FLAVEL C. BARBER’S memoir of his service with the Third Tennessee provides a rare contemporary history of a Confederate regiment. Major Barber’s imprisonment after the surrender of Fort Donelson spurred him to take pen in hand. What began as a way to “while away the tedious hours of imprisonment” on Johnson’s Island in Lake Erie became a poignant, candid, yet unsentimental account of the life of a soldier at war.Of special value for Civil War scholars and buffs are Barber’s vivid descripti...

The Engineer’s Sketch-Book of Mechanical Movements, Devices, Appliances, Contrivances and Details Employed in the Design and Construction of Machinery for Every Purpose is a comprehensive and invaluable reference work for engineers, inventors, students, and anyone interested in the art and science of mechanical design. Authored by Thomas Walter Barber, this classic volume presents a vast collection of over 2,000 detailed illustrations and concise descriptions of mechanical movements and de...

Praise for the Sam Archer thriller series:‘This has been one of the all-time favourites. Right there with Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series and Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp’‘I read all of the books in the Sam Archer series and I cannot say enough good things about each one…I’ve never read a series where each book was just as good as the next’‘This is an incredible series...the action is non-stop from beginning to end’‘...

**FROM THE AUTHOR OF RICHARD AND JUDY'S BOOK CLUB PICK OUT OF HER DEPTH.**_________________________________Two women - desperate to unlock the truth.How far will they go to lay the past to rest?ANNA has been taught that virtue is the path to God. But on her eighteenth birthday she defies her Mamma's rules and visits Florida's biggest theme park.She has never b...

"An enriching account of the expansion of the political and cultural frontiers of the Latin West in the central Middle Ages."— History TodayWhen the armies of the First Crusade wrested Jerusalem from control of the Fatimids of Egypt in 1099, they believed their victory was an evident sign of God's favor. It was, therefore, incumbent upon them to fulfill what they understood to be God's plan: to re-establish Christian control of Syria and Palestine. This bo...

Oracle had, captured a FA18-E in flight saving the pilot and the aircraft from certain destruction. Salvaged two Subs and the crews in the North Sea. Removed uncountable tons of explosives from Vietnam and more. Their biggest challenge was coming for them, and they had no idea.. Call them Illuminati, Cartels, Deep State or The Backroom, The Dark Evil is all the same. Now the worst of the worst has focused on Oracle and its Technology. It will take it, they always have.......The tea...

Taken from their planet and their century, they are…the Lost Soldiers.Some of the hijacked Twentieth Century troops known as the Lost Soldiers have made planetfall on the planet R'Bak and accomplished their first main objective: capturing much-needed combat vehicles. Now reinforced by the nomadic locals, this rump company—known as Murphy's Lawless—are moving to prevent the local J'Stull aristocrats from calling their off-world overlords to take care of the "unident...

Praise for the Sam Archer series:‘A nonstop, heart throbbing suspense thriller that has you on the edge of your seat’‘Such a thrill ride’‘Barber's books are roller coaster rides, extremely entertaining. I read books like this to escape to be entertained and thrilled.’‘I’ve read every one of the series and have loved them all''Great writing; full of suspense''Been reading this series one after the other and can’t put them down.....

Fifty Business Ideas is intended for anyone looking for inspiration to kick start a business opportunity. It is hoped that it will bring out the entrepreneurial spirit in the reader. This book contains stories of real businesses that were established in the1980's and went on to make money. There are a few failures amongst them which may also help to inspire an improved version and some very risky ventures that could even succeed with some fine tuning.All the ideas featured are real...

Inspired by the childhood of NFL superstars Tiki and Ronde Barber, this middle grade novel is a story of teamwork, perseverance, and what it takes to be a champion.“Hut! Hut! Go long, Tiki!”Tiki and Ronde’s twelfth summer is winding down—the nights are getting shorter and the evenings cooler. That means two things: The first day of junior high is just a few days away, and it’s almost the start of football season at last. With two championships and ...

A faded sign with the words "Vegetables for Sale" is one of Michael Barber's most prized possessions. Michael and his grandmother created the homemade sign after she became weary of his continuous begging for candy money. At five years of age, Michael's grandmother placed him alongside the Heart of Dixie Highway to operate a vegetable stand. She taught Michael that it was better to earn rather than to be given something, with the exception of God's love. Fifty years later the old sign is st...

When we were on a No Girls Allowed! holiday, my daddy's heart stopped beating and I had to find help all by myself. He was very badly broken. Not even the ambulance people could help him...This honest, sensitive and beautifully illustrated picture book is designed to help explain the concept of death to children aged 3-7. Written in Alex's own words, it is based on the real-life conversations that Elke Barber had with her then three-year-old son, Alex, after the sudden dea...