In the decades following World War II, a movement of clergy and laity sought to restore liberal Protestantism to the center of American urban life. Chastened by their failure to avert war and the Holocaust, and troubled by missionaries' complicity with colonial regimes, they redirected their energies back home.Renewal explores the rise and fall of this movement, which began as an effort to restore the church's standing but wound up as nothing less than an openhearted crusad...

Engaged teaching recognizes that educators need to offer more than lesson plans and assessments for students to thrive in the 21st century. Equip your students to be resilient individuals, able to communicate effectively and work with diverse people. The authors contend that students must develop their emotional and social skills as thoroughly as their academic skills, and that teachers must cultivate this growth.

A guide to lithium sulfur batteries that explores their materials, electrochemical mechanisms and modelling and includes recent scientific developmentsLithium Sulfur Batteries (Li-S) offers a comprehensive examination of Li-S batteries from the viewpoint of the materials used in their construction, the underlying electrochemical mechanisms and how this translates into the characteristics of Li-S batteries. The authors – noted experts in the field – outline...

This story concerns a firework, who is one of many to be let off at the wedding of a prince and princess. The rocket is extremely pompous and self-important, and denigrates all the other fireworks, eventually bursting into tears to demonstrate his "sensitivity." As this makes him wet, he fails to ignite and, the next day, is thrown away into a ditch.

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. Contents: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime / The Canterville Ghost / The Sphinx Without a Secret / The Model Millionaire / The Portra...

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. The son of Dublin intellectuals Oscar proved himself an outstanding classicist at Trinity College and then at Oxford.Wilde then moved to London and its fashionable cultural and social circles. With his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the most well-known personalities of his day.His only novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was published in...

The Selfish Giant owns a beautiful garden which has 12 peach trees and lovely fragrant flowers, in which children love to play after returning from school. On the giant's return after visiting his friend the Cornish Ogre for seven years, he takes offence at the children and builds a wall to keep them out.

"The Portrait of Mr. W. H." is a story written by Oscar Wilde, first published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1889. It was later added to the collection Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories, though it does not appear in early editions. An enlarged edition planned by Wilde, almost twice as long as the Blackwood's version, with cover illustration by Charles Ricketts, did not proceed and only came to light after Wilde's death. This was published in limited edition by Mitchell Kennerley in...

Oscar Wilde Complete Works World's Best CollectionThis is the world’s best Oscar Wilde collection, including the most complete set of Wilde’s works available plus many free bonus materials.Oscar WildeOscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day, known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversational skill. Themes in his writings i...

BEST STORIES BEST AUTHORS - 5------------------------------L. Frank Baum - A Kidnapped Santa ClausLouisa May Alcott - A Modern CinderellaGuy de Maupassant - A Mother of MonstersMark Twain - A True Story, Repeated Word for Word As I Heard ItAnton Chekhov - BoysEdgar Allan Poe - The Fall of the House of UsherOscar Wilde - The Young KingL. Frank Baum - The Glass DogAmbrose Bierce - The Moonlit RoadMary E. Wilkins Fre...

Satire. That form of wit that ridicules all those shortcomings and flaws in individuals, society and its institutions in an effort to shame and mock them into a change of behaviour. And words in the hands of such talents as Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Jerome K Jerome and very many others are the mightiest weapons of such persuasion.01 - Satirical Short Stories - An Introduction02 - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde03 - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Part...

You’ve just come across a combination of a series of 8 books. They are related to the following topics:Topic 1: Creativity is an art. Of course, some people have been exercising this art more than others. But there are ways for everyone to do so. In this book, we will touch on some of the best ways to boost your creative skills. We will go over some creative block breakers that have worked for others, so you won’t get stuck in your thoughts.Topic 2: In order to tap into the...