Step into the pages of Harper's Young People, a captivating magazine from 1879 that transports you to a world of adventure, knowledge, and imagination. This unabridged issue, brimming with stories, puzzles, and illustrations, offers a glimpse into the lives and minds of young readers of the era. From thrilling tales of exploration to educational articles on science and history, Harper's Young People promises an unforgettable journey for readers of all ages.

"An extremely valuable source of reading, information, and guidance for my policing students. It covers all the topical issues."Johannes Oosthuizen – Lecturer at Winchester UniversityIntroducing the definitive guide for students and professionals alike who want to gain a comprehensive understanding of policing in the 21st century. This updated edition of Introduction to Policing reflects the latest developments in policing and offers a rigorous yet ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 25th, 1803, the son of Ruth Haskins and the Rev. William Emerson, a Unitarian minister. Emerson was the second of five sons who survived into adulthood.His father died before Emerson was eight and the young boy was raised by his mother and other female members of the family.Emerson's formal schooling began at the Boston Latin School in 1812 when he was 9. In October 1817, at 14, Emerson went to Harvard College. He...

BBC Radio adaptations of Nick Payne's finest works, brought together on audio for the first time - plus bonus featuresNick Payne is a world-renowned playwright and screenwriter. He won the George Devine Award for his first major play If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, and Constellations won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play. Both were performed on Broadway with Jake Gyllenhaal. This collection contains Constellations and ...

Celebrating the diversity of dance across the South Pacific, this volume studies the various experiences, motivations and aims for dance, emerging from the voices of dance professionals in the islands. In particular, it focuses on the interplay of cultures and pathways of migration as people move across the region discovering new routes and connections.

Love. What is love?The question is asked by each of us but the answer remains elusive.Dictionaries summon up many words but none fulfill. Love itself is often ethereal, felt but only seen in a glance, a look, a fleeting touch. Part of Love’s beauty is perhaps in the fact that the question never can be adequately answered; its ephemeral, a chimera of the heart and only felt.Our own experiences are unique and personal to ourselves and of little help defining it for an...

Love. What is love?The question is asked by each of us but the answer remains elusive.Dictionaries summon up many words but none fulfill. Love itself is often ethereal, felt but only seen in a glance, a look, a fleeting touch. Part of Love’s beauty is perhaps in the fact that the question never can be adequately answered; its ephemeral, a chimera of the heart and only felt.Our own experiences are unique and personal to ourselves and of little help defining it for an...

Our Gregorian calendar is in full and rampant mood as the palette continues to build and energise the landscape and the natural world. Thrilling, vibrant shades and hues of green lead the way.01 - Fifty Shades of May - An Introduction02 - Ode Composed on a May Morning by William Wordsworth03 - Evening in May by Francis Ledwidge04 - Song on May Morning by John Milton05 - May Night by Sara Teasdale06 - The Young May Moon by Thomas Moore...

How Should We Live? explores twelve universal topics-including love, family, and empathy; work, time, and money-and shows what history can teach us about the art of living.

Beyond Folktales, Legends, and Myths: A Rediscovery of Children's Literature in Asia is a collection of different voices, narratives, and texts highlighting the richly-textured and diverse content coming from Asia. The book includes personal recollections of and conversations with children's literature expert and historian Leonard Marcus, award-winning author and illustrator Suzy Lee, prolific Singaporean author Jessie Wee and respected Australian author Dr Ken Spillman. It al...

This VSI offers readers something no other introduction to folk music does: a cross-cultural, comparative approach, a survey of the basic issues as they have unfolded over time, and specific examples from widely differing sites of how folk musicians themselves, as well as corporations, non-governmental organizations, and governments have made full use of the available resources, older and newer strategies, and multiple agendas that keep the folk music process alive in an increasingly inter...

Not a day goes by in which the police do not figure prominently in the news. Whether it be as investigators of a rural homicide, or as the subjects of a debate on police chases, the police are ever-present. They are news.The public’s fear of crime and the "law and order" agenda prominently advanced by many politicians make Police a particularly topical collection of original essays that examine developments and issues of public concern relating to Canada’s municipal police....