In the hills above Martin, everyone knows Aunt Florence Crisp is not a woman to be crossed. When the federal government comes for America’s gold, Florence summons Bromley Payne, a local photographer with a truck and more curiosity than good sense, to help move part of her fortune before it is too late. But what begins as a secret trip to the bank quickly turns into something darker: rumors spread through town, old loyalties tighten, and Florence’s quiet, watchful daughter Goldie seems to b...

A family man takes embarks on a dangerous endeavor in this gripping Ralph Compton western.Owen Burnett’s needs are small. All he’s ever wanted is his wife’s affection, his children’s health, and a little plot of land which he can farm. Still, he’s no fool. So when his neighbor Gareth Kurst makes him a business proposition, one that could leave him richer than he’s ever dreamed, he can’t refuse giving the risky scheme a try.Rounding up cattle up in the Texas...

A collection of famous transcendentalist essays from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.Nature, Self Reliance, Walking, and Civil Disobedience.In Nature, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. Transcendentalism suggests that the divine, or God, suffuses nature, and suggests that reality can be understood by studying nature.Self Reliance contain...

In this Ralph Compton western, a man discovers that Bluff City is the place to find one’s fortune—or one’s grave...Bluff City is a prosperous silver-mining town-and a place of opportunity for those willing to exploit its hard-working citizens. Harve Barker is the wealthiest man in the territory, offering irresistible vices to anyone willing and able to afford them. Outlaw Jesse Stark has grown fond of the town's surrounding mining camps, leading a gang of desperado...

This illustrated biography of Harvey Spencer Lewis, Imperator of the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, was written in response to many requests from Rosicrucians and others who sought the key to this mystic-philosopher’s life mission of rekindling the ancient flame of Wisdom in the Western world. We view his triumphs and tribulations from the viewpoint of those who knew him best.

A marshal and a teenage bounty hunter team up to dole out justice in this classic tale of the Old West.If things are quiet in the little town of Sweetwater, Marshal Fred Hitch sees no reason to make waves. But when Tyree Johnson shows up, Fred’s relaxed nature is put to the test. At fifteen years old, Tyree is a tough-as-nails bounty hunter with no patience for anyone calling him “boy.” He’s come to apprehend a killer who escaped from Cheyenne and has been hiding i...

There’s trouble on the trail drive in this pulse-pounding Ralph Compton western.Chancy Gantry and Ollie Teal are honest cowpunchers, riding herd on fifteen hundred longhorns from Texas to Kansas. Their trail boss, Lucas Stout, is tough but fair. He’s never lost a hand on a drive and doesn’t aim to start now. So when a cowhand needs a sawbones bad, Stout sends Chancy and Ollie to escort the man to a town called Prosperity, which none of them has ever heard of.

Essayiste, poète et philosophe, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) est l'un des fondateurs du transcendantalisme américain, une philosophie qui met l'accent sur l'autonomie, l'introspection et l'importance de la nature pour l'être humain. Critique avisé des tendances déshumanisantes de la société moderne, en particulier de l'industrialisation naissante, il a diffusé ses idées par le biais de dizaines d'essais publiés et de plus de 1 500 conférences publiques à travers les États-Unis. Les troi...

Henry David Thoreau was the last male descendant of a French ancestor who came to this country from the Isle of Guernsey. His character exhibited occasional traits drawn from this blood in singular combination with a very strong Saxon genius. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on the 12th of July, 1817. He was graduated at Harvard College in 1837, but without any literary distinction. An iconoclast in literature, he seldom thanked colleges for their service to him, holding them in smal...

A new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotions in humans and animalsThe Neuroscience of Emotion presents a new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotion across species. Written by Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson, two leading authorities on the study of emotion, this accessible and original book recasts the discipline and demonstrates that in order to understand emotion, we need to examine its biological roots in humans and animals. ...

In the mid-19th century, Romantic literature was still in full bloom across the West, but some American authors began producing literature that, while still Romantic, was unique enough to be considered a different genre. This new genre, Transcendentalism, focused on the spirituality of the self and nature, not rejecting religion outright but concentrating on pragmatism and the importance of individuals as the spiritual center of the cosmos. In addition to drawing upon the Age of Enlightenm...

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was a champion of individualism and a critic of the countervailing pressures of society. He was also the mentor of Thoreau.Considered by many readers as the father of American nature writing, Thoreau characterized himself as "a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot."Both wrote about love and friendship.