It is 13th century Italy Trade is flourishing between the city-states & the Levant Venice Florence & Genoa are all bursting with wealth However each city-state is also plagued with a weak national army leaving them defenseless against invasion from their envious neighbors Enter the Condottiere As veteran English soldiers returned from the Crusades Italy found itself with an influx of desperate & capable men These hired swords were contracted to fight for individual city-states by an agreement known as a condotta The most elite of these men were the mercenary leaders known as the Condottiere The object of Condottiere is to acquire four connected provinces in renaissance Italy To do this players auction off different provinces on the board & bid on these provinces with a hand of cards representing mercenaries seasons scarecrows & political figures However unlike standard auctions in which only the highest bidder loses their bid in Condottiere every player loses their bid Players are in effect bidding the number of troops they are willing to lose in order to win a province However several special effect cards shake the contests up & keep the players guessing Players 2-6 Playing time 45 minutes Ages 14 ...

In Case Study Research Bill Lee & Mark Saunders describe the properties of case study designs in organizational research exploring the uses advantages & limitations of case research They also demonstrate the flexibility that case designs offer & challenges the myths surrounding this approach Ideal for Business & Management students reading for a Master’s degree each book in the series may also serve as reference books for doctoral students & faculty members interested in the method Part of SAGE’s Mastering Business Research Methods series conceived & edited by Bill Lee Mark N K Saunders & Vadake K Narayanan & designed to support students by providing in-depth & practical guidance on using a chosen method of data collection or analysis Watch the editors introduce the Mastering Business Research Methods series & tell you more about the first three books ...

In Case Study Research Bill Lee & Mark Saunders describe the properties of case study designs in organizational research exploring the uses advantages & limitations of case research They also demonstrate the flexibility that case designs offer & challenges the myths surrounding this approach Ideal for Business & Management students reading for a Master’s degree each book in the series may also serve as reference books for doctoral students & faculty members interested in the method Part of SAGE’s Mastering Business Research Methods series conceived & edited by Bill Lee Mark N K Saunders & Vadake K Narayanan & designed to support students by providing in-depth & practical guidance on using a chosen method of data collection or analysis Watch the editors introduce the Mastering Business Research Methods series & tell you more about the first three books ...

In Conducting Focus Groups Caroline J Oates & Panayiota J Alevizou explain what is involved in conducting focus groups outlining their main features use in research their design & the kind of rich qualitative data they facilitate A step-by-step guides using practical examples show how you can successfully use focus groups to address your own research question Ideal for Business & Management students reading for a Master's degree each book in the series may also serve as reference books for doctoral students & faculty members interested in the method Part of SAGE's Mastering Business Research Methods conceived & edited by Bill Lee Mark N K Saunders & Vadake K Narayanan & designed to support researchers by providing in-depth & practical guidance on using a chosen method of data collection or analysis Watch the editors introduce the Mastering Business Research Methods series ...

Conducting Research in Psychology Measuring the Weight of Smoke provides students an engaging introduction to psychological research by employing humor stories & hands-on activities 624 pages Pelham Brett W ...

From bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a new novel about risking everything for love
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Confession The Healing of the Soul is not just about what is termed sacramental confession Its frame of reference is much wider &

Includes:: discussion of those celebrated writers who wrote confessions
- Augustine Kierkegaard Tolstoy Foucault Freud Jung John of the Cross & Wittgenstein This book will be of interest to all Christians of any denomination who engage in sacramental confession
- clergy but also pastoral workers & those millions who actually attend confession as part of their lives In the post-Freudian age confession of any kind has had a bad press but is now coming back into popularity as guilt & sin become helpful concepts Peter Tyler an author & practicing psychotherapist argues that rather than being something to consign to the rubbish heap of history confession offers unexplored potential for the healing of the postmodern soul The book addresses all those engaged in psychotherapeutic & healing practices & ministries The chapters are as follows Why Confession? The Confessing Animal The Birth of Confession Wittgenstein's Philosophical Confessions God's Laughter Confessions of Fire The Healing of the Soul



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The son of a pagan father & a Christian mother Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths & world views This autobiography details how he came to turn away from his youthful ideas & licentious lifestyle to become instead a staunch advocate of Christianity & one of its most influential thinkers ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Take a peak under the surface of any gay man & who knows what you ll find? CONFESSIONS an anthology of disclosures from the recesses of the gay male psyche goes some way to answer that very question Spanning themes that are dark sexy intense funny romantic & shocking CONFESSIONS turns a spotlight on characters you don t often get to see- but will not want to turn away from ...