"His book will not fail to please all who are interested in the mysteries of African Exploration, and the problem of African civilization." - The Living Age, 1861"He neither rejected Western culture as alien, nor considered assimilation into indigenous cultures practical. Aspects of Western culture that were useful had to be harnessed for the benefit of Africa." -R J M Blackett, Beating Against the Barriers.It is proper to state that Robert...

You are There: Restoring Churches, People, and Places is a pastoral conversation about creation care. It is a pastoral voice shepherding Christian people in Christian churches towards discipleship that is all the way down to the dirt. In it you will find a pastor with time to talk with you and walk with you so that the fruit of the redemption earned by Jesus' life, death, and resurrection will make a real and substantial difference in your very own backyard. This book is not actually about...

A Narrative of Colonel Robert Campbell's Experiences in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade from 1825 to 1835 is an interesting memoir from the time of booming fur trade out of Missouri and farther west.

"This eye-opening journey through centuries of medical care on the battlefield is a fascinating read. The research is impressive, the writing style relaxed but what makes this book stand out is the personal stories of women and men who risked their lives to save others." - ANNE MACMILLAN, HISTORIAN, JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR OF WAR STORIESDouble Emmy award-winning author Martin King takes you on an enthralling journey through the history of medicine on the battlefield, coverin...

I became intrigued by the universal mind or universal consciousness while reading “Finnegans Wake,” which doesn’t refer to a funeral but rather says the Finnegans are waking up. I wondered, what the heck is Joyce doing? I had been noticing the startling personal relevancies and realized that they were there for everyone. He was expressing the consciousness that connects all humanity, showing that separations by race, age, gender, social class and other things are artificial, that people ar...

Robert Campbell Roberts here offers an introduction to virtue ethics, suitable for students, that covers the topic along multiple dimensions--a historical and conceptual survey, a proposal for a new virtue ethics drawing on ancient practices, and a case study in support of that proposal. First, Roberts introduces virtue ethics historically and conceptually, in its ancient and more recent versions. He starts with Greek virtue ethics, using the thought of Socrates, Stoicism, and Aristotle, a...

Shadowed by oil wells and cattle and serenaded by the eerie music of cicadas, Blackthorne, Texas, is a strange, dark place with the malevolent area crime family and its affiliated biker gang. The atmosphere is already discomfiting, but when they murder Sheriff Booger Burkett’s girlfriend, who had married into the family, the tension becomes unbearable. Aided by a Texas Ranger, the colorful giant Burkett is determined to bring the guilty to justice regardless of what it takes. The murdered ...

“A very good read. The author describes the gradual erosion of the principles and values the US was founded upon. You may not agree with all the views in the book, but there’s no denying that it is spot on. Certainly, worth your time. Highly recommend.”

In the late summer of 1630, 23-year old Li Bing writes the provincial level imperial examinations, the first step towards entering the Chinese civil service. He is tormented by a dream of 18 red-crowned cranes, and as he awaits his exam results he seeks out insights from those around him to help him understand his dream. In the end, he learns more than he imagined.

The final battle has begun in this last chapter of the Goddess of Gallandria. The Adventure Galaxy and her crew search desperately for the means to find the Goddess Device as Doctor Donaldson uses her massive Prodono mobile citadel and its armada to Let Slip The Dogs of War.

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From 1836...These first-person accounts of a trapper's life in the Rockies were letters written by Robert Campbell to his brother. They were first published as a serial in the National Atlas and Tuesday Morning Mail (Philadelphia), Nov 1 - Dec 6, 1836 giving eastern Americans a view onto the wild mountains of the West..The five letters present an authentic look at the wild frontier of that time period of the early 1800's, and tell much of the bloody...