In a time when being Catholic in Japan could cost you everything, ten-year-old Louis Ibaraki has more questions than answers. Orphaned, proud, and struggling to trust, Louis is thrown into a world of strange Latin prayers, secret Masses, and quiet heroism. Then he meets Maxium Tayeka— a swordsmith's son with a steady heart and a quiet strength— and everything begins to change. As the two grow in faith and friendship, so does the danger around them. When Japan's rulers turn against the Chur...

Welcome to the enlightening world of "The Reformation in Poland: Some Social and Economic Aspects" by Paul Fox, a scholarly exploration that sheds light on a pivotal era in Polish history. Prepare to uncover the intricate tapestry of social change and economic transformation during the Reformation.Join historian Paul Fox as he meticulously examines the impact of the Reformation on Polish society, delving into its profound social and economic implications. Through rigorous researc...

Welcome to the enlightening world of The Reformation in Poland: Some Social and Economic Aspects by Paul Fox, a scholarly exploration that sheds light on a pivotal era in Polish history. Prepare to uncover the intricate tapestry of social change and economic transformation during the Reformation.Join historian Paul Fox as he meticulously examines the impact of the Reformation on Polish society, delving into its profound social and economic implications. Through rig...

Jay Smith, a twenty something guy with a secret; he witnessed vampires killing his parents. After years of trying to forget that gruesome day; his past is about to catch up with him.Come on a joyride with Jay who's history is entwined with the creatures of the night, an ancient evil that he must protect, and keeping it all hidden from his sister. He may just possibly end up saving the world - if he lives long enough.One thing is for sure, you have never had a morning like h...

After the events of the Jay's first adventure into the vampire world, he is left a little shaken, but before he can really come to terms with his new status he must figure out what everyone's agenda really is. Does Rebekka and Alexia really have his best interests at heart? Will his past dictate his future.Who can he trust?

This study examines the force of tradition in conservative German visual culture, exploring thematic continuities in the post-conflict representation of battlefield identities from the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71 to the demise of the Weimar Republic in 1933.Using over 40 representative images sampled from both high and popular culture, Paul Fox discusses complex and interdependent visual responses to a wide spectrum of historical events, spanning world war, regional conflict, in...

Exploring the benefits of yoga on social prescription, this book details the 10-week Yoga4Health social prescribing programme developed by the Yoga In Healthcare Alliance. This evidence-based prevention programme targets NHS patients at risk of becoming chronically ill and supports them to bring about lifestyle change through a daily yoga practice. The programme is for patients who are socially isolated, at risk of cardio-vascular disease or Type 2 diabetes, and those with stress or mild-m...

"Window In The Sky" is a collection of thoughts, feelings, hopes and dreams, put into words and drawings during the author's teenage years and onward into his twenties.This is a very personal insight into the mind of a shy and extremely private young man, sharing his thoughts on growing up, love and heartbreak; coming to terms with his feelings in a world that seemed very much at odds with his own way of looking at life.The author never intended for anyone else to read what h...

Romance blossoms when Isla Crawford steps into McQuivey’s Costume Shop in London and is swept back in time to 1605, where she and Lord Bancroft attempt to thwart Guy Fawkes’s Gunpowder Plot.One moment, Isla Crawford is inside McQuivey’s Costume Shop trying on a Jacobean-style gown for the parliamentary Autumn Ball, and the next, she is standing in an unfamiliar garden, barefoot, coatless, and at the mercy of a fierce storm. Confused, she seeks refuge in a Tudor man...

A reunited couple search for a valuable treasure, a precious jewelry box, stolen from the Nazis and hidden away since World War II, in this powerfully emotional and romantic novel of rekindled love—perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Josie Silver, and Jill Santopolo.Then…Once upon a time, in a small village in southern France, a pretty, willful English girl is falling in love. Frances Langley has fallen under Benoit’s romantic spell, so sure ...

A portal is a point of possibility, a step into a thousand journeys. Join leading researcher Freddy Silva as he takes you on a magical tour around the world to places on the land where the laws of physics behave differently and the perception of overlapping realities is both apparent and immediate. Experience Cadair Idris in Wales, Tintagel in England, the west coast of Scotland, Kura Tawhiti in New Zealand, Tsé Bit'a'í in New Mexico, the plateau of Giza, and power places high in the Andes...

In the most explosive and twisted psychological thriller since The Woman in the Window, a perfect love story leads to the perfect crime.It seemed like such a beautiful marriage...Maddie and Ian's love story began with a chance encounter at a party, while she was a travel writer visiting her best friend, Jo. Now, almost two decades later, they are married with a beautiful son, Charlie, and ...