Around the introduction of Agenda 21 at Rio in 1991, some countries like the Netherlands and New Zealand were already leading the way with quite innovative approaches to environmental planning. Focusing on the New Zealand government's innovations in sustainable and environmental planning, particularly the Resource Management Act of 1991, this book highlights planning and governance under devolved and co-operative mandates. It uses multiple methods to evaluate the quality of policy statemen...

As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy, and knowledge to pay it forward and inspire other writers, experienced or a...

'Murder has no right to be this funny!' ERIN KELLYTo have and to hold, to lie and to kill...Meet James and Daisy Dixon. They get along perfectly well - especially when on separate sides of their huge manor house, where Daisy can plot her husband's murder in peace.However, after accidentally killing a man on their way home from a lavish party, they're forced to work together to bury the evidence. All is going surpr...

What happens when life falls apart and all you have left is your faith?In Faithful in Uncertainty: Finding God Through Seasons of Loss, Healing, and Restoration, Dr. Jennifer Dixon-Hooks takes readers on a deeply personal and faith-filled journey through grief, heartbreak, emotional healing, rebuilding, and spiritual restoration using the powerful story of Ruth in the Book of Ruth as both inspiration and foundation.Many know Ruth because of Boaz, but her story is a...

Healing from Church Hurt: A Faith-Informed Guide to Emotional Recovery and Spiritual Renewalby Dr. Jennifer Dixon-Hooks, PhDChurch hurt cuts deep. When spiritual communities—places meant to nurture, protect, and guide—become sources of pain, betrayal, or emotional harm, the impact can shake your identity, your faith, and your sense of belonging. But healing is possible, and you don't have to walk through it alone.In this compassionate and pr...

A medieval historian examines what we really know about the man who was "Merlin the Magician" and his impact on Britain.The historical Merlin was no rough magician: he was a learned figure from the cutting edge of medieval science and adept in astrology, cosmology, prophecy, and natural magic, as well as being a seer and a proto-alchemist. His powers were convincingly real—and useful, for they helped to add credibility to the "long-lost" history of Britain which fi...

With contributors in the fields of communication, psychology, English, law, and others, Navigating Life with a Graduate Degree as a Military Spouse: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Thriving amidst Uncertainty utilizes interdisciplinary theories, methods, and approaches to study the educational and career experiences of military spouses with advanced degrees.The contributors to this volume analyze the challenges, struggles, and positive aspects of be...

To have and to hold, to lie and to kill...Meet Daisy Dixon. She loves sewing, antiques, and watching murder mysteries. Oh, and plotting to kill her husband.Meet James Dixon. He's mega-rich, mega-successful, and completely missing a conscience.On the way back from a party, the Dixons hit a man with their car. There's only one thing for it, and that's to bury him in the grounds of their manor house, Langley Hall. All is going well, until the day that ...

Is our destiny written inside our very DNA? Richard Rudd suggests that humanity is on the verge of a major shift in consciousness rooted in a new understanding of how our genes operate. He introduces this fantastic possibility, showing how the "gene keys" are an inner language designed to transform our core beliefs about ourselves and raise us to a higher level of awareness. The book works alongside state-of-the-art online profiling software that provides instantaneous free "Hologenetic Pr...

Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England.Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs, and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry, histories, and religious literature, Eleanor Parker investigates how Anglo-Saxons f...

We the People of the United States of America have the right to abolish and reform the United States Federal Government on the grounds of Breach of Agreement and Violation of the U.S. Constitution. We the people disacknowledge the legitimacy of the current sitting Federal Government due to past and ongoing Violations of the U.S. Constitution, Failure to Address Endemic Corruption, Defrauding of the American People by Taxation without Representation, Failure to Address Election Interference...

Packed with stunning revelations, this is the inside story of The Queen Mother from the New York Times bestselling author who first revealed the truth about Princess Diana.Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother has been called the "most successful queen since Cleopatra." Her personality was so captivating that even her arch-enemy Wallis Simpson wrote about "her legendary charm." Portrayed as a selfless partner to the King in the Oscar-winning movie The King's Speech, The Queen Mother is most oft...