This bold, globe-spanning survey is the first book to thoroughly explore the radical, long-standing interdependence between art and homosexuality. It draws examples from the full range of the Western tradition, including classical, Renaissance, and contemporary art, with special focus on the modern era. It was in the modern period, when arguments about homosexuality and the avant-garde were especially public, that our current conception of the artist and the homosexual began to take shape,...

Edinburgh, Scotland is one of Europe’s most breathtaking cities. With beautiful architecture, the city’s Old Town has ancient, labyrinthine cobbled streets and small alleyways. On the other hand, New Town has a happening shopping and nighttime entertainment scene. Edinburgh attracts four million tourists each year to the city’s famous festivals, city attractions and green landscapes.  In the past decade Glasgow has flourished and emerged as one of Scotland’s top tourist destinations. ...

Written from the perspective of the factory worker and peasant at the ground level, this study of Russia during the Revolution 1917-21 aims to shed light on the realities of living through and participating in these tumultuous events. The book is intended for undergraduate courses in history, Soviet studies, and politics.

Between Brothers is a poignant scientific drama about identical biracial twins whose lives diverge in heartbreaking ways. Kevin, a gifted athlete exploring his identity and choices, contracts AIDS, while Tevin, the academically driven brother on the path to becoming a biologist and medical doctor, is thrust into a desperate race against time. As Kevin's health declines, Tevin channels grief, guilt, and love into a relentless search for answers, determined to find a cure and honor his broth...

Morris and his two friends are garden hero's in this story of how they save a wilting flower patch. They learn through problem solving the best way to help the flowers recover. Team work allows each participant to bring their unique talents, skills and experience. Felicity fly fetches water in conical leaf cups she made. Morris the Worm, breaks open the dry ground allowing air and water to easily get to the flower roots. G-Slide Snail finds rotten fruit, which is broken up into smaller pie...

"The Last Heir" is an engaging and thought-provoking novel that delves into the world of corporate and family dynamics. The protagonist, the young woman, must navigate the complex and often conflicting interests of the family members, employees, and the community as she works to implement her vision for a sustainable future.The book explores themes of legacy, responsibility, and the power of one person's actions to bring about change. It also touches on the importance of balancing f...

Digital Media Law offers a practical guide to the law of media and communication focusing on digital channels, models, and technologies. It draws together the aspects of media law that are most critical for those engaged in the production and distribution of digital media, from traditional broadcasters and internet-based services to major internet platforms.As an expert scholar and educator in media law, Christopher S. Reed brings considerable experience as an in-house lawyer for a...

Build a dependable work-from-home side hustle and transform financial anxiety into steady income without the burnout. Whether you are a stay-at-home parent craving flexible hours or an exhausted employee desperate to leave the corporate grind, this practical roadmap eliminates the overwhelm of starting out. Skip the flashy hype and discover a calm, grounded approach to entrepreneurship that fits naturally into your chaotic everyday life.Listen while you tackle household chores or n...

Fearful of Russian expansion beyond just Crimea, elements within Eastern Europe choose to act before it is too late…When an unrelenting campaign of bomb and cyber-attacks pushes Moscow to the edge of chaos, Russia exacts revenge on those suspected of supporting and training the terrorists. Retaliation against first Lithuania, then Poland, places her into direct conflict with NATO, an escalating confrontation turning the Baltic into a potential battle zone.In England, Michae...

Manx McCatty is a hard boiled feline detective prowling the back alleys of San Francisco in search of a killer ghost. With his mysterious friend, Fiddler, he searches through the foggy nights, tracking down a phantom killer who's leaving a trail of blood in his wake. As rumors spread that a mythical demon has emerged from the underworld, Manx comes whisker to whisker with a horrifying truth that may cost him his own life.

Lenin lived a controversial life and has had a deeply controversial reputation in the centenary since his death (21 January 1924) His rise from a conventional, educated, provincial, and middle-class background to become not only the leader, even dictator, over the largest country on earth, is dramatic and vital in itself. But it is only part of the story. Even after his death, he was unchallenged as the chief inspirer of a disparate world revolutionary movement which rocked the dominant ca...

The battle for control of the reefs and shoals of the South China Sea intensifies as Russia and the U.S. squeeze China from north and south, their own internal threats not yet resolved...Set immediately after the events of The Trust of the People, the story forms the final part of the Conspiracy Trilogy. Covering a chaotic two week period, the repercussions of the past move rapidly between Beijing, Moscow and Washington, the truth invariably nothing more than a political inconvenie...