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.

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. ...

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...

Oxford is a beautiful and historic city in the south of England. With one of the world’s most famous universities, the city has no less than nine hundred buildings that are listed as having architectural or historical merit, and most of them are located within one square mile! The High Street has been described as the most scenic in Europe. Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire is a historic town on the river Avon. It is most well known as the birthplace of the English playwright and poet, W...

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.

The ‘quintessentially English’ Cotswolds is a gentle hilly countryside region of southcentral England. This popular tourist destination is spread over 790 square miles and is close to the cities of Gloucester, Bath, Oxford, and Stratford-upon-Avon. The Cotswolds has been designated an English ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ (AONB) since 1966 and stretches across six counties (Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, and Worcestershire).  The Forest of Dean...

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...

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,...

From humble beginnings Liverpool has become one of the United Kingdom’s most vibrant cities. Liverpool has changed for the better over the past decade. With new, state-of-the-art, city-centre shopping malls and flashy tourist attractions in Albert Dock, Liverpool is attractive and modern. The city of Manchester is located in the northwest of England, and is sometimes referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom. The city is known to millions around the world as the home of the lege...

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...