This book explores the nature of cultural and culturally structured social and behavioral entities, their evolutionary interactions, and the central role purposive behaviors play in those interactions. It, first, makes the case for cultural and cultural structured systems being considered as true entities bounded in time and space, and not ephemera in a constant state of becoming another system. Second, it examines how these entities interact to produce evolutionary culture change. It then argues that the intent of purposive behaviors is reliably knowable in the aggregate, at least when dealing with expressions of behavioral tendencies in the animal kingdom, humans included. Finally, the book references well documented behavioral tendencies for examples of proximate causation in the evolution of settled village societies and, following that, socially complex societies. Through these efforts, the book synthesizes the various approaches to the evolution of culture and provides a complete and comprehensive picture of the process. It provides a corrective to the tendency to view cultural systems as entirely open ended and as capable of changing in any direction; and also to treating cultural evolution as solely a result of selective forces, that is, in terms of only ultimate causation. This book provides an engaging and critical counterview to established theories of cultural evolution and is of interest to scholars and students of different disciplines, from anthropology and archeology, to evolutionary biology and epigenetics.

This is a book about one of the first recorded pilgrims who climbed Mount Sinai; it's about Amelia Earhart, the famous American aviator whose story and disappearance continues to capture the world's imagination. It's the story of a doomed expedition to discover the North West Passage, and the tale of Marco Polo, who remained at the court of the Kublai Khan for an incredible 17 years. 'Great Explorers' brings to life the pioneers in aviation flying thousands of miles with the most basic of maps in open cock-pits, exposed to the elements and the unrelenting smell of petrol fumes. They travel by steamboat, on horse-back, by rickshaw, motorbike, train, swim with piranhas, embark into black nothingness in new space craft, explore by jeep, yachts, tea boats and elephants, disguise themselves as men, take canoes and use innovative, advanced technological scuba equipment. Going where in many cases, no man or woman had ever gone before, some women featured in 'Great Explorers' were often denied respect, acknowledgement or recognition and they determined to break the 'mens club' mentality of global exploration from which they were excluded. Marco Polo: "This desert is reported to be so long that it would take a year to go from end to end; and at the narrowest point it takes a month to cross it. It consists entirely of mountains and sands and valleys. There is nothing at all to eat."

This book explores the nature of cultural and culturally structured social and behavioral entities, their evolutionary interactions, and the central role purposive behaviors play in those interactions. It, first, makes the case for cultural and cultural structured systems being considered as true entities bounded in time and space, and not ephemera in a constant state of becoming another system. Second, it examines how these entities interact to produce evolutionary culture change. It then argues that the intent of purposive behaviors is reliably knowable in the aggregate, at least when dealing with expressions of behavioral tendencies in the animal kingdom, humans included. Finally, the book references well documented behavioral tendencies for examples of proximate causation in the evolution of settled village societies and, following that, socially complex societies. Through these efforts, the book synthesizes the various approaches to the evolution of culture and provides a complete and comprehensive picture of the process. It provides a corrective to the tendency to view cultural systems as entirely open ended and as capable of changing in any direction; and also to treating cultural evolution as solely a result of selective forces, that is, in terms of only ultimate causation. This book provides an engaging and critical counterview to established theories of cultural evolution and is of interest to scholars and students of different disciplines, from anthropology and archeology, to evolutionary biology and epigenetics.

The world is full of women we don't know whose stories have been overlooked or airbrushed from history. Often faced with limited life choices, this book proudly showcases those women who took matters into their own hands and became forces to be reckoned with. These are women you SHOULD know about. Love them or loathe them, they made their mark. From cross dressing soldiers to scheming mistresses and courtesans, _Warriors and Wenches_ offers up an indulgent romp through centuries of history, from widows turned tank drivers bent on bloody vengeance and fierce martial arts fighters, to women who magnificently and outrageously turned their social lot in life to their advantage: the mistresses, courtesans and uniquely French maitresse-en-titres who wielded incredible power and influence in the sumptuous courts of Europe. _Warriors and Wenches_ doesn't seek to decide whether these women were good' or bad'; we'll leave it up to you to make up your own minds. But these are just some of the women who, through military skill, incredible courage and loyalty, scandal, poison plots and sexual debaucherie, have crossed over into the realm of legend and myth and become powerful symbols of feminist power. When the destiny of a nation is in a woman's bedroom, the best place for the historian is in the antechamber. Charles-Augustin Sainte-Reuve

Everything you never knew about the powerful Tudor dynasty - from Henry VII to the glorious Elizabeth I. From Battles at Bosworth to battles for supremacy of the royal bedchamber, marriage, war, murder, divorce, religious dissent, Renaissance letters, science and art, political alliances, the Reformation, treason, a Virgin Queen, phantom pregnancies, global exploration, bloody beheadings and a fresh look at why Henry VIII became such a terrifying tyrant.

Although the theme of bloodied nuptial sheets seems pervasive in western culture, its association with female virginity is uniquely tied to a brief passage in the book of Deuteronomy detailing the procedure for verifying a young woman's purity and seldom, if ever, appears outside of non-Abrahamic traditions. In Signs of Virginity, Michael Rosenberg examines the history of virginity testing in Judaism and early Christianity, and the relationship of these tests to a culture that encourages male sexual violence. Deuteronomy's violent vision of virginity has held sway in Jewish and Christian circles more or less ever since, but Rosenberg points to two authors-the rabbinic collective that produced the Babylonian Talmud and Augustine of Hippo-who, even as they perpetuate patriarchal assumptions about female virginity, nonetheless attempt to subvert the emphasis on sexual dominance bequeathed to them by Deuteronomy. Unlike the authors of earlier Rabbinic and Christian texts, who modified but fundamentally maintained and even extended the Deuteronomic ideal, the Babylonian Talmud and Augustine both construct alternative models of female virginity that, if taken seriously, would utterly reverse cultural ideals of masculinity. Indeed this vision of masculinity as fundamentally gentle, rather than characterized by brutal and violent sexual behavior, fits into a broader idealization of masculinity propagated by both authors, who reject what Augustine called a "lust for dominance" as a masculine ideal.

Chilly the intrepid toy polar bear is always getting lost on his travels with his owner Douglas. This time he journeys with Douglas and his family to Hong Kong. Everything is going swimmingly, until Chilly falls from the Star Ferry crossing going from Hong Kong to Kowloon. Luckily he falls into a fishing boat and is carried amongst the smelly, stinky fishy to a Chinese port. There Chilly meets a young Chinese boy who takes him to his home where he is given a bath. Once he's cleaned up, Chilly goes off traveling with his new friend; winding up in the capital city of Beijing. While in Beijing, Chilly hopes to see some real live panda bears, since they're becoming quite rare. To his delight, he does eventually come across some pandas in the zoo, where he discovers that he can even talk to them! It's while he is at the zoo that Chilly comes across his own family and is happily reunited with Douglas. Michael Rosenberg grew up in North London in the UK and has travelled extensively in his life, across Asia, Africa, South America, and most of Europe. In addition to his writing, he serves as the chairman of a number of listed companies, advising on commercial and financial matters. He's also involved in film and television production. Michael was awarded an O.B.E by the Queen in 1994 for services to exports. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/MichaelRosenberg

When Douglas and his family travel to South Africa on holiday, his beloved toy polar bear, Chilly, falls out of the suitcase onto the luggage carousel. Chilly's colorful adventure begins when another little boy finds him and Chilly is taken on a safari. Chilly, prone to getting lost, falls out of a Land Rover and ends up in a prickly bush! Suddenly, an elephant comes along and carries Chilly away to safety. Will Chilly be reunited with Douglas? How does he get back to the little boy who cherishes him? Follow the exciting and heartfelt journey in Chilly the Lost Polar Bear. With grateful thanks to Fiona Michael Rosenberg lives in Brookmans Park, Herts, UK, where he is a board member for a number of companies. His writing is inspired by the wonderful imagination of children and, in this case, by the true story of a boy called Douglas who kept losing his toy polar bear. Mr. Rosenberg has now published four books, and is working on his fifth. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/MichaelRosenberg

Hearing the sound of music, twins Sandi and Handi see two musical notes floating through the air! The notes have become separated from their friends because the elves didn't use enough glue to keep the notes stuck to the paper. Sandi and Handi set off on a journey to reunite the musical notes, which are called crotchets, with their friends the minims and quavers so that the conductor can finish the rehearsal and prepare for the concert. Along the way, they run into some of their friends who help them locate the other notes that escaped. Will Sandi and Handi be able to find all the musical notes for the conductor? Or will the concert have to be cancelled? Michael Rosenberg resides in Brookmans Park, Herts in the UK where he serves as chairman of three companies and is non-executive director of three other companies. He was awarded the O.B.E. in the UK by the Queen in 1996 for services to exports. Rosenberg has traveled the world and experienced many adventures along the way. His inspiration is his grandchildren. Rosenberg's previous two books are The Story of Bendalot parts one and two. Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TheLittleLostTune.html

This is the second book following the journey of Sandi and Handi, the twins from the village of Bendalot with their new friend Brunflor from Stetleburn. On their way back to Bendalot they encounter the Forest of Riddles, a big but friendly dragon and then the Teddies from Space in their flying teapot. They journey through the stars in the teapot to the planet KotiTaco and meet the Teddies from that place. Lots of adventures all the time for our little group of friends.

I have always been interested in fantasy tales particularly as seen through the eyes of chidren whose imaginations can run wild and untainted by adult experiences. This story came into my mind sometime ago after meeting Uri Geller who claims to be able to bend metal(I believe him). But it took many years to evolve and really became a reality as I began to enjoy the arrival of grandchildren in my family.It is a story of adventures and discoveries as experienced by two young children aged 8 called Handi and Sandi who come from a village high in the mountains somewhere in Eastern Europe which has had no contact before with the outside world. I intend it to be the first of at least two stories and maybe three. As a first time author it is amazing how the story writes itself once the characters begin to develop. Frankly I have no idea what adventures my characters will enjoy but in a way that is a reflection of my own life as well which has been totally unstructured. The mysteries of the world and the beauty of nature are all intended to be reflected in the journeys of my characters, Sandi and Handi and their new friend Brunflor.

Since winning the world's most prestigious pairs event in his early twenties, with the equally precocious Michael Rosenberg, Barnet Shenkin has continued to build a an impressive bridge career. Over the last 25 years, he has had the opportunity to play with and against some of the best in the world, and in this book he recounts his favourite hands and stories. While much of his early career was based in Scotland and England, Barnet now lives in Florida and is becoming well-known on the US tournament scene. The book comes to a climax with the US team's record-breaking world title win in January 2000, an event which Barnet covered as a journalist.

One of the world's top bridge players chronicles his career from his early days growing up in the UK to his position today as one of the world's best. Rosenberg and the flamboyant Pakistani Zia Mahmood, who also now lives in the USA, are a world-class partnership. Here we learn how they first met and started playing together. There are fascinating and funny anecdotes from Rosenberg's bridge career, his all-time favourite hands, and tips and ideas that will help the reader to improve his own game. Finally, the author discusses some of the thorny ethical issues that plague today's tournament bridge scene, and offers his own ideas on how to solve them.

What springs to mind when you think of British Victorian men and women?-manners, manners and more manners. Behaviour that was as rigid and constricted as the corsets women wore. From iron-knicker sexual prudery to men so uptight they furtively released their pent up emotions in opium dens and prostitute hot spots. All, of course, exaggerated clich s worthy of a Victorian melodrama. Each generation loves to think it is better than the last and loves to look aghast at the horrifying trends of their ancestors. But are we really any different? This glimpse at life for Victorian men and women might make millennials think again. Men and women were expected to live very differently from one another with clearly defined roles regardless of class. However, lift the skirts a little and not only will you see that they didn't wear knickers but they were far less repressed than the persistent stereotypes would have us believe. The Victorians were as weird and wonderful as we are today. From fatal beauty tips to truly hysterical cures for hysteria to grave robbers playing skittles with human bones, we have cherry picked some of the more entertaining glimpses into the lives led by our Victorian brothers and sisters.

The Vietnam War . . .
Nixon . . .
Kent State . . .
The late 1960s and early 1970s were a time of total turmoil in America-the country was being torn apart by a war most people didn't support, young men were being taken away by the draft, and racial tensions were high. Nowhere was this turmoil more evident than on college campuses, the epicenters of the protest movement.
The uncertain times presented a challenge to two of the greatest football coaches of all time. Woody Hayes, the legendary archconservative coach of Ohio State, feared for the future of America. His protege and rival, Bo Schembechler of the University of Michigan, didn't want to be bothered by these "distractions." Hayes worshipped General George S. Patton and was friends with President Richard Nixon. Schembechler befriended President Gerald Ford, a former captain and team MVP for the Wolverines.
In this enthralling book, Michael Rosenberg dramatically weaves the campus unrest and political upheaval into the story of Hayes and Schembechler. Their rivalry began with Schembechler arriving in protest-heavy Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the height of the Vietnam War. It ended with Hayes wondering what had happened to his country. War As They Knew It is a sobering and fascinating look at two iconic coaches and a different generation.
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Keeping it to just 100 was a struggle. But we figured that any more miscast, missing and misunderstood women in one sitting would push you over the edge in your righteous, indignant fury. So actually, we re thinking of you. (You're welcome). It s a broad mix as we have delved into the growing pile of women's histories and selected those gals we felt were interesting, compelling or just fun. Many will be familiar in their native countries and celebrated in folklore legend but we believe they deserve a wider audience. There are thousands more that could have been included but it s a short book and we could only pick 100\. What unites our cast of characters is that they have all suffered being miscast, type cast or simply cast aside. So, sit back. Read. Enjoy. And kick some butt in solidarity.