Steeped in mystery and raw beauty, McNabs Island—situated in the middle of Halifax Harbour—yearns to yield up its history. Decaying estate homes and weathered road signs are all that remain of the once-vibrant farms and businesses that populated the island.Many things have been written about McNabs Island, but little about the residents who lived there from the 1920s through the 1970s. This collection of stories—dictated to author Bruce Scott by his mother, who grew up on the islan...

The human brain is an intricate organ that controls our thoughts, emotions, and actions. It is divided into two halves, the left and right hemispheres, each with its own set of functions and cognitive abilities. The left hemisphere of the brain is in charge of logic, language processing, and analytical thinking. It enables us to solve difficulties, comprehend complex concepts, and effectively communicate. The right hemisphere, on the other hand, is related to creativity, intuition, and hol...

Longing for financial freedom? Learn how to build (grow), protect, and sow (give) your money.You have the right to be financially free and live securely—no matter your income or age. It only feels impossible because most of us aren’t taught to manage money.Bruce Scott, an international personal finance specialist, was born into poverty in Jamaica and dug his way out. He’s now built a step-by-step road map for you to understand how to be more financially secure too.

Longing for financial freedom? Learn how to build (grow), protect, and sow (give) your money.You have the right to be financially free and live securely. But the majority of us aren't taught to manage money, so it can seem like an impossible dream. Many of us leave high school, college, and even our parents' homes without the knowledge needed to help secure our financial futures in an increasingly complex world.Thankfully, it's not too late for you to learn ...

Ever since the first observations of turbulent fluctuations in laboratory plasma experiments in the years around 1980, turbulence in magnetised plasmas has been a subject of vigorous interest in the field of plasma physics and magnetic confinement. This work fills a significant gap in the set of available references for research in the field, and serves as part of the wider literature helpful in related fields such as geophysical fluid dynamics or astrophysics, in which background rotation...

The second book tells how The Five got started. After the successful liberation of William Bradford plantation The Five is setting around a campfire telling stories, until someone asks Scott Martin how The Five got started. In The Origin each member tells their own story.

Two systems of governance, capitalism and democracy, prevail in the world today. Operating simultaneously in partially distinct domains, these systems rely on indirect governance through regulated competition to coordinate actors; inevitably, these systems influence and transform each other. This book rejects the simple equation of capitalism with markets in favor of a three-level system, a model which recognizes that markets are administered by regulators through institutions and governed...

Change doesn’t ask if you’re ready—it simply invites you to rise.Change isn’t easy. And it’s also inevitable. For young adults, life transitions are full of changes big and small, whether it be starting college, a career, or another path. In You Were Made to Rise, author Scott Bruce breaks down how to make the most of these moments and how to view the challenges that arise not as setbacks, but as stepping-stones toward growth.More than just theory,...

This book is written by a professional engineer dedicated to science - he chose his standard test for validity by accepting solely “solid” science i.e. documented replicated science experiments (performed by some of the most brilliant scientist involved in quantum physics research, and others), as the base for his investigations into Reincarnation, the Paranormal and the possibility of an afterlife and immortality for all. The book was written as a sequel to the personal journey of inquiry...

Monasticism and Manuscript Culture in Medieval Europe offers a new perspective on the abbey at Cluny, one of the medieval Christianity's most influential institutions. Most historical approaches to Cluny have embraced a predictable "rise and fall" narrative, determined largely by the extent of the abbey's legislative reach. In this volume, Scott G. Bruce instead focuses on Cluny's cultural history through close attention to manuscript evidence. Ra...

In the summer of 972 a group of Muslim brigands based in the south of France near La Garde-Freinet abducted the abbot of Cluny as he and his entourage crossed the Alps en route from Rome to Burgundy. Ultimately, the abbot was set free, but the audacity of this abduction outraged Christian leaders and galvanized the will of local lords. Shortly thereafter, Count William of Arles marshaled an army and succeeded in wiping out the Muslim stronghold.The monks of Cluny k...

**Three thousand years of encounters with malevolent beings that have invaded our waking lives and our nightmaresA Penguin Classic**For millennia, societies have told tales of their fears incarnate—otherworldly couriers of plague, death, temptation, and moral decline. The Penguin Book of Demons summons these supernatural creatures—and the humans who have hunted and been haunted by them—across cultures and continents: the daemons of ancient Greece and Rome; the gian...