British Architecture presents an original and engaging overview of the architecture of the British Isles, from medieval times to the present day. Avoiding the traditional approach of a chronological survey of architects and architectural style, each chapter presents a thematic exploration of key aspects of British architecture that endure across time and still have relevance today. Arnold also highlights the ways in which architecture can project national and regional identities.

Step 1: Come up with the perfect planEmma Watts was almost the perfect lady. That is, until her father joined the notorious Prometheans' Club and gambled away all her prospects. Now, cast out of society, and with only her name intact, Emma will do what a young, intelligent lady can when she is thwarted by circumstance. Take revenge, of course. And the gentlemen's club, including its members, is first on the list . . .Step 2: Find your target

This is an interactive self-help workbook and psychological road map to enable survivors of coercive, cultic, and spiritual abuse to find healing, recovery, and growth.This book provides a comprehensive guide to recovery, based on a tested model of post-cult counseling, and years of research and clinical experience. It is designed to help survivors of diverse abusive settings, including religious and spiritual, political, gangs, business, therapy and wellness, and one-on-one relati...

This book explores how hope operates as an ambivalent force in relation to issues of sex and gender, power, and identity in both our private and public lives.The author blends her deep knowledge of psychotherapy and mental health with cultural and philosophical understanding to consider how we have reached our current dilemmas around sex and gender, race, power and identity. Psychoanalysis is put to task in relation to clinical practice, literature, feminism, politics, and the unde...

Maya thought marrying a shadow demon warlord was the craziest thing she'd ever do. She was wrong.As she faces escalating attacks from hate groups, Maya discovers that having a hybrid baby doesn't make her vulnerable—it makes her dangerous.And Maya is about to face her biggest challenges yet.This is the explosive conclusion to Maya's journey from anxious barista to fierce mother, where she proves that sometimes the best response to people trying to silence you is to ...

Not Just For the Boys looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of how our brains are and more importantly aren't gendered, to social science evidence aro...

Maya Rivers's post-resurrection body has developed magical broadcasting capabilities. Unfortunately, the signal feeds directly into her fiancé's nervous system. As if that weren't mortifying enough, she's also inherited a demonic estate with a flair for psychological warfare and a disturbing passion for cataloguing other people's trauma for fun and menace.Maya's juggling supernatural politics, a shadow-wielding warlord who moisturizes with military precision, and her body evolving ...

When Jen goes to her grandmother’s house for the last time, she’s determined not to dwell on the past. As a child, Jen adored Lily and suspected she might be a witch; but the spell was broken long ago and now her death means there won’t be any reconciliation. In Lily’s house, Jen and her daughter, Marianne, reluctantly confront the secrets of the past and present - and discover how dangerous we become when we’re trying to protect the ones we love.

One human barista. One supernatural fortress.When Maya Rivers takes a job at Pulse, a coffee shop in the heart of the Umbrafore Complex, she expects busy shifts and maybe the occasional grumpy vampire.What she doesn't expect is accidentally stumbling into supernatural fame or being targeted by a serial killer with a flair for theatrics.It's hard to keep a low profile when you work alongside supernatural warriors who protect humanity from magical threats.Join...

Something is amiss with the world's magic. Spells don't work the way they used to—when they work at all. Only the powers of the Crystal Mages remain as they were, powers founded on the use of the mystical element adamis, the harvesting of which has enslaved the peoples of the Twilight Lands. Ravenous beasts have begun to appear, legendary creatures that seem to be proof against any magic. And Clea Stylachos, granddaughter of a great sage of the Twilight people, has reason to fear that the ...

First, she lost her son. Then she lost her trust. Now she’s about to lose control.Ten years ago, bestselling author Olivia Collins’s life shattered when her teenage soncollapsed and died. Her marriage survived the grief. Her career did not.Now, just as she starts to rebuild, Olivia stumbles on something she wasn’t meant to find: a hotel key card, a woman’s name, and a lie that began the day her son died.What starts as quiet suspicion soon sp...

Life hasn't been normal since a mermaid resurrected Maya Rivers.Between supernatural side effects, the terrifying mermaid mafia who wants more than she's prepared to give, and a shadow demon who would raze realms to keep her safe, Maya is trying to figure out who she is—and where she truly belongs.In a world of chaotic friendship and found family, one thing's certain: Maya isn't just surviving anymore.She's ready to stand her ground.