Napoleon, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander I are just a few of the characters striding across the landscape in the years 1800 to 1815, holding the destinies of their nations in their hands as they struggle for survival in the Napoleonic era. It was a time when nations struggled to be kingdoms or republics. Sometimes when Republicans and Royalists couldn't agree, they would try a third thing, a tertium quid in Latin. This the second volume in the sweeping historical survey that will span the...

This is a story of the European political dynamics that proceeded from the mid-seventeenth century, affecting the destinies of Great Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, their allies and their colonies. This volume provides an introduction to the period, followed by a more detailed study of the years from 1754 to 1799--the years of George Washington. Future volumes will relate the years of Napoleon Bonaparte, Andrew Jackson, and Karl Marx.

Thorn is a one-hundred year-old oak tree with a consciousness. He is discovered atop a mountain in Maine by a lumberjack named Tucker and his mathematician friend, Paxton. They begin a two-week long conversation with Thorn through mental telepathy. Thorn explains that he acquired his vast knowledge through the airwaves and his spiritual acuity through meditation, where it is possible to visit AThe Chords@ and examine both past and future lives. They help each other unravel their past incar...

The story of the one-hundred year-old oak tree with a consciousness culminates in an all-out battle between the lumber company and the men and women who would save him from the impending clear-cut. Thorn imparts his remaining wisdom upon Paxton, challenging him to become a prophet for his next incarnation, even as he attempts to convince Claire to be the mother of the Earths next great spiritual master. Tucker is caught between his loyalty to his friends and Thorns ominous warning that the...

"You are hereby banished from the North American continent. Should you reenter it, you will be executed upon recognition. Within this facility, you have the right to life and to defend that life, unto your death."These are the last words spoken to the exiles banished to the Square, a massive penal colony encompassing the western triangle of what was once the state of Texas. Paxton Stephens, a disgraced and exiled scientist, gave the authoritarian Republic the wherewithal to harness...

The story of the sentient oak tree continues as Thorn, Paxton and Tucker go back into The Chords to unravel more of their past, and future lives. Having recently discovered that he was the founder of the Bahai religion in his last incarnation, Thorn pushes farther into his past to reveal many other extraordinary lives. Meanwhile Paxton tries to find a way to retrieve the knowledge contained in his past life as Albert Einstein so that he can continue his work on Unified Field Theory while T...

When Dougy's sister Gracey is picked for the state athletics championships, not everybody in their small bush town in pleased. 'Aborigines get special treatment', some of the angry white people say. The championships change everything for Gracey and trigger dramatic events in the town too: black and white relations reach explosion point. The time is ripe for the mysterious Moodagudda to seek a victim... In the end, it's up to Dougy to save his family - and to prove himself.

The Dockers are in the finals for the first time, and Greg gets himself to Melbourne for the match against Geelong. Once there he finds himself in trouble.

Killer boots, all right. They'd kicked some wicked goals, but Greg was worried. It'd kill him if he had to give them back, and if things went real bad, his mum would kill him too.

Nobody goes near Devil's Island. Those who do, die on its haunted shores. When things start to go horribly wrong, Luke's journey becomes a life-and-death struggle to survive a treacherous cliff, a mountain labyrinth and a mysterious man who will do anything to guard his deadly secret.

Charmwood High, and Year 8 plans to turn the school play, Romeo and Juliet, into a rock musical. Everything's moving along until someone mentions Equal Opportunity. There aren't enough roles for girls in this production. For the narrator, Peter Nutt, Equal Opportunity means more opportunities for teachers like Poxon and girls like Ravolini to get at him. And then there's Millie Miletic from the Holy Family of the Little Sisters by the Sea: she's in love!

‘Go home, you adolescent rabble! It must be past your bedtime!’ ‘Aw shut up, you old bat!’ Hellz shouts. ‘Yeah, we’ll go home when we feel like it,’ Tan yells. Hellz, Tan and Eddie are the local skateboarding trio. Every night after school they hang out together, terrorising ‘the Witch’. That’s what they call elderly Lallie. They make their own rules, and give cheek to anyone who gets in their way. But Lallie gives as good as she gets, and when Hellz unexpectedly finds himself in her garde...