When Tinker Bell followed Peter Pan to Hollywood in the 1950s, fairies vanished into the realm of child-lore. Yet in 1923 30-yearold J.R.R. Tolkien's visit to his aunt's house Bag's End inspired a story about hedgerowfairies or 'Hobbits', and three years earlier Sherlock-Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle published the Cottingley fairy photographs. In Ireland, a generation before, family members had torched a woman to death thinking she was a fairy, while William Butler Yeats met a fairy que...

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.In a world where memory is fragile and truth lies buried beneath layers of time, one girl follows the echoes of a forgotten people.Beneath the mountains of Kaelith, Esha's people live by candlelight and ancient chants. They speak of the Sennari only in whispers — luminous beings who vanished when the world was still young. Their ruins lie silent, their wonders lost to dust… but something ...

‘Before we recorded Infernal Love, I didn’t know if I was coming or going. I developed quite a healthy drug habit and was drinking a bottle of Absolut vodka every day. I thought that if I gave up drinking, I’d spend the next two weeks lying in bed and feeling sick. I decided to keep going and see if inspiration would hit …’ Andy Cairns, Therapy?So Much For The 30 Year Plan is the first ever book to detail the life of Therapy?, one of rock’s boldes...

Winner of the 2023 Brian McConnell Book Award from the International Society for Contemporary Legend ResearchIn the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including the “Choking Doberman,” the “Eaten Ticket,” and the “Vanishing Hitchhiker.” But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collected, and when they occasionally appear, they do so as ancestors or...

For centuries, people across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East believed that supernatural beings—fairies, jinn, trolls, or demons—could steal a human child and leave a lookalike in its place. These stories offer fascinating insights into how different cultures made sense of disability, illness, and unexplained transformations.The Exeter Companion to Changeling Lore is the first multi-author volume dedicated to changelings and the most comprehensive study of these b...

Fairies, elves, and other magical beings… they’re so much more than just children’s tales.For centuries, Europeans believed in a parallel supernatural realm inhabited by these beings who lived much like humans in their own communities. This ‘social supernatural’ world mirrored ours with troll weddings, pixy battles, nereid picnics, dwarf migrations, and the like. Social supernatural beings were thought to interact with the human world in profound ways: they whipped up storms, ensur...

Understanding medicines management is central to the nursing role. As a nurse, you will need to make informed decisions about medicine use and optimisation that′s tailored to each patient in your care. This book equips you with the theoretical and practical foundations to do just that. It covers the key components of medicines management for all fields, using a scenario-based approach to illustrate how each topic relates to your real-life practice .Key features

This book will cover updated practices and cutting-edge innovations pertinent to advanced Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Otolaryngologists (Head and Neck Surgeons), and Facial Plastic Surgeons. Each chapter will review and update the reader on advancements in procedures and technologies in head and neck surgery. The authors are world-renowned experts in their respective fields who are keen to share their extensive experience and preferred approaches.Chapters will cover:

Honourable mention for The American Folklore Society's Wayland D. Hand Prize for outstanding book combining historical and folkloristic methods and materials.Runner up for The Folklore Society's 2022 Katherine Briggs Award for most distinguished contribution to folklore studies.The little-studied and once much-feared boggart is a supernatural being from the north of England. Against the odds it survives today, both in place-names and in fan...

YouTube experts, s.media are shining a light on the changes to advertising and marketing, unveiling the truth behind outdated agency practices and revealing the top tricks to succeeding when it comes to advertising on today's advanced platform.This book gives a refreshingly honest account of the fast-changing advertising and media landscape.Taking a deep dive into why YouTube is THE best advertising platfo...

This book is designed as a comprehensive and up-to-date instructional guide to the strategies employed for regeneration of the maxillomandibular region, with emphasis on allogeneic and tissue engineering principles. Readers will find information on indications and contraindications for procedures, pertinent anatomy, surgical techniques, postoperative management, and management of complications. Current surgical techniques utilizing biotechnology for regeneration and reconstruction are desc...

Rapid Medicines Management for Healthcare Professionals is an accessible, easy-to-use reference guide to safe and effective use of medicines in clinical practice. Introducing readers to the key principles of pharmacology and medicines management, this book addresses the essential elements encountered in healthcare practice.Clear, concise chapters explain the principles of clinical pharmacology, examine the formulation, administration, and monitoring of medicines, outline t...