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Tracing the movement of literary decadence from the writers of the fin de siècle - Oscar Wilde, Aubrey Beardsley, Ernest Dowson, and Lionel Johnson - to the modernist writers of the following generation, this book charts the legacy of decadent Catholicism in the fiction and poetry of British and Irish modernists. Linking the later writers with their literary predecessors, Martin Lockerd examines the shifts in representation of Catholic decaden...

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A thin, invisible layer of air surrounds the Earth, sustaining all known life on the planet and creating the unique climates and weather patterns that make each part of the world different, We all know that the atmosphere exists - but how much do we really understand it? What exactly is it? What is it made of, how did it come about and how does it generate the weather patterns and climates that we experience every day? How is scientific resear...

The New Urban Aesthetic explores how cities worldwide are being transformed and reconfigured by the twin forces of digital technologies and 'urban branding' in the name of global capitalism. Both of these shifts entrain new sensory bodily experiences, and this digitally-mediated reconfiguration of what cities feel like is what this book terms the new urban aesthetic. Focussing on major case-studies of urban change from London to Doha, the boo...

Each book in this unique Maths Mastery collection developed by experts covers all the essential skills for children in the first stages of their maths journey. Every topic is supported by clear examples and helpful hints to encourage proficiency.Aimed at children aged 7-8, topics include addition and subtraction, measuring and time, shapes, fractions, multiplication and division and extra challenges. This collection is attractively illustrated...

Each book in this unique Maths Mastery collection developed by experts covers all the essential skills for children in the first stages of their maths journey. Every topic is supported by clear examples and helpful hints to encourage proficiency.Aimed at children aged 4-6, topics include numbers, counting, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, shapes, fractions, measuring and extra challenges. This collection is attractively i...

Each book in this unique Maths Mastery collection developed by experts covers all the essential skills for children in the first stages of their maths journey. Every topic is supported by clear examples and helpful hints to encourage proficiency.Aimed at children aged 4-6, topics include numbers, counting, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, shapes, fractions, measuring and extra challenges. This collection is attractively i...

Each book in this unique Maths Mastery collection developed by experts covers all the essential skills for children in the first stages of their maths journey. Every topic is supported by clear examples and helpful hints to encourage proficiency.Aimed at children aged 8-9, topics include addition and subtraction, graphs and measuring, geometry and shapes, fractions and decimals, multiplication and division and extra challenges. This collection...

The Jerome Biblical Commentary has, since 1968, been essential reading for all Catholics who wish to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the Bible. It is a landmark of Catholic biblical scholarship, the first port of call for priests, preachers, students and scholars, and all those lay people who like to keep a one-volume Biblical commentary in their home to enlighten their reading of the scriptures. In this new fully revised edition, ...

For anyone looking to understand Chinese philosophy, here is the place to start. Introducing this vast and far-reaching tradition, Ronnie L. Littlejohn tells you everything you need to know about those Chinese thinkers who have made the biggest contributions to the conversation of philosophy. Weaving together key subjects, thinkers and texts, we see how Chinese traditions have profoundly shaped the institutions, social practices and psychologi...

You're on your honeymoon at an exclusive couples-only resort. You receive a note, warning you to 'Beware of the couple at the table nearest to yours'. At dinner that night, five other couples are sitting close by, but none of their tables is any nearer or further away than any of the others. It's almost as if someone has set the scene in order to make the warning note meaningless. Why would anyone do that? You have no idea. You also don't know...