The men and women who fought in World War II are often referred to as "The Greatest Generation," and for good reason. Before ever stepping onto the battlefield, most had survivedThe Great Depression, and if they happened to live in the Midwest, The Dust Bowl. Such was the case with my father. Dad grew up in poverty in rural Kansas with no electricity or plumbing, not even an outhouse. While in college he became a pilot, and then joined the Army Air Force shortly before WWII. For someone wh...

For many of us, cancer is an inescapable reality. It is estimated that one in two people will be affected by the disease during their life. Mortal Musings: Waiting for Dawn is a moving, thought-provoking and intensely personal account of one man's journey.In October 2016 my indigestion turned out to be cancer. A few days later, the news got worse when it was discovered my cancer was not only rare and incurable, but it was Stage IV and I likely had only a f...

In AD 43, the Romans landed an invasion force on the shores of Britain that heralded the beginnings of recorded British history and laid the cultural foundations of today's national identity. Yet despite the crucial importance of this event, the actual location of the landings remains unclear. From Victorian antiquarians to today's modern scholars and archaeologists, there has been much written over the years with regard to this particular question, with Richborough in Ken...

An exploration of stories from Joe Waite and the lives of 64 fallen comrades during the Third Battle of Ypres enduring the impact of war. Written neither as a conventional biography or battalion history, this work centres on the remarkable life of Joe Waite, a boy soldier of the Great War. Though, in telling his story, the names and lives of 64 of his fallen comrades are also revealed. All were lost in just one month of fighting, during the hell that was the Third Battle of Ypres – also kn...

Here is a volume of eight short stores exploring the vagaries of the human mind as it has evolved from the micro-cosmic singularity into today's macro-gestalt, the product of a brain containing more organisms than there are stars in the known universe. From Belligerent Jerry's brief sojourn into politics, to the demise of Beauty, a disturbance in the universal equilibrium may be attributable to the flap of a butterfly's wings in northern England, but is, in fact, merely the creation of an ...

From a snowbound inn, high in the Alps, four unlikely allies will turn against the might of Byzantium to secure the English throne for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and make him Richard III.A noble Byzantine mercenary.A female Florentine physician.An ageless Welsh wizard.And Sforza, an uncanny duke.Together, they will alter the fate of millions . . .Available for the first time in nearly two decades, with a new introduction by New ...

"The best mingling of history with historical magic that I have ever seen."—Gene WolfeIn a snowbound inn high in the Alps, four people meet who will alter fate.A noble Byzantine mercenary . . .A female Florentine physician . . .An ageless Welsh wizard . . .And Sforza, the uncanny duke.Together they will wage an intrigue-filled campaign against the might of Byzantium to secure the English throne for Richard, Duke of Gloucester—and ...

Dans une Europe fragilisée par la Guerre des Deux Roses, les complots sont légion. L’Empire byzantin, plus puissant que jamais, place patiemment ses pions… À première vue, un magicien gallois, une médecin florentine, un mercenaire gaulois et un vampire n’ont aucune raison de cheminer ensemble mais, en ces temps troublés, les plus improbables alliances peuvent se nouer. Des Alpes au pays de Galles, Hywel, Cynthia, Dimitrios et Gregory n’hésiteront pas à se battre et à intriguer pour install...

Book 1 of The Saga of Arturo Bandini--John Fante's First Published Novel"Of this I am sure: all the of the people of my writing life, all of my characters are to be found in this early work. Nothing of myself is there any more, only the memory of old bedrooms, and the sound of my mother's slippers walking to the kitchen." -from the Preface to this edition by John FanteHe came along, kicking the snow. Here was a disgusted man. His name was Svevo Bandini, and...

First published in 1952 and 1955, John A. Macdonald: The Young Politician, The Old Chieftain remains a classic in Canadian arts and letters. Described as the greatest biography ever written in Canada, it earned Donald Creighton two Governor General's Awards. In 2013, the Toronto Review of Books recommended it to anyone who wished to become a better Canadian.In this book, Creighton examines the public and private lives of Canada’s first prime minister, his victorie...

Young business women entering the business world for the first time need to learn the same business principle that are found in the American Businessman training program for young men; but written from a woman perspective, a woman point of view and understanding. This manual will educate you in The Important of Poise, Proper Etiquette and Social Graces, types of intellectual literature (books), theater plays, appreciation for music, laws of social graces, Lady grooming tips, Dining Etiquet...

Tougher than the WWI Battlefield"That Depression was one of those depressions that hit everybody, so that made it still more difficult to get at least enough work to eke out a mere existence."John MacDonald's story starts in the early part of the Great Depression. Although he was a combat veteran of World War I, he likens the difficulty of enduring this tumultuous time as being harsher than a literal battlefield. It was a period of hardship for most everyone in the United...