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Human society is amazingly complex. It represents the most complex social structure on the planet. Throughout history, there have been many forms of societal management and control. Kings, emperors, dictators, senates, republics, communes, democracies, etc.--all have tools, ideas, and methods of managing society. Such...

In A Boy and His Comet: Dancing Through the Rain, we meet a young man facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Dismissed and discouraged by his high school counselor, he's told that college is a far-fetched dream. His senior year becomes a survival challenge, living alone...

Author: John StewartPublisher: Fulton BooksPublished: 11/21/2024Pages: 222Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51dISBN: 9798894271941

Just out of high school, Maisie was born and raised as a hunter in an era where vampires and hunters aren't exactly enemies, but they aren't friends either. She was raised to be the perfect daughter, taught to suppress her anxiety and be resilient....

Ab Terra 2023 delivers the fourth installment of an annual short story anthology that seeks to recreate the feeling of the moment when we first laid eyes on our world through stories of science fiction belonging to all, from Earth. Eleven stories from both...

A compelling analysis of the work of art historian Aby Warburg and its radical implications for the study of visual images Aby Warburg (1866-1929) is best known as the originator of the discipline of iconology and as the founder of the institute that bears...

Have you ever considered a career in meteorology? The perception of meteorology is often based on the person delivering weather on TV, seemingly with a glamorous, well-paying career that takes little effort. Many people have given the profession thought, but few follow through because...

Unmasking the paintings of the German theater director and prodigy of Bertolt BrechtAs a student of Bertolt Brecht, Achim Freyer (born 1934) has gained an international reputation for his theater productions. However, he has always considered himself a painter. This monograph is the first...

A Change in the Dark by Ike Triplett is a soul-stirring collection of poetry that lights a path through life's most challenging moments. With each verse, Triplett shows how beauty can be found in brokenness, hope in despair, and strength in vulnerability. This powerful...

When Mammoth Cave guide Bob Cetera returns to a research site in Mammoth Cave, he finds the two researchers dead. One lies under a five-ton boulder, and the other, under a ladder across the trail. After the only other witness disappears, the FBI focuses...

Introducing the first in a new paranormal crime mystery series set in 1980s, New York City on Wall StreetClive January is a driven, self-made Black man, a ruthless, wildly successful investment banker who had it all-until he is shot and killed from behind byan...

Author: James C. WilsonPublisher: Sunstone PressPublished: 12/14/2024Pages: 156Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39dISBN: 9781632937407

Author: HarklauPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublished: 09/23/2024Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60dISBN: 9780194418928

This book delves into the misunderstood concept of propaganda, focusing on its powerful role in shaping political landscapes, particularly in Germany. Exploring how Marxist and National Socialist movements leveraged propaganda to rise and topple regimes, the text emphasizes the importance of skillful execution, authenticity,...

Explore advanced techniques in AI image generation with a focus on enhancing creativity and producing unique styles using the Midjourney platform, an AI image-generating (text-to-image) program unparalleled in the aesthetics of images it can produce. This book is for anyone ready to push their...

These fictional stories spring from a lifetime of adventures of the author. Beyond that, the reader is directed to the notice by Mark Twain that prefaces Huckleberry Finn warning against looking for a motive, a moral, or worst of all a plot.Author: Matthew L....

Henry Finds a Home tells the story of how Julia Barton came to adopt her pet pig, Henry! Pigs are very smart and unique animals. Join Henry on his adventures in the Adventures of Henry the Pig series based on the real-life shenanigans Henry...

A philosophical exploration of aesthetic experience during bereavement. In Aesthetics of Grief and Mourning, philosopher Kathleen Marie Higgins reflects on the ways that aesthetics aids people experiencing loss. Some practices related to bereavement, such as funerals, are scripted, but many others are recursive, improvisational,...

In the middle of the nineteenth century, the highest paid and most famous newspaper writer in the US was a woman known to the world as Fanny Fern, the nom de plume of Sara Payson Willis. A Fanny Fern Reader features a selection of...

From cold rivalry to hot cocoa and warm hearts.Jez, a grumpy fennex, wants nothing to do with the cold, snow or bustling winter games descending on the charming town of Adenashire. She'd rather curl up for a nap. But a drunken boast lands her...