Whether America was founded as a Christian nation or as a secular republic is one of the most fiercely debated questions in American history. Historians Matthew Harris and Thomas Kidd offer an authoritative examination of the essential documents needed to understand this debate. The texts included in this volume - writings and speeches from both well-known and obscure early American thinkers - show that religion played a prominent yet fractious role in the era of the American Revolution.

Harry Thomas’ Memory Lane Column in the Rhyl & Prestatyn Visitor proved so popular that in November 2003 we published the first book, Memory Lane Vol I. That book in turn proved just as popular as the column.So here we are, a year later, launching Harry’s latest articles from the paper. His vast local knowledge and collection of photographs, as well as his ability to bring history to life is unparalleled.Accounts of Rhyl’s Coliseum, Rhuddlan’s Foundry, Prestatyn’s Savoy Caf...

This is the third year’s compilation of Harry’s popular newspaper column given more space for the text & photos than that permitted in the paper. Harry’s collection of local photos & postcards is matched only by his knowledge of the characters and places depicted in them.Printed in this book are rare photos & postcards as well as the stories behind local businesses known to us all including the Crosville Motor Company & William Roberts.Accounts of local landmarks including ...

Now in its fourth year, this latest Volume in the popular Memory Lane series, brings you more old photos & postcards along with stories from the locality.Harry Thomas’s popularity shows no signs of waning as his newspaper column in the Rhyl & Prestatyn Visitor is attracting more and more readers every month.Collected here are the stories from his 2006 newspaper column afforded more space and better reproduction of photos than is possible in newsprint. We hope you’ll want to...

Harry Thomas’ popular column “Memory Lane” has appeared in the Rhyl & Prestatyn Visitor newspaper for some time now and this is the first collection of those stories put into book form.Given the space this book affords, Harry’s stories come to life and the accompanying photos and postcards serve to preserve our rich local history.The Queen’s Ballroom, The Floral Hall, The Scala Cinema, Tower Beach Holiday Camp - all these fondly remembered landmarks are detailed here. The B...

When rail travel boomed during the early 1900s, it opened the gateway to North Wales for the bucket and spade brigade, showing them that 'happy times were here at last' on their visit to Prestatyn. Picture the scene in those uncluttered years for these early visitors to the town, refreshing, embracing sea air, clean lengthy sands, seaside Pierrots and a stroll up the town's popular hillside to experience the jaw-dropping panoramic view of Prestatyn, Rhyl, the Irish Sea and beyond. The vast...

You thought resistance was about exposure. You were wrong.Marcus Webb spent thirty-eight years in the FBI believing that investigation leads to truth, truth leads to exposure, exposure leads to justice. Retirement was supposed to be simple. Then sixty-three people died in a bar in Grindelwald, his daughter was shot, and he made the mistake that would consume the rest of his life: he decided to find out why.What he discovered was worse than any criminal cons...

An ingenious, masterfully written novel, Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs is a classic of suspense and storytelling and the basis for the Oscar award-winning horror film starring Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter.A serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname—Buffalo Bill—is stalking particular women. He has a purpose, but no one can fathom it, for the bodies are discovered in different states. ...

The Oxford Handbook of Healthcare Innovation bridges theory and practice of mainstream innovation studies as applied in the healthcare sector, offering valuable resources to professionals, policymakers, and researchers who are dedicated to addressing the complexities of modern healthcare. It advances the latest developments in healthcare innovation research and practice and, with its global emphasis, draws from research and case studies from both high-income as well as low and mid...

THE ICONIC CULT CLASSIC - THE THRILLER SERIES THAT CREATED DR HANNIBAL LECTERThe chilling book in the bestselling psychological crime thriller series behind the Oscar Award-winning film.‘The only FBI-centred novel worth reading’ The GuardianA serial killer known as ‘Buffalo Bill’ is stalking women across America.He abducts them, starves them, and leaves their bodies in different states — each murder more disturbing t...

THE FORKA Novel of ConscienceAt a dinner party on a quiet ridge above Clearwater Lake, a successful, fifty-one-year-old state assemblyman named Philip Carey sets down his fork and tells the most powerful man in the room that the story he has just told — a story about firing a gun at a group of immigrant workers, told as comedy — is a crime.By morning, his career is unraveling. By the end of the week, his closest friend has called him unstab...

This in-depth history of our nation’s 46 presidents is now fully revised and updated to include Donald Trump’s eventful term in office, Joe Biden’s presidency, and the results of the 2024 presidential election.The Presidents Fact Book is the complete compendium of all things presidential and a sweeping survey of American history through the biography of every president from George Washington to the current president.Organized chronologically by pre...