A rude, mischievous and intensely personal work of science fiction, fantasy and solid British humour, this story draws on an eclectic array of topics from history to physics to art to psychology. It is the story of one man's odyssey through space and time, from youthful fulfilment of an alien civilisation's prophecy to the hunt for the perpetrators of a heinous act of pan-galactic genocide. Peopling this epic journey are ordinary and extraordinary humans, ordinary and extraordinary aliens,...

The American and Filipino guerrillas that fought against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines were key in providing direction to resistance efforts and in the eventual liberation of the islands. The guerrillas escaped the aggressive counter-guerrilla efforts of the Imperial Japanese Army. The Japanese failure to deal with isolated soldiers and civilians provided the time they needed to organize into guerrilla groups and prepare for American forces liberation of the Philippines. This ...

This accelerated home study course was prepared for you, your family, and/or friends who like to educate yourselves in the privacy of your surroundings. This course will supplement your career aspirations, making your home a university. The course is designed to help you to better understand and master financial and economic principles, which will allow individuals, groups, and communities to become better stewards of their talents. The chapters are written in a way that will affect your o...

Our vows were exchanged.We had our whole lives planned out.And even brought our son into this world.Until hours later… when everything stopped, and you were suddenly gone.Life was perfect, until the day the only man she had ever been with, the man who had stolen her heart at the tender age of seventeen, was taken away before his time.Desperate, ang...

Despite there being deep lines of convergence between the philosophies of Alfred North Whitehead, C. S. Peirce, William James, John Dewey, and other classical American philosophers, it remains an open question whether Whitehead is a pragmatist, and conversation between pragmatists and Whitehead scholars have been limited. Indeed, it is difficult to find an anthology of classical American philosophy that includes Whitehead’s writings. These camps began separately, and so they remain. This v...

NJSAA Edited Works Award Winner (2023)Despite the many jokes and stereotypes about New Jersey and its residents, in reality the state is a wildly diverse place, home to a vast variety of landscapes, cultures, and people. There is no singular New Jersey experience, and the stories that its residents have to share about the state will surprise you.New Jersey Fan Club: Artists and Writers Celebrate the Garden State is an eclectic anthology featuring p...

This book contains 350 short stories from 50 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. Wisely chosen by the literary critic August Nemo for the book series 7 Best Short Stories, this omnibus contains the stories of the following writers: - Sheridan Le Fanu - H. and E. Heron - Charlotte Riddell - Flora Annie Steel - Amelia B. Edwards - Margaret Oliphant - Edward Bellamy - Arnold Bennett - S. Baring-Gould - Daniil Kharms - E.F. Benson - John Buchan - Ella D'Arcy - Jacques Futrelle - Fra...

Starting over at thirty-two is never fun, especially in a town the size of a postage stamp. Chasing that with having to beg for a job she’s wildly over-qualified for and Walker Wilder’s pride is really burned. But now that she’s the new events director for the historic Montana Graff Hotel, she’s tasked with creating buzz and traditions to fill rooms during the off-season. Halloween may not scream touristy, but hiring a spirit-hunting TV crew will definitely grab some headlines... But when ...

'I loved it! Clever, romantic, funny and completely different!' Katie FfordeCan old-fashioned courtship survive in today's dating world?When Emma Love's mother retires, it is time for her to take the reins of the family dating agency and build on its success. And she has a fresh new idea: to host a Jane Austen-style Regency Season of glamourous events where potential lovers can actually take the time to get to know each other in person, with no apps in betw...

A small-town cowboy and former Special Forces soldier. A single mom. A second chance at Christmas love.After years in Special Forces, Rohan Telford has swapped his helmet for a Stetson and returned home to Marietta, Montana to help run his family’s cattle ranch. But one final task for his fallen team leader forces him to face the woman he never stopped loving—his high school sweetheart, Ginny Lane.Single mother Ginny has no time—or trust—for Rohan. She’s fo...

In the Alaska wilderness, four streetwise boys became men—and brothersNow the crazy ex-military survivalist who plucked Gabriel and three other boys from an abusive foster care home has died. But the sarge leaves them a final mission--to revive the dying town of Rescue.Gabe is done with being a hero.Wounded in body and soul, the retired SEAL simply wants to remain holed up in his isolated cabin. He sure doesn’t want to be chief of p...

“This is why I read romances - to escape into a world that is magical and where good triumphs over evil.” ~ BookAddict ReviewsA decade in captivity tore away all hope.But Margery never lost her resolve to help the sick. The village she’d hoped to serve as banfasa, caring for the ill and injured, is long gone. Humans captured the young shifters and killed the adults. Finally rescued, she has a chance at her dreams—at least ...