New Releases by Alison Brown

A delightfully funny celebration of bees - and the importance of bee-ing your true self - from the Queen of Cute, Alison Brown. Billie is a bee with BIG ambition! When the Festival of Talents comes to town, Billie is determined to show off her skills. She's intelligent! She's cute! She's agile! But Billie's human friend has a bit of advice: don't use your wings. Some people are funny about bees ... Can Billie share her talents without revealing her true identity? Shhh! Why we're making a beeline for Billie ... An fun-filled introduction to the superstars of the insect world - including bonus bee facts A celebration of bee-ing your true self Perfect for young children who are nervous of bees or learning about their unique importance

In this first comprehensive study of the effect of Lucretius's De rerum natura on Florentine thought in the Renaissance, Alison Brown demonstrates how Lucretius was used by Florentine thinkers—earlier and more widely than has been supposed—to provide a radical critique of prevailing orthodoxies. To answer the question of why ordinary Florentines were drawn to this recently discovered text, despite its threat to orthodox Christian belief, Brown tracks interest in it through three humanists—the most famous of whom was Machiavelli—all working not as philologists but as practical administrators and teachers in the Florentine chancery and university. Interpreting their direct use of Lucretius within the context of mercantile Florence, Brown highlights three dangerous themes that had particular appeal: Lucretius's attack on superstitious religion and an afterlife; his pre-Darwinian theory of evolution; and his atomism, with its theory of free will and the chance creation of the world. The humanists' challenge to established beliefs encouraged the growth of a "Lucretian network" of younger, politically disaffected Florentines. Brown thus adds a missing dimension to our understanding of the "revolution" in sixteenth-century political thinking, as she enriches our definition of the Renaissance in a context of newly discovered worlds and new social networks.

Busy, overwhelmed and racing through life? If this is you, here's what I know; it's time to sit down before you fall down instead. Too many are living their life at an unsustainable pace and as she shares, Alison Brown used to be one of them. She was heading straight for derailment and not even a literal car crash into a rest stop sign was enough to make her slow down. It wasn't until God interrupted her fast-paced life with words that changed everything. Her story is being shared in an effort to help us all discover where change is needed in our own lives and how to inch towards it. The world is restless and racing and if you can relate, it's time to read this book and discover a rest that goes far beyond a good nights sleep - it's one that restores your soul.

A pitch-perfect rhyming celebration of brothers and the love they share! Amazing brothers are EVERYWHERE! Brothers can be big, small, old or new - they might even have just joined your crew. Some are practical fixers and menders, some just want to sing as loud as they can! Though you might get into scraps, when you need some love and care, brothers can be the very best at making things better. Discover the ULTIMATE inclusive celebration of brothers, packed full of irresistible, aw-factor artwork and a heart-warming rhyming text. Perfect to share with YOUR unique and wonderful brother!

A pitch-perfect rhyming celebration of dads!

‘Moms don’t sleep. They just worry with their eyes closed.’ Are you losing sleep while your mind jumps to every worst-case scenario? Are you parenting from a place of fear? If you’re a helicopter mom who can’t seem to relax, Alison can relate and she wants to help you break the habit of worry and live with peace instead – the way God intended. Most of what people worry about will never actually happen. If you’re a chronic worrier, knowing this doesn’t put the fire out, nothing does until you’re willing to fan the flame of a whole new fire. In Don’t Let What If Ruin What Is, Alison shares her deeply personal battle with worry and what she has coined her ‘FIRE process’; Faith, Inner Work, Real Food and Exercise, to give you the tools needed to break the habit. Read on and have hope that you too can set worry down and live your life instead.

A pitch-perfect rhyming celebration of mums! Amazing mums are all around! They are chatty, practical, funny, sporty ... and everything between. Mums find your lost treasures. They celebrate your achievements. They love us no matter what. Discover the ULTIMATE inclusive celebration of the mums and care-givers, packed full of irresistible, aw-factor artwork and a heart-warming rhyming text. Perfect to share with YOUR unique and wonderful mum on Mother's Day and beyond! Also available from Alison Brown: Amazing Dad Amazing Sister Amazing Brother Billie's Buzz

God's BLUEPRINT reveals God's Master Plan for the redemption of mankind. Just the first few letters in the book of Genesis, in the original Hebrew language, reveals God's seven thousand year plan as Dr Brown explains. God outlines His Master Plan further, in Leviticus 23, with the seven festivals. Each of these Hebrew feasts contain more mysteries. Finally, using the science of gematria, numerology and the Hebrew alphabet more mysteries unfold. Dr Brown's letter to President Trump gives a glimpse into the accuracy of the Hebrew calendar from events that have already taken place, such as the rise of Hitler and the holocaust, and postulates when the 'hidden day', the rapture of the church, is likely to take place. Just as the first four feasts have been perfectly fulfilled in Yeshua's first coming so, she argues, the last three feasts will also be perfectly fulfilled in Yeshua's second coming. She also examines the significance of the two menorah's as well as the three trumpet blasts of the shofar. A fascinating study, this book should be part of the library of every serious student of prophecy.

Uses Piero de' Medici's life as a prism to throw new light on the crisis in Renaissance Italy that revolutionised culture and political thinking.

"Space Flight" was written by Alison Brown in her senior year of high school. Every day of winter term, she gave her English teacher, Mr. Goodrich, a poem, and this is a collection of those poems.

2018 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Glasgow's famous son, architect and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. A year-long celebration of Mackintosh's contribution to the arts, and to the making of the world-famous Glasgow Style is taking place throughout the city, including a major exhibition, and tour. This book focuses on highlights from Glasgow Museums' collections, and considers what was happening in the city that encouraged the creativity of Mackintosh and contemporaries such as Margaret and Frances Macdonald, Jessie M King, Talwin Morris, James Salmon amongst others to flourish. It looks at architecture in the city, 'The Four', the influence of Japan, the early architecture, the city's technical studios and artisans, crafts, furniture design, the spread of the Glasgow Style, the world-famous tearoom interiors, and Mackintosh's later years in London and France. Beautifully illustrated throughout, including some works never before on public display.

L'histoire pleine de tendresse d'un petit ours qui cherche un abri pour l'hiver, merveilleusement illustree par Alison Brown, qui a notamment illustre "je t'aime jour et nuit" et "toujours la pour toi", parus chez Gautier Languereau en 2016.

Reading The Bing Blogs will encourage you to spend the time to first recognize your dog's particular problems, and then solve them one by one as best as you can. The time and effort may result in the best dog you've ever known.People might expect dog trainers to have the perfect dog. But by the time Bing was 5 months old I realized I had a challenge on my hands. At first The Bing Blogs were designed for my dog training website: writing about Bing's antics, and our successes and failures, was my way of providing training advice to people who have dogs with issues. With all his issues, Bing was able to perform well in Agility, Rally, Obedience and Scent Work. He won many dozens of titles in spite of the difficulties of working in these event environments. Bing loved to perform for me. I don't look back at his life and say, "Boy what a waste of time, I'm glad that's over." I say, "What a wonderful dog and great friend he was."

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Though Bartolomeo Scala has long intrigued historians, he is a figure whose importance has only recently been appreciated. In Alison Brown's biography Scala emerges as a man of more ability and character than anyone has imagined him to be. We begin to understand why he was employed as chancellor for the almost unrivaled period of thirty-two years. Ms. Brown's study is not only the first extensive treatment of Scala's life but also a significant contribution to our knowledge of Italian Renaissance history and of the contrast between theory and practice in Medicean government. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Little Tiger Press.

An amazing insight into end-times prophecy. Dr Brown writes from a messianic perspective revealing how the Feasts and current world events tie in with Biblical and even Islamic prophecies. A must read for all those interested in what is about to happen in these last days.

For Many children today the Bible is a book for Sunday only. Some regard it as little more than a collection of stories which they fondly associate with Sunday School or their bedtime reading; easily discarded when they reach their teens, amid peer pressure to conform to the humanist and secularist views of today's 'real world'. We need to connect what children do in the classroom on the other days of the week to the Bible; turning often to its less familiar pages, until they see that in every area of our existence Scripture always has been, and still is, the supreme authority. Children learn through experience. We cannot expect them to trust God for eternity until they recognize the reliability of God's account of what has happened in time. 'If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?' (John 3:12).

This volume examines Florentine society at crucial moments of change that are often treated separately in historical narratives: the later years of Medici government under the aegis of Lorenzo the Magnificent, the four tumultuous years of Savonarola's religious regime from 1494 to 1498, and the unsettled early decades of the sixteenth century. Drawing upon original research conducted during the past decade, it provides important insights into the politics and conflicting ideologies in the city as experienced by different levels of society, not only by the politicians, preachers, and intellectuals whose voices are more familiar to us, but also by women and lower-class citizens. Since no single paradigm is adequate to describe these years of flux, this volume attempts to reassess the period by uncovering the debate underlying nearly all the topics it discusses. In this way, it offers a new and multifocused approach to the study of this important and influential period in Florentine history. Alison Brown is Emerita Professor of Italian Renaissance History at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her books on Florentine politics and political thought include Bartolomeo Scala, 1430-1497, Chancellor of Florence: The Humanist as Bureaucrat (1979); The Medici in Florence: The Exercise and Language of Power (1992); The Renaissance (1999); and The Return of Lucretius to Renaissance Florence (2010).

Bible Numbers introduces a dozen Bible stories for the numbers 1-12, using large, colourful illustrations, and provides a corresponding coloring page for each. At the end of the book the stories are rearranged into an order through which the gospel message is presented. Very young children may simply enjoy the number associations whilre the more advanced can be taught the spiritual application. A verse relevant to each Bible truth is also suggested which may prove useful as a memory verse.

Perfect for middle school, these word searches, jumbled sentences, number codes and crosswords provide a journey through the Bible to help children see the "big picture."

Introduce your very young readers to some of the great stories and characters from the Bible. Beautifully illustrated and written with the deepening awareness that every child needs to build his/her life on God's Wordthat they might set their hope in God (Psalm 78:7). Also available from Banner - A Bible Alphabet Activity Book.

A study of the Renaissance, considering the influence of classical ideas on Italy, with a focus on the central role of Florence in the movement.