Since the 1980s, Ireland has gone through a profound social, demographic, and religious disruption, the impact of which has been seen across recent fiction from Irish writers. Companion to the Contemporary Irish Novel traces this cultural shift and its impact by examining how modern novels have reckoned with a new conception of Irishness.Despite the heady mix of cultural and social destabilization, reform, and economic successes and challenges, this period of relentless di...

From Hardship to Hope, From Survival to ServiceIn From Refugee to Humanitarian, Tamba Emmanuel Danmbi-saa shares a deeply moving account of a life completely upended by the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone. Forced to flee his homeland as a child, Tamba spent years enduring the harsh realities and profound losses of refugee camps. Yet, amidst the bleakest of circumstances, an unyielding spark of resilience was ignited within him.Guided by faith, determination, and the life-c...

101 Top Techniques for Artists is a colourful compendium packed full of practical tips and techniques by 101 of today’s most popular leading artists. Each technique is presented in clear, simple step-by-step instructions that describe how to complete the project yourself, including a full list of materials and detailed images to guide you along the way.Divided into seven chapters that cover watercolours, acrylics, oils, pastels, drawing and mixed media, this handy book is ...

Wonders in the Pathway is a testimonial book that unravels God's inexplicable natural wonders and exploits. These testimonies range from biblical history to some astonishing miracles seen in God's natural creations, in Jesus's ministry, and in the personal life of his servant, Pastor David Saa Fatorma, Jr.Pastor Saa Fatorma encountered Christ as a youth and witnessed the incredible move of the right hand of God in his personal life and ministry. The book sheds light upon the power of testi...

Lily lives in a meadow that shares with flowers and animals. Her life is very minimal, after all is quite and happy.But one day someone knocks at her door and changes her way of living and how she sees stuff.Who is it? What's going to happen to Lily's home?Come inside to the wonderful story of Lily. Discover a world full of colors and learn what is truly important in life.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of almond growing from a scientific and horticultural perspective, covering botany, production, processing and industrial uses. Almonds are an important crop; they are highly regarded for their flavour, nutritional properties and culinary uses, and almond oil is used widely in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical production. They are easy to transport and have long storability, facilitating global dissemination. Demand is constantly increasing and g...

One sunny morning, Memo woke up starving . He was anxious to eat his breakfast. But what will happen when he finds out his mom didn’t prepare him what he wanted to eat? Will he be able to control his temper?Find out how Memo is going to deal with the frustration of not getting what he wants when he wants it. And how he is going to learn self control, with his mom’s help.This is a story to share with the little ones, allowing them to recognize similar situations they live and ...

Postharvest is an important element of getting fresh, high-quality fruit to the consumer and technological advances continue to outpace infrastructure. This book provides valuable, up-to-date information on postharvest handling of seven fruit and nut crops: almond, fig, peach, persimmon, pistachio, pomegranate and table grape. These crops are of particular importance in the Mediterranean region, but also to those countries that export and import these crops, where intensive economic resour...

In the wake of #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, #rhodesmustfall and the Covid-19 pandemic, this groundbreaking book echoes the growing demand for decolonization of the production and dissemination of academic knowledge. Reflecting the dynamic and collaborative nature of online discussion, this conversational book features interviews with globally-renowned scholars working on language and race and the interactive discussion that followed and accompanied these interviews. Participants address iss...

How did two very different language communities encounter and make early choices about Christianity? This book is a historical record of the Dagomba and Konkomba people groups of Northern Ghana as they embraced the Bible translated into their mother tongues. Author Dr. Sumani Sule-Saa employs Professor Lamin Sanneh’s groundbreaking hermeneutic of ‘mission as translation’ as a grid to examine the effect of Bible translation on the lives of these two very important language groups. Sule-Saa ...

This book applies ecofeminist ethics to the realm of aesthetics, offering instances of how alternative configurations of the self, of nature and of non-human animals can go hand in hand with different and viable experiences and visions of environmental welfare.Preceded by an insightful introduction on the history of ecofeminism and of ecofeminist literary criticism, the chapters included in the volume illustrate the continuing theoretical influence of seminal ecofeminists such as C...

It is increasingly recognized that land can be managed most sustainably through involving local communities. This book highlights the potential of a new methodology of uncovering and stimulating community initiatives in sustainable land management in Africa.Analyses of four contrasting African countries (Ghana, Morocco, South Africa and Uganda) show that as communities directly face the challenges of land degradation, they are likely to develop initiatives themselves in terms of su...