In Henry James and the Language of Experience, Collin Meissner examines the political dimension to the representation of experience as it unfolds throughout James's work. Meissner argues that, for James, experience was a private and public event, a dialectical process that registered and expressed his consciousness of the external world. Adapting recent work in hermeneutics and phenomenology, Meissner shows how James's understanding of the process of consciousness is not simply an aspect of literary form; it is in fact inherently political, as it requires an active engagement with the full complexity of social reality. For James, the civic value of art resided in this interactive process, one in which the reader becomes aware of the aesthetic experience as immediate and engaged. This wide-ranging study combines literary theory and close readings of James's work to argue for a redefinition of the aesthetic as it operates in James's work.
People in this world face all sorts of difficulties. The truth is that any rough patch can be beat if you work hard enough and have friends to help you. We must learn to be kind to one another and to help those in need. Christopher is just like any other ordinary third-grade student. Chris is happy when he watches cartoons, loves sports, and enjoys pizza at school. However, he also has trouble walking without his forearm crutches, reading as fast as the other kids, and solving math problems. He faces the daily challenge of having cerebral palsy, and he has to learn to work through them with courage and the help of others. Tough obstacles are thrown in Chris’s way, and he is honestly frightened by them. However, nothing is impossible with the right attitude and people backing you up.
In Henry James and the Language of Experience, Collin Meissner examines the political dimension to the representation of experience as it unfolds throughout James's work. Meissner argues that, for James, experience was a private and public event, a dialectical process that registered and expressed his consciousness of the external world. Adapting recent work in hermeneutics and phenomenology, Meissner shows how James's understanding of the process of consciousness is not simply an aspect of literary form; it is in fact inherently political, as it requires an active engagement with the full complexity of social reality. For James, the civic value of art resided in this interactive process, one in which the reader becomes aware of the aesthetic experience as immediate and engaged. This wide-ranging study combines literary theory and close readings of James's work to argue for a redefinition of the aesthetic as it operates in James's work.
A professional behavioral witness to more than a hundred capital trials explores the making of a murderer. CSI shows us where a crime is committed. Forensic detectives show us how. But what really goes on in the mind of killer? What is it in each potential victim that sparks in them the urge to take a life? What are the reasons behind a quick thrill kill, or slow torture? Between choosing someone they know, or a stranger? As they stand before a jury, after reams of graphic evidence, the question is no longer whether or not they committed the unthinkable. The question posed to Wanda Draper, expert in behavioral science and child development, and key witness in more than a hundred high-profile trials, is why? The answer is all that stands between a sentence of life in prison or death row. In this unique true-crime investigation, Draper shares some of the darkest cases of her career. She sheds light on the personal circumstances and critical life events that perverted childhoods and brought convicted murderers to trial. She reveals how the past casts a grave shadow over one’s future. And in doing so, explores one irrefutable fact: killers aren’t born, they’re made.
The Love Story Journal: Multidimensions, Vol. 2, explores the complexities of character shaped through heartbreak revealed by the intimate pain to passion experiences of twenty three artists. Twenty three illustrations inside your diary transform into short documentaries, activating you to journal truth from the heart.
Couple's Marriage Strengthened through an Unlikely Saviour.....The RMS Titanic. 1912: Two young lovers stowaway on Titanic's maiden voyage. 2006: Tam and Elizabeth inherit his grandfathers cottage on the west coast of Scotland. After loading the car with curiosities from the cottage they return home. A smashed a bottle retrieved from the cottage reveals a napkin from RMS Titanic, carrying a message that sends them on a heart warming, mystery driven adventure that rekindles their love..
A dying art collector asks Bernhardt to revisit him in his darkest hour The first time Betty Giles went missing, her employers wanted her dead. They hired Alan Bernhardt, theater director and sometimes PI, to find her, but when he discovered their scheme, he drew a sawed-off shotgun to save her life. Now Betty’s missing again, hiding somewhere in Europe, and her old bosses want her found. Will Bernhardt deliver her to the man who once tried to have her killed? It certainly isn’t easy to refuse Raymond DuBois, a billionaire art collector who insists his feud with Betty was nothing but an innocent misunderstanding. He’s dying, and promises he can clear her name if Alan can only locate her. The case seems like a trap, but the director has one thing working for him. Unlike last time, he knows that trusting anyone could be suicide.
Milioane de crestini au citit sau au ascultat prelegeri sau predici scrise ori rostite de Timothy Keller, unul dintre cei mai influenti promotori ai credintei crestine. Dar cine au fost persoanele si care au fost evenimentele care au modelat propriul sau mod de gandire si dezvoltarea sa spirituala? Avand acces la notele personale si la predicile lui Keller, precum si la interviuri exclusive cu membrii familiei si prietenii lui apropiati, Hansen ne introduce pentru prima data in anii de inceput ai vietii lui: casa in care a invatat sa spuna povesti, biserica in care a invatat sa aiba grija de suflete si orasul care l-a propulsat la faima internationala pe care nu si-a dorit-o niciodata. Povestea lui Tim Keller incepe cu femeia care l-a invatat cum sa citeasca Biblia, continua cu profesorul care l-a invatat cum sa predice despre Isus si sociologul care l-a invatat sa vada dincolo de stratul superficial al societatii. In zilele noastre, putini lideri crestini au o viziune asupra credintei care sa fie la fel de recunoscuta si influenta la nivel global ca in cazul lui Timothy Keller. —James Eglinton CUPRINS Cuvant-inainte Multumiri Prefata Partea I: Onest cu Dumnezeu (1950-1972) 1. Rivalitate intre mame Allentown, Pennsylvania 2. Omul absurd Bucknell University 3. Femeia care l-a invatat sa studieze Biblia InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 4. Kathy cea neinfricata Kathy Kristy 5. Mitul adevarat The Inklings 6. Scepticii sunt bine-veniti R.C. Sproul si Ligonier Valley Study Center Partea a II-a: Profesori si colegi (1972-1975) 7. Bufet teologic cu de toate Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 8. Conversatii in jurul mesei Elisabeth Elliot si cercul de prietene „Robins” 9. Putem sa nu fim de acord fara sa fim nepoliticosi Roger Nicole si neocalvinismul 10. Pneumodinamica Richard Lovelace si Jonathan Edwards Partea a III-a: Incercat prin foc (1975-1989) 11. Capitala chimica a Sudului Hopewell, Virginia 12. Drama in desfasurare Edmund P. Clowney 13. „Modelati de Evanghelie” Westminster Theological Seminary Partea a IV-a: De la Gotham pe tot globul (1989–prezent) 14. Stapanii Universului New York City 15. Taramul lui „Da” Redeemer Presbyterian Church 16. Toti oamenii se inchina 11 septembrie si Argument pentru Dumnezeu 17. Intelegerea lui Dumnezeu Dogwood Fellowship 18. Inelele copacului Concluzie Epilog Post-scriptum Index Note DESPRE AUTOR Collin Hansen este jurnalist american, vicepresedinte si redactor-sef al The Gospel Coalition. Este cunoscut in special pentru scrierile sale despre neocalvinism si ca moderator al podcastulului Gospelbound. A obtinut o diploma de licenta in istorie si jurnalism de la Northwestern University si un Master of Divinity de la Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. De asemenea, este profesor asociat la Beeson Divinity School. Locuieste in Birmingham, Alabama, impreuna cu sotia si copiii sai. APRECIERI PENTRU ACEASTA CARTE Aceasta este cartea pentru care Craig Groeschel s-a nascut sa o scrie. M-am simtit ca si cum as fi patruns in culisele unei vieti traite la viteza maxima. Exista o harta care sa te ajute sa iesi din punctul mort in care te afli? Exista un manual pentru genul de viata pe care stii ca esti destinat sa o traiesti? Exista o invitatie la o aventura impreuna cu Dumnezeu? Da! De o mie de ori, da! — Jon Acuff, autor multipremiat New York Times al cartii Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking * Tim Keller a fost un mentor extraordinar de intelept pentru multi dintre noi. Aceasta carte reprezinta o relatare bogata despre sursele formarii sale spirituale, despre oamenii care l-au ghidat catre ele si despre dinamica ce a contribuit la succesul Redeemer Presbyterian Church din New York City. — George Marsden, autor al cartii Jonathan Edwards: A Life * Collin Hansen analizeaza intr-un mod stralucit povestea vietii unuia dintre cei mai mari ganditori, invatatori si scriitori din vremurile noastre. Daca ai fost binecuvantat la fel de mult ca mine de lucrarile sau slujirea lui Tim Keller, trebuie sa citesti cartea aceasta. — John Thune, senator american din South Dakota * Fiind un admirator al lui Tim Keller, abia asteptam sa citesc biografia lui si Collin Hansen nu m-a dezamagit. In naratiunea sa superb scrisa, aflam multe despre oamenii, experientele si luptele care au contribuit formarea minunatei sale lucrari. Pot adauga ca, pentru mine, aceasta carte este o sursa de inspiratie, dar sunt perfect constient de faptul ca aceasta formulare nu cuprinde toata aprecierea pentru modurile profunde in care cartea aceasta a vorbit sufletului meu! — Richard J. Mouw, Presedinte Emerit, Fuller Theological Seminary * Iata povestea unui om inzestrat cu daruri neobisnuite de analiza si sinteza, ale vietii de familie care l-a modelat, ale oamenilor, atat cei demult apusi, cat si contemporani, a caror intelepciune a inteles-o si pe care si-a insusit-o in vederea comunicarii Evangheliei, precum si a intorsaturilor providentei lui Dumnezeu in viata sa. Aceste pagini ar fi putut cu usurinta sa se intituleze Cum am devenit Tim Keller. Acest proces de „devenire” nu a fost nici rapid, nici usor. Dar relatarea lui Collin Hansen va fi la fel de provocatoare pentru cititori pe cat este de instructiva. — Sinclair Ferguson, autor al cartii The Whole Christ * Tim Keller este un tata spiritual pentru mine si pentru multi altii, prin invataturile sale. Nimeni nu mi-a modelat mai mult perspectiva despre Dumnezeu si Scriptura, asa ca, ce dar nepretuit sa pot citi despre tot ce l-a modelat pe el! Aceasta este povestea unui om credincios, imperfect, si a Dumnezeului pe care Il iubeste atat de mult si Caruia si-a dedicat viata pentru a-L sluji. — Jennie Allen, autoarea cartii Get Out of Your Head si fondatoarea si vizionara miscarii IF:Gathering * Studiul instructiv al lui Collin Hansen despre Tim Keller explica cum a devenit acest calvinist traditional atat de eficient ca slujitor al lui Dumnezeu in New York City, in ciuda reputatiei orasului de a ignora tot ce este traditional crestin. Influentele diverse au fost deosebit de importante, printre acestea numarandu-se autori si predicatori bine-cunoscuti, dar si invatatori mai putin cunoscuti ai Bibliei si exemple pastorale, precum si colegi prezbiterieni care au combinat accentul cultural, biblic si pietist cu doctrina. Sub indrumarea lui Dumnezeu, aceasta combinatie nu numai ca a functionat, ci a aratat si altora ce putere a avut asa-numitul calvinism moderat, chiar si intr-o lume hipermoderna. — Mark Noll, autorul cartii America’s Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794–1911 * Predicile si cartile lui Tim Keller m-au influentat intr-un mod semnificativ, dar cred ca cel mai mult m-a influentat curiozitatea lui. Acum, sa am o perspectiva asupra oamenilor si locurilor care i-au cultivat genialitatea – un cuvant dramatic, dar potrivit – mi se pare a fi un dar de care nu stiam ca am nevoie. — Jackie Hill Perry, autoare a cartii Holier Than Thou * Tim Keller a depus eforturile necesare pentru a fi un slujitor credincios in lumea noastra fracturata. Dragostea lui pentru aproapele si marturia consecventa a Evangheliei sunt ambele inspirationale si au darul de a ne smeri. Chiar si aceia dintre noi care au remarcat multe dintre cartile sale si au ascultat zeci dintre predicile sale vor afla multe lucruri despre ideile, oamenii si evenimentele care au modelat viata si slujirea lui Tim – de la tulburarile culturale din anii 1960, la atacurile teroriste de la 11 septembrie, si pana in vremurile polarizate in care traim astazi. Cartea lui Collin Hansen este o incantare! — Ben Sasse, presedinte al University of Florida * Alaturi de milioane de alti oameni, am fost si eu profund influentat de lucrarea de slujire facuta de Tim si Kathy Keller. In ultimii ani, pe masura ce i-am cunoscut mai bine, am apreciat si mai mult credinta lor ferma in Isus. Cred ca toti cei care au beneficiat de slujirea lor vor fi interesati sa afle mai multe despre evenimentele si deciziile care le-au modelat vietile. — Bill Haslam, al patruzeci si noualea guvernator al statului Tennessee * Credinta mea in Dumnezeu a fost pusa la incercare zilnic in fata a milioane de oameni in perioada in care am fost una dintre gazdele emisiunii The View. In acelasi deceniu, pastorul meu, Tim Keller, le-a predicat celor necredinciosi despre faptele Bibliei, fara sa emita vreo judecata. Felul in care el ne-a invatat aceste lucruri m-a ajutat sa inteleg mai profund cum poate fi eliminat sentimentul de rusine si m-a pregatit sa traiesc adevarul si harul Evangheliei in timp ce impartasesc Evanghelia. Aceasta carte va aduce lumina asupra „de ce”-ului de dincolo de „cine” este Tim Keller. — Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-gazda emisiunii The View, castigatoare a premiului Emmy si autoare de bestselleruri New York Times * In zilele noastre, putini lideri crestini au o viziune asupra credintei care sa fie la fel de recunoscuta si influenta la nivel global ca in cazul lui Tim Keller. In aceasta carte captivanta, Collin Hansen urmareste diversitatea fascinanta de persoane ale caror scrieri si exemple personale au influentat aceasta viziune si indruma cititorul printr-o viata petrecuta in explorarea si sintetizarea a tot ce are mai bun traditia crestina. Prin umanizarea unui personaj impunator, Hansen isi provoaca cititorii sa invete din intentionalitatea care marcheaza propria calatorie a lui Keller in credinta. Pur si simplu nu am putut sa las aceasta carte din mana. — James Eglinton, conferentiar senior Meldrum in teologie reformata, New College, University of Edinburgh * Sunt foarte recunoscator pentru aceasta lucrare bine scrisa si foarte atent documentata. Collin Hansen dezvaluie lucruri pe care multi dintre noi nu le-am stiut niciodata despre Keller. Aceasta este o carte despre Tim Keller, desigur, dar in cele din urma este o carte despre Isus Cristos. Sunt destul de sigur ca acest lucru a fost intentionat sau cel putin instinctiv si, drept urmare, este o incantare. — Tim Farron, membru al Parlamentului Britanic si fost lider al Partidului Liberal Democrat CUPRINS Cuvant-inainte Multumiri Prefata Partea I: Onest cu Dumnezeu (1950-1972) 1. Rivalitate intre mame Allentown, Pennsylvania 19 2. Omul absurd Bucknell University 29 3. Femeia care l-a invatat sa studieze Biblia InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 49 4. Kathy cea neinfricata Kathy Kristy 63 5. Mitul adevarat The Inklings 75 6. Scepticii sunt bine-veniti R.C. Sproul si Ligonier Valley Study Center 83 Partea a II-a: Profesori si colegi (1972-1975) 7. Bufet teologic cu de toate Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 95 8. Conversatii in jurul mesei Elisabeth Elliot si cercul de prietene „Robins” 101 9. Putem sa nu fim de acord fara sa fim nepoliticosi Roger Nicole si neocalvinismul 115 10. Pneumodinamica Richard Lovelace si Jonathan Edwards 121 Partea a III-a: Incercat prin foc (1975-1989) 11. Capitala chimica a Sudului Hopewell, Virginia 135 12. Drama in desfasurare Edmund P. Clowney 157 13. „Modelati de Evanghelie” Westminster Theological Seminary 177 Partea a IV-a: De la Gotham pe tot globul (1989–prezent) 14. Stapanii Universului New York City 209 15. Taramul lui „Da” Redeemer Presbyterian Church 227 16. Toti oamenii se inchina 11 septembrie si Argument pentru Dumnezeu 253 17. Intelegerea lui Dumnezeu Dogwood Fellowship 269 18. Inelele copacului Concluzie 297 Epilog 301 Post-scriptum 305 Index 307 Note 317 Collin Hansen este jurnalist american, vicepresedinte si redactor-sef al The Gospel Coalition. Este cunoscut in special pentru scrierile sale despre neocalvinism si ca moderator al podcastulului Gospelbound. A obtinut o diploma de licenta in istorie si jurnalism de la Northwestern University si un Master of Divinity de la Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. De asemenea, este profesor asociat la Beeson Divinity School. Locuieste in Birmingham, Alabama, impreuna cu sotia si copiii sai. Aprecieri pentru aceasta carte Aceasta este cartea pentru care Craig Groeschel s-a nascut sa o scrie. M-am simtit ca si cum as fi patruns in culisele unei vieti traite la viteza maxima. Exista o harta care sa te ajute sa iesi din punctul mort in care te afli? Exista un manual pentru genul de viata pe care stii ca esti destinat sa o traiesti? Exista o invitatie la o aventura impreuna cu Dumnezeu? Da! De o mie de ori, da! — Jon Acuff, autor multipremiat New York Times al cartii Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking Tim Keller a fost un mentor extraordinar de intelept pentru multi dintre noi. Aceasta carte reprezinta o relatare bogata despre sursele formarii sale spirituale, despre oamenii care l-au ghidat catre ele si despre dinamica ce a contribuit la succesul Redeemer Presbyterian Church din New York City. — George Marsden, autor al cartii Jonathan Edwards: A Life Collin Hansen analizeaza intr-un mod stralucit povestea vietii unuia dintre cei mai mari ganditori, invatatori si scriitori din vremurile noastre. Daca ai fost binecuvantat la fel de mult ca mine de lucrarile sau slujirea lui Tim Keller, trebuie sa citesti cartea aceasta. — John Thune, senator american din South Dakota Fiind un admirator al lui Tim Keller, abia asteptam sa citesc biografia lui si Collin Hansen nu m-a dezamagit. In naratiunea sa superb scrisa, aflam multe despre oamenii, experientele si luptele care au contribuit formarea minunatei sale lucrari. Pot adauga ca, pentru mine, aceasta carte este o sursa de inspiratie, dar sunt perfect constient de faptul ca aceasta formulare nu cuprinde toata aprecierea pentru modurile profunde in care cartea aceasta a vorbit sufletului meu! — Richard J. Mouw, Presedinte Emerit, Fuller Theological Seminary Iata povestea unui om inzestrat cu daruri neobisnuite de analiza si sinteza, ale vietii de familie care l-a modelat, ale oamenilor, atat cei demult apusi, cat si contemporani, a caror intelepciune a inteles-o si pe care si-a insusit-o in vederea comunicarii Evangheliei, precum si a intorsaturilor providentei lui Dumnezeu in viata sa. Aceste pagini ar fi putut cu usurinta sa se intituleze Cum am devenit Tim Keller. Acest proces de „devenire” nu a fost nici rapid, nici usor. Dar relatarea lui Collin Hansen va fi la fel de provocatoare pentru cititori pe cat este de instructiva. — Sinclair Ferguson, autor al cartii The Whole Christ Tim Keller este un tata spiritual pentru mine si pentru multi altii, prin invataturile sale. Nimeni nu mi-a modelat mai mult perspectiva despre Dumnezeu si Scriptura, asa ca, ce dar nepretuit sa pot citi despre tot ce l-a modelat pe el! Aceasta este povestea unui om credincios, imperfect, si a Dumnezeului pe care Il iubeste atat de mult si Caruia si-a dedicat viata pentru a-L sluji. — Jennie Allen, autoarea cartii Get Out of Your Head si fondatoarea si vizionara miscarii IF:Gathering Studiul instructiv al lui Collin Hansen despre Tim Keller explica cum a devenit acest calvinist traditional atat de eficient ca slujitor al lui Dumnezeu in New York City, in ciuda reputatiei orasului de a ignora tot ce este traditional crestin. Influentele diverse au fost deosebit de importante, printre acestea numarandu-se autori si predicatori bine-cunoscuti, dar si invatatori mai putin cunoscuti ai Bibliei si exemple pastorale, precum si colegi prezbiterieni care au combinat accentul cultural, biblic si pietist cu doctrina. Sub indrumarea lui Dumnezeu, aceasta combinatie nu numai ca a functionat, ci a aratat si altora ce putere a avut asa-numitul calvinism moderat, chiar si intr-o lume hipermoderna. — Mark Noll, autorul cartii America’s Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794–1911 Predicile si cartile lui Tim Keller m-au influentat intr-un mod semnificativ, dar cred ca cel mai mult m-a influentat curiozitatea lui. Acum, sa am o perspectiva asupra oamenilor si locurilor care i-au cultivat genialitatea – un cuvant dramatic, dar potrivit – mi se pare a fi un dar de care nu stiam ca am nevoie. — Jackie Hill Perry, autoare a cartii Holier Than Thou Tim Keller a depus eforturile necesare pentru a fi un slujitor credincios in lumea noastra fracturata. Dragostea lui pentru aproapele si marturia consecventa a Evangheliei sunt ambele inspirationale si au darul de a ne smeri. Chiar si aceia dintre noi care au remarcat multe dintre cartile sale si au ascultat zeci dintre predicile sale vor afla multe lucruri despre ideile, oamenii si evenimentele care au modelat viata si slujirea lui Tim – de la tulburarile culturale din anii 1960, la atacurile teroriste de la 11 septembrie, si pana in vremurile polarizate in care traim astazi. Cartea lui Collin Hansen este o incantare! — Ben Sasse, presedinte al University of Florida Alaturi de milioane de alti oameni, am fost si eu profund influentat de lucrarea de slujire facuta de Tim si Kathy Keller. In ultimii ani, pe masura ce i-am cunoscut mai bine, am apreciat si mai mult credinta lor ferma in Isus. Cred ca toti cei care au beneficiat de slujirea lor vor fi interesati sa afle mai multe despre evenimentele si deciziile care le-au modelat vietile. — Bill Haslam, al patruzeci si noualea guvernator al statului Tennessee Credinta mea in Dumnezeu a fost pusa la incercare zilnic in fata a milioane de oameni in perioada in care am fost una dintre gazdele emisiunii The View. In acelasi deceniu, pastorul meu, Tim Keller, le-a predicat celor necredinciosi despre faptele Bibliei, fara sa emita vreo judecata. Felul in care el ne-a invatat aceste lucruri m-a ajutat sa inteleg mai profund cum poate fi eliminat sentimentul de rusine si m-a pregatit sa traiesc adevarul si harul Evangheliei in timp ce impartasesc Evanghelia. Aceasta carte va aduce lumina asupra „de ce”-ului de dincolo de „cine” este Tim Keller. — Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-gazda emisiunii The View, castigatoare a premiului Emmy si autoare de bestselleruri New York Times In zilele noastre, putini lideri crestini au o viziune asupra credintei care sa fie la fel de recunoscuta si influenta la nivel global ca in cazul lui Tim Keller. In aceasta carte captivanta, Collin Hansen urmareste diversitatea fascinanta de persoane ale caror scrieri si exemple personale au influentat aceasta viziune si indruma cititorul printr-o viata petrecuta in explorarea si sintetizarea a tot ce are mai bun traditia crestina. Prin umanizarea unui personaj impunator, Hansen isi provoaca cititorii sa invete din intentionalitatea care marcheaza propria calatorie a lui Keller in credinta. Pur si simplu nu am putut sa las aceasta carte din mana. — James Eglinton, conferentiar senior Meldrum in teologie reformata, New College, University of Edinburgh Sunt foarte recunoscator pentru aceasta lucrare bine scrisa si foarte atent documentata. Collin Hansen dezvaluie lucruri pe care multi dintre noi nu le-am stiut niciodata despre Keller. Aceasta este o carte despre Tim Keller, desigur, dar in cele din urma este o carte despre Isus Cristos. Sunt destul de sigur ca acest lucru a fost intentionat sau cel putin instinctiv si, drept urmare, este o incantare. — Tim Farron, membru al Parlamentului Britanic si fost lider al Partidului Liberal Democrat
This book is the most thorough exploration to date of the many ways in which a wild creature has been absorbed, reimagined and represented across the ages in all of the major art forms. The authors consider not only how the identity of sharks in the natural environment became incorporated into a cultural environment but also how sharks came to be considered the most feared creatures in the open oceans as a consequence of this incorporation. Yet sharks are especially important in helping to maintain a balance that is essential to the health of the oceans. The book begins with a treatment of the three sharks at the top of global shark-attack files from scientific, economic and environmental perspectives. Subsequent chapters engage with cultural representations of sharks in poetry, drama, art, novels, screenplay adaptations and films. Through an exploration of the ways in which sharks have been represented in human culture through the centuries, this book alerts the global community to the importance of sharks as a common cultural heritage. It aims to change perceptions of sharks so that they can become more revered than feared. The authors of this book argue that an increased understanding of sharks should lead to the development of better strategies for shark and human interactions. This book will be of great interest to researchers and students of the Environmental Humanities, Cultural History and the Arts. It is also excellent supplementary reading for courses in Zoology and Marine Science.
In September 1979, during the early days of the Thatcher Government, unauthorised financial speculation places Pat O’Donnell’s company at risk. Jenny, who is now an accountant, works with Pete to save the company. That brings old feelings to the fore, despite Jenny’s generally happy marriage and motherhood of two. But an accident to the husband of Pete’s old friend Liz takes his life in a different direction. A year or so later, Liz and Pete are living together. Pete is now leading Creators Technology, and working part time for the Government as an industrial advisor, whilst Liz is working part time for the miners’ union. That involves them on opposite sides of the Government’s backdown to the miners in February 1981. A few days later, they, Jenny and Carol help a friend from Spain to ensure the military coup there fails. The friend arranges for Creators Technology to have the funds it needs to develop world beating software. Liz and Pete devise a plan to prevent the miners challenging the Government at the end of 1981, when their chances of victory would be greatest. Their plan appears to be working, but is disrupted by the coldest weather on record. Then they face together the greatest challenge, and the greatest sacrifice, against the background of a turning point in national history. Pete’s account ends in June 1982, against the background of national triumph in the Falklands War, and expected business triumph for Creators Technology. He discovers that he is not the only person facing tragedy, and does not go on alone.
Hastings investigates a murder among a set of wealthy adulterers By the time Haney and the woman get to her apartment, they are so drunk they can hardly get through the door. They undress and begin to fool around, but before they make it to the bedroom, they have an argument. Haney is about to leave when the woman starts to laugh at him. He spins around and slugs her as hard as he can. His head is beginning to clear by the time he makes it home. He’s just sober enough to notice the glint of a dagger before it’s buried in his gut. Haney’s wife finds his body at the foot of the stairs. She calls the police, but cannot tell them the truth about the evening—that she and her husband were both in other people’s beds. Lieutenant Frank Hastings has no trouble interrogating criminals, but untangling this web of marital lies will be one of the trickiest cases of his career.
The most famous televangelist in America declares “total war” on the sinners of the earth Austin Holloway came to Los Angeles in the 1930s with nothing but a briefcase, a few hundred dollars, and a letter of introduction to a local radio station. The son of a revival tent preacher, Holloway wanted to bring the good word to the airwaves, first radio, and then television. He had no idea he was starting an empire. Decades later, Holloway is the richest man of God in the country; his sermons broadcast coast to coast every Sunday. But fame and fortune are not enough. He wants to share the love of Christ with those who have never tasted it before—the oppressed people of Communist China. Standing in the way of history’s most ambitious mission trip is his failing health, and his family—which includes an alcoholic wife, an out-of-control son, and a daughter with a rebellious streak. The kingdom of heaven is open to Holloway—but getting there will mean a trip through hell.
In this ambitious work, Collin Jennings applies computational methods to eighteenth-century fiction, history, and poetry to reveal the nonlinear courses of reading they produce. Hallmark genres of the British Enlightenment, such as the novel and the stadial history, are typically viewed as narratives of linear progress, emerging from Britain's imperial growth and scientific advancement. Jennings foregrounds Enlightenment links: the paratextual devices, including cross-references, footnotes, and epigraphs, that make words work differently by pointing the reader to places inside and outside the text. Writers and printers combined text and paratext to produce nonlinear paths of reading and polysemous forms of reference that resist simple, causal structures of experience or theories of mind. Alexander Pope, Adam Smith, Ann Radcliffe, and other writers developed genres that operate diagrammatically, with different points of entry and varied relationships between the language and format of books. Revealing the eighteenth-century genealogy of the digital hyperlinks of today, Enlightenment Links argues that emergent print genres combined language and links to bring forward the associative, circular, and multi-sequential ways in which literature makes language work.
The most famous televangelist in America declares “total war” on the sinners of the earth Austin Holloway came to Los Angeles in the 1930s with nothing but a briefcase, a few hundred dollars, and a letter of introduction to a local radio station. The son of a revival tent preacher, Holloway wanted to bring the good word to the airwaves, first radio, and then television. He had no idea he was starting an empire. Decades later, Holloway is the richest man of God in the country; his sermons broadcast coast to coast every Sunday. But fame and fortune are not enough. He wants to share the love of Christ with those who have never tasted it before—the oppressed people of Communist China. Standing in the way of history’s most ambitious mission trip is his failing health, and his family—which includes an alcoholic wife, an out-of-control son, and a daughter with a rebellious streak. The kingdom of heaven is open to Holloway—but getting there will mean a trip through hell.
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