Fathers are often neglected in histories of family life in Britain. Family Men provides the first academic study of fathers and families in the period from the First World War to the end of the 1950s. It takes a thematic approach, examining different aspects of fatherhood, from the duties it encompassed to the ways in which it related to men's identities. The historical approach is socio-cultural: each chapter examines a wide range of historical source materials in order to analys...

What if the success you've worked so hard for is the very thing dimming your light?You've built the life you thought you wanted-career milestones, accolades, a full schedule-but deep down, something feels off. You're performing instead of living. Striving instead of thriving. And a quiet question keeps rising: Is this really it?In Shine Brighter, transformation guide and executive recruiter Laura King shares the powerful truth she uncovered after interviewi...

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 on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The dead are everywhere in family life. From a great-grandmother's recipe made time and again, to a dog-eared black-and-white photo of a family on a beach, and from a carefully curated family bible to a much-told story of a family fleeing their home many decades a...

We humans learn by doing. With the right tools for doing what you need to do, including the questions you need to ask, you can make real change in your life. All you need is an open mind, a way to listen to MP3s, and something to write with. Figuring It Out is an interactive and highly experiential guide to self-improvement, built on the reality that there’s no one-size-fits-all program when it comes to human transformation. Each person must reflect and reach individual conclusions about w...

We humans learn by doing. With the right tools for doing what you need to do, including the questions you need to ask, you can make real change in your life. All you need is an open mind, a way to listen to MP3s, and something to write with. Figuring It Out is an interactive and highly experiential guide to self-improvement, built on the reality that there’s no one-size-fits-all program when it comes to human transformation. Each person must reflect and reach individual conclusions about w...

Adventurer, Cartoonist, Innovator, Musician, Man of God, Missionary, Trainer … all characterize John King. Eagerly accepting challenges that most would say were impossible or couldn’t be done, and yet inspiring others to participate with him in his radical “Off the Wall” endeavours. From jungles with crocodiles, to participating in the Guinness World Records with his musical saw, John wouldn’t say NO to any opportunity, sometimes to the dismay of his more sensible wife, Laura.John’...

Donna Bevan-Lee had a tough childhood. When her father was feeling playful, he roped her by the foot like a rodeo calf, yanking her to the ground every time the rope connected. In darker moods, he did far worse, his brutality excused by a complicit church. The abuse she suffered had profound and lasting consequences.Too many adults have similar histories. Roughly a quarter of American children experience complex trauma resulting from abuse, neglect, catastrophic illness, or other a...

"Truly terrifying. The kind of story that sticks with you long after the final page is turned." — BooklistThe international bestselling author of Her and The Social Affair returns with another suspenseful thriller that very well could be set in the house next door.Jack Mooney, a career criminal, has been in prison for nearly a decade, quietly nursing his hatred for the jurors who put him there. One in particular gets him through t...

Laura was a self-certified couch potato who, until a few years ago, could only run for a couple of minutes at a time, and couldn’t swim. She has now completed several marathons and is a committed triathlete.But Laura couldn’t have achieved what she has without the advice and support of her friend Katie. A life-long runner, fair-weather cyclist and born-again swimmer, Katie helped Laura through the ups and downs of training for a triathlon. As well as surmounting fears of failure and...

Living one-half block from a state hospital for the mentally ill during 1946 Post-World War II, keeps Janie Webster busy trying to figure out nearly everyone. Especially the adults in her life. From runaway inmates to recovering patients, ten year old Janie is intent on rescuing people. Things do not always go in her favor. Janie’s parent’s marriage is disintegrating. Her father cannot find work due to his avoidance of the military during the war. Additionally, Janie’s parents disagree on ...

A gorgeously illustrated picture book biography about John Bonner Buck: from his childhood curiosity about why fireflies flash to the consequential discoveries he made as a scientist.When John Bonner Buck was a boy, he'd lie on the grass in his backyard and wait for the fireflies. First, one pinprick of light would appear and then another. Soon the entire sky sparkled with fireflies. Why do fireflies flash? John wondered.John always had a curiosity about th...

Showcasing cutting-edge research in a dynamic area, this authoritative volume explores how people navigate psychological experiences that are fundamentally about the nature of existence. In 65 compelling chapters, preeminent editors and contributors describe the field's conceptual foundations, methods, and contemporary findings. The Handbook is focused on issues of "being and becoming" in mental and social life, including: time, aging, and death; freedom, authenti...