Keiko Ito has spent nineteen years as a registrar, the last eleven at the National Art Center Tokyo. She documents everything that enters and leaves one of Japan's most prestigious exhibition venues. She does not investigate crimes. She reconciles records.Then the body of Dr. Se-bin Yun, the Korean provenance researcher accompanying a Joseon dynasty moon jar, is found in a basement service corridor. Keiko discovers something the police cannot see. Se-bin left a message, not in a no...

SPLIT SCREAM has a new home at Tenebrous Press! The third volume of editor Alex Ebenstein's acclaimed series is back in print, featuring two novelettes: So Quiet, So White – Patrick Barb Roger Grimsby, a small-town curmudgeon known for his ' 80s horror paperback cover art, believes an ancient, bloodthirsty entity with ties to his family may have reemerged. But how does this connect to his wayward grandson, who prying police detectives and grieving parents blame for a recent knife attack ma...

In the tradition of Parish Hadley alumni such as Bunny Williams and David Easton, renowned interior designer Brian J. McCarthy creates dynamic personalities within each home he designs. Known for his attention to detail and love of texture, he brings a refreshing, unique perspective to each of his projects, living and working by the motto that no two homes are ever alike. This beautiful volume explores nine of his favorite projects around the country, from the Hamptons to Southern Californ...

This volume informs our understanding of how college settings can respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The college years are often a stressful time for students, but the pandemic has added unprecedented levels of demands. Much of what we know about stress and trauma in education predates the COVID-19 pandemic. Readers of this book will better understand the demands of the pandemic, as well as the resources college will need going forward.As the pandemic re...

"Engrossing . . . A lengthy review of the events of the final days of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and the road to Appomattox" (Mark Silo, author of The 115th New York in the Civil War).The Battle of Five Forks broke the long siege of Petersburg, Virginia, triggered the evacuation of Richmond, precipitated the Appomattox Campaign, and destroyed the careers and reputations of two generals. Michael J. McCarthy's Confederate Waterloo is ...

The author, at the age of 88, wrote this meditation booklet as a help for all her aging brethren in the world. The meditations are based on matching the journey of aging with the journey of Jesus to His Death and Resurrection. They are heartfelt, realistic, and profound. They have been privately circulating among the faithful for a year with consistent acclaim. This devotional is intended for personal prayer, group study, and ministry to seniors. Its central message is one of faith, courag...

This book has dual purpose offering both an entertaining and an educational approach to relationship self-help. Most of us can identify with the busyness and stress of life. And we know it detracts from our romantic relationship and the need to better nurture it. Author Dr. Tim McCarthy holds that few of us are educated or trained enough in how to have a successful relationship in our society. So his goal is to better enlighten couples as he goes beyond ordinary self-help books to offer a ...

Management by Agreement (1973) examines the ramifications of the 1971 Industrial Relations Act and industrial relations in Britain. It looks at the threats of Government legal action against trade unions and the reform of collective bargaining, and concludes that the Act fails to deal with management’s crucial problem: the interaction of two opposing pressures from the workforces and the economic climate.

First published in 1983, Strikes in Post-War Britain provides the first systematic long-run examination of official strike statistics since the war. It is based on a wealth of new material and analysis.The overall strike pattern is first compared with the relevant data on economic activity rates—e.g. movements in prices, output, and employment. Theories linking strikes with variations in all these factors are examined in some detail. Studies of strike prone industries and ...

This edited collection covers the role of the process observer – a position that enhances the effectiveness of group functioning by observing the process, summarizing the behavior of the group so that the group can learn and, if needed, improve its functioning.There is little guidance on best practices for this role, and in most settings, process observers are forced to rely on whatever previous training they have received in group work to fulfil their role. The first of its kind, ...

This volume informs our understanding of how educational settings can respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Teaching has always been a challenging profession but the pandemic has added unprecedented levels of demands. Much of what we know about stress and trauma in education predates the COVID-19 pandemic.As the pandemic recedes, it seems likely that recruiting and retaining teachers, always a challenge, will become even more difficult. This could not be wo...

The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics 2e provides an updated overview of a dynamic and rapidly growing area with a widely applied methodology. Over a decade on from the first edition of the Handbook, this collection of 47 chapters from experts in key areas offers a comprehensive introduction to both the development and use of corpora as well as their ever-evolving applications to other areas, such as digital humanities, sociolinguistics, stylistics, translation stu...