Festive lights and holiday displays are popping up all over the Scottish Highlands city of Inverness. Over on Church Street, Rev. Daniel Darrow is busy trying to rein in the kirk's longstanding nativity display feud with the Old High Church up the road. All he wants for Christmas is more time with the bonny Ellie Gray who is home on break from university. But when the sudden arrival of his prodigal flatmate coincides with the body of a beloved...
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Hoping for an exciting life abroad, Daniel Darrow crosses the Atlantic to serve as the assistant reverend at a small church in the Scottish Highlands capital of Inverness. Fresh out of seminary, he feels he is ready for anything - until he meets his new parish. Church Street Kirk, or the Holy Redundancy as locals call it, is steeped in gossip over the recent arson of a historic manor. When a body is found amongst the ashes, Daniel soon finds t...
Anyone who assumes that a car is simply a means to get from point A to point B, or who even thinks that they know what a car is, should read this book. Profoundly shaped by culture, the car gives rise to a wide range of emotions, from guilt about the environment in the UK to aboriginal concerns with car 'corpses', to struggles to keep the creatures 'alive' with everything but the proper spare parts in West Africa. Cars and their landscapes pro...
Drawing on experiences from villagers in Bengal to scientists in Bangalore, this book explores the beauty, adaptability and personality of India's most iconic garment. Banerjee and Miller show why the sari has survived and indeed flourished as everyday dress when most of the world has adopted western clothing. Their book presents both an intimate portrait of the lives of women in India today and an alternative way for us all to think about our...
Queer Democracy undertakes an interdisciplinary critical investigation of the centuries-old metaphor of society as a body, drawing on queer and transgender accounts of embodiment as a constructive resource for reimagining politics and society.
Queer Democracy undertakes an interdisciplinary critical investigation of the centuries-old metaphor of society as a body, drawing on queer and transgender accounts of embodiment as a constructive resource for reimagining politics and society.
Mathematics professor Albert Puddles exposes this secret for himself as he is thrust into a murder investigation on the Princeton campus. The discovery leads Albert to delve into ancient religious interpretation and unmask new analytical abilities, all while teaming up with an aging mentor, a curious teaching assistant, and an elite Book Club on a frantic chase across America to recover this world-changing knowledge before it falls into danger...
Impara a programmare con Python!Vorresti imparare a programmare con Python e scoprire tutti i suoi campi di utilizzo?Ti piacerebbe saper gestire i dati all'interno di un'applicazione?Vorresti dare vita ad applicazioni web, ma non sai da dove iniziare?Python è un linguaggio di programmazione utile per la realizzazione di sistemi software complessi. Il suo successo è principalmente dovuto ai suoi molteplici campi di utilizzo. Può infatti essere ...
Expert authors look at the underdevelopment of the private sector on American Indian reservations, with the goal of sustaining and growing Native nation communities. They address barriers to expanding the sector, provide policy guidance, and describe successful business models, offering students, practitioners, and policymakers the tools to make change.
Anthropology is usually associated with the study of society, but the anthropologist must also understand people as individuals. This highly original study demonstrates how methods of social analysis can be applied to the individual, while remaining entirely distinct from psychology and other perspectives on the person. Contributors draw on approaches from material culture to create fascinating portraits of individuals, offering analytical ins...
Stella liebt Max. Und Max liebt Stella. Schon immer. Aber Max hat Stella verraten, und sie verbannte ihn aus ihrem Leben. Seitdem hat sie die große Liebe nicht mehr gefunden. Als Max plötzlich vor ihr steht und mit ihm all die Erinnerungen an ihre Liebe, weist sie ihn ab. Zu sehr schmerzt noch sein Verrat, zu unsicher ist Stella, was sie vom Leben und von der Liebe will. Aber Max lässt sich nicht so einfach zurückweisen. Gibt es für die beiden...
