Lauren Monroe argues that the use of cultic & ritual language in the account of the Judean King Josiah's reforms in 2 Kings 22-23 is key to understanding the history of the text's composition, & illuminates the essential, interrelated processes of textual growth & identity construction in ancient Israel. ...

When boy-band Dujour meet their untimely ends in a tragic plane crash, their manager Wyatt Frame (Alan Cumming) is quick to sign-up some replacements in the form of girl-group Josie & the Pussycats. Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook) & her bandmates Melody (Tara Reid) & Valerie (Rosario Dawson) are happy to have found their big break, & head off to the big city where they quickly become teen-pop sensations. But when they discover that Wyatt & his record company cohorts are using their records to send out subliminal messages to the nation's teenagers, the feline popsters decide it's time to fight back. ...

Josie lives in a high-rise flat in town &, more than anything else in the world, Josie wants a garden. When Josie & her friend, Meena, discover an abandoned & over-grown garden near their school, Josie is delighted & decides to make the garden her own. But sometimes, things are not quite as simple as they first seem... ...

Josie lives in a high-rise flat in town &, more than anything else in the world, Josie wants a garden. When Josie & her friend, Meena, discover an abandoned & over-grown garden near their school, Josie is delighted & decides to make the garden her own. But sometimes, things are not quite as simple as they first seem. ...

In Josie's Jazzy Journal, we find out what happens when Josie meets Gabby. Josie has always felt as though she belongs to her mum & dad, to the Topz Gang, to God but Gabby has never felt this. So, Josie (with the help of best friend Sarah) tries to show her God's love. ...

Joss Whedon's importance in contemporary pop culture can hardly be overstated. Published to coincide with Whedon's blockbuster movie " The Avengers", this title covers various aspects of his work, through insightful essays & indepth interviews with key figures in the ' Whedonverse'. ...