This volume, from an international and interdisciplinary cohort of scholars, offers independent-minded essays about central Greek texts and about the relation of social theory and comparative method to the study of archaic and classical Greek literature. It is in honour of James M. Redfield, whose innovative and theoretically-informed work has been a touchstone for the contributors; it includes an Introduction that discusses Redfield’s work, as well as a complete Bibliography of Redfield’s...

V. S. Naipaul is a reader-friendly introduction to the writing of one of the most influential contemporary authors and the 2001 Nobel laureate in Literature. Bruce King provides a novel by novel analysis of the fiction with attention to structure, significance, and Naipaul's development as a writer, while setting the texts in their autobiographical. philosophical, social, political, colonial and postcolonial contexts. King shows how Naipaul modified Western and Indian literary tra...

These two books presents a series of legal statutes established in Scotland to address issues arising from court disputes, including the handling of conventions, debt claims, and defenses against slander. It emphasizes the necessity for complainants to provide specific details about their claims and protects defendants from being deemed undefended prematurely. The statutes also promote peace among the nobility and prohibit the creation of discord through rumors. Furthermore, it outlines th...

Twenty Five Ways to Fly Better is packed with the latest techniques and thinking from some of the world’s best pilots and instructors. With former Paragliding World Champion Bruce Goldsmith at the helm, the book draws on advice and knowledge from across the world of free flight.It includes:Hundreds of tips to help you fly betterPractical advice on how to thermal quickly and efficientlySkills and tactics from experts to help you fly cross country

These volumes analyze the transformation of the American right in recent years. While the roots of that transformation can be traced back to the 1970s, the last decade has seen further radical revisions of its ideology, style and policies. The contributors argue that both the organized Republican Party and the wider American right have changed profoundly, especially since the Trump presidency of 2017-2021, reflecting long- and short-term alterations to the political dynamics of the United ...

Meet challenging standards by promoting students′ authentic intellectual workEducators have long called for more rigor and engagement in classroom work, alongside calls for enhancing equity. Yet classroom practices and student outcomes have been slow to change.A promising solution is the research-backed, real world-tested potential of the Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW) framework to meet intellectually challenging standards including Common Core. ...

Build teacher capacity to promote students′ authentic intellectual workIn spite of numerous reforms to improve rigor and relevance in the classroom, our schools have been slow to change. This work providesA research-validated, field-tested framework that can be applied across grades and disciplinesA powerful professional learning component that emphasizes teacher collaborationDetailed examples of lessons, assignments, asse...

Psycho-Selling was first published by BBC Books and became an international best seller and was translated into several launguages. I has helped tens of thousands of salepeople to increase their sales and income massively - often more than double. Now it's your turn.

“Net Zero” has been an effective rallying cry for the green building movement, signaling a goal of having every building generate at least as much energy as it uses. Enormous strides have been made in improving the performance of every type of new building, and even more importantly, renovating the vast and energy-inefficient collection of existing buildings in every country. If we can get every building to net-zero energy use in the next few decades, it will be a huge success, but it will...

Bruce King's exciting story of a handsome young “leather boy” driven to the incredible excesses of sexual masochism is the only book I've run across—in the enormous volume of recent sex fiction—which documents honestly and vividly the hows and whys of the pain-pleasure world of the homosexual. This twilight world of leather and chains, boots and whips is illuminated with intelligence and vigor; orgiastic pain, fetishism and fantasy blend in a nightmare collage. The sex rituals are skillful...

Soak up carbon into beautiful, healthy buildings that heal the climate"Green buildings" that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren't enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon — the carbon emitted when materials are mined, manufactured, and transported — comprising some 10% of global emissions. With the built environment doubling by 2030, buildings are a carbon juggernaut threatening to overwhelm the climate.It doesn't hav...

Do you want a short cut to lots of new business?Do you want to avoid cold calling?Do you want to double your sales in a fun and simple way?Bruce King is a true master of sales referrals. He has built his immensely successful sales career upon a few simple and highly effective techniques. In this book he shares his very best tips with you.Chapter Headings:Introduction – Why Sales Referrals?Chapter 1. Sales Referrals – The Essential Mathematics