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These poems walk with you through seasons of heartbreak, rebirth, and homecoming.Drawing on the strength of the natural world to renew itself each spring, this debut collection from James A. Pearson doesn't flinch from the moments when life comes crashing down. But it's not stuck there, either.Each poem meets you with a gentle faith-that just like the trees and the ferns and the summer foxgloves, you carry within you an inextinguishable spark of life. And when you find yo...

****Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist**Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors.**North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms, which periodically incites risky military clashes with the larger, richer, liberal South, and which forces each and every perso...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the quiet countryside of 1926, a tragic accident claims the life of Mary, a young woman whose spirit seemed as bright as the stars she loved to watch. As her brother Thomas mourns her loss, he witnesses mysterious lights streaking across the sky—meteors that seem to carry a secret far beyond the understanding of his time.Fast forward to 1984. David, a brilliant but lonely scientist working on cutting-edge research, feels a pr...

In this thrilling mystery from the world’s #1 bestselling author, exclusive detective agency Private is on the hunt for London's most feared killer since Jack the Ripper.For Hannah Shapiro, a young American student, the nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when the owner of Private-the world's most exclusive detective agency-saved her from a horrific death. Now, after eight years, the terror follows her to London. The only man who can help is former Roya...

**Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist**Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors.North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms, which periodically incites risky military clashes with the larger, richer, liberal South, and whi...

This quick-reference guide is the first book written specifically for the many third- and fourth-year medical students rotating on a Bariatric Surgery⁠ service. The book focuses on the diagnosis and management of the most common pathologic entities. Each chapter covers history, physical examination, imaging, and common diagnoses. For each diagnosis, the book sets out the typical presentation, options for non-operative and operative management, and expected outcomes. Chapters include key il...

This book examines the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the context of the global sport industry, and asks how sport business might be a factor in enabling positive social change.Opening with a chapter that introduces the most significant sociological, managerial, and social psychological theories, models, and frameworks for understanding this important topic, this book then presents in-depth case studies from around the world that explore various dimensions where ...

Welcome to Stuzzi – small plates of delectable Italian delight.(Stuzzi: short for stuzzichini, little plates served in osterias and bars throughout Italy)The Stuzzi boys are reinventing modern Italian cooking… in Yorkshire. Brought together by their shared passion for Italian food, friends Tom, Harvey, Jimbob and Brett embarked on an exhaustive journey throughout the length and breadth of Italy, immersing ...

Nietzsche controversially valorizes struggle and war as necessary ingredients of human flourishing. In this book, James S. Pearson reconstructs Nietzsche's rationale for placing such high value on relations of conflict. In doing so, Pearson reveals how Nietzsche's celebration of social discord is interwoven with his understanding of nature as universal struggle. This study thus draws together Nietzsche's writings on politics, culture, metaphysics, biology and human psychology. It also over...

In this thrilling mystery from the world’s #1 bestselling author, exclusive detective agency Private is on the hunt for London's most feared killer since Jack the Ripper.For Hannah Shapiro, a young American student, the nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when the owner of Private-the world's most exclusive detective agency-saved her from a horrific death. Now, after eight years, the terror follows her to London. The only man who can help is former Roya...

Pearson brings a cogent, well-argued case for the understanding of much prehistoric art as shamanistic practice. Using the theoretical premises of cognitive archaeology and a careful examination of rock art worldwide, Pearson is able to dismiss other theories of why ancient peoples produced art_totemism, art-for-art's sake, structuralism, hunting magic. Then examining both ethnographic and neuropsychological evidence, he makes a strong case for the use of shamanistic ritual and hallucinoge...

While Nietzsche's works and ideas are relevant across the many branches of philosophy, the themes of contest and conflict have been mostly overlooked. Conflict and Contest in Nietzsche's Philosophy redresses this situation, arguing for the importance of these issues throughout Nietzsche's work.The volume has three key lines of inquiry: Nietzsche's ontology of conflict; Nietzsche's conception of the agon; and Nietzsche's warrior-philosophy. Under these three umbrel...