What if the fate of a young nation was witnessed by a dog with an extraordinary heart?Lost in the chaos of the American Revolution, a young foxhound named Scout finds himself alone, frightened, and far from home. When he wanders into the camp of General George Washington, a chance meeting begins an unforgettable journey through the birth of the United States.From the icy crossing of the Delaware River to the brutal winter at Valley Forge, Scout marches besi...

An authoritative classic on Hindu astrology, this book has been out of print for decades, and was originally published only in hardback. Now it will be published in paperback for the professional astrologer and for the general public alike.Analyzing various models for the origin, development, and functioning of yugas, manvantaras, karma, and Hindu astrology as a whole, this book raises questions also about the role of the supernatural and synchronicity.The ep...

How do persons come to faith in our time? Are they active seekers or brought in by others? Is it a journey? Or is it a more sudden conversion? Are spouses, relatives, and friends most important to the process? Do clergy matter? What sorts of values, practices, and lifestyles tend to change for those who newly come to faith? What are the differences among the various religious traditions in how one comes to faith? This book presents the findings of a multi-year study on how people come to f...

The Walls of YorkBy B.P. StoneHaunted by the past. Hunted by history. Chosen by the walls.John Grady has spent a lifetime running, from the trauma of New York's darkest days, from the ghosts of Orlando's tragedies, from the memories that refuse to let him rest. When he and his wife Claire cross the Atlantic to start anew in the ancient city of York, John hopes the city's stone walls will offer the peace he's never found. But York is a city built on c...

Sixty-seven short stories compiled by lawyer-historian, Jerry Summers, about lesser known but interesting persons, places and events in the Volunteer state, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States of America. Featured are famous movie stars, aviators and athletes; medal of honor winners and military heroes; honored judges and civil servants; notorious gangsters and crooks; political intrigues and scandalous events; and curious places once famous but now obscure. Contains 49 photograph...

Former Coast Guard Intelligence Officer Mick Clarke sought escape and self-discovery across the Atlantic, landing in the enigmatic city of Sofia, Bulgaria. But the ghosts of his past refuse to stay silent. Drawn into a high-stakes political chess game with shadowy players and shifting allegiances, Mick finds himself questioning everything. Is he a pawn in a calculated political maneuver, or has he stumbled upon something far more sinister – a potential for mass murder? His only guide throu...

"The Grey Killer – The five days when London choked on its own smoke" recounts the environmental catastrophe of December 1952. A perfect storm of cold weather, an anticyclone, and excessive coal burning trapped a layer of toxic pollution over London. For five days, visibility was reduced to a few feet, cinemas closed because audiences couldn't see the screen, and people walked into the Thames. Author Arthur P. Stone details the horrific medical reality: 12,000 people died, mostly from asph...

Christianity and Horror Cinema explores ways that Christian beliefs, spiritualities, practices, and symbols provide the religious and existential "depths" out of which the monsters of Western horror cinema have emerged, arguing that they are, in several respects, the monsters for which Christians are responsible. Horror cinema preys on Christianity’s narrative, moral, cultural, and aesthetic traditions; reverses them; upends them; inverts them; and offends them. But it also reflec...

What if the biggest mystery in your town was the truth?In Ballyboyle, rumors spread like wildfire, and Lily knows something is amiss. It starts with a supposed piece of the sky falling behind the bakery, followed by sightings of shadowy creatures in the woods. Soon, fear eclipses fact, and the entire town is on edge.Equipped with sharp questions, calm logic, and an overly enthusiastic crow named Pip, Lily enlists the help of her anxious but brillia...

What does it mean to keep a promise when the world is watching-and when it isn't?In The Real Promise Keepers II, B.P. Stone interweaves extraordinary true stories and vivid historical fiction, illuminating the quiet heroism and steadfast kindness that shape our world. From the nuclear crisis at Chalk River, where a young Jimmy Carter confronts the terror of a reactor meltdown and learns that true leadership lies in restraint, not glory, to the windswept pl...

The Real Promise Keepers III presents a compelling collection of eight biographical novellas, each illuminating the lives of women whose courage, intellect, and compassion quietly shaped history. B.P. Stone brings together stories of scientists, activists, teachers, and unsung heroines, all of whom defied the limitations of their times to leave a lasting mark on the world.The journey begins in a modest German kitchen, where Agnes Pockels, denied formal education, t...

Roslynne Steinberg struggled all her life with the knowledge that her father blamed her for causing the mental illness of her mother. A native of the Jewish Bronx in New York, she recounts overcoming her parents' rejection and also tells of coping with the death of her own child. However she says, “No matter the lot we were cast at birth, and no matter how difficult the journey, life is a beautiful gift.” She is now an artist living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she is recognize...