It’s estimated that one in three people have suffered an acquired brain injury in their lifetime. Yet so little is understood about brain health and its various injuries, especially the daily and personal effects. Author Len Roach knows these effects personally. He’s been learning to cope with them for thirty years.Skull Fragments: Expressions of My TBI Life is a memoir that began with the author’s desire to understand what happened to him after two traumatic brain injuries. The mo...

In 'Massacre at Paris,' Christopher Marlowe ablazes a dark path through the treacherous political landscape of 16th-century France, woven around the infamous St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. This historical play adopts a fast-paced and intense style reminiscent of Marlowe's earlier works, simultaneously embracing both tragic and dramatic elements. The text's vivid imagery and sharp dialogues reflect the tumultuous period's religious and civil strife, highlighting the human capacity for both...

In "The Fables of Phædrus," the Roman poet Phaedrus revisits the timeless tradition of fable writing, drawing extensively from Aesop's narratives while infusing his works with a sharp satirical edge reflective of the societal and political dynamics of ancient Rome. Phaedrus employs a concise and elegant literary style characterized by vivid imagery and moral clarity, inviting readers to confront the follies and virtues of human nature through the lens of anthropomorphized animals. His fabl...

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Mike Thomas should have known that it wouldn't be that easy. As a retired Police Detective working as a PI spying on the occasional cheating spouse, Mike should have known that he'd been out of the game to long. Leaving behind the badge and the violent world that had come with it once he'd met Marci; Mike thought that he was done with that life. But, when Marci asks for Mike's help investigating a corrupt cop that may have been involved in a friend's death, he had no idea it would lead to ...

This beautifully illustrated, moving and revelatory book will inspire readers to see that it is often that which gives us the deepest sorrow in life that can bring us the greatest joy.'Welcome to my world. I have autism.'But A Painful Gift is not about my autism. It is about the struggle to be truly ourselves in the world. To be fully human, to touch people and to be touched by people in return.'Autism is a blessing, a gifted way of seeing the world. It is also deep...

Truth waits for eyes unclouded by longing.'Lao-Tzu (poet and philosopher)In this collection of short, contemplative, enlightening reflections, spiritual teacher and Quaker Christopher Goodchild, inspired by his own experiences, guides you through his spiritual and philosophical journey to his truest and most peaceful self. Written from a 'soul' perspective, the book reveals how, by looking beyond vulnerability to see innate strength, and searching beyond pain and turmoil to...

A dark domestic comedy by one of English literature’s most distinctive and idiosyncratic authorsLife in the Ponsonby household is an emotional battleground, where tyrannical grandmother Sabine and her equally despotic daughter Hetta struggle to control the fate of the family. Caught in the crossfire are Sabine’s son John, a self-absorbed novelist; his five children, Clare, France, Chilton, Victor and Muriel; and Muriel’s beleagured governesses.When John’s d...

James Grout stars as a hapless vicar who discovers that life behind suburbia's net curtains is more exciting than he'd expectedAfter being mugged by a pair of pensioners outside the Darby & Joan Club, the Reverend Timothy Carswell has had enough of his rough, tough inner-city parish. Convinced that someone so meek would be better suited somewhere quieter, the Bishop packs him off to a nice, sedate, residential neighbourhood where nothing ever seems to happen.

In "Hero and Leander," Christopher Marlowe crafts a poignant narrative of tragic love set against the backdrop of Greek mythology. This narrative poem, primarily composed in elegant, rhythmic blank verse, explores the passionate yet doomed romance between Hero, a priestess of Venus, and Leander, a youth from Abydos. Marlowe's distinctive literary style merges classical themes with Elizabethan sensibilities, showcasing his gift for lush imagery and poignant emotional depth. The poem's explo...

In "The Poems and Prose of Ernest Dowson, With a Memoir by Arthur Symons," readers are introduced to the delicate musings of Dowson, a pivotal figure of the Decadent movement in late 19th-century literature. His work oscillates between vivid imaginations and somber reflections, marked by a lyrical style that exudes musicality and melancholy. Dowson's verses encapsulate themes of love, loss, and existential longing, often drawing on rich symbolism and intricate imagery that together create ...

Bringing together major archaeological research projects from Virginia to Alabama, this volume explores the rich prehistory of the Southeastern Coastal Plain. Contributors consider how the region’s warm weather, abundant water, and geography have long been optimal for the habitation of people beginning 50,000 years ago. They highlight demographic changes and cultural connections across this wide span of time and space.New data are provided here for many sites, including evidence fo...