With humor, lucidity, and unflinching rigor, the acclaimed authors of Who Killed Homer? and Plagues of the Mind unsparingly document the degeneration of a central, if beleaguered, discipline—classics—and reveal the root causes of its decline. Hanson, Heath, and Thornton point to academics themselves—their careerist ambitions, incessant self-promotion, and overspecialized scholarship, among other things—as the progenitors of the crisis, and call for a return to "academic p...

Cathy continues her voyage of sexual discovery with her English Master, John. He introduces her to BDSM, Bondage and promises to take her further....REaders of this book can expect heavy breathing, hot flushes and wet panties. Medical attention should not be necessaryAdult content. For mature readers only.

C.H. Sisson called John Heath-Stubbs "... a Johnsonian presence with a Miltonic disability"—a reference to the poet's blindness. This selection of an abundant poet restores him to a new readership with the work on which his popularity was based. His ground-breaking early poetry is given its due, especially the major long poem "Wounded Thammuz," printed here in its entirety. Heath-Stubbs was at the centre of the New Romantic school. The Second World War left him as almost the sole represent...

Though three of his four grandparents were from America and the first language he learned at home was English, Baldur von Schirach became one of the Third Reich's most influential individuals. He joined the Nazi Party as early as 1925 at the age of eighteen and three years later became a member of its National Leadership. He also married Henriette, the daughter of Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann. Von Schirach continued to rise through the ranks of the Nazi Party, reaching...

Cathy continues her training with her English Master, John and is keen to complete the course.This is a story of soft bdsm, a cougar sexual adventure and the growing excitement of the relationship between an American woman and an English man.

As Cathy's sexual training moves into Exhibitionism, she is in love with her Master, John.

If a central bank prints a billion dollars and locks it inside a subterranean vault, that money contributes absolutely zero to the economy. The total supply of money is irrelevant if the money does not physically move. This fundamental, often misunderstood concept is known as the Velocity of Money. This economic deep-dive explains why a single, physical twenty-dollar bill that changes hands five times in one day—paying the baker, who pays the mechanic, who pays the grocer—creates one hundr...

The Bible, Homer, and the Search for Meaning in Ancient Myths explores and compares the most influential sets of divine myths in Western culture: the Homeric pantheon and Yahweh, the God of the Old Testament. Heath argues that not only does the God of the Old Testament bear a striking resemblance to the Olympians, but also that the Homeric system rejected by the Judeo-Christian tradition offers a better model for the human condition. The universe depicted by Homer and populated by...

When the tragic, separate deaths of his parents leave Jed Stone an orphan at seven, he embarks on a volatile path fueled by bad choices. After Jed is befriended by a youth pastor who takes him to see a 1943 Chicago Cub World Series game, an errant baseball lands in the bleachers next to them. Among a stampede of wild fans, Jed snags the baseball and later hides it in a secret place.As Jed grows older, the youth pastor, Peter, attempts to share the concept of Gods unconditional love...

Englishman John has an interesting job; seducing rich widows and divorcees for his employer, The Miami Billionaire Bank to gain and keep them as Clients.Cathy is his first case and he is determined to make her a very satisfied lady . This he does and he decides to train her to ensure she remains a most satisfied client.

Cathy agrees to be trained by John in the Erotic Arts of Bondage and BDSM.Adult content. for mature readers only.

He's dealing with a haunted past of crime and war.She's trying to stay clean and walk a straight path.Is the chemistry storming between them enough to keep them together?EllisI did my time, both on the streets and in the Marine Corps. Now that I'm out, I'm feeling sort of lost. I need to find a job and get past this disability the ugliness of war has left me with. The only thing that makes me feel grounded and stable is Talia Logan. She's a red-haire...