He is one of the most highly regarded coaches in international rugby, but also one of the most controversial. Now you can read why ...John Mitchell’s rugby coaching career spans many years, several teams and various countries. He was assistant to Clive Woodward, who spearheaded England’s 2003 World Cup-winning campaign, for four years in the pioneering days of professional rugby coaching, and he took charge of the All Blacks and the Chiefs in New Zealand, the Western Force in Austr...

"Beowulf" is a timeless epic that transports readers to a world of heroism and monsters. Written over a thousand years ago, this Old English poem tells the story of Beowulf, a brave warrior who battles the fearsome creature Grendel, a monstrous mother, and a fire-breathing dragon.As Beowulf faces these supernatural foes, the poem explores themes of valor, honor, and the human spirit's capacity for courage. Beowulf's legendary strength and unwavering resolve make him an iconic figur...

(Sep. 1992) - Fire Walk With Me review; Twin Peaks second season; promo cards; calendar; magazine checklist, Part 1. NOTE: This is the 1st Edition version of Issue #1. A second printing (with additional material) was released in October 1993.Wrapped in Plastic Magazine was a bi-monthly magazine devoted to analysis and critique of the works of David Lynch and other artists associated with the television series, Twin Peaks. WIP regularly featured in-depth analyses of films (and other...

Inspired by a true story, artfully told by the author of Searching for Bobby Fischer: A Bahamian island becomes a battleground for a savage private war .Charismatic expat Bobby Little built his own funky version of paradise on the remote island of Rum Cay, a place where ambitious sport fishermen docked their yachts for fine French cuisine and crowded the bar to boast of big blue marlin catches while Bobby refilled their cognac on the house. Larger...

An RAF pilot who flew around the world with Winston Churchill during World War II tells his story.An RAF Volunteer Reserve officer, John Mitchell was mobilized on the outbreak of war—and just missed going to join a Battle Squadron in France where he would have undoubtedly been killed. Instead, he was posted to No. 58 Squadron flying Whitleys, surviving a tour of operations in 1940–41 that included ditching in the North Sea. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, h...

Eleven centuries ago, an industrious and conscientious historian, desiring to give a record of the establishment of his forefathers in this island, could find no fuller or better account than this: “About the year of Grace 445-446, the British inhabitants of England, deserted by the Roman masters who had enervated while they protected them, and exposed to the ravages of Picts and Scots from the extreme and barbarous portions of the island, called in the assistance of heathen Saxons from th...

“Kudzu” opens on a sultry July afternoon in 1987, as thirty-eight-year-old Lewis Ray Jacobs is driving from his home in Nashville to his native Stone Coal in Eastern Kentucky, to attend a funeral. He reflects on a similar hot summer day in 1962 when he and his best friend, Travis Wicker, sneak into the wake of a recently departed neighbor, and twelve-year-old Lewis Ray, on a dare, reaches into the coffin to take hold of the corpse’s hand. Things don’t go as planned. Thus begins our introdu...

Collections of sermons by noted preachers of different periods are not an altogether uncommon contribution to literature. Italy, Germany, Holland, France, Great Britain and the United States have in this way furnished copious illustrations of the gifts of their illustrious preachers. Such treasures are found in the Latin and even in the Greek Church. Protestant communions especially, in line with the supreme significance which they attach to the work of the pulpit, have thus sought to magn...

(Dec. 1992) - Interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs; a response to the critical reaction to FWWM; comprehensive Twin Peaks character relationship chart; Twin Peaks magazine checklist, part 2; reviews of TP books.Wrapped in Plastic Magazine was a bi-monthly magazine devoted to analysis and critique of the works of David Lynch and other artists associated with the television series, Twin Peaks. WIP regularly featured in-depth analyses of films (and other projects) by Lynch, inter...

(Mar. 2005) - Two great interviews in this Literary Issue! Lengthy Jennifer Lynch discussion covers her work on the New York Times bestseller The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer and Boxing Helena! Scott Frost talks about the two episodes of Twin Peaks that he wrote, plus The Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes and Diane...The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper, plus his new novel Run the Risk! Also in this issue: rare magazine covers from Holland featuring Madchen Amick, Sherilyn Fe...

(Aug. 2001) - WIP examines what the Red Room is all about and how it changes through the course of Twin Peaks and then Fire Walk With Me! Plus: the art of Don S. Davis (Maj. Briggs) and a review of the Twin Peaks pilot on DVD. "X-Files Extra" reviews the season three DVD and volume six (All Things) of the official guide to XF.Wrapped in Plastic Magazine was a bi-monthly magazine devoted to analysis and critique of the works of David Lynch and other artists associated with the telev...

(Oct. 2003) - Is Dale Cooper a mystic detective? Ken Volante examines the influence of Buddhism and Eastern philosophy in Twin Peaks! Also in this issue: our annual, detailed report on the Twin Peaks Festival, complete with lots of exclusive photos of Dana Ashbrook, Michael Horse, Rebekah Del Rio, and others; part two of our report on the Japanese Twin Peaks Card Game; some early impressions of HBO's Carnivale; and a wild "World Spins" news section. Plus, just for the heck of it, a great A...