Hello everyone,A few years ago, I participated in making 'Generations', first created as a one-off film and now developed into a two-part series, written, produced, and directed by M Wilfrid Pickering. After applying for the role of 'Simian the Wise', I met the film's Casting Director and learned about Simian's depth and quirky, mystical powers. I was captivated by the story, and the more I discovered about the wizard's role, the more determined I became to portray him. Af...

Set in LA at the time of the McCarthy witchhunts, an evocative thriller set against a backdrop of murder and corruption in HollywoodLos Angeles, late 1940s: all over Hollywood, the U.S. government is ordering people to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee as part of the crusade to uncover Communist influence in the movies.John Ray Horn has little use for politics, but as a former B-movie cowboy star who fell into prison and disgrace, he ...

A stunningly atmospheric contemporary stand-alone - about murder, madness and dangerous secrets in a small townRandall Wilkes, his big-city journalism career in ruins, has returned after twenty years to Pilgrim's Rest, the Tennessee hill town where he grew up. He has taken on a lucrative but low-prestige writing job for Sonny McMahan, a former governor and Randall's boyhood friend. Faye McMahan, Sonny's mother, is addled with age, imagining that her dead husband is...

Evocative post-World War II crime novel set in LA, starring ex-movie-star and now debt-collector, John Ray HornOnce he was Sierra Lane, hero to countless youngsters in a series of B-movie westerns. Now, after two years in prison, John Ray Horn lives on the margins of post-World War II Los Angeles. His wife has left him, and, blacklisted by the studios, he makes ends meet by collecting debts for his old Indian co-star, Joseph Mad Crow. Then an old friend, Scotty, co...

Scotland, 1850 Beset by the potato famine and land clearances, the Park and Ridgeway families emigrate to the new stateof Texas. Their lives are altered again by tragedy during the sea voyage, and they are thrust into the cattle business in South Texas. Survivors of Indian raids and Civil War battles then struggle against cattle thieves and bushwhackers to find opportunity and romance in the emerging trail driving industry.

Begun by Shirley Wright with interviews of Blanche Wright and family, expanded with contributions of Brown family members, and assembled by Edward Wright and Elizabeth Alexander, this Anthology tells of the unique lives and contributions of a special family.

Randall Wilkes, his big-city journalism career in ruins, has returned after twenty years to Pilgrim's Rest, the Tennessee hill town where he grew up. He has taken on a lucrative but low-prestige writing job for Sonny McMahan, a former governor and Randall's boyhood friend, whose own career is under a shadow and who needs a ghost-written autobiography to ease his way back into politics.Randall encounters Faye McMahan, Sonny's mother, who is addled with age, imagining that her dead hu...

Why did so many Scots leave their homeland in the mid-19 th Century? How did Texas become the cattle capitol of the world? What was life like in Texas in the 1800s? Follow...the eventful life of Rob Ridgeway through young romance, and repeated tragedies that drove him to take his young family on the dangerous voyage from Scotland to Texas. Journey...with Rob and his wife Laura as they arrive at the once significant port of Indianola, to start a new life in central Texas Comanche country, a...

Fully updated with the latest information in the field, this comprehensive book provides a practical guide to diagnosing and managing temporomandibular disorders in the dental practice. Written in an accessible, user-friendly style, it offers a simplified approach to the basic concepts and management decision points for the most commonly observed temporomandibular conditions, integrating the latest advances and advice throughout. Quick Consult, Focal Point, and Technical Tip boxes provide ...

About the BookThree Stories tells the lives of people in American landscapes of the 20th Century.Devotion tells of an overbearing preacher who attempts to manipulate the lives of those around him, but his younger second wife has a mind of her own, as does a rebellious son from the preacher’s first marriage.Eleanor Packard is a young woman whose childhood was marred by an abusive father and an illness which left her lame, making her transition to adulthood difficult.

Manual of Temporomandibular Disorders, Third Edition, provides comprehensive, evidence-based information on temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Focusing on clinically relevant information throughout, the book allows dentists to diagnose TMD accurately, rule out disorders that mimic TMD, and provide effective therapy for most patients.Useful features, such as frequently asked questions, quick consults, technical tips, and focal points are integrated to help the clin...

Throughout our spiritual journey we should be cognizant that no matter how many obstacles we face, God’s there for us. After all, God created us, and He orders our steps for our good. In fact, God treats us better than we treat ourselves. Regardless of our circumstances, God’s in control, and He caters to our every need. Spiritual Reflections of a Poetic Mind reminds us that we should be thankful to God for everything. “Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, ...