Repairing The Breach is a call and response collaborative narrative of two kindred spirits of a thirty year generational gap. The lyrics and poetry wraps around cultural oppression, and addresses social and emotional recovery. The Artist intertwined amplifying voices of shared similarities and differences through creative expression. They chose to live beyond the designated parameters dictated by society as the lyrics lift the readers beyond soul larceny. The authors collective experiences...

Cundill History Prize FinalistLongman–History Today Prize Finalist“Meticulous environmental-historical detective work.”—Times Literary SupplementWhen Europeans first arrived in North America, they faced a cold new world. The average global temperature had dropped to lows unseen in millennia. The effects of this climactic upheaval were stark and unpredictable: blizzards and deep freezes, droughts and famines, winters in which ...

The Climate of Rebellion in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire explores the serious and far-reaching impacts of Little Ice Age climate fluctuations in Ottoman lands. This study demonstrates how imperial systems of provisioning and settlement that defined Ottoman power in the 1500s came unraveled in the face of ecological pressures and extreme cold and drought, leading to the outbreak of the destructive Celali Rebellion (1595–1610). This rebellion marked a turning point in Ottoman fortunes, as...

Cambodia’s long-time opposition leader and former finance minister Sam Rainsy is committed to establishing democracy in his homeland. He is in exile in France to avoid a twelve-year prison sentence on politically motivated charges, and is banned from contesting the July 2013 elections. In this autobiography, he recounts his early years in Cambodia, his family’s expulsion and his relationship with Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge regime, the Vietnamese occupation, and Hun Sen’s control of the coun...

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST'Essential reading' - THE INDEPENDENT'Vital and insightful' - OWL FISHERWhat does it mean to be non-binary in the 21st Century?Our gender identity is impacted by our personal histories; the cultures, communities and countries we are born into; and the places we go and the people we meet. But the representation of contemporary non-binary identities has been limit...

This handbook offers the first comprehensive, state-of-the-field guide to past weather and climate and their role in human societies. Bringing together dozens of international specialists from the sciences and humanities, this volume describes the methods, sources, and major findings of historical climate reconstruction and impact research. Its chapters take the reader through each key source of past climate and weather information and each technique of analysis; through each historical pe...

This is the first scholarly collection to examine the social and cultural aspects on the worldwide interest in the faded remains of advertising signage (popularly known as ‘ghost signs’). Contributors to this volume examine the complex relationships between the signs and those who commissioned them, painted them, viewed them and view them today. Topics covered include cultural memory, urban change, modernity and belonging, local history and place-making, the crowd-sourced use of online mob...

What are animals to do when they struggle to accomplish something that comes so easily to their peers? They go to Instinct University!In this first book of the series, Nerville, a green sea turtle, is afraid of the water. With the help of his sister, Mishelle, and all his friends, Nerville goes to Instinct University to master the skills necessary to thrive in the big blue sea. Will Nerville find the nerve to jump in with all four feet?

**'These stories are waves of fury, desire and delicious cruelty, always kissed by beauty and death' Mariana EnríquezA new selection of lyrically haunting 1960s short stories, from a Japanese literary icon**A writer is seized by apocalyptic visions, a trio of beatniks dance to modern jazz in the ruins of an abandoned church, and a séance brings forth the reproachful spirits of the military dead.In Voices of the Fallen Heroes, stark autobiography contrasts w...

Say goodnight the gentle way with this soothing collection of sleepy-time tales, perfect for toddlers and young children.Sleepy Stories features 15 calming and comforting stories specially designed to help little ones unwind, relax, and drift off to sleep. With gentle rhythms, peaceful themes, and soft storytelling, each tale creates a cozy, reassuring atmosphere that makes bedtime something to look forward to.Whether it's after a busy day or part of a nigh...

From the author of Number One bestseller The Righteous Men. How are hundreds of unexplained deaths, spanning the globe, connected to the last great secret of the Second World War?Tom Byrne has fallen from grace since his days as an idealistic young lawyer in New York. A gambling addiction has lost him his home, his wife and his good character.So when the UN call him in to do their dirty work, he accepts the job without hesitation. A suspected suicide bomber shot by UN secur...

Throughout the history of popular music, the careers of many culturally significant artists and groups began on the small stages of local bars clubs, pubs, and discotheques. When the stories of The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and the New York punk hardcore and post punk scenes are told, iconic venues such as The Cavern, The Marquee and CBGB's serve as the settings of their early chapters Small live music venues such as these are pivotal in the narratives and history of popular music. However, v...