Between 1600 and 1800 around 4,000 Catholic women left England for a life of exile in the convents of France, Flanders, Portugal and America. These closed communities offered religious contemplation and safety, but also provided an environment of concentrated female intellectualism. The nuns’ writings from this time form a unique resource.

Reviews advances in understanding the role of different types of rumen microbiota such as archea, anaerobic fungi, viruses and the rumen wall microbial communityCovers both the way the rumen processes fibre and protein and factors affecting outputs such as energy (affecting animal health), lipids (affecting meat and milk quality) and methane emissions (affecting environmental impact)Comprehensive review of the range of nutritional strategies ...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

There are two forms of evil and rebellion against God which the Holy Spirit brings before us in this chapter, two figures more prominent than the rest, instruments of iniquity in the world since redemption, which the enemy has used and will yet use against God and His Christ. The first, as we clearly see, is the harlot or “great whore that sitteth upon many waters;” the second is what is called “the beast.” Now there need not be any uncertainty as to either in the mind of a true-hearted be...

The real name of Mrs. Claus is "Santa Christina." For a long, long time, however, girls and boys (and parents and grandparents) never knew the real name of Mrs. Claus. They gave all their attention to her husband, Santa Claus, because he delivered toys to children who believe in Christmas. If people thought about Mrs. Claus, they imagined her "keeping house" at the North Pole, knitting in a rocking chair, baking cookies, or serving hot chocolate to Santa Claus and the Elves. But now, boys ...

The concern over rising state violence, above all in Latin America, triggered an unprecedented turn to a global politics of human rights in the 1970s. Patrick William Kelly argues that Latin America played the most pivotal role in these sweeping changes, for it was both the target of human rights advocacy and the site of a series of significant developments for regional and global human rights politics. Drawing on case studies of Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, Kelly examines the crystalliza...

More than 500 accurate practice questions and answers for the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP examsThis all-new book arms you with hundreds of practice questions for the two new Society for Human Resource Management exams—the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) exams. All questions simulate those on the actual tests in content, style, tone, format, and difficulty, and are accompanied by in-depth answer explanations for t...

Over the past fifty years, American criminal justice policy has had a nearly singular focus – the relentless pursuit of punishment. Punishment is intuitive, proactive, logical, and simple. But the problem is that despite all of the appeal, logic, and common sense, punishment doesn't work. The majority of crimes committed in the United States are by people who have been through the criminal justice system before, many on multiple occasions.There are two issues that are the primary f...

So much has been written on the Waterloo Campaign that, even in the smallest details, nothing new can be revealed; but the dazzling magnitude of the great battle itself has obscured a part of the campaign which is seldom studied—the battle against Thielemann, and Grouchy’s skilful retreat from Wavre.

In a world filled with emotional exhaustion, toxic relationships, and spiritual confusion, A Earth Angels Guide For Escaping The Matrix offers a deeply personal and transformative journey toward healing, self-discovery, and higher consciousness.Through raw storytelling, spiritual insight, and life lessons learned through pain and awakening, Kelli Williams shares her path from trauma, codependency, and emotional manipulation to inner peace, self-love, and spiritual freedom. Blending...

This book is about Charlie and Chloe, the Williams Sisters.No - not the tennis ones - the Aussie Williams Sisters.Two gorgeous siblings, who are so much alike but also so very different.It proves to children that being different is a good thing and shows how wonderful it is to live in a world where we are not the same.What makes this picture book extra special? It's illustrated by Charlie and Chloe themselves!And it's written by Charlie and Chloe's M...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Adulting comes a story about how to make something when you’re capable of nothing.Kelly Williams Brown had 700 Bad Days. Her marriage collapsed, she broke three limbs in separate and unrelated incidents, her father was diagnosed with cancer, and she fell into a deep depression that ended in what could delicately be referred to as a “rest cure” at an inpatient facility. Before that, she had several very...