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The Skull and the Nightingale

A Novel

by Michael Irwin ...

Michael Irwin’s The Skull and the Nightingale is a chilling and deliciously dark, literary novel of manipulation and sex, intrigue and seduction, set in 18th-century England.When Richard Fenwick returns to London, his wealthy godfather, James Gilbert, has an unexpected proposition. Gilbert has led a sedate life in Worcestershire, but feels the urge to experience, even vicariously, the extremes of ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Michael Irwin’s The Skull and the Nightingale is a chilling and deliciously dark, literary novel of manipulation and sex, intrigue and seduction, set in 18th-century England.When Richard Fenwick returns to London, his wealthy godfather, James Gilbert, has an unexpected proposition. Gilbert has led a sedate life in Worcestershire, but feels the urge to experience, even vicariously, the extremes of
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Educating Boys

by Michael Irwin ...

According to the media and some concerned parents, boys are having greater trouble than ever with schooling. this book takes the refreshing counter position that boys are generally fine, and not inherently toxic creatures that need 'fixing'. What does need fixing, however, are some of the parenting and teaching practices and environments boys are placed in for schooling and social development. In ... Read more

$9.99 USD

According to the media and some concerned parents, boys are having greater trouble than ever with schooling. this book takes the refreshing counter position that boys are generally fine, and not inherently toxic creatures that need 'fixing'. What does need fixing, however, are some of the parenting and teaching practices and environments boys are placed in for schooling and social development. In
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Picturing

Description and Illusion in the Nineteenth Century Novel

by Michael Irwin ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel
First published in 1979. Most of the great nineteenth century novelists strove to render in words the people and places that they invented and most readers of fiction picture in their imagination these characters and scenes. This book investigates both types of ‘picturing’, exploring the principles and problems concerned, and sheds light on the workings of fiction — reassessing a number of famous ... Read more

$57.99 USD

First published in 1979. Most of the great nineteenth century novelists strove to render in words the people and places that they invented and most readers of fiction picture in their imagination these characters and scenes. This book investigates both types of ‘picturing’, exploring the principles and problems concerned, and sheds light on the workings of fiction — reassessing a number of famous
... Read more
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The Skull and the Nightingale

by Michael Irwin ...

Narrated by Steve West ...

Unabridged

14 hours 2 min

Michael Irwin’s The Skull and the Nightingale is a chilling and deliciously dark, literary novel of manipulation and sex, intrigue and seduction, set in 18th-century England.When Richard Fenwick returns to London, his wealthy godfather, James Gilbert, has an unexpected proposition. Gilbert has led a sedate life in Worcestershire, but feels the urge to experience, even vicariously, the extremes of ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Michael Irwin’s The Skull and the Nightingale is a chilling and deliciously dark, literary novel of manipulation and sex, intrigue and seduction, set in 18th-century England.When Richard Fenwick returns to London, his wealthy godfather, James Gilbert, has an unexpected proposition. Gilbert has led a sedate life in Worcestershire, but feels the urge to experience, even vicariously, the extremes of
... Read more
Tess of the d'Urbervilles

by Thomas Hardy, Michael Irwin, Keith Carabine ...

Series series Wordsworth Classics
Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury.Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic.It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and ... Read more

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Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury.Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic.It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll, Michael Irwin, Keith Carabine ...

Series series Wordsworth Classics
With an Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at CanterburyThis selection of Carroll's works includes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, both containing the famous illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. No greater books for children have ever been written. The simple language, dreamlike atmosphere, and ... Read more

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With an Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at CanterburyThis selection of Carroll's works includes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, both containing the famous illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. No greater books for children have ever been written. The simple language, dreamlike atmosphere, and
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Children and Adolescents in Trauma

Creative Therapeutic Approaches

by Diane Cook, Terry Bruce, Christine Bradley, Kedar Nath Dwivedi, Paul Caviston, Joanne Nicholson, Chris Nicholson, Jacqueline Marshal-Tierney, Michael Irwin, Jane Saotome ...

Series series Community, Culture and Change
Children and Adolescents in Trauma presents a variety of creative approaches to working with young people in residential children's homes, secure or psychiatric units, and special schools.The contributors describe a wide range of approaches, including art therapy and literature, and how creative methods are applied in cases of abuse, trauma, violence, self-harm and identity development. They ... Read more

$36.09 USD

Children and Adolescents in Trauma presents a variety of creative approaches to working with young people in residential children's homes, secure or psychiatric units, and special schools.The contributors describe a wide range of approaches, including art therapy and literature, and how creative methods are applied in cases of abuse, trauma, violence, self-harm and identity development. They
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Environmental Justice and Climate Change

Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the Catholic Church in the United States

by Scott G. Hefelfinger, Anselma Dolcich-Ashley, Jame Schaefer, Christiana Z. Peppard, Jeremiah Vallery, David Cloutier, Keith Douglass Warner, Elizabeth Groppe, Bernard Unabali, Donald Kettler0, Mary Ashley1, John T. Brinkman2, Matthew Philipp Whelan3, Kevin W. Irwin4, Michael Baur5, Tobias Winright6 ...

During his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI was called ‘the green pope’ because of his ecological commitments in his writings, statements, and practical initiatives. Containing twelve essays by lay, ordained, and religious Catholic theologians and scholars, along with a presentation and a homily by bishops, Environmental Justice and Climate Change: Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the ... Read more

$129.59 USD

During his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI was called ‘the green pope’ because of his ecological commitments in his writings, statements, and practical initiatives. Containing twelve essays by lay, ordained, and religious Catholic theologians and scholars, along with a presentation and a homily by bishops, Environmental Justice and Climate Change: Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the
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The Good Place and Philosophy

Everything is Forking Fine!

by William Irwin ...

Narrated by Amy McFadden, Joe Hempel ...

Series series Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture
Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

Dive into the moral philosophy at the heart of all four seasons of NBC's The Good Place, guided by academic experts, including the show's philosophical consultants Pamela Hieronymi and Todd May, and featuring a foreword from creator and showrunner Michael Schur.● Explicitly dedicated to the philosophical concepts, questions, and fundamental ethical dilemmas at the heart of the thoughtful and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Dive into the moral philosophy at the heart of all four seasons of NBC's The Good Place, guided by academic experts, including the show's philosophical consultants Pamela Hieronymi and Todd May, and featuring a foreword from creator and showrunner Michael Schur.● Explicitly dedicated to the philosophical concepts, questions, and fundamental ethical dilemmas at the heart of the thoughtful and
... Read more
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A Life in Movies

Stories from 50 years in Hollywood

by Irwin Winkler ...

Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

The list of films Irwin Winkler has produced in his more-than-fifty-year career is extraordinary: Rocky, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, De-Lovely, The Right Stuff, and Creed. His films have been nominated for fifty-two Academy Awards, including five movies for Best Picture, and have won twelve.In A Life in Movies, his charming and insightful memoir, Winkler tells the stories of his career through his ... Read more

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The list of films Irwin Winkler has produced in his more-than-fifty-year career is extraordinary: Rocky, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, De-Lovely, The Right Stuff, and Creed. His films have been nominated for fifty-two Academy Awards, including five movies for Best Picture, and have won twelve.In A Life in Movies, his charming and insightful memoir, Winkler tells the stories of his career through his
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Mind At Large

by William Irwin Thompson ...

Narrated by Michael Toms ...

Unabridged

58 min

Open your mind and brace yourself as this visionary intellect blasts brilliant, biting and provocative insights across every subject he faces, including CNN, global politics, pop culture, the men's movement, virtual reality, Joseph Campbell and Rudolf Steiner. Whether comparing television to radio or Aztec human sacrifice to computer terminal work, Thompson's comments reflect the kind of bold and ... Read more

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Open your mind and brace yourself as this visionary intellect blasts brilliant, biting and provocative insights across every subject he faces, including CNN, global politics, pop culture, the men's movement, virtual reality, Joseph Campbell and Rudolf Steiner. Whether comparing television to radio or Aztec human sacrifice to computer terminal work, Thompson's comments reflect the kind of bold and
... Read more
Integrated management of insect pests: Current and future developments

by Emeritus Prof. Marcos Kogan, Dr Amy Morey, Professor Michael J. Stout, Emeritus Prof. E. A. Heinrichs, Dr John E. Foster, Dr Steven E. Naranjo, Dr Richard L. Hellmich, Dr Jörg Romeis, Dr Anthony M. Shelton0, Dr Ana M. Vélez1, Dr Ruth Mbabazi2, Dr Karim Maredia3, Dr Charles Vincent4, Dr Guy Hallman5, Dr Phyllis Weintraub6, Dr Francis Fleurat-Lessard7, Prof. Linton Winder8, Dr Rory Flemmer9, Dr Mark S. Hoddle0, Dr Prisila A. Mkenda1, Emeritus Prof. Michael E. Irwin2, Dr Sunita Pandey3, Dr Anne C. Johnson4, Prof. Geoff Gurr5, Emeritus Prof. Joop C. van Lenteren6, Dr Vanda H. P. Bueno7, Prof. Margaret Skinner8, Dr Cheryl Frank Sullivan9, Dr Bruce L. Parker0, Dr Aimee C. McKinnon1, Dr Wendy Moore2, Dr Roma Gwynn3, Dr Michael Brownbridge4, Dr Sean Moore5, Dr Michael Jukes6, Dr David Shapiro-Ilan7, Dr Selcuk Hazir8, Dr Itamar Glazer9, Emeritus Prof. Graham Matthews0, Dr Linda J. Thomson1, Dr Ary A. Hoffmann2, Dr Leonard Coop3, Dr Keith Tyrell4, Dr Sheila Willis5, Dr Stephanie Williamson6, Dr Davo Simplice Vodouhe7, Prof. Anthony Youdeowei8, Dr Rob Liskamp9, Dr Julian Dow0, Prof Hendrika Fourie1, Dr Dirk De Waele2, Dr Brittany S. Barker3, Prof Oscar E. Liburd4, Dr Lorena Lopez5, Dr Daniel Carrillo6, Dr Alexandra M. Revynthi7, Dr Omotola Olaniyi8, Dr Rana Akyazi9, Dr George B. Frisvold0, Prof. Keizi Kiritani1, Prof. Casey Hoy2, Dr Robert Venette3, Dr Ivan Milosavljević4, Professor Travis R. Glare5, Professor Shireen-Anne Davies6 ...

Series Book 69 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Particular focus on advances in understanding insect species and landscape ecology, which provide the foundations for effective IPMCovers latest research on classical, conservation and augmentative biological controlReviews key developments in use of entomopathogenic fungi, viruses and nematodes ... Read more

$220.49 USD

Particular focus on advances in understanding insect species and landscape ecology, which provide the foundations for effective IPMCovers latest research on classical, conservation and augmentative biological controlReviews key developments in use of entomopathogenic fungi, viruses and nematodes
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