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What does it mean to have had Ann Blum--Annie to some--in our lives? The letters and stories from family and friends assembled in this book, together with photos and Ann's own words, evoke her presence. They allow us to think about what we want to carry forward, into the lives we still have.

Ann Shelby Blum (1950-2015) was a mother, sister, daughter, partner, friend, historian of the family in Mexico--and, earlier, of natural history illustration in the United States--a writer, teacher, colleague, mentor, gardener, talker, listener, and laughterer. She was a college dropout and...

In this book a group of international scholars explains in detail “how John works,” that is, how the author uses a variety of narrative strategies to tell his story in a compelling manner. More than a commentary, How John Works offers a glimpse at the way an ancient author created and used narrative features such as genre, character, style, persuasion, and even time and space to shape a dramatic story of the life of Jesus. The essays in this volume not only explore fifteen features of story design found in the Gospel of John; they also can be used as starting points...

In this book a group of international scholars explains in detail “how John works,” that is, how the author uses a variety of narrative strategies to tell his story in a compelling manner. More than a commentary, How John Works offers a glimpse at the way an ancient author created and used narrative features such as genre, character, style, persuasion, and even time and space to shape a dramatic story of the life of Jesus. The essays in this volume not only explore fifteen features of story design found in the Gospel of John; they also can be used as starting points...

Windmills have been in existence for over eight hundred years and, although only a fraction of those that once ground corn, pumped water and provided power for industry and -agriculture now survive, they are still a distinctive and often -dramatic presence in the British landscape. Among the most -important features of these survivors are the -variations in -design that have come about through their different -origins, the use of local materials in their construction, and the -influence of millwrights and millers - those who built and worked them - in different parts of the country....

Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasing Hitler's Germany has been widely condemned. However, historians (and politicians) have been divided about the viability of alternative courses of action.

Andrew David Stedman here charts the origins, development and viability of the various alternatives to Chamberlain's policy of appeasement. Using a wide range of sources, many previously unpublished, he provides a fascinating study of British foreign policy before World War II, surveying the main advocates of the other strategies available and outlining the complexities of each rival...