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  The Late Medieval Scottish...

  Roland Tanner

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  In this ground-breaking study of the medieval parliament, Roland Tanner gives the Scottish Parliament a human face by examining the actions and motives of those who attended. In the past, the Scottish Parliament was seen as a weak and ineffective institution – damned because of its failure to be more like its English counterpart. But Roland Tanner shows that the old picture of weakness is far from accurate. In its very different way, the Scottish Parliament was every bit as powerful as the English institution. The ‘Three Estates’ (the clergy, nobility and burgh representatives who attended Parliament) were able to wield a surprising degree of control over the Crown during the fifteenth century. For instance, they threatened to lock James I’s taxation in a box to which he, the king, would have no access, made James II swear not to alter acts of Parliament, and prevented him from using his own lands and wealth as patronage for his supporters, and forbade James III to leave the country.  Roland Tanner has avoided a dry constitutional approach. Instead he has sought to bring Parliament to life through the people who attended, the reasons why they attended, and the complex interactions which occurred when all the most wealthy, powerful and ambitious people in the kingdom gathered in one place.

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  Philip Ashton's Own Account

  Philip Ashton

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  In June 1722, Ashton was captured by pirates while fishing near the coast of Nova Scotia. In the Boston News Letter of 9 July 1722, Ashton was listed as being one of those captured by the pirate Edward Low. As Ashton refused to co-operate with the pirates, he was often threatened. He managed to escape in March 1723 when the pirates landed at Roatán Island in the Bay Islands of Honduras, hiding in the jungle until the pirates decided to depart without him. He survived for 16 months, in spite of many insects, tropical heat and alligators. In the beginning he seems to have eaten only fruits, because he only had his hands to collect food; he could not kill any animal. He had no equipment at all until he met another castaway, an Englishman. The Englishman disappeared after a few days but he left behind a knife, gunpowder, tobacco and more. Ashton could now kill tortoises and crayfish and make fires to have hot meals. Ashton was finally rescued by the Diamond, a ship from Salem, New England.

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  How to Be Queer - An Ancient...

  Sarah Nooter

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  The idea of sexual fluidity may seem new, but it is at least as old as the ancient Greeks, who wrote about queer experiences with remarkable frankness, wit, and insight. How to Be Queer is an infatuating collection of these writings about desire, love, and lust between men, between women, and between humans and gods, in lucid and lively new translations. 
   
   
   
  How to Be Queer starts with Homer's Iliad and moves through lyric poetry, tragedy, comedy, philosophy, and biography, drawing on a wide range of authors, including Sappho, Plato, Anacreon, Pindar, Theognis, Aristophanes, and Xenophon. It features both beautiful poetry and thought-provoking prose, emotional outpourings and humorous anecdotes. From Homer's story of the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, one of the most intense between men in world literature, to Sappho's lyrics on the pleasures and pains of loving women, these writings show the many meanings of what the Greeks called eros. 
   
   
   
  Complete with brief introductions to the selections, How to Be Queer reveals what the Greeks knew long ago—that the erotic and queer are a source of life and a cause for celebration.

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  Potty Training for Boys in 3...

  Adele Nicholls

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  Continue reading if you're interested in learning how to wean your child from diapers in only three days. 
    
  Selecting the most effective method of toilet training your child from the many available options might be challenging.  
  Here are some of the most effective strategies for toilet training a young boy.  
  This guide will help you confidently and cheerfully guide your kid through learning to use the toilet. 
    
  Here's a sneak peek at the material you'll cover:How to get your kid ready for training, so it goes more smoothly.The Step-by-Step 3-Day Plan for Successful Potty Training.When everything else fails (A troubleshooting guide based on a true story).If you can't spare three days for training, what then?Managing unexpected events. 
  And Much More!... 
    
  If you've exhausted all other options, know that your child can learn to use the toilet in a few days. 
    
  Want to find out more? 
    
  Get started immediately by getting this book and putting away the diapers for good. 
  Move to where it says "Buy now with 1-Click" and do that.

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  Reading the Bible on Turtle...

  T. Christopher Hoklotubbe, H....

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  In Reading the Bible on Turtle Island, Indigenous scholars Chris Hoklotubbe and Danny Zacharias explore what it means to read the Bible from the lens of Indigenous peoples in North America. Exploring the intersection of Scripture, Cultural Traditions, Hearts and Minds, and Creation, they affirm Creator's presence with Indigenous people since the beginning. By recovering these rich histories, this book offers a fresh reading of Scripture that celebrates the assets, blessings, and insights of Indigenous interpretation. 
   
  Indigenous culture has often been dismissed or deemed problematic within Western Christian circles, and historical practices have often communicated that Indigenous worldviews have little to offer the church or its understanding of Scripture. Hoklotubbe and Zacharias challenge this perspective, reasserting the dignity of these cultures that were condemned through colonial practices and showing how Indigenous interpretations bring invaluable insights to all of God's people. 
   
  Reading the Bible on Turtle Island is a vital resource for scholars who are interested in the intersection of biblical studies and social location, who are seeking to explore Scripture through an Indigenous hermeneutic, or who desire to learn more about the contributions of Indigenous worldviews to Biblical interpretation.

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  Don't Take It Personally - The...

  Elayne Savage

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  It doesn't take much for your feelings to get hurt—a look or a tone of voice or certain words can set you ruminating for hours on what that person meant. It's all too easy to take disappointment and rejection personally. You can learn to handle these feelings and create positive options for yourself. 
   
   
    
  Don't Take It Personally! explores all forms of rejection, where it comes from, and how to overcome the fear of it. Most of all, you'll learn some tools for stepping back from those overwhelming feelings. You'll be able to allow space to make choices about how you respond. 
   
   
   
  ● Understand the effect that anxiety, frustration, hurt, and anger have on your interactions. 
   
   
   
  ● Depersonalize your responses and establish safe personal boundaries that protect you. 
   
   
   
  ● Practice making choices about the thoughts you think and the ways you respond to stressful situations. 
   
   
   
  ● Understand and overcome fear of rejection in personal and work relationships. 
   
   
    
  Elayne Savage explores with remarkable sensitivity the myriad of rejection experiences we experience with friends, coworkers, lovers, and family.

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