A Narrative of Colonel Robert Campbell's Experiences in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade from 1825 to 1835 is an interesting memoir from the time of booming fur trade out of Missouri and farther west.

In the late summer of 1630, 23-year old Li Bing writes the provincial level imperial examinations, the first step towards entering the Chinese civil service. He is tormented by a dream of 18 red-crowned cranes, and as he awaits his exam results he seeks out insights from those around him to help him understand his dream. In the end, he learns more than he imagined.

Political intrique between two officials has the potential to upset the plans of two young people to get married, before the young scholar has to set out for the imperial capital. In the process, he learns more about his heritage from his grandfather, and a dark secret comes to light.

Il desiderio di comunicare con i morti accompagna l’uomo probabilmente dall’inizio della sua storia. Per millenni chi era accusato di comunicare con gli spiriti è stato punito o condannato a morte, ma tutto questo cambiò nel XIX secolo, quando lo Spiritismo esplose negli Stati Uniti e in Europa. La figura più importante fu sicuramente quella di Allan Kardec, pedagogista e filosofo francese, che ne fu il principale divulgatore a livello mondiale. Le lettere raccolte in questo volume affront...

Bing travels from Hangzhou to Beijing along the Grand Canal to sit the metropolitan level civil service examinations. He plans to stop at Kaifeng to learn more about his heritage. The voyage is full of surprises.

"His book will not fail to please all who are interested in the mysteries of African Exploration, and the problem of African civilization." - The Living Age, 1861"He neither rejected Western culture as alien, nor considered assimilation into indigenous cultures practical. Aspects of Western culture that were useful had to be harnessed for the benefit of Africa." -R J M Blackett, Beating Against the Barriers.It is proper to state that Robert...

From 1836...These first-person accounts of a trapper's life in the Rockies were letters written by Robert Campbell to his brother. They were first published as a serial in the National Atlas and Tuesday Morning Mail (Philadelphia), Nov 1 - Dec 6, 1836 giving eastern Americans a view onto the wild mountains of the West..The five letters present an authentic look at the wild frontier of that time period of the early 1800's, and tell much of the bloody...

You are There: Restoring Churches, People, and Places is a pastoral conversation about creation care. It is a pastoral voice shepherding Christian people in Christian churches towards discipleship that is all the way down to the dirt. In it you will find a pastor with time to talk with you and walk with you so that the fruit of the redemption earned by Jesus' life, death, and resurrection will make a real and substantial difference in your very own backyard. This book is not actually about...

In Beijing, Li Bing continues his quest to enter the imperial civil service.

Before Alaska became a mining bonanza, it was a scenic bonanza, a place larger in the American imagination than in its actual borders. Prior to the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, thousands of scenic adventurers journeyed along the Inside Passage, the nearly thousand-mile sea-lane that snakes up the Pacific coast from Puget Sound to Icy Strait. Both the famous—including wilderness advocate John Muir, landscape painter Albert Bierstadt, and photographers Eadweard Muybridge and Edward Curt...

“A very good read. The author describes the gradual erosion of the principles and values the US was founded upon. You may not agree with all the views in the book, but there’s no denying that it is spot on. Certainly, worth your time. Highly recommend.”

Evil's Aviary is a mind-bending trip through history and time. It challenges the imagination while exploring the ultimate battle of Good vs. Evil. The author taps into the journey of Kendall Peterson, a mother, ex-wife, and executive. She quickly discovers that her home has become a conduit for evil, and that she is part participant and part historical witness to the Greatest Story of our Time. What she is about to witness challenges society's entire belief system…or does it?