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In Climbing a Burning Rope, John Paul Davis focuses his peculiar imagination, philosophical lyricism, and misfit spiritual outlook on life in the hypercapitalist twenty-first century where the inscrutable logic of algorithms haunts our constantly connected selves. Celebrating the weird and wild, lamenting wounds and weariness, Davis's poems carve out a space in which we can reclaim what is sacred and be reminded to keep something of ourselves ...

Even before the construction of Edward's infamous 'Iron Ring', castles were by no means rare in Wales. Both before and simultaneous to William the Conqueror's establishment of timber and stone fortresses in the south and borderlands, a process continued by many of his descendants, native structures also existed.

Castles are among the most visited tourist sights in Britain and Ireland, and the book will act as a companion and historical guide.

In 1204, the great Angevin Empire created by the joining of the dynasties of Henry II of England and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was fragmenting. At its height, the family landholdings had been among the largest the world had ever seen. From the border of England and Scotland in the north to south of the Pyrenees, it seemed there was nowhere in Europe destined to escape Plantagenet control.Yet within five years of his accession, King John...

The Tower of London is an iconic building, having held many famous prisoners since it was first built in the 1100s.

This thick and juicy book is an updated edition of The Ultimate Fan Guide to RuPaul's Drag Race. Every queen who has EVER competed in Drag Race is illustrated, and featured alongside fan-pleasing factoids and her Ru-port card. That's right hunti: this book salutes all 10 seasons of the show, as well as All Stars seasons 1-4. With tongue-popping design, fastidious research and catchphrases for days, this book is a must-have for any fan of Drag ...

The legendary hero of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, is a figure who has in equal measure attracted and baffled historians for decades. Historian John Paul Davis, while undertaking research on the Knights Templars, has uncovered new evidence on the folk hero that suggests that his ties to that order were much closer than previously supposed. Davis has produced a new portrait of this intriguing figure with colorful and unique insights into the er...

Though often overlooked by historians, Henry III was a unique figure, coming out of a chivalric yet Gothic era. John Paul Davis brings all his forensic skills and insights to the grand story of the Gothic King in this biography.

Included are some of her own sermons, not as models but as contemporary examples of how the traditional sensibility she discussed in her book has expressed itself in a few specific settings, in response to particular historical circumstances, particular liturgical occasions, and particular texts.

Eight prominent philosophers and theologians confront the problems posed by natural and human evil for theistic belief. Each thinker sets out his or her theodicy and its connections to current social and philosophical debates. Other contributors then offer critiques of each theodicy, to which its author subsequently responds.

The first fully-rounded portrait of the man behind the Gunpowder Plot For hundreds of years Guy Fawkes has been portrayed as perhaps too extreme a figure--a rabid, bloodthirsty Catholic who not only tried to bomb British Parliament but threatened the English way of life. This biography reveals that he was much more than an evil, shadowy conspirator with an axe to grind. John Paul Davis delves into the evidence and makes a convincing case for n...

Presents research on methods for heterogeneous information fusion-combining data that are qualitative, subjective, fuzzy, ambiguous, contradictory, and even deceptive, in order to form a realistic assessment of threat in a counterterrorism context.

In Crown Prince of Rabbits, John Paul Davis unravels poetic self-portraits, breaking the spine of love and the language of serrated relationships. He shines the moon in his face to capture every angle, which not always flatters, but digs at the roots and rot of endings.This is a book that will feel like a novel, with upheavals and road trips (with music). His exit signs ask questions that even the reader can/should ponder. This is a book to dr...

A comparative European perspective on aspects of nineteenth-century Italian politics and social history.

A comparative European perspective on aspects of nineteenth-century Italian politics and social history.