The first part of Volume 1 of 3 volumes includes hundreds of pages and photographs presenting the richness of Okinawan martial traditions, from the original combatives to those influenced by Chinese and mainland Japanese martial art styles. The variety of topics shown in the table of contents indicate the depth and breath in the chapters, along with the authors who are well-known for their meticulous research and practical skills in specific arts. Each volume will prove enjoyable reading a...

The FOUR "silent destroyers" of your money.Trying to get ahead financially can be a struggle. You might have heard the phrase "the wealthy keep getting wealthier." This phrase divides us, makes us feel bad about our situation, and doesn't offer solutions. Author Robert Wolf has identified the problem-Economic Termites. Understanding how the Economic Termites affect our hard work is the difference between those that have accumulated wealth and those that struggle. T...

The Fossils of Iowa field guide is written primarily for amateurs in geological exploration and collecting. Robert Wolf provides a comprehensive coverage of more than 150 sites in Iowa and adjacent areas of Minnesota and Nebraska with the types of fossils that can be found and precise directions. Excellent illustrations by Carol Ann Ratcliff aide in identification. For an update in site conditions and geological names since the book was first published contact the author at midnig...

The Triumph of Technique isn't an ordinary account of the industrialization of agriculture. It is a wake-up call, a warning, and a call to action. And it isn't just about the structure of agriculture but about the potential collapse of civilization and the need to restore human-scale to human enterprise and to emphasize cooperation over competition.The book's premise is that the rural crisis is a manifestation of the larger crisis in our civilization. The immediate cause i...

Forget the one-size-fits-everyone financial advice out there.Many business owners lose money regularly due to taxes eating away at their revenue. Yet the topic of taxes isn't fully addressed in most financial plans. Thankfully, there is a system that helps you avoid paying more than your fair share of taxes, and Asset Coach and Tax Strategist Robert Wolf shows you how.His Asset Buddy System's unique approach has helped hundreds of business owners keep mor...

Essence Weaver: Monster Mage★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★An Empire crumbles from within as a young man with unstoppable potential rises towards a destiny ordained by fate. Bearing a weapon forged from the seed of a Dungeon Core that allows him to absorb into himself slain monsters, Daniel Richards embarks on the journey of a lifetime.An ancient seal unlocked.Daniel holds the secret to the survival of the...

“If kinging were easy, everyone would do it.”With help from his friends, Billy Smith—the unlikeliest of heroes—overthrew the corrupt General Sawtooth and claimed the Goblin Crown. But his perilous journey to save the goblin race has just begun. The powerful Hanorian Army is gathered at the gates of Kiranok, threatening to invade the goblin city and wipe out everyone within. So the inhabitants of Mother Mountain must draw on their deepest strengths for the battle to come: B...

Author Platform: Robert Hewitt Wolfe is the producer of the hit television series, Elementary and has worked on various other hit television series such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The 4400, The Dresden Files, and Alphas. He will leverage his large audience online and media contacts to promote the Billy Smith and the Goblins series.Diverse Cast of Characters: T...

Billy Smith is having a rough first day of high school. The new kid at exclusive Francis Drake Prep, Billy embarrasses himself in front of fiery, beautiful Lexi Aquino. He makes an instant enemy in Kurt Novac, the school’s surly star quarterback. Then suddenly Billy, Lexi, and Kurt are mysteriously transported to an underworld teeming with goblins, strange animal hybrids, and powerful magic—the fact that they’re stuck there is probably Billy’s fault, too. With help from an unlikely goblin ...

Hungary, 1944. Almost half a million Jewish Hungarians are deported to Auschwitz. Among the few surviving Hungarian Jews from this era were young men who, like Ervin Wolf, were forced into the brutal Labor Service where they were cut off from the outside world and forced to endure inhumane brutalities and servitude. Once freed, a new oppression took hold as communist rule under Stalin turned friends to foes, enveloped the nation in fear and suspicion, and tested everyone’s character and st...

When a young boy named Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map and narrowly escapes pirates searching for it, he brings it to Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney, who immediately outfit a schooner named The Hispaniola and bring Jim along as cabin boy to retrieve the buried treasure. However, as they near the secret island, Jim discovers that 19 out of the 25 members the crew are plotting a mutiny, lead by the ship’s cook, Long John Silver. It’s up to Jim and the 6 remaining faithful sailors...

T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral is both a fascinating retelling of the twelfth-century assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket and a compelling call for resistance in the face of intimidation. Written against the backdrop of rising Fascism in twentieth-century Europe, Eliot’s classic verse play is as relevant now as it ever was. This re-release of the original 1953 recording stars Robert Donat whose commanding performance as the Archbishop, alongside a full cast, is widely celebrate...