Jones Stephen: 137 books

Excerpt:In a small alcove diametric to the wind, Sharo and her younger brother Pytre huddled together, sheltered within her cloak. The night would reach its bitter coldest in the pause before dawn. She imagined a warm spot in her heart; a spot to radiate to her extremities and force out the cold....

The Academia is an epicenter of unexplainable events. The Kitchen was established to offer comfort for those caught up in these events. With so many extraordinary things happening, each day represents a new adventure. Or does it?Mira and Izabella may have more in common than they thought, and Hanich may be the cause of their problem.

The Kitchen offers comfort for those in extraordinary circumstances. Hanich, the apprentice at the Kitchen, finds himself in desperate need of that comfort when an old friend arrives, and subsequently, a young friend departs. And what is the story behind the well-dressed young woman who has Mr. Scrimm so worried? More unusual events in the Extraordinary Circumstances series.

It is not for outsiders to know of the Shanties. It is indelible, a definitive part of the Shantyway.Yet Miko, a young man, is discouraged to see so many keepers have escaped from Cityscape and are now making their home in the Shanties. He is unhappy that they brought with them a belief in a god made...

Genetically designed humans are taking over the workforce, but some natural born people see it as an opportunity waiting for a solution, a technological solution. Meanwhile a mysterious figure casts his shadow over the life of a generalist named Sharpe.Who is Jekyll? Why is he sending letters to Sharpe?...

Hanich, a young man, is presented with a situation of being apprenticed to Mr. Scrimm, who is the proprietor of a shop which offers “Comfort for People in Extraordinary Circumstances”, which does business in the most rundown section of the city, a place called “The Academia”. Along with his...

Hanich, a young man, is presented with a situation of being apprenticed to Mr. Scrimm, who is the proprietor of a shop which offers “Comfort for People in Extraordinary Circumstances”, which does business in the most rundown section of the city, a place called “The Academia”. Along with his...

Everyone knows the Academia is not a safe place after dark. Few people know why. There is something dangerous, something people only talk about in whispers. Hanich tells the story of what Mr. Scrimm does when an impossible murder happens in the rail yard, and Hanich finds an impossible explanation. Episode 8 out of 11 of Extraordinary Circumstances.

The rich local traditions of musical life in rural China are still little known. Music-making in village society is largely ceremonial, and shawm bands account for a significant part of such music. This is the first major ethnographic study of Chinese shawm bands in their ceremonial and social context....

This second volume of Stephen Jones' work on ritual and musical life in north China, again with an accompanying DVD, gives an impression of music-making in daily life in the poor mountainous region of Shaanbei, northwest China. It conveys some of the diverse musical activities there around 2000, from...

In the political landscape emerging from the end of the Cold War, making U.S. foreign policy has become more difficult, due in part to less clarity and consensus about threats and interests. In After the End James M. Scott brings together a group of scholars to explore the changing international situation...

The societies of the Vaupés region are now among the most documented indigenous cultures of the New World, in part because they are thought to resemble earlier civilizations lost during initial colonial conflict. Here at last is the eagerly awaited publication of a posthumous work by the man widely...

The Seven Secrets of How to Study the Bible is a fantastic way to jump start your knowledge of how to live a life that is pleasing to God. Get tips that you can use right away to experience a new and vibrant Christian life. This book provides all that you need to live a powerful and transformed Christian...

Explorations of design, use, and reuse of information technology in diverse historical and cultural contexts. This book explores alternative cultural encounters with and around information technologies. These encounters are alternative because they counter dominant, Western-oriented notions...