Defender is the first and only scholarly biography of Daniel H. Wells, one of the important yet historically neglected leaders among the nineteenth-century Mormons—leaders like Heber C. Kimball, George Q. Cannon, and Jedediah M. Grant. An adult convert to the Mormon faith during the Mormons’ Nauvoo period, Wells developed relationships with men at the highest levels of the church hierarchy, emigrated to Utah with the Mormon pioneers, and served in a series of influential posts in ...

Preface Narrative of the chief Atrocities committed by this great Murderer and his Associates, during a Period of six Years, in Van Diemen's Land. THE following account, of which some portions were published in Mr. Evans's work on Van Diemen's Land, will be read with interest. It was originally printed in the colony in the year 1818. The bush-rangers of Van Diemen's Land generally consist of men accused of crimes, or of prisoners escaped from gaol, who, retiring to the forests and intricat...

With clear logic and entertaining dialogues, the author presents many reasons for a vegetarian rather than a “flesh-eating” diet, and his arguments for not eating meat are as compelling today as when they were written.

This is a full cast recording of the book Across The Sun by Jason Pagano and Bill Robinson, Narrated by Thomas Wells.Across the Sun invokes a metaphysical journey. Four adopted young adults flee an invasion and are magically displaced into a parallel world where they unknowingly disrupt a violent slave trade.Aeden, the eldest, is haunted by a strange dream. He is determined to protect his siblings and new comrades, and learns most of the world considers his divine magic to ...

In ancient Rome, the sacred flame never lies.When a corrupt Vestal priestess is transformed into the monstrous Suistrix, a darkness begins stalking the marble streets, hidden tunnels, and sacred thresholds of the empire. The Eternal Fire trembles, the Senate searches for someone to blame, and Rome turns its fear against the very warrior sworn to protect it.Archanos, a Spartan warrior shaped by discipline, exile, and iron restraint, arrives in Rome seeking only to protect hi...

"The Muse Never Rests" by Thomas Stonewell (Atomm) is a raw, introspective journey through the mind of a modern "cantor-rocker" poet.This collection, now powerfully translated into English, navigates the complex interplay between spiritual discipline and rebellious artistic freedom. Stonewell, a hybrid of grounded wisdom and free-soaring madness, presents a world where the dignity of the church organ meets the untamed energy of rock festivals.

Three books. One sacred flame. A love Rome itself could not contain.In ancient Rome, the Eternal Fire of Vesta is more than a symbol. It is the spiritual heart of the city, the living witness of vows, corruption, sacrifice, and destiny.When Archanos, a disciplined Spartan warrior, enters the sacred world of the Vestal priestess Philomenera, neither of them seeks love. He is shaped by iron, war, restraint, and the duty to protect. She is bound to the flame, ...

A gentle horse named Lunaris discovers that true happiness doesn't come from shiny things or fancy barns, but from friendship, laughter, and the courage to follow her heart. Guided by the mischievous blue magpie Lara, she journeys through magical lands—marshmallow mud, giggle-bug forests, and glowing rainbows—until she finds her true home among unicorns.

This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings.

David Ames Wells (1828-1898), a prominent American financial economist, political activist and apostle of laissez faire, was a staunch advocate of free trade and the abolition of the tariff. "Wells wrote a large number of books, pamphlets, and articles ...His chief interests were the tariff, the theory of money and the currency question, and taxation. His discussion of all of these took character from his inspection of American economic life, which was marked in his period by progr...

This book will reconstruct and analyze the logic and frameworks surrounding positive evaluations of popular art in articles and books predominantly published in the United States and western Europe. It will also examine negative evaluations of the popular, especially those that have successfully prevented the popular from being perceived as (good) art and still provide partially effective counterarguments today. This book will examine both relevant judgments on individual works and groups ...

A former friend has betrayed the Raksura and their groundling companions, and now the survivors must race across the Three Worlds to rescue their kidnapped family members. When Moon and Stone are sent ahead to scout, they quickly encounter an unexpected and potentially deadly ally, and decide to disobey the queens and continue the search alone. Following in a wind-ship, Jade and Malachite make an unlikely alliance of their own, until word reaches them that the Fell are massing for an attac...