Bøger af Christopher Ryan

Provides evidence from anthropology, archaeology, primatology, anatomy, and psychosexuality to show how far from human nature monogamy really is. This title exposes the ancient roots of human sexuality while pointing toward a more optimistic future illuminated by our innate capacities for love, cooperation, and generosity.

Blackjack is Arron Day, a black soldier of fortune living in a tumultuous time - an era of hot jazz, ancient terrors, deadly quests, and looming world war. Highly paid to beat the odds, he travels the globe battling powerful enemies, the ghost of his past, and the bigotry of his times. Created by Alex Simmons, "Shooters" is the latest hard-hitting thriller. It's a collection of pulp action adventures set in the 1930s, yet casting an eerie reflection of the struggles of our time. Bigotry, racial tensions, violence, greed and the challenge of seeing each other as human beings was as volatile in the "dirty thirties" as it is now. From New York to Spain, to Shanghai, Arron Day must use his wit, fists, and weapons to save lives, while battling gangsters, cults, and warlords!It's the 1930s ... a good time for a dark hunter.

Margaret Agnes Ferguson is an eight-year-old with lots of questions, and an instinct for mystery! She and her friends investigate mysterious happenings in their community, starting with an empty space right in Margaret's room! What can it be for? Who is creating it? And what does it mean for Margaret and her family? Find out in THE FERGUSON FILES: THE MYSTERY SPOT! This book is perfect to read to young children and can be read independently by elementary school students up to grades three or four. The language and illustrations are designed for clarity and warmth; we may tease curiosity but there won't be any inappropriate scares here. Also included in this debut children's book are safe "detective games" kids can play with their family or a group of friends under supervision. The games are designed to keep kids thinking and observing, and to build self-confidence. As Margaret says, "Let's keep thinking!" So who published this? LivingEd is a creative collective of three published authors/teachers coming together to create fresh, fun educational materials that pop. Toney Jackson (illustrations) is an award-winning poet, songwriter, educator, and author/illustrator of children's literature. Caseen Gaines (resident non-fiction champion and questioner of all things in need of questioning) is an award-winning author of Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse and A Christmas Story: Behind the Scenes of a Holiday Classic. Christopher Ryan (writer) has been named "Best New Voice in Fiction 2013" by the Independent Book Publishers Association, is an award-winning former journalist. He has written comedy, songs, comics, and created The Ferguson Files, LivingEd's debut publication. Teachers, keep an eye on us for upcoming lesson plan packages to go with our publications! For more about these creators, visit: www.chrisryanwrites.com www.caseengaines.com www.toneyjackson.com www.LivingEd.com

Berlin to Russia.African American soldier of fortune Arron Day, aka BLACKJACK, is on the most physically and politically dangerous adventure of his life. Having barely survived a mission at the 1936 Olympics, Arron has no time to rest. To save lives and recover a king's ransom he finds himself battling tanks, Nazis, pirates and thieves across two countries. He been shot, beaten and tortured ... Now he's really mad. It's power mongers, an army of killer, and a fiery inferno -- all lined up against one dangerous man, BLACKJACK.

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Since Darwin's day, we've been told that sexual monogamy comes naturally to our species. Mainstream scienceas well as religious and cultural institutionshas maintained that men and women evolved in families in which a man's possessions and protection were exchanged for a woman's fertility and fidelity. But this narrative is collapsing. Fewer and fewer couples are getting married, and divorce rates keep climbing as adultery and flagging libido drag down even seemingly solid marriages.How can reality be reconciled with the accepted narrative? It can't be, according to renegade thinkers Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jeth. While debunking almost everything we "e;know"e; about sex, they offer a bold alternative explanation in this provocative and brilliant book.Ryan and Jeth's central contention is that human beings evolved in egalitarian groups that shared food, child care, and, often, sexual partners. Weaving together convergent, frequently overlooked evidence from anthropology, archaeology, primatology, anatomy, and psychosexuality, the authors show how far from human nature monogamy really is. Human beings everywhere and in every era have confronted the same familiar, intimate situations in surprisingly different ways. The authors expose the ancient roots of human sexuality while pointing toward a more optimistic future illuminated by our innate capacities for love, cooperation, and generosity.With intelligence, humor, and wonder, Ryan and Jeth show how our promiscuous past haunts our struggles over monogamy, sexual orientation, and family dynamics. They explore why long-term fidelity can be so difficult for so many; why sexual passion tends to fade even as love deepens; why many middle-aged men risk everything for transient affairs with younger women; why homosexuality persists in the face of standard evolutionary logic; and what the human body reveals about the prehistoric origins of modern sexuality. In the tradition of the best historical and scientific writing, Sex at Dawn unapologetically upends unwarranted assumptions and unfounded conclusions while offering a revolutionary understanding of why we live and love as we do.

The poetry of Michelangelo offers an insight into one of the greatest artists of all time, and is a notable literary achievement in its own right. This text lays out the broad chronological evolution of the poems and clarifies both their meaning and the verbal artistry