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Book cover of Signs of Power

Signs of Power

The Rise of Cultural Complexity in the Southeast

by David G. Anderson, Richard Jefferies, Jon L. Gibson
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010

Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies. By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this...
Book cover of Medicine Man - Shamanism, Natural Healing, Remedies And Stories of The Native American Indians
by G.W. Mullins, C.L. Hause
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015

The legend of the Native American Medicine Man goes back for thousands of years. Many of the Native Americans turned to the Medicine Man for the knowledge of mixing herbs, roots and other natural plants that helped to heal various medical conditions. But remedies were not the only part of the healing...
Book cover of Concise Dictionary of Middle English

Concise Dictionary of Middle English

From A.D. 1150 to 1580

by Walter W. Skeat, A. L. Mayhew
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2015

The present work is intended to meet, in some measure, the requirements of those who wish to make some study of Middle-English, and who find a difficulty in obtaining such assistance as will enable them to find out the meanings and etymologies of the words most essential to their purpose.
Book cover of Unwatchable
by Erika Balsom, Kenneth Berger, Susie Bright
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2019

We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us...
Book cover of Stories of Home

Stories of Home

Place, Identity, Exile

by Jennifer L. Adams, Myrdene Anderson, Timothy Baird
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015

Notions of home are of increasing concern to persons who are interested in the unfolding narratives of inhabitation, displacement and dislocation, and exile. Home is viewed as a multidimensional theoretical concept that can have contradictory meanings; homes may be understood as spaces as well as...
Book cover of Communication Perspectives on Popular Culture
by Andrew F. Herrmann, Art Herbig, Tony E. Adams
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2016

Popular culture helps construct, define, and impact our everyday realities and must be taken seriously because popular culture is, simply, popular. Communication Perspectives on Popular Culture brings together communication experts with diverse backgrounds, from interpersonal communication, business...
Book cover of Anti-Jacobin Novels, Part II, Volume 7
by Philip Cox, Adriana Craciun, W M Verhoeven
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017

A selection of Anti-Jacobin novels reprinted in full with annotations. The set includes works by male and female writers holding a range of political positions within the Anti-Jacobin camp, and represents the French Revolution, American Revolution, Irish Rebellion and political unrest in Scotland.
Book cover of New Woman Fiction, 1881-1899, Part III vol 8
by Paul March-Russell, Carolyn W de la L Oulton, Andrew King
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017

The novels in this collection include one by a fierce opponent to the New Woman movement, as well as two from women whose work can be seen as archetypal New Woman fiction.
Book cover of The Supernatural Revamped

The Supernatural Revamped

From Timeworn Legends to Twenty-First-Century Chic

by Simon Bacon, Jessica Birch, Scott Culpepper
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016

This book is the logical continuation of a series of collected essays examining the origins and evolution of myths and legends of the supernatural in Western and non-Western tradition and popular culture. The first two volumes of the series, The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend...
Book cover of Two Dictionaries: Old and Middle English
by Herbert Coleridge, A. L. Mayhew, Walter W. Skeat
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013

This book contains what the title promises: two dictionaries, one for Old English, and one for Middle English.  It will be of interest to students, scholars, and anyone interested in the history and literature of the English language.
Book cover of Reasons for Faith (Foreword by Lee Strobel): Making a Case for the Christian Faith
by Norman L. Geisler, Chad V. Meister, Mark Mittelberg
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2007

Many Christians want to witness for their faith, but they are afraid they will not be able to answer questions that others may ask of them. First Peter 3:15 reminds believers to always be prepared to "make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you." Norman Geisler and...
Book cover of The Andy Smithson Series: Books 4, 5, and 6 (Young Adult Epic Fantasy Bundle)
by L. R. W. Lee
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016

A hidden past. A growing threat. The stakes have never been higher. 3 books. Over 700 pages of action. Save over 33% when you buy the box set! Andy knows his world will turn topsy-turvey the instant he breaks the curse. It’s an impossible situation. Caught in a tug-of-war between duty and...
Book cover of Battle for the Land's Soul
by L. R. W. Lee
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017

Good vs Evil. Destiny Demands the Battle be Fought. But at What Cost? It's clear Abaddon, the evil shape shifting ruler of Hadession, Oomaldee's northern neighbor, must be dealt with if Oomaldee’s citizens are to ever live in peace. But how? What lengths will Andy have to go to in order to...
Book cover of The Andy Smithson Series: Books 1, 2, and 3 (Young Adult Epic Fantasy Bundle)
by L. R. W. Lee
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2014

Video games don’t train you for real-world dragon fighting. 3 books. Nearly 700 pages of action. Save over 40% when you buy the box set! Medieval and modern-day collide when otherworldly forces draw ten-year-old Andy Smithson into a medieval world where fire-breathing dragons, deranged pixies,...
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