As the waters of the great flood rise up and the Ark with Noah and his family sail off into history, Manny Guzman and Sherei, struggle to climb higher up the mountain. Despite being a teenager, Manny had certain skills needed as he had been sent back in time to protect Noah and thwart Lucifer's plan to prevent the Ark from sailing. As he would learn later, that wasn't the only reason he found himself battling the devil's general, Amalekiel. His adversary attempts to drown him along with th...

"Epic, exciting, and highly recommended." — Midwest Book Review "A detailed, vivid, and often sobering history of life at sea." — Independent Book Review In the Wake of Empire, the Black Flag Was Born. Black Meridian: Piracy & Empire is a sweeping narrative history of piracy, revealing how pirates, privateers, and imperial powers shaped and destroyed one another across four centuries of global conflict. From the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the end of piracy in the industrial age, Sea...

The Counter-Culture of Conscience: Protestant Nationalism and the Irish RepublicFor three centuries, a remarkable and often overlooked tradition ran through the heart of Irish political life, the tradition of the Protestant who chose Ireland over community, principle over privilege, and the common good over confessional loyalty. From William Molyneux's foundational legal argument for Irish sovereignty in 1698 to the civil rights marchers of 1960s Belfast, men and w...

Zhu Wen and the Forging of Medieval ChinaIn the dying decades of the Tang dynasty, as famine swept the Yellow River valley and the empire's ancient aristocratic order crumbled under its own weight, a classics teacher's son from a forgotten county in central China began the journey that would end with the destruction of one of history's greatest civilisations, and the founding of another. Zhu Wen was a rebel, a defector, a warlord, a regicide, and an emperor, and hi...

One commander chose to disobey. When a catastrophic chain reaction threatens civilization, a battle-hardened commander leads his rogue battalion and their families into exile. Cities go dark. Order collapses. On the first night, it becomes clear the old stories were never myths, but warnings. Epic military science fiction where ancient gods reclaim the battlefield and humanity must decide what it believes in to survive. "A masterful blend of mythology and futuristic warfare, packed with vi...

A look at the role of state policies in North-South economic divergence and in American industrial development leading up to the Civil War.In 1796, famed engineer and architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe toured the coal fields outside Richmond, Virginia, declaring enthusiastically, "Such a mine of Wealth exists, I believe, nowhere else!" With its abundant and accessible deposits, growing industries, and network of rivers and ports, Virginia stood poised to serve as the ...

At sixteen, Jessup McKuen starts a handyman business in a small rural community to support him and his mother after his alcoholic father commits suicide in his presence. When his mother runs off with another man, Jessup is left alone to support himself. Over the next three years most of the small town community likes Jessup—his work ethic and handyman skills. Of course, there are those who don't like him because of his drinking and marijuana use. Then, there are those who like him for his ...

Ghosts remain to haunt the place where they died because they refuse to admit the reason for their demise. In the case of Ilene Harland-Stanovich and her three sons, that reason was hate and to seek revenge. That is quite understandable, considering the brutal manner in which death was inflicted. They would remain to haunt the Harland's Cove mansion for all eternity until the perpetrator returned. He wouldn't, of course. Everyone knew the place was haunted, and he knew why. To move on to w...

The existence of vampire-like demons and spirits was known in the cultures of China, Mesopotamia, the Hebrews, Ancient Greeks, Northeast India, and the Romans for over a thousand years. In the early 1700s vampires became popularized in Western Europe thanks to mass hysteria in the Balkans and the Eastern European countries of Albania, Greece, and Romania. The English writer, John Polidori, established the charismatic and sophisticated vampire of modern fiction in 1819 with The Vampyre. Thi...

In June of 2016, I was staring at my best friend's corpse floating face down in Lake Sequoia. I had lost my wife and little girl only a month before. I clung to the hope that Morgan and Ava would return before Morgan's habit got the better of her. There was no hope for Rob Erwin. Murders did not happen in Seven Lakes, North Carolina. Folks left their doors unlocked there. I was devastated.To manage grief, I ran. Actually, I drank and also ran around the lake each day. One morning, ...

Ryan is fifteen, homeless, sitting on a rock contemplating suicide when Martin stops and takes him to the Marshall ranch where his Aunt Flo and Uncle John provide a home, consistency, and support as Ryan struggles to find his place in the world. Battling bigotry, bullies, and testosterone, he is aided in life's struggles by Martin who becomes a surrogate brother, Michele (Mike), his first love, Toni, a professed lesbian, and Henry, his Sioux Indian brother. Being a teenager is not easy esp...

A complete "beginning to end" training program that establishes respect, trust, and a foundational skill set in your horse, no matter their age.It's time to get real—that is, real, do-it-yourself horse training. Professional trainer Sean Patrick has created the ultimate guide to the complete riding horse—whether a performance, working, or just-for-fun prospect. Quite simply, you begin at Lesson Number thirty-three and count your way down through the basic exercises...