"Rustic Speech and Folk-Lore" by Elizabeth Mary Wright is a captivating exploration of the rich tapestry of rural language and traditions. Wright delves into the vernacular of the countryside, capturing the unique expressions and idioms that define local culture. Through her meticulous research, she brings to life the stories and sayings that have been passed down through generations, highlighting the importance of preserving these linguistic treasures. The book serves as both a linguistic...

Married or single, male or female, keep reading, don't stop.This is the greatest book you'll ever read about rekindling your marriage and love after kids!Is your marriage drowning?Are you finding it tough to keep your marriage alive after kids?Do you still love your hubby the same way after kids?You never dreamed you could love someone or anything more when you originally began to fall in love with your spouse.They were all of it. Your marria...

This accessible and much-needed resource sets out advice on how to develop character and encourage wellbeing in pupils aged 5-11.Schools are increasingly aware of how beneficial positive character skills can be, but resources on how to develop them are scarce. This book gives teachers the means to promote gratitude, positive emotions, character strengths, and positive relationships through 100+ easy-to-implement activities such as student diaries, classroom displays and letter writ...

Short texts are everywhere and so are the readers who love them!Today's teachers are continually looking for resources to help support their literacy instruction in an engaging and effective way while also saving precious instructional hours and planning time. In Shining a Light on Short Texts, authors Julie Wright and Elizabeth Keim invite readers into the world of short texts and all they have to offer.Part background information and part direct implementation, t...

Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Mench�, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Mench� suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military. She learned Spanish and turned to catechistic work as an expression of political revolt as well as religious commitment. Mench� vividly conveys the traditional beliefs of her communit...

The essays that comprise Elusive Archives raise a common question: how do we study material culture when the objects of study are transient, evanescent, dispersed or subjective? Such things resist the taxonomic protocols that institutions, such as museums and archives, rely on to channel their acquisitions into meaningful collections. What holds these disparate things together here are the questions authors ask of them. Each essay creates by means of its method a provisional colle...

The idea that the period of social turbulence in the nineteenth century was a consequence of the emergence of the powerful Zulu kingdom under Shaka has been written about extensively as a central episode of southern African history.Considerable dynamic debate has focused on the idea that this period – the ‘mfecane’- left much of the interior depopulated, thereby justifying white occupation. One view is that ‘the time of troubles’ owed more to the Delagoa Bay Slave trade and the dema...

Ecocriticism and Appalachian studies continue to grow and thrive in academia, as they expand on their foundational works to move in new and exciting directions. When researching these areas separately, there is a wealth of information. However, when researching Appalachian ecocriticism specifically, the lack of consolidated scholarship is apparent. With Appalachian Ecocriticism and the Paradox of Place, editors Jessica Cory and Laura Wright have created the only book-length schola...

This essential text introduces criminal justice students to the topics of stress and wellness in personal and professional pursuits and provides them with the tools they will need to identify the signs of stress in their own lives and the lives of others. Students will be equipped to put words into practice through the development and practice of a personal wellness plan that will help them deal with the inevitable stressors they will experience on the job in the justice system.Wri...

Despite great effort and some improvements, criminal justice today still seems like an oxymoron. There are some very good reasons for this feeling: catastrophic failures abound and marginal improvements appear revolutionary. This book addresses the idea of justice in order to guide society toward a more effective justice system. Specifically, the authors argue that justice and love are one and the same thing. They trace impoverished and accomplished thinking in criminological and justice d...

Practical, upbeat, humorous—yet realistic—help for new mothersElizabeth Wright became aware of the need for this book shortly after giving birth to her first child. Faced with the reality of having a baby in her home, she started frantically reading through the standard works on childraising. She was surprised to learn that while these books provide a wealth of information on a baby’s development and growth, they do precious little to help the new mother cope with ...

In The Epic of Juan Latino, Elizabeth R. Wright tells the story of Renaissance Europe’s first black poet and his epic poem on the naval battle of Lepanto, Austrias Carmen (The Song of John of Austria).Piecing together the surviving evidence, Wright traces Latino’s life in Granada, Iberia’s last Muslim metropolis, from his early clandestine education as a slave in a noble household to his distinguished career as a schoolmaster at the University of Granada. When int...