Series description:The Accord Trilogy is one continuous investigation — and one continuous awakening.When a dead man's letter arrives on Elara Quinn's London doormat, sealed with a spiral no living hand should still be pressing, the Scientific Review's most reliable skeptic is pulled into the fragment of an architecture forty-one centuries deep: the Nine Accords — nine ordinary practices that a scattered, unadvertised network of pr...

You don't have to yell to control a room. You don't have to be cruel to wound the people you love.Most men never see it. They work hard. They provide. They genuinely love their families. And yet a quiet pattern keeps repeating — defensiveness when corrected, tightening when questioned, withdrawal when stressed, the need to be right, the need to have the final word.It rarely looks like a problem. It looks like leadership. But subtle ego erodes the very things a man most want...

One year. 365 days. One disciplined man being formed one morning at a time.A daily companion to Disciplined Masculinity, this book takes the ideas that convicted you and turns them into a year of steady, quiet formation. Each day gives you one Scripture, a short reflection in Robert White's direct and unshaming voice, a focused journal prompt, and one small, specific practice to carry into the day.Twelve monthly arcs move through the book's core themes — seeing yourself cle...

Out of the Ashes is the definitive history of the Provisional Irish Republican movement, from its formation at the outset of the modern Troubles up to and after its official disarmament in 2005. Robert White, a prolific observer of IRA and Sinn Féin activities, has amassed an incomparable body of interview material from leading members over a thirty-year period. In this defining study, the interviewees provide extraordinary insights into the complex motivations that provoked their support ...

Beginning Scribus is the book you wish you’d read when you downloaded Scribus for the first time. Scribus is an award-winning page-layout program used by newspaper designers, magazine designers and those who want to do proper page layout but not pay for an expensive solution. It is free and Open Source, providing a useful alternative for those who cannot afford or choose not to use Adobe InDesign or QuarkXpress.Beginning Scribus provides you with the skills you wi...

Terroir connotes a sense of place that imparts a distinctive character to wine. A central component of terroir is the soil and its immediate surroundings. Thus, an understanding of the basic properties of soils and how they function as a "living skin" on the earth's surface is of fundamental importance to grape growers and winemakers. Stripped of scientific jargon, Understanding Vineyard Soils explains to a wide audience how soils form and why they are so variabl...

The newly hybridized Mirai seeks to bring her newfound salvation in Leng to her home world. Space marines Bea and Joe find themselves with incredible new powers to take to the front lines. Students make an amazing discovery on an alien asteroid but are forced to leave one of their own behind. Chydi must find their own path, no matter the wishes of their admiral father. A richly storied comet returns on its 1,000-year orbit, bringing both hope and doom.Explore the fringes of the kno...

This story is a wonderful fantasy based on the origins of the Black Magic Publishing playing cards, specifically the Spades Family. Set in the Middle Ages, the Spades Family became significantly more power under the leadership of Queen Sophia, the illegitimate daughter of King, whose stronghold withered as he aged. After years of standing by observing as her Father conducted himself, Queen Sophia was more than up to the task of proving that sometimes the King is actually a Queen. This stor...

THE KING OF CLUBS"This story is a wonderful fantasy based on the origins of the Black Magic Publishing playing cards, specifically the Club family. Set in the Middle Ages, the Clubs Family, originally unclear on their future path, show that by taking your time and displaying the ability to self-reflect, a path will eventually reveal itself. This story should serve as an inspiration to young people to follow your thoughts and chase your dreams.

There is increasing understanding that climate change will have profound, mostly harmful effects on human health. In this authoritative book, international experts examine long-recognized areas of health concern for populations vulnerable to climate change, describing effects that are both direct, such as heat waves, and indirect, such as via vector-borne diseases. Set in a broad international, economic, political and environmental context, this unique book expands these issues by reviving...

If you thought you knew about Robin Hood… then think again!Written by Robert White, chairman of the World Wide Robin Hood Society.Many tales have been told about Robin Hood. The traditional stories of good versus evil and his quest to regain his rightful inheritance are universally appealing. The legend has intrigued generation after generation and everyone has their own personal vision of Robin Hood - a swashbuckling hero; a romantic outlaw; a ban...

"JOKES ON YOU"This story is a captivating fantasy rooted in the origins of the Black Magic Publishing playing cards, specifically focusing on the Jokers, who represent the Spades Family. Set in the Middle Ages, brothers Kamryn and Mazon eventually rise to the esteemed position of Jokers. Their journey illustrates the idea that it is not where you start but where you finish that matters. Opportunities can arise in various forms, and if you stay prepared, you won't h...