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Religious traditions have provided a seemingly endless supply of subject matter for film, from the Ten Commandments to the Mahabharata . At the same time, film production has engendered new religious practices and has altered existing ones, from the cult following of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to the 2001 Australian census in which 70, 000 people indicated their religion to be 'Jedi Knight'. Representing Religion in World Cinema begins with...

Das berühmte Selbstbildnis Albrecht Dürers prägt unsere Vorstellung über den Nürnberger Künstler wie kein anderes Bild. Der Kunsthistoriker Harald Klinke erzählt die interessante Geschichte des Gemäldes, das in den letzten 500 Jahren eine erstaunliche Karriere vollzogen hat. Darüber hinaus diskutiert er die Theorie einer Konstruktion des Portraits und zeichnet den Mythos um ein Attentat auf das Bild nach.

Governance is an easy-to read introduction to an increasingly important concept in political science. It provides a clear overview of how the concept has been used in the sub-fields of public administration and public policy, international relations, European studies and comparative politics.There is no universally accepted and agreed definition of 'governance'. It remains an elusive theory, defined and conceptualized in various ways. In this ...

In any given year, one in five Canadians will experience symptoms of mental disorder. So why do we still have such a long way to go towards true understanding and acceptance? Because people are afraid to talk.Beyond Crazy takes us beyond the barriers of fear and stigma to meet real Canadians from all walks of life who have encountered mental illness. They tell stories of what it is like to journey to the edge of the abyss and back again, of wh...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson was a more complex writer than his status as Queen Victoria's favorite poet might suggest. Though capable of rendering rapture and delight in the most exquisite verse, in another mode Tennyson is brother in spirit to Poe and Baudelaire, the author of dark, passionate reveries. And though he treasured poetic tradition, his work nevertheless engaged directly with the great issues of his time, from industrialization and the ...

Incredible art and insightful comments from artists like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Joe Wight, Rod Espinosa and David Hutchison, all in one manga-monster of a collection! Read and be educated, entertained and overwhelmed!

From heartache to joy, these are the stories of mummies, earthquakes and a doomed hospital in a cave, dynamite and thievery. Here is a history spanning the first 130 years of the longest cave in the world. Beneath Their Feet is told through the fictional lives of four generations living on Mammoth Cave Ridge until the government bought their farm to make room for one of the country's most colorful National Parks. Beneath Their Feet is a colorf...

Blair Alden, scientist and professor, is beginning to feel his mortality. Now in his early fifties, Dr. Alden finds himself increasingly in need of assurance regarding the prospect of an afterlife. A life-long pragmatist, his logical, practical, science-based mindset is in direct opposition to the metaphysical basis of the work by which he is increasingly compelled. Pacifying internal objections with assurances that his work is of a purely sci...

Fishing is a bit more important than a mere hobby. Everyone who fishes knows that. There are lots of "how to" books about fishing: books that will help you get more fish, books that will help you get bigger fish, books that will immerse you in details about matching the hatch, books that will teach you new and innovative ways to fool your chosen quarry. This is not one of those books. Game Fishing Diaries is a book to read when you need remind...

Weep Without Tears is a historical novel set in the turbulent post-war times of the 1970's. Epic in scope, it is a stirring adventure story of love, faith, and courage in the face of persecution and impending death. An exhilarating tale of a courageous young orphan boy, a man fighting for his life, and the woman who will unite them at the risk of losing the one she loves. "Ken Miller writes with authority in this critically-acclaimed sequel to...

The Trinity of Humankind offers a unified perspective of the human tripartite persona in relation to the local, global, and universal human environments and to the Trinity of the One True God. Traditional scriptural concepts are surveyed in somewhat modified yet inspirational and significantly meaningful frames of reference so as to offer greater insight and renewed enlightenment for more fulfilled daily living. Supportive references of script...

Vincent is born and raised in the slums of Manhattan, New York City. At an early age, he becomes a well-known dancer and a Child Pioneer of TV. After an accident, which causes him to stop dancing, he becomes bold and mischievous and embarks upon a whirlwind series of daring adventures. Young Vinny questions authority, steals from his mother's favorite store, and learns how to hustle the streets. Along the way, Vinny learns how to deal with sex...

All in a day's work.... When Argentia Dasani embarks on a quest to fulfill her debt to the Archamagus of Teranor by rescuing the Crown's kidnapped daughter, the bounty huntress is more concerned with the ghosts of her past than the dangers of her present task. When she is suddenly caught in the tangles of a catastrophic Prophecy, Argentia must pit her blade, her daring, and her newfound friends--two untried knights, a wandering adventurer of q...

From heartache to joy, these are the stories of mummies, earthquakes and a doomed hospital in a cave, dynamite and thievery. Here is a history spanning the first 130 years of the longest cave in the world. Beneath Their Feet is told through the fictional lives of four generations living on Mammoth Cave Ridge until the government bought their farm to make room for one of the country's most colorful National Parks. Beneath Their Feet is a colorf...

As women take on positions of leadership in every field of endeavor one of the last places they have succeeded is in religion. Hope and Healing in a Troubled World: Stories of Women Faith Leaders is a very personal look at how women chose to be faith leaders, what obstacles they encountered and how they have overcome the obstacles. Women from Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Bahai'a and Paganism tell their stories and share prayers or p...

Blair Alden, scientist and professor, is beginning to feel his mortality. Now in his early fifties, Dr. Alden finds himself increasingly in need of assurance regarding the prospect of an afterlife. A life-long pragmatist, his logical, practical, science-based mindset is in direct opposition to the metaphysical basis of the work by which he is increasingly compelled. Pacifying internal objections with assurances that his work is of a purely sci...

Unearthed from the bizarre and often visited but rarely (if ever) understood landscape between love and loss, life and death, Relic of a Heart reveals itself to readers as a small collection of poems, short stories, random thoughts with images of etchings, drawings, and salt prints. Upon closer inspection of this relic, one will find emotionally charged characters living through scenarios far from mundane and describing experiences surreal and...

Hannah Sebastian and Peyton Staley are just ordinary people who get the extraordinary chance to experience life as it would have been, if they had made the other choice at that crucial moment in their youth. Meanwhile, Lawyer Lynn Hargrove and Detective Jin O'Riley must stop the killer and unravel the mystery that threaten to destroy Hannah and Peyton's lives forever. SIDETRACKS unveils the mystery of life as it could be and might have been ...

Let me begin my story... At twelve years old, Marie Winters experiences life as any typical pre-teen girl. Talkative and full of energy, she transcribes her world of friends, crushes and school life into a diary of bittersweet innocence. At times poignant but mostly whimsical, Winters barely treads beyond her bubble of childhood dreams and optimism as she sprinkles her heart among the pages. At sixteen, the world she sees begins to change, lik...

In keeping with the spirit of altruism started by her social worker mother, Louisa Daniel, Emily Kristich performs community service. When she takes a position on the board of directors of a non-profit organization, Sustain and Shelter, Emily has to wade through a group of strange board members and stranger goings on. In addition, Emily must see to responsibilities of motherhood, comptroller for her husband's business and other volunteer work....