The adventure you're about to embark upon is one of discovery and hope, as humanity comes to terms with its 'First Contact'. When a fleet of spaceships arrives in orbit, it raises a number of compelling questions. What brings them here? Are they friendly? What will happen to us? The visitors from space do not behave exactly how we expected them to. But then, what did we really expect to happen? With the intentions of our visitors not being fully known or understood, we are powerless to do ...

'The Story of Hawaii: History, Customs, Mythology, Geography & Archaeology' expertly navigates through the rich tapestry of Hawaii's multifaceted heritage, encapsulating the essence of its diverse past and complex cultural panorama. Encompassing a variety of literary styles from rigorous academic analyses to evocative mythological recountings, the anthology expertly balances historical gravitas with captivating folklore. Significant essays explore the intersection of indigenous knowledge a...

"Kiana: A Tradition of Hawaii" goes into cultural heritage of Hawaii, trying to explore the origin of Hawaiian traditions. The author manages to separate and trace down several layers of heritage starting from the first settlers to the Spanish explorers of the 16th century.

Hawaii: The Aloha State is an informative reader which provides all the necessary information about USA's youngest state. This book is packed with fascinating stories from Hawaiian history, mythology, tradition and literature. If you plan to visit Hawaii or just want to find out more about this Pacific paradise this book is going to give you all the information you'll ever need. General Information Hawaiian History Archaeological Discoveries in Hawaii Volcanoes of Hawaii Customs and Tradit...

The Life of Total Football tells the story of the origins, history and inspiration behind one of the purest and arguably most-entertaining styles of football in the history of the game.Total Football was the style of play made famous by both Johan Cruyff's Ajax and the great Dutch international side of 1970s in which he starred... but its story starts a long way before then.The origins of Total Football lie in Scotland in the early 1900s as football was taking its first pio...

One sporting image stands out as the most divisive and controversial in English football history: the sight of the England team making the Nazi salute in Berlin on 14 May 1938. This book examines how and why England's footballers made a gesture that would haunt them for the rest of their days.To Hitler, England's Nazi salute in the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, was a political victory. For the British government, it was passed off as a mere act of sporting courtesy....

On a dark December evening in the candlelit cloisters of Canterbury Cathedral, Archbishop Thomas Beckett is hacked to pieces by four murderous knights. As the monks flee, one young novice standshis ground as witness to the bloody events. His name is Edward and what he sees will haunt him for the rest of his life. Some twenty years later, as a healer who has renounced monastic life, Edward becomes physician to the Lionheart â€'the legendary King Richard of England â€'and ...

On the Eastern Front the Germans are losing the battle; to the west, they are assailed by the Allied Powers. But in a snow-clad valley in the Hartz mountains of central Germany, a British agent observes the visit of a senior Nazi to a top secret location. That Nazi is Hermann Goering and the Reichsmarschall does not have surrender on his mind.James Jackson comments: 'It was a moving and salutary experience to visit the tunnels of Nordhausen in which the Na...

The war grinds on, losses mount, and the Allies search for a magic bullet that will bring a swift conclusion. When their intelligence services are approached by a senior officer of the German Abwehr, a process begins that could shatteringly alter the course of history.James Jackson comments: 'While visiting locations linked to Operation Foxley - the embryonic British intelligence plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler - I became immersed in the subject. Having t...

Adultery! Murder! Human Trafficking! Betting on College Volleyball!Non-Human Strip Club Owners! Heavy Metal Lolita Mathematicians! Computer Hackers with Social Anxiety Disorders! Annoyed Campus Cops!It's all in store for Jake Taylor - private eye, one-time college professor, and bad credit risk, but he doesn't know it yet. Jake thinks he's been hired to take some dirty pictures of a cheating girlfriend in the man-made city in Null Space in which he lives, instead he finds h...

This journal contains Joe's notes of his discoveries and observations during the Terran's maiden voyage of exploration to the stars. This journal is not a stand-alone story, but rather a supplementary guide for those that have an understanding of the Gamin and their involvement with Earth. While Joe's journal answers many questions about these aliens and their technology, it also manages to raise more. Joe's 'Gamin Technology' journal is an expansion, adding more depth and character to the...

To be alone on the great ocean, to feel besides the ship that bears you, nothing human floats within your world’s horizon, begets in a thoughtful mind a deep solemnity. The voyager is, as it were, at once brought before the material image of eternity. Sky and sea, each recedes without limit from his view; a circle above, a circle around, a circle underneath, no beginning, no ending, no repose for the sight, no boundary on which to fix the thought, but growing higher and higher, wider and w...