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Shortly after a dismembered torso was discovered by a pond outside Philadelphia in 1887, investigators homed in on two suspects: Hannah Mary Tabbs, a married, working-class, black woman, and George...

Offers a response to one of the oldest questions known to humankind namely, what is happiness and how can we ensure that communities are flourishing, happy places for people to live and work?Author:...

From the Hundred Years War to the Second World War, a definitive volume exploring military violence waged across the British Isles and the European continent.Author: Djb Trim, Brendan SimmsPublisher:...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation, and the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Act has ensured...

Hekate Soteira: A Study of Hekate's Roles in the Chaldean Oracles and Related LiteratureAuthor: Sarah Iles JohnstonPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: May 01, 1990Number of Pages: 200...

Hekon and Akon in Early Greek ThoughtAuthor: Gailann RickertPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: May 01, 1987Number of Pages: 208 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond... Henry David...

The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems.Author: William...

This two volume work is a comprehensive reader in modern philosophical and theological hermeneutics. David E. Klemm has selected essays representing acknowledged classics in hermeneutics and the best...

This two-volume work is a comprehensive reader in modern philosophical and theological hermeneutics. David E. Klemm has selected essays representing acknowledged classics in hermeneutics and the best...

Higgs: The Invention And Discovery Of The 'God Particle'Author: Jim BaggottPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Aug 24, 2013Number of Pages: 304 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

With nimble words and a straightforward style, New Zealand mountaineering legend Hillary recollects the bravery and frustration, the agony and glory that marked his Everest odyssey. From the 1951...

Highly Irregular is an illustrated history of English as told through all the things that are weird about it. Why are there so many silent letters? Why do we have irregular verbs? What is the deal...

In most versions of the Hippolytos myth, Phaidra is depicted as an utterly debauched character, a woman reduced to shamelessness by the power of Aphrodite. In Euripides' Hippolytos, however?informed...

While humanists agreed on identifying the main requirement of the historical genre with truthfulness, they disagreed on their notions of historical truth. Some authors equated historical truth with...

Author: Gail Steketee, Christiana BratiotisPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Sep 01, 2020Number of Pages: 216 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0190946385ISBN-13:...

Holy Sh*T: A Brief History Of SwearingAuthor: Melissa MohrPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: May 01, 2016Number of Pages: 352 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

This book examines the career of the Roman poet Horace, one of the greatest writers in Roman literature. It introduces his poetry with illustrations from all his works, and contextualises his career...

The modern horror story grew and developed across the nineteenth century, embracing categories as diverse as ghost stories, the supernatural and psychological horror, medical and scientific horror,...

DLP, Developmental Leadership Program; Australian Aid; Oxfam.Author: Duncan GreenPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Jul 31, 2018Number of Pages: 288 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

How Free Are We? contains a collection of edited interviews from The Free Will Show, a podcast by the philosophers Taylor W. Cyr and Matthew T. Flummer. In an accessible and conversational format, a...

Predicting the shape of our future populations is vital for installing the infrastructure, welfare, and provisions necessary for society to survive. There are many opportunities and challenges that...

Author: Pat SchneiderPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Apr 10, 2013Number of Pages: 320 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0199933987ISBN-13: 9780199933983

How The South Won The Civil War : Oligarchy, Democracy, And The Continuing Fight For The Soul Of AmericaAuthor: Heather Cox RichardsonPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Feb 08,...

An understanding of the structure and function of the human body is vital for anyone studying the medical and health sciences. In this book, Leslie Klenerman provides a clear and accessible overview...

Adolescents (ages 12-20) with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at risk for academic problems, strained relationships, peer rejection and unsafe behavior -- and parents are often at...

If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents: An Essential Resource for Parents (ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE)Author: Tim Walsh, Deborah R. GlasoferPublisher:...

The authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager with bipolar disorder. While coping with teenage moodiness can be difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging...

In Improbable Scholars, David L. Kirp challenges the conventional wisdom about public schools and education reform in America through an in-depth look at Union City, New Jersey's high-performing...

`the ideal reading...for the hours after midnight' Thus Henry James described the style of supernatural tale of which Sheridan Le Fanu was a master. Known in nineteenth-century Dublin as `The...