An elegant collection of poetry that is relatable, enjoyable, and worth reading. - Reedsy DiscoveryDark poetry from European suburbia, Words Like Promises explores the discrepancy between what we wish we had, what we perceive as should be, and the reality in which we sometimes find ourselves. It searches for answers for a better future in a world that perhaps no longer cares.

This book presents a guide of optical mineralogy for beginners and microscopists who need to brush up their knowledge. It allows the fast identification of common rock-forming minerals in a thin section using a polarized light microscope and transmitted plane and cross polarized light. The book summarizes essential principles of optical mineralogy in numerous schemes. It explains, with the aid of more than 1000 microscopic images, how to determine the diagnostic optical characteristics of ...

'Computational History' derives history from data and nowadays, therefore, relies on the technologies of the digital humanities. 'Computational History of Science' addresses questions of history by evaluating historical data, e.g. for tracing back copying traditions and conclude on transfer and transformation of data and knowledge. The term 'Applied Historical Astronomy', in contrast, tries to address questions of contemporary science by evaluating historical data in comparison with most r...

The phrase "midlife crisis" today conjures up images of male indulgence and irresponsibility—an affluent, middle-aged man speeding off in a red sports car with a woman half his age—but before it become a gendered cliché, it gained traction as a feminist concept. Journalist Gail Sheehy used the term to describe a midlife period when both men and women might reassess their choices and seek a change in life. Sheehy's definition challenged the double standard of middle age—where aging...

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The European Court of Justice is one of the most important actors in the process of European integration. Political science still struggles to understand its significance, with recent scholarship emphasizing how closely rulings reflect member states' preferences. Thi...

This book "Astronomy in Culture - Cultures of Astronomy" provides a cultural history of astronomy. After a keynote on the efforts to protect the dark sky as an intangible global heritage admired of all cultures under the World Heritage Convention, tangible places of astronomical heritage are described. Archaeoastronomical sites from different continents and astronomical observatories from the late Middle Ages to the 21st century are presented as cultural heritage (material culture) in Chap...

New school, no friends, and not a carved pumpkin in sight.It's fall in the quaint town of Fels where no one celebrates Halloween. Monsters, ghouls, and ghosts belong to other, faraway places. But beneath the boring small town veneer, Fels is hiding a secret: a monster that has been preying on its children for centuries.Bookworm Jo loves her pet guinea pigs, Halloween, and all things horror, but since she transferred to a new school, she's struggling to find...

The faces of the dead are sprouting on the cemetery trees on a late summer evening. Graveyard keeper Sven and his ghost dog Fi set out to investigate what's causing the disturbance within their haunted small town.Faces of the dead lurk in the cemetery trees, whispering to one another, worried as an otherworldly force seeks its way in past the sandstone walls. Graveyard Keeper Sven and his ghost dog, Fi, venture out on a late-night journey through a haunted town, seeking the source ...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has played a vital role in promoting the process of European integration. In recent years, however, the expansion of EU law has led it to impact ever more politically sensitive issues, and controversial ECJ judgments have elicited unprecedented levels of criticism. Can we expect the Court to sustain its role as a motor of deeper integration without Member States or other countervailing forces intervening? To answer this question, we need to revisit estab...

Artists especially from dance and performance art as well as opera are involved to an increasing degree in the transfer between different media, not only in their productions but also the events, materials, and documents that surround them. At the same time, the focus on that which remains has become central to any discussion of performance. Performing Arts in Transition explores what takes place in the moments of transition from one medium to another, and from the live performanc...

"An original short tale well worth a read." - Helen Whistberry, author of The Weird SistersOfronia Mills is far too old to retire. She has spent all her life as a librarian, and when Grand-Director Lorn Van Shipplestorm threatens not only her job, but the integrity of the library itself, she has no choice but to act.Evading her boss and Tess Dingly, it-girl and reluctant librarian apprentice, Ofronia descends into the library's forgotten fourth bas...

WHEN THE BLUE DOOR OPENS, WINTER WILL COME TO FELS.11-year old Jo has finally managed to make a friend at her new school: Rani, the girl who runs like the wind. Together, Jo and Rani are planning the perfect winter break: cookie baking, caroling, and ice skating at the local pond.But when the Fels Christmas market is vandalized and strange symbols are found on the stalls, Jo starts to worry that the chilling prophecy made by the monster who kidnapped her bro...