaching energético conecta...

The Three Hills, and Other Poems is a captivating anthology that brings together a stunning tapestry of poetic styles and themes, capturing the elegance and melancholy of the human experience. The collection navigates through diverse literary landscapes, from the romantic to the modernist, offering readers a profound journey into the enigmatic corridors of emotion and thought. With a seamless blend of vivid imagery and rhythmic grace, this assemblage celebrates both the pastoral beauty and...

The Three Hills, and Other Poems presents a rich tapestry of themes ranging from the enchanting to the existential, offering a panorama of human experiences through its diverse array of poems. This anthology deftly juxtaposes styles that are as varied as they are complementary, with pieces that embrace the ethereal nature of romanticism alongside those that delve into the gritty realities of modernism. Standout works within this collection invite readers into a world of vivid imagery as th...

This is one of a series of anthologies of science fiction and mystery stories by Borgo Press writers that are being distributed at cost as both ebooks and paperback volumes. The first volume in the sequence, Yondering, includes a baker's dozen of original and reprint tales by fourteen writers.In "The Quills of Henry Thomas," W. C. and Aja Bamberger give us a glimpse of a future in which music is composed through DNA computing. "The Gizzard Wizard" is Rory Barnes's delightful sequel...

With its first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on March 8, 1981, this dramatised tale of Middle Earth became an instant global classic. It boasts a truly outstanding cast including Ian Holm (as Frodo), Michael Hordern (as Gandalf), Robert Stephens (as Aragorn), Bill Nighy (as Sam Gamgee) and John Le Mesurier (as Bilbo).Brian Sibley's famous adaptation has been divided into three corresponding parts, with newly-recorded beginning and end narration by Ian Holm, who now stars as Bilbo in the...

Introduction to Liquid Crystals: Chemistry and Physics, Second Edition relies on only introductory level chemistry and physics as the foundation for understanding liquid crystal science. Liquid crystals combine the material properties of solids with the flow properties of fluids. As such they have provided the foundation for a revolution in low-power, flat-panel display technology (LCDs). In this book, the essential elements of liquid crystal science are introduce...

Convocados de manera independiente por Contraste Editorial para responder un breve cuestionario en torno a la situación y perspectivas de la filosofía contemporánea, los destacados profesores aquí reunidos terminan por desarrollar ante el lector, en realidad, una conversación. Se trata, en sentido estricto, de una conversación filosófica, es decir, de una conversación crítica, propositiva y comprometida con los más altos valores humanos. En los tiempos que corren, la razón de lo anterior d...

The second instalment of Tolkien's epic tale, adapted from the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Having fled the Shire in their escape from Sauron's Dark Riders, Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring have journeyed to Rivendell and beyond. Their mission is to reach the Mountain of Fire in Mordor, where the Ruling Ring can be destroyed, but already their campaign is in jeopardy. Gandalf has fallen into an abyss, and Boromir has fatally succumbed to the power of the Ring. The othe...

The evil Saruman has been defeated by Gandalf, but in Mordor the battle for the Ruling Ring continues. Wounded by the giant spider, Shelob, Frodo has been captured by the dreaded orcs. Sam, alone and in possession of the Ring, must rescue his master if their mission - to find the Cracks of Doom, and there destroy the Ring - is to continue. Meanwhile, the other Fellowship members are preparing for war against the armies of the Dark Lord, Sauron... Widely regarded as a broadcasting classic, ...

A respected equine vet and farrier have joined forces to produce this manual for trainee and working farriers. This fully updated new edition for 2022, starts with a brief history of farriery, then looks at the legalities of the job and how to control equines for trimming and shoeing. The authors describe the care and maintenance of the forge and farriery tools, as well as the anatomy and function of the horse, especially the lower limbs, the principles of foot balance, and the practice of...

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - September 2022Milla's Dandelion: Alchemilla encounters a gentle horned man in the woods while looking for flowers.The Heaven – The Earth: Morton is growing a hole right through his belly and has to come to terms with his life choices.French Connection: A college student is transported back to Paris to have coffee with Simone de Beauvoir, Jean...