In "Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night," Ludwig Lavater delves into the intricate relationship between the supernatural and the human psyche, exploring early modern beliefs about ghosts, spirits, and the nocturnal realm. Written in the late 16th century, Lavater's text is a striking amalgamation of personal narrative, philosophical inquiry, and meticulous observations, all rendered in a rich, allegorical style. Within its pages, the work contextualizes popular folklore and theologic...

New edition of a comprehensive text: an ideal resource for the occupational health professional!A Doody's Core Title for 2023, 2024 & 2026!An updated and comprehensive guide to occupational and environmental injuries and illnesses, their diagnosis and treatment, and preventive measures in the workplace and community.Complete and concise, this clinically focused book is the go-to reference for health care professionals in al...

An essential resource for ceramicists, studios or schools looking for inspiration to reclaim, reuse and recycle in their studio or work.Producing work that is not only beautifully designed and produced, but is also environmentally friendly and socially responsible is now more important than ever. In Sustainable Ceramics, pioneer Robert Harrison draws on more than four decades of making, and a wealth of experience shared by other artists to...

Ludwig Lavater's Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night is a learned Reformation treatise on apparitions, nocturnal terrors, and the spiritual meanings ascribed to them. Combining scriptural exegesis, classical learning, patristic citation, and anecdotal report, Lavater examines whether the dead return, why spirits seem to appear, and how Christians should respond. Its sober, polemical prose places it within the Protestant campaign against purgatory, superstition, and popular ghost lore...

Ludwig Lavater's 'Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night' is a seminal work exploring the intersection of superstition, folklore, and early modern thought. Written in the late 16th century, this treatise delves into the beliefs surrounding apparitions and nocturnal spirits, articulating a blend of rational inquiry and vivid narrative style. Lavater employs a distinctive vernacular, reflecting the cultural anxieties of his time while engaging with the burgeoning scientific perspectives e...

This book presents cutting-edge emerging technologies and approaches in the areas of service-oriented architectures, intelligent devices and cloud-based cyber-physical systems. It provides a clear view on their applicability to the management and automation of manufacturing and process industries. It offers a holistic view of future industrial cyber-physical systems and their industrial usage and also depicts technologies and architectures as well as a migration approach and engineering to...

Happy in Intensive CareBy: Robert Harrison BlackThe Author was practicing what he taught at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute at the University of North Florida when the series of medical events came upon him. The complications included fluid on the lung, pneumonia, hernia surgery to repair the stomach cancer incision and anemia. This all happened in the first three months of 2017.After surviving the problems, he found it interesting how easily he was able to st...

Macbeth is one of the greatest plays ever written, but Shakespeare's depiction of Macbeth bears little resemblance to the truth. The real Macbeth lived in a time of constant battle between those Scots who followed the Celtic system of electing the King, and those who followed the English system of Inheriting the crown in the direct line of succession. Macbeth and Duncan were both grandsons of King Malcolm, but when the King named Duncan as his successor, it caused great resentment, resulti...

This book consists of eight chapters, authored by distinguished researchers and practitioners, that highlight the state of the art and recent trends in addressing the project portfolio selection and scheduling problem (PPSSP) across a variety of domains, particularly defense, social programs, supply chains, and finance. Many organizations face the challenge of selecting and scheduling a subset of available projects subject to various resource and operational constraints. In the simplest sc...

Billions in corrupt assets, complex money trails, strings of shell companies and other spurious legal structures. These form the complex web of subterfuge in corruption cases, behind which hides the benefi cial owner—the puppet master and benefi ciary of it all. Linking the benefi cial owner to the proceeds of corruption is notoriously hard. With sizable wealth and resources on their side, they exploit transnational constructions that are hard to penetrate and stay aggressively ahead of the g...

A new translation of Dante's Purgatorio that celebrates the human elements of the second part of The Divine Comedy. This is a bilingual edition with an illuminating introduction from the translator.Winner of the American Literary Translators Association 2022 National Translation Award in Poetry.Purgatorio, the middle section of Dante’s great poem about losing, and subsequently finding, one’s way in the mi...

A thorough, concise, up-to-date guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common occupational and environmental injuries and diseasesA Doody's Core Title for 2019!Coverage includes:Chapters on how to conduct an occupational and environmental medical history, examine the patient, evaluate exposures, and prevent further injury and illnessNew methods of disability management and the important role that physicia...