Liam Fitzgerald – författare

This collection includes:First Contact by Liam Fitzgerald Two best friends' plan to sneak out and hunt the night sky for aliens is complicated by a rumor about a boy that one of them...may have...definitely...totally made out with.by Liz Baker Roommates Pete and Jasper have a pretty good thing going. That is until Jasper makes it his mission to rescue the dying bee outside of their apartment.by Michael John McGoldrick A man and a woman reflect separately on their one-night stand and its effect on their lives. by Banna Desta Shandukani explores the thrills and shortcomings of attraction through a series of conversations and confessions.by Aja Nisenson A mother tries to provoke her daughter to slap her in the face in order to even out the swelling of her latest cosmetic procedure. Sometimes love hurts.by Joe Samaniego In the rapidly advancing world of modern-day technology it's easier than ever to be erased.

Essays showing how the stuff of Norman Sicily, its mosaics, frescoes, art and architecture, was used to construct its history.Material culture played a crucial role in developing the cultural narrative of Norman Sicily. The essays in this book consider how images, designs, artifacts, structures and objects were used to help create the story of the medieval kingdom, and what they reveal about the complex political and social dynamics that underpinned the so-called "multicultural" state. Arguing that a visual language developed in medieval Sicily and southern Italy in this period, the contributions journey through both familiar and unexplored aspects of Siculo-Norman art, in particular those areas which have only been made possible with recent advances in technology and international academic collaboration. Topics addressed include manuscripts and mosaics, textile diplomacy, the drama of coins and trade, new readings of old buildings, and the insights of archaeological excavations into everyday life. All of the ideas presented in this volume converge on the central theme of how material culture helped to develop story and society in the medieval kingdom of Sicily.