Archaeologist Watson Smith participated in such important excavations as the Lowry Ruin, the Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition, and Awatovi. This volume gathers ten of his essays on archaeological topics--especially on Anasazi and Hopi prehistory.Contents:The Vitality of the Hopi Way: Mural Decorations from Ancient Hopi KivasPit House and Kiva Pitfalls: When Is a Kiva?D-Shaped Features: The Kiva at Site 4The Kiva Beneath the Alta...

The subject-matter in this little book is the substance of a series of Lectures delivered before the Hat Manufacturers' Association in the years 1887 and 1888. About this period, owing to the increasing difficulties of competition with the products of the German Hat Manufacturers, a deputation of Hat Manufacturers in and around Manchester consulted Sir Henry E. Roscoe, F.R.S., then the Professor of Chemistry in the Owens College, Manchester, and he advised the formation of an Association, ...

"The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing" by Watson Smith delves into the intricate processes involved in the production of hats, exploring the chemical principles that underpin the materials used. Smith meticulously examines the various types of fabrics, dyes, and finishes that contribute to the final product, providing insights into how chemistry plays a crucial role in achieving desired qualities such as durability, colorfastness, and comfort. The book serves as a valuable resource for both ...

Don't Confuse Authority With Leadership challenges the traditional notion that leadership is defined by titles and power. Authority alone does not make a leader. True leadership isn't about titles or power-it's about influence, vision, and the ability to inspire growth in others. Don't Confuse Authority With Leadership challenges conventional beliefs, revealing how great leaders develop the art of influence through trust, authenticity, and meaningful conne...

Here in this book, you have a godly person's portrait, and you see him portrayed in his full qualities and features. What a rare thing godliness is! Godliness is a ray and beam that shines from God. If God is true, then godliness is true. Genuine godliness is not light and fluffy, but it is solid and will engage the heart and spirit.Christian, aspire after piety; it is a lawful ambition. Look at the saints' characteristics here, and never stop until you have got those same character...

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson.A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago, in 1619, thei...

A New York Times Best-Seller!Jesus is ____. How would you finish that sentence?The subject is there, and so is the verb, but what comes next? Your answer could shed light on the path to becoming who you were made to be.In these pages, Judah Smith fills out that sentence again and again, each time further revealing the character of Jesus. He writes as if to a friend, illustrating the importance of Christ’s message to modern ...

A user-friendly guide to reading, writing, and theorizing autobiographical texts and practices for students, scholars, and practitioners of life narrativeThe boom in autobiographical narratives continues apace. It now encompasses a global spectrum of texts and practices in such media as graphic memoir, auto-photography, performance and plastic arts, film and video, and online platforms. Reading Autobiography Now offers both a critical engagement with life ...

This book focuses on the complex relationship between education and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and highlights how important context is for both critiquing and achieving the Goals though education, given the critical role teachers, schools and curriculum play in young people’s lives. Readers will find examples of thinking and practice across the spectrum of education and training sectors, both formal and informal. The book adds to the increasing body of literature that recogni...

Trapped by a Blizzard, Bound by Desire.When a winter storm strands famous country singer Peter Lexington at Kristina Cartwright's remote horse farm, neither expects the heat that ignites between them. She thinks he's delusional about being a star. He's never met a woman immune to his charm.As the snow piles up outside, so does the tension within. For Kristina, horses have always been enough—they never lie, cheat, or leave like the men in her life. For Peter...

Historical biography has a mixed reputation: at its best it can reveal much not only about an individual, but the wider context of their life and society; at worst it can result in a narrowly focused work of hagiography or condemnation. Yet in spite of its sometimes inferior status amongst academics, biography has remained a popular genre, and in recent years has developed into new and intriguing areas. As the essays in this volume reveal, scholars from an array of different disciplines ha...

This book is a response to the burgeoning interest in cultural tourism and the associated need for a coherently theorized approach for understanding the practices that such an interest creates. Cultural tourism has become an important and popular aspect of contemporary tourism studies, as well as providing a rich seam of upscale product development opportunities in the industry as a whole. Much of the related literature, however, focuses upon describing and categorizing cultural tourism fr...