John "Mule" Miles, former Negro League Baseball Player and one of the grounds crewmen for the Tuskegee Airman has encouraged my family and I to have faith, be proud, endure and continue to move forward. A Legacy to Leave Our Youth tells of the determination of an African American Man who overcame the adversity of segregation, The Great Depression and survived.He made up his mind to be the best. He wanted to play baseball and became a part of history. Mr. Mile is a prominen...

On the morning of 22nd December 1989, Cornel Lemnariu watched from a small hospital balcony overlooking Bucharest's Palace Square as it was filling with demonstrators. As the protesting crowds gathered in Romania's capital, Cornel initially didn't know that he was witnessing the start of a revolution. The fall of Communism had a great impact on every aspect of life for the country's population. It would also have a profound effect on Cornel who was severely handicapped due to a debilitatin...

Built in the years AD122-30 by order of the Emperor Hadrian ‘to separate Romans from Barbarians’, Hadrian's Wall was 73 miles long, running from Wallsend-on-Tyne to Bowness on the Solway Firth. It was originally almost 5 metres high with 16 large forts along its length and is the largest Ancient Monument in northern Europe. Following the author’s previous successful book, Hadrian’s Wildlife has been enriched and expanded with additional information on wildlife and Roman history. When stand...

A little church. A small Illinois town. A surprisingly big story.For 120 years, St. Joseph Parish brought families together in Willisville, Illinois. It was a place to pray, learn, celebrate, cook mountains of spaghetti—and occasionally get into a little trouble.Written especially for young readers, The Church Where Our Families Prayed brings this community's history to life through short, engaging stories, historic photographs, and lively illustrations.Mee...

For 120 years, St. Joseph Parish stood at the heart of Willisville, Illinois, a coal-mining community in southern Illinois. Founded in 1903 by immigrant families and closed in 2023, the parish became a gathering place where faith, family, and community life met.John E. Miles traces this history from the earliest Masses in a schoolhouse through the construction of the church and school, the ministries of priests and religious sisters, and the generations of parishioners who sustaine...

In the early 1980s, five young men who loved teaching, the natural world, and the North Cascades dreamed of creating a field school to teach about the place and its many histories-natural and cultural. The North Cascades Institute emerged from that dream in 1986 with the help of North Cascades National Park. This is the story of how the Institute grew from humble beginnings to become a model nonprofit environmental education organization admired throughout the United States. Over the 35 ye...

In recent decades, the evidence for an oral epic tradition in ancient Greece has grown enormously along with our ever-increasing awareness of worldwide oral traditions. John Foley here examines the artistic implications that oral tradition holds for the understanding of the Iliad and Odyssey in order to establish a context for their original performance and modern-day reception.In Homer's Traditional Art, Foley addresses three crucially interlocking areas...

First published during the Eisenhower administration, researchers have long depended on America Votes for its consistent and detailed presentation of election data from across disparate state election offices. America Votes (AV) is published biennially, and contains an introduction and election coverage by the author, which captures new trends analysis, and is predominantly composed of election result tables. Organized by state, this edition of AV is a valuable resource that includes offic...

Prepared by Patrick J. Sobkowski, J.D.The Law Officer’s Pocket Manual is a handy, pocket-sized, spiral-bound manual that highlights basic legal rules for quick reference and offers examples showing how those rules are applied. The manual provides concise guidance based on U.S. Supreme Court rulings on constitutional law issues and other legal developments, covering arrest, search, surveillance, and other routine as well as sensitive areas of law enforcement. It in...

Are you living intentionally, with purpose and passion? Are you embracing the flame that ignites within you, or are you evading it? Will your future self be proud of your story, or do you yearn for something more?John R. Miles—entrepreneur, award-winning podcast host, former US Navy officer, and Fortune 50 senior executive—reveals his groundbreaking discoveries that allow you to reshape your past and create an empowered and limitless future through authentic and candid personal sto...

A little bunny discovers that even the smallest voice can make a world of difference.Does one small bunny really matter in a great big world? Luma feels invisible in her bustling forest—too quiet, too unsure, too small to make a difference. But when a simple act of kindness sets her on an unexpected journey, she uncovers a powerful truth: her voice has value, her feelings have meaning, and her presence makes an impact.Set in The Matteringverse™

“Millions feel adrift and purposeless, despite having outwardly successful lives. John R. Miles shows why this happens—but more importantly, how to fix it in your own life.” —Arthur C. Brooks, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Meaning of Your Life**“This book offers a compassionate, actionable path back to presence, purpose, and genuine significance.”****—**Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of Superc...