Search Results
-
Representing Realists in Victorian Literature and Criticism
by Daniel BrownThis book is about the historical moment when writers and critics first used the term "realism" to describe representation in literature and painting. While scholarship on realism tends to proceed from an assumption that the term has a long-established meaning and history, this book reveals that mi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Schools With Heart: Voluntarism And Public Education
by Daniel BrownIn Schools with Heart , Brown explores voluntarism by using original data gathered from 185 interviews with public school principals, teachers, and volunteers, many of whom worked in schools known for their volunteer programs. Supplementing these data from other studies, this careful inquiry finds t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1998 -
Subjects in Poetry
by Daniel BrownDaniel Brown’s Subjects in Poetry is the first book to examine the broad and imposing topic of poetic subject matter, probing both what poems are about and how that influences the way they're made. It comprises one poet’s attempt to plumb the nature of his art, to ask how the selection of material r... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
The Poetry of Victorian Scientists
by Daniel BrownA surprising number of Victorian scientists wrote poetry. Many came to science as children through such games as the spinning-top, soap-bubbles and mathematical puzzles, and this playfulness carried through to both their professional work and writing of lyrical and satirical verse. This is the fir... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
English Prose of the Nineteenth Century
Hilary Fraser provides a comprehensive and thorough survey of English prose in the nineteenth century which draws from a wide variety of fields including art, literary theory and criticisim, biography, letters, journals, sermons, and travel reportage. Through these works the cultural, social, litera... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1997 -
Visualising Skyscapes: Material Forms of Cultural Engagement with the Heavens (Routledge Studies in Archaeology)
by Daniel Brown • Liz HentyAbove the land and its horizon lies the celestial sphere, that great dome of the sky which governs light and darkness, critical to life itself, yet its influence is often neglected in the archaeological narrative. Visualising Skyscapes captures a growing interest in the emerging field of skyscape ar... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Creative Mastery in Hypnosis and Hypnoanalysis: A Festschrift for Erika Fromm
The scope of Erika Fromm's profound contributions to the clinical and research literature in hypnosis and related areas is reflected in this volume, which consists of chapters written by those who have worked closely with the noted psychologist and/or have been significantly influenced by her. The ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1991 -
Human Feelings: Explorations in Affect Development and Meaning
Human Feelings provides a comprehensive overview of the role of emotions in human life. Growing out of the research and writing of members of the Harvard Affect Study Group, the volume brings to bear different disciplinary outlooks and different modes of inquiry on various aspects of human affectiv... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1993 -
Tales from the San Francisco 49ers Sideline: A Collection of the Greatest 49ers Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team)
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports-books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you ar... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Climate Change in the Midwest: A Synthesis Report for the National Climate Assessment (NCA Regional Input Reports)
Developed to inform the 2013 National Climate Assessment, and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage and conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Climate Change in the Midwest examines the known effects and relationships of climate change varia... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1984 -
Human Feelings: Explorations in Affect Development and Meaning
Dwelling on the importance of emotions in our life, the author through Harvard Affect Study Group has brought together people with different kinds of training to share a passionate interest in the study of affect. ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1993 -
Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume 4: Volume 4: The Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes (Bergey's Manual Of Systematic Bacteriology (springer-verlag) Ser.)
by James T. Staley • Noel R. Krieg • Wolfgang Ludwig • William B. Whitman • Daniel Brown • Bruce J. Paster • Naomi Ward • Brian P. Hedlund • Aidan ParteIncludes a revised taxonomic outline for the phyla Bacteroidetes, Planctomycetes, Chlamydiae, Spirochetes, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Acidobacteria, Verrucomicrobia, Dictyoglomi, and Gemmatimonadetes based upon the SILVA project as well as a description of more than 153 genera in 29 families. Incl... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Someone Had To Do It
'A promising writing debut' Daily MailBrandi Maxwell is living the fashion intern dream.Except, the dream looks more like living on the breadline, scrubbing sick from couture dresses, and dealing with daily microaggressions about her braids - all things she's sure she can ignore in the name of succe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Someone Had to Do It: A Novel
"A dark and riveting page-turner with an intelligent twist." —Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw ManSOMEONE HAD TO MAKE HIM PAY. SOMEONE HAD TO TAKE HER DOWN.Brandi Maxwell is living the dream as an intern at prestigious New York fashion house Simon Van Doren. Except &“living the dream&” looks mo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
The #1 New York Times bestseller about the Greatest Generation freshly adapted for the next generation. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
The Deeper Life: Satisfying the 8 Vital Longings of Your Soul
Author and ministry leader Daniel Henderson shows readers how to live out their long-term spiritual goals through a step-by-step guide to daily renewal.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Building Digital Culture: A Practical Guide to Successful Digital Transformation
Building Digital Culture aims to answer a simple question: How can organisations succeed when the environment they operate in is changing so quickly? The last thing businesses need today is a digital strategy. Instead, their strategy needs to be fit for our fast-changing digital world, where busines... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
The Indifferent Stars Above
<P>In April of 1846, Sarah Graves was twenty-one and in love with a young man who played the violin. But she was torn. Her mother, father, and eight siblings were about to disappear over the western horizon forever, bound for California. <P>Sarah could not bear to see them go out of her life, an... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Human Biological Diversity
This text is intended for the sophomore level course in human variation/human biology taught in anthropology departments. It may also serve as a supplementary text in introductory physical anthropology courses.In addition to covering the standard topics for the course, it features contemporary topic... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
On September 1, 1894 two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over two thousand people. Daniel James Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire in Under a Flaming Sky, the most gripping and comprehensive chronicle of how the dramatic story unfolded. Whereas Oregon'... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
Human Biological Diversity
Human Biological Diversity is an introductory textbook designed to cover the key contemporary topics in the study of human variation and human biology within the field of physical anthropology. Easily accessible for students with no background in anthropology or biology, this second edition incl... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
A New Introduction to Islam
Covering the origins, key features, and legacy of the Islamic tradition, the third edition of A New Introduction to Islam includes new material on Islam in the 21st century and discussions of the impact of historical ideas, literature, and movements on contemporary trends. Includes updated and rewr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
The Wiley Blackwell Concise Companion to The Hadith (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion #174)
The most comprehensive and up-to-date English-language guide on hadith scholarship The source of much of our knowledge of the first two centuries of Islamic history, the hadith literature is made up of thousands of traditions collected during the formative years of Islam. Alongside the Qur'an, the h... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary “The Boys of ‘36”<P><P> For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the mo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism, highlighting the contributions and sacrifices that Japanese immigrants and their American-born children made for the sake of the nation: the courageous Japanese-American Army unit that ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021