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Shirley Jackson's beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family's dark secretTaking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate. This edition features a new introduction by Jonathan Lethem.For more than seventy years, Penguin has b...

Emmy Award-winning actor and musician Jonathan Jackson explores the profound implications of human creativity in the image of God, along with the process of becoming an artist (of any sort) dedicated to practicing his or her art from the context of a deep relationship with God. The true Christian artist is not necessarily one who treats religious themes, but one who creates through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.

An ambitious and vast family history by the nephew of Soledad Brother author George Jackson and son of Black Panther martyr Jonathan Jackson, whose famous act of defiance redefined Black Power and American dissent in the early 1970s."In his quest for the truth about his iconic father and uncle and how the struggle that took their lives shaped his own, Jonathan Peter Jackson, Jr. has produced an epic story of family, race, enigmatic literary and political w...

Anthology of Longing is a compilation of mystical poetry, written over the course of two decades. The anthology contains 151 poems divided into three parts: Part One Book of Solace and Madness. Part Two Book of Silence and the Subconscious Awe. Part Three: Book of Sorrows and the Blood of Dreams. The poems draw on the ancient tradition of the Psalms and Eastern Christianity. They contain a longing in the spirit of modern man to reconnect with silence, prayer and transcendence.

The Eternal Poet and The Cosmic Drama is an exploration of how the Art of Story relates to the Person of Jesus Christ and the Salvation of the world. By drawing upon the nature of poetry throughout history, the substance and construction of story— from Aristotle's Poetics to Shakespearean Tragedy—the Prophets and Saints of Holy Scriptures, and Pagan Mythology and Philosophy, the author seeks to marvel at the Incarnation of Christ as the central reality of the Cosmic Drama, for all peoples ...

What does it mean to trust the police? What makes the police legitimate in the eyes of the policed? What builds trust, legitimacy and cooperation, and what undermines the bond between police and the public? These questions are central to current debates concerning the relationship between the British police and the public it serves. Yet, in the context of British policing they are seldom asked explicitly, still less examined in depth.Drawing on psychological and sociological explan...

An ambitious and vast family history by the nephew of Soledad Brother author George Jackson and son of Black Panther martyr Jonathan Jackson, whose famous act of defiance redefined Black Power and American dissent in the early 1970s.In thirty-six minutes on a sweltering day in August 1970, there occurred one of the most tragic days in American history. Jonathan Jackson, then a seventeen-year-old boy, attempted to free the ...

In a world where different is dangerous, only the truth can set them free.Oscar's orderly paranoid world has been turned upside down by the Red Fist Army and he now lives in exile. With the help of Penelope, Jim, and Mr. Hodge the hedgehog, he must free their hostage town, take on the Red Fist, and discover the truth about Dr. Boggs' sinister war against those who don't fit in."A great series. ... and you won't think twice about staying up waaaay past your ...

The enormous financial cost of criminal justice has motivated increased scrutiny and recognition of the need for constructive change, but what of the ethical costs of current practices and policies? Moreover, if we seriously value the principles of liberal democracy then there is no question that the ethics of criminal justice are everybody’s business, concerns for the entire society. The Routledge Handbook of Criminal Justice Ethics brings together international scholars to explo...

Humanity has been reduced to a few hundred survivors. All technology has been lost. In the Valley, the only law is survival.A young woman known only as Murdergirl longs for a life beyond subjugation by the brutal warlord Hambone. A chance discovery of a motorcycle and shotgun from the long-lost past leads Murdergirl to embrace the darkness within on a quest for humanity's freedom. She battles violent gangs and cannibals, and with each kill risks losing herself to w...

This book focuses on the state-of-the-art developments in machining with nanomaterials. Numerous in-depth case studies illustrate the practical use of nanomaterials in industry, including how thin film nanostructures can be applied to solving machining problems and how coatings can improve tool life and reduce machining costs in an environmentally acceptable way. Chapters include discussions on, among other things:Comparisons of re-coated cutting tools and re-ground drills

Uranium Processing and Properties describes developments in uranium science, engineering and processing and covers a broad spectrum of topics and applications in which these technologies are harnessed. This book offers the most up-to-date knowledge on emerging nuclear technologies and applications while also covering new and established practices for working with uranium supplies. The book also aims to provide insights into current research and processing technology developments i...