Naomi: 836 books
Women and the Gallows 1797–1837
Unfortunate Wretches
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
In the last four decades of the Georgian era 131 women went to the gallows. What were their crimes? And why, unlike most convicted felons, were they not reprieved?
Women and the Gallows 1797 – 1837 brings new insights into their lives and the events that led them to their deaths, and includes...
What the Rabbis Said
The Public Discourse of 19th Century American Rabbis
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2008
What the Rabbis Said examines a relatively unexplored facet of the rich social history of nineteenth-century American Jews. Based on sources that have heretofore been largely neglected, it traces the sermons and other public statements of rabbis, both Traditionalists and Reformers, on a host of matters...
Wilfrid Israel
German Jewry's Secret Ambassador
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Wilfrid Israel was a most unlikely hero. Heir to a Jewish business dynasty in Berlin, he was a contemporary of Einstein and Spender in the cosmopolitan circles of Weimar Berlin, and emerged from his world of privilege to become German Jewry's chief (and often anonymous) emissary to the outside world...
Dead(ish)
Deadish, #1
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Linda's had a bad day. First her boyfriend killed her. Then she woke up, still on this boring plane of existence, and with an odd obsession about her missing body. Mike won't tell her what he did with her body, and she can't find the stupid thing herself. There's only one thing she can do - torment...
by Iris Benöhr, Professor Christopher Hodges, Dr Naomi Creutzfeldt
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
This is the first systematic comparative study into how consumer ADR systems (usually ombudsmen and médiateurs) work, the differing national architectures within which they operate and how they can be improved. It describes ADR schemes in Belgium, France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland,...
by Naomi Dickins
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
From its origins as a clearing in the Wealden forest, the Saxon settlement of 'Tenet-warre-den' rose to a position of prominence with the fourteenth-century burgeoning of the English wool trade. During the reign of Henry VI, its fortunes improved further when the town was incorporated into the Confederation...
Framing Law and Crime
An Interdisciplinary Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
This cutting-edge edited collection brings together 17 scholarly essays on two of cinema and television’s most enduring and powerful themes: law and crime. With contributions by many of the most prominent scholars in law, sociology, criminology, and film, Framing Law and Crime offers a critical...
Nowhere's Child
The inspiring story of how one woman survived Hitler's breeding camps and found an Irish home
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2015
'This is a beautifully written story. Of healing and love - and pain. Reading this book is like sitting in front of Kari, listening to her opening her heart to you' Irish Times
Kari Rosvall's early life was shrouded in mystery until, at age 64, she received a letter through the post. In it...
Create a Culture of Kindness in Middle School
48 Character-Building Lessons to Foster Respect and Prevent Bullying
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Practical, research-based lessons for middle school educators to teach students pro-social attitudes and behaviors to prevent bullying.
Create a Culture of Kindness in Middle School focuses on positive and pro-social attitudes and behaviors that build a respectful and compassionate school environment,...
by Naomi Holford, Mary Jane Kehily
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
This book brings together key themes in Childhood Studies to provide an accessible yet scholarly introduction for students and practitioners.
The Mindful Mother
A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Enjoying Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond with Mindfulness
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
The first of its kind, this book will show mothers-to-be how to create an authentic practice of mindfulness to prepare for pregnancy, labour, birth and the early parenting years.
Full of gems and aha moments using simple and helpful tools and practices to keep you connected to yourself while...
by Naomi Westerman, Sumerah Srivastav, Himanshu Ojha
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2018
Charles Dickens' London is reimagined for the 21st century.
Twenty-four hours in the life of a city that has 371 people in every square kilometer, where every street and square shelters heroes and villains, emotional turmoil, violent allegiances, adventures, the remarkable and the everyday.
Olivier...
These Were Our Sons
Stories from Stockwell War Memorial
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
In 1922 the names of over 500 local men who perished in the First World War were carved into the panels of Stockwell War Memorial in South London. Who were they? These biographies show that they were jack-the-lads, fraudsters and underage messenger boys as well as seasoned soldiers, steady family...
by Rex Barnes, Joel Bordeaux, Albion M. Butters
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
The image of the meditating yogi has become a near-universal symbol for transcendent perfection used to market everything from perfume and jewelry to luxury resorts and sports cars, and popular culture has readily absorbed it along similar lines. Yet the religious traditions grounding such images...