Moon Over the Mediterranean' is the fascinating story of Alexander, a conscientious objector in 1960s Holland. He embarks on a lifetime adventure, travelling the hippie trail through Greece, India, Nepal, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel and beyond. He keeps his sketch pad at hand, always has a good book to enjoy and engages in deep philosophical discussions with fellow travellers, as well as falling in and out of love along the way.As he matures, Alexander becomes more involved ...

An intimate and inspiring memoir of my journey of sadness, utter despair, sheer determination and triumph to become a mother after eleven rounds of In Vitro Fertilisation.I fought so hard for so many years treading down the infertility road. Throughout the obstacles and setbacks of which there were many, the flame inside me to meet my child never burnt out. I just knew I needed to be a mum. I often cried into my pillow at night, hoping IVF would work. After...

This book examines the role that research plays in pedagogical practices when teaching disabled children and young people in physical education classes. It scrutinises the practices that are commonly used by teachers and coaches, and advocated by academics, and explores the evidence base that supports them.This book covers disability broadly, including a focus on autism, learning difficulties, and visual impairment. It offers guidance to practitioners by explaining what is (or is n...

Buoyant, irrepressible and hot-tempered, John Charles Thomas captivated audiences worldwide with his incredible voice. The son of a minister, he studied voice at the Peabody Conservatory under the tutelage of Adelin Fermin, one of the few voice teachers in America capable of training Thomas in the French operatic style.By 1915, Thomas had become a leading performer on Broadway, and ten years later had embarked on a trans-Atlantic career in opera and concerts. At the height of his p...

They were born out of fire and walked the stars as gods, an empire was born and the seeds of creation planted...Power and glory were followed by war and pestilence...and the solution was the Transcend. One billion years later the Dynastic Dynasties united to form the Hub Alliance...Now the Alliance was about to become the Coalition; but lure of the ancient power of Sandheim was about to undermine the stability of the Allied Union...A small group of explorers had travelled to the edge of th...

For the one in the fire right now. For the broken who choose to heal.This is not a guide for the curious - it is for the desperate, for those who have looked at the alternative and chosen to burn consciously instead. For those who have felt everything, carried everyone else's pain, and slowly disappeared in the process. For those who know, with absolute certainty, that something must change.From the other side of the burning comes this witness: what breaks you open is not t...

Opening up a new perspective on how we understand the experiences of disabled people in physical education, this book will prompt every researcher, student, and practitioner to rethink their work in adapted physical education or in disability sport for children and young people.This book is the first to explore the concepts of inclusion and exclusion as inter- and intra-subjective experiences in the context of physical education for disabled people, a paradigm shift in the study of...

The idea of a Virtual Design Studio (VDS) has been around for many years. In the early days, establishing a way of transferring documents by file transfer was enough to establish a virtual design studio. Our expectations are greater now. Along with document transfer, we expect to be able to work with others at a distance as if they were in the same physical room. We have seen how email, video conferences, and shared whiteboards can provide environments in which we can do many of the things...

The third series of the celebrated Vox Machina Origins comics, from Critical Role and Dark Horse!Vox Machina enjoy a week in Westruun’s lap of luxury leading up to the Winter’s Crest Festival. But that costs coin, which has a bad habit of running out, so they join an underground fighting ring and bash their way to cash. Unfortunately, their ring-fighting turns out to be just a warm-up for a cold reality when a mysterious attack on Winter’s Crest festivitie...

A landmark volume that explores the interconnected nature of technologies and rhetorical practiceRhetorical Machines addresses new approaches to studying computational processes within the growing field of digital rhetoric. While computational code is often seen as value-neutral and mechanical, this volume explores the underlying, and often unexamined, modes of persuasion this code engages. In so doing, it argues that computation is in fact rife w...

Drawing on more than 20 years of interviews, anecdotes and personal experiences, Uninvited: Confessions of a Hollywood Party Crasher recounts the unique journey of a former Los Angeles Times reporter who, struggling with the collapse of his industry and personal tragedies, falls in with a group of intrepid gatecrashers who routinely pierce Tinseltown's celebrity party circuit. Author Adrian Maher is the first to chronicle this unique subterranean culture in La La Land—a g...

Barbecue, craft fairs, and murder? Just another weekend for the Flynn witches.When the main judge at a barbecue competition turns up murdered with a barbecue fork, it seems everybody's a suspect, including Bobbie Sue and Earl. Meat's not the only thing being grilled as they look more and more like the prime suspects.That's not all that's afoot, either. Somebody's stealing secret recipes and and seeking to sabotage the entire competition, and trouble arises at home. Thank go...