Kathleen: 2959 books
Remedies and Rituals
Folk Medicine in Norway and the New Land
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
To cure a fever that begins with chills, write the following on a piece of bread and give it to the patient for eight days, one piece each day, and on the ninth day, burn the last piece: Colameris x, Colameri x, Colamer x, Colame x, Colam x, Cola x, Col x, Co x, and C x.
To prevent the huldrefolk...
by Kathleen Fidler
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Twins Kirsty and David Murray are forced to leave their crofting home in the north of Scotland, and struggle to cope with life in Glasgow, where the work is hard and dangerous. Then comes a chance for a new adventure on a ship bound for Canada. Will they survive the treacherous Atlantic crossing,...
Harmony in the Home
Questions and Answers
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
'We believe in an Ireland where society is changing rapidly and evolving in all directions. However, one thing that has not changed is the need constantly to strive for harmony in the home - in families and in relationships. This timely book offers practical solutions to the difficulties being experienced...
by Kathleen Johnston
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
In putting together this anthology in Walking along Lifes Pathways, Kathleen Johnston provides the reader with an inspirational collection of true stories in which she relates actual life experiences of her own, her family and friends, and also of some famous people. She reflects on the Christian...
Fires in the Middle School Bathroom
Advice for Teachers from Middle Schoolers
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
The highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling Fires in the Bathroom—filled with practical, honest advice from middle school students to their teachers
Following on the heels of the bestselling Fires in the Bathroom, which brought the insights of high school students to teachers and parents,...
Unruly Girls, Unrepentant Mothers
Redefining Feminism on Screen
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
Since the 1990s, when Reviving Ophelia became a best seller and "Girl Power" a familiar anthem, girls have assumed new visibility in the culture. Yet in asserting their new power, young women have redefined femininity in ways that have often mystified their mothers. They have also largely disavowed...
Statistical Panic
Cultural Politics and Poetics of the Emotions
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
In this moving and thoughtful book, Kathleen Woodward explores the politics and poetics of the emotions, focusing on American culture since the 1960s. She argues that we are constrained in terms of gender, race, and age by our culture’s scripts for “emotional” behavior and that the accelerating...
by Sidonie Smith, David Palumbo-Liu, Françoise Lionnet
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
This issue of Profession contains Sidonie Smith's introduction to her Presidential Forum (held at the 2011 MLA convention) and the essays of forum participants Hillary Chute, Marianne Hirsch, Leigh Gilmore, Craig Howes, Françoise Lionnet, Nancy K. Miller, David Palumbo-Liu, Brian Rotman, Leo Spitzer,...
User's Guide to Natural Hormone Replacement
Learn How Safe Dietary & Herbal Supplements Can Ease Your Midlife Changes.
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
With the health risks associated with conventional hormone-replacement therapy, women are searching for safe and effective ways to reduce hot flashes, prevent osteoporosis, and reduce the risk of heart disease during menopause. In this User's Guide, health writer Kathleen Barnes describes a variety...
The Music between Us
Is Music a Universal Language?
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
From our first social bonding as infants to the funeral rites that mark our passing, music plays an important role in our lives, bringing us closer to one another. In The Music between Us, philosopher Kathleen Marie Higgins investigates this role, examining the features of human perception that enable...
by Kathleen Walker-Meikle
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Animals in the middle ages have often been discussed - but usually only as a source of food, as beasts of burden, or as aids for hunters. This book takes a completely different angle, showing that they were also beloved domestic companions to their human owners, whether they were dogs, cats, monkeys,...
Liberalism in Neoliberal Times
Dimensions, Contradictions, Limits
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
An exploration of the theories, histories, practices, and contradictions of liberalism today.
What does it mean to be a liberal in neoliberal times? This collection of short essays attempts to show how liberals and the wider concept of liberalism remain relevant in what many perceive to be...
A Grief Like No Other
Surviving the Violent Death of Someone You Love
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009
A Grief Like No Other is the book no one wants to ever have to buy; sadly, many people continue to need it. From 9/11 to Cindy Sheehan's son from mass tragedies like the recent London bombings to Law and Order type crimes that make the news only to be replaced by another name. As such, more people...
The Liturgy of Motherhood
Moments of Grace
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2004
The Liturgy of Motherhood: Moments of Grace is a unique invitation to mothers and parents to pause and reflect on the rhythms, cycles, symbols, and rituals that define who they are, both as caregivers and members of a larger community. Using the liturgical year as her framework, Kathleen Finley explores...