pThis book chronicles the evolution of women\'s participation in the labour force in Ireland over the last five decades. This was largely spearheaded by married women and mothers, leading to many related social issues including childcare, flexible working, the sharing of domestic work and work-life balance. The book presents empirical data on these topics, drawn from the author\'s research spanning

EAN: 9781621645429Haggerty DonaldIgnatius Pr

An estimated four hundred gold records have been recorded in the Muscle Shoals area. Many of those are thanks to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, dubbed the Swampers. Some of the greatest names in rock, RB and blues laid tracks in the original, iconic concrete-block building--the likes of Cher, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Rolling Stones and the Black Keys. The National Register

pIn this artfully crafted collection of new short stories by award-winning author Myriam Gurba, nothing is as it seems on the surface. A Mexican grandmother tells creepy yet fascinating ghost stories to her granddaughters as a way to make them sit still How Some Abuelitas Keep Their Chicana Granddaughters Still So That They Can Paint Their Portraits in Winter. A Polish grandfather spends the night

A damning portrait of political interference in medical treatment and the shift away from patient-centred care, as told by the stories and case studies across a GP\'s thirty-year career

EAN: 9781960128386Foster MelissaIndependent Cat

pb C mo consiguieron nuestros antepasados hom nidos sobrevivir en un mundo dominado por megacarn voros como los tigres de dientes de sableb C mo ser a hoy nuestro mundo si Roma hubiera sido derrotada por Cartago, algo que estuvo a punto de suceder Fue Gutemberg el inventor de la imprenta o un simple oportunista Qu pretend a realmente Magallanes al embarcarse en su viaje alrededor del mundo Sab

In the modern world, ideology is prominent in elite educational journalism. Because of this, for many audiences, it is not apparent what is a myth and what is fact. For time immemorial, journalism has striven to reconcile these challenges. Perspectives on Critical Race Theory and Elite Media uses the tools of critical theory and critical race theory to critique how journalism now resides in something

This rare masterpiece is a 17th-century Lutheran dogmatics work to which C. F. W. Walther, first president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, added copious quotations from Luther and orthodox Lutheran theologians such as Martin Chemnitz and Johann Gerhard. This work was used as the systematic theology textbook at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis for many years, and was the basis for Francis Pieper\'s

EAN: 9781784799632Shah IdriesIsf Pub

Here is an eye-opening look at one of baseball\'s most intriguing and little known stories the many-faceted relationship between Jews and black baseball in Jim Crow America. pIn emOut of Left Fieldem, Rebecca Alpert explores how Jewish sports entrepreneurs, political radicals, and a team of black Jews from Belleville, Virginia called the Belleville Grays--the only Jewish team in the history of black

pAfter doubts are raised concerning the trustworthiness of Magua, Cora and Alice Munro\'s Native American guide, the warrior slips away into the wilderness, and the vulnerable sisters turn to the scout Hawk-eye and the Mohicans Chingachgook and Uncas to lead them to Fort William Henry, where their father is in command. Yet Magua is sure to return with his fellow Huron warriors, and with the bloody

Using new archival research, this book shows how Union Theological Seminary exported progressive Christianity to Communist China. Founded in 1836, the New York seminary disseminated its version of Christianity to China through its alumni. From 1911 to 1949, 196 Union alumni went to China. Thirty-nine of these former students were Chinese nationals. Many of these Chinese students--such as Y. T. Wu Wu

EAN: 9781529114799Armstrong KarenVintage Publishing 2023

EAN: 9780063046504Liu SimuWilliam Morrow 2023

pemTheatre of the Sphereem is Luis Valdez\'s exploration of the principles that underlie his innovations as a playwright, teacher, and theatrical innovator. He discusses the unique aesthetic, more than five decades in the making, that defines the work of his group El Teatro Campesino--from shows staged on the backs of flatbed trucks by the participants in the Delano Grape Strike of the 1960s to international

pCallie Parrish and her BFF, Jane, love presents at Christmas, but what they find under the tree isn\'t a gift from Santa Claus. It is Santa in person--murdered and dumped under the tree the friends decorated with much joy for the holiday season. They see this as a personal insult.p pThe investigation takes Callie away from her job as a cosmetician at Middleton\'s Mortuary and to fascinating places--especially

This book provides a comprehensive but concise treatment of the subject of Derivatives. It focuses on making essential concepts accessible to a wider audience. The book eschews complicated mathematics and high school level mathematics is sufficient to understand it. It describes and explains various derivative instruments, their use and pricing, and the functioning of derivative markets. It uses a

biCoco Rulesi takes 30 quotes from the inimitable Coco Chanel and translates them into modern, practical style rules to live by.b p With her trademark acerbic wit and no-nonsense attitude, Coco Chanel has always been a wonderfully entertaining source on matters of life and style. iCoco Rulesi gathers her words of wisdom on both fashion and empowerment and uses them to provide solutions to many of the

A funny and incredibly moving new novel of our times by one of the most talented children\'s book authors working today, perfect for fans of Wonder, Frank Cottrell-Boyce or The Boy at the Back of the Class.