An Observer Best Debut of the YearA Granta Best Young British Novelist‘Mischievous and sexy’ SARAH WATERS‘I loved this book’ JULIA ARMFIELD‘Exhilarating’ MONICA HEISEY'Astonishing' ANDREA LAWLOR'Should be on everyone's summer reading list' iNEWS'Scorching … One of our favourite read...

An Observer Best Debut of the YearA Granta Best Young British Novelist‘Mischievous and sexy’ SARAH WATERS‘I loved this book’ JULIA ARMFIELD‘Exhilarating’ MONICA HEISEY'Astonishing' ANDREA LAWLOR'Should be on everyone's summer reading list' iNEWS'Scorching … One of our favourite read...

Volumes in New Word Biblical Themes: New Testament series offer short, accessible studies of the key themes of each book of the New Testament.Each volume offers an introduction to the book, a brief exposition of the text with its basic background and a survey of its contents, an overview of its themes, and a deeper look at 3-5 key themes for understanding the book and for preaching and teaching.Visuals and suggested reading can be found in the audiobook companion PDF downlo...

These volumes provide a series of informative interviews with school/teacher librarians practicing in different parts of the world. The 2-volume set showcases the resilience, creativity, and best practices from successful school librarians from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North and South America. The librarians interviewed come from all different schools and schools systems, from a tiny recently built school library in a rural village in Africa to an ultra-modern library in Sweden...

“When today’s technology relies on yesterday’s data, it will simply mirror our past mistakes and biases.”AI and other high-tech tools embed and reinforce America’s history of prejudice and exclusion — even when they are used with the best intentions. Patrick K. Lin’s Machine See, Machine Do: How Technology Mirrors Bias in Our Criminal Justice System takes a deep and thorough look into the use of technology in the criminal justice system, and investigates the instances of c...

Was It Even an Abuse? Uncovering Emotional Manipulation, Recognising Gaslighting, and Liberating Yourself from Narcissistic Toxic Trauma By Zara K. PatrickAre you constantly questioning your experiences, wondering if you’ve been manipulated, lied to, or abused? Do you feel confused and emotionally drained by someone who should care for you? Was It Even an Abuse? sheds light on the hidden, often overlooked patterns of emotional abuse and gaslighting that can keep yo...

No one knows what to make of the mysterious clicks....To Ajay Joshi, the amateur astronomer who discovered the strange sounds with his radio telescope, the clicks represent proof of aliens on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter, a theory dismissed as quackery by space agency radio experts. They contend the clicks are nothing more than terrestrial interference, so-called skywaves, or similar electromagnetic interference emanating from Jupiter or Callisto.To Dr. Kier...

For fifteen years, retired newspaper editor Elliott Madison worked on a book about his great-grandfather's terrifying voyage around Cape Horn and his great-grandmother's tragic journey on the California Trail, the homestead they developed into a prosperous ranch in Mendocino County. Now, in the waning hours of his life, he recalls the day he was contacted by a woman from New York City named Phoebe Crighton, who claims a distant relative was employed as a hired hand on his family's ranch. E...

Guns blazed and blood spilled on the hot Arizona sand when the Apache warriors exploded from their ambush and fell upon Sergeant Terry O'Callan's squad of blue-coated troopers. This wasn't the first time O'Callan had traded hot lead with Chief Halcon's braves—and as his troopers raised sabers and broke through the Apache ranks, he knew it wouldn't be his last.Halcon burned with a fierce hatred for the pony soldiers that rode from Fort Dawson, and vowed to take the scalp of every rou...

Indiana University Bloomington houses exceptional materials from nearly every continent. Windows on Worlds: International Collections at Indiana University takes readers on a visual journey through IU's collections like never before. Ranging in works as diverse as painting, sculpture, costume, rare manuscripts, musical instruments, and much more—the museums, institutes, collections, and other holdings on IU's flagship campus provide unique engagement opportunities for students, re...

Rating Valuation: Principles and Practice has long been the standard go-to guide for both students studying rating valuation and practitioners needing a comprehensive reference book covering rating law, valuation and, importantly, practice. This fifth edition brings the reader up to date with the changes for the 2023 Rating Revaluation and developments in case law, as well as highlighting the differences between the law in England and Wales. A comprehensive chapter covers rates in...