It is 1866 and Zanzibar is momentarily quiet after a rebellion against the Sultan. Sayyida Salmé waits in the harem hoping to be forgiven for her part in the uprising against her brother. When she hears merchant Heinrich Ruete singing from across the narrow Stone Town street, Salmé lifts her veil to possibility.Set against the backdrop of the slave trade and the impossible wealth of the Sultans of Zanzibar, Salmé's story of forbidden love unfolds dramatically and takes her further ...

Provides the exciting results of a long-term project examining Bronze Age round barrow construction and burial practices in Orkney, Scotland.This book provides the exciting results of a long-term project examining Bronze Age round barrow construction and burial practices in Orkney, Scotland. A main focus of this research is on the act of cremation; a technology of bodily metamorphosis as articulated through complex mortuary practices, which produced a distinctive f...

In Ravyn's Blood, Dageus is an in-the-closet demon with amnesia and a past--a past which includes Master Vampire and dancer Alexander. After fleeing from his homeland of Demontia with his fellow warriors and their prince, Dageus finds himself face-to-face with the man of his dreams, but assassins are hot on their trail, and duty calls them both in opposite directions. Can they find love in a world full of lust and power? In Ravyn's Heart, Allasandro is a demon warrior with a sense of humor...

Garments and accessories are prominent in almost all of William Shakespeare's plays, from Hamlet and Othello to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night.The statement 'Clothes maketh the man' was one that would have resonated with their audiences: the rise of England's merchant class had made issues of rank central to Elizabethan debate, and a rigid table of sumptuary laws carefully regulated the sorts of fabric and garment wo...

Just as the fashions of Jane Austen’s era define it as a unique moment in history, so do the pleasures and pastimes. Each occasion and activity brought the pleasure of choosing a new outfit, and the choice on offer to young men and women was, at the time, unparalleled. Showcasing the styles and fashion of the period, Sarah Jane Downing touches on a variety of themes including pleasure destinations such as parks and zoos, cultural activities such as the theatre, romantic pastimes such as da...

Winner, Current Archaeology 2023 Book of the Year 2023This volume brings together several years of work devoted to the wider landscape of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. It documents the results of a program of geophysical and related survey across an area of c. 285 hectares between Skara Brae on the west Orkney coast and Maeshowe, by the Loch of Stenness. The project has made it possible to talk for the...

In this volume, the authors present an overview of the innovative work taking place in relation to domestic violence and child protection.This book looks at new prevention initiatives and how interventions for children exposed to domestic violence have been developed. It shows how services for abusive fathers have evolved and provides discussion and critique of a number of new initiatives in the field of interagency risk assessment. With international perspectives and examples draw...

Instead of immediately focusing on what to do, the first section of the book (‘Principles’) asks detailed, probing questions about you. Knowing yourself and what makes you tick is the first step to getting the career you want. Using the unique ‘Ego Styles Theory’, which the author has used to great success with her own clients, the book can identify the ways in which you could be blocking your own success in life and career.Jane Downes is founder of Clearview Coach...

Australian poet Jane Downing's When Figs Fly reveals life in Australia and beyond with a keen eye for poignant details that linger, deftly capturing the beauty of the natural world, the bittersweetness of childhood and memory and exploring the all-too familiar foibles of human nature.A widely published writer, When Figs Fly is Jane's first poetry collection.

A career book without the waffle for post-Celtic Tiger times - it aims to help you to help yourself.

After the success of Pastimes and Pleasures in the Time of Jane Austen, Sarah Jane Downing turns her attention to the hair and beauty styles of Jane Austen’s era. In Beauty and Cosmetics in the Time of Jane Austen, she examines the beauty ideals of the Regency period to shed light on the transition from the baroque high hair and formal doll-like faces of the court of King George III to the fresh complexions and glossy, bouncy ringlets of the Regency. She also dispels the myth that cosmetic...

On the windswept shores of Galveston Island, a legend lingers in the shifting dunes. Centuries ago, a young Karankawa boy named Tahu is saved from a deadly storm by a mysterious wolf. His people come to believe in the "Ghost Wolves"... silent guardians who watch over the island and its fragile balance.In the present day, twelve-year-old Juan arrives on the island carrying the weight of his mother's death. Uprooted from his old life, he struggles to adjust to the unfamiliar rhythms ...