Born blind in the 17th century, a young boy named William endures tremendous physical and mental challenges. In order to escape a broken home and his tragic life, he sails half way around the world from London to the West Indies. Upon arriving in Barbados, William finds love followed by heartbreak. In an act of defiance and in order to give his children a better life, William vows to become the greatest pirate the world has ever seen. However, in order to do so, he will need to recover the...

Imagine the smell of slow-smoked brisket, tender ribs that fall off the bone, and perfectly charred steaks—all infused with deep, wood-fired flavor that turns your backyard into a full-on barbecue sanctuary. Whether you're brand new to pellet grilling or a seasoned flame-master, your Traeger is capable of far more than you think.The Traeger Grill Bible is your complete guide to mastering wood-pellet grilling, smoking, roasting, baking, braising, barbecuing, and mor...

The U.S. economy is generally considered to run on free market or laissez faire principles, implying that U.S. policy makers do not provide government support for industrial or commercial sectors. While mostly true, it is not the case with strategic industries, such as aerospace. Support for the aerospace sector has been viewed as essential, because aerospace technologies have been the material backbone of U.S. security systems. But American historic dominance in commercial aerospace, and ...

In this little book, Brother Lawrence simply and beautifully explains how to continually walk with God - not from the head but from the heart. Brother Lawrence left the gift of a way of life available to anyone who seeks to know God's peace and presence; that anyone, regardless of age or circumstance, can practice -anywhere, anytime. Brother Lawrence also left the gift of a direct approach to living in God's presence that is as practical today as it was three hundred years ago. Brother Law...

Oliver Twist meets The Crimson Petal and the White in this devilishly funny, emotionally charged tale of finding a new path in life after a great fall.William Dempsey rose from a life of thieving and prostitution to be the personal plaything of the Marquess of Argyll. Then a betrayal sees him returned to the rough streets of London without patronage, his West End apartment, or a place among the ton.So on a stormy night, he arrives...

In the depths of a Victorian world, where societal norms suffocate the voices of women, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Truth (Unabridged)" emerges as a clarion call for authenticity. This powerful collection of sonnets unveils the raw emotions of a woman yearning for liberation, challenging the confines of marriage, love, and the search for truth. Through her lyrical prowess, Browning exposes the complexities of the female experience, laying bare the struggles and triumphs of a soul seeking...

A gorgeously illustrated ode to the beauty and significance of orchids—and to those fighting to save these unique plants across the globe.Until recently, a myriad of lifeforms enriched our lives. In some places, listening to a nighttime chorus of frogs in the neighborhood marsh was an archetypal touchstone of childhood. Children would search for tadpoles, just steps away from native Lady's Tresses orchids. Year by year, the chorus became quieter. Today, only a few ...

A Sense of Regard, says Laura McCullough, “is an effort to collect the voices of living poets and scholars in thoughtful and considered exfoliation of the current confluence of poetry and race, the difficulties, the nuances, the unexamined, the feared, the questions, and the quarrels across aesthetic camps and biases.”The contributors discuss issues as various as their own diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Their essays, which range in style from the personal and lyric...

UNIT is called in when an alien escape pod brings a woman to the Kent countryside. But while Callandra charms the Doctor and the other men of UNIT, Jo is less trusting.Are her suspicions well-founded or is there another green-eyed monster at work?©2015 Big Finish Productions (P)2015 Big Finish Productions

The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe to a sophisticated Earth colony. Olympos is a world of hi-tech cities where the lives of the populace are controlled by an all-seeing, all-knowing supercomputer: Zeus.When the Doctor sees how the human inhabitants have been robbed of the more simple pleasures, he sets out to bring real life back to the colony. But his mental connection to Zeus has some unexpected consequences....©2015 Big Finish Productions (P)2015 Big Finish Prod...

Who says video games are only escapism?Today video games are viewed as another form of escapism. A way for people to escape from the stresses of their everyday lives.But like all forms of art, there are some valuable lessons to be learned from our favourite games. In his debut e-book by author Philip K. Lawrence, you will be finding 9 life lessons he learned from some of the greatest video games to have graced the industry. Not only that, but Philip will also be giving you 4 ...

Deep Stall applies a framework of strategic analysis to the Boeing Company. Boeing is the world's largest aerospace / defence company, with turnover in the region of US $60bn. The book examines the relative decline of Boeing in the civil aircraft market in relation to European manufacturer, Airbus. The aim of the book is to utilize the concept of strategic value to explain Boeing's decline. The authors define this concept as investment in people and technology to leverage future market suc...