"Does for the Civil War period what Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States did for the study of American history in general." — Library JournalHistorian David Williams has written the first account of the American Civil War as viewed though the eyes of ordinary people—foot soldiers, slaves, women, prisoners of war, draft resisters, Native Americans, and others. Richly illustrated with little-known anecdotes and firsthand testimony, ...

This classic, much-loved novel tells the story of Jennie Logan, a woman caught between two worlds, two times, and the two men she loves—one her husband and one an artist who may have died in 1899. David Williams’ novel is a thrilling read, part love story, part mystery—a tale of time travel (or is it madness?) that keeps the reader guessing until the very end. Now back in print, this exquisitely written book is not to be missed.

A riveting and unexpected novel that questions whether a peaceful and non- violent community can survive when civilization falls apart.Again, all are asleep, but I am not. I need sleep, but though I read and I pray, I feel too awake. My mind paces the floor.There are shots now and again, bursts here and there, far away, and I cannot sleep. I think of this man in his hunger, shot like a rabbit raiding a garden. For what, Lord? For stealing corn intended fo...

The acclaimed sweeping history of a nation at war with itself, told here for the first time by the people who lived it.Historian David Williams has written the first account of the American Civil War as viewed though the eyes of ordinary people—foot soldiers, slaves, women, prisoners of war, draft resisters, Native Americans, and others. Richly illustrated with little-known anecdotes and firsthand testimony, this path-breaking narrative moves beyond presidents and ...

This is a quiz book for people with a memory like a sieve who can't remember a fact for five minutes. It's the opposite of the straight general knowledge quiz where you have to remember the date of the Armada or the capital of Peru -one of the problems with those quizzes is they are not much good for family entertainment, especially those trivia ones that rely on an encyclopaedic knowledge of Nineties pop music or the Hollywood years. Not much chance for ten-year-olds to shine with questio...

Rising winds, ravenous wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, floods: the world we will pass on is different than the one we inherited. With an unflinching gaze and a blunt pen, David Williams spells out how we will be morally tested on this harsher, hotter planet we have made for ourselves.Yet we are not without hope. In Our Angry Eden, Williams beckons readers toward a belief and a promise resilient enough to face the effects of the climate crisis. From altering our diets to w...

The crew of the DVD go through a time rift and become twenty fours years older. This is life threatening to some of the crew so they head for the closest planet to ask for the coordinates so they can go back through the time rift. The people on the planet like to play games and force the Captain to take part in a scavenger hunt before they will tell them what they need to know. Will they be given the correct coordinates before it's too late.

The modern world was not created by the civilization of Renaissance Italy, the advent of the printing press, or the marriage restrictions imposed by the medieval church. Rather, it was widespread reading that brought about most of the cognitive, psychological, and social changes that we recognize as peculiarly modern.David Williams combines book and communications history with readings of major works by Petrarch, Bruni, Valla, Reuchlin, Erasmus, Foxe, and Milton to argue that expan...

In the face of the dizzying possibility of alternate realities, this book lays out how this cosmology connects with the Gospel. Deeper still, it shows how the moral teachings of Jesus are even more critically relevant.If you find the interplay between science and faith both hopeful and exciting, and are looking for the path to reality that manifests your best possible self, then this is the book for you!

How to Draw Animals, Stroke by Stroke!Books on drawing animals often leave beginning artists feeling frustrated. Does the following scenario sound familiar: You're drawn in by the beautiful final images of a drawing book for beginners, but when you go through the steps of drawing your fist animal project you realize there are lots of missing strokes to get you from one step to the next. Alas!Not with this book!In this true beginner's guide to drawin...

When a catastrophic solar storm brings about the collapse of modern civilization, an Amish community in Pennsylvania is caught up in the devastating aftermath. Once-bright skies are now dark. Planes have plummeted to the ground. The systems of modern life have crumbled. With their stocked larders and stores of supplies, the Amish are unaffected at first. But as the English (the Amish name for all non-Amish people) become more and more desperate, they begin to invade Amish farms, taking wha...

Hitch-hiking from Paris to Bali with extremely limited funds and a total ignorance of Visa requirements for the countries in between!After being beaten up, caught in a sand-storm in the desert, dyssentry, and meeting incredible people, I made it - but it took me a whole year.I've been vegetarian ever since and my outlook on life was utterly changed as a result of this journey of both body and soul.