A wide-ranging memoir of life as a junior/ middle school teacher. The author takes us on a fascinating journey through his career from the naive young probationary teacher of the mid-1980s to the experienced Deputy Head of the early 2020s. He uses his collection of Academic Year diaries to transport us back to a date in October for each year of his career and tells us about what was happening to him and his pupils and fellow teachers on that day. Using this method, he informs us not only a...

Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters presents a fresh examination of the letters exchanged between Cicero and correspondents, such as Pompey, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony during the final turbulent decades of the Roman Republic. Drawing upon sociolinguistic theories of politeness, it argues that formal relationships between powerful members of the elite were constrained by distinct conventions of courtesy and etiquette. By examining in detail these linguistic conventions o...

Musings and thoughts gathered over the winter of 2013-2014. Mostly an elegy for a missing love, Saturday Songs explores an emotional landscape of confusion and betrayal.

Master vSphere 6 virtualization with hands-on practice and bonus preview examsVCP6-DCV: VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 6 Study Guide is your ultimate guide to preparing for exam 2VO-621. This Study Guide provides 100% coverage of all exam objectives and offers a unique set of study tools including assessment tests, objective map, real-world scenarios, hands-on exercises, and much more so you can be confident come exam d...

Siege! With the threat of yet another battle during the summer of 1863, Corporal Jonathan Archer discovers a renewed strength as he must find a way to provide safety and protect his family while also serving in the defense of his hometown. The battle led by Union General Ulysses S. Grant for control of the Mississippi River at the port of Vicksburg looms over the city like a mighty eagle swooping down upon its prey. Hill City is ultimately held under siege for weeks as the Army of Vicksbur...

In 1841, life is good in the little town of Jonesboro, Georgia. A young doctor comes to work at General Hospital, falls in love, and marries the prettiest girl in Clayton County. Dr. John and Elizabeth Kelsey are set to embark upon their joyous and tragic life together over the next three decades. The surprise of an abandoned baby named Kyzer coincides with a move to Kellwood Plantation, John's boyhood home in Hastings, Virginia. During his thirty years, Kyzer must remain strong physically...

Awaken the Truth Hidden Behind History, Faith, and the Human MindWhat if everything you've ever been taught about reality-about God, power, and even your own mind-was designed to keep you asleep?In The Splinters of the Mind: Escaping the Matrix, Jon Mark Hall peels back the layers of illusion that shape our modern world. Blending ancient wisdom, suppressed history, and modern psychology, Hall reveals how humanity's greatest prison is not made of bars or wa...

Steve Andrews had it made, a successful law practice in Miami, a young, beautiful wife and a sailboat to enjoy his leisure time. Then one day he woke up to find his world turned upside down. His law practice was failing and he was informed his wife was not legally his wife. To make matters worse, his wife had emptied all of his escrow and trust accounts, turned the money over to her real husband who had exchanged the funds for gold, and the authorities wanted to talk with him. In a despera...

The Free State of Winston is a peaceful place anchored deep within the heart and soul of Cole McTavish from Winston County. Following the incident at Looney's Tavern on 4 July 1861, this adventurous young man sets out from the town of Double Springs to embark upon the path he has chosen for himself. The civil war has already begun while many fathers, sons, brothers, and husbands everywhere are facing individual life changing decisions concerning the main issue of slavery. With the continue...

The Kyzer Trilogy In 1841, life is good in the little town of Jonesboro, Georgia. A young doctor comes to work at General Hospital, falls in love, and marries the prettiest girl in Clayton County. Dr. John and Elizabeth Kelsey are now set to embark upon their joyous and tragic life together over the next three decades. The surprise of an abandoned baby named Kyzer coincides with a move to Kellwood Plantation which is John's boyhood home in Hastings, Virginia. During the next thirty years, ...

On the morning of 3 July 1863, Jennie Wade never realized that her life was about to end in a matter of seconds. She was shot and killed instantly by a stray bullet while she stood in the kitchen to bake bread. Miss Wade is known to have been the only direct civilian casualty during the battle in Gettysburg. This is her story as history records all the events leading up to her tragic end.

The inspiring story of five silversmiths in three generations will take you on their incredible journey from North Carolina to Alabama in 1834. Each individual, known as a gifted artisan, represents a unique class of citizen that helped to form the history of early Americana. Their very lives reflected the importance of endurance, strength, and Christian values during the onset wave of migration in the eighteenth century. The Huntington's were only one of those particular families. They en...