Somewhere recently, a friend or a wealthy relative mentioned they're "an LP" in a venture fund. You nodded. You didn't ask what that meant, what they actually own, or when they get their money back.Venture capital has built some of the largest fortunes in modern finance. It hasn't built an instruction manual for the people funding it. Founders get accelerators and pitch coaches. Fund managers get conferences and trade press. The limited partners, the family offices, the angel inves...

Out of the Lyme Light and into the Sunlight tells of the journey undertaken by the author, Bob Bell, after developing a bizarre set of increasingly debilitating symptoms, eventually leading to a diagnosis of Lyme disease. He describes his experiences, including the various allopathic and complementary medical treatments he received, and his frustrations in dealing with a skeptical Canadian medical system, which resulted in him seeking out-of-country medical treatment.Amids...

The Book of Ulster Surnames has over 500 entries of the most common family names of the nine county province of Ulster, with reference to thousands more. It gives the meaning and history of each name, its original form, where it came from – Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales or France – and why it changed to what it is today. The index is an essential asset to the publication – providing nearly 3,000 surnames and variant spellings, cross-referenced to the main listing. The book includes not...

In "Religion & Morality Vindicated, Against Hypocrisy and Pollution," Robert Bell offers a profound exploration of the intricate relationship between ethical principles and religious belief amidst a society replete with moral decay. Within its pages, Bell employs a rigorous and articulate literary style, blending philosophical discourse with accessible prose, which prompts readers to critically engage with the tenets of morality that underpin both personal and communal life. The book is se...

Nor can I abide any tonguesThat will prattle and prate against reason,About that which doth not concern them;Which thing is no better than treason.Wherefore I'd wish all that do hear meNot to meddle with matters of state,Lest they be in question called for it,And repent them when it is too late.For this I will make it appear,And prove by experience I can,'Tis the excellen'st thing in the worldTo be a plain-dealing...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, shamanism and ancient knowledge. Our books are available in digital format. We have approximat...

Annals and Legends of Calais, with Sketches Emigre Notabilities and Memoir of Lady Hamilton is a fascinating history of the French city. It also includes a biography of the famous mistress of Horatio Nelson, Miss Lady Hamilton.

In "Religion & Morality Vindicated, Against Hypocrisy and Pollution," Robert Bell eloquently critiques the prevailing hypocrisy within religious practices and societal norms of his time. The book employs a compelling argumentative style, blending philosophical reasoning with vivid examples, making it a notable contribution to the Enlightenment discourse on morality and ethics. Bell contends that true religion is intrinsically linked to genuine moral behavior, rejecting superficialities tha...

First published in 1977, Patterns of Education in the British Isles is the first modern discussion of the educational systems of the British Isles and the ways in which they influence each other. It is no arid account of administrative structures but the first major attempt to set the systems in their cultural, political, and historical context, and to relate them to each other.The book discusses the extravagant claims sometimes made for Scottish education, the often-negle...

In Peril on the Sea is the story of missionary widow Ethel Bell and her children—Mary, 14, and Robert, 11—uprooted by the war from their West African station, find themselves on a small freighter bound for America. It is 1942. Sights and sounds of war envelop the world. And in the arena of the South Atlantic the infamous German submarine U-66 prowls the gray waters. Suddenly, on a peaceful August afternoon, a shrieking alarm pierces the stillness. Torpedoes explode. Fire engulfs t...

"Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England" offers a rich tapestry of the oral traditions that have shaped English folk literature. Compiled with both scholarly rigor and a keen ear for the cadence of spoken word, this collection captures the essence of rural life through verses steeped in history and local lore. The poems and ballads reflect the socio-political landscape of their times, employing a variety of literary styles'Äîfrom the lyrical and narrative to the poig...

The edited collection, Eco Culture: Disaster, Narrative, Discourse, opens a conversation about the mediated relationship between culture and ecology. The dynamic between these two great forces comes into stark relief when a disaster—in its myriad forms and narratives—reveals the fragility of our ecological and cultural landscapes. Disasters are the clashing of culture and ecology in violent and tragic ways, and the results of each clash create profound effects to both. So much so, in fact,...