John Locke’s influence on American political culture has been largely misunderstood by his commentators. Though often regarded as the architect of a rationally ordered and civilized liberalism, John Locke and the Uncivilized Society demonstrates that Locke’s thought is culpable for the rather uncivilized expressions of political engagement seen recently in America. By relying upon Eric Voegelin’s concept of pneumopathology, Locke is shown to be subtly constructing a liberal ideology and th...

In the beginning, there was Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple; the progenitors of early 1970s British heavy metal. Inspired by the DIY ethic of punk, the late 1970s brought the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and five young men from Sheffield – some of them still in school – took that new sound and infused it with large doses of the glam they’d grown up on with T. Rex, Queen and Davie Bowie – and blazed a trail into the Eighties, leading this updated genre into the new era of MT...

A fantastical coming-of-age meets the existential detective novel.A young boy grapples with the fact his best friend has vanished from existence while a homeless man stalks and constructs a delusional dime-store fiction around the child.Yan, a teenager living in Bangkok, wakes to a changed truth-not only has his friend completely disappeared, but an improbable romance entangles him from out of thin air. While Yan contends with and indulges these recent surrealities, Mr. Tor...

In the past two centuries, cowbirds have increased in numbers and extended their range across North America, while many of the native songbird species whose nests they parasitize to raise their young have declined. This timely book collects forty essays by most of the principal authorities on the biology and management of cowbirds. The book's goals are to explore the biology of cowbirds, the threats they pose to host species and populations, and the management programs that are being under...

Sooner or later, every pastor will be called on to conduct special services. Baptisms, weddings, funerals, infant presentations, and evangelistic services, each in their own way, challenge pastors to find the right words to mark the occasion.Preaching for Special Services will help pastors prepare sermons for these special services. Each chapter explores a different occasion and offers the perspective, encouragement, and practical advice that pastors need as they plan their message...

Clark Street is full of hustlers, and Fred Manning has made a career out of shutting them down. When he targets Harry Forsythe and his too-good-to-be-true gadgets, the case looks routine—another mail-order scam promising impossible performance for pocket change.But this time the details refuse to line up. The machining is flawless. The products seem to work. There are no factories, no suppliers, no paper trail that makes sense. And the deeper Manning digs, the more the investigatio...

Some vacations are forgettable. Others follow you back to the office and refuse to stay there.In Two Weeks in August, a quiet office worker spins an outrageous lie to avoid pity from a coworker who never misses a chance to outshine everyone around him. What begins as an act of small revenge becomes something stranger when the lie refuses to collapse. Photographs appear. Tickets surface. Souvenirs sit on a desk, solid and undeniable. The joke stops being funny, and the pres...

'This is right up there with the best of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor' – Amanda Craig, author of The Golden RuleFrom the pleasure palaces and gin-shops of Covent Garden to the elegant townhouses of Mayfair, Laura Shepherd-Robinson**’**s Daughters of Night follows Caroline Corsham as she seeks justice for a murdered woman whom London society would rather forget . . .London, 1782. Desperat...

Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders and muscled Viking warriors? Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection!This box set includes:PORTRAIT OF A FORBIDDEN LOVEThe Rebellious SisterhoodBy Bronwyn Scott(Regency)Sparks of anger turn into flames of desire after artist Artemisia finds aristocratic art critic Darius Rutherford snooping in her studio. One laps...

Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders and muscled Viking warriors? Harlequin® Historical brings you two new full-length titles and two christmas novellas all in one collection!This box set includes:UNDER THE MISTLETOE (Victorian)by Marguerite Kaye and Bronwyn ScottEnjoy a festive romance with two seasonal stories! Isabella has never forgotten her night with Eugene. Now he needs her help. Sparks fly when William an...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 466 thru 470 delivers five unforgettable journeys through the vast frontier of space, where survival, discovery, and the human spirit are tested against impossible odds. Featuring stories from Walter M. Miller Jr., Jack Williamson, Robert Silverberg, Michael Shaara, and Frank M. Robinson, this collection captures the excitement and imagination that made classic science fiction timeless.Walter M. Miller Jr. opens with Death of a Spaceman

This collection gathers five remarkable stories from the era when science fiction magazines were overflowing with daring ideas and unforgettable characters. Explorers push deeper into space, brilliant navigators chart impossible routes and ordinary people find themselves trapped in situations far beyond anything they expected.The writers behind these tales helped shape the early imagination of the genre. Their stories explore distant worlds, dangerous assignments and strange discov...