Presently the princess came and sat by the side of her aunt, the queen. Ihoas bowed herself away and as quickly disappeared below, where she sought relief and opportunity in the crowded garden. She had a duty to perform, and though her position must be an embarrassing one, her appearance could but arouse interest, invoking both happiness and hope. On the steps at the veranda in front Ihoas met Aokahameha accompanied by Colonel Young; they had disposed of their commands at the armory and re...

Maido, the lord daimyo, came strolling, late one May day, along a pebbled pathway in his castle grounds at Kanazawa, and while doing so he caught a last glimpse of the great red sun as it slowly sank toward the western horizon. “What a glorious sunset!” said he to himself, as he halted and breathed deeply the sweetened air that floated by, lazily flagging the cherry and cypress trees standing here and there in the garden about him. He paused only a moment, and then slowly approached the fa...

This book is a study in depth of the work of Franz Boas and twenty of his students at Columbia University in the early years of the twentieth century. Collectively they laid the entire institutional as well as the intellectual foundations of American anthropology as it exists today. The book begins with a discussion of the historical context of Boasian anthropology, and an overview of its nature and limitations. The work of Boas and his leading students is then discussed in detail, includi...

Lou Buck, ex-cop, is the off-center main character (like Nick Carraway to Jay Gatsby). Lou searches for his kidnapped daughter, Lacey, and in Reno meets a muscular bald man, Phane, who claims to be extraterrestrial. Lou thinks he's a nut until the man transforms into a large green tennis ball with arms, legs, and eyestalks. Phane was abandoned by his commander to die on Earth, but he and Lou team up and rescue Lou's daughter from an alien encampment in the desert. Another alien, Flooma, es...

Adorable twins Mandy and Andy pay a visit to one of America's favorite places. At the Zoo they see elephants, monkeys, tigers, lions and more. Have a fun day with them as you join them in their visit.

Gunnar is a young Las Vegas PI who struggles with narcolepsy, falling asleep at unpredictable moments. He tracks down a man who cheats at casino dice, only to learn that the guy is an extraterrestrial. Phane, the gambler, begs Gunnar to help him. He and his family are hunted by gangsters who want his dice secret. Gunnar is charmed by the stranger and wants to help, but Phane becomes seriously wounded. Gunnar and his sleep doctor try a desperate plan to revive the dying alien using focused ...

As a boy, William Lee Adams spent his days taking care of his quadriplegic brother, while worrying about his undiagnosed bipolar Vietnamese mother, and steering clear of his openly racist and homophobic father. Too shy and anxious to even speak until he was six years old, it seemed unlikely William would ever leave small-town Georgia.In time, William discovered that learning was both a refuge and a ticket out. So even as he struggled to understand and to get others to accept both h...

Nobody really knows what it's like to die. In the context of personal experience, an investigation into death would seem to be a dead-end.However, Black Holes of Nothingness (BHNs) perforate normal experience. Most are unremarkable such as dreamless sleep, anesthetic blackout, and the nothingness in some kinds of meditation.Since all BHNs are basically the same (nothing), maybe death is just another BHN. If so, we should be able to learn something about it by examining BHNs...

Brimming with fresh vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit, the kitchen garden is a celebration of the seasons from deep roots in the South - at times being the difference between being well-fed or hungry. The kitchen garden has now become fashionable addition to urban, suburban, and country homes. The book contains a planting guide for a variety of garden examples, charts, is essential reading for all gardeners ready to produce food for their tables.

"Twenty-Six Years Reminiscences of Scotch Grouse Moors" by William Alexander Adams is a captivating exploration of the author's extensive experiences on the Scottish moors. Through vivid descriptions and engaging narratives, Adams shares his passion for grouse shooting and the natural beauty of the Scottish landscape. The book serves as both a personal memoir and a tribute to the traditions of moorland shooting, offering insights into the challenges and joys of this time-honored pursuit. R...

Diamond-encrusted, alligator-skin handbags. Eighteen-course feasts. Yachts the length of city blocks. In the twenty-first century, many point to such conspicuous consumption as reflecting the moral failings of a rampant capitalism that sacrifices community values on an altar of greed. Television shows such as Keeping Up with the Kardashians illustrate the folly of wealth without responsibility even as they elevate their subjects on pedestals of desire. Our discomfort with extravagance ...

There is fighting all over the Middle East, Christian mercenaries are marching on Jerusalem and militias are hauling in weapons, preparing for a siege. Among them are four secret agents, whose mission is to seek out and save a mother and child from assassins. If found, they might change the course of history. The story so far: A Sea of Tears is the much-anticipated sequel to Adam Williams' well-received novel A River of Blood in which Samuel, a Jewish professor discovers a mutilated body o...