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Although psychoanalytic criticism of Shakespeare is a prominent and
prolific field of scholarship, the analytic methods and tools,
theories, and critics who apply the theories have not been
adequately assessed. This book fills that gap. It surveys the
psychoanalytic theorists who have had the most impact on studies of
Shakespeare, clearly explaining the fundamental developments and
concepts of their theories, providing concise definitions of key
terminology, describing the inception and evolution of different
schools of psychoanalysis, and discussing the relationship of
psychoanalytic theory (especially in Shakespeare) to other critical
theories. It chronologically surveys the major critics who have
applied psychoanalysis to their readings of Shakespeare, clarifying
the theories they are enlisting; charting the inception, evolution,
and interaction of their approaches; and highlighting new meanings
that have resulted from such readings. It assesses the
applicability of psychoanalytic theory to Shakespeare studies and
the significance and value of the resulting readings.
Three women are torn between traditions of the past and unexpected
new beginnings in a warmhearted novel by Carolyn Brown about
family, romance, and the best pastries in Texas. For Grace Dalton,
her sister, Sarah, and her cousin Macy, the Devine Doughnut Shop is
a sweet family legacy and a landmark in their Texas town. As the
fourth generation to run the Double D, they keep their
great-grandmother's recipe secret and uphold the shop's tradition
as a coffee klatch for sharing local gossip, advice, and woes. But
drama brews behind the counter, too. Grace is a single mother
struggling with an unruly teenage daughter. Heartbroken Sarah has
sworn off love. Macy's impending wedding has an unexpected hitch.
And now charming developer Travis Butler has arrived in Devine with
a checkbook and a handsome smile. He wants to buy the shop, expand
it nationally, and boost the economy of a town divided by the
prospect. With the family's relationships in flux, their beloved
heritage up for grabs, and their future in the air, it's amazing
what determination, sass, a promise of romance, and a warm maple
doughnut can do to change hearts and minds.
Family, wounded hearts, and a Texas bed-and-breakfast are in need
of repair in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's
inviting novel about down-home comfort and second chances. Cousins
Tabby and Ellie Mae are due for a change. Running their aunt's
beachfront bed-and-breakfast in Sandcastle, Texas, is just the
thing to shake things up...though their lives spin out of control
in more ways than one when a hurricane barrels into the coastline.
It's a miracle it didn't carry them off to Kansas. Not so lucky are
the assisted-living center and a small eclectic group of local
folks who take shelter with the cousins. Two estranged sisters,
rowdy as a circus, need a referee for a battle that goes back
decades. And a pair of veterans, best friends for years, hash out
bittersweet old times. There's also handyman Alex LaSalle and his
business partner, Ricky, experts at repairing the hurricane's
damage-and at making Tabby's and Ellie Mae's hearts beat a little
faster. As unpredictable, crowded, and stormy as it gets, the
Sandcastle B and B is still the perfect harbor for healing past
wounds, finding romance, and making up for lost time. Add in
Tabby's homemade pecan pie, and the Texas shore feels like a little
slice of paradise.
A homeless young woman finds an unexpected family in beloved New
York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s novel of healing
hearts and new beginnings in a small Texas town. In the fading town
of Rooster, Texas, all that’s really left is a service station, a
church…and the Banty House, a long-ago Depression-era brothel.
For more than seventy-five years, Betsy, Connie, and Kate Carson
have called their mama’s house a home. The three eccentric
sisters get by just fine with their homemade jams and jellies, a
little moonshine on the side, and big hearts always open to
strangers. Like Ginger Andrews. An abandoned teen with a baby on
the way and nowhere to go, she’s given a room to call her own for
as long as she wants. The kind invitation is made all the sweeter
when Ginger meets the sisters’ young handyman, Sloan Baker. But
with a past as broken as Ginger’s, he’s vowed never to get
close to anyone again. As a season of change unfolds, Ginger and
Sloan might discover a warm haven to heal in the Banty House, a
place to finally belong, where hope and dreams never fade.
A grandmother's loving bequest changes three lives forever in a
heartwarming novel about finding love, hope, and family by New York
Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown. An inheritance has reunited
three estranged cousins. Their grandmother Lucy left Nessa, Flynn,
and April her home nestled in the woods near Blossom, Texas, as
well as a hope chest to be unlocked after they complete a special
task. Together, they must hand-stitch a cherished quilt Lucy left
unfinished. It meant everything to her. And now, to three people
struggling with their own patchwork pasts... To Nessa, the house
has always been an escape from her strict parents-a home away from
home. Flynn has followed a profligate path into adulthood, never
guessing it would lead him here. And the town of Blossom only stirs
up a lifetime of disappointments for April. Lost and with nowhere
to go, her last chance is helping fulfill Nanny Lucy's final wish.
Thread by healing thread, Nessa, Flynn, and April bond over the
quilt and all it represents. As they discover the family they've
been looking for in one another, they share more than memories.
They share the hope of new beginnings.
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New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's heartwarming
novel about old rivalries, young love, and a lemon meringue pie to
die for. In Bonnet, Texas, Liddy Latham, the queen of funeral
dinners, keeps a southern comfort-food tradition alive-until
fancy-schmancy Matilda Monroe moves back to town. She wants room at
the table for her own style of consolation and closure: healthy,
modern, and vegan. But this is about more than fried chicken versus
tofu turkey. Matilda's return is also stirring up their volatile,
unresolved history. And just when they thought it couldn't get more
personal... Matilda's son, Nick, and Liddy's niece, Amelia, have
met and the sparks are flying. For Matilda and Liddy, their
precious kin's romance is their worst nightmare. Now, it's all Nick
and Amelia can do to survive a family feud that has the whole town
talking. The battle for the funeral dinner crown is on. As two
strong-willed women wrestle for control, making peace with the past
may be the only way to serve the star-crossed lovers a happy
ending.
Ideal for anyone involved in the study of criminal justice, this book acquaints students with the philosophical concepts upon which ethical theory is based. It applies these ideas to specific issues and dilemmas within the criminal justice system. Its ultimate goal is to acquaint students with basic concepts of ethics in criminal justice and to train the mind to solve moral issues independently. The Ethical Foundations of Criminal Justice offers a comprehensive definition of ethics, and elucidates its unique language and logic. The book explores the major ethical theories, with extensive discussion of authorities like Kant, Aristotle, Mill, and Hobbes. Chapters investigate normative ethics, teleological theories, deontological theories, and the alternative theories of ethics. The author exhibits the practice of these theories in actual matters of rights, the law, and the behavior of the courts. This book addresses ethics in the context of civil liability, police corruption, and abuse of police power, and includes numerous case studies and references to other relevant works. Criminal justice majors, criminology and law school students, and even police academy cadets will find this text an invaluable source of information both for academic studies and real-world applications.
The first comprehensive and authoritative history of work and
labour in Africa; a key text for all working on African Studies and
Labour History worldwide. Co-published with the International
Labour Organization on the centenary of its founding in 1919, the
General Labour History of Africa is a landmark in the study of
labour history. It brings, for the first time, an African
perspective within a global context to the study of labour and
labour relations. The volume analyses key developments in the 20th
century, such as the emergence of free wage labour; the
transformation in labour relations; the role of capital and
employers; labour agency and movements; the growing diversity of
formal and informal or precarious labour; the meaning of work; and
the impact of gender and age on the workplace. The contributors -
eminent historians, anthropologists and social scientists from
Africa, Europe and the United States - examine African labour in
the context of labour and social issues worldwide: mobility and
colonial and postcolonial migration, child and forced labour,
security, the growth of entrepreneurial labour, the informal sector
and self-employment, and the impact of trade unionism, welfare and
state relations. The book discusses key sectors such as mining,
agriculture, industry, transport, domestic work, and sport, tourism
and entertainment, as well as the international dimension and the
history and impact of the International Labour Organization itself.
This authoritative and comprehensive work will be aninvaluable
resource for historians of labour, social relations and African
history. In association with the ILO Regional Office for Africa
Stefano Bellucci is senior researcher at the International
Instituteof Social History, Amsterdam, and lecturer in African
History and Economy at Leiden University, the Netherlands; Andreas
Eckert is Director of the International Research Centre for Work
and the Human Life Cycle in Global History and professor of African
history at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
From New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown comes a funny
heartache of a novel about overcoming the past, confronting the
future, and defying all expectations. Everyone is talking about
Jennie Sue Baker and the mess she made of her life in New York. The
former high school queen bee-and wealthy darling of Bloom,
Texas-has returned home after all these years, riding on a common
bus and bearing two bounced alimony checks. In a town that thrives
on gossip, Jennie's fall from grace has shamed her mother, set the
town buzzing, and caused old, jealous enemies to whisper in
delight. They say she's taken a job as a housekeeper, gotten a
garage apartment, and might be crushing on Rick Lawson, a simple
farmer with modest dreams. As romance starts to bud, Jennie
relishes what it means to follow her heart, find real new friends,
and finally be herself-regardless of all the lying town chatter.
But fate has another twist in store. Rumor has it that Jennie now
stands to lose what matters most...unless she can convince Rick of
one true thing-and that's love.
No one writes sassy Southern charm like New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown:Join lively characters in
quirky small town TexasFeisty women trade in their heels for cowboy
bootsPlus a fiery fling to make you meltPearl Richland left home as
soon as she could and never thought she'd look back. And she
didn't, until she lost her job at the bank and had to fall back on
the only thing left to her name: the motel her great-aunt Pearlita
left to her. But with a winter storm coming and some suspicious
activity around town, Pearl hunkers down in the motel with the only
guest passing through town, a man named Will Marshall. Luckily,
he's a welcome distraction as the long cold days quickly turn to
hot nights… Previously published as Red's Hot Cowboy. Praise for
Carolyn Brown: "Fans of beloved Southern films like Steel Magnolias
and Fried Green Tomatoes will flip for this charming small-town
tale."—Woman's World for The Sister's Café "Peopled with quirky
characters and full of sassy fun."—BookPage for Love Drunk Cowboy
A headstrong woman discovers it's never too late for change in New
York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's spirited novel about
lost hope and second chances. Substitute counselor for wayward
teens isn't how public-school teacher Jayden Bennett planned to
spend her summer vacation. However reluctant, she's hiking up her
jeans and heading for remote Piney Wood Academy in north Texas. Two
months. Seven days a week. Few amenities. And three troubled girls
daring Jayden to make a difference. She understands what she's up
against. She has her own burdens to bear. Jayden's not in it alone.
The devoted elderly couple who run Piney Wood trusts in Jayden's
tough-love approach to get the job done. So does drill instructor
Elijah Thomas, whose hardened boot-camp hide conceals a heart
broken one too many times. Jayden is making it beat again. For both
of them, falling in love is a risk. Because all summers must come
to an end. But with each new sunrise on these rustic acres, Jayden
discovers that Piney Wood is a last chance for her, too. And with
so many lives in turnaround, a new beginning for everyone could be
a dream come true.
When Carlene Lovelle discovers her husband has been keeping a
secret, the women of Texas rally behind her in a
battle-of-the-sexes romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling
author Carolyn Brown. Carlene Lovelle, owner of Bless My Bloomers
lingerie shop in Cadillac, Texas, has everything she's ever wanted:
a loving husband, a successful small town business on Main Street
that sells custom lingerie for making women feel beautiful, and
great friends who never disappoint. However, that all changes when
Carlene finds a pair of sexy red panties in her husband's
briefcase. She knows exactly who those panties belong to-they were
purchased from her very own shop! She's beginning to think her life
would've been easier if she'd just opened Main Street Books and
stayed away from silky underthings. Now her marriage is over and
her life is in a tailspin. She's humiliated, upset, and
heartbroken, but it's time to move on to the anger stage of
grieving. There's no point looking backward when looking forward
reminds Carlene that all she needs are the ladies of this small
town to rally around and teach her that revenge is a dish best
served red-hot. (Previously published as The Red-Hot Chili Cook-Off
and A Heap of Texas Trouble.)
Love gets a second chance in this charming and sexy cowboy romance
from a New York Times bestselling author, perfect for fans of Diana
Palmer and Linda Lael Miller. After spending ten years travelling
the world with the military, Rose Walker is ready for a change. She
agrees to head back to her Texas hometown and help her great-aunt
run the local B&B. But while she may speak seven languages, she
can't fix a leaky sink to save her life! When Hudson Baker walks in
and offers to fix up the business, Rose thinks he is too good to be
true. Could the boy who crushed on her as a kid actually be her
saving grace? Unlike his rebellious brother, Hudson Baker never
sought the spotlight but when he rescues a child from a fire, Hud
is unwillingly thrust into the role of town hero. Now, his once
simple life has been replaced with constant attention. Helping his
childhood crush tidy up her struggling business might be just the
distraction he needs. Hud has been in love with Rose since junior
high but his home on the ranch and her travelling always kept them
apart. Now, Rose is back in town and Hud might finally have a
second chance...if he can convince her to stick around.
A retired Air Force pilot gets a second chance to capture the heart
of the woman who got away and the daughter he never knew he had in
this launch to a new series from the bestselling Queen of Cowboy
Romance. With back-to-back deployments, retired Air Force pilot
Jesse Ryan hasn't been home much since he enlisted twenty years
ago. Now he's headed back to Honey Grove, Texas to help take care
of his aging foster parents and run their ranch. But when he gets
home, he finds his parents' home healthcare nurse is Addison Hall,
his high school sweetheart and the woman he still regrets leaving
behind. He's not at all surprised that their chemistry is still
sparking, but Jesse is shocked to learn Addie gave birth to a
little girl about nine months after he left -- his little girl.
Addie was devastated when Jesse left all those years ago. But just
like anyone voted most likely to succeed in her senior class, she
got through it and is proud of the daughter she raised and of her
own career, especially since it allows her to care for the Ryans,
who always felt like a second family. But with Jesse back home
again, can Addie risk opening her heart for a second chance at love
and the family that her daughter has always deserved?
A brand-new heartwarming story of love and friendship from
bestselling author Carolyn Brown, featuring: A bride who might be
getting cold feet... Her groom-to-be who only wants to show her how
much he loves her A sassy grandmother who loves to give advice The
perfect family reunion that proves love can save us again and again
Bonus content-two novellas to help you celebrate the seasons! A
week before your wedding is one heckuva time for your ex to ride
back into town, stirring up trouble. But that's exactly the
predicament Darla McAdams finds herself in. Darla's on the verge of
breaking up with her fiancé, Will Jackson-only a week before the
wedding. Her parents would disown her, but Darla's sure that her
Granny Roxie will understand when Darla tells her that her first
love, Andy, has come back to town. Thank goodness for a wise
granny's reminiscences of her own sassy wedding at just the right
moment... Praise for Carolyn Brown: "The most difficult thing about
reading a Brown book is putting it down."-Fresh Fiction "Fans of
beloved Southern films, like Steel Magnolias and Fried Green
Tomatoes, will flip for this charming small-town tale."-Woman's
World for The Sisters Café
The first comprehensive and authoritative history of work and
labour in Africa; a key text for all working on African Studies and
Labour History worldwide. Co-published with the International
Labour Organization on the centenary of its founding in 1919, the
General Labour History of Africa is a landmark in the study of
labour history. It brings, for the first time, an African
perspective within a global context to the study of labour and
labour relations. The volume analyses key developments in the 20th
century, such as the emergence of free wage labour; the
transformation in labour relations; the role of capital and
employers; labour agency and movements; the growing diversity of
formal and informal or precarious labour; the meaning of work; and
the impact of gender and age on the workplace. The contributors -
eminent historians, anthropologists and social scientists from
Africa, Europe and the United States - examine African labour in
the context of labour and social issues worldwide: mobility and
colonial and postcolonial migration, forced labour, security, the
growth of entrepreneurial labour, the informal sector and
self-employment, and the impact of trade unionism, welfare and
state relations. The book discusses key sectors such as mining,
agriculture, industry, transport, domestic work, and sport, tourism
and entertainment, as well as the international dimension and the
history and impact of the International Labour Organization itself.
This authoritative and comprehensive work will be an
invaluableresource for historians of labour, social relations and
African history. In association with the ILO Regional Office for
Africa Stefano Bellucci is senior researcher at the International
Institute of SocialHistory, Amsterdam, and lecturer in African
History and Economy at Leiden University, the Netherlands; Andreas
Eckert is Director of the International Research Centre for Work
and the Human Life Cycle in Global History and professor of African
history at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
This is an intriguing story of how a young lady grew up carrying
the world on her shoulders. Its about how women can become drained
from being the wife, mother, sister, granddaughter, and daughter.
While growing up in her environment, she became labeled by others.
Everyone in the "hood,"especially the girls, were pre-labeled; not
to do anything or go anywhere in life. She was raised by her mother
who had a 7th grade education along with three other sisters and
one brother. Being the oldest, she became the one to take care of
the others in the absence of her mother. Her environment caused her
to become grown long before her time. As life went on, she wanted
to be different from what she had been exposed to daily. She had
experienced abuse and pain for herself as well as all the women in
her family. After experiencing a great lost, she made a 180 degree
turn around to stun her family and everyone else in the community.
Although, the turn around did come about, she still fought her
whole life to be better in everything she did. Her pride and
determination to be that "so-called strong woman" could cause her
great pain and drain her of the strength that she longed to have.
She battles to overcome the history of abuse in her family while
seeking a solution to break the "generational curse" that continues
to haunt the women in her family. Can the cycle be broken? Can she
ever get back that self-esteem, that self confidence, the strength
that had been taken through a history of pain and abuse to strive
to be the woman that she needs to be for her family? Can her
younger sisters keep her dream alive; break the generational curse?
After her divorce, best-selling romance author, Mary Jane Marsh
Simmons decided to move all seven of her girls out of the big city
and back home to her hometown, Nacona, Texas. So when the last
remaining relative of Miz Raven died and the Paradise was put on
the market, she bought it, an old house that had been a brothel
during the cattle trial days in Spanish Fort, Texas.
Joe Clay Carter had just retired from twenty years in the
Marines, Special Forces. He'd lived through wars and rumors of wars
and decided to go home to Nacona to do nothing but play poker, draw
his retirement check and enjoy life. Two weeks later he was bored
stiff, his motel room closing in on him, and he was seriously
thinking of reenlisting until high old high school crush, Mary
Jane, came to his door asking him to remodel her new house.
As teenagers Mary Jane never gave Joe Clay a second glance, so
he was surprised by her offer. Immediately they shook on the deal
and he moved into her house to get started. Much to his surprise,
the house came filled to the roof with little girls, good food, and
crazy conversation, all wrapped up in a house that needed a minor
miracle to fix by Christmas. He wasn't sure if he could get it done
in time but he was willing to try. If only Mary Jane was willing to
give him a chance too.
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He's a tempting heap of Texas trouble... Mercy Spenser promised her
friend and roommate she'd spend her vacation in west Texas for a
charitable mission-she didn't agree to the oppressive heat, massive
spiders, or the rowdy cantina next door drowning out her gospel
singing. She's not the type to sit idly by, so when she clashes
with the sexy-as-hell man who runs the place, her temper is hot
enough to nearly burn down the entire town. Despite refusing to
turn down his jukebox and inviting Miss Mercy to leave his cantina
alone, Hunter Wilson can't get that gospel singer with the ice-blue
eyes out of his mind. Finding her again in their tiny town isn't
the problem. Convincing her that he's interested-well, that's
another story. But if Mercy will give Hunter one more chance to
show his true feelings, they just might find the love of a
lifetime. Praise for Carolyn Brown: "Brown's characters easily
inspire readers to care what happens to them."-Publishers Weekly
for Bride For a Day "A sweet story about building family out of
what life hands you."-Kirkus Reviews for Talk Cowboy to Me "Fresh,
funny, and sexy tale filled with likable, down-to-earth
characters."-Booklist for Love Drunk Cowboy Previously published as
An Old Love's Shadow.
With her sassy humor and sexy cowboys, USA Today bestseller Carolyn
Brown launches her new Longhorn Canyon series. Every summer Cade
Maguire looks forward to opening his Longhorn Canyon Ranch to
underprivileged city kids. But this year, he's having no luck
finding a counselor for the children--until Retta Palmer walks
through his door. Flat broke after selling everything she owns to
pay for her father's medical bills, Retta is thrilled to hear of an
opening for a counselor position. She's not as thrilled about the
ranching part, or the sexy cowboy with beautiful blue eyes who's
her new boss. After being left at the altar two years before by his
fiancee, Cade isn't sure he can take another heartbreak. And Retta
isn't even sure she wants to stay. But the sparks between them are
absolutely undeniable. And with a couple of lovable kids and two
elderly folks playing matchmaker, Cade and Retta may find that the
best way to heal is with each other.
The bestselling Queen of Cowboy Romance delivers a heartwarming
novel where a doctor and veterinarian get a second chance at true
love when a storm traps them together. After traveling the world,
Dr. Cody Ryan has finally come home to his foster family's ranch in
Honey Grove, Texas. But all his time in Doctors Without Borders
couldn't have prepared him for the sudden blizzard that forces him
to take shelter in an old barn-or for the shock of watching
Stephanie O'Dell yank open that same barn door minutes later. He's
barely seen the gorgeous veterinarian since he returned, so why is
she icier than the wind outside? Stephanie-better known as Dr.
Stevie around Sunflower Ranch-has been treating the cattle there
for years...and not one of them is as bullheaded as Cody. He's
completely forgotten how he broke her heart, back when she was a
teenager smitten by his easy charm and sharp wit. But as the
blizzard rages on, trapping Cody and Stevie together, it's clear
that the fire they've built to keep warm isn't the only source of
sparks in that barn. Once the storm passes, will Stevie and Cody
discover that they've fallen in love ...and will either of them
ever admit it?
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