In an era when the value of the humanities and qualitative inquiry has been questioned in academia and beyond, Making the Case is an engaging and timely collection that brings together a veritable who’s who of public address scholars to illustrate the power of case-based scholarly argument and to demonstrate how critical inquiry into a specific moment speaks to general contexts and theories. Providing both a theoretical framework and a wealth of historically situated texts, Ma...

Sylvalla escapes Avondale castle and the life of a princess, in search of the adventure she’s always wanted.Once found, adventure bites back.Fortunately, she's not alone. Unfortunately, her new-found companions are less than heroic. Jonathan, would rather make money than learn wizardry. Dirk, would rather live a long and happy life than confront danger. And at 150, old Capro would rather stop gallivanting, and harangue unsuspecting wizardry students ab...

The epic conclusion of the beloved fantasy series The Sylvalla Chronicles from USA Today Bestselling author, A.J. Ponder.“I’ve seen a thousand futures, a million deaths. Avondale will fall.”Sylvalla would rather fight dragons than deal with politics. But as the unexpected queen of two kingdoms, her newfound power is making the neighbouring kings nervous. One by one, the kings fall for Sir Arrant’s offers of power and the beguiling butterfl...

Princess Sylvalla has faced dragons and proven herself a hero - but her greatest trials are about to begin. Phetero, the king she accidentally kidnapped, is determined to have vengeance. He sets out to invade the Castle Avondale and murder Princess Sylvalla's family—and everyone who stands in the way of ultimate power.With her kingdom in peril, Sylvalla wants to fight, but the two wizards, Capro and Jonathan Goodfellow have other plans. Not least of all, saving the world.Wi...