Product Description: Horses graze peacefully in the bucolic pastures of the Bluegrass State, but this surface beauty is offset by a violent past of Indian wars and Civil War battles. In addition to the tragic spirits from these conflicts, this volume includes stories about the headless ghost of Old Fort Herrod, the vanishing hitchhiker of Meshack Road, the Great Meat Storm of 1876, and the sinister witch's grave at Pilot's Knob Cemetery...read more

Product Description: "Sheet Music: Brass & Wind" is an invaluable resource for all those who have been learning a wind instrument or need to brush up on their rusty technique, and are keen to have some enjoyable practice pieces to get stuck into. This title is packed with over 150 pieces of simple brass and wind music broken down into sections by genre, choose classic melodies and pieces in the style of anything from classical and traditional, through jazz, pop and folk, to disco and even some Christmas tunes...read more

Product Description: This is the ideal guide for those who wish to get to grips with music to a greater depth, to learn to play faster, more complicated scores, to compose and arrange music – the possibilities are endless. This guide provides everything you need to know, explaining pitch, the treble clef, the bass clef, rhythm, accidentals, key signatures, scales and chords, along with a compendium of additional information...read more

Product Description: A rich history, larger-than-life personalities, and independent spirit make Texas a treasure trove of ghostly lore. This collection, drawn from the deserts of the west to the beaches of the Gulf Shore, includes eerie tales of the spirits that haunt the Alamo, Old Rip the horned toad, UFO sightings in north Texas, the never-ending ride of El Muerto, the ghost on board the USS Lexington, and the watchful specter of Miss Bettie at Galveston's Ashton Villa...read more

Product Description: This is the ideal guide for those, perhaps starting out in a band, who need to know quickly and simply how to develop a hard, metal or nu rock style. Starting with invaluable information on the background, sound, instruments and line-up of a typical band and how to go about achieving that, the reader is then provided with description and instruction on the various guitar techniques that can be used...read more

In 'The Life of Wisdom', Alan Brown offers a clear and boldly revisionist exposition of the relationship between Christianity and the classical philosophy of antiquity, with a view to making some important points about the nature of the philosophical task today. Taking issue with the understanding both of philosophy and of Christianity by certain secular humanists, Brown shows―in a similar vein to Alain de Botton in his book 'The Consolations of Philosophy'―that in antiquity philosophy was never an abstracted activity but was actually about determining the good and valuable in life, and was therefore at bottom pragmatic. For Brown, Christianity (which is also, and above all, concerned with value and the good life) did not graft its philosophy on to its religious beliefs as some sort of adjunct, from elsewhere, but is intrinsically philosophical in a unique sense. Contra secular philosophers like A C Grayling and Simon Blackburn, who view Christianity as philosophically impoverished, there is no meaningful distinction, then, between 'religious belief' and 'philosophical reason', since, like its classical counterparts, early Christianity was a distinct philosophy in its own right. And since Christian philosophy was apocalyptic in character, and looked to the future, it resisted the notion of absolute certainty in the present. For Brown, therefore, a true understanding of the nature of Christian philosophy has much to tell us about the fundamentally liberal and anti-authoritarian character of Christianity (an insight that has considerable present-day resonance in the light of recent fundamentalist attempts to re-position the churches according to a more conservative agenda).

Product Description: From Atlanta to the Coastal Plain, Georgia is rich with tales of the supernatural. This collection draws from the state's historic past, with stories of phantom pirates from the coast and restless Civil War spirits from Sherman's March and Andersonville Prison...read more

Originating from Andalusia in Spain, Flamenco music embodies a complex musical and cultural tradition. This book presents the elements of this passionate and beautiful music on guitar. It helps you discover the background and spirit of flamenco, the hand and seating positions, and the technique, and introduces different palos or styles.

Product Description: This book examines continuity and change of identity formation processes at work under conditions of modern working processes and labor market flexibility. By bringing together perspectives from sociology, psychology, organizational management, and vocational education and training, it connects the debates of skills formation, human resources development, and careers with individual’s work commitment and professional orientations...read more

Introduces the young reader to the basic beliefs and rituals of the 6 main world religions. This book follows the life of a young boy as he practices his faith with his family.

Product Description: This symposium celebrates the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Byrd, one of the greatest English composers. Twelve scholars contribute essays which together cover all the genres of Byrd's prolific output. Topics discussed in this collection include authentication of the canon, applications of technology to Byrd research, Byrd's relationship to earlier English traditions and his influence on his successors...read more

A biography of George Orwell and a history of the events that led him to write 'Animal Farm' is followed by a critique of the classic novel.

Product Description: Southerners are accustomed to hearing stories of a residence, an old hotel, a mansion, or a battlefield being haunted. In Ghost Hunters of the South, Alan Brown shows that ghostlore is no longer enough for some. The forty-four ghost hunting groups he profiles in this book pack cameras, Geiger counters, thermal scanners, oscilloscopes, tape recorders, computers, and dowsing rods to find and record elusive proof of supernatural activity...read more

Describes the beliefs, mode of worship, holy people, celebrations, holy places, festivals, and traditions of Christianity.

Jesus was born in Israel. Although his birth was marked by angels and kings, he lived an ordinary life until the age of about thirty. He then started to teach about God and how people should live their lives. As well as attracting many followers, he made many enemies. This book talks about Jesus - who he was and what he did.

Product Description: When Alan Brown published his well-received Haunted Places in the American South, a kind of seance swirled around him. Locals who knew ghost stories began haunting him with ghoulish reports from houses, schools, libraries, sanitariums, inns, battlefields, train depots, radio stations, and bridges...read more

Alphabetically arranged by sections of the city, shows and describes the homes and birthplaces of Chicago authors.

Product Description: Have a Yabba-Dabba-Doo day with Fred Flintstone as he explains how a wheel and axle works! Fred shows readers the Flintstone way of using simple machines in everyday situations. With simple, informative text narrated by Fred and a few other Flintstone characters paired with colorful illustrations, students wil learn all about simple machines and basic physics concepts...read more

Product Description: Have a Yabba-Dabba-Doo day with Fred Flintstone as he explains how an inclined plane works! Fred shows readers the Flintstone way of using simple machines in everyday situations. With simple, informative text narrated by Fred and a few other Flintstone characters paired with colorful illustrations, students wil learn all about simple machines and basic physics concepts...read more

Explains how the Old and New Testaments came to be part of the Bible used by Christians and discusses some of the important messages found in the holy scriptures.