The Gospel according to St John, often regarded as the most important of the gospels in the account it gives of Jesus' life and divinity, received close attention from nineteenth-century biblical scholars and prompted a significant response in the arts. This original interdisciplinary study of the cultural afterlife of John in Victorian Britain places literature, the visual arts and music in their religious context. Discussion of the Evangelist, the Gospel and its famous prologue is follow...

“Michael Wheeler has written a new business classic. He presents powerful negotiation strategies and techniques for managers in any industry.” —Henry McGee, former president, HBO Home EntertainmentA member of the world-renowned Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School introduces the powerful next-generation approach to negotiation.For many years, two approaches to negotiation have prevailed: the “win-win” method exemplified in Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, William Ury...

What was special about 1845 and why does it deserve particular scrutiny? In his much-anticipated new book, one of the leading authorities on the Victorian age argues that this was the critical year in a decade which witnessed revolution on continental Europe, the threat of mass insurrection at home and radical developments in railway transport, communications, religion, literature and the arts. The effects of the new poor law now became visible in the workhouses; a potato blight started in...

The Tree That Tells a Tale is a book that tells the story of a tree that stands in the yard of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. It is the story of the bombing of that church during the height of the Civil Rights Era. The story is told by the tree's components: Barbara Branches, Bob Bark, Lucy Leaves, Linda Limb, Nelson Nest, Randy Roots, Sam Sap and Teresa Trunk. Meet these characters as you delve into the pages of "The Tree that Tells a Tale"

Quantum Negotiation is a handbook for getting what you need using a mindset and behaviors based on a refreshingly expansive perspective on negotiation. Rather that viewing every negotiation as an antagonistic and combative relationship, this book shows you how to move beyond the traditional pseudo win-win to construct a deal in which all parties get what they need. By exploring who we are as negotiators in the context of social conditioning, this model examines the cognitive, psyc...

Competition in business is very stiff with every business trying to earn a good share of the market. The number of customers the business has determined its success in meeting its goals. With businesses coming up and leaving the market, organizations have had to advance their strategies for enhancing their business relations. There are different stakeholders in businesses that play key roles in the success of the business. Running a business requires input from different persons and organi...

The Christian Doctrine of HellBy Joseph WheelerNarrated by Oberon MichaelsIt is often popularly considered that the Twenty-First Century marked the emergence of a truly aggressive anti-theist movement. The rise of the "New Atheism", spearheaded by figures like Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Richard Dawkins, has been seen as a fresh attack on the hegemony of organized religion.However, vigorous anti-theism has been a developing trend for the past three...

Willi Hennig (1913–76), founder of phylogenetic systematics, revolutionised our understanding of the relationships among species and their natural classification. An expert on Diptera and fossil insects, Hennig's ideas were applicable to all organisms. He wrote about the science of taxonomy or systematics, refining and promoting discussion of the precise meaning of the term 'relationship', the nature of systematic evidence, and how those matters impinge on a precise understanding of monoph...

In the realm of poetry, where emotions dance and hearts find solace, Ella Wheeler Wilcox's "Poems of Sentiment" emerges as a timeless masterpiece. This unabridged collection captures the essence of human experience, delving into the depths of love, loss, hope, and despair. With each verse, Wilcox's words ignite a spark within the reader's soul, evoking a symphony of emotions that resonate long after the final page is turned. Prepare to embark on a literary journey that will stir your sense...

The 22nd book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who documented her life while hiding from the Nazis during World War II.This engaging biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the you...

1 - The Power of Poetry - Poems to Mend a Broken Heart - An Introduction2 - Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe3 - Loves Lies Bleeding by Algernon Charles Swinburne4 - I Prithee Send Me Back My Heart by Sir John Suckling5 - Ebb by Edna St Vincent Millay6 - Heart We Will Forget Him by Emily Dickinson-7 - My Own Heart, Let Me Have More, Have Pity by Gerard Manley Hopkins8 - They Flee From Me by Sir Thomas Wyatt9 - The Nymph's Reply t...

The leading statesman of nineteenth-century Britain, a figure who bestrode the political world like a Colossus, is 'Gladstone' to modern biographers. In order to signal the difference between Wheeler's approach and those of earlier biographers, the subject of this book is known as William, his baptismal name. His autobiographical fragments of 1892 included a disclaimer: 'I do not indeed intend in these notes to give a history of the inner life, which I think has with me been extraordinaril...