"The Apocrypha" is the name given to a group of writings found in some versions of the Old Testament but not in others. These texts are usually included in Catholic bibles but not in Protestant ones. They were, however, included in Protestant versions until the second quarter of the nineteenth century.When, in the year 382 A.D., Jerome was commissioned by the pope to make a new translation of the Scriptures, he went to Palestine rather than to Alexandria, Egypt, to obtain o...

Deeds Barn is more than a historic workshop: it is the rough-hewn birthplace of inventions that changed the way Americans drove, built, and fought. In this barn and its later replica exhibit, Edward A. Deeds and Charles F. Kettering—two men of modest beginnings whose partnership was forged at the National Cash Register Company—turned practical engineering into a force that helped define Dayton's industrial legacy. What began as Deeds's search for a talented young engineer and his dream of ...

In the summer of 1759, Quebec became the key to a struggle that would shape the future of Canada and North America. This vivid wartime journal offers a close, eyewitness-style account of the siege, revealing the city's formidable defenses, the British army's strategic difficulties, and the high stakes of a campaign fought against a strongly fortified position. Written in a plain, direct voice, it combines military observation with the urgency of events unfolding in real time. The narrative...

This hands-on manual turns boot making and mending into a practical craft anyone can learn, framing repair as both economical and empowering. It introduces the "Work" series as a set of everyday trade guides and then leads readers from simple heel and sole fixes to the fuller art of shoemaking, with clear, step-by-step instruction supported by detailed illustrations. Beginning with the importance of early repair, the book explains how to preserve shape, balance, and lifespan by tackling wo...

Eddy Forester and his little sister Lily wake early in their humble cottage, helping their mother with the day's work before school and discovering a new beehive in the garden. Their round of chores—fetching Brindle the cow, carrying milk and cream, setting the table, airing the beds, and obeying their mother's patient guidance—creates a tender portrait of a home ruled by affection, order, gratitude, and useful habits. On the way to school, the children's curiosity turns every small sight ...

From its origins as the 16th Carnatic Battalion in 1776 to its rebirth as the 76th Punjabis in 1903, this regimental history traces a fighting line shaped by South India's fiercest wars and the hardships of empire. It follows the battalion through early campaigns against Hyder Ali and the French, where actions at Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Porto Novo, Pollilore, Sholinghur, Vellore, and Tripasore won hard-earned battle honors amid shortages, poor transport, and heavy losses. Later chapters ca...

I never worked on ArriveCAN. I never worked for the Canada Border Services Agency. Yet in March 2024, my nearly twenty-year working relationship with another federal organization ended after the consulting firm through which I was subcontracted became caught in the government’s response to the ArriveCAN controversy.I was later brought back twice through short-term appointments to continue and repair work that still needed to be completed. By then, however, the cancellation had alre...

This gripping conversion memoir traces one woman’s descent from seemingly harmless New Age practices into witchcraft, occult rituals, and profound spiritual darkness. After tragedy and despair lead her to make a blood oath with the devil, her search for meaning becomes a terrifying bondage that threatens everything she loves. Yet this is ultimately a story of redemption, revealing how an unexpected return to Christ and the intervention of an exorcism team lead her toward freedom. Both a ca...

Some fractures do not break us. They show us the way back.MANIFESTO is an intimate literary journey through memory, identity, inheritance, spirituality, and the quiet work of rebuilding oneself.At a turning point in his life, a man feels the familiar structure of his world begin to shift. What follows is not simply a crisis, but a passage inward—toward childhood memories, family history, unspoken inheritances, departures, silence, and the i...

The brutally brilliant prequel to Diary of an Oxygen Thief.Shame is an acquired taste. Nobody knows this better than the young anonymous narrator subjected to repeated instances of sexual abuse, parental beatings and gleefully administered psychological cruelty. After some formative missteps in Zambia and France he arrives in London where he finds the perfect enabler for his shame habit. A career in advertising. Brilliant, depraved and unexpectedly sophisticated The Sh...

What happens when your intentions and another person's experience no longer tell the same story?The Space Between Intent and Impact is a thought-provoking exploration of leadership, professional boundaries, workplace allegations, evidence, accountability, and the complex distance between what we intend and how our actions may be perceived.Set against the demanding world of international and humanitarian operations, the book follows an experienced p...