The final issue of the year comes when the nights in the Northern Hemisphere are at their longest and coldest. It’s at this time that fiction is needed the most. Against the backdrop of darkness, we gather close and whisper tales to entertain and inspire—and to remind ourselves that dawn will return.Welcome to issue #135. In these pages are the continuation of Flashlight, Knife and Flowered Crown. Hands of a Toolmaker presents another tale of rage, but this time it is contained and...

Die Debatte um den Monotheismus ist nicht neu. Er ist Gegenstand kontroverser Diskussionen in Theologie, Religions- und Kulturwissenschaften. Die vorliegende Studie unternimmt den Versuch, den komplexen religionskulturellen Befund der materiellen Kultur in der persischen Provinz Jehud kritisch zu sichten und mit der Konzeption des Göttlichen in Psalm 97 und weiteren Jhwh-Königs-Psalmen zu korrelieren. Dabei zeigt sich, dass die persische Epoche eine theologisch produktive Phase für die Ent...

Postcolonial legacies continue to impact upon the Global South and this edited collection examines their influence on systems of policing, security management and social ordering. Expanding the Southern Criminology agenda, the book critically examines social harms, violence and war crimes, human rights abuses, environmental degradation and the criminalization of protest.The book asks how current states of policing came about, their consequences and whose interests they continue to ...

12 inspiring Bible stories for your little bilingual reader!Experience the joy of faith through twelve cherished Bible stories written in both Spanish and English. You and your child will share a variety of fun and heartwarming moments while learning important Biblical teachings and vocabulary. A wonderful resource for your little one to connect with God and develop language skills during their early childhood years, 12 Bible Stories in Spanish and English is sure ...

A proposta da terceira edição deste livro é apresentar alguns elementos presentes no debate historiográfico contemporâneo sobre a história da saúde e da enfermagem, especialmente relacionados ao desenvolvimento social, cultural, educacional, de pesquisa, econômico, do cuidado em enfermagem e de gênero que influenciaram e possibilitaram a construção da enfermagem como profissão. Seus autores têm absoluta clareza da impossibilidade de dar conta da história da profissão de enfermagem na sua t...

Charming summer stories for your bilingual reader!Experience the beauty of Summer through eight unique tales written in both Brazilian Portuguese and English. You and your child will share a variety of fun and heartwarming moments while learning important key phrases and vocabulary. A great resource for your little one to learn language skills during their early childhood years, 5 Minute Summer Stories in Portuguese and English is sure to be a delight for the whole...

A ideia deste livro surgiu a partir de um trecho do Sermão do Monte ("Bem-aventurados os que têm fome e sede de justiça porque serão saciados") e da música "Comida", do grupo de rock Titãs ("A gente não quer só comida. A gente quer comida, diversão, balé..."). Não temos somente fome de comida. Temos fome de tanta coisa, seja material, psicológica, espiritual... Como somos famintos! No intuito de saber do que temos fome e como saciá-la tendo como prato principal os ensinamentos de Jesus à l...

12 charming bedtime stories for your bilingual reader!Bonne Nuit! Experience the joy of bedtime through twelve unique tales written in both French and English. You and your child will share a variety of fun and heartwarming moments while learning important key phrases and vocabulary. A great resource for your little one to learn language skills during their early childhood years, 12 Bedtime Stories in French and English is sure to be a delight for the whole family....

12 charming bedtime stories for your little bilingual reader!Boa Noite! Experience the joy of bedtime through twelve unique tales written in both Brazilian Portuguese and English. You and your child will share a variety of fun and heartwarming moments while learning important key phrases and vocabulary. A great resource for your little one to learn language skills during their early childhood years, 12 Bedtime Stories in Portuguese and English is sure to be a delig...

The best example of filling-in involves the blind spot, a region of the retina devoid of photoreceptors. Remarkably, the region of visual space corresponding to the blind spot is not perceived as a dark region in space, but instead as having the same color and texture as the surrounding background; hence the expression "filling in." While this type of perceptual completion phenomenon is common in the visual domain, it is argued by the leading scientists who contribute to this book that for...

The COVID-19 pandemic struck as a global problem, a virus spreading without respect for territorial boundaries. National responses to mitigate the multi-dimensional effects provoked by the pandemic have been varied. What factors within federal systems could be related to the success or failure of their attempts to face this crisis? How have political leaders been performing in the intergovernmental arena, along with subnational levels of government?American Federal Systems and ...

12 inspiring Bible stories for your little bilingual reader!Experience the joy of faith through twelve cherished Bible stories written in both French and English. You and your child will share a variety of fun and heartwarming moments while learning important Biblical teachings and vocabulary. A wonderful resource for your little one to connect with God and develop language skills during their early childhood years, 12 Bible Stories in French and English is sure to...