A young archaeologist comes upon a startling discovery on a dig in the Great Zimbabwe ruins: a clearly identifiable sword of a Templar Knight. How had this artefact, from almost a thousand years before, ended up in the earth of central Africa? Going back to the time of the Crusades, a story unfolds, full of trials and perils as two groups of soldiers set out on different missions. One group, of Christian knights, is fleeing the defeats at the hands of the Muslim armies, on a quest to find ...

Percy Bysshe Shelley, in the essay 'On Life' (1819), stated 'We live on, and in living we lose the apprehension of life'. Ross Wilson uses this statement as a starting point to explore Shelley's fundamental beliefs about life and the significance of poetry. Drawing on a wide range of Shelley's own writing and on philosophical thinking from Plato to the present, this book offers a timely intervention in the debate about what Romantic poets understood by 'life'. For Shelley, it demonstrates ...

"Three lives, that is all any man is granted be they beggar or King. But what if there are some who are bestowed a fourth? A fifth?" For one individual, bestowed with a further life, it proved to be not so much a blessing but a curse, as he is forced to hide his true life-status, ever fearful of detection. Indoctrinated into the ranks of the Enforcers against his will he learns the hidden truths of the Enforcers and their Imperia masters. This sets off a series of events outwith his contro...

BIPOLAR DISORDERThis book covers the topic of Bipolar Disorder and will discuss in detail what exactly Bipolar Disorder is, the different ways it may present itself, what causes it in the first place, and how it can be managed and treated. You will also be presented with a list of ways you can help a loved one who is currently suffering from Bipolar Disorder.At the completion of this book you will have a good understanding of Bipolar Disorder, and what you ...

Betrayed by his superiors, branded an outcast, his daughter murdered. Khris Modahl is forced from his dark world and thrust into one even darker. Driven by the uncontrollable need to avenge his daughter’s death he is drawn into the shadowy world of the “Bruderschaft”, a secret brotherhood of Neo-Nazis, uncovering a plot that has been in the making since the early days of the Third Reich. He has become an unwitting player in a deadly game, hunted by both sides. He must track down all those ...

The Happy Agent is a must-read for anyone contemplating a realty career and the perfect antidote for experienced agents seeking a more productive, less stressful direction for their business. It's also intended as an insightful resource for consumers curious about the ins and outs of buying and selling real estate. Though written by a veteran Canadian real estate broker, the fundamental principles described may be professionally or personally applied virtually any...

BIPOLAR DISORDERThis book covers the topic of Bipolar Disorder and will discuss in detail what exactly Bipolar Disorder is, the different ways it may present itself, what causes it in the first place, and how it can be managed and treated. You will also be presented with a list of ways you can help a loved one who is currently suffering from Bipolar Disorder.At the completion of this book you will have a good understanding of Bipolar Disorder, and what you ...

Mr Parratt is a pizza delivery man in a small Scottish town. There is one delivery he is never going to forget on a fateful night when his world is turned upside down... after jilting his bride-to-be at the altar, he finds himself catapulted into a bizarre series of adventures on the other side of the world involving drug gangs, jail breaks and the discovery of fabulous treasures deep in the jungles of Latin America. Graham Greene's Man in Havana meets Groucho Marx meets Forrest Gump in th...

Percy Shelley was a writer in the broadest sense – poet, pamphleteer, philosopher, translator, and correspondent – and one of the most eccentric, fascinating figures of his age. Yet he is emphatically of our age too, continuing to influence contemporary writers, to be referenced in popular culture, and to inspire social and political movements. Bringing together a wide range of contributors from different critical perspectives, this vivid and accessible volume sets Shelley's work in its ma...

As the hundredth anniversary approaches, it is timely to reflect not only upon the Great War itself and on the memorials which were erected to ensure it did not slip from national consciousness, but also to reflect upon its rich and substantial cultural legacy. This book examines the heritage of the Great War in contemporary Britain. It addresses how the war maintains a place and value within British society through the usage of phrases, references, metaphors and imagery within popular, me...

Daddy Who? is the story of a phenomenon, a band that in eighteen short months changed the course of Australian rock history.Author and musician Craig Horne was with Daddy Cool every inch of the way. With an insider's view, he tracks the journey from when they burst onto the scene in October 1970, with their infectious doo-wop mayhem, and follows their rapid rise to the top—when they were on the front cover of every newspaper and rock magazine in the country...

Raised in a town just south of Boston, Matty Arsenault grew up fast - shaped by a broken but loving home, a tight crew of friends, and the music scene that gave him purpose. As frontman of A Loss For Words, he spent years touring the world, chasing something bigger through music, connection, and relentless DIY hustle.But everything changed after a prison sentence in Japan, a moment that cracked everything open. In the silence that followed, Matty was forced to confront the parts of...