New Releases by Peter Brown

I am very fortunate to have received Mary Magdalene''s message and to understand the future plans for the Earth. During the time that I have been recording her message, Mary has mentioned a number of concepts that have blown my mind! These are explained with a simplicity that everyone can understand. I have researched other messages channelled from Mary Magdalene and others that knew her and they all support the message I have written here. I am completely convinced by Mary''s words and the accuracy of her predictions. Accept or deny the ideas in this book, but at least think about them. Please do not let me have to say "e;I told you so"e; when we meet beyond the veil of Earthly life!

Winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction, 2010. The title, A Bright Soothing Noise, refers to the sound that fire makes, promising not only warmth and light but also violence and destruction. Brown''s greatest hero is Frank O''Connor, and like O''Connor''s his stories uncover the final bleakness of a national life but in the same moment glow with its promise of love and life and belonging. Brown''s Americans will try almost anything to connect. They tend to drink too much, to drive too fast, are a little too violent in their passions and even a little too religious. Too often they believe, they trust--and then again they don''t, depending not so much on what''s getting proffered as who''s proffering. They are always on the verge of something better. They only want a little more, only a little too much, and while we as readers want with all our hearts for them to get it, we also fear they might. "This highly entertaining collection of stories has the scenic intensity and quality of Tennessee Williams''s one-act plays. Meet a varied cast of characters in strange settings, and enjoy their provocative and witty company."--Josip Novakovich, author of April Fool''s Day: A Novel and judge Number Nine: Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction

When Penguin gets pooped on by a flying goose, he doesn''t just get angry--he decides to do something about it. Penguin and his flightless friends set out to build a flying machine that will give them the bird''s eye view they''ve never had in this picture book. Illustrations.

When Chowder goes off to the Fabu Pooch Boot Camp, as usual he just doesn''t fit in. Chowder tries his best, but his attempts to make himself more fabulous all fall flat. When the First Annual Fabu Pooch Pageant is announced, Chowder anxiously tries to think of a way to stand out. After all, the prize is a one-year supply of Snarf Snacks! Some pups practice their pearly grins, other hounds get massages to relax. One pooch even gets permed! But Chowder finds his calling when he discovers a trampoline. He leaps, he flips, he bounces, and he wows the crowd!

First published in 1988, Peter Brown''s The Body and Society was a groundbreaking study of the marriage and sexual practices of early Christians in the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Brown focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and lifelong virginity-in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries A.D. and traces early Christians'' preoccupations with sexuality and the body in the work of the period''s great writers. The Body and Society questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped relationships between men and women, Roman aristocracy and slaves, and the married and the celibate. Brown discusses Tertullian, Valentinus, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Constantine, the Desert Fathers, Jerome, Ambrose, and Augustine, among others, and considers asceticism and society in the Eastern Empire, martyrdom and prophecy, gnostic spiritual guidance, promiscuity among the men and women of the church, monks and marriage in Egypt, the ascetic life of women in fourth-century Jerusalem, and the body and society in the early Middle Ages. In his new introduction, Brown reflects on his work''s reception in the scholarly community.

Ten original essays examine the transactions between real places and the literary imagination, including the reinvention of real places in literary form, from 1800 to the present day. They deal with different kinds of locations (islands, countries, cities), the topoi writers use to articulate a sense of place (maps, ruins, landscape, history), their generic manifestations in fiction, travel writing, topography, (auto)biography and poetry, and the theoretical and methodological issues which arise. The focus moves outwards from local to regional and national issues, covering questions of cultural identity, space, representation, historicity, and modernity in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, the United States, and the South Pacific. The contributors are drawn from both sides of the Atlantic, and include established scholars as well as newer voices.

The third volume to appear in the magnum opus of A. Peter Brown takes as its topic the European symphony ca. 1800-ca. 1930 and is divided into two parts. Brown''s series synthesises an enormous amount of scholarly literature in a wide range of languages--Publisher''s description.

One of the only books on this subject to focus on XML''s value as a business tool rather than the technology. This book deals with important management issues and focuses on demonstrating XML''s value as a business tool. It emphasizes processes and business logic, and will show you how to go about introducing this technology and what must be done to achieve a smooth implementation. * Offers a management driven approach to XML-based information systems architecture * Discusses important related standards such as RDF, topic maps, and XML * Schema * Describes the building blocks of an XML-based architecture * Provides a blueprint for an organizational model of the roles and responsibilities of those involved in setting up an XML-based architecture * Presents a management framework and methodology for developing XML-based information systems

A preeminent classical scholar on the emergence of one of our most familiar social divisions.

Classic biography, published 30 years ago. Contains new thoughts in a 2 chapter epilogue.

His illuminating analysis of religious change as the art of the possible has a wide relevance for other periods and regions.

A preliminary report on continuing research into the political, cultural, and religious milieu of the later Roman Empire, from a humanist historiographic perspective. Discusses autocracy and the elites, power, poverty, and the forging of a Christian empire. Does not assume a knowledge of Latin. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Peter Brown''s contention that the Democratic Party is beholden to black voters in a way that annoys white voters, promising preferential treatment to minority groups in the form of affirmative action and other programs, is the premise of this timely and outspoken book.

With the blend of art and learning that is the hallmark of his work, Peter Brown here examines how the sacred impinged upon the profane during the first Christian millennium.

This book explores the significant changes that took place in the classical world between the late second and early fourth centuries. A new elitism in religion had its parallel in society as a whole and a wide polarization of the wealthy and the poor developed, as unbridled ambition made the sharp distinction between the rulers and the ruled. --From publisher''s description.

Anak usia 2 tahun mulai menunjukan rasa ingin tahunya terhadap nama benda. Rasa ingin tahunya terus berkembang sejalan dengan bertambah usia. Masa-masa inilah penting bagi orang tua memperkaya anak dengan perbendaharaan kata, agar ia kelak mampu berkomunikasi dengan lingkungan secara lebih luas.Buku ini memuat lebih dari 500 kata dalam bahasa Indonesia dan Inggris dengan foto-foto menarik beresolusi tinggi. Juga disertai cara pelafalan dalam bahasa Inggris. Setiap kata dikelompokkan dalam beragam tema sehingga memudahkan anak mengenali kesamaan dari tiap objek. Selain itu, dilengkapi pula dengan informasi fakta yang dijelaskan oleh orang tua.