Expression and Survival
The standard ethical approach to suicide may do more harm than good. In *Expression and Survival*, Craig Greenman develops an aesthetic alternative, arguing that art—making it or experiencing it—can help a person survive. For anyone who has ever struggled with suicide.
Armenia
Appointed to a border commission in 1843, Curzon paints a detailed portrait of mid-19th century Armenia. From his base in Erzerum, he describes the character, history, culture, and natural world of this fascinating and historic region.
Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable
Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable is a milestone of French grand opéra. This book traces the opera’s history and music, and examines the fascinating iconography generated by its famous scenes, including the legendary Ballet of the Nuns, a touchstone of dark Romanticism.
Stress and Anxiety
World-wide researchers present cutting-edge developments in stress, anxiety, and coping. This book covers four major areas—health, work, community, and education—exploring their effects on well-being, functioning, and resilience.
H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells is known for his ‘scientific romances,’ but he was a polymath. This collection of new essays examines his varied writings, from works like The Time Machine to lesser-known novels, assessing his lasting philosophical and political impact.
Putting Sleep Problems to Bed
Authored by recognized experts in pediatric sleep medicine, this guide provides parents with up-to-date, evidence-based behavioral strategies to fix sleep problems. Entertaining stories and quizzes help you identify challenges, while user-friendly charts support implementation.
Review Journal of Political Philosophy Volume 10
Figures like Germaine Tillion, the Aubracs, and Marc Bloch made the radical decision to resist. This collection of essays addresses how resisters made sense of their world, and how later generations have engaged with the complex legacy of the Resistance.
This book explores the long-standing, multi-faceted relationship between Scotland and Europe. From a diversity of viewpoints, it illustrates the richness and complexity of the dialogue over the centuries, and underlines the open and dynamic character of Scottish identity.
Confronting the International Patriarchy
While external states—often in the name of women’s liberation—restrict the participation of women in the Middle East, this book demonstrates their joint efforts to confront the international patriarchy with examples of resistance from Iran to the UN.
Learning Democratic Practices
This book examines how democracy works by viewing political parties as “communities of practice.” Through interviews with partisans, it shows how they learn to function, revealing what is happening to “democracy” in the United States and how it got that way.
Uprooting Geographic Thoughts in India
This is the first book on the roots of Indian geographical thought. It explores Indian identity, Gandhian environmentalism, and the meeting of East and West. It reprints lead essays by Spate, Sopher, and Mukerji to assess their challenging message today.
Rethinking Kant
This collection of essays offers a sample of a whole generation of Kantian thought. Covering controversial themes like freedom, morality, and radical evil, these essays rethink Kant and indicate his importance for current philosophical debates.
Vulnerable families face multiple challenges, but our service system is siloed, often with devastating effects. This book captures the challenges and hope for the future, presenting promising programs and research from over 40 Australian experts.
The Mysterious Connection between Thomas Nashe, Thomas Dekker, and T. M.
After writer Thomas Nashe was banished and his works banned, he vanished. Then, Thomas Dekker appeared, writing in Nashe’s exact style. Coincidence or deception? This book presents linguistic evidence that Nashe outwitted authorities by assuming a new identity.
Jimmy Du’s Essential Chinese
Master Mandarin Chinese in the shortest time possible with this audio-companion book. You’ll “pick it up” naturally while relaxing, commuting, or travelling—no classrooms, grammar study, or written exercises. Simply listen, imitate, and put to use what you understand.
Fantasy, Art and Life
William Gray’s Fantasy, Art and Life examines how life is affirmed and enhanced through fantasy literature. Focusing on George MacDonald and Robert Louis Stevenson, it explores how their Scottish backgrounds shaped their engagement with “The Fantastic Imagination.”
Western civilization endures three seminal, tragic father-son stories. This book explores a fourth, softer myth: that of Jacob and Joseph. In this alternative path, the son, chosen by his father, unites a tribe and furthers his father’s dreams, and neither is destroyed.