This introductory guide to runic divination reveals how to use these ancient symbols to gain valuable insight.The runic alphabet of ancient Nordic and Germanic peoples has long been understood to possess hidden magic. Medieval mystics accessed this power through a divination system using runic symbols inscribed on small stones or tiles. This book reveals the secrets of rune casting, with instruction on how to read the runes for love, meditation, inner wisdom, healt...

Radical Conflictaddresses conflict at interpersonal and communal, legal and rhetorical, ethnopolitical, global, and geopolitical levels. The conflicts analyzed are "radical" because in each some intense and often prolonged violence takes place. The chapters address different kinds of violence(s)—physical and gratuitous, structural and socio-economic, legal and symbolic, all with significant ill effects and injustices that spiral in all directions. All share an interest in exploring imagina...

The Who were one of the most memorable and influential of the 1960s British Invasion bands—memorable because of their loudness and because they destroyed instruments during performances, and influential because of their success in crafting “Power Pop” singles like “My Generation” and “I Can See for Miles,” long-playing albums Live at Leeds and Who’s Next, and the “rock operas” Tommy and Quadrophenia. The themes that principal songwriter Pete Townshend imparted into The Who’s music drew upo...

"Silent Sin delivers in spades with romance, drama, rich infusions of historical details, and a happy ever after worthy of the movies." --Joyfully JayWhen tailor Marvin Gottschalk abandoned New York City for the brash boomtown of silent-film-era Hollywood, he never imagined he’d end up on screen as Martin Brentwood, one of the fledgling film industry’s most popular actors. Five years later a cynical Martin despairs of finding anything genuine in a...

WARNING: Do Not Get a Mortgage Before Reading2020 is the year of mortgages, thanks to the Internet and the digital age it is possible to move in search of the most advantageous mortgages, understand how banks operate and make the most of every strategy to bring serenity and profit for your family.While before everything had to be related to the physical bank, with the counter with wasted time, with complicated explanations from the employees and with little...

Philosophy in both Australia and New Zealand has been has been experiencing, for some time now, something of a 'golden age', exercising an influence in the global arena that is disproportionate to the population of the two countries. To capture the distinctive and internationally recognised contributions Australasian philosophers have made to their discipline, a series of public talks by leading Australasian philosophers was convened at various literary events and festivals across Australi...

Perinatal Epidemiology synthesizes perinatal knowledge through the lens of public health practice. This comprehensive text uses a consistent, logical format to offer readers: (1) A spectrum of topics affecting maternal and infant health: reproductive health concerns, maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, and gestation and fetal growth. (2) Information on timely issues, including infertility, gestational diabetes, preterm delivery, postpartum depression, and SIDS. (3) Detail...

Recent cultural interest in evangelicalism has led to considerable confusion about what the term actually means. Many young Christians are tempted to discard the label altogether. But evangelicalism is not merely a political movement in decline or a sociological phenomenon on the rise, as it has sometimes been portrayed. It is, in fact, a helpful theological profile that manifests itself in beliefs, ethics, and church life.DeYoung and other key twenty- and thirty-something evangeli...

The universe is dangerous, wondrous—a vast canvas upon which humanity sketches its hopes for the future.In this anthology, you'll find seventeen tales of conflict and heroism, exploration and discovery, endurance and triumph. Flee the apocalypse of modern-day Earth, fly a fighter in the cold emptiness of deep space, and find new life on the distant shores of an alien world. You might even discover something about yourself as each author opens a window on the soul o...

The author, after years in the real estate sector, has studied the now rampant phenomenon of Airbnb and has translated his research in this book from a business perspective in order to prepare everyone for success.The book weaves various points among which you will find:• How to get started on Airbnb for the first time, including understanding the platform, terms and more• How to find a property to list on Airbnb if you don't already have o...

Discover the systems to earn millions from the real estate sector in 2020!Are you looking to start in real estate, but don't know where to start?Do you start from scratch and want to take advantage of the speed and simplicity of the digital way to make money in the real estate sector?Do you see other people who create luck and ask yourself "if this idiot can do it, why don't I do it too"?Wouldn't it be nice to know that you own goods that bu...

International and Comparative Industrial Relations (1987) analyses the factors which have shaped industrial relations in a range of different countries, including the characteristics of the major groups and parties concerned, and the nature and types of bargaining relationships which have evolved. A substantial comparative chapter examines trends within market economies as a whole, and a statistical appendix provides some valuable comparative labour market data. Each chapter follo...