The reluctant king: Joseph Bonaparte : King of the Two Sicilies and Spain

History

Ross, Michael

Europe

SIDGWICK JACKSON

Written by two single adults, this fun and informative look at enjoying singleness will help you develop satisfying relationships and a lifestyle that are everything God wants you to have today.

Adventures in Singlehood

Shellenberger, Susie

Religion & Spirituality

Zondervan

The fabled cities of Italy--Florence, Venice, and Rome--have each acquired a distinctive tradition of literary representation involving characteristic, recurrent motifs and symbolic signatures. A wealth of writing on each is examined in fiction and poetry of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries mainly by British and American authors. Included are works by Robert Browning on Florence and Rome; George Eliot, W.D. Howells, E.M. Forster, and D.H. Lawrence on Florence; Charles Dickens, Thomas Mann, L.P. Hartley, and Anthony Hecht on Venice; Arthur Hugh Clough, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, and Aldous Huxley on Rome; and Henry James and Bernard Malamud on Florence, Venice, and Rome.The analysis points to Florence frequently being depicted in terms of binary oppositions, including Hebraism versus Hellenism, past versus present, stasis versus movement, and light versus darkness. Venetian narratives are commonly infused with motifs relating to dream and unreality, obsession, voyeurism, isolation, melancholia, and death. History is a controlling metaphor for Roman fiction and poetry, combined with the motif of change and, especially, fall from innocence to experience. Ross shows how writers have self-consciously built on the literary conventions set earlier and anticipates that these cities will remain natural loci for continued post-modernist experiment. In a wider theoretical framework, he examines this writing identified with place for the light it sheds on the issue of the importance of setting in literature.

Storied Cities: Literary Imaginings of Florence, Venice, and Rome (Contributions to the Study of World Literature)

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

Praeger

Health and Health Promotion in Prisons (Routledge Studies in Public Health)

The impact of the United Nations "Healthy Prisons" initiative has highlighted the importance of health and health promotion in incarcerated populations. This invaluable book discusses the many health and medical issues that arise or are introduced into prisons from the perspective of both inmates and prison staff.  Health and Health Promotion in Prison places key issues in prison healthcare into a historical perspective and investigates contemporary policy drivers. It then addresses the significant legal issues relating to health in prison settings and the human rights implications and questions that arise. The book presents a useful framework for health education in prison and a model for introducing structural, policy and health-related changes based on the UN Health in Prisons model, and also includes a special chapter on mental health issues. Providing a comprehensive and thought-provoking overview of health promotion issues in correctional environments, this is an essential reference for all those involved in prison healthcare.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Routledge

Planning and the Heritage: Policy and procedures

This is a clear guide to heritage legislation in the UK. It is set out in plain, non-legal language and will guide the planner, developer, architect or conservationist through the legislation, explaining the policy and procedures which govern the protection of historic buildings as well as providing clear explanations of the issues involved, including listing, planning appeals and grants.

Legal Self-Help

(Guitar Educational). This book, fully authorized by POD manufacturer Line 6, lets you dial in the guitar tones of superstar recordings and learn how to get the most from the popular POD, a must-have tone tool! You get professional user tips to help you create your own sound, easy-to-read diagrams, and complete note-for-note tab transcriptions for nine classic rock songs: Day Tripper * Killer Queen * Message in a Bottle * Oh, Pretty Woman * Pride and Joy * Smoke on the Water * Start Me Up * Sunshine of Your Love * Wonderful Tonight.

POD Player's Guide and Songbook: Get Great Guitar Tones and Play Classic Songs

Arts & Photography

Music

Hal Leonard

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) led a life as colourfl and romantic as any of his novels; in the revolution of 1830, for example, he played a role that could have come sraight from The Three Musketeers. Poor and ill-educated, he was forced to live by his wits from an early age and like d'Artagnan, went to Paris to seek his fortune At the age of 27 his play Henry III brought him overnight success and an assured entry into a glittering society of actreses, writers and aristocats. In the 1840s he began his series of great romances taken from episodes in French history, which founded his lasting reputation. His fame was now international -- it was said by Thackeray that he 'could read about Athos from sunrise to sunset with the utmost contentment of mind'. In 1860 Dumas joined Garibaldi and, red-shirted, entered Naples with its liberator.

Alexander Dumas

History & Criticism

David&Charles

This fast–paced, 12–week devotional embarks on a radical journey through the life of Christ. Teens develop lifelong tools for cutting to the truth; succeeding (prayer, Bible knowledge); and proclaiming Jesus.

Faith Encounter: Experience the Ultimate with Jesus

Myers, Bill

Harvest House Publishers

Improve Your Game, Build Your Faith Decisions, decisions. In both the virtual world and the real world, you have to make a bunch of choices. Mess up in the virtual world of Minecraft and you can always start over. But in the real world, where the decisions you make have real consequences, both good and bad, it's not that simple. Where can you go for help? Is there a gamer's guide for living? Yes, it's called the Bible—and God created it to help you win! Join gamer Dragee90 as he shares daily devotions packed with secrets to success in two key areas of your life:
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Gameplay—Learn A-to-Z tips and tricks for virtual world-building and secrets and online survival in the game of Minecraft.</li>
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Real Life—Dragee90 reveals some of his own daily struggles and gives you powerful Scripture verses from the Bible you can use to overcome life's biggest obstacles.</li>
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 Building faith block by block is easy when you start with the right foundation!

Building Faith Block by Block: [An Unofficial Minecraft Guide] 60 A-to-Z (Kid Only) Survival Secrets

Children's Books

Ross, Christopher

Religions

Harvest Kids

Sports Devotions to Help Your Child Win in Life
From the father-and-son team of Michael and Christopher Ross comes this unique devotional combining your kid's love of sports with faith and life lessons to encourage growth.
Your child will be inspired by tons of pro tips from sports superstars, including Tim Tebow, Stephen Curry, Allyson Felix, and many more.
These forty devotions feature stories from 15-year-old Christopher's world, plus kid-relevant teachings that bring Bible verses to life.
Your kid will get the game plan for making good decisions in three key areas:
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<li>With the Team—learning godly sportsmanship</li>
<li>At School—having A+ encounters with teachers and friends</li>
<li>With Family—scoring big with parents and siblings</li>
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A Kid's Game Plan for Great Choices will help your child see the connection between the things they love and the One who loves them.

A Kid's Game Plan for Great Choices: An All-Sports Devotional

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