J.R.R. Tolkien's lifelong fascination with medieval texts and languages gave him a unique vision and endless inspiration for his tales, and his broad interests made possible his creation of faery worlds, as well as the cultures and characters that make his books as engaging today as they were more t[...]

Richardson supplies a new translation and transcription (which incorporates the most important manuscript variants) of the most famous of all ancient Mesopotamian texts. He also provides a complete lexical analysis of every word that is used in it. The edition covers the prologue and epilogue as wel[...]

A syndicated columnist for the "Washington Post" explains why the era of the religious right and the crude exploitation of faith for political advantage is over in a study that includes insightful portraits of leading contemporary religious figures.[...]

Samuel Hoenig answers questions for a living. And as a man with Asperger's Syndrome, his unique personality helps him ferret out almost any answer there is. But his latest question is a rather odd one--who stole a preserved head from the Garden State Cryonics Institute? Arriving at the scene of the [...]

Participatory video is a growing area of research and an increasingly popular tool among practitioners, researchers, and NGOs working with communities around the world. The Handbook of Participatory Video advances the field, engaging critically with it as a research methodology and method and interr[...]

Covering a wide range of topics, such as nutrition, health care, breeding, and how to construct both indoor and outdoor habitats for Russian tortoises, this book will provide extensive facts and interesting ideas for reptile fans at every level of the hobby.[...]

In this funny, brainy, thoroughly engaging debut collection, an award-winning writer looks at romance through the lens of scholarly theories to illuminate love in the information age.
In ten captivating and tender stories, E. J. Levy takes readers through the surprisingly erotic terrain of the i[...]

The essays in this volume centre upon the epoch-making papacy of Gregory VII (1073-85) and complement the author's major study of the Pope. They look at the formation and expression of Gregory's ideas, notably in relation to simony and clerical chastity, and emphasize his religious motivation; atten[...]

This book lets you learn how the essences of wildflowers can help your mental and spiritual health. Drawn from the essence of wildflower blooms by the power of the sun, the Bach Flower remedies produce results which have confounded conventional medicine. Dr. Bach's revolutionary approach to healing [...]

A simple step-by-step program of 24 exercises for awakening and stimulating the inner essence in daily life and on the spiritual path.[...]

This transcendental guide provides clearly defined differences between the Organic Body, the Etheric Body, and the Astral Body and reveals in easy-to-understand language the basics of astral projection. Created with the beginner in mind, readers will quickly learn how to encounter parallel dimension[...]