In Heaven's Interpreters**, Ashley Reed reveals how nineteenth-century American women writers transformed the public sphere by using the imaginative power of fiction to craft new models of religious identity and agency.** Women writers of the antebellum period, Reed contends, embraced theological concepts to gain access to the literary sphere, challenging the notion that theological discourse was exclusively oppressive and served to deny women the...

Jennifer Travis and Jessica DeSpain present a long-overdue collection of theoretical perspectives and case studies aimed at teaching nineteenth-century American literature using digital humanities tools and methods. Scholars foundational to the development of digital humanities join educators who have made digital methods central to their practices. Together they discuss and illustrate how digital pedagogies deepen student learning. The collection's innovative approach allows the works to ...

At least when you’re Death’s nephew the bad guys literally have no-where to hide, right?Meet Reed Lavender, a mostly-human detective with the uncanny ability to hear the final words of the dead. But on this case he’ll need more than his usual tricks to solve the murder of a teen runaway – he’ll need something that just might be more trouble than it’s worth – the help of his ragtag Reaper-cousins.But the deeper Reed digs the more he realises there’s somethin...

Things aren’t exactly getting easier for Reed Lavender.Old obligations and new cases are piling up but in the aftermath of Feronia’s defeat, answers are still too thin on the ground.But one clue – his father’s knucklebone – might just lead to something big.To learn the truth about his parents’ disappearance, Reed will have to take the fight to whoever is behind the growing turmoil in his city. And if the rising number of Spirit-Worms, needy Gods, vi...

Five years ago, Zennor’s perfect Cornish wedding fell apart in the most spectacular style - thanks to Matt Veryan, the man who crashed the celebrations and shattered her happily ever after.Now a successful business owner in St Ives, Zennor is shocked to discover Matt is not only back in her life - he’s also her new landlord.As old feelings resurface and long-buried secrets come to light, Zennor must face the truth about her past, her marriage . . . and the ...

'Quite simply the cosy monster romance of my dreams' B.K. BORISON, Sunday Times bestselling author of Good SpiritsA gym-owning wolven and a headstrong baker discover howl real their connection is in this sweet and spicy monster romance.After a wedding cake catastrophe on the street, local baker Tegan lands in the most unexpected place-a solid wall of fur and fangs named Atlas. She's never met anyo...

Things aren't exactly getting easier for Reed Lavender.Old obligations and new cases are piling up but in the aftermath of Feronia's defeat, answers are still too thin on the ground.But one clue – his father's knucklebone – might just lead to something big.To learn the truth about his parents' disappearance, Reed will have to take the fight to whoever is behind the growing turmoil in his city. And if the rising number of Spirit-Worms, needy Gods, vi...

This is a practical book exploring how to conduct animal assisted intervention (AAI) in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. This resource is for social scientists (e.g., psychology, social work, human development and family studies, etc.), as well as ethologists and animal behaviour and welfare students and practitioners. The book is a series of short chapters that depict a wide array of AAIs and their potential welfare concerns. The chapters include descriptions of ...

A practical, real-world guide that helps managers lead with confidence using a proven 3-step framework—Pause, Consider, Act—to navigate challenges, build strong teams, and avoid burnout.Most managers are promoted because they excel at their jobs—but the moment they step into a new leadership role, they’re expected to know how to motivate teams, navigate tough conversations, and drive results with little to no guidance. Manager Method fills this gap, and pr...

Reed is about to snap - and this time, nothing is going to stand in his way when it comes to getting answers for Elise, not even a supposedly long-vanished Sumerian God.Or so Reed thinks.But summer in the city isn't going to be like the others. The city itself isn't quite the same either, and even if you're lucky (or cursed) enough to count the children of Gods among your friends, nothing is ever simple...

Dip your toes into this delicious romance by a Sunday Times bestelling author.**'Hours of happy reading ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER'Pacey, witty, hilariously funny ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER'Gripping from the first page to the last ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER**Escape to sunny Cornwall...and find love?Lucy Gibson needs to get away. When her good-looking, popular boyfriend Nick Laurentis, winner of reality TV show Hot Shots, propos...

DR. ASHLEY MONTAGU’S book possesses two great merits rarely found in current discussions of human problems. Where most writers over-simplify, he insists on the principle of multiple and interlocking causation. And where most assume that “facts will speak for themselves,” he makes it clear that facts are mere ventriloquists’ dummies, and can be made to justify any course of action that appeals to the socially conditioned passions of the individuals concerned. These two truths are sufficient...