Fly Enough For Beat collects stories that navigate the absurdities of contemporary life with warmth and wit. From light satire to speculative dystopia, these tales capture the quiet eccentricities of ordinary people—their small rebellions, their compromises, their unexpected grace. With the keen eye and gentle humor of Alexander McCall Smith, each story finds the humanity beneath society's surface, reminding us that the most profound truths often hide in plain sight.

The Story of Ancient Irish Civilization by P. W. Joyce is a comprehensive exploration of Ireland's rich historical and cultural heritage, focusing on the period from ancient times to the medieval era. Joyce, a renowned historian and scholar, delves into the origins of Irish society, its customs, beliefs, and the development of its unique cultural identity. The book offers detailed accounts of significant events, figures, and achievements that have shaped the course of Irish history, highli...

There comes a time in life when you have to walk away from your family and surround yourself with people who will be your everlasting friends, people who will be there for you in times of need, and people that will never let you suffer alone. As a sixteen year old lad, and still attached to my mother's apron strings, I decided to fulfil my teenage dreams and join the Army. This is a true in-depth encounter spanning over ten years of military service. How the next ten years unfolded is some...

An invincible warrior. A living saint. A demonic spirit. A Holy Land fallen into darknessAmid the mayhem of the Third Crusade, a fearsome knight, Thurstan Wildblood, is charged by Richard the Lionheart with escorting one Melinda of Jerusalem, believed to be a living saint, back to England to help justify his war.But others want Melinda, too: the Knights Templar, who would take her to Rome; Saladin's men, who want her dead; and sell-swords and bounty hunters...

In the early years, Christian congregations looked to the apostles and prophets for leadership. But before the end of the first century, the apostles and prophets were systematically eclipsed by the office of the bishop. Doomed Edifice examines the daily lives of the early Christians in the midst of paganism, the structure and worship of the early congregations, and traces events that led to deterioration of doctrine and the eventual ascendency of the institutional Church in the fourth cen...

"A novel that reads like science fiction but bristles with rich detail about how the next World War could be fought." —Vice“A modern-day successor to tomes such as The Hunt for Red October from the late Tom Clancy.” –USA TodayWhat Will World War III Look Like?Ghost Fleet is a page-turning technothriller imagining the next world war, set in the not-too-distant future. Navy captains...

Michael "Mad Dog" Hertzog lived for soldiering—but he wasn't willing to die following the orders of bureaucrats and incompetents. Now he and his private army of warriors-for-hire are doing war Dog's way.Hertzog's right hand man has vanished . . . along with $30 million of Mad Dog's money. The evidence says a trusted British merc has gone rogue, but there may be a different, more virulent form of treachery at work here. There are answers waiting aboard a train racing east from Mosco...

The battle for England is over. The fight for Wulfbury has just begun.AD 1066. Cerdic is a prisoner of war. Captured after the Battle of Hastings, his fate is in the hands of the victorious Norman count Cynric, who is in no mood to feed and look after worthless Englishmen as the army moves inland. His survival depends on his ability to convince them of his value.Cerdic's sole bargaining chip is his lordship of Wulfbury, a small stronghold in Northumberia, f...

'Finch has written a blood-soaked historical epic to rank with the best' Anthony Riches, author of Storm of WarThe throne of England is under threat, but one lad's battle is much closer to home.Storm clouds gathering at England's shoresAutumn, 1066. Saxon England, a realm at peace for fifty years, unknowingly enjoys its last peaceful harvest. For a Viking horde, led by the dreaded Harald Hardraada, circles ...

Patrick Weston Joyce (1827-1914) was an Irish historian and writer who specialized in creating histories of localities all throughout Ireland. As a result of his efforts, he became one of the most important Irish cultural figures of the late 19th century, producing works about the languages, music, literature, folklore, and the background of the names of places all throughout Ireland.

“A white-knuckle adventure . . . This near-future was crafted by experts, and it shows.”—Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times best-selling author of Robopocalypse“Fantastic, compelling, and authoritative.” **—General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.)An FBI agent hunts a new kind of terrorist through a Washington, DC, of the future in this ground-breaking book—at once a gripping technothriller and a fact-based tour of tomorrow.**America is...

To protect a saint, he must become a devilThurstan Wildblood. English crusader knight, does not believe in God. But after a fever-dream encounter with a demonic priest leaves him seemingly invincible in battle, he begins to wonderHe is on a quest to deliver Melinda of Jerusalem believed to be a living saint back to Canterbury cathedral in England on the orders of Richard the Lionheart. The road so far has been hard, the men of his company have fallen, one b...