What does it mean to be a man in the twenty-first century? How can today's men lead a more fulfilling existence?Masculinity has reached a moment of crisis. From the erosion of unifying institutions such as marriage to a rise in male suicide rates, the last century and a half has been a particularly turbulent time to be a man. Increasing numbers of men are finding themselves anchorless, uprooted from the conventions and certainties of their forefathers. Today masculinity itself has ...

In the beginning, there was the hair. And some of the hair was bad, but it was small. As men and women everywhere worked to improve and increase their lot, however, they stumbled onto some of humankind's most miraculous innovations: spray, gel, mousse, crimping irons, and of course, the perm. With these new tools, people everywhere suddenly found themselves able to coax their lank, lifeless tresses toward glorious new heights. The age of big hair had begun.Now, the greatest of thes...

What does it mean to be a man in the twenty-first century? How can today's men lead a more fulfilling existence?Masculinity has reached a moment of crisis. From the erosion of unifying institutions such as marriage to a rise in male suicide rates, the last century and a half has been a particularly turbulent time to be a man. Increasing numbers of men are finding themselves anchorless, uprooted from the conventions and certainties of their forefathers. Today masculinity itself has ...

Cynisch, gruwelijk, triest, hard, misdadig: verzin maar een genre en ze komt in dit rijtje verhalen van beroemde schrijvers voor: Dit was Willi's dag, De bekentenis, Nellthu, De vakantieganger, Kolonel Starbottle, De prins, Het meisje dat geld verkocht, Het ovale portret, Kat in het nauw, De gunst, Het vrouwenprobleem, Bruggen oversteken, Verschrikkelijk, Doorgestoken kaart, Correspondentievriendje, Met kerst weer thuis, Meezweten met Dover, De vredesparels, Tamanj, Het behekste poppenhuis...

Examining globally invasive alien birds, the first part of this book provides an account of 32 global avian invasive species (as listed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group, ISSG). It acts as a one stop reference volume; it assesses current invasive status for each bird species, including details of physical description, diet, introduction and invasion pathways, breeding behaviour, natural habitat. It also looks at the environmental impact of each species, as well as current and future...