In Hemingway, Style, and the Art of Emotion, David Wyatt shows that the work of Ernest Hemingway is marked more by vulnerability and deep feeling than by the stoic composure and ironic remove for which it is widely known. This major reassessment of the shape of Hemingway's career recovers the soul of the author's work, revealing him as a multifaceted writer rather than a cold, static icon. Wyatt claims that Hemingway's famous early style does not embrace emotional reticence but works inste...

Introducing the principles of aircraft electrical and electronic systems, this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline, and in particular will be suitable for those studying for licensed aircraft maintenance engineer status. It systematically addresses the relevant sections of modules 11 and 13 of part-66 of the EASA syllabus, and is ideal for anyone studying as part of an EASA and FAR-147 approved cours...

Secret Histories claims that the history of the nation is hidden—in plain sight—within the pages of twentieth-century American literature. David Wyatt argues that the nation's fiction and nonfiction expose a "secret history" that cuts beneath the "straight histories" of our official accounts. And it does so by revealing personal stories of love, work, family, war, and interracial romance as they were lived out across the decades of the twentieth century.Wyatt reads authors...

Afterlife: The Strange Fate of Literary Remains explores what happens to a body of work left unpublished or unfinished at the time of a writer’s death. In nine chapters, David Wyatt tells the story of the “afterlife” of texts by Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Charles Dickens, Harriet Jacobs, Emily Dickinson, William Faulkner, Sylvia Plath, Ernest Hemingway, and Ralph Ellison—and of the improbable and unpredictable ways in which literature that might never have seen publication m...

Does biblical forgiveness require repentance? And when God forgives, what does His forgiveness actually do?Forgiving Like God works through those questions from Scripture, because forgiveness is too important for slogans. This book argues that love does not wait on repentance, but full biblical forgiveness comes when repentance is real. And when forgiveness is given, reconciliation should follow. God does not forgive from across the room. He restores relationship.The format...

The decade of the 1960s has come to occupy a uniquely seductive place in both the popular and the historical imagination. While few might disagree that it was a transformative period, the United States remains divided on the question of whether the changes that occurred were for the better or for the worse. Some see it as a decade when people became more free; others as a time when people became more lost. American Literature in Transition, 1960–1970 provides the latest scholarship on this...

This thought-provoking book explores one of life's greatest questions: Are we the result of random chance, or were we created with purpose? Drawing on science, philosophy, and faith--including ideas echoed by Blaise Pascal--it examines the complexity of DNA, the uniqueness of every human life, and the evidence for an intelligent Creator. Through clear reasoning and personal stories, the book invites readers to see the world in a new way and consider the possibility of a meaningful, persona...

This edition of Walden is specially formatted with illustrations and a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents.Henry David Thoreau was born David Henry Thoreau on July 12, 1817 in Concord, Massachusetts. Mr. Thoreau was an author, poet, abolitionist, naturalist, surveyor, transcendentalist, and philosopher. Thoreaus works intertwine his love of history philosophy and nature. Many of his theories about environmental history and ecology are still applied today.Thoreaus book Walden, originally publi...

The first in The World of Podkin One-Ear series. A fantastic adventure story perfect for fans of Redwall.'A spellbinding story full of friendship, excitement and magic.' GuardianA thick white blanket covers the wide slopes of the band of hills known as the Razorback Downs . . .Podkin is the son of a warrior chieftain. He knows that one day it will be up to him to lead his warren and guard it in times of danger. But for now, he's qu...

First in a brand-new fantasy series from acclaimed author Anna James, filled with seasonal magic and irresistible adventure.An instant No.1 New York Times Bestseller. A Waterstones Best Children's Book of the Year‘A magical world full of wonder!’ Katie Tsang‘A triumph of imagination and storytelling’ A. F. Steadman‘Crackling with enchanting magic’ Kieran Larwood...

From the winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award, the third instalment of Podkin's epic battle against the Gorm.'A spellbinding story full of friendship, excitement and magic.' GuardianThe bard looks up at the three figures . . . Yes,' says the bard. 'They're bonedancers. You don't need to sound quite so excited, though. They have come to kill me.'And so it is that the bard and and his young apprentice Rue are taken to Spinestone, ...

From bestselling author and winner of the Blue Peter Book Award, this is the sixth adventure set in the world of Podkin One-Ear.'A spellbinding story full of friendship, excitement and magic.' Guardian'Why are you worried? You have us beside you! We've captured three spirits already. We've beaten Endwatchers, two clans, snakes, plagues and a whole ocean of disgusting maggots.'After capturing Charice, there is only...