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J. Michael Wilson (1916-1999), Soldier, Medical Doctor, Priest and
Academic, may be best known for his often ground-breaking
professional achievement, from working with lepers in Ghana to his
seminal work in Pastoral Studies. For all his successful
accomplishments, however, he thought accolades, titles and
qualifications were no more than vain baubles for obituary columns.
Becoming a fully human being was, he believed, best manifested in
community, through art, poetry, prayer and revelling in the wonders
of Nature. Here, finally, is your chance to share a merry dance
through his creative life and works...
One of the most famous writers of all time, George Orwell's life
played a huge part in his understanding of the world. A constant
critic of power and authority, the roots of Animal Farm and
Nineteen Eighty-Four began to grow in his formative years as a
pupil at a strict private school in Eastbourne. His essay Such,
Such Were The Joys recounts the ugly realities of the regime to
which pupils were subjected in the name of class prejudice,
hierarchy and imperial destiny. This graphic novel vividly brings
his experiences at school to life. As Orwell earned his place
through scholarship rather than wealth, he was picked on by both
staff and richer students. The violence of his teachers and the
shame he experienced on a daily basis leap from the pages,
conjuring up how this harsh world looked through a child's innocent
eyes while juxtaposing the mature Orwell's ruminations on what such
schooling says about society. Today, as the private school and
class system endure, this is a vivid reminder that the world Orwell
sought to change is still with us.
This authoritative and multi-disciplinary book provides architects,
lighting specialists, and anyone else working daylight into design,
with all the tools needed to incorporate this most fundamental
element of architecture. It includes: an overview of current
practice of daylighting in architecture and urban planning a review
of recent research on daylighting and what this means to the
practitioner a global vision of architectural lighting which is
linked to the climates of the world and which integrates view,
sunlight, diffuse skylight and electric lighting up-to-date tools
for design in practice delivery of information in a variety of ways
for interdisciplinary readers: graphics, mathematics, text,
photographs and in-depth illustrations a clear structure: eleven
chapters covering different aspects of lighting, a set of
worksheets giving step-by-step examples of calculations and design
procedures for use in practice, and a collection of algorithms and
equations for reference by specialists and software designers. This
book should trigger creative thought. It recognizes that good
lighting design needs both knowledge and imagination.
Twenty-nine Breton tales, as told over a series of long winter
nights, featuring an ingenious miller, a Jerusalem-bound ant, a mad
dash at midnight, and more In the late nineteenth century, the
folklorist François-Marie Luzel spent countless winter evenings
listening to stories told by his neighbors, local Breton farmers
and villagers. At these social gatherings, known as veillées,
Luzel recorded the tales in unusual detail, capturing a
storytelling tradition that is now almost forgotten. The Midnight
Washerwoman and Other Tales of Lower Brittany collects twenty-nine
stories gathered by Luzel, many translated into English for the
first time. The tales are presented in a series of five imaginary
veillées, giving readers a unique opportunity to listen in on a
long-ago winter’s night of storytelling. Some of the stories mix
the apparently supernatural with the everyday—as in the title
tale, when a mysteriously nocturnal washerwoman causes three
handsome lads to flee so quickly they lose their clogs in the
process. Others invite listeners to root for the underdog, as when
a simple miller outwits a powerful Seigneur. Another tale must have
been greeted with raucous laughter as it recounts an ascending
ladder of obstacles—from a mouse to a cat to a man to God (or the
Devil) himself—confronted by a traveling ant. Michael Wilson, the
volume’s editor and translator, provides a substantive
introduction that discusses Luzel’s work and the significance of
Breton storytelling.
During the two decades following entry into World War II, nearly 30
million men and women served in or worked for the United States
military. Tens of thousands faced a general court-martial under the
Articles of War, which prescribed either life in prison or death
for crimes of murder, rape or desertion. Only 160 men were
sentenced to death and executed-159 for murder or rape (or a
combination of the two), and one for desertion. The manner of death
was by firing squad or by hanging. These dishonored servicemen were
buried in various locations around the world. Later, nearly all
were moved to grave sites in military cemeteries, segregated from
those who died honorably. This book tells the stories of the men,
their crimes and their executions.
Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of "Outlaw Tales of
Wyoming 2," with compelling legends of the Cowboy State's most
despicable desperadoes. Ride with horse thieves and cattle
rustlers, duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con
artists, and hiss at lawmen turned outlaws.
Exploring the potential for storytelling as a creative practice for
health and well-being, Michael Wilson considers how the art form
might help us reconsider the power relationships in healthcare
contexts and restore agency to patients, in partnership with
medical professionals. Storytelling is explored not simply as a
means of conveying information and experience from one person to
another but as an act of listening, a process for thinking,
evaluating and understanding. Wilson reflects on his over thirty of
years of researching and practising storytelling, and blends his
experience with a collection of case studies representing diverse
approaches to storytelling for health, including theatre, stand-up
comedy, writing, visual arts and digital storytelling. Most
importantly, storytelling is approached not from the point of view
of the medical practitioner or educator, or even the patient, but
through the lens of those who tell stories as a creative and
everyday practice. It is a book with the storyteller at its core.
Oscar Wilde's clever parody provides an entertaining twist on the
traditional gothic horror story. A gauche, materialistic American
family moves into the English mansion of Canterville Chase, much to
the annoyance of the resident ghost. Wilde creates an unforgettable
gallery of characters, from Hiram B. Otis and his children to Lord
Canterville and the chain-clanking ghost Sir Simon. This brilliant
and often overlooked story is a clever commentary on how Wilde saw
"free" America challenging "traditional" England -- all in the
guise of a charming fireside tale. This faithful graphic novel
adaptation is ideal for students and any readers who want to
understand and appreciate the original story. Running 130 pages and
featuring stunning artwork, the book includes an illustrated
character list (like a dramatis personae) and fascinating support
material that details the life and work of Wilde.
Title: Wuthering Heights.Publisher: British Library, Historical
Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the
United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the
British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides
readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and
19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of
audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader
looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the
main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy,
and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Bront, Emily; 1893.
382 p.; 8 . 012621.g.5.
"More Frontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and
Fascinating Executions" reveals the details of more than two dozen
instances of frontier justice from the era of the Wild West. These
stories of how society dealt with the bad guys--and how the good
guys walked a fine line between justice and vigilantism--reveals
some surprising truths about the culture of the Wild West. The
events chosen are unique, have some surprising twist, serve as a
landmark or benchmark event, or just stand out in the annals of
western justice.
During the 1800s trains carried the nation's wealth throughout the
east, but no one thought to rob a speeding train until 1866. In
1870 the first western train was robbed in Nevada and within hours
a second train was robbed. Railroads made every alteration to their
cars and changed every procedure they could imagine to thwart the
robbers, but to no avail. Robbing trains became epidemic over the
next five decades, even when the legislatures made train robbery a
capital crime. A few of the hundreds of train robberies stand out
as thrilling and dangerous affairs, and the greatest of these
(15-20) are included in this book.
During the refounding of the Anthroposophical Society as the
General Anthroposophical Society at Christmas 1923/24, Rudolf
Steiner also reconstituted, as the School of Spiritual Science, the
Esoteric School he had led in three classes from 1904 to 1914, at
the same time extending its scope by adding artistic and scientific
Sections. However, owing to his illness and later death in March
1925, he was only able to make a beginning by establishing the
First Class and the Sections. The actual step from the Esoteric
School to the School of Spiritual Science was nevertheless an
exceptional one. The Esoteric School from Helena Blavatsky's time
had been secret. Its existence was known only to those personally
invited to participate. In contrast, the existence of the School of
Spiritual Science was stated openly in the public statutes of the
General Anthroposophical Society. From the Christmas Conference
onwards, Rudolf Steiner worked within this publicly acknowledged
framework. The Class Lessons comprise a complete spiritual course
of nineteen fundamental lessons given between February and August
1924, several lessons given at other locations, and seven further
lessons from September 1924 which take up the themes of the first
part of the nineteen lessons in a modified form. This authentic,
accurate and high-quality bilingual edition - with English and
German texts printed side by side - is published in conjunction
with the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum. A compact
four-volume clothbound set, it features plates with Rudolf
Steiner's handwritten notes of the mantras and reproductions of his
original colour blackboard drawings. The translations of the
mantric verses have been reworked by a committed group of
translators, linguists and editors, expressing subtleties of
meaning, grammatical accuracy and poetic style whilst retaining the
original sound and metre of the German mantric forms. Three
versions of the existing English translations are also included.
Since colonial days, administration of the death penalty--whether
by hanging, firing squad, electrocution, or lethal injection--has
persisted as one of the most controversial ethical and practical
issues of American jurisprudence. This thorough work seeks to
clarify the issue by chronicling every legal execution in Nebraska,
Kansas, and Oklahoma, including Indian Territory, through December
2010. Each case history includes a detailed description of the
crime, the pursuit and capture of the suspect, his or her pre-trial
experiences, the trial, sentencing, incarceration, execution, and
its aftermath. While advocates of capital punishment contend that
the death penalty remains a powerful deterrent to murder, this
revealing examination highlights a history of patterns and
practices that strongly refutes that claim.
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