Need a tested method for bringing up moral children without being overly controlling?A thorough guide to parenting in the contemporary day can be found in " THE ART OF PARENTING." This book, which was written by Dr. Emily Thomas a seasoned parenting specialist, covers a wide range of subjects, from the most recent findings in child development to helpful advice for dealing with problems that arise on a daily basis."THE ART OF PARENTING" gives parents the to...

In Sacred Balance, certified yoga instructor and spirituality blogger Melinda Emily Thomas helps you align body and spirit through two timeless traditions--Benedictine spirituality and yoga practice.Spirituality in the Benedictine Way offers the commitments of listening, stability, conversion, humility, and hospitality. These root our values and help us choose how to spend our time, devote our energy, and craft relationships. Yoga offers physical postures to bring those pr...

Canicross for Fun and Fitness is the essential guide to running safely with your dog. Taking a dog-centred approach, this book covers every stage of your canicross journey. Filled with practical advice and inspiring stories from the canicross community, it includes everything you need to get started and succeed in this enjoyable sport.

In 1880s Britain, philosophers developed what would become a half-century obsession with time. Back then, time was widely held to be unreal. By the 1920s, it was widely held to be real. This sea change was gradual but sweeping. Early time realists focused on defending the reality of time. From around 1900, they began asking fresh questions about the nature of time, all loosely concerned with its dynamicity-its 'moving on'. Are the past and future real? Is time fundamentally an 'A-series' o...

Dancing with holy people throughout the year.Immerse yourself in a vibrant journey of faith and creativity in this essential resource from Abbey of the Arts. Featuring 52 colorful, playful icons of saints and mystics. Each icon offers reflections, creative invitations, and prayers that explore the depth of contemplative living. Organized around the rhythm of the feast days, this book invites you to engage in prayer and reflection throughout the year, making each mo...

A debut graphic novel about first love and navigating life when you see things differently.Rhys Moore is worried as he starts his first year of university. And not just about the usual things. Rhys has face blindness: He struggles to recognize and remember people’s faces. While he has ways of coping, they don’t always work, so he’s not sure how to manage around so many new people. There is one bright note, though. A very bright note. Malcolm. He’s caring and kind, and he’s empathet...

This volume, with an introduction and notes by Emily Thomas, comprises over two hundred selected letters from six philosophers: E. E. Constance Jones, May Sinclair, Karin Costelloe-Stephen, Hilda Oakeley, Susan Stebbing, and Margaret Macdonald. These women were writing during a turbulent period of English thought. Across two world wars, philosophy saw the ebb and flow of idealism, new realism, emergentism, Bergsonism, and logical positivism. The letters, almost all of which are published h...

In 1880s Britain, Victoria Welby (1837–1912) began creating a rich, wide-ranging metaphysical system. At its heart lies Motion, 'the great fact, the supreme category'. Drawing extensively on archive materials, this Element offers the first study of Welby's metaphysics. It portrays her universe as a complex of motions: motions comprise material bodies, living beings, and conscious minds. This dynamic universe, 'Motion', underlies many other elements of her thought, including her views on id...

Supported by the Independent Transport Commission (ITC): a registered charityWhy travel? What motivations underpin the journeys we make? And how can we make decisions that improve our travel experiences?Arguing that the desire to move is a purpose in itself, this book brings together leading experts to provide insights from multiple viewpoints across the sciences, arts and humanities. Together, they examine key travel motivations, including the importance of travel for huma...

The work of women philosophers in the early modern period has traditionally been overlooked, yet their writing on topics such as reality, time, mind and matter holds valuable lessons for our understanding of metaphysics and its history. This volume of new essays explores the work of nine key female figures: Bathsua Makin, Anna Maria van Schurman, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Margaret Cavendish, Anne Conway, Damaris Cudworth Masham, Mary Astell, Catharine Trotter Cockburn, and Émilie Du Châtelet. ...

How can we think more deeply about travel? This was the thought that inspired Emily Thomas to journey into the philosophy of travel, to explore the places where philosophy and travel intersect. Part philosophical ramble, part memoir, The Meaning of Travel begins in the Age of Discovery in the sixteenth century, when philosophers first began thinking and writing seriously about travel It then meanders forward to encounter the thoughts of Montaigne on otherness, John Locke on cannib...

No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers.Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners._______________...