Drawn from wartime diaries, this memoir by a SAS commando veteran gives a firsthand account of the British Special Forces during WWII.Peter Davis was the youngest officer in the SAS during World War II. In this autobiographical account, he reveals the naive enthusiasm he felt when he joined the Unit, his fears and trepidation during training, and the horror at what he later experienced during his first operations in the liberation of Sicily and Italy. His story expl...

Saint Peter, originally named Simon, was a fisherman by trade before being called to follow Jesus Christ. His life is a remarkable journey of transformation, faith, and leadership that laid the groundwork for early Christianity. As one of the first disciples, Peter's experience with Jesus provided him with profound insights into the nature of faith and the mission of the Church. His encounters with Christ, from the miraculous catch of fish to his proclamation of Jesus as the Messiah, marke...

Climate change is a reality, and communities around the world are now facing significant environmental problems – rising global temperatures leading to increased risk of flooding, fire, and sea level rise, resulting in the destruction of property and social infrastructure, loss of biodiversity and tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and damage to economies. Little wonder then that the online conference held on 30 September 2021 with the title "Ecomuseums and Climate Action" attracte...

A sweeping novel of the 1930s that captures the essence of a golden, lurid era when Hollywood became the fantasy capital of the worldGirl of My Dreams follows a wide-eyed young screenwriter in the 1930s when Hollywood, the Depression, and the Communist Party intersected powerfully in the American psyche. From the glamorous and mysterious star Palmyra Millevoix to the ruthless studio mogul Mossy Zangwill, protagonist Owen Jant struggles to navigate a world t...

At each stage of their lives—from infant cribs to teen dropouts to welfare dependents to basement shelters for the elderly—the people of the underclass are shunned by the rest of the population, even by the working poor. The cycle is vicious: Underclass children get little help in their own homes (when they have homes); they are shoved aside at school until they drop out like their parents did; they are unable to find decent work without an education; they have children of their own for wh...

Barnabee the Service Dog is a book about a puppy that grows up into a service dog. It is not only a fun story about the life of a dog, but it is also written to be educational. The book teaches children what service dogs are, what kind of work they do, and why it is important not to interact with or distract a service dog. This is all done through the eyes of Barnabee as he grows up and learns what it means to be a service dog.

- Revised synoptic links to aid thinking across A-level topics- Knowledge-check questions to test students' understanding and grow their confidence- Refreshed real-world case studies on up-to-date topics with follow-up questions to build knowledge- New practice questions to develop important assessment skills, with answers available online- New examples, statistics and information in context

Kendra Spark, suspense-mystery writer and communicator with the dead, signs on to the next FBI Special Task Force case, trafficked girls that are marked to lose their souls.Jenna Powers, ghostified criminal analyst, sticks close to the case as she and Kendra are also marked by the same malevolent supernatural force.Derek Knight, lead FBI Agent on this case, learns of the malevolent entity and the deeper paranormal realm of danger.Kendra's unfiltered feelings for Der...

Kendra Spark, suspense-mystery romance author and communicator with the dead, is requested to hop on the first flight to D.C.Jenna Powers, FBI criminal analyst and estranged best friend of Kendra, gets ghosticized in a fatal accident before relaying all the details of the FBI killer case.Derek Knight, a dedicated (hot) FBI Special Task Force agent, takes lead on the case.The investigation into the FBI agent killings continues as Kendra, Jenna – yes, even after death...

Kendra communicates with ghosts. She's gone from a best-selling suspense-mystery author to an FBI asset on a secret mission team.Jenna, an FBI criminal analyst and Kendra's best friend, died in a fatal accident, but she continues to work for the team with Kendra's translations.Derek Knight, an FBI Special Agent, leads the FBI-Violent Crimes Unit-Sensitive (better known as Supernatural) Investigations team to fight evil entities disrupting the Earth plane.A Voodoo Pr...

Bri Lancaster and Kyle Benton (SPI ghost detectives) investigate an 1870s rundown, haunted mansion in the middle of nowhere during one of the harshest winters remembered.The SPI team uncovers that the evil entity bound to the mansion has trapped innocent spirits into an endless loop of abuse, sorrow, and the ultimate…death. In order to rescue the captives, the team discovers they must first defeat the crazed, abusive ghost.But what happens when SPI team member, Kyle, goes m...

This collection provides an in-depth and up-to-date examination of the concept of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the issues surrounding its value to society. Critically engaging with the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the book also discusses local-level conceptualizations of living cultural traditions, practices and expressions, and reflects on the efforts that seek to safeguard them. Exploring a global range of case studies, the...