Religious Rhetoric: Dividing a Nation or Building Community examines religious rhetoric and its creation of both division and unity from a variety of perspectives and issues. Religion, in a variety of forms, is central to our understanding of who we are and how we respond to the world around us. Even those who claim not to have a religious faith have religion in the sense that they have a particular worldview through which they understand and react to the world around them. By examining re...

This readable and concise research-based book discusses seven simple rules that will help businesses and individuals improve their customer satisfaction and workplace environments – and make the world a little better and more pleasant.An author team with extensive cross-sector experience provides a foundation that will help improve customer service no matter the type of organization or situation, allowing customization according to industry standards and expectations. Although the ...

Describes landmark free speech decisions of the Supreme Court while highlighting the issues of language, rhetoric, and communication that underlie them.At the intersection of communication and First Amendment law reside two significant questions: What is the speech we ought to protect, and why should we protect it? The 20 scholars of legal communication whose essays are gathered in this volume propose various answers to these questions, but their essays share an ab...

"The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1" is a remarkable anthology that showcases some of the most powerful and eloquent speeches throughout history. Compiled by Edward A. Allen and David J. Brewer, this volume brings together a diverse range of orations that reflect the art of public speaking and the impact of rhetoric on society. Each speech is carefully selected for its historical significance and emotional resonance, making it an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the power of wor...

With growing concerns surrounding the impact of climate change on both native and invasive pest invasions, coupled with the rising threat of global food insecurity, more research is required to understand the major insect pests of cereals, including how best to control and monitor them.Advances in understanding insect pests affecting wheat and other cereals provides a comprehensive review of the wealth of research that addresses this challenge. This collec...

Winner of the 2024 Wiley-Silver Prize in Civil War HistoryFinalist for the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln PrizeThe astonishing transformation of the abolitionist movement during the Civil War proved enormously consequential both for the cause of abolitionism and for the nation at large. Drawing on a cast of famous and obscure figures from Frederick Douglass to Moncure Conway, Frank J. Cirillo’s The Abolitionist Civil War explores how i...

This book describes naval warfare during the opening phase of the Hundred Years War, a vital period in the development of the early Royal Navy, in which Edward III's government struggled to harness English naval power in a dramatic battle for supremacy with their French and Spanish adversaries. It shows how the escalating demands of Edward's astonishing military ambitions led to an intense period of evolution in the English navy and the growth of a cultureof naval specialism and profession...

This early work on brewing is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a wealth of information on the processes involved in beer production. This is a fascinating work and highly recommended for anyone interested in the brewing industry and its history. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original ...

Feast of the Seven Moons is a collection of memoir, poetry, and a little fiction by seven senior women who have been meeting on-line for three years. The structure of the group is based on the Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) method. The leader provided us with prompts -- phrases, poems, and music – and we wrote in response. After each writing, we read our pieces aloud and received feedback which helped us decide which pieces to type up and include in the book.Through our writing ...

Chris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about baseball when he risked his life's savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important -- and funniest -- figures in the game's history.Von der Ahe picked up the team for one reason -- to sell more beer. Then he helped gather a group of ragtag professional clubs together to create a maverick new league that would fight the haughty Nati...

Are you an introvert? Do others expect you to be more sociable? Do you feel guilty for needing some space? Maybe you are an extrovert who doesn't understand why your introverted colleague isn't more outgoing. Introverts can be disadvantaged by their communication preferences, especially when it comes to the workplace.Professor Brewer has been developing this project for a number of years because, as an introvert himself, he has made some discoveries about what has "gone wrong" in h...

As formulaic in appearance as they are abundant in the archives, it is easy to underestimate the power of the letters generated by medieval governments, but these acts of communication were more than mere containers of information. Operating at the intersection of the spoken and the written, the performed and the observed, they produced a discourse that maximized royal authority and promoted solidarity between sender and recipient.This book situatesletters within medieval theories o...