Bestselling author R. William Bennett imagines how a contemporary of Jesus, Simon, an ordinary spice merchant and a Jew without deeply felt religious beliefs, begins his lifelong journey as one of the first new Christians as his life intersects with Jesus at the major milestones of his life and ministry.From the very beginning, Simon is on the scene on the eve of Jesus’s birth. He is the last man to get an available room at the inn in Bethlehem, forcing Joseph and Mary to be turned...

Bestselling author R. William Bennett imagines how a contemporary of Jesus, Simon, an ordinary spice merchant and a Jew without deeply felt religious beliefs, begins his lifelong journey as one of the first new Christians as his life intersects with Jesus at the major milestones of his life and ministry.From the very beginning, Simon is on the scene on the eve of Jesus’ birth. He is the last man to get an available room at the inn in Bethlehem, forcing Joseph and Mary to be turned ...

Across the globe, a powerful political force is reshaping governments, challenging traditional power structures, and redefining the way people engage with politics. "The Rise of Populism - Understanding Political Shifts Around the Globe" explores the complex phenomenon of populism, examining why it has emerged so strongly in recent years and how it is influencing political landscapes from Europe and the Americas to Asia and beyond.This book provides a thorough analysis of the facto...

Why do we make poor choices after a long day? Why does having more options often lead to anxiety instead of satisfaction? The answer is decision fatigue – the deterioration of our ability to make good decisions after a long session of decision-making. This book explores the science of willpower and provides a framework for managing your mental energy. The author reveals the "hidden mechanics" of how decision fatigue depletes our cognitive resources, leading to procrastination, impulsivity,...

By: William W. Boddie, Pub. 1923, Reprinted 2021, 664 pages, E-BOOK, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-369-6. Located on the edge of the Pee Dee Area, Williamsburg County was created in 1804 from the Georgetown District which in turn was part of the Prince Frederick Parish. A pine tree on the north bank of the Black River, called the King's Tree by an early explorer, became the focal point of settlement in what is now Williamsburg County, and gave the name to the county seat. This interesting histo...

Follow the footsteps of the Pals in their journey from Lancashire to their training camps in England and Wales and to the villages and battlefields of France. A comprehensive account, with maps and pictures, of a Pals Battalion's service throughout the war.

A battlefield guide to the World War I exploits of the 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, made up of volunteers who had enlisted together.Follow the footsteps of the Pals in their journey from Lancashire to their training camps in England and Wales and to the villages and battlefields of France. A comprehensive account, with maps and pictures, of a Pals Battalion's service throughout the war.The Battleground series is designed for both the battlefield ...

"The Seigneurs of Old Canada: A Chronicle of New World Feudalism" by William Bennett Munro explores the unique feudal system that developed in New France. This historical account delves into the lives of the seigneurs, the landholding lords who governed vast tracts of land, and their relationships with the habitants, the peasant farmers. Munro meticulously details the social, economic, and political structures that characterized this system, illustrating how it shaped the development of Ca...

The seigneurs of old Canada: A chronicle of new world feudalism examines how a European system of land control and authority was transplanted into a developing colony. The book focuses on how land grants shaped daily life, agriculture, and social order. Instead of highlighting individual figures, the narrative explains how the system operated and how those who held land were expected to guide settlement, support development, and maintain loyalty to the governing power. The seigneurial syst...

France, when she undertook the creation of a Bourbon empire beyond the seas, was the first nation of Europe. Her population was larger than that of Spain, and three times that of England. Her army in the days of Louis Quatorze, numbering nearly a half-million in all ranks, was larger than that of Rome at the height of the imperial power. No nation since the fall of Roman supremacy had possessed such resources for conquering and colonizing new lands. By the middle of the seventeenth century...

Has the First Amendment become a tool to promote the conservative agenda?On June 27, 2018, Justice Elena Kagan, dissenting from the Supreme Court's decision in a free speech case, accused the Roberts Court majority of "weaponizing the First Amendment"--of "turning the First Amendment into a sword" and using it to serve a conservative political agenda. The U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has decided more free speech cases than any previo...

What would history be without the picturesque annals of the Gallic race? This is a question which the serious student may well ask himself as he works his way through the chronicles of a dozen centuries. From the age of Charlemagne to the last of the Bonapartes is a long stride down the ages; but there was never a time in all these years when men might make reckonings in the arithmetic of European politics without taking into account the prestige, the power, and even the primacy of France....