Stories of the archetypal Trickster from Michael Cadnum, Charles de Lint, Patricia A. McKillip, Jeffrey Ford, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and others.World Fantasy Award FinalistThe mythic Trickster is both good and bad, wise and witless, sacred and profane. He appears in many different guises in world mythology, taking the form of a god in Greek legend; a coyote, raven, or rabbit in Native American lore; a meddlesome faery in English folktales; a la...

"An admirable job of covering 60,000 years of human history in one volume. . . . fascinating stories, hilarious oddities, and plenty of fun." — School Library JournalThe Mental Floss History of the World is an amazingly entertaining joyride through sixty millennia of human civilization. As audacious as it is edifying, here is a hilarious and irreverent—yet always historically accurate—overview of the ascent (or descent) of humankind, courtesy of th...

Home Cook, Aspiring Chef contains more than 100 recipes born of Will and Steve's passion for freshness, flavour and good food. Born of their English heritage and their appreciation for Australian produce their innovative twists on traditional and time–honoured techniques result in some spectacular recipes suitable for both home cooks and aspiring chefs.The book features six chapters:* Brunch, Soups and Sarnies* Shared Plates* Home Cook, Aspiring Chef

Unlock Your participation in God's Sending, the Missio Dei, through 52 Bible Study Commentaries and Devotional questions. Unveil God's Mission & Your Purpose in it.Imagine the profound sense of clarity and illumination that engulfs you when you put on a new pair of prescription glasses. Such is the transformative power of understanding the *Missio Dei (*God's mission). As you study each commentary, you'll be guided to viewScripture and the world ar...

Unlock Your participation in God's Sending, the Missio Dei, through 52 Bible Study Commentaries and Devotional questions. Unveil God's Mission & Your Purpose in it.Imagine the profound sense of clarity and illumination that engulfs you when you put on a new pair of prescription glasses. Such is the transformative power of understanding the *Missio Dei (*God's mission). As you study each commentary, you'll be guided to viewScripture and the world ar...

The universe is dangerous, wondrous—a vast canvas upon which humanity sketches its hopes for the future.In this anthology, you'll find seventeen tales of conflict and heroism, exploration and discovery, endurance and triumph. Flee the apocalypse of modern-day Earth, fly a fighter in the cold emptiness of deep space, and find new life on the distant shores of an alien world. You might even discover something about yourself as each author opens a window on the soul o...

The first comprehensive illustrated guide to North America's vagrant birdsRare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. Featuring 275 stunning color plates, this book covers 262 species originating from three very different regions—the Old World, the New World tropics, and the world's oceans. It explains the causes of avian vagrancy and breaks down patterns ...

This textbook offers students and practitioners an accessible introduction to strengths-based approaches in Social Work and Social Care practice. Covering the theory and research in support of these approaches, and packed full of case studies, the book will allow readers to develop a critical understanding of how strengths-based approaches work, and how they can be successfully applied in order to improve outcomes for people with lived experience.Covering the five main models of st...

Get ready to unwrap your gifts early this year!Stuff your festive stockings with this collection of the weirdest, wildest holiday fiction this side of Charlie’s Dickens. Get your bells jingling and jangling with these tales of mistletoe madness, festive fury, and holiday havoc from some of the most bizarre minds in fiction!Featuring:Steve Brewer (Jackie Nolan series; Side Eye)Sarah L. Johnson (Suicide Stitch; Infr...

“Wildly entertaining.”—New York Times Book ReviewFrom the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession—and quite possibly the perfect murder.Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a respected law professor, she an advocate for domestic violence victims. A stable, if unexciting marriage. But one thing’s for sure: absolutely no...

This book argues that issues of sexual diversity are inextricably interwoven into the basic concerns of pre-service teacher education. How do we make our students aware of assumptions regarding masculinity, femininity, and sexuality that arise from what is presented, represented, or omitted from curricula and classroom practice? What do we say about homophobia and heterosexism as we anticipate the administrative hierarchies, school cultures, parent and community politics they will encounte...

Jonathan Swift and Philosophy is the first book to analyse and interpret Swift’s writing from a philosophical angle. By placing key texts of Swift in their philosophical and cultural contexts and providing background to their history of ideas, it demonstrates how well informed Swift’s criticism of the politics, philosophy, and science of his age actually was. Moreover, it also sets straight preconceptions about Swift as ignorant about the scientific developments of his time.The auth...