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Holy Horror

The Bible and Fear in Movies

by Steve A. Wiggins ...

What, exactly, makes us afraid? Is it monsters, gore, the unknown? Perhaps it's a biblical sense of malice, lurking unnoticed in the corners of horror films. Holy Writ attempts to ward off aliens, ghosts, witches, psychopaths and demons, yet it often becomes a source of evil itself.Looking first at Psycho (1960) and continuing through 2017, this book analyzes the starring and supporting roles of ... Read more

$16.39 USD

What, exactly, makes us afraid? Is it monsters, gore, the unknown? Perhaps it's a biblical sense of malice, lurking unnoticed in the corners of horror films. Holy Writ attempts to ward off aliens, ghosts, witches, psychopaths and demons, yet it often becomes a source of evil itself.Looking first at Psycho (1960) and continuing through 2017, this book analyzes the starring and supporting roles of
... Read more
Weathering the Psalms

A Meteorotheological Survey

by Steve A. Wiggins ...

The weather is all around us all the time. From ancient times people have attributed the weather to the work of the gods. Ancient Israel shared this perception. The book of Psalms reflects theologically significant views on the weather that have not, until now, been fully explored. In this meteorological survey of the Psalms, whimsically called "meteorotheology," every reference to the weather is ... Read more

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The weather is all around us all the time. From ancient times people have attributed the weather to the work of the gods. Ancient Israel shared this perception. The book of Psalms reflects theologically significant views on the weather that have not, until now, been fully explored. In this meteorological survey of the Psalms, whimsically called "meteorotheology," every reference to the weather is
... Read more
Nightmares with the Bible

The Good Book and Cinematic Demons

by Steve A. Wiggins ...

Series series Horror and Scripture
Demons! Nightmares with the Bible views demons through two lenses: that of western religion and that of cinema. Sketching out the long fear of demons in western history, including the Bible, Steve A. Wiggins moves on to analyze how popular movies inform our beliefs about demonic forces. Beginning with the idea of possession, he explores the portrayal of demons from ancient Mesopotamia and the ... Read more

$97.19 USD

Demons! Nightmares with the Bible views demons through two lenses: that of western religion and that of cinema. Sketching out the long fear of demons in western history, including the Bible, Steve A. Wiggins moves on to analyze how popular movies inform our beliefs about demonic forces. Beginning with the idea of possession, he explores the portrayal of demons from ancient Mesopotamia and the
... Read more
The Civil War in Georgia

A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion

by Albert Churella, Angela Esco Elder, Anne J. Bailey, Anthony Gene Carey, Barton A. Myers, Brad Wood, Brian Brown, Bruce E. Stewart, Bruce Smith, Caroline Dillman, Chris Wilkinson, Clarence L. Mohr, Dan Childs, Dan Du, David McGee, David Wiggins, David S. Williams, David Williams, Debra van Tuyll, Denise Wright, Diane Trap, Edwin Jackson, Franklin Sammons Jr., Garrett W. Silliman, George Justice, Glenna Schroeder-Lein, Gordon L. Jones, Heather Whittaker, Hubert H. McAlexander, Hugh Ruppersburg, Jacqueline Miller Carmichael, James Turner, James Welborn III, Jarrod Atchison, Jason Manthorne, Jeffrey Young, John D. Fowler, Jun Hyun, Katherine Brackett, Katherine Rohrer, Keith S. Bohannon, Kevin Young, Kyle Osborn, Laura McCarty, Laverne Hill, Leah Richier, Levi Collins, Lisa Tendrich Frank, Melvin Hill Jr., Robert Wilson III, Robert Scott Davis Jr., Stephen Davis, Stephen Huggins, Steve Longcrier, Susan Eva O'Donovan, William Harris Bragg, Richard Houston, Cindy Schmid, Samuel B. McGuire, Sean H. Vanatta, Vanessa P. Tome ...

Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in terms of how the Civil War has come to be studied, documented, and analyzed.The Atlanta campaign and ... Read more

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Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in terms of how the Civil War has come to be studied, documented, and analyzed.The Atlanta campaign and
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Understanding Esports

An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon

by Jessalyn Coble, Gabriella Devia-Allen, Catherine Einstein, Mark Grabowski, Jue Hou, Kyra Keene, Jake Kucek, Madison Lanier, Timothy Mirabito, Michael Naraine, Laura Purcell, R. Pierre Rodgers, Andrew Shaw, Brett Sherrick, L. Paul Strait, Damion Sturm, Henry Wear, Steve Young, Kelly L. Adams, Ellen B. Drogin Rodgers, Lee K. Farquhar, John George IV, James D. Ivory, Maria A. Moore, Brenda P. Wiggins, Andrew C. Billings, Nick Bowman, Gregory A. Cranmer, David P. Hedlund, Karen McGrath ...

Understanding Esports: An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon places professional Esports, a rapidly growing industry, in both the cultural and athletic landscape. This book explores how the rise of professional gaming has shaped—and been shaped by—media trends, interpersonal communication, and what it means to be classified as an athlete. Ryan Rogers has assembled contributors from a variety of ... Read more

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Understanding Esports: An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon places professional Esports, a rapidly growing industry, in both the cultural and athletic landscape. This book explores how the rise of professional gaming has shaped—and been shaped by—media trends, interpersonal communication, and what it means to be classified as an athlete. Ryan Rogers has assembled contributors from a variety of
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Theology and Horror

Explorations of the Dark Religious Imagination

by John W. Morehead, Mark Richard Adams, Alyssa J. Beall, Amy Beddows, Wickham Clayton, Michael A. Hammett, Jack Hunter, Jessi Knippel, Joshua Wise, Karr? Shimabukuro0, Brandon R. Grafius2, Douglas E. Cowan3, Kevin J. Wetmore,Jr.4, Steve A. Wiggins5 ...

Series series Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture
Scholars of religion have begun to explore horror and the monstrous, not only within the confines of the biblical text or the traditions of religion, but also as they proliferate into popular culture. This exploration emerges from what has long been present in horror: an engagement with the same questions that animate religious thought – questions about the nature of the divine, humanity's place ... Read more

$33.19 USD

Scholars of religion have begun to explore horror and the monstrous, not only within the confines of the biblical text or the traditions of religion, but also as they proliferate into popular culture. This exploration emerges from what has long been present in horror: an engagement with the same questions that animate religious thought – questions about the nature of the divine, humanity's place
... Read more
Love & Profanity

A Collection of True, Tortured, Wild, Hilarious, Concise, and Intense Tales of Teenage Life

by Steve Brezenoff, Rachael Hanel, Geoff Herbach, Kasandra Duthie, Anna Vodicka, Sarah Childers, Alicia Catt, Clint Edwards, Laurie Edwards, Carrie Mesrobian, Anika Fajardo, Esther Porter, Pete Hautman, Patrick Hueller, Trisha Speed Shaskan, Joey Franklin, Kyra Anderson, Joseph Bruchac, Natalie Singer-Velush, Kwame Alexander, Dayna Evans, Kim Lozano, Alexis Wiggins, Tom Moran, Adam Rex, Aaron Brown, William Weaver, Patti Kim, Alison McGhee, Da Chen, Jackie Buckle, Jessica Gunderson, Melissa Brandt, Jenna Scarbrough, Andrew Gottlieb, Rebecca Stanborough, Melissa Cistaro, Melody Heide, Kara Balcerzak, Jon Scieszka, Heather Sellers, Margaret MacInnis, Kyle Minor ...

Love & Profanity features more than forty brief, brilliant, and unforgettable true stories from writers both renowned and on the rise. Discover strange and surprising scenes of people coming of age amidst the everyday intensity of teenage life. Witness transformative moments arising from the mundane. Behold the young adult in full splendor and horror, bursting with love and profanity. ... Read more

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Love & Profanity features more than forty brief, brilliant, and unforgettable true stories from writers both renowned and on the rise. Discover strange and surprising scenes of people coming of age amidst the everyday intensity of teenage life. Witness transformative moments arising from the mundane. Behold the young adult in full splendor and horror, bursting with love and profanity.
... Read more
Weird Fiction Quarterly - Spring 2023

by Sarah Walker, Andy Joynes, Can Wiggins, Chris J. Karr, Dale W. Glaser, Dean M. Drinkel, Duane Pesice, Erica Ruppert, Frank Floyd, Glynn Owen Barrass, J. Edward Zuleger, Jay Sturner, Jill Hand, John Paul Fitch, Michael Alan Carlyle, Rhys Hughes, Robert J. Sodaro, Roger Keel, Scott J. Couturier, Shayne K. Keen, Simon Bleaken, Steve Stred, Tony Bradbury ...

Series Book 2 - Weird Fiction Quarterly
The second in a series of exciting new flash weird fiction. This issue features both new and established authors, all writing short tales of weirdness for your pleasure! In this issue, we turn our attention to Spring and all things that go with it. A season of growth and re-birth, but for who or what, well, you'll have to read on to see! ... Read more

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The second in a series of exciting new flash weird fiction. This issue features both new and established authors, all writing short tales of weirdness for your pleasure! In this issue, we turn our attention to Spring and all things that go with it. A season of growth and re-birth, but for who or what, well, you'll have to read on to see!
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The End of Leadership as We Know It

What It Takes to Lead in Today's Volatile and Complex World

by Steve Garcia, Dan Fisher ...

Narrated by Brian Wiggins ...

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7 hours 12 min

In The End of Leadership as We Know It, a team of veteran executive and leadership strategists delivers an expert analysis of the ten most common errors leaders make when attempting to address disruption and concrete strategies for avoiding them. In the book, you'll find ways to apply the latest research in adaptive leadership and complexity to your own leadership style and achieve the impact you ... Read more

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In The End of Leadership as We Know It, a team of veteran executive and leadership strategists delivers an expert analysis of the ten most common errors leaders make when attempting to address disruption and concrete strategies for avoiding them. In the book, you'll find ways to apply the latest research in adaptive leadership and complexity to your own leadership style and achieve the impact you
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The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems

by Dr Dominik Klauser, Dr Washington Otieno, Dr Willis Ochilo, Dr Lorna Migiro, Dr Wade Jenner, Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann, Dr Bernard Vanlauwe, Mr Oluwole Fatunbi, Dr R. Kombat, Dr Nikesh Ghimere0, Dr Charles Nkonge1, Dr David Kamau3, Dr Felister Makini4, Mr Matthew Freeman5, Dr Wanjiku Mungai6, Dr Margaret Adesugba7, Dr Yanyan Liu8, Dr Nicholas Minot9, Dr Mengying Wang0, Dr Christine Negra1, Dr Tanja Havemann2, Dr Steve Wiggins3, Professor John Derera4, Dr Joyce Gikera5, Mr John Logan6, Mr David Eagle7, Dr Nadira Saleh8, Prof Christoph Studer9, Dr Ian Barker0, Dr Richard Jones1 ...

Series Book 93 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Strong coverage of improving smallholder access to key inputs, from seeds to nutrition and pest managementReviews ways of improving public and private sector extension support as well as market access for smallholdersChapter authors mix research expertise and practical experience of successful project implementation on the ground ... Read more

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Strong coverage of improving smallholder access to key inputs, from seeds to nutrition and pest managementReviews ways of improving public and private sector extension support as well as market access for smallholdersChapter authors mix research expertise and practical experience of successful project implementation on the ground
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The Fall of the House of Dixie

The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South

by Bruce Levine ...

In this major new history of the Civil War, Bruce Levine tells the riveting story of how that conflict upended the economic, political, and social life of the old South, utterly destroying the Confederacy and the society it represented and defended. Told through the words of the people who lived it, The Fall of the House of Dixie illuminates the way a war undertaken to preserve the status quo ... Read more

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In this major new history of the Civil War, Bruce Levine tells the riveting story of how that conflict upended the economic, political, and social life of the old South, utterly destroying the Confederacy and the society it represented and defended. Told through the words of the people who lived it, The Fall of the House of Dixie illuminates the way a war undertaken to preserve the status quo
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This World Is Full of Monsters

A Tor.com Original

by Jeff VanderMeer ...

An alien invasion comes to one man’s doorstep in the form of a story-creature, followed by death and rebirth in a transformed Earth, in this Tor.com Original science fiction tale from Jeff VanderMeer, the New York Times bestselling author of the Southern Reach trilogy.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. ... Read more

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An alien invasion comes to one man’s doorstep in the form of a story-creature, followed by death and rebirth in a transformed Earth, in this Tor.com Original science fiction tale from Jeff VanderMeer, the New York Times bestselling author of the Southern Reach trilogy.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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