This is the first collection of essays on Chartism by leading social historian Dorothy Thompson, whose work radically transformed the way in which Chartism is understood. Reclaiming Chartism as a fully blown working-class movement, Thompson intertwines her penetrating analyses of class with groundbreaking research uncovering the role played by women in the movement.Throughout her essays, Thompson strikes a delicate balance between on-the-ground accounts of local uprisings, snappy po...

Do you have the dream of honoring God and hearing your songs sung in local churches? Throw away the thinking that says you're not a good enough songwriter. Any person called by God to write songs can fulfill their dreams. Young or old. Experienced writer or not. Let me show you how to get your songs heard by learning the ways of congregational songwriting.Would you like a well-defined process to help make that a reality? Join Stephen Robert Cass as...

This book tells the story of Sutton Coldfield between 1800 and 1914. With a focus on the struggles to bring to an end the self-appointed corporation, the arrival of the railway, shops, schools, law and order and leisure, it is a work of social history. During the period that this book covers, Sutton was transformed beyond any origins asa mere suburb of Birmingham. It could fairly be said that more of consequence happened in Sutton in the nineteenth century than any preceding century, inclu...

This book is an A-Z of the drinking places that existed in Sutton Coldfield between 1800 and1914. These pubs were at the heart of life in the town at a time when there were few other places to go. The book includes much fascinating and entirely new information about who owned and ran these pubs, how they made a living from them and the challenges they faced, including drunk and disorderly customers. Accompanied by engravings and photographs from the time, the book is an important contribut...

This Gospel of the KingdomBy: Earl Stephen RobertsOf all that we humans know concerning God’s Creation His spiritual Kingdom of heaven is the most important realm about His existence in us. But we do not make it the most important realm to us. It is the realm which we pay the least amount of sincere attention to. But insomuch as it is existing within each one of us, it should receive the more earnest attention from us. Especially insomuch as we ourselves are spirit, having ...

9th century Europe and Viking rule is both feared and admired. Stormforge conjures up a time long forgotten and inspired by the Orkneyinga Sagas. The story of Rognvald the Wise the Jarl of Møre his son Graange Rolf and their families alliance with King Harald Fairhair, first ruler of Norway. Part inspiration, part historical fact. Like all of the glorious Viking Saga’s of old Stormforge will take you across the dangerous unknown seas to the known lands of Midgard. The pages entwine their j...

Federico García Lorca is Spain’s most famous poet and dramatist, and an icon of its culture. He is the author of a series of innovative works that changed the face of Spanish poetry and drama.In this new biography Stephen Roberts seeks out the roots of the man and his work in the places in which Lorca lived and died: the countryside where he spent his childhood; the Granada and Madrid of the 1910s, ’20s and ’30s where he was educated and first achieved success as a writer; and the m...

In March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them. They believed—naively—that the huge concrete barrier would save them. Instead they perished, betrayed by the very thing built to protect them. Erratic weather, blistering drought, rising seas, and ecosystem collapse now affect every inch of the globe. Increasingly, we no longer look to stop climate change, choosing instead to adapt to it.Never have so man...

The popular author, Neil Gaiman, once wrote “Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them. And it’s much cheaper to buy somebody a book than it is to buy them the whole world!” Welcome then to my unfolding world of grace. You will find this a revealing of my heart. My inner thoughts have made their way to paper again in the form of essays, aphorisms, dialogue, spiritual reflections and poetical works. This is a further unveili...

Devour a book that will set your songwriting heart on fire for God.Are you ready to get your songs published? Get this 2024 Christian Indie Award winning book today.This book is for anyone, young or old, who hears the call from God to write songs. I will help you discover and declare your purpose in songwriting and show you a path forward.This manifesto shows the outline of a blueprint for writing songs for church. ...

The story of the Jewish Brigade as it evolves into a daring band of Jews hunting down Nazi war criminals The List is an exceptional work of historical fiction that brings to life the untold story of the Holocaust and slaughter of not just Jews, but over 150,000 Serbs and Gypsies who were executed while Croatia was under fascist rule during World War II. Martin Brosky escapes from Auschwitz and joins up with the British Jewish Brigade toward the end of the war and meets Sylvia Harvitz, a ve...

Church leadership: Did you know that only 42.4% of churches in North America are paying song copyright holders for their work? Do you know why church music licenses exist, who collects these fees and distributes the money?Did you know that there's a clause in copyright law specifically for churches in the US? Let me tell you about the opportunities that this brings to songwriting and church ministries.Do you know how independent songwriters and music publis...