"A mighty hunter." - Literary Digest, 1918"Vividly written, very graphic descriptions... an authority on the game of the Dark Continent." - Review of Reviews, 1909"A markedly readable volume describing the author's hunting life in British East Africa." - Everybody's Magazine, 1910Dr. Rainsford's 1909 book "The Land of the Lion " is a record of the twelve or thirteen months spent in the hunting domains of East Africa--an acco...

This book is a clear and concise introduction to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. His one major surviving work, often titled 'meditations' but literally translated simply as 'to himself', is a series of short, sometimes enigmatic reflections divided seemingly arbitrarily into twelve books and apparently written only to be read by him. For these reasons Marcus is a particularly difficult thinker to understand. His musings, framed as 'notes to self' or 'memoranda', are the exhort...

This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, the only Roman emperor celebrated for centuries for his decency and earnest Stoic philosophy. Philosopher William O. Stephens explores Marcus’ reluctant rise to power, his marriage and his efforts to mould his son into a successor. He examines Marcus’ Stoic tenets as he describes the struggles of dealing with a fifteen-year pandemic, the betrayal of a trusted general, social upheaval centred on a new ‘superst...

In each of our experiences, we come into this realm of being with a very limited remembrance or consciousness of the reality of who and what we truly are, both on an individual and collective basis. We are thrust, headlong into a world full of other beings that suffer from this same truth amnesia.From here, we start the journey of our true self remembrance. A journey of our own creation, of life experience divinely designed to lead us back to the home that we only believed we left....

Power is the point of envy of those who are weak, and the pride of those who are not. Although power can hold command over the lives of others, it can very much lead to the destruction of the one controlling it. Author Stephen R. Williams discusses the pitfalls of abused power without repentance and guidance in his latest book, Samson the Modern Day America.Almost everyone is familiar with the story of Samson, the only man to hold incredible strength in the Bible. He was b...

AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME THRILLER WITH AN ASTONISHING TWIST.Can you crack the code?Detective Mary Hume is on the trail of a vicious serial killer. A killer who leaves a baffling code carved into the skin of his victims.The first victim, a young man, lies spreadeagled in his stylish Soho flat. Carved deep into his hairless chest—while he was still alive—are the numbers 1-4-3.The second victim is a vicar—murdered ...

⭐ Five-Star Readers' Choice Award Winner (2025���� Gold Elite Literary Titan Book Award Winner - Nonfiction (2025)����No Filter: From Skateboard Kid to Entrepreneur - A Mental Health JourneyBy William Alfred Stephens Jr.No Filter is a fearless, uncut memoir from Retired Sergeant First Class William Alfred Stephens Jr., who went from skateboards and struggle to soldier, survivor, and entrepreneur. Told with brutal honesty and spoken-word rhythm, it captures t...

A perfect guide for anybody wishing to learn the Welsh language. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Besides absolutists of the right (the tsar and his adherents) and left (Lenin and his fellow Bolsheviks), the Russian political landscape in 1917 featured moderates seeking liberal reform and a rapid evolution towards a constitutional monarchy. Vasily Maklakov, a lawyer, legislator and public intellectual, was among the most prominent of these, and the most articulate and sophisticated advocate of the rule of law, the linchpin of liberalism.This book tells the story of his efforts ...

An experienced tech writer fully explains blockchain technology and how it will radically transform the world as we know it in this reader-friendly, illuminating guide—“a book for the nerd but especially for the rest of us scratching our tech-terrified heads” (Patricia Hampl, author of The Art of the Wasted Day).What is blockchain? Why does everyone from tech experts to business moguls to philanthropists believe it is a paradigm-shifting t...

Our Survival or Defeat as a Nation Depends on if we Repent or Not and Turn Back to GodSamson: The Modern Day AmericaIs America Doomed?Repent or DefeatREVIEWS FORSamson: The Modern-Day AmericaStephen Williams has written a book just like the prophets of theOld Testament. He has heard the Word of the Lord our God andhas obeyed by writing it out for us, to warn us, to help us. Justlike the prophet Ezekiel, who foretold th...

**Brought to you by Penguin.The thirty-first instalment in James Patterson's globally bestselling series.**When an American Airlines plane explodes in the sky, detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are first on the scene. They don't hear the gunfire. At first.The weapon that took down the plane is a remote-controlled Vietnam-War-era machine gun. The list of those who possess the training and expertise to operate the stolen, .50-caliber weapon is short. And time run...