The apocalyptic group The Family and their guru, Anne Hamilton-Byrne — one of very few female cult leaders in history — captured international headlines throughout the 1980s and 1990s.Hamilton-Byrne, who some followers believed was Jesus Christ, was glamorous and charismatic — and, many allege, very dangerous. From her base in a quiet suburb, she recruited wealthy professionals to join her cult, including doctors, lawyers, nurses, architects, and scientist...

Learn how to bounce back from setbacks, stress and challenging timesResilience is the ability to cope with and recover from difficult situations. It includes our capacity to make the best of things, deal with stress and rise to the occasion. We all have this ability, though not always as much as we'd like. This engaging, practical book draws together scientific understanding, real life examples and proven methods in describing how you can develop seven essential sk...

CHLOE (13) is a single child on the run. She is being hunted by a dark force but is also protected by two agents who worked within in the dark and shadowy organization and were friends with her mother.

As Joseph sits alone on a rock at the top of a mountain in Virginia, he struggles with some of lifes most difficult questions. Who am I? Where did I come from? What lies ahead? Could life be so fickle? Would death really be so bad? During his darkest hour, Joseph asks for guidance. He blurts out, Lord, have mercy on me. Show me what I need to know. Protect me and guide me.He feels in his heart that today is a new beginning as his prayer is answered. Joseph meets someone who shows h...

Are you considering buying an electric vehicle? All of us are witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime transformation. For over one hundred years, gasoline and diesel fuels have powered ground transportation throughout the world. Now that is changing, and 2023 is the year when most people will recognize that change is happening. This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand overview of the passenger EV universe including guides for buying and owning an electric car. The authors discuss choosing,...

A dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book in the Nick Hern Books Drama Games series, this title is for teachers and workshop leaders working with difficult or reluctant students, youth groups, young offenders, and all those who seem intent on saying 'no' to whatever is offered them.'This book offers invaluable ways for artists, teachers, workshop leaders and activists to better use the arts to empower young people' Ken Livingstone, from his Forewor...

"As Joseph sits alone in his favorite spot on the top of Old Rag in Virginia's BlueRidge mountains, he is struggling with questions that have haunted him forever.Who am I? Where did I come from and where am I going?He finds himself torn between what he was taught and what he feels in his heart.In his frustration he asks for guidance which is forthcoming.He meets someone who shows him the meaning of life and a good way to live it.This helps him naviga...

Theatre is at its best when it is disobedient, when it argues back to society. But what enables it to achieve this impact? What makes it a force to be reckoned with? What are the principles and the tools of the trade that shape it to be effective, powerful and resonant? Drawing from both theory and practice, and informed by conversations with recognized practitioners from across the UK, this book provides answers and makes an impassioned call for artists to reimagine, question and disrupt....

The challenges we face can be difficult even to think about. Climate change, war, political polarization, economic upheaval, and the dying back of nature together create a planetary emergency of overwhelming proportions. This revised, tenth anniversary edition of Active Hope shows us how to strengthen our capacity to face these crises so that we can respond with unexpected resilience and creative power. Drawing on decades of teaching an empowerment approach known as the Work That ...

The challenges we face can be difficult even to think about. Climate change, the depletion of oil, economic upheaval, and mass extinction together create a planetary emergency of overwhelming proportions. Active Hope shows us how to strengthen our capacity to face this crisis so that we can respond with unexpected resilience and creative power. Drawing on decades of teaching an empowerment approach known as the Work That Reconnects, the authors guide us through a transformational ...

This handbook examines policy and practice from around the world with respect to broadly conceived notions of inclusion and diversity within education. It sets out to provide a critical and comprehensive overview of current thinking and debate around aspects such as inclusive education rights, philosophy, context, policy, systems, and practices for a global audience. This makes it an ideal text for researchers and those involved in policy-making, as well as those teaching in classrooms tod...

From the legendary Johnstones, a new standalone Western adventure along the wagon trail just before the Civil War, as two pioneering families in search of peace make an epic cross-country journey across the Oregon Trail …One nation on the brink of war. Two families in search of peace. Twenty-seven wagons on a journey as bold as America itself.Missouri, 1860. Rumors of war between the North and South are spreading across the land. I...