This interdisciplinary monograph examines the potential of Norwegian literary classics by Knut Hamsun, Sigrid Undset and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson to advance diversity and inclusivity in education. Drawing on postcolonial theory, critical race studies and gender critique, the book explores how these canonical texts can be reinterpreted as tools for fostering intercultural empathy and encouraging critical dialogue about societal norms, identities and power structures. While acknowledging the co...

The skybus raced haplessly towards its inevitable fate on the Mars New Home Colony. A cop saves the passengers from death . . . but this is only the beginning.Alex Sverlov regains consciousness in the middle of the Indian Ocean with his leg tied to an anchor rope . . . but this is only the beginning.A new world power arises. The New China Empire conquered Asia in two regional atomic wars and is taking its place on the world stage . . . but this is only the beginning.Th...

Vax Facts is a one-stop-shop for all the information parents and guardians need to make an informed choice about childhood vaccinations.The challenge for most who are wrestling with whether to give a vaccine is a lack of understanding about what information they really need to make an informed decision.Written by a pediatrician who witnessed the difference over decades in the health outcomes of the vaccinated, partially vaccinated, and unvaccinated...

When an athlete with an exceptional record of achievement and longevity comes to the end of their career, the numbers can speak for themselves. Ross Taylor has scored the most runs, made the most centuries and taken the most catches by a New Zealander in international cricket. He's the first New Zealand cricketer to play 450 international matches. He's the first player from any country to make 100 international appearances in all three formats of the game: test cricket, one-day internation...

This fully illustrated WWII history examines the varieties of German light tanks and their usage throughout the conflict with rare wartime photographs.At the outbreak of the Second World War, Hitler's Wehrmacht led the way in armored warfare as blitzkriegs overwhelmed Poland and North West Europe. The contribution of light tanks such as Panzers I, II and 35(t) was critical.As the war spread to the Balkans, north Africa and the invasion of Russia, German engi...

In the near future, the world stands on the brink of another worldwide economic and social crisis. People look for understanding through occult practices, so that mediums and fortunetellers have become wildly successful in helping them escape reality. There are no more churches, and established religion is a thing of the past. Christians must now gather in secret.In this fragile era emerges Josh Heartley, a young boy with astounding prophetic abilities. Though Josh had a heart tran...

**"If anyone you know is struggling with addiction—or if you think you might have a problem—you want to read this book."—**GARTH STEIN, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain***"*a proven, comprehensive program that compassionately guides the reader to a place of resolution"—**DAVID PERLMUTTER, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain, and, Brain Maker***"*a massive achievement and a giant step forwar...

Founded in 1854 as an abolitionist outpost, Lawrence is a seemingly unassuming college town with a long history of hauntings. A ghostly guest never checked out of the Eldridge Hotel's mysterious room 506. Sigma Nu's fraternity house, the former home of Kansas's eighteenth governor, is still haunted by the specter of a young woman. Learn the tragic stories of Pete Vinegar, George Albach and Lizzie Madden and uncover the devilish truth behind the "legend" of Stull Cemetery. Author Paul Thoma...

This sweeping, international military history boldly reframes the Cold War as one of the three great conflicts of the twentieth century.The Cold War has long been viewed as a tense diplomatic standoff between global superpowers representing democracy and communism. Yet it fostered a series of deadly conflicts on battlegrounds across the postcolonial world. For half a century, as an uneasy accord hung over Europe, ferocious wars raged in the Cold War's killing fields...

Founded in 1854 as an abolitionist outpost, Lawrence is a seemingly unassuming college town with a long history of hauntings. A ghostly guest never checked out of the Eldridge Hotel's mysterious room 506. Sigma Nu's fraternity house, the former home of Kansas's eighteenth governor, is still haunted by the specter of a young woman. Learn the tragic stories of Pete Vinegar, George Albach and Lizzie Madden and uncover the devilish truth behind the "legend" of Stull Cemetery. Author Paul Thoma...

This WWII pictorial history illustrates the full range of Nazi vehicles used in reconnaissance and support missions throughout the war.The German military used reconnaissance and support vehicles widely in the Second World War. This book illustrates the full range of these vehicles with authoritative information and more than 200 rare wartime photographs.Both tracked and wheeled vehicles were employed for reconnaissance and screening. These included light t...

A highly illustrated account of the foremost German fighting machines of the Second War World—from the author of the bestselling Panzer IV at War.With comprehensive captions and text this superb book is the latest in the bestselling Images of War Series and the second instalment of the author's pictorial history of the German Panzers in the Second World War. The Panzer III saw almost continuous action from the annexation of Czechoslovakia, the invasion of P...