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'I can remember watching the fairly terrible A Midsummer Night's Dream film with Kevin Kline and Calista Flockhart in it. We were watching that in the classroom and one of the kids actually put his hand up and said, So, is Shakespeare in this movie?' Is Shakespeare in this movie? is an ode to the English teacher – a verbatim play that celebrates the complex work of teaching and the power of imagination to transform lives. Four teachers reflect upon their professional journeys, the emotiona...

With a foreword by Ronan Sayburn MSDiscover the world of wine from classic regions to the new and unexplored, in this extensive wine encyclopediaJoin world-renowned regional experts as they guide you through wines from classic wine-producing regions, such as France, Italy, the USA, and South Africa, as well as stopping off at lesser-known, emerging regions in Eastern Europe, Asia, and South America.With detailed regional maps for ma...

Is AI our greatest tool for progress—or the biggest threat to our future?In The Ethical Dilemma of Artificial Intelligence, David T. Williams takes a bold and thought-provoking look at the rise of AI, its impact on society, and the tough ethical questions we must answer before it’s too late. Drawing from real-world applications, historical parallels, and his own experiences as an early AI adopter, Williams explores AI’s role in the workforce, governance, creativity...

What if a force of overwhelming numbers came to destroy your home and everyone in it? In Myrewood Part I, David Williams plunges readers into the newly established kingdom of Talamgard, where King Brennen must defend his people against hundreds of criminals or risk destruction of everyone he is meant to rule and protect. Dark fantasy fans: prepare for dread, hopelessness, danger, and desperation.

One missing bottle of maple syrup. Two determined siblings. And a prank war that is about to turn ice-cold.When mischievous siblings David and Samantha let their antics get out of hand at the mall, they are placed under the watchful eye of Grandma Williams-a strict, sharp-witted grandmother who believes every action has a consequence. Samantha refuses to let the punishment end the competition. Her frosty revenge leaves David disguised as a snowman in the backyard, embarrassed and d...

When a mysterious signal from a distant galaxy reaches a hidden SETI outpost, former Air Force intelligence officer Liam Mills finds himself pulled into a labyrinth of ancient codes, Cold War secrets, and a force capable of bending time itself.Together with codebreaker Gina Alvarez, historian Ben Levinson, and maverick engineer Marcus "Sparky" Adler, Liam must uncover the truth buried across decades of hidden transmissions. What begins as a midnight decoding session spirals into a ...

A Blueprint for kings and queens on the rise. David uses this book as a yellow brick road for others that may come behind him on their own journeys.

What if the horrors of your own actions from years ago came back to haunt you once again? In Myrewood Part II, David Williams plunges readers into the kingdom of Talamgard for another story where King Brennen must protect his people, this time from the spirits who now inhabit the Myrewood after its corruption, and they leave no trace of their victims behind. Dark fantasy fans: prepare for uncertainty, hopelessness, and facing an entity there is no stopping.

On the Railway explores South Africa’s railway history, from Estcourt to grand steam engines and luxury trains like the White and Blue Trains. David Williams highlights the vital role of goods trains and the engineering feats overcoming rugged landscapes. The book also addresses racial segregation and the decline of the railway network.

We are living through a crisis that casts doubt on the idea of progress, the defining trope of liberalism. The idea of progress as the achievement of liberalism developed over time, in relation to changing ideas about time. Understanding skepticism about progress requires us to ask questions about the relationship between liberalism, time, and history.Drawing on a range of thinkers from John Locke to John Rawls, Liberalism in Time links the history of liberal thought with ...

Doodling has been seen as a mindless pursuit-until now. People are discovering the hidden discipline, order, and joy behind artful scribbles. Idiot's Guide: Zen Doodling gives readers all they need to get started or to continue the practice of using ordered, repeated "tangle" designs to create composite doodles that are great creative expression as well as works of art unto themselves.In this book readers get:-- Materials and methods for getting started with medita...

An astute, lively book about the Lord's Prayer--the ancient Christian prayer that helps us get over ourselves, which is sometimes exactly what we didn't know we needed.Sometimes we imagine prayer as a magical incantation--a way to change our circumstances. We try to pray our way toward success, safety, health, or love. But what if true prayer is more about undoing our desires for power and profit than indulging them? What if the purpose of prayer isn't to give us w...