2022 Catholic Media Association first place award in scripture: academic studiesIn this book, which covers all of Jesus’ parables, award-winning author Gerhard Lohfink takes a closer look at the origins of each one—its shape, its realistic details, but most of all its original message and the situation into which it was once spoken. Jesus’ parables speak in bold images of the kingdom of God, making it present to us as they reveal something of the mystery o...

Communicating with Asia brings together an international team of leading researchers to discuss South, South-East, East and Central Asia, and explore Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi-Urdu, Malay, and Russian as major languages. The volume locates English inside a number of national, regional or lingua franca contexts and illustrates the way it develops in such contact situations. Local dynamics affecting languages in contact and cultural links of languages are dealt with, such as educational-pol...

The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led people to hope that there would never be another such catastrophe. How then did it come about that there was a Second World War causing twice the 30 million deaths and many times more destruction as had been caused in the previous conflict? In this Very Short Introduction, Gerhard L. Weinberg provides an introduction to the origins, course, and impact of the war on those who fought and the ordinar...

“Fun and engaging. Well-written and with complex characters.”- Author Madeleine Holly-Rosing“Just plain fun.” - Goodreads review“Compelling characters and a satisfying balance of action and mystery.” – Bookbub review“Adventure, intrigue, dark humor and all around fun.”—Goodreads review“A fast, wild read.” –Goodreads reviewDiregloom was the last place where a disgraced ranger like Digger could freely live.But mad Queen Claudia...

A concise, authoritative, heavily illustrated summary of this class of German WWII-era warships, covering their design histories and careers.The Admiral Hipper class was among the largest heavy cruisers to serve in World War II. Intended to be a class of five, they enjoyed contrasting fortunes: Seydlitz and L ü tzow were never completed; Bl ü cher was the first major German warship sunk in action; A...

An investigation of the symbolism of the selfAion, originally published in German in 1951, is one of the major works of Jung’s later years. The central theme of the volume is the symbolic representation of the psychic totality through the concept of the Self, whose traditional historical equivalent is the figure of Christ. Jung demonstrates his thesis by an investigation of the Allegoria Christi, especially the fish symbol, but also of Gnostic and...

The »World Atlas of Jellyfish« presents in a lavishly illustrated multi-author compendium the more than 260 species of medusae (Scyphomedusae and Cubomedusae) described so far. The general, first part deals with their structure, complex life cycles and rare fossil records. But it also details on collection, cultivation and fishery methods, even gives hints for photography and cooking recipes. Additionally, it covers the nature of medusae venoms, the effects and treatment of their stings. T...

Deanne Markham picked a side.Allying herself with Magus cost her an arm. Turning her back on the Goddess earned her a mortal enemy. And the Goddess is winning the war.Magus doesn’t provide many answers, and distrust is growing among the refugees. Can Deanne organize her fellow survivors, confined to the safe zone under Magus’s protection, before the slaves of the Goddess overrun them?Bethany, the Goddess’s most powerful new recruit, hasn’t forgiven Deanne for reject...

A complete revision of Psychology of the Unconscious (orig. 1911-12), Jung's first important statement of his independent position.

Magus is dead and his bastion has fallen.Enslaved by the minder Frog, Deanne must choose. Either live a life in blissful servitude or to defy the minders and discover the mystery behind her imprisonment and Magus’s black castle.But the young girl Paige is alive somewhere within Deanne’s prison, and she possesses the raw talent to control all of Magus’s alien machinery. Deanne has but to find her and convince her to fight.Outside the castle, the Goddess continues to ...

“A different approach to the dystopian genre…a great read” - DSJM Reviews“I loved it.” – Science Fantasy HubThey told me the world above was dead.They lied.It was their world that was dying.I escaped. Outside, I found a family, and I was loved. My new home had its struggles but it was very much alive.Six years later, Nineveh came for me. And nothing would stop them from trying to take me back...For fans of po...

Cannabis - A Comprehensive GuideThe use of cannabis for medicinal purposes can be traced back to antiquity, but it is only recently that it has garnered attention as one of the most exciting medical-pharmaceutical topics. In hardly any other area of pharmacotherapy has knowledge of late developed with comparable dynamism. Experts from different fields are continuously working on new scientific evidence for the therapeutic use of cannabis and cannabinoids in order t...