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Really Beautiful Company
A unique look at heritage singers based on research for a lottery-funded project to make traditional music available to the general public.
The Book of Haps
"A hap is a Scottish dialect word for a simple shawl or wrap. Haps have a particular association with the Shetland islands... This book explores the story of the hap through five beautifully illustrated essays and thirteen stunning patterns." -- cover, page [4]
Women Who Kill
Why does a young woman lure teenagers into her car then participate in their horrific rape and torture? What makes a nurse lethally inject the healthy babies in her care? Women, statistically, aren`t a violent breed ... but the female of the species can be just as deadly as the male. From the mass poisoner to the sexual sadist, from profit killings to crimes committed just for twisted thrills, Carol Anne Davis sets out to explore the dark and disturbing world of the female serial killer. In depth analysis of individual cases, including new information from the minister who heard Myra Hindley`s confession, provides an invaluable insight into the psychology behind these atrocities.
Left of Karl Marx
In Left of Karl Marx, Carole Boyce Davies assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915–1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual, dedicated communist, and feminist. Jones is buried in London’s Highgate Cemetery, to the left of Karl Marx—a location that Boyce Davies finds fitting given how Jones expanded Marxism-Leninism to incorporate gender and race in her political critique and activism. Claudia Cumberbatch Jones was born in Trinidad. In 1924, she moved to New York, where she lived for the next thirty years. She was active in the Communist Party from her early twenties onward. A talented writer and speaker, she traveled throughout the United States ...
Violent Agony
Uncover the intrigue and truth behind the Violent Agony. Author Jack L. Chacon weaves a darkly suspenseful tale of luxury, vengeance, romance, murder and action. Intrigue with the C.I.A. grows when seven people are killed, including two beautiful young women. Could vengeance be behind these murderous crimes? Unravel the mystery behind The Violent Agony, a suspenseful novel. A C.I.A. agent lurks in the shadows, skillfully evading attempts of others to unmask his true identity as the perpetrator of the crimes. Embark on a daring journey that will take you from Istanbul, to France, Tokyo, Florida, Las Vegas, Acapulco, and finally to Canada in The Violent Agony. Chacon masterfully eaves a suspenseful tale of intrigue that entangles interesting characters into a lap of luxury, richness, murder, vengeance, romance, violence, and action. Will justice be served or will vengeance strike another deadly blow? Read on and discover the truth behind The Violent Agony! Buy a copy and immerse yourself in this thrillingly suspenseful read!
Mysteries: An Investigation into the Occult, the Paranormal and the Supernatural
A major work... An extraordinary tour de force...' - New Scientist Colin Wilson came to realize, through his own cathartic experiences, that all of us are in fact manifold personalities, that we each consist of a ladder or hierarchy of selves, and that the upper members may be called upon at will. He explains how these discoveries led him to the view that our integral multiple personalities are the explanation for a wide diversity of paranormal phenomena, from dowsing and demonic possession to precognition and spoon-bending. "Man's being is like a vast mansion, yet he seems to live in a single room in the basement."
The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Education
In this important survey, an international group of leading philosophers chart the development of philosophy of education in the twentieth century and point to signficant questions for its future. Presents a definitive introduction to the core areas of philosophy of education. Contains 20 newly-commissioned articles, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars. Each chapter reviews a problem, examines the current state of the discipline with respect to the topic, and discusses possible futures of the field. Provides a solid foundation for further study.
We're Not Going to Take it Anymore
Professor Gerald G. Jackson incorporates the perceptions, ideals, hesitancies and proclamations of hte Hip-Hop and post Hip-Hop generations into the Africana Studies field. He pulls evidence from a rich tapestry of history, classroom learning exercises, student reports, scholar and professional led lectures, discussions and educational tours to create a groundbreaking multicultural and pluralistic model for the application of Africentric helping to the educational sphere. While the mode varies, the greater number of compositions compiled here are biographies of ordinary and extraordinary African Americans. Culturally affriming, introspective and expansive, We're Not Going to Take it Anymore is a rarely seen educational innovation.
Evaluation of Outcomes in Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Also published as: Neuropsychological rehabilitation, vol. 9; issues 3 and 4, 1999. The page numbers used here are taken from the journal and so begin on p. 225.
