**AN ECONOMIST AND SMITHSONIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A landmark work of narrative history that shatters our previous Eurocentric understanding of the Age of Discovery by telling the story of the Indigenous Americans who journeyed across the Atlantic to Europe after 1492"On Savage Shores not only changes how we think about the first contact between America and Europe but also sets the methodological standard for a new way of understanding the origin of t...

This comprehensive international study provides a cross-national analysis of different understandings of errors and mistakes, as well as lessons to avoid and how to handle them in child protection practice, using research and knowledge from 11 countries in Europe and North America.Divided into country-specific chapters, each examines the pathways that lead to mistakes happening, the scale of their impact, how responsibilities and responses are decided and how practice and policy su...

A New Statesman Best Book of the Year 2023. A Waterstones Book of the Year 2023. An Economist Book of the Year. One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best History Books of 2023. A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2023. Winner of the Voltaire Medal.'An untold story of colonial history, both epic and intimate, and a thrilling revelation' Adam Rutherford'Mind-blowing . . . this is how history should be told' Benjamin Zephan...

A New Statesman Best Book of the Year 2023. A Waterstones Book of the Year 2023. An Economist Book of the Year. One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best History Books of 2023. A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2023. Winner of the Voltaire Medal.'An untold story of colonial history, both epic and intimate, and a thrilling revelation' Adam Rutherford'Mind-blowing . . . this is how history should be told' Benjamin Zephan...

There is an otherworldly quality to the Mid-Shore--ghosts seem to rise up from the Chesapeake, and quaint towns hold the spirits of their historic pasts. Oxford's Robert Morris Inn is still home to its colonial namesake, while the Kemp House in St. Michael's is host to the restless specter of Robert E. Lee. Murdered actress Marguerite rides the elevator of the Avalon Theater, and Wish Sheppard stalks the halls of the Denton Jail. Near the witching hour, the eerie sound of the swinging body...

**AN ECONOMIST AND SMITHSONIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A landmark work of narrative history that shatters our previous Eurocentric understanding of the Age of Discovery by telling the story of the Indigenous Americans who journeyed across the Atlantic to Europe after 1492"On Savage Shores not only changes how we think about the first contact between America and Europe but also sets the methodological standard for a new way of understanding the origin of t...

"Sea Shells Sing Across Shared Shores" is a beautifully illustrated children's book that follows the adventures of Nico, a young marine biologist, as he uncovers the hidden songs within seashells along the shore. Each shell Nico collects carries echoes of distant gatherings, songs of gratitude, remembrance, and renewal. As Nico explores sandy beaches, coral coves, and rocky tide pools, he learns that the ocean connects all people, cultures, and creatures, offering lessons in diver...

This book is dedicated to the life and career of Caroline van Hook Bean, (1879-1980). Trained by some of the first and greatest of America's Impressionist painters, Caroline went on to perhaps the longest active career of any American artist.From 1905-1921 Caroline was involved with the New York art scene at a critical time when the American Impressionists were evolving to produce the multifaceted art world of today. Caroline took courses from William Merritt Chase for many years. ...

When high-powered attorney June Carter is sidelined by a car accident, she retreats to the quiet beach town of Sandpiper Shores, Florida — hoping that a summer in the peaceful coastal community will bring healing and rest. What she doesn't expect is to collide with the past she's kept hidden for 37 years. June's first love, FBI Director Holt Dillinger, is also in town, turning her peaceful getaway into an emotional battlefield. As wildfire season sets the coastal forests ablaze, the fire i...