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In this compelling study of the moral principles that most influenced the thinking of Abraham Lincoln, historian Allen Jayne argues persuasively that Lincoln regarded the Declaration of Independence, above all other documents, as the most important embodiment of American principles. This "American manifesto, " as Jayne calls it, with its eloquent expression of the ideals of individual liberty and government created to protect and preserve that...

Sawyer Dodd's boyfriend is the handsome all-star Kevin Anderson. But behind the medals, prom pictures, and perfect smiles, Sawyer is trapped in an abusive relationship. When Kevin dies in a drunk-driving accident, Sawyer is secretly relieved. She's free. Until she finds a mysterious letter signed by "an admirer" and printed with two simple words: "You're welcome.

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Designed as a reference text, this book represents the first systematic overview of geographies of alcohol, drinking and drunkenness. Each chapter blends conceptual material with empirical case studies to analyse drinking in public and private, urban and rural drinking patterns and practices, gender, life course, and emotional and embodied geographies.

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This book offers a radical reappraisal of the reputation of Plato in England between 1423 and 1603. Using many materials not hitherto available, including evidence of book publishing and book ownership, together with a comprehensive survey of allusions to Plato, the author shows that the English were far less interested in Plato than most historians have thought. Although the English, like the French, knew the `court' Plato as well as the `sch...

It has never been easy to introduce new concepts and therapeutic in-terventions into surgical practice. When attempting to do so, one is faced with the interagency of traditional dogma, which still in this era of evidence-based medicine tends to dominate the surgical thought pr- ess. This is particularly so in the area of coloproctology, where prejudice and personal opinion often influence objective analysis whenever tradition is challenged. A...

Sick of wrongful-death lawsuits every time a full moon comes around? Call the Underworld Detection Agency.As a human immune to magic, Sophie Lawson can help everyone from banshee to zombie transition into normal, everyday San Francisco life. With a handsome werewolf as her UDA boss and a fashionista vampire for a roommate, Sophie knows everything there is to know about the undead, the unseen, and the uncanny. . .Until a rash of gruesome murder...

Most of us assume that things will go according to our plans. If we put our minds to a purpose and carry out the necessary steps, we'll land that job or take that trip - or get pregnant pretty much on our pre-determined schedule. It's a jolt to discover you're the exception to the rule, that the plans you'd made took a different course, not at all what you'd expected or wanted. Yet, as is so often the case in looking back from the distance of ...

Most of us assume that things will go according to our plans. If we put our minds to a purpose and carry out the necessary steps, we'll land that job or take that trip - or get pregnant pretty much on our pre-determined schedule. It's a jolt to discover you're the exception to the rule, that the plans you'd made took a different course, not at all what you'd expected or wanted. Yet, as is so often the case in looking back from the distance of ...

Born from a white Mother and black Father, Mary remembers and shares her feelings of what it was like growing up in 1950's Britain, as a mixed race child. She battles with overt racism from both black and white as she tries to settle into a predominantly white society, never quite belonging there. A life that many mixed race children born in the UK today can still identity with, despite their growing numbers.. Mary recalls fond memories of her...