Farm women of the twentieth-century South have been portrayed as oppressed, worn out, and isolated. Lu Ann Jones tells quite a different story in Mama Learned Us to Work. Building upon evocative oral histories, she encourages us to understand these women as consumers, producers, and agents of economic and cultural change.As consumers, farm women bargained with peddlers at their backdoors. A key business for many farm women was the “butter and egg trade” — small-scale dairy...

This book revises what we thought we knew about one of the most famous witch hunts in European history. Between 1608 and 1614, thousands of witchcraft accusations were leveled against men, women, and children in the northern Spanish kingdom of Navarre. The Inquisition intervened quickly but incompetently, and the denunciations continued to accelerate. As the phenomenon spread, children began to play a crucial role. Not only were they reportedly victims of the witches’ harmful magic, but hu...

One woman’s quest to do one new thing every day of the year, what she learned, and what we all can gain from her journey...In 2009 veteran journalist and eight-time Emmy award winner Lu Ann Cahn was feeling angry and frustrated. The economy was tanking. Her job was changing. Budgets were being cut. She resented the new technology and social media she was being asked to embrace at work. In a word, she felt “stuck.”Cahn’s daughter encouraged her to try blogging, and after som...

This in-depth study of religious tensions in early modern Spain offers a new and enlightening perspective on the era of the Inquisition.Traditionally, the Spanish Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries has been framed as an epic battle of opposites. The followers of Erasmus were in constant discord with conservative Catholics while the humanists were diametrically opposed to the scholastics. Historian Lu Ann Homza rejects this simplistic view. In Religious ...

Feeling stuck?Veteran journalist and cancer survivor Lu Ann Cahn was feeling angry and frustrated. The economy was tanking. Her job was changing. In a word, she felt “stuck.”Something had to change. Her daughter helped convince her to start a “Year of Firsts.” For the next 365 days, Cahn made a point of doing something she had never done before, every day. Before she knew it, her whole perspective on life had changed. In this inspiring book, Lu Ann recounts how a new “first...

Got questions? Need Christian-based answers quickly?Then reach for this easy-to-use, A to Z reference book based on more than 5,000 Scriptures covering over 200 hot topics, including issues that every Christian should be concerned about today.With a unique blend of common sense and practical and biblical wisdom, Lu Ann Bransby addresses many of these concerns, such as how to:Know God's will in everyday mattersLearn when and how to say ...

Dr. Caroline Kincaid isn't happy that Beck Daggart is back in her life; she's worked hard to erase any memories of him. But she agrees to house her ex-fiancé and vows she can handle it—she needs Beck's help to uncover the mystery behind her father's alleged suicide.After ten long years of wondering why Caroline Kincaid left him lying comatose in a hospital, Special Agent Beck Daggart goes undercover at his ex's rehabilitation center to expose a killer. Not one to waste an opportuni...

Lucy Randall is a chameleon—changing her personality to whatever her latest boyfriend wants her to be. Punk rocker. Life-size anime. Nudist. The list goes on.When Lucy's best friend, Alec McDermott, has had enough, he dares Lucy to stop dating for one month and 'find' herself. Lucy agrees, only to have her sisters rope her into spending a week at a dude ranch with sexy cowboy Tanner Harris. Knowing she already wants to cowgirl up, Lucy drags her roommate Gen, Alec, and Gen's six-mo...

These stories are shared authentically by people who trusted God through personal trials. We are all unique and interesting individual beings. We laugh, cry, get excited and get angry. Our range of emotions vary with circumstances, but it is often our faith in God which pulls us through events that are life changing or life threatening.As you read through each story, you might feel the emotion felt by the individuals sharing their story. It is because your soul will relate to their...

“For the word of God is live and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thought and attitudes of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12 NIV).The contributing authors in this 30-day devotional have been guided by the Holy Spirit to share a Word with the Kingdom—NOW. The God-inspired chapters are filled with hope, healing, joy, strength, forgiveness, and love while illustrating the power of God’s Word.Go...

In the early seventeenth century, thousands of children in Spain’s Navarre region claimed to have been bewitched. The Child Witches of Olague features the legal depositions of self-described child witches as well as their parents and victims. The volume sheds new light on Navarre’s massive witch persecution (1608–14), illuminating the tragic cost of witch hunts and opening a new window onto our understanding of early modern Iberian life.Drawing from Spanish-language source...

Designing and Conducting Health Surveys is written for students, teachers, researchers, and anyone who conducts health surveys. This third edition of the standard reference in the field draws heavily on the most recent methodological research on survey design and the rich storehouse of insights and implications provided by cognitive research on question and questionnaire design in particular. This important resource presents a total survey error framework that is a useful compass ...