When justice fails, one man becomes something darker than the evil he hunts.Lieutenant James Barnes is a seasoned homicide detective, a man who has seen the worst humanity has to offer. But nothing prepares him for the brutal reality of a child killer who keeps slipping through the system-protected by powerful forces hiding in the shadows.As the body count rises and the system betrays him, Barnes is pushed beyond the limits of law and morality. What begins as a pursuit of j...

From the dust of the Montana plains to the farthest reaches of the cosmos, Terrence Malick’s films have enchanted audiences with transcendent images of nature, humanity, and grace for nearly fifty years. The contributors in this volume explore the profound implications of Malick’s stories, images, processes, and convictions as they offer comprehensive studies of the ten completed films of Terrence Malick. Each chapter takes a reflective and retrospective approach, considering new interpret...

A Critical Companion to David Lynch builds on the vast debate of one of the most discussed and researched directors of the present era, with commercial and critical success across multiple mediums and genres. This edited volume provides a wide-ranging exploration of Lynch’s films, practices, and collaborations, with nineteen original chapters examining themes including narrativity, aesthetics, artistry, sound, experimentation, metafiction, and patriarchy from the disciplinary pers...

A Critical Companion to Steven Spielberg offers a comprehensive, detailed study of the works of Steven Spielberg. Spielberg's early productions stand as landmarks in contemporary cinema, and his involvement with film spans all cinematic genres. Today, Spielberg enjoys an immense and enduring popularity around the globe, and his productions have attracted (and continue to attract) both public and critical attention. This book investigates several distinct areas of Spielberg's works and addr...

Divided between two military alliances, Europe has maintained stability based on political status quo and military power balance. However, European states—including neutral and nonaligned countries—have felt a need for a common policy to guarantee their security, and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) was convened to address this concern. Ten years later, the authors of this study find that the outlines of a European security regime are indeed discernible. The conf...

Germany remains unmatched across Europe in its unconditional support for the Israeli state. Since October 7, 2023, the German state has particularly distinguished itself in its brutal repression of anyone who dares to speak out against Israel's crimes in Palestine. What is going on?In this urgent collection, leading authors including Hans Kundnani, Nahed Samour, Adam Tooze, and Dirk Moses, explore Germany's pathological commitment to the state of Israel. The book investigates the m...

In this inspiring odyssey of the heart, readers journey through the birth and blossoming of a revolutionary concept crafted to reconnect humanity in the digital age. Crafted from the fertile soil of a prophetic dream, this narrative unfolds as a visionary's call to reclaim the sweetness in our interconnected lives. Embedded within these pages is the saga of Peaches, an oasis in the code where acts of kindness are currency and compassion is the foundation. This transformative tale invites u...

From Mad Men to MAGA: how nostalgia came to be and why we are so eager to indulge it.From movies to politics, social media posts to the targeted ads between them, nostalgia is one of the most potent forces of our era. On Nostalgia is a panoramic cultural history of nostalgia, exploring how a force that started as a psychological diagnosis of soldiers fighting far from home has come become a quintessentially modern condition. Drawing on everything from the ...

Delivered is a prophetic manual for a generation hungry to walk in the supernatural power of God. The focus goes beyond casting out demons toaddress what it means to stay free and live with purity that carries heaven's authority into everyday life.Daniel Adams presents deliverance as more than a side ministry. He frames it as the frontline of revival and the bridge between salvation and sanctification. Throughpersonal testimony, biblical teaching, and lived experience,...

"And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split."--Matthew 27:51Many believe that the tearing of the temple curtain means that Jesus's death gave us direct access to God. But this idea is not obvious in the Gospels themselves. What if there is a better explanation?In this book, Adam W. Jones and J. Daniel Hays argue that God the Father tore the curtain of the temple as an act of mourning over his Son'...

This Element examines various aspects of the demarcation problem: finding a distinction between science and pseudoscience. Section 1 introduces issues surrounding pseudoscience in the recent literature. Popper's falsificationism is presented in Section 2, alongside some of its early critics, such as Thomas Kuhn and Imre Lakatos. It is followed in Section 3 by the notable criticism of the Popperian program by Larry Laudan that put the issue out of fashion for decades. Section 4 explores rec...