Award-winning author Jonathan HerbertA FINAL ROAD TRIP TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE HORIZON—RAW, REFLECTIVE, AND DEEPLY HUMAN.A South Florida bank robbery sparks a cross-country manhunt. With the FBI closing in, Imus Lee is determined to find his estranged daughter living in Los Angeles.On his trail is Butch Sands—relentless and unyielding. But when he uncovers a shocking truth—that the fugitive is dying—the chase hurtles toward a final collision where family, redemption,...

Award-winning author Jonathan HerbertChasing Palms, a gripping novel that made it to the finals of the William Faulkner Literary Competition, we follow Butch Sands, who finds himself thrust into the Miami PD after a violent encounter that leaves him reeling. As he tries to come to terms with his past, Butch teams up with his grieving brother and a young, reckless cop to track down the perpetrator and bring them to justice.Praise for Jonathan Herbert“...vivid imagery...

Has the art of accompaniment been lost in Western culture? Could non-judgemental accompaniment be the answer to rising levels of isolation and loneliness? Could spending time with others from different or marginalised backgrounds reduce feelings of 'otherness' and lead to a more open, trusting society?Exploring the themes above, this welcoming book offers models of relationships, interdependence, and community for individuals who are marginalised from society. It emphasises the imp...

Award-winning author Jonathan HerbertWhen a respected island journalist is found dead and alone on a fishing boat, his son, Butch Sands leaves college and moves south to be closer to his brother and begin his own investigation into what truly happened. Authorities claim it was an accident and everyone except Butch is willing to live with that outcome. His newfound home, Pedro Island, is a seven mile stretch of sugar-sand beaches and premier tarpon fishing. In an island paradise fil...

Award-winning author Jonathan HerbertA fishing trip turns deadly for a young journalist off the Florida Keys.When Butch Sands agreed to go fishing with a wealthy New York City businessman and his cast of nomadic characters, the thought of lurking Cuban pirates never crossed his mind, and the surreal devastation of a terrorist attack on American soil made his desire to get home to Hailey Thomas an impossible reality. After their boat is seized on the open water, his only hop...

Jonathan Williams’s poetry has been described as brilliant, sensuous, lyrical, quirky, suave, vital, joyful, sardonic, melodious, passionate, alive, pyrotechnic. This new, much enlarged edition of Blues and Roots displays all of the above. Williams has tramped the Appalachian Trail for decades, botanizing, jotting down specimens of authentic American speech, graffiti, superstitions, and nostrums—always curious, alert, and affectionately attentive. Blues and Roots focuses ...

In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose sixty-three-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world. Never before has the full life of this controversial figure been revealed with such clarity and vividness. Bix shows what it was like to be trained from birth for a lone position at the apex of the nation's political hierarchy and as a revered symbol of divine status. Influence...

The shipwrecked Edward Prendick is rescued by the passing ship Ipecacuanha, which is carrying a cargo of animals. On board he comes across Montgomery, who appears to have a grotesque servant named M’ling. They are put ashore onto an island that is owned by Dr Moreau, formerly an eminent physiologist, who is known for his infamous experiments in vivisection. Through his encounters with creatures that appear part human and part beast, Prendick quickly realises that Dr Moreau is continuing hi...

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poet...

The life and career of a Poet is often thought of as musing at a desk, or lying in a meadow, or on long journeys to find inspiration for their next masterwork. But more often than not a poet was a part-time profession in subservient submission to their actual, salary-paying job.In this volume we bring together men of the cloth, those people of faith who spent most of their lives in devotional duties in the service of one so they could, in their spare time, serve another.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance by H. G. Wells is a masterful blend of science fiction, horror, and psychological drama that examines the consequences of unchecked ambition and the isolation of the human spirit. First published in 1897, the novel tells the story of Griffin, a brilliant but obsessive scientist who discovers the secret of invisibility—only to be consumed by the power it gives him.Fleeing to a remote English...

**One of Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction From 2024The first volume in a two-book series about each of the atomic bomb drops that ended the Pacific War based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors to tell a story of devastation and resilience**In this vividly rendered historical narrative, M. G. Sheftall layers the stories of hibakusha—the Japanese word for atomic bomb survivors—in harrowing detail, to give a minute-by-...