Brought to you by Penguin.A New Formation is an exploration of the unique role that Black British footballers have played in shaping the beautiful game both on and off the pitch, an inventive and highly original analysis of the intersections between football and wider Black British culture.A New Formation is not a book about football and racism. Jacobs and his co-contributors - including authors Musa Okwonga and Aniefiok E...

"Famous Composers and Their Works, Vol. 1" is a comprehensive anthology that delves into the lives and contributions of renowned composers throughout history. Edited by notable figures such as Karl Klauser, John Knowles Paine, and Theodore Thomas, this volume offers insightful analyses and critiques of various musical pieces. It serves as an essential resource for music enthusiasts, students, and scholars alike, providing a rich context for understanding the evolution of classical music an...

Famous Composers and Their Works (Vol. 1&2) is an expansive compendium of musical biography, criticism, and cultural history, presenting the lives and achievements of major Western composers within the broader evolution of art music. Written in an elevated yet accessible nineteenth-century scholarly style, the volumes combine anecdote, historical narrative, and aesthetic judgment, situating figures such as Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner, and others within the traditions,...

Catholic School Leadership addresses many of the challenges facing those who prepare faith leaders and education leaders for the Catholic schools of the future. The well-known editors and contributors to this volume have written about their personal experiences with Catholic schools; the educational foundations of Catholic schools; teacher preparation and development; Catholic school leadership; dealing with parents and families; and the challenges of technology for Catholic schoo...

This is a story of an innocent, caring, beautiful young girl from and extremely poor family who throughout her life is drawn into affairs with two different men from a much higher social class. How members of her family, the family of one of the wealthy men, and society in general react to her situation is the basis of this story.

Strain imaging (also known as speckle-tracking echocardiography or STE) is a rapidly growing, affordable, and versatile cardiac imaging technology of great interest to clinicians in both inpatient and outpatient settings. ASE's Comprehensive Strain Imaging is the first reference designed to help you master a wide range of strain imaging/STE applications, including screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow up. Written and edited by a team of international experts from the American Society...

Education has fought long and hard to gain acceptance as a profession and, since professionals by definition use data to shape the decisions they make, education has little choice but to continue moving in this direction. This 3-part handbook represents a major contribution to the literature of education. It is a unique compendium of the most original work currently available on how, when and why evidence should be used to ground practice. It is a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary, researc...

In "On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts," Thomas de Quincey ventures into a provocative exploration of aesthetics and morality against the backdrop of early 19th-century Britain. This remarkable essay employs a distinctive blend of dark humor and philosophical inquiry, challenging the reader to contemplate murder not just as an act of violence but as an artistic phenomenon worthy of scrutiny and appreciation. De Quincey's lyrical prose and intricate rhetorical style enhance the li...

"First published in 1901, this book explores the traditional formal English garden in all its majesty, looking at its history, contemporary state, styles, techniques, and much more. Beautiful-illustrated and full of interesting information, this classic volume will appeal to all with an interest in gardening and its vibrant history. Contents include: "The Formal Method and the Landscape Gardener", "The Formal Garden in England", "The Formal Garden in England", "The Formal Garden in England...

To look upon a mummy is to come face to face with our past. This book presents the story of mummification as a practice worldwide. Mummies have been found on every continent, some deliberately preserved as with the ancient Egyptians using a variety of complex techniques, others accidentally by dry baking heat, intense cold and ice, or by tanning in peat bogs. By examining these preserved humans, we can get profound insights into the lives, health, culture and deaths of individuals and popu...

Theodore Dreiser's Russian Diary is an extended record of the American writer's travels throughout the Soviet Union in 1927-28. Dreiser was initially invited to Moscow for a week-long observance of the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution. He asked, and was granted, permission to make an extended tour of the country.This previously unpublished diary is a firsthand record of life in the USSR during the 1920s as seen by a leading American cultural figure. It is a valu...

Theodore Dreiser's Russian Diary is an extended record of the American writer's travels throughout the Soviet Union in 1927-28. Dreiser was initially invited to Moscow for a week-long observance of the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution. He asked, and was granted, permission to make an extended tour of the country.This previously unpublished diary is a firsthand record of life in the USSR during the 1920s as seen by a leading American cultural figure. It is a valu...