Tall in the Saddle: The Life of Ben Johnson, Hollywood’s Real Cowboy is the definitive biography of Ben Johnson (1918–1996), the only man to win both an Academy Award and a world rodeo championship. Born on a historic Oklahoma ranch, Johnson could rope cattle before he could read, and his horsemanship took him straight to Hollywood when tycoon Howard Hughes needed horses for The Outlaw in 1943. What started as a behind-the-scenes gig turned into an acting career that span...

Orchids, the world's largest and most diverse family of flowering plants, grow in deserts, in tropical forests, and on mountaintops. They cling to whatever they can - rocks, trees, crevices - and draw sustenance from air and water, letting their roots dangle. As the daughter of an orchid curator, Kathryn Jones closely observed these fascinating plants and found guidance for her own life, navigating grief and loss, adapting to change, and seeking solace in the natural world. An Orchid's...

In this adventure, the SuperHealos sidekick Scooter has been birdnapped by a monkey that's loose in the hospital. Join 7 year old Dash and Lily as they put on magic capes to bring hospital equipment to life and rescue everyone from the monkey madness!SuperHealos is dedicated to helping children turn challenges into adventures. Our stories and products introduce children to what they may see on a medical journey in a fun and exciting way. This book will bring out the inner superhero ...

"The Second World War was a common experience of cultural and historical rupture for many European countries, but studies of this period and its after-images often remain locked in national frameworks. Jones' comparative study of national memory cultures argues for a more nuanced view of responses to shared issues of remembrance. Focusing on the 1960s and 1970s, two decades of great change and debate in French and German discourses of memory, it investigates literary representations of the...

Many books and essays have addressed the broad sweep of Texas music—its multicultural aspects, its wide array and blending of musical genres, its historical transformations, and its love/hate relationship with Nashville and other established music business centers. This book, however, focuses on an essential thread in this tapestry: the Texas singer-songwriters to whom the contributors refer as “ruthlessly poetic.” All songs require good lyrics, but for these songwriters, the poetic qualit...

There are significant variations in how healthcare systems and health professionals are regulated globally. One feature that they increasingly have in common is an emphasis on the value of including members of the public in quality assurance processes. While many argue that this will help better serve the public interest, others question how far the changing regulatory reform agenda is still dominated by medical interests.Bringing together leading academics worldwide, this collecti...

The universe shifts and changes: suddenly you understand, you get it, and are filled with wonder. That moment of understanding drives the greatest science-fiction stories and lies at the heart of Engineering Infinity.Whether it’s coming up hard against the speed of light – and, with it, the enormity of the universe – realising that terraforming a distant world is harder and more dangerous than you’d ever thought, or simply realizing that a hitchhiker on a starship consumes...

Cultural Representation of the Second Wife: Literature, Stage, and Screen, is a multifaceted, interdisciplinary, cross-cultural work that provides insights into the realities of second wives the world over. This book allows the reader a three-dimensional view of the second wife experience. It asks: What does it mean, and what does it feel like, to be a second wife in a polygamous union or in a monogamous partnership? Is there a difference? Together, the writers in this book cleverly create...

A Caterer's Guide to Halloween and Havoc by Jessica ThompsonWhen she is dragged to a Halloween party at a spooky house for the epic food, Violet never thought that mystery and havoc would haunt the party. When two people are poisoned, will Violet find the creep before the police make a terrifying mistake?Friday Night Frights by Brittany E. BrinegarSamantha Brown is a high school reporter with a nose for the truth. When she's sent to Goodnight, Texas to cover a haunted...

During the forty days of Lent, we explore the gift of repentance that turns us back to Christ and his finished work. There is no repentance apart from Christ. There is no Lent apart from Christ's suffering on our behalf. There is no hope apart from his righteousness gifted to us. All of these daily devotions are written with these great truths in mind. Dear Sinner/Saint, prepare to be told in these pages to go home to your forgiving Father over and over.* Foreword by Daniel Emery P...

An investigation into the deaths of six Aboriginal women and the police responses that left families reeling'If you think it's hard being a white woman in Australia, try being a black woman.' These were the words that set a team of journalists at the Adelaide Advertiser on an investigation into the tragic deaths of six young Indigenous women.It was Courtney Hunter-Hebberman who uttered those words, up on stage at an International Women's Day event. A shocki...

Sustainability, digitalization, and artification have become the cornerstones of a successful business model in a world rocked by the effects of a pandemic and a climate crisis. Organizational strategies in the art, fashion, and wine industries have to be redesigned to reflect these changes. The circular model discussed in this work provides guidance and a vision for systematically moving towards social and environmental sustainability from both a production and consumption perspective. Di...