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Encyclopedia of the Undead

A Field Guide to the Creatures That Cannot Rest in Peace

by Bob Curran ...

A guide to the history of the Undead and supernatural creatures like vampires, werewolves, ghouls, and monsters.This is a book for all those who are interested in the darker side of the human mind—the side that examines and even embraces those beliefs and imaginings that form the basis of our most archetypical fears. This is the book for those brave enough to plumb the depths of our worst ... Read more

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A guide to the history of the Undead and supernatural creatures like vampires, werewolves, ghouls, and monsters.This is a book for all those who are interested in the darker side of the human mind—the side that examines and even embraces those beliefs and imaginings that form the basis of our most archetypical fears. This is the book for those brave enough to plumb the depths of our worst
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Reasonable Radical?

Reading the Writings of Martyn Percy

Edited by Ian S. Markham, Joshua Daniel ...

One of the most interesting voices in the Academy and the Church today is Martyn Percy. Percy, the Dean of Christ Church Oxford and a leading voice in the Anglican Communion, is both theologically orthodox, yet deeply unconventional. While remaining engaged in the scholarly community, Percy writes with clarity and passion on topics that range from ecclesiology to music, from sexuality to the ... Read more

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One of the most interesting voices in the Academy and the Church today is Martyn Percy. Percy, the Dean of Christ Church Oxford and a leading voice in the Anglican Communion, is both theologically orthodox, yet deeply unconventional. While remaining engaged in the scholarly community, Percy writes with clarity and passion on topics that range from ecclesiology to music, from sexuality to the
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Lost Lands, Forgotten Realms

Sunken Continents, Vanished Cities, and the Kingdoms that History Misplaced

by Bob Curran ...

"A comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic places straddling the nebulous borderlands between fact and fantasy." —Frank Joseph, author of Opening the Ark of the CovenantThere are places that turn up in literature or in film—mystical and legendary places whose names may be familiar but about which we know little. We nod knowingly at the reference, but are often left wondering about places such as ... Read more

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"A comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic places straddling the nebulous borderlands between fact and fantasy." —Frank Joseph, author of Opening the Ark of the CovenantThere are places that turn up in literature or in film—mystical and legendary places whose names may be familiar but about which we know little. We nod knowingly at the reference, but are often left wondering about places such as
... Read more
Devout: An Anthology of Angels

by Quinton Li, Dorian Yosef Weber, Angela Sun, Ian Haramaki, Tyler Battaglia, Daniel Marie James, Morgan Dante, Cas Trudeau, Aurélio Loren, Rae Novotny, Rafael Nicolás, Emily Hoffman ...

Featuring work by Dorian Yosef Weber, Angela Sun, Ian Haramaki, Tyler Battaglia, Daniel Marie James, Morgan Dante, Cas Trudeau, Aurélio Loren, Rae Novotny, Rafael Nicolás & Emily Hoffman.A collection of stories, poetry, and art dedicated to the angelic.Here you will find the strange, the creepy, the funky, slightly silly, pieces with feeling. An experience buried deep inside, it might be from ... Read more

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Featuring work by Dorian Yosef Weber, Angela Sun, Ian Haramaki, Tyler Battaglia, Daniel Marie James, Morgan Dante, Cas Trudeau, Aurélio Loren, Rae Novotny, Rafael Nicolás & Emily Hoffman.A collection of stories, poetry, and art dedicated to the angelic.Here you will find the strange, the creepy, the funky, slightly silly, pieces with feeling. An experience buried deep inside, it might be from
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Iron Kissed [Dramatized Adaptation]

Mercy Thompson 3

by Patricia Briggs ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Ryan Haugen, Khaya Fraites, Donald Guzzi, Andrew James Spooner, Christopher McLinden, Anthony Palmini, Adrian Garcia, Drew Kopas, Ian Russell, Gregory Linington, Daniel Llaca ...

Series series Mercy Thompson
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6 hours 42 min

“Expect to be spellbound” by Patricia Briggs’s #1 New York Times bestselling series starring Mercy Thompson.Being a lowly “walker” in a world of vampires, werewolves, and fae once kept her safe. But Mercy’s bark–and bite–are not so harmless any more…Though Mercy can shift her shape into that of a coyote, her loyalty never wavers. So when her former boss and mentor, Zee, asks for her help, she’s ... Read more

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“Expect to be spellbound” by Patricia Briggs’s #1 New York Times bestselling series starring Mercy Thompson.Being a lowly “walker” in a world of vampires, werewolves, and fae once kept her safe. But Mercy’s bark–and bite–are not so harmless any more…Though Mercy can shift her shape into that of a coyote, her loyalty never wavers. So when her former boss and mentor, Zee, asks for her help, she’s
... Read more
The Constraints-Led Approach

Principles for Sports Coaching and Practice Design

by Ian Renshaw, Keith Davids, Daniel Newcombe, Will Roberts ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Constraints-Based Methodologies in Sport
For the last 25 years, a constraints-based framework has helped to inform the way that many sport scientists seek to understand performance, learning design and the development of expertise and talent in sport. The Constraints-Led Approach: Principles for Sports Coaching and Practice Design provides students and practitioners with the theoretical knowledge required to implement constraints-led ... Read more

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For the last 25 years, a constraints-based framework has helped to inform the way that many sport scientists seek to understand performance, learning design and the development of expertise and talent in sport. The Constraints-Led Approach: Principles for Sports Coaching and Practice Design provides students and practitioners with the theoretical knowledge required to implement constraints-led
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Dark Fairies

by Dr. Bob Curran ...

We all know about fairies—they're usually helpful, ethereal creatures in children's stories and Walt Disney films, flitting about doing good, right?Wrong!In ancient times, the concept of fairies was rather different. They were the often-dangerous embodiment of the land, dark and unpredictable spirits that watched Humanity with a jaundiced and hostile eye. And, according to conventional folk wisdom ... Read more

$13.99 USD

We all know about fairies—they're usually helpful, ethereal creatures in children's stories and Walt Disney films, flitting about doing good, right?Wrong!In ancient times, the concept of fairies was rather different. They were the often-dangerous embodiment of the land, dark and unpredictable spirits that watched Humanity with a jaundiced and hostile eye. And, according to conventional folk wisdom
... Read more
Computer Vision -- ACCV 2014

12th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, Singapore, Singapore, November 1-5, 2014, Revised Selected Papers, Part I

Edited by Daniel Cremers, Ian Reid, Hideo Saito, Ming-Hsuan Yang ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The five-volume set LNCS 9003--9007 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 12th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV 2014, held in Singapore, Singapore, in November 2014.The total of 227 contributions presented in these volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 814 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on recognition; 3D vision; low ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The five-volume set LNCS 9003--9007 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 12th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV 2014, held in Singapore, Singapore, in November 2014.The total of 227 contributions presented in these volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 814 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on recognition; 3D vision; low
... Read more
From Laughter to Forgetting

A Sourcebook of Czech Avant-Garde Discourses

Edited by Zuzana Ríhová ...

Series series Modern Czech Classics
A comprehensive reader on the Czech literary avant-garde.In recent years a prominent trend in the study of European modernism and the avant-garde has been increased attention to texts and traditions that have long stood in the shadow of the French, German, and British traditions that dominate the canon. Yet this more expansive view of European modernism and the avant-garde has been hindered by the ... Read more

$32.99 USD

A comprehensive reader on the Czech literary avant-garde.In recent years a prominent trend in the study of European modernism and the avant-garde has been increased attention to texts and traditions that have long stood in the shadow of the French, German, and British traditions that dominate the canon. Yet this more expansive view of European modernism and the avant-garde has been hindered by the
... Read more
Vampires

A Field Guide to the Creatures that Stalk the Night

by Bob Curran ...

A guide to the origins and legends of undead mythological monsters from around the world."Vampire!" The very word conjures up visions of ruined castles, of enigmatic, pale-skinned noblemen shrouded in dark cloaks, of slumbering beauties being bloodily ravished by supernatural, nocturnal creatures. But just how accurate is that picture? How much do we really know about these mysterious entities? ... Read more

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A guide to the origins and legends of undead mythological monsters from around the world."Vampire!" The very word conjures up visions of ruined castles, of enigmatic, pale-skinned noblemen shrouded in dark cloaks, of slumbering beauties being bloodily ravished by supernatural, nocturnal creatures. But just how accurate is that picture? How much do we really know about these mysterious entities?
... Read more
Teaching, Learning, and Schooling in Film

Reel Education

Edited by Daniel P. Liston, Ian Renga ...

Films about education provide many of the most popular interpretations of what teaching and learning mean in schools. An analysis of this medium reveals much about the historical, cultural, political, and philosophical dimensions of education. Timely and engaging, this book fills a gap for scholarly and informed public commentary on the portrayal of education in film, offering a wide range of ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Films about education provide many of the most popular interpretations of what teaching and learning mean in schools. An analysis of this medium reveals much about the historical, cultural, political, and philosophical dimensions of education. Timely and engaging, this book fills a gap for scholarly and informed public commentary on the portrayal of education in film, offering a wide range of
... Read more
Preventing the Proliferation of WMDs

Measuring the Success of UN Security Council Resolution 1540

Edited by Daniel Salisbury, Ian J. Stewart, Andrea Viski ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
This edited volume provides a fresh analysis for researcher and practitioners regarding United Nations Security Council resolution 1540, the status of its implementation, and its future by providing an original evaluation of progress in implementation and challenges faced during the resolution’s first decade. In doing so, the book will consider the resolution’s utility as a non-proliferation tool ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This edited volume provides a fresh analysis for researcher and practitioners regarding United Nations Security Council resolution 1540, the status of its implementation, and its future by providing an original evaluation of progress in implementation and challenges faced during the resolution’s first decade. In doing so, the book will consider the resolution’s utility as a non-proliferation tool
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