The Bible has a way of shocking us. If Americans could still blush, we might blush at the words, "Rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love" (Proverbs 5:18-19).But, of course, sin always tries to trash God's gifts. So we can't just celebrate sex for what God made it to be; we have to fight what sin turned it into. The contributors to this unique volume encourage you to do b...

Can we truly address poverty without centring the voices of those who live it? Bringing together voices from academia, grassroots activism, NGOs and the UK voluntary sector, this timely and accessible book explores how participatory approaches to activism can drive genuine, inclusive change.Through short, focused chapters, the authors critically unpack the contested definitions of ‘co-production’, ‘participation’ and ‘lived experience’ while showcasing practice models from across t...

Set amid the Jazz Age on Long Island and Manhattan, The Great Gatsby follows Nick Carraway observing Jay Gatsby's extravagant pursuit of Daisy Buchanan across East and West Egg. With lyrical compression and modernist architecture, Fitzgerald deploys motifs—the green light, the valley of ashes—to expose the American Dream's glittering surfaces and moral void, balancing satire with elegy. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Midwestern by origin and a sharp chronicler of the 1920s elite, drew on Princeton t...

COVER ARTSteve HickmanNOVELSThe Purple Sickle Murders, by Freeman Wills CroftsInspector French investigates a deadly scheme—and a girl too scared to stay silent.The Daughter of the Dawn, by William Reginald HodderA lost race. A cursed secret. Who dares awaken the mysteries of Hinauri?SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTER...

Could you murder your wife to save your daughter?Nick and Tasha are a couple held together by their five-year-old daughter. Until one ordinary morning, when Ellie vanishes amid the chaos of the school run.When Nick receives a ransom note, his world is turned upside down.It tells him he can have his daughter back, but first he must murder his wife.Her Last Tomorrow is a gripping, fast-paced thriller which will engross...

How can education become a transformative experience for all learners and teachers? The contributors to this volume contend that the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) can provide a strong foundation for the role of education in promoting social justice. The collection features contributions by an array of educators and scholars, highlighting the various ways that learners and teachers can prepare for and engage with social justice concerns. The essays offer reflections on the val...

In a world filled with menace, dare to paint on a grin.The world is full of images of scary clowns: packs of grinning figures with knives plaguing towns; pom-pom clad serial killers; loners who like children in the wrong way.But clowns can be a force for good: it takes a kind heart to put other people’s joy first; keeping children entertained is honest work; what better disguise than one that makes the villains laugh?What if, rather than being child...

Do You Recognize This Pattern?• You date men who pull away the moment you get close, then wonder what's wrong with you.• You apologize for things that aren't your fault just to keep the peace.• You're terrified of being "too much" so you've made yourself nothing at all.What you'll find inside:• The 5 father types and why your pattern with men makes perfect sense once you know which one raised you• The renaming trap: how you've been callin...

Alice Jefferson has a new friend. He wants her dead.He's been in her house while she's been sleeping. He follows her every time she leaves the house. She knows exactly who he is.The police can find no trace of him having ever existed.And then she uncovers a shocking secret that turns her entire world upside down, and leaves her unable to trust anybody — even herself.

A family member is dead. You're the only suspect.Amy Walker lives the perfect family life with her husband and two young sons. Until a knock at the door turns their lives upside down.It’s the police. Her father-in-law is dead and they’re arresting her for his murder.The evidence against her is overwhelming. Forensics and witnesses place her at the scene. But there’s only one problem:She didn’t do it.With her family destroyed and a mu...

This volume focuses on the reconstruction of past ecosystems and provides a comprehensive review of current techniques and their application in exemplar studies. The 18 chapters address a wide variety of topics that span vertebrate paleobiology and paleoecology (body mass, postcranial functional morphology, evolutionary dental morphology, microwear and mesowear, ecomorphology, mammal community structure analysis), contextual paleoenvironmental studies (paleosols and sedimentology, ichnofos...