This book revises what we thought we knew about one of the most famous witch hunts in European history. Between 1608 and 1614, thousands of witchcraft accusations were leveled against men, women, and children in the northern Spanish kingdom of Navarre. The Inquisition intervened quickly but incompetently, and the denunciations continued to accelerate. As the phenomenon spread, children began to play a crucial role. Not only were they reportedly victims of the witches’ harmful magic, but hu...

In the early seventeenth century, thousands of children in Spain’s Navarre region claimed to have been bewitched. The Child Witches of Olague features the legal depositions of self-described child witches as well as their parents and victims. The volume sheds new light on Navarre’s massive witch persecution (1608–14), illuminating the tragic cost of witch hunts and opening a new window onto our understanding of early modern Iberian life.Drawing from Spanish-language source...

Pickleball First Steps will help elementary and middle school physical educators and pickleball instructors working at clubs, camps, and park and recreation departments introduce this irresistible sport to students. This ebook offers a detailed curriculum for teaching children in grades 4 through 8 (ages 8-14). Written by two pickleball experts who are veteran physical educators, the lesson plans are sequenced to help kids move from beginner level to being able to play—and enjoy—t...

Farm women of the twentieth-century South have been portrayed as oppressed, worn out, and isolated. Lu Ann Jones tells quite a different story in Mama Learned Us to Work. Building upon evocative oral histories, she encourages us to understand these women as consumers, producers, and agents of economic and cultural change.As consumers, farm women bargained with peddlers at their backdoors. A key business for many farm women was the “butter and egg trade” — small-scale dairy...

Designing and Conducting Health Surveys is written for students, teachers, researchers, and anyone who conducts health surveys. This third edition of the standard reference in the field draws heavily on the most recent methodological research on survey design and the rich storehouse of insights and implications provided by cognitive research on question and questionnaire design in particular. This important resource presents a total survey error framework that is a useful compass ...

One woman’s quest to do one new thing every day of the year, what she learned, and what we all can gain from her journey...In 2009 veteran journalist and eight-time Emmy award winner Lu Ann Cahn was feeling angry and frustrated. The economy was tanking. Her job was changing. Budgets were being cut. She resented the new technology and social media she was being asked to embrace at work. In a word, she felt “stuck.”Cahn’s daughter encouraged her to try blogging, and after som...

These stories are shared authentically by people who trusted God through personal trials. We are all unique and interesting individual beings. We laugh, cry, get excited and get angry. Our range of emotions vary with circumstances, but it is often our faith in God which pulls us through events that are life changing or life threatening.As you read through each story, you might feel the emotion felt by the individuals sharing their story. It is because your soul will relate to their...

This in-depth study of religious tensions in early modern Spain offers a new and enlightening perspective on the era of the Inquisition.Traditionally, the Spanish Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries has been framed as an epic battle of opposites. The followers of Erasmus were in constant discord with conservative Catholics while the humanists were diametrically opposed to the scholastics. Historian Lu Ann Homza rejects this simplistic view. In Religious ...

Got questions? Need Christian-based answers quickly?Then reach for this easy-to-use, A to Z reference book based on more than 5,000 Scriptures covering over 200 hot topics, including issues that every Christian should be concerned about today.With a unique blend of common sense and practical and biblical wisdom, Lu Ann Bransby addresses many of these concerns, such as how to:Know God's will in everyday mattersLearn when and how to say ...

Feeling stuck?Veteran journalist and cancer survivor Lu Ann Cahn was feeling angry and frustrated. The economy was tanking. Her job was changing. In a word, she felt “stuck.”Something had to change. Her daughter helped convince her to start a “Year of Firsts.” For the next 365 days, Cahn made a point of doing something she had never done before, every day. Before she knew it, her whole perspective on life had changed. In this inspiring book, Lu Ann recounts how a new “first...

Lu Ann Topovski obtained her Master in divinity degree through Ashland Theological Seminary in 2007. She then obtained her MBA in 2010. She has owned two counseling centers and has published three books: "Rising Above - Dealing With Our Past, Making Way For Our Future", "Rising Above Modern Day Relationships", and "Your Moment Is Now". Lu Ann currently is a high Level Life Coach, teaches 12-week on-line classes, has her own YouTube/Rumble Channel, and is the TV host for The Kingdom View. L...

Founded in 1478 and not permanently abolished until 1834, the Spanish Inquisition has always been a notorious institution in history as an engine of religious and racial persecution. Yet, Spaniards themselves did not create its legal processes or its theoretical mission, which was to reconcile heretics to the Catholic Church. In this volume, leading international scholars assess the origins, legal practices, victims, reach, and failures of Spanish inquisitors across centuries and geographi...