Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, although best known for his literary work, was also a keen and outspoken natural scientist. In the second polemic part of Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colours), for example, Goethe attacked Isaac Newton's ground-breaking revelation that light is heterogeneous and not immutable, as was previously thought.This polemic was unanimously rejected by the physicists of the day, and has often been omitted from compendia of Goethe's works. Indeed, although Goethe repeated a...

Looking for a clear and concise guide to understanding the Bible?The Bible in Focus provides a comprehensive yet accessible summary of every book in both the Old and New Testaments. Perfect for personal study, group discussions, or as a reference for deeper reflection, this book delivers key takeaways without overwhelming you with intricate details.Inside, you'll find:Easy-to-read summaries of each biblical book

“In the pulse-pounding thriller This Guy’s the Limit, author Michael E. Petrie weaves a tangled web of lust, greed, and murder among the tropical paradise and seedy underbelly of California and Hawaii beach communities.” —The Daily“This Guy’s the Limit is a must-read for fans of page-turning drama. Petrie delivers a cast of complex characters and a nuanced examination of the lengths people will go to satisfy their deepest desire.”...

The glint of a gun barrel caught his eye – it was the second to last thing wealthy Los Angeles businessman Griffin Gambil would ever see. There is a loud, percussive pop, a spume of red, and the final seconds of his life are spent watching his own blood spilling onto his Gucci loafers before collapsing in the driveway of his mistress’ house – the ink on his Last Will and Testament still wet.Meanwhile, in another part of L.A., attorney Benjamin Harding – feeling jilted by the legal ...

It could certainly be argued that the way in which Hegel criticizes Newton in the Dissertation, the Philosophy of Nature and the lectures on the History of Philosophy, has done more than anything else to prejudice his own reputation. At first sight, what we seem to have here is little more than the contrast between the tested accomplishments of the founding father of modern science, and the random remarks of a confused and somewhat disgruntled philosopher; and if we are persuaded to conced...

Teaching English for Tourism initiates a sustained academic discussion on the teaching and learning of English to tourism professionals, or to students who aspire to build a career in the tourism industry. Responding to a gap in the field, this is the first book of its kind to explore the implications of research in English for tourism (EfT) within the field of English for specific purposes.This edited volume brings together teachers and researchers of EfT from diverse nat...

This edited collection explores our often-surprising modes of co-inhabiting the cultural and aerial worlds of birds. It focuses on our encounters with non-captive birds and the cultural geographies of feathered flight.This book offers a timely contribution to the more-than-human geographies of flight, space and territory. The chapters support an ethics of attention as a new basis for the conservation and cultivation of aerial habitats. Contributions adopt an interdisciplinary appro...

A collection of short stories about creatures which will warm the heart.

Sometimes the best man isn't even in the wedding party...Gavin Greene is a hopeless romantic. He's also a professional one: he writes the wedding column for a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, covering spectacular parties from coast to coast. But there's a thin line between being a hotshot reporter on assignment...and being a single guy alone on a Saturday night at someone else's wedding.Everything changes on New Year's when Gavin meets Melinda, a travel writer with enchant...

“Spectacular . . . [Norman Mailer] makes every word count, like a master knife thrower zinging stilettos in a circle around your head.”—PeopleNorman Mailer peers into the recesses and buried virtues of the modern American male in a brilliant crime novel that transcends genre. When Tim Madden, an unsuccessful writer living on Cape Cod, awakes with a gruesome hangover, a painful tattoo on his upper arm, and a severed female head in his marijuana stash, he ha...

Are you ever too old to have your heart broken? Does Happily Ever After have an expiration date? Why would a happily married woman walk away from her husband of 36 years and refuse to see or talk to him, or even breathe the air of the same city?Those are the questions that torment 57-year-old Jacksonville banking executive Hugh Davidson after his 57-year-old wife Mary walks out of his life in "Ghosts and Shadows." Hugh is a high ranking executive with the Hunt Banks, the largest pri...

The people, events, and teachings of the Bible are a treasury of wisdom and guidance for anyone who has been called to be a leader, to develop leaders, or to work with leaders-in church, business, commerce, or anyplace else. The Maxwell Leadership Bible shows us what God's Word has to say to people of all kinds about leaders and leadership. It's a Bible resource that explains book by book what a godly leader is, what leadership means, what empowering others is about, and how God i...