Rani Lakshmibai, often referred to as the "Rani of Jhansi," is celebrated for her bravery, leadership, and patriotism. She became a symbol of resistance and a national icon due to her role in leading her troops against the British East India Company during the uprising. The comparison to Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) in the title underscores her status as a female warrior and leader who fought valiantly for her country's freedom.Michael White's biography delves into Rani Lakshmibai's early li...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLYHaving won or been nominated for just about every known prestigious culinary award, Michael White is hailed by food critics as the next great hero of Italian gastronomy. His reach extends around the globe with a clutch of acclaimed fine dining restaurants, including Marea, Ai Fiori, Osteria Morini, and pizzeria Nicoletta.Now, in Classico e Moderno, White brings his passion for aut...

This is the story of a child growing up in the foster home system. Experience all the joys and sorrow someone has to go through to make it. You will laugh,cry,become angry all while embracing yourself and your heart to believe in the human heart

Partisan or Neutral? critically examines the Rawlsian ideal of a public, supposedly neutral, political theory meant to justify contemporary constitutional democracies. Placing this ideal-appealed to by neo-natural law theorists and advocates of "public theology" as well as by political theorists-against the background of the history of political liberalism, White shows its contradictory nature. He argues that any such legitimating theory will be 'partisan,' in the sense of appeali...

The critically acclaimed debut of a new YA urban fantasy epic."Sparks with cinematic energy and imagination." - Booklife"This whip-smart fantasy offers '90s nostalgia and an irresistible underdog hero." - Kirkus Reviews"A compelling saga...gripping and thought-provoking." - Bookwatch (Midwest Book Review)Mankind lost the battle for its soul without knowing. Evil won. And no Chosen Ones are c...

After finding a curious book that speaks of the 21st century in the past tense, an unsuspecting 16-year-old girl from upstate New York receives a mysterious calling.With the help of an intriguing new librarian, Roya Sands begins a journey that stretches her understanding of reality and brings her into direct contact with forbidden secrets and unseen mysteries that call her to remember her purpose.She soon finds herself at the center of a Great Dilemma involving a hidden civ...

Fiction or Nonfi ction, You read it and decide yourself I dont have to try to justify my story for I lived thru and experienced this chain of events.

From the author of the critically acclaimed novel A Brother's Blood, comes a haunting story about an Irish housekeeper who must discover the truth when her friend, the parish priest, is accused of horrible crimes.Maggie Quinn has had her share of misfortune: Having grown up poor and fatherless in Galway, she was forced to quit school early and find work to support her ailing mother and her own child. But when a tragedy of her own making strikes, it is too much for her to bear. Plag...

Shooting for the MoonA story of discovery, friendship, and the bluesJoby Black is the kind of man who could blend into the wallpaper. Average job, average future, average everything. But when a legacy from his long-lost, wayward uncle erupts into his life, Joby finds out that "average" can turn into "absolutely outrageous" overnight. Nothing will be the same.So, forget Socrates. If you want wisdom, the blues has be...

An illuminating trip into the life and mind of a computer support technician from Generation X.With unapologetically dry humor and refreshing honesty, the inconceivable absurdities of the industry are finally called out — revealing their true impact on customers, corporations, society, and the few employees who refuse to shed their fortitude.

C. S. Lewis's masterpiece The Four Loves, published in 1960, provided the world with a Christian exploration of four dimensions of human love: extolling the divine blessings and warning of the idolatrous distortions in familial belonging (storge), friendship as a common quest (philia), romantic desire for personal union (eros), and concluding with the perfection of divine, unconditional love (agape). Whiting uses the four loves as a framework to interpret the Christian love of God in histo...

"Smart, ironic prose...reminiscent of Dave Eggers." -Library JournalGeorge Flynn is the new nobody at St. Pius High School, until he falls in with the enchanting Schell sisters. Emily, an aspiring actress, is the object of his infatuation. But there's something special about her quirky younger sister, Katie, who has her own crush on George, not to mention a scathing deadpan sense of humor in the face of multiple sclerosis.When an accident destroys ...