THE CLOCK STRIKES TWELVE was H. R. Wakefield's first collection of original supernatural fiction since 1929's OLD MAN'S BEARD, and was to be the last book the author had published in Britain during his lifetime. Originally consisting of fourteen stories, the book contained some of Wakefield's most memorable supernatural tales, such as 'Lucky's Hrove', 'From Outer Darkness', 'The First Sheaf', and 'Farewell Performance'.

A spirited artist with a can-do attitude Yvonne Wakefield naively leaves behind a secure life in the lush Pacific Northwest to teach art in the desert state of Kuwait. Over the course of six years, she will instruct university aged Muslim women, earn her students’ trust, and learn the consequences of freedom of expression, taken for granted in one culture but not granted in another. Despite obstacles set by her detractors, she persists, and her students. and life in Kuwait flourish. Yet th...

An unrelenting prison boom, marked by stark racial disparities, pulled a disproportionate number of young black men into prison in the last forty years. In Children of the Prison Boom, Sara Wakefield and Christopher Wildeman draw upon broadly representative survey data and interviews to describe the devastating effects of America's experiment in mass incarceration on a generation of vulnerable children tied to these men. In so doing, they show that the effects of mass imprisonment...

Spirituality is full of rules. You need to find your own way straight through them.Will tattoos and convertibles keep you from finding "true" spiritual fulfillment?Some people claim that you cannot truly achieve spiritual fulfillment if you’re not a vegetarian. Some say you’ll never find the path if you don’t learn yoga. And some would insist that any display of vanity—cosmetic surgery! hair mousse!—is a sign that inner peace is way out of your reach.

This fresh exploration of the creative spirit includes hands-on exercises to help you unlock your creative powers, inviting you to experience the artistic grace and pleasure that can exist in our everyday lives.

Daniel has spent his entire childhood aboard Mephisto Station, a government outpost in perpetual orbit around Earth's moon. His daily studies are the center of his world; beneath the watchful eyes of his grandfather, the Elder Lazaro Sol, Daniel learns the intricacies of the global domination game, perfected by Grandfather and his fellow Elders over the course of centuries. In fact, he is soon to be initiated as a full Elder himself, and is proud to be the youngest ever inducted. But, when...

Pastors’ kids have it hard, feeling the weight of undue expectations and the observing world around them.In Surviving the Fishbowl, Catherine J. Stewart assembles an experienced group of authors to give advice for those feeling the pressure of life lived in the scrutinized house of a minister. With contributions from pastors and their wives, as well as from former pastors’ kids, this book gives sage advice for those navigating difficult waters. Whether you are pastor’s kid...

Eileen Byther moved to a remote and long abandoned cottage on the coast of Maine with her two dogs. She was trying to rebuild her personal life and make a home with what she had salvaged. All she was seeking was peace and quiet; to be left alone. During the process of trying to protect her property, she shot a man to death on her beach during a nighttime gunfight. Eileen quickly finds herself knee-deep in an ongoing smuggling operation involving the Federal government.

Shortlisted for the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for Adult FictionHow long can you hide the truth?The Kelly family has always been trouble.When a fire in a remote caravan community kills nine people, including 17-year-old Sabine Kelly's mother and sister, Sabine confesses to the murders. Shortly after, she escapes custody and disappears.Recently made redundant from marriage, motherhood and her career, journalist Rachel Weidermann h...

Your essential guide to designing successful training programs.If you’re an experienced trainer, training manager, content designer, or curriculum developer, Technical Training Basics will help you tackle the challenges of working with specialized, complex subject matter and in partnership with subject matter experts.Part of ATD’s Training Basics series, this complete guide describes the differences between technical and nontechnical training; the principles of gathering in...

Throughout my life I have traveled down many of the wrong roads, knocked on a lot of wrong doors and made many wreck less decisions. I was so convinced that I knew what was best for me. I was determined to do things my way and couldn’t nobody tell me nothing. As I began to blaze my own trail, I met a 22 year old rapper named Dee. At 14 years old I was thrusted into the fast paced life of an entertainer and it was full of drugs, groupies, loneliness, losing my identity and self-worth. Havin...

With her acting career in the doldrums, thirty-something Kate Thornton plays internet backgammon to while away the hours. Playing against others from Beijing to Bolton is like having a window on the world, and she soon makes many online friends, finding herself increasingly drawn to Andy, the Canadian cowboy. When he falls from his horse and breaks his arm, Kate rushes to his aid in the South Cariboo, only to find that Andy is at least as attractive as she expected - but he is not expectin...