A naval history of the ships and personalities of the Nelson period.Light, swift, and daring, frigates were the cruisers of Nelson's navy, commanded by bold, brave officers, ranging the oceans of the world alone or in packs, seeking the enemy—and usually finding him. Although much of the swashbuckling spirit of these courageous sea adventures has been captured in fiction, the story of the frigates of 1793-1815, has rarely been told as a historical narrative.

Volume 53 of the academic journal devoted to Shakespeare and Early Modern English Drama, Culture and Literature, published annually with peer-reviewed articles, forums, and reviews.Shakespeare Studies is an annual peer-reviewed volume featuring the work of performance scholars, literary critics, and cultural historians. The journal focuses primarily on Shakespeare and his contemporaries but embraces theoretical and historical studies of socio-political, in...

In "A History of Brazil," James Henderson meticulously chronicles the complex tapestry of Brazil's past from its pre-colonial roots to the contemporary socio-political landscape. The book employs a compelling narrative style, interweaving primary sources with critical analysis, which not only makes the historical events accessible but also profoundly engaging. Henderson's scholarship dives deep into key moments, such as the arrival of Portuguese explorers, the impacts of the transatlantic ...

You have sat through 100 presentations and remember 3. You have given talks that earned polite applause and vanished by lunch. The problem is not your slides. It is that being heard and being remembered are different skills, and you were only trained for the first.Audiences keep 3 things: 1 story they repeat, 1 image they see, and 1 line they quote. Everything else evaporates. The speakers you call unforgettable are not louder or funnier. They made better choices about what to leav...

The purpose of this book is to supply Wagner lovers with a single work which shall meet all their needs. The author has told the story of Wagner's life, explained his artistic aims, given the history of each of his great works, examined its literary sources, shown how Wagner utilised them, surveyed the musical plan of each drama, and set forth the meaning and purpose of its principal ideas. The work is not intended to be critical, but is designed to be expository. It aims to help the Wagne...

In 1930s rural Argentina, a determined fifteen-year-old left an isolated, poverty-stricken life to find her fortune in the “Paris of South America”—Buenos Aires. There, with few connections, little education, but plenty of persistence, Maria Eva Duarte gained a toehold in the city’s artistic scene. Eva—Evita—then navigated the radio revolution to fortune, providing for her mother and siblings along the way. She caught the eye of rising political star Colonel Juan Perón, and with him, she r...

At Home Abroad is a stunning autobiography of Nancy Henderson-James's youth in Africa. Heart-wrenching is her uprooting at age 15 when the war for independence began, from Angola, whose natural world, people, customs, languages she so loved. Nancy bravely and articulately recounts a true saga of personal loss and bereavement. But out of the crucible of conflicts between herself and her parents, the Africa she loved and the America from which she felt estranged, comes crystalline strength, ...

Crash landing on a bizarre world orbiting Saturn, amnesiac drifter Nemo finds himself alone. Or is he? A golden-haired woman named Nona emerges from the wreckage, and together they must forge a new life on this alien rock. Strange flora and fauna lurk in the twilight, while a crimson sun hangs perpetually low in the sky. But the greatest mystery lies within Nemo himself. Can he unlock his forgotten past and unravel the secrets of this metallic meteor they now call home? Explore a world of ...

The pervasive politicization of education in the United States makes teachers' work extraordinarily challenging. Decades of bi-partisan accountability-based reform policies and top-down instructional management have conceived of teachers as mere technicians who consume and implement prefabricated curricular plans. Such views fail to recognize the intimate relationship between curriculum and teaching and minimize educators' professional authority.Anti-Authoritarian Curriculum Pr...

Computers have changed the ways that mathematics are taught and learned. Is your institution taking advantage of what today's technology offers?With contributions from researchers and practitioners alike, Using Information Technology in Mathematics Education explores the impact of the computer on the curriculum, the teaching and learning of mathematics, and the professional development of teachers, both pre-service and in-service.As editor James Tooke states: “The connection between mathem...

It's 1984 and Big Brother and Big Data are after you, stripping away one inch of freedom at a time. You are just a number to them, a cog in the matrix. A sheep. You need a cloak of invisibility. A super defense weapon to encrypt yourself online. This book is it! Master the dark art of invisibility today and get instant anonymity and access to thousands of deep web hidden websites and the hidden wiki. Step by Step Guides for Tor, Freenet, I2P, VPNs, Anti-Hacking and Counter-Forensics Techni...

Your sovereignty is under attack. We all see it. It's all around you and your rights are being stripped away at warp speed by those who wish to take what you earned. But sometimes you have to cut your losses. Kickstart a backup plan. Start over. Move abroad. Or just hunker down and survive. Within this book lies top secrets known only to the FBI and a few law enforcement agencies: How to disappear in style and retain assets. How to switch up multiple identities on the fly and be invisible ...