The courtroom drama that denied the legitimacy of slavery in late medieval EuropeIn 1387, a young Muslim woman from North Africa was captured on a galley in the Bay of Naples and brought to Marseille as a slave. For more than ten years, she was held in bondage to a shipwright and privateer named Peire Huguet. Daniel Lord Smail tells the extraordinary story of Magdalena Coline, a woman who dared to file suit against the man who called himself her master, and whose p...

The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern worldThe New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and statecraft throughout the centuries. Featuring entirely new entries by a who’s who of world-class scholars, this new edition provides global, comparative perspectives on strategic thought from antiquity to...

Endless inspirations is spoken in first person and minimal punctuation for the reader to expand their inner wisdom energizing their inner wise enterprising their innovative wit. To experience life by opening people eyes to dissolve their memory mind thinking opening their inpowered inspiration to expand out of thinking being stuck in old ways. I wrote Endless Inspiration to show people the way I expanded energized and enterprized my life dissolving. My thinking memory mind to open people's...

Reading the Old Testament was recognized as a classic almost from its date of publication in 1984. Without in any way diminishing its famed clarity, judiciousness, and theological depth, two prominent scholars, Richard Clifford and Daniel Harrington, have brought the book into the twenty-first century.

A modern approach to the medical practice of dry cupping—used to reduce inflammation and stimulate immune response, assist in myofascial release, relieve pain, and improve healing and recovery.Includes links to instructional online video content.A Practitioner’s Guide to Clinical Cupping provides a concise, practical, and easy-to-understand guide to safe and effective cupping techniques, integrating up-to-date research on ...

It has always been understood that the central claim of Christianity—that Jesus born of Mary is the Son of God—is as much a declaration of the mystery of the human as it is the mystery of God; just as the claim that in virtue of this identity he is the Christ who restores, and more, transforms, the created order, intensifies the mystery of the human even further. When the age of revolution was followed by the age of science, and the effort to shape the environment by technology was joined ...

This work guides the serious soul through devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus by drawing on the classical stages of the spiritual life, the purgative, illuminative, and unitive ways, and shows how living this devotion fosters peace and unity with God. Rooted in the wisdom of the Church’s spiritual masters and the revelations given to Sr. Marie de Saint‑Pierre, it includes schedules for concluding the consecration on feast days and invites deeper intimacy with Christ through traditional cons...

Discover the naughty, exotic and erotic truths about why Hedonism II sports the highest repeat guest rate of any Caribbean hotel and how to get in on the action!Imagine having the scintillating and scandalous inside information on how to make the most of a trip to the adult vacation destination Hedonism II - or just reading the naughty details.Chris Santilli, an award-winning freelance writer and inveterate naked gal, has visited Hedonism II in 60+ trips since March 1985. S...

A lively dictionary of topics related to slumber designed to help people help themselves by improving their sleep and, therefore, their health and happiness.The Story of Sleep is a lively annotated dictionary of topics related to slumber, designed to help people help themselves get a better night’s rest and improve their overall physical and mental health. Incorporating up-to-date data, each entry reflects the fact that the world-in-general has changed and ...

Irish historians have minimized Daniel O'Connell's role in the Irish liberty movement in favor of later nationalist leaders, largely because of his failure in the 1843 movement for repeal of the Act of Union. In this first detailed study of the final, crucial episode in O'Connell's career, Lawrence J. McCaffrey reassesses his place in Ireland's struggle for independence. The Repeal agitation is viewed as marking a watershed in the course of Irish nationalism.The significance of thi...

"The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their relationship to God. The prayer book is the essence of the Jewish soul." This stunning work, an empowering entryway to the spiritual revival of our times, enables all of us to claim our connection to the heritage of the traditional Jewish prayer book. It helps rejuvenate Jewish worship in today...

Laurie ist eine geniale Geschichtenerfinderin, und mit ihrer besonderen Begabung entführt sie die Kinder einer Polio-Station in eine fantastische Welt. Was als Fabulieren beginnt, wird schließlich so wichtig wie das Leben selbst. In der Auseinandersetzung mit ihrer Krankheit entwickeln die Kinder einen bewundernswerten Mut. Als ihr Freund Dickie an Kinderlähmung erkrankt, besucht Laurie ihn in der Klinik. Dort lernt sie weitere junge Polio-Patienten kennen. Für die Kinder beginnt Laurie ei...