You don't have to keep falling.You don't have to keep hiding.You don't have to keep losing.In a world flooded with pornography, casual hookups, and "rebranded" sin, young adults are fighting a battle most people never talk about openly. The Purity Playbook: 5 Steps to Winning the Fight Against Lust (Young Adult Edition) is a bold, honest, and practical guide for anyone tired of the cycle of temptation, sham...

This journal contains Joe's notes of his discoveries and observations during the Terran's maiden voyage of exploration to the stars. This journal is not a stand-alone story, but rather a supplementary guide for those that have an understanding of the Gamin and their involvement with Earth. While Joe's journal answers many questions about these aliens and their technology, it also manages to raise more. Joe's 'Gamin Technology' journal is an expansion, adding more depth and character to the...

The novel follows the life of Tom Terror, a notorious outlaw known for his daring exploits and rebellious nature. Set against the backdrop of the American frontier, the story depicts Tom's rise from a troubled youth to a feared and respected outlaw leader. The character of Tom Terror is both feared and admired for his cunning, bravery, and the loyalty he inspires among his fellow outlaws.Throughout the novel, Tom is pursued by lawmen and rival outlaws, leading to a series of intense confro...

The adventure you're about to embark upon is one of discovery and hope, as humanity comes to terms with its 'First Contact'. When a fleet of spaceships arrives in orbit, it raises a number of compelling questions. What brings them here? Are they friendly? What will happen to us? The visitors from space do not behave exactly how we expected them to. But then, what did we really expect to happen? With the intentions of our visitors not being fully known or understood, we are powerless to do ...

Voknor Diaries – One Gamin's rise to power.'Voknor Diaries' is the fifth installment of the Terran Chronicles Universe, and the last book of the 'Initiation Series'. The story follows the Gamin on their plight of survival, after the devastating attack on their world by the Atlan Empire. Many years after the Exodus, one Gamin hatches, one whose path crosses humanity's time and again; first as a master, then as a friend. Space is not safe, as all races painfully discover. Banding toge...

To some the name “secret society” conjures up an image of a shadowy and elite cabal meeting behind smoke-filled rooms, discussing tactics of world domination and manipulation straight out of the most far-fetched espionage thriller. To others, the image of secluded men (and occasionally women!) banding together in exotic garb to perform colorful ceremonies and impart hidden knowledge and fancy but incomprehensible titles upon one another springs to mind.But just how far-fetched and ...

Cocteau had an ambition many a poet has: to become immortal. But he, perhaps more than most, addressed this ambition directly in a great many of his plays, poems, and films. This book puts the work of this elusive and compelling poet under the microscope, examining how he channeled the concerns and anxieties of his age (and beyond) into his creations. Putting aside anecdotes of his life and other biographical minutiae, it turns to the creative achievements of the polymath – some well-known...

The war grinds on, losses mount, and the Allies search for a magic bullet that will bring a swift conclusion. When their intelligence services are approached by a senior officer of the German Abwehr, a process begins that could shatteringly alter the course of history.James Jackson comments: 'While visiting locations linked to Operation Foxley - the embryonic British intelligence plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler - I became immersed in the subject. Having t...

"The Southern Case for School Segregation" by James Jackson Kilpatrick presents a compelling argument in favor of maintaining segregated schools in the American South. Kilpatrick, a prominent journalist and defender of segregation, articulates the cultural and social rationale behind the practice, asserting that it preserves the Southern way of life. He draws on historical context and personal anecdotes to support his views, emphasizing the perceived benefits of segregation for both white ...

What is life without joie de vivre?After a long series of adventures, the Firefly team settled on a cluster of 130 natural planets in a relatively well-populated part of the Cosmos, no more than one thousand light years from Sol, but difficult to see from Earth. Wil remained their much revered leader, basking in the glory due a leader whose palpable charisma, beneficently employed, had brought three millennia of almost totally uninterrupted peace, in an empire the like of which had ...

"Views From the Back forty" is the author's first person story aboutrural life on what had once been the back forty acreage of a family farm. When the author and his wife purchased the land, partly for benefit of two growing sons, it gave the impression of being worn-out acreage. But after 30 years of living there and experiencing its inherent values, the authorfoundit to be much more: a trove of geology and natural history, a repository of human history, and one family's revelationsabout ...

Loopholes have come a long way from their original definition as ‘a vertical slit in a castle wall for shooting through; a means of evading or escaping’. They abound in everyday life and are used extensively in an attempt to gain benefit, lawfully or otherwise. These stories recount instances of the many different types of loopholes employed by people I have come across and are presented in decade order, from the most recent in the 2010s back to the 1960s. I hope you find them of interest ...