A boy drowns in the sewers of Victorian London...His death leads to the orphaning of his surviving brothers, Arthur and Silas, in a grim Dickensian underworld. Overcoming the odds, the brothers' fates shift from grinding poverty to reversals of fortune that play out in conflicting and emotional ways. Which of them will make the right decision for their future, and at what cost? Painting vivid images of destitution, family ties, the dignity of work, and social respo...

Our relationship with trees is a lengthy, complex one. Since we first walked the earth we have, at various times, worshiped them, felled them and even talked to them. For many of us, though, our first memories of interacting with trees will be of climbing them.Exploring how tree climbers have been represented in literature and art in Europe and North America over the ages, The Tree Climbing Cure unpacks the curative value of tree climbing, examining when and why tree climb...

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Let me begin by extending my heartfelt congratulations to you because you’ve decided to prepare yourself for one of the most important journeys of your life—Marriage. Many couples never stop to consider how important premarital counselling is, but it is an essential stepping stone to the extraordinary adventure that marriage is designed to be.Marriage isn’t a sprint; it is a marathon. The path to making your marriage a source of pride and joy is a journey that unfolds over time, no...

Our ancestors didn't just take the piss. They used it too.The human body leaks. It oozes. It sweats and spits. It bursts, it bleeds and it squirts. Over the history of humanity, our bodies have evolved into sophisticated vessels for survival, leaving a long trail of fluids in our wake.Whether we're coughing it up or swallowing it down, our bodily fluids are essential to our life and health. Yet, in the past couple of centuries, we have developed a difficu...

Our ancestors didn't just take the piss They used it too.The human body leaks. It oozes. It sweats and spits. It bursts, it bleeds and it squirts. Over the history of humanity, our bodies have evolved into sophisticated vessels for survival, leaving a long trail of fluids in our wake.Whether we're coughing it up or swallowing it down, our bodily fluids are essential to our life and health. Yet, in the past couple of centuries, we have developed a difficult ...

In 1568 the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands rebelled against the colonial rule of the king of Spain. A confederation of duchies, counties and lordships, they demanded the right of self-determination, the freedom of conscience and religion, and the right to be represented in government. Their long struggle for liberty and the subsequent rise of the Dutch Republic was a decisive episode in world history and an important step on the path to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

For a long time, Europe’s colonizing powers justified their urge for expansion with the conviction that they were ‘bringing civilization to territories where civilization was lacking.’ This doctrine of white superiority and indigenous inferiority was accompanied by a boundless exploitation of local labor. Under colonial rule, the ideology that later became known as neoliberalism was free to subject labor to a capitalism tainted by racialized policies. This political economy has now become ...

SWIPE THROUGH THE NEWS THESE DAYSit's mostly rubble and ruins and truth packaged as plural to make it more palatable. It's mankind trying to control everything from wobbly thrones made of smartphones.THAT'S WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK.As a dare to live backwards from a nanosecond-the one when we stand before the King of the Universe. The glorious moment our faith finally morphs to sight and we become undone before Jesus.WHAT IF EVERYTHING WAS RECALIBRATED TO THAT ...

Discover the enchanting world of 'THE A AND E STOCK CLUB,' a heartwarming tale that whisks you away to a historic Philadelphia farm, where a group of children tends to stock animals. This delightful story unveils the timeless lessons of hard work and the profound rewards of nurturing the land. Carefully illustrated over two years, it's a journey that captures the enduring magic of youth and the wisdom of our heritage. Join us in 'THE A AND E STOCK CLUB' for a celebration of tradition, resi...

Trinity: Sol 3 is a fast-paced and intriguing thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat right up to the terrifying and chilling end.Paul Mitchell, a senior investigator for the National Security Agency, is tasked with investigating a series of seemingly random suicides of leading cosmologists, which has the science community alarmed.Mitchell uncovers a link between the suicides and a benign astronomy project team searching for cold dark matter.