Since its founding in 1943, Medievalia et Humanistica has won worldwide recognition as the first scholarly publication in America to devote itself entirely to medieval and Renaissance studies. Since 1970, a new series, sponsored by the Modern Language Association of America and edited by an international board of distinguished scholars and critics, has published interdisciplinary articles. In yearly hardcover volumes, the new series publishes significant scholarship, criticism, an...

'Space' and 'place' are concepts central to both geography and sport. Places, for example, are the means of identifying most sports teams, while sport both affects, and is affected by, the physical environment and landscape. In this fully revised and updated edition of his classic, discipline-defining text, John Bale comprehensively explores the relationships between sport, place, location and landscape. Drawing on examples from around the world, the book addresses key topics from the geog...

Discover the Hidden Layers of Exhibition PoliticsSince the 1990s, the discourse on curating has often centered around the figure of the professional curator, viewing exhibition politics as a direct result of curatorial intent. However, contemporary shifts in institutional models, funding policies, and collection strategies have unveiled realms of curatorial practice that lie beyond the curator's control.This groundbreaking volume brings together essays by re...

It Takes a ValiumBy: Robert J. BalesIt Takes a Valium is an autobiographical sketch of Robert J. Bales Jr.’s life as it brushes against the family of Hillary Rodham Clinton.About the AuthorThe Author is a Disabled Veteran; a Master-Solver-Composer in Chess, and an over-the-board player at the St. Charles Chess Club in St. Charles Illinois (winning 2 Squires Trophies in the last 3 years). He has had over 200 chess problems published in various magazines....

Negative Thought for Social Change addresses the division between “abstract-creativity” and “uniformity-convention.” He book was written as a post-college essay on thinking, doing, civil rights, and the consequences of action over neglect. This book will appear to anyone searching for a reason to be unusual and bold. As “NTPA” (Negative Thought/Positive Action) comes into play, the individual becomes an asset to society, while tugging at its roots!”

“. . . . . . One” is a lively apprentice guide to an alternative reality. We take a hearty look into “Joe’s Universe,” a world in which all things are possible. As “Science” expands our thinking, our view of the Cosmos changes from day to day. This book provides closure for people who are seeing an intuitive-link to all that is. A dynamic and brave account of the scientific mindset.

A survey of Native American earthlodge research from across the Great Plains.Early explorers initially believed the earthlodge homes of Plains village peoples were made entirely of earth. Actually, however, earthlodges are timber-frame structures, with the frame covered by successive layers of willows, grass, and earth, and with a tunnel-like entryway and a smoke hole in the center of the roof. The products of nearly a millennium of engineering development, histori...

The universe is dangerous, wondrous—a vast canvas upon which humanity sketches its hopes for the future.In this anthology, you'll find seventeen tales of conflict and heroism, exploration and discovery, endurance and triumph. Flee the apocalypse of modern-day Earth, fly a fighter in the cold emptiness of deep space, and find new life on the distant shores of an alien world. You might even discover something about yourself as each author opens a window on the soul o...

August 18, 2020, marked the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1920, women wearing yellow roses stood shoulder to shoulder in Tennessee, awaiting the roll call of men who would cast their votes for or against a woman’s right to a voice in government.Though this movement won rights for some women—an achievement to be acknowledged and celebrated—the struggle did not end there. Due to states’ laws and prohibitive policies, ...

Joe didn’t go looking for trouble, but sometimes trouble found him.Joe Clayton thought the dangers of his undercover career were behind him. He was wrong. One grey October morning, while working in a quiet Bristol street, he hears the voice of the man who has sworn to destroy him.Minutes later Joe is running for his life… again. Desperate for sanctuary, he heads for the small Cornish town of Trelennan, and the home of Fiona Bamber, widow of a former police ...

What is The Daniel Fast?There are two references to fasting in the book of Daniel, and that is what the Daniel Fast focuses on for guidelines.In the first reference, Daniel 1, Daniel and his friends drank only water and ate only vegetables for ten days. At the end of their ten days, they appeared healthier than their peers who ate the rich food from the royal table.Then again in Daniel 10, Daniel undergoes another fast and abstains from meat, and wine (peasant food)...

What is The Paleo Diet?Learning what to eat and the foods to avoid are the first steps in following this diet, which will be explored in detail later in this book. The basic guidelines are to pay attention to the vitamins and nutrients, amount of protein, fiber and potassium you are actually putting into your body.A daily diet should include up to 35% protein, fresh vegetables and fruits over carbohydrates, increasing fiber and potassium and lowering sodium levels. This die...