A reflective recovery memoir about addiction, anxiety, mindfulness, emotional healing, and rebuilding life one day at a time. Written from lived experience, this book explores sobriety, fear, recovery meetings, mindfulness practices, breathing exercises, gratitude, emotional resilience, and learning how to find peace without escaping through alcohol. Honest, practical, and deeply human, it offers support, reflection, and calm guidance for anybody navigating recovery, emotional overwhelm, o...

Essays on "how motion pictures in the first two decades of the 20th century constructed 'communities of nationality' . . . recommended." — ChoiceWhile many studies have been written on national cinemas, Early Cinema and the "National" is the first anthology to focus on the concept of national film culture from a wide methodological spectrum of interests, including not only visual and narrative forms, but also international geopolitics, exhibition a...

Radley Metzger was one of the foremost directors of adult film in America, with credits including softcore titles like The Lickerish Quartet and the hardcore classic The Opening of Misty Beethoven. After getting his start making arthouse trailers for Janus Films, Metzger would go on to become among the most feted directors of the “porno chic” era of the 1970s, working under the pseudonym Henry Paris. In the process, he produced a body of work that exposed the porous bound...

With thirty-four original chapters from three dozen top scholars, The Oxford Handbook of Silent Cinema provides a thoughtful and provocative re-examination of a medium that would become the dominant form of mass entertainment by the second decade of the twentieth century. The volume is arranged around a series of broad topics: the "invention" of cinema as both technology and medium; the intermedial development of film aesthetics and genres; nontheatrical and non-commercial uses of...

This scholarly anthology presents a new framework for understanding early cinema through its usage outside the realm of entertainment.From its earliest origins until the beginning of the twentieth century, cinema provided widespread access to remote parts of the globe and immediate reports on important events. Reaching beyond the nickelodeon theatres, cinema became part of numerous institutions, from churches and schools to department stores and charitable organizat...

Pedro Gomez of ESPN was a beloved figure in baseball. His death from sudden cardiac arrest on Feb. 7, 2021, unleashed an outpouring of heartfelt tributes. He was 58, both a hard-nosed reporter and a smiling ambassador of the sport. These 62 personal essays soar beyond sports to delve into life lessons.Pedro, a proud Cuban American, was known for his dramatic reporting from Havana. Fully and fluidly bilingual, he did as much as anyone to bridge the wide gap that had...

SAS selection is the toughest military process in the world, and Ryan Marshall was expecting three months of gruelling hell.When John Medforth is selected as his assessor, Marshall soon realises that no amount of training could have prepared him for what Medforth would subject him to.Retribution is the back story of John Medforth, a leading character in The Alethean Legacy.

From Chaplin’s tramp to the Bathing Beauties, from madcap chases to skyscraper perils, slapstick comedy supplied many of the most enduring icons of American cinema in the silent era. This collection of fourteen essays by prominent film scholars challenges longstanding critical dogma and offers new conceptual frameworks for thinking about silent comedy’s place in film history and American culture. The contributors discuss a broad range of topics including the contested theatrical or cinemat...

Sometimes Christians--even those of us who have been following Jesus for a long time--have a sense of something missing. We feel that we should be more comfortable and confident in our relationship with God. We wonder, Shouldn't I be more capable, peaceful, joyful, and spiritual? We are hungry for more.Pastors Rob King and Eric Ferris explore this longing of "something missing" in their effective and inspirational new release by explaining how you can experience an ongoing...

Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: ChemistryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016With My Revision Notes: AQA A Level Chemistry you can:- Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced teacher and examiner Rob King- Apply biological terms accurately with the help of definitions and key words- Plan and pace your...

When Julia Harrison became a medical volunteer in Sierra Leone, she had no idea that she would be thrust into a hostage situation, and that the repercussions of her actions would change her life forever.

After serving fifteen years in the British Army, David Costello's success has garnered him not only an inflated self-belief, but also resentment from his troop.When he is thrust into a hostage rescue, Costello must not only free the captives, but also overcome his squad mates' insubordination.No Good Deed provides the backstory for one of the leading characters in the forthcoming science fiction novel The Alethean Legacy.