Few American Civil War operations matched the controversy, intensity, and bloodshed of Confederate general John Bell Hood’s ill-fated 1864 campaign against Union forces in Tennessee. In the first-ever anthology on the subject, The Tennessee Campaign of 1864, edited by Steven E. Woodworth and Charles D. Grear, fourteen prominent historians and emerging scholars examine the three-month operation, covering the battles of Allatoona, Spring Hill, and Franklin, as well as the decimation...

‘Secularization’ sounds simple, a decline in the power of religion. Yet, the history of the term is controversial and multi-faceted; it has been useful to both religious believers and non-believers and has been deployed by scholars to make sense of a variety of aspects of cultural and social change. This book will introduce the reader to this variety and show how secularization bears on the contemporary politics of religion.Secularization addresses the sociological classics’ ambiva...

Wilhelm 'Gi' Baldamus (1908-1991) was one of the most distinctive voices in British sociology in the second half of the twentieth century. He made major contributions to both industrial sociology and sociological theory, yet many of his central concerns remain under-explored. This volume is the first of its kind to engage with these questions and Baldamus’ responses, in combination with the publication of two of Baldamus's own later writings never before printed in English. A substantial b...

These are stories of fantasy, dystopian themes, science fiction. I wrote dark stories of the human condition. Some are funny, at least in part. Some could make you say, "What?"The Tale of Mickey DogSpacerInvaders From the Shadow Planets of TwarrClark's CrossingFallingThe Final StrawStumpy

Pediatric dentistry is the branch of dentistry dealing with children from birth through adolescence.Pediatric dentists promote the dental health of children as well as serve as educational resources forparents. Pediatric dentists are dedicated to the oral health of children from infancy through the teenyears. They have the experience and qualifications to care for a child's teeth, gums, and mouththroughout the various stages of childhood. This book is presented in a user-friendly mode, aim...

′This book is not an encyclopaedic survey of the most influential or important sociological theories of the 20th century; nor is it an institutional history of sociological theory; it is not a textbook, a distillation of the accumulated knowledge of a particular discipline; nor is it a crib, a set of ready-made and easily-remembered answers to imagined examination questions. It is more of a reader′s guide, a series of hints and suggestions for those who, whether students or teachers, belie...

"The Old Flute-Player" tells the story of its protagonist, who is likely an elderly musician known for his skill with the flute. The novel may explore themes of love, friendship, and the pursuit of passion in the face of challenges and obstacles.As a "romance of to-day," the novel likely reflects the social and cultural dynamics of its time, addressing issues and concerns relevant to the early 20th century. It may also incorporate elements of melodrama and sentimentality, characteristic of...

Two ex hippie comrades meet, in older age. To these the Sixties still lives, in a broken-hearted way. Their meeting hinges on tragedy. A beautiful story, perhaps my best effort.

Did you know that Ebenezer Scrooge lives on, in the form of a ghost? In this 21ST Century tale, he, as an ambassador of Christmas, teams with Santa Claus to rescue the Bloom family from a first rate scoundrel. You will meet Edwin Bloom and his beautiful wife, Agness, his two precocious daughters, Evie and Missy, along with a supporting cast of unusual and delightful characters.

Billy Delaney died in his sleep. Marge, unknowing, is about to face life alone, for the first time.

"Adler, a prolific children's book author, has done a good job describing the trajectory of Douglass's life as he moved from being a slave himself to being a freer of slaves and a tireless civil rights activist. Narrator Charles Turner, who has a deep and resonant voice, uses just the right matter-of-fact yet serious tones that won't overwhelm young listeners but will make an impression on them."-AudioFile

Uncertain of his date of birth or the identity of his father, Frederick Douglass came into the world with one surety: he was born a slave, and would die a slave. But as he grew up, Douglass determined that he would teach himself to read and write, and that one day he would be free from slavery. In 1832, Douglass was sent to a plantation in St. Michael's, where he would live and work as a field hand for more than seven years. According to Douglass, this life was so dispiriting and exhaustin...