A sci-fi anthology of futures that came quietly-and never left.Five stories. Each one a different tomorrow.A lunar biosphere evolves beyond its creators.A caste of modified workers prepares for rebellion.A lone explorer begins to question her own humanity.A nation votes while it sleeps, but no one remembers choosing.A soldier relives her own death, again and again.Dark, thought-provoking, and eeri...

What if everything you were told about Covid-19 was a lie? In It Was Never About Your Health, Alan Roberts rips apart the pandemic façade, exposing a chilling truth: for most, Covid was a mild illness—a new cold—hyped into a global nightmare for power and profit. Backed by hard data—0.05% fatality for the healthy under 60, kids nearly untouched at 0.002%—he reveals how fear, censorship, and a $36 billion pharma windfall crushed science, leaving kids scarred with 40,000 mental health cases ...

A story of two ex-military men, one American, the other Vietnamese. They transport a treasure trove of diamonds and gold through the jungles of Southeast Asia while being pursued by elements of communist armies. They receive life-saving assistance from strangers and also save others from certain death. The proceeds of the treasure is put to unexpected use.

Parrot&Sweeney return in another trilogy of original whodunits, featuring newly promoted Detective Chief Superintendent George Parrot and his able sidekick Detective Inspector Daniel Sweeney. In this offering the two detectives encounter Kidnapping, blackmail and grisly murders. DARK JUSTICE involves them in attempting to right a wrong whilst finding a young kidnap victim. In RECKONING FOR A HARPY, they try to find the killer of an unpopular beautiful socialite, amongst a be...

Buxton History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this Derbyshire spa town. Author Alan Roberts guides us around its well-known streets and buildings, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed over the years as well as exploring its lesser-known sights and hidden corners. With the help of a handy location map, readers are invited to follow a timeline of events and discover for themselves the changing face of Buxton.

Buxton's growth as an inland spa town began in the 1780s when The Crescent was built for the Duke of Devonshire. This was followed by the natural baths, thermal baths, pump room and several large hydropathic establishments. Buxton became a fashionable spa resort, its popularity later boosted by the arrival of the railways. Large villas and hotels were built, as well as a range of entertainment facilities including the Pavilion Gardens and Opera House, to cater for the town's many visitors....

Matlock is located on the River Derwent in a fairly central position in Derbyshire. At Matlock, the Derwent carves its way through hard limestone rock, creating Matlock Dale, one of Derbyshire's most spectacular dales, with crossing points of the river at each end of the dale, at Matlock and at Cromford. Matlock Bridge lies on an ancient route formerly used for the transport of locally mined lead eastwards to Nottingham and beyond.Matlock developed rapidly following the arrival of the rail...

Humour is a funny thing - everyone knows it but no-one knows what it is. This book addresses the question 'What is humour?' by first untangling the definitions of humour, amusement and funniness before then providing a new theory of humour which draws upon recent research in philosophy, psychology, linguistics and neuroscience. The theory is built up without assuming any prior knowledge and illustrated through humorous examples which are both entertaining and educational for anyone curious...

"An intriguing narrative . . . A complementary blend of scripture, ancient legends, history, and archaeology, it will stir your curiosity." —Lorraine Evans, Egyptologist and author of Burying the DeadIn this groundbreaking work, the authors reexamine humanity's most enduring account of bondage, emancipation, and freedom. The Great Exodus is the story of how one man, empowered by divine epiphany, brought the mighty ancient kingdom of Egypt to its kn...

¿Qué sucedería si las espiritualidades y religiones antiguas no fueran simplemete leyendas? ¿Y si hubiera algo viviendo y respirando por debajo de la superficie, si existiera una conexión tangible entre el pensamiento religioso y la espiritualidad, entre la ciencia y el mito, entre la interdimensionalidad y la dura y cruda realidad? Los antiguos libros del Génesis y de Enoc nos cuentan que unos seres espirituales conocidos con el nombre de los "Vigilantes" descendieron a la Tierra, mantuvi...

This book traces the lifestory of Rechungpa (1084-1161) - the student of the famous teacher Milarepa - using rare and little-known manuscripts, and discovers how the image of both Milarepa and Rechungpa underwent fundamental transformations over a period of over three centuries.Peter Alan Roberts compares significant episodes in the life of Rechungpa as portrayed in a succession of texts, and thus demonstrates the evolution of Rechungpa’s biography. This is the first survey of the ...

Howard and Dawn Syston are thrilled when they learn they are expecting twins. But after the doctor runs tests, the Systons discover that the twins are conjoined. After she gives birth, surgery is performed to separate the boy and girl. A short time later, the parents decide they cannot handle two babies and give up the girl for adoption. For years, they tell Adrian that his sister died during birth.As the babies grow up separately and eventually enter university to study business, ...