Andrew Eliot (1718-1778) was one of the most prominent Boston leaders in the second half of the eighteenth century. As minister of one of the city's biggest churches, his was an important political as well as religious voice into the earliest years of the American War for Independence. But Eliot has often been neglected or misunderstood. In this first full biography, John S. Oakes draws on multiple sources to offer a fresh portrait of the Boston minister as: - a moderate but orthodox Calvi...

Boston Congregationalist ministers Charles Chauncy (1705-87) and Jonathan Mayhew (1720-66) were significant political as well as religious leaders in colonial and revolutionary New England. Scholars have often stressed their influence on major shifts in New England theology, from traditional Calvinism to Arminianism and, ultimately, to universalism and Unitarianism. They have also portrayed Mayhew as an influential preacher, whose works helped shape American revolutionary ideology, and Cha...

When the huge, terrifying orc bid on me, I thought my life was over. But could it be just the beginning?On the midwinter full moon, I am dragged by bandits from the only home I know and stood on a chair in a tavern under the gazes of despicable men bidding on my innocence. But then the shadowy figure in the corner calls out the winning offer, and I realize he is like no one I've ever seen before.Now I belong to Torvolk, Ranger of the Bloodfire Clan, and nei...

Nella primavera dei suoi sessant'anni, John Oakes ha deciso di fermarsi. In un mondo frenetico e dominato dall'imperativo del consumo, in un'epoca segnata da crisi globali e incertezze, ha scelto di sottrarre invece che aggiungere: per sette giorni ha smesso di mangiare. Il digiuno è il racconto di questi giorni di privazione volontaria di cibo, e assieme l'esplorazione di una pratica ancestrale e eterna che non ha mai smesso di affascinare le coscienze umane. Che cosa accade quando scegli...

From the editor of the award-winning anthology Unfettered comes the newest installment in the science fiction and fantasy series, Unfettered III.Lacking health insurance when he was diagnosed with cancer, Shawn Speakman asked friends in the science fiction and fantasy writing community to donate short stories he could use to counter mounting medical debt. The result was Unfettered, an anthology offering tales from some of the best authors...

Oak Island Unearthed! Third Canadian Edition by John O. O’BrienThis is a story of the world’s oldest continuous mystery about Oak Island - of supposed treasure left before 1795 by Spanish, French or British pirates, or the Knight’s Templars/Holy Grail, Christopher Columbus, returning British armies after the American War of Independence and a host of other speculations ... all that makes for a great story, many books, and a TV series ... well known here and around the world. But O’...

“Here be dragons . . . and a lot of stories that would make a dragon blink. A fascinating kaleidoscope of people and places and Things That Might Have Been—or Might Be.” —Diana Gabaldon, New York Times bestselling authorFrom Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea to Journey to the Center of the Earth, from the fabled island of Avalon to the lost oasis of Zerzura, from The Land That Time Forgot to the golden city of El Dorado, storytellers have long imagined...

Indians Not Taxed examines one of the most misunderstood areas of American law: the federal government's authority-or lack of authority-to tax tribal Indians. Drawing on treaties, statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and administrative practice, the book traces how clear legal principles governing tribal taxation have been repeatedly narrowed, ignored, or reinterpreted over time.Written for both general readers and informed professionals, Indians Not Taxed explains ...

For more than four decades, Libya has been something of an enigma to outsiders. Ruled by the despotic and unstable Muammar Gaddafi since he led a military coup in 1969, it has vast oil wealth and one of the highest standards of living in Africa. Yet it has also been one of the most prolific state sponsors of terrorism (supplying arms and explosives to the IRA, perpetrating the Lockerbie bombing) and dissent has, until recently, been crushed ruthlessly. In early 20...

AS FEATURED ON 'BBC RADIO 4 'GOOD READS'.Woodlands Awards 2019: Woodland Books of the Year'The oak is the wooden tie between heaven and earth. It is the lynch pin of the British landscape.'The oak is our most beloved and most common tree. It has roots that stretch back to all the old European cultures but Britain has more ancient oaks than all the other European countries put together. More than half the ancient oaks in the world are...

The eagerly-awaited sequel to Shadowmagic.Having returned to the real world from Tir Na Nog at the end of the last book, our hero Conor finds himself arrested for the murder of his father.When he explains to the cops that his dad is safe and well and enjoying life as king of a land of elves, imps and banshees they understandably think he is a nutcase.That is until he is rescued by Celtic warriors on horseback and taken back to Tir Na Nog, accidentally bringing a pol...

Ya sea por motivos espirituales, políticos o de salud, el ayuno supone un cambio drástico en nuestra rutina. Basándose en una amplísima investigación, John Oakes nos describe las diferentes facetas de este acto de privación. Entrevista a médicos, líderes espirituales y activistas políticos, y él mismo se embarca en su propio ayuno, para ofrecer una valiosa guía a cualquiera que sienta interés por esta práctica. Las religiones han considerado que los ascetas que extreman su ayuno se encuent...