New Releases by Jonathan Thomas

Jonathan and Jackie Thomas, founders of the world''s largest Anglophile website Anglotopia.net, set off on their biggest adventure yet as they drove from Land''s End to John o''Groats (aka LeJog), ticking off the top item on their ''Great British Bucket List.'' End to End is a new exploration of Britain from the southernmost tip of Cornwall to the northernmost tip of Scotland. Along the way, they explore stately homes, ruins, castles, the Queen''s private yacht, unique attractions, a bookshop or two, and even a motorway rest stop! This journey takes them over 900 miles through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the UK and to many special places that they''ve never been to before. Along the way, they encounter fascinating characters, experience unexpected challenges, and discover the true spirit of adventure as they get to know Britain in a they''ve never experienced. The journey also serves as a personal pilgrimage for the couple as they reflect on their lives, their business, their passions, and their love for each other. This inspiring and heartwarming tale showcases the beauty of the British countryside and the resilience of the adventurous human spirit. Join Jonathan and Jackie on their unforgettable journey and discover the magic of the UK like never before.

Sechs unheimliche und phantastische Geschichten rund um das Thema »die unheimlichen Orte« vom vielleicht bekanntesten modernen Kritiker und Verfechter der unheimlichen Literatur S.T Joshi persönlich ausgewählt. Das Unheimliche in einer albtraumhaft anmutenden Landschaft sucht das ländliche Virginia heim, oder tritt auf einer wenig frequentierten Autobahn offen zutage oder macht auch auf dem alten Kontinent in der Bretagne nicht mit einer unheilvollen Präsenz halt. Zu den Autoren des zweiten von drei Bänden gehören W. H. Pugmire, Gary Fry, Steve Rasnic Tem, Jonathan Thomas, Lois H. Gresh und Hannes Bok. Alle drei Bände erscheinen bei Bärenklau Exklusiv. Folgende Beiträge sind in diesem Band enthalten: › Einführung von S.T. Joshi › W. H. Pugmire: – Ein Element des Albtraums › Gary Fry – Das Schilf › Steve Rasnic Tem – Crawldaddies › Jonathan Thomas – Drei Träume von Ys › Lois H. Gresh – Willie, der Beschützer › Hannes Bok – Mirandas Baum

London is a city rich in history and culture, and nowhere is this more evident than in the unique language of its people. In "Londontopia''s Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary," readers will be introduced to the fascinating world of Cockney rhyming slang - a form of English that uses playful, often comical phrases to replace common words and expressions. This comprehensive dictionary features hundreds of entries, each accompanied by its meaning and a colorful example of usage. But it''s not just a guide to the language - readers will also find a big section on London''s Cockney history, exploring the origins and evolution of this distinctive dialect. There are also sections on famous Cockneys, relevant TV shows, and so much more! Whether you''re a native Londoner or just a lover of language, "Londontopia''s Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary" is an essential resource for anyone interested in the vibrant and unique culture of this great city. Londontopia.net is the world''s largest website dedicated to all things London, with thousands of articles about London''s History, Culture, Travel, and Attractions. Topics Covered: What is a Cockney? Cockney Rhyming Slang History Common Questions about Cockney Slang A History of St Mary-le-Bow Cockney Films and TV Shows Great London Telly: Eastenders Great London Telly: Only Fools and Horses London''s Pearly KIngs and Queens 25 Famous Cockneys and Eastenders 40 London Slang Phrases and Their Histories London Street Slang London Lingo Cockney Slang Dictionary

»Die leuchtende Turmspitze blieb bestehen, so gertenschlank und doch von so überwältigender Größe, dass es paradox erscheint. Sein Sockel bedeckte genau die Fläche des Friedhofs. Ich verstand erst jetzt, dass der Andere selbst mich überragte. Ich drehte meinen Hals in Richtung des Todlosen Scheitels, als der Augapfel, der so hoch und hervorstehend war, dass er wie ein Dreiviertelmond aussah, seine Pupille zu mir drehte. Als er mich fand, verengte sich das Auge etwas, das mir wie der Groll eines verhinderten Kindes vorkam.« Eigentlich will Silas Hunt in Haddamville/Neuengland nur einer uralten Geschichte über einen verlassenen Friedhof nachgehen. Doch es geschieht Seltsames, und bevor er es verhindern kann, wird sein Verstand von drei parasitären Geistern übernommen, die mit ihm eine Reise durch verschiedene Zeitalter machen. Doch es gibt noch eine weitere Macht, die über die Äonen nach ihm greift ...

H. P. Lovecraft schrieb 1926 »Der Ruf des Cthulhu« und begründete damit den Cthulhu-Mythos, eines der am häufigsten nachgeahmten Weltenuniversen in der Weird Fiction. Schon zu seinen Lebzeiten haben viele andere Autoren den Mythos erweitert, und nach seinem Tod haben Hunderte von Autoren die grundlegenden Themen und Ideen Lovecrafts auf ihre ganz eigene Weise weiterentwickelt. Dieser Band enthält einige der besten Cthulhu-Mythos-Erzählungen von Autoren wie Donald Tyson, Jonathan Thomas und Lois H. Gresh aber auch Raritäten wie die Story von Mearle Prout aus dem klassischen Weird Tales Magazin. Dies ist der zweite von sechs Bänden, herausgegeben von S. T. Joshi, die führende Autorität in Sachen H. P. Lovecraft. Er ist der Autor der Biographie I AM PROVIDENCE: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft.

We are busy and constantly bombarded. Notifications, pings, alerts: we carry in our pockets devices that are designed to capture and keep our attention. We are never fully present, always thinking ahead to the next thing, distracted by an email, playing worries over in our minds. But what effect is this having on our lives, relationships and, most importantly, our spiritual health? We need rest -the rest that only Christ can give. But this book is not simply meant to get you off your phone, make more time to stop, or help you simplify and digitally detox. Instead, you are invited into the greatest life imaginable, where we have the openness to be interrupted by God and used in a way that will bring Him glory. At the end of each chapter, Thomas encourages us to take time to ponder and pray - or Selah -and gives us guiding questions to consider. A challenging read for anyone who feels overwhelmed by all that calls on their attention and for those who long for peace.

Covid-19 has paused the travel plans of Anglophiles all over the world. We find ourselves cut off from the place we love the most - Britain - its culture, its history, and its landscape. But we can still go there in our minds. Out of this deep well of longing for Britain, the Anglophile Vignettes were born. This book is a series of vignettes about people, things, and places in Britain. Some are very short; some are quite a bit longer. Some of them were originally published on Anglotopia.net.; the rest were written specifically for this special little book, and you can''t read them anywhere else. Each little scene or story is like a meditation on something lovely about Britain. Almost like prayers - the prayers that we''re all having, hoping that we can all return to the country we love so much as soon as possible. It''s still going to be a while. So, I want you to have this collection of memories, stories, and experiences to help take you there in your mind until you can go in person again.

Soil is a heterogenous mixture, an accumulation of material from a particular place generated over time. Its components, be they grains, molecules, or microorganisms, are collaborators, working together to support the emergence of something new. It is with the idea of soil in mind, of complex and productive mixtures, that material about a small charter school in New Jersey, the School for the Renewal of Soil (SRS) was collected and is presented here. The school's mission, 'education for a hopeful, sustainable future' is infused in much of what they do, and was the primary reason it was chosen as the focal site for this study. The heart of this inquiry, the idea explored throughout the words that follow, is the belief that schooling has an important role to play as people look for ways to foster sustainable communities, that is, places that are socially just and ecologically sound. Accompanying this belief, and inseparable from it, is a concern: that schooling, as it is now, is part of the mechanism that transmits and reproduces a set of beliefs, or root metaphors, that underlie both the mistreatment of people and of the e/Earth. This work begins by naming these root metaphors, exploring some of their sources and manifestations, and discussing the role of education in their dissemination and, potentially, their disruption. Soil, a metaphor for complex, messy, placed collaborations is introduced, and is used to frame both how material about SRS was collected and how it is offered here. A collection of stories about the school is then presented -- a complex mixture of distinct, but collaborative pieces of writing. These stories are generative: they produce questions and ideas and offer opportunities to explore important connections between sustainability and schooling. Specifically, the school's curricula, explicit, implicit, and null, are imbued with e/Earth and various aspects, from class content to school practices and administrative structure, challenge a hierarchical, value-laden view of the world. In addition to these findings, questions are raised and ideas are explored related to a school practice that influenced curricular decisions and left students without essential social and historical context during a class fieldtrip. In conclusion, the author explores his own teaching over the past year and wonders why, despite a strong commitment to bringing these ideas into his classroom, it was so difficult to do. In the midst of this wondering, the school's mission, 'education for a hopeful, sustainable future,' emerges again -- this school-wide commitment provides a structure that allows teachers to create and deliver earthen curriculum that challenges root metaphors and hierarchies, and connects the students with the land.

Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations are used to quantify the relative uncertainties of the transference number estimates to be less than five percent, consistently. The transference number estimates are related to faradaic efficiency loss and capacity fade of working VRFBs operating in the migration-dominated regime. The technique used in this work may be generalized to measure salt transference numbers in novel electrochemical systems and membrane separators to inform their rational design.

How Do Dragons Say Hello is a fun and colorful book that helps children practice animal noises by using fantasy creatures to tell a fun rhyme.

"3D printing is the process of creating three-dimensional objects using an automated additive manufacturing process. The 3D printing process has been used with materials such as metals and polymers, but application with cement based materials for the construction industry has yet to be developed. In this research, two main problems were investigated for printing cement based composite materials: extrudability and tensile reinforcement. Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) was studied as an internal reinforcing system to increase tensile/flexural strength. First, FRC was studied to investigate mechanical properties and use of fibers from waste tires as an environmentally friendly option. A reference mixture with no fibers, three mixtures with manufactured steel fibers, three mixtures with recycled steel fibers, and a hybrid mixture were studied. Three-point bending, compression, and modulus of elasticity tests were performed. In addition, three mixtures were made for cast and printed beams to compare the effect of printing process on fiber orientation and strength. An automated extrusion device was developed for printing and to quantitatively analyze extrusion. Test methods were developed to investigate blockage and extrusion force. Particle size, rheology, nozzle diameter, and extrusion speed were evaluated. Results showed that fibers improves flexural performance and recycled fibers provide a similar benefit to manufactured fibers. Printing fibers improved fiber orientation and post-crack properties. Different cracking mechanism were found when printing versus casting beams. The developed extrusion tests provided a successful way to quantify the extrudability. It was found that the extrusion force and energy depend on nozzle size, yield stress, and extrusion speed"--Abstract, page iii.

My thesis is about my experience designing the set for fall 2018 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in Randall Theater, Tomlinson in Temple University. It will explain how I started with the design from reading the script to the final step of the production. Being deaf helped me to visualize the concept of the scenic design for the play. I learned so much about communication with the director and creative team. The chapter one explains the production meeting with the director, where we shared our ideas for the design of the scenic. Chapter two explains my research and inspiration, progressing from rough sketches to final color model set. Chapter three explains how we started to build and paint the set from drafting and paint elevations. It also outlines the progress of building and painting in the black box theatre. It will also briefly explain how we created props such as the flower, and the technical rehearsals. Chapter 4 explains about my evaluation of the set such as what it would need to work on or fix and how proud I was with my work. Chapter 5 is a reflection on this production and my experience in the graduate program. Appendices include research pictures for inspiration, drafting, production pictures, renderings, white model, color models, resume, headshot, technical rehearsal notes, director's concept and previous productions I designed from first 2 years.

Beschreibung The recent rise of bio-succinic acid as an industrial platform chemical has brought the rumen bacterium Basfia succiniciproducens, a natural producer of this organic acid, into the focus of research. This work investigated the potential of B. succiniciproducens for the production of carbon-three chemicals from sugars. Beside the optimization of improved genetic tools, the C3 chemicals alanine, β-alanine and 3-hydroxypropionate (3-HP) were targeted. A new alanine producer, B. succiniciproducens ALA-1, exhibited good performance in the bioprocess. The next step demonstrated the proof-of-concept for β-alanine synthesis using the heterologous expression of aspartate 1 decarboxylase genes from Corynebacterium glutamicum or Vibrio natriegens. The expression of two additional genes enabled the de novo synthesis of up to 100 mg L-1 3-HP from glucose.

The sixth volume in the critically acclaimed series of Lovecraftian horror anthologies by the most prominent acolyte of the cosmic horror master Featuring 22 short stories inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft—including a chiller by World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan From claustrophobic fear in isolated New England towns to terrifying threats that span the infinite cosmos, the tales herein are fuelled by H. P. Lovecraft''s creations. While his horrors originate in a vast cosmos outside of space and time, the terrors they bring strike ordinary humans caught up in conflicts far beyond their control. This volume offers a who’s who of Lovecraftian authors including: • Ann K. Schwader (“Pothunters”) • Darrell Schweitzer (“The Girl in the Attic”) • Jonathan Thomas (“The Once and Future Waite”) • Lynne Jamneck (“Oude Goden”) • William F. Nolan (“Carnivorous”) • Ashley Dioses (“On a Dreamland’s Moon”) • Aaron Bittner (“Teshtigo Creek”) • Caitlín R. Kiernan (“Ex Libris”) • Mark Howard Jones (“You Shadows That in Darkness Dwell”) Plus 13 others by Adam Bolivar, Nancy Kilpatrick, Tom Lynch, Donald Tyson, Don Webb, David Hambling, K.A. Opperman, W.H. Pugmire, Steve Rasnic Tem, Jason V Brock, Stephen Woodworth, and D.L. Myers. Gathered together by S. T. Joshi—the biographer and leading authority on H.P. Lovecraft—this final volume of Black Wings of Cthulhu is certain to thrill.

This dissertation examines five different sites in Austin, Texas, from the past and the present, related in some way to food production or consumption. They are: spinach fields from the first decades of the twentieth century when the Austin-area was one of the leading spinach-producing regions in the U.S.; a public abattoir (slaughterhouse) operated from 1931 to 1969; three different restaurants that marked different times of Austin’s history; the home-grown organic-luxury grocer, Whole Foods Market; and four urban farms whose controversial presence provoked a conflict over the neighborhood they are embedded in. This dissertation takes on board two notions of food geographies: food as connecting and impacting distant and disparate places and food as playing a major role in defining the contours of place. By looking at these five episodes of Austin’s history enacted through different food spaces, I ask two questions that thread through the dissertation: how do different foodways gain, maintain, and lose access to space and what does that say about the dynamics of place formation? And, what can we learn about the potential opportunities, pitfalls, and challenges wrought by the intersection of place and food? To do so, I take on board theorizations of assemblage and place with the variegated characteristics of food serving as a thread. The dissertation traverses a wide expanse of conceptual and empirical territory, but they are linked by two findings. I find that food spaces can become both emblematic and forgotten within the spaces of ideology and discourse on one hand, and everyday practice on another. I also find that the examination of foodspaces can help both clarify and trouble the processes by which places are made.

It is often said that Britain and the United States are a common culture divided by language. This book is a guide to all the fun linguistic differences between American and British English. The British not only have their own unique words but they also use certain words much differently and this book seeks to gather all those words and phrases in one place for easy reference. This book is perfect to keep on hand while you''re watching the latest episode of Downton Abbey or Doctor Who and you hear a word that you don''t understand. It is our hope that this book will enrich your experience of British Culture and lead to further understanding between our two countries. In this book: -General Word and Phrase Dictionary -Cockney Slang Guide -Scots English Guide -Scouse English Guide -Yorkshire English Guide -West Country English Guide -London Slang -Australian English -Amusing British Place Names - British Culture Guides -And More!!!

This study explored the experiences of staff members at two distinct college campuses who advocated for the advancement of LGBTQ equity through change in campus policy and practice. In this project I conceptualized a queer leadership framework based on grassroots leadership in higher education (Kezar & Lester, 2011). Findings from the multi-site case study identified two unique approaches higher education professionals engaged queer leadership through: a) Queer Activist Leadership and b) LGBTQ Advocacy Leadership. Participants were responsible for creating meaningful change on each campus, relying on campus partnerships with students, faculty, and staff members. These successes establish important considerations for student affairs practitioners, particularly those who work for institutions who do not have designated support programs for LGBTQ equity and inclusion. Findings from this study identified gaps and successes in staff leadership advocacy, demonstrating multiple ways LGBTQ advocates and queer activists may engage in queer leadership work in higher education student affairs.

The boxing term "gloves off"--frequently used as a metaphor to characterize brutal political campaigns and post-9/11 military interrogation--aptly describes the subtle aggressions in American popular culture that Sara Greenberger Rafferty lays bare. Blurring the lines between two and three dimensions, Rafferty attaches her wall-mounted works using custom-painted screws that break up the images. She also deploys cracked paint resembling viscous bodily fluids, further "wounding" the objects. Over the past decade, Rafferty has referenced the language, gestures, and props associated with stand-up comedy. This exhibition includes a new large-scale work entitled "Jokes on You," featuring images of ephemera from the collections of the National Museum of American History, which was part of Rafferty's study during her Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship. Index cards from the Phyllis Diller "Gag File," scanned and recontextualized by Rafferty, underscore the trauma associated with cultural mores that assert control over women's bodies, such as marriage and consumerism.

With so many students attending summer programs, it is remarkable that there is little research available aiming to investigate achievement differences in participants versus non-participants. This study examined the place of a summer program within a school district budget and curriculum. The study was designed to better understand the achievement gains, or lack thereof, of students who were invited to a summer program in one Northeast school district. The research design attempted to provide a better understanding of how the summer program impacted reading achievement of students who attended the program. The study compared the reading achievement of students who attended the summer program to the reading achievement of students who were invited to the summer program, but did not attend. The results of the study revealed there was a statistical difference in the test scores of the students who attended the summer reading program compared to those that did not attend. That statistical difference showed that students who attended the program scored higher on the formative reading assessments than did students who did not attend the program during the October assessment. Also, it was discovered that students who attended the summer reading program maintained their difference in reading achievement level over the course of the school year, in between October and May. It was concluded that attending the summer reading program set forth a difference in reading achievement that was maintained throughout the school.

Kristopher is the new kid at his school. He's being teased on a daily basis. Will he let the teasing stop him from living his dream?

"Myth and archetype, as well as the influence of masters of the Gothic tale, seep in from the groundwater in Jonathan Thomas''s world, but the landscape is wholly his own.''-Sherry Austin, author of "Mariah of the Spirits and Other Southern Ghost Stories" This fourth collection of stories by Jonathan Thomas definitively establishes him as one of the leading authors of weird fiction in the twenty-first century. Thomas''s creative adaptations of themes and motifs in the work of H. P. Lovecraft are vibrantly displayed in such tales as "Houdini Fish'' and the cosmic "We Are Made of Stars," while the "King in Yellow'' mythos of Robert W. Chambers plays a role in "Three Dreams of Ys." A sequence of previously unpublished tales, grouped under the heading "Dead City Suite," resurrects stories from Thomas''s 1980s master''s thesis at Brown University, capturing both the wonder and terror of his native Providence, R.I. In all the stories Thomas''s pungent wit and distinctive prose meld with a powerfully weird imagination to fashion black jewels of weird fiction that no reader will ever forget. "Thomas is not just a ''master of the macabre but a downright first-rate, wonderfully skillful and major short-story writer, period.''-Barton L. St. Armand, professor emeritus, Brown University "Thomas''s dynamism in plot-weaving and his pungently satirical prose testify to a prodigious fund of creativity and a fine eye for observing the little absurdities of life in the twenty-first century.''-S. T. Joshi Jonathan Thomas is the author of "Midnight Call and Other Stories" (2008), "Tempting Providence and Other Stories" (2010), "Thirteen Conjurations" (2013), and the vivid Lovecraftian novel "The Color over Occam" (2012). He lives in Providence, R.I.