Before the dawn is a brief account of the life in a small community in the eastern Nigeria before the advent of modern civilization. It describes the organizational structure of the people and the activities they were engaged in; activities like farming, construction of the houses, marriage ceremony, naming ceremony, funeral ceremony, initiation ceremonies (into adulthood or into the prestigious nze na ozo society), the peoples religious practices, festivals, beliefs and taboos, peoples pa...

In a community where everybody was caught up in the vicious web of poverty, ignorance and disease, a woman of foresight decided to extricate her family from the claws of that endless cycle of doom. She fought against all odds to educate her children and somehow she succeeded. All her children made it above the community average and some made it to the top. What some people take for granted to others it is a matter of life and death. Follow the trials and tribulations of people to acquire b...

A young victim of circumstances turned to prostitution as a means of survival. When a young man chose her as wife opposition ensued not because of her past (because he didnt reveal that to his people) but because of ethnicity and poor educational attainment. When those obstacles were surmounted God blessed them and they used their resources to serve God and humanity.

Tales of our time is a collection of mind-enriching stories that will entertain, educate and enthrall you. It contains stories from the past and present properly arranged to meet the needs of both young and old readers; it has something for every reader no matter the educational, cultural or religious background of the reader. Do you want to know why the elephant has small eyes or why the tortoise has a broken shell or what happens to liars or what happens to trafficked people or what happ...

The Conscript is the story of the Nigerian civil war or (the Nigeria-Biafra war as some people call it) as seen through the eye of a child soldier that was conscripted into the Biafran army. It is by no means an account of the war but purely the way a young conscript saw the war and the impact of the war on his life and the life of his people.

A great collection of questions, answers and facts! Why can't elephants jump? Why don't sheep shrink when they get wet? Divided into sections about animals, people, the law and funny names and places, each part of this hardback book explores little known and often amusing information - Certain to entertain!

Through a series of journal entries, a woman records her thoughts and feelings over the course of a summer, shortly after giving birth to her child. Confined to her bedroom on the advice of her husband, a physician, “The Yellow Wallpaper” chronicles the woman’s increasing instability, as she becomes obsessed with the yellow wallpaper covering the walls of her room.“The Yellow Wallpaper” is considered one of the earliest American feminist works of fiction and is unique for author Ch...

Discover the Heart of Ukraine through Enchanting Tales of Courage and Hope!Step into the magical world of Ukrainian Fairy Tales for Little Patriots, where timeless lessons of bravery, unity, and resilience come to life. From a brave lark singing against the storm to a magical sunflower keeping a soldier's promise, these stories weave the beauty of Ukrainian heritage with universal values. Written by Volodymyr Vakulenko-K., these tales celebrate the indomit...

**A Discworld series tie-in book, a companion to Raising Steam (part of the Industrial Revolution novels). Go beyond the novels to discover more about the fantastically funny and gloriously inventive world of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series.Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook is the complete guide to the railways of Sir Terry Pratchett's number one bestseller Raising Steam.**Authorised by Mr Moist von Lipwig of the Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains ...

Girl meets boy. Girl never thirsts again.In the desert, water becomes the central concern of life. When fetching that water becomes an excruciating ordeal both emotionally and spiritually, one woman wrestles with the decisions and events that have defined her existence. Obscure, ashamed and marginalized, everything changes one dusty afternoon when she meets a man beside a well.This is neither her story, nor his, but merely the moment when their stories coll...

Stephen Cottrell brings home, vividly and poignantly, the physical reality of the passion story.The narrative of Holy Week is powerful and painful, and because we know how the story ends it's easy to gloss over the difficult details, and stay in the comfort zone of our understanding. The Things He Carried is a book to stimulate thought, provoke discussion and create space for contemplation.'In order to understand the cross you need to stand under it . . . w...

A stunning and poignant autobiographical look at the myriad experiences that shape a meaningful life, by the bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander mysteries.“Surely one of the most moving and intriguing farewell notes ever written.... Intensely beautiful in its spirit.” —Alexander McCall Smith, New StatesmanIn January 2014, Henning Mankell received a diagnosis of lung cancer. Quicksand is a response to this shattering n...