The wrath of an angry Atlantic was directly upon us - the ship was in full storm! The Fair Lady pitched violently against the massive waves that thrashed the sides of the ship like rhythmic claps of thunder. Water filled every accessible space and everything that could be lashed was tightly secured lest it be lost at sea. All passengers were in fear of their lives and were desperately praying for safe deliverance to the nearest land, wherever that might be. After several hours of sheer ter...

Essay on ancient Celtic medicine and myth with emphasis on the Druids in Britain. Discussion of herbs, trees, ansd sacred animals used by shamans.

A collection of three historical short stories that trace the Gregor family from their roots in Scotland in 1773, through a war in British America and a Catawba Valley vineyard enterprise, Civil War, their adventures along the Mississippi River and their serendipitous meeting with Mark Twain, and their struggles through the Great Depression and World War II in Little Rock, Arkansas.

ATTENTION SERIOUS BASEBALL FANS!In 1937, a mysterious red pine box is discovered in a basement storage area in Yankee Stadium. The secret contents could impact the history of baseball and the new Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY. This story relates the progression of Cal Gregor from Little Rock high school and Moose Lodge baseball to the Yankee Organization and his involvement with the red pine box, the Village of Cooperstown, and the fanatic A.D.S.A Baseba...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Nothing is as it seems and everything’s fair game in this “deeply engrossing thriller” (The Washington Post) from the undisputed master of the legal thriller.“The Racketeer is guilty of only one thing: keeping us engaged until the very last page.”—USA TodayIn the history of the United States, only four active federal judges have been murdered. Judge Raymond Fawcett has just ...

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch and his rookie partner investigate a cold case that gets very hot ... very fast.In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die a decade after the crime. So when a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet ten years earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the body is still fresh, but any other clues are virtually nonexistent. Even a veteran cop would fin...

Frustrated watching English football? You know we can do better, but why don't we? This e-book provides a guide for all football coaches and managers to improve the way that their team plays.It is asking managers to be brave and embrace new methods and techniques, to step away from the kick and hope mentality seen in so many matches.

Martin's life was much less interesting than the crime fiction he regularly read, until he decided to write his own mystery, working on the story during his daily commute and writing in a blue spiral notebook. Then an attractive, green-eyed woman struck up a conversation, and Martin's story took a very sharp turn.The Woman on the Train - a short story - was originally published in Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine (Fall, 2003) as The Blue Notebook. Mary Ellen Hughes is the auth...

If you are looking for an inspirational, true-life hero to introduce your children to, Helen Keller is definitely a good choice! "Meet Helen Keller" was written for children age 8 & up. With many colorful illustrations, this biography focuses on Helen Keller's life stories and how she overcame her disabilities.Helen Keller was a very special woman who did not let a problem keep her from reaching her goals. Before s...

Football bloopers, puzzlers, fun facts, and wacky stories -- Matt Christopher, the number-one sports writer for kids, scores a touchdown with this zany collection for fans of pigskin-tossing, gridiron-hitting action! Packed with laugh-out-loud illustrations, this book will make even the toughest linebacker smile.

"We can all be heroes" is the message entertainingly told in this New York Times Bestselling picture-book biography series, with this title focusing on groundbreaking baseball player, Jackie RobinsonJackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the rules weren't fair to African Americans. Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the ...

Children will want to read about our first president while discussing the presidential elections. This is the ninth book in the New York Times bestselling biography series that inspires while it informs and entertains.George Washington was never afraid to be the first to try something, from exploring the woods around his childhood home to founding a brand new nation, the United States of America. With his faith in the American people and tremendous bravery...