Elliot Turner is in a bit of a rut. Hes spent years wallowing in the depths of an abysmal heroin addiction, and its cost him just about everything. Hes alienated himself from his entire family, with the exception of his Uncle Richard, who happens to be his last true friend. Long lost dreams of being a novelist are now mere ghosts to the incessantly self-degrading young junkie.When Richard dies suddenly in the California desert, Elliots last vestige of hope dies with him. Little doe...

A bold reconsideration of classical rhetorical pedagogyGenuine Teachers of This Art examines the technê, or "handbook," tradition—which it controversially suggests began with Isocrates—as the centraltradition in ancient rhetoric and a potential model for contemporary rhetoric. From this innovative perspective, Jeffrey Walker offers reconsiderations of rhetorical theories and schoolroom practices from early to late antiquity as the true aim of the ph...

The horrors of the First World War devastated many a Dublin family and the Brannigans weren’t spared. Struggling to get past their heartache, the family finds itself divided by both the rebellion against British rule and the wide Atlantic. Devoted matriarch Eda Brannigan witnesses her family unraveling. Sean and Molly make startling choices with potentially lethal consequences. Francis steeps in a drunken angry stupor. Young Brandon is so eerily quiet. Eda desperately wishes her beloved fi...

2018 Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards Honorable Mention2018 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree2018 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Finalist2018 Discovered Diamond2018 Goethe Award for Historical Fiction Long-Listed2017 Wishing Shelf Book Awards FinalistSouth Boston-native Ned...

The horrors of the First World War devastated many a Dublin family and the Brannigans weren’t spared. Struggling to get past their heartache, the family finds itself divided by both the rebellion against British rule and the wide Atlantic. Devoted matriarch Eda Brannigan witnesses her family unraveling. Sean and Molly make startling choices with potentially lethal consequences. Francis steeps in a drunken angry stupor. Young Brandon is so eerily quiet. Eda desperately wishes her beloved fi...

2018 Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards Honorable Mention2018 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree2018 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Finalist2018 Discovered Diamond2018 Goethe Award for Historical Fiction Long-Listed2017 Wishing Shelf Book Awards FinalistSouth Boston-native Ned...

CHAINS: A COP'S STORY VOL. 2Young, Black, and Shiny: A Cop’s Story presents a gripping yet controlled glimpse into the life of Jeffrey L. Walker, who began his journey in law enforcement with hope, discipline, and a strong sense of duty toward his community. Set against the backdrop of Philadelphia’s changing social and criminal landscape, the memoir explores the realities of police work, its expectations, its internal pressures, and the complicated environment that officers must n...

CHAINS: A COP'S STORY VOL. 2Young, Black, and Shiny: A Cop's Story presents a gripping yet controlled glimpse into the life of Jeffrey L. Walker, who began his journey in law enforcement with hope, discipline, and a strong sense of duty toward his community. Set against the backdrop of Philadelphia's changing social and criminal landscape, the memoir explores the realities of police work, its expectations, its internal pressures, and the complicated environment that officers must...

A powerful true-crime memoir about a Philadelphia police officer’s journey from purpose to corruption, and the consequences of crossing the line. Raised in West Philadelphia, Jeffrey L. Walker joined the police force to fight the drugs and violence that damaged his community. But inside the world of narcotics enforcement, loyalty, power, and misconduct gradually changed the man behind the badge. Chains: A Cop’s Story Vol. 1_ is a raw and honest account of police culture, corruption, guilt,...

A powerful true-crime memoir about a Philadelphia police officer's journey from purpose to corruption, and the consequences of crossing the line. Raised in West Philadelphia, Jeffrey L. Walker joined the police force to fight the drugs and violence that damaged his community. But inside the world of narcotics enforcement, loyalty, power, and misconduct gradually changed the man behind the badge. Chains: A Cop's Story Vol. 1_ is a raw and honest account of police culture, corruption, guilt,...

An exciting Revolutionary War tale of double agents and counterespionage in New York State in 1780.A year after his imitative first novel Precaution (1820) enjoyed only modest success, James Fenimore Cooper penned The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground, a Revolutionary War narrative initiating the American historical romance, a novel and a genre that quickly put to rest the British critic Sydney Smith's 1820 quip, "In the four corners of the globe,...

Demosthenes’ speech On the Crown (330 B.C.E.), in which the master orator spectacularly defended his public career, has long been recognized as a masterpiece. The speech has been in continuous circulation from Demosthenes’ lifetime to the present day, and multiple generations have acclaimed it as the greatest speech ever written. In addition to a clear and accessible translation, *Demosthenes’**“On the Crown”:*Rhetorical Perspectives includes eight essays that provide a t...