♥♥Ivory Bellows fell down a well. Ivory Bellows woke up in hell. Better listen to the big blue giant, zip your lip, and hush. Better not stare at his son who makes you blush.♥♥Imagine if you were a giant, fifteen-foot alien from another planet and found a strange being unconscious in a foreign object...a flying pod. The creature is tiny enough to be a child and you'd have such a big heart, you'd want to adopt this poor orphaned child, right?Only...what if the full-grown huma...

Fully illustrated, this study examines World War II's most dramatic single-ship action, in which Stephen Hopkins fought a heavily armed German auxiliary cruiser, Stier.When the United States entered World War II, the Battle of the Atlantic was already raging. The so-called 'Liberty Ships', built at breakneck speed and in huge numbers during 1941–45, were crucial to the Allied war effort. While the greatest successes of Germany's auxiliary cruisers...

This fully illustrated book assesses the trial of strength between US Navy PT boats and Japanese destroyers operating in the Solomon Islands during 1942–43.During the Solomons fighting, the IJN was forced to rely on destroyers to move men and materiel to its forward garrisons. Conducted at night to avoid American air power, these missions, first seen during the struggle for Guadalcanal, were dubbed the Tokyo Express. Unable to derail the Tokyo Express by using its ...

Living to Tell the Horrid Tales: True Life Stories of Former Slaves, Historical Documents & Novels is a seminal collection that weaves together a tapestry of narratives documenting the visceral realities of slavery and its enduring impact. This anthology presents a rich array of literary styles, from harrowing autobiographical accounts to incisive essays and riveting novels. The collection's strength lies in its diversity, featuring standout pieces that poignantly capture the human spirit'...

Richly illustrated throughout, this focused study reveals how the greatest airlift of the 20th century was sparked, organized, and flown, and why it succeeded.The Berlin Airlift was the first battle of the Cold War, and arguably its most decisive operation. As the Iron Curtain descended across Europe, the USSR blockaded free West Berlin in an attempt to force its surrender. Its only chance was a Western airlift on a scale never before attempted, to supply and susta...

Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?How do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Going to a parade? Cashing in your four-leaf clovers? A glass of green beer?How about a romantic dinner? A pulse pounding adventure?We're thrilled to bring you this anthology: A Gathering of Stories: St. Patrick's Day. Five St. Patrick's Day-themed stories by five gifted storytellers. Tales that will warm the cockles of your heart...and get it pounding....

A Newly Updated and Rebranded Edition of The Deliberate ChurchIf churches are the dwelling place of God's Spirit, why are so many built around the strategies of man? Eager for church growth, leaders can be lured by entertaining new schemes, forgetting to keep doctrinal truth as their driving force. Churches must find a way out of the maze of programs and methods and humbly lean on the sufficiency of God's Word.How to Build a Healthy Church...

In 'North vs. South: 40+ Civil War Novels, Stories & History Books,' readers are presented with a rich tapestry of narratives that explore the multifaceted American Civil War. This anthology spans a range of literary styles, from the detailed historical novels of John Esten Cooke and Charles Carleton Coffin to the piercing satirical wit of Ambrose Bierce and the poignant narratives of Ellen Glasgow. The collection captures the immense spectrum of ideological, emotional, and societal confli...

The first book to examine the battleship-led 1941 Pacific Fleet as it was intended to fight. Packed with illustrations, this study explains how the US Navy saw the approaching war unfolding.When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the Pacific Fleet was the most powerful in the US Navy. It was still dominated by battleships, but since the late 1930s had been developing naval aviation and integrating them with its battleship-led doctrine.This book is the firs...

This volume serves as an introduction to the principles and applications of analytical chemistry to archaeological materials. Accessible to students without a comprehensive background in chemistry, it will enable them to draw meaningful interpretations from analytical data in order to facilitate a deeper understanding of the beliefs of people in the distant past. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to include the cutting-edge developments in analytical chemistry that have occurr...

Playwright Mark Dunn presents four audio plays about Southern women.In Dix Tableaux,two women chart the course of each other’s lives, nurturing a friendship that, in the end, becomes the strongest and most sustaining of their lives.Van Choc Straw is a bittersweet comedy about tenuous family ties and the often stronger bonds of friendship that lattice the final years of our lives.Inspired by My Fair Lady, PIGmalion tells the story ...

The State as Cultural Practice offers a fully worked out account of the authors' distinctive interpretive approach to political science. It challenges the new institutionalism, probably the most significant present-day strand in both American and British political science. It moves away from such notions as 'bringing the state back in', 'path dependency' and modernist empiricism. Instead, Bevir and Rhodes argue for an anti-foundational analysis, ethnographic and historical methods...