"Horror at Sea" returns! More nautical nightmares: from a ship’s terrifying encounter with something monstrous in Demons of the Sea; to a tale of murder with a touch of maritime superstition in The Jonah."There’ll be restless nights for thee, upon these seven seas..."Contents:Demons of the Sea by William Hope HodgsonA ship's encounter with something monstrous.The Boat on the Beach ...

The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern worldThe New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and statecraft throughout the centuries. Featuring entirely new entries by a who’s who of world-class scholars, this new edition provides global, comparative perspectives on strategic thought from antiquity to...

Carry Your Pain with Dignity - The Power Within! is a powerful and deeply personal memoir about resilience, survival, and the quiet strength that emerges from life's darkest moments.In this moving life story, Guy F. James recounts a childhood shaped by separation, hardship, and institutional life after being removed from his family home at the age of seven. Alongside his sisters, he endured the harsh routines and emotional isolation of a children's home where disci...

The arrival of a baby is a wonderful time! When a new baby comes into the world, it’s a miracle. During the delivery, the focus is on the woman. After all she’s the one feeling the pain, right? What about the father? Often he’s uncertain of his role. Men in the delivery room have their own issues and they’ll be addressed in this book.First though, remember back in time, when men weren’t allowed in the delivery room? Guys were relegated to the waiting room, left to pace the floor as...

Quand Rose, la cadette, est demandée en mariage par le fils d’un riche tonnelier, le père est content de cette union. Anna s’invite chez lui et propose de faire la noce chez elle à ses frais. Les deux familles acquiescent, heureuses de l’économie...

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are sudden...

Le Père Taille, veuf et employé exemplaire dans une fabrique de bouton, vit avec ses trois filles dans Le Havre. Il avait toujours eu une bonne relation avec ses filles, jusqu'au jour où son aînée, Anna, quitta le nid pour un juge vieillissant. Il coupa alors les ponts avec cette dernière. Et maintenant sa cadette, Rose, veut se marier avec le fils d'un tonnelier. Anna, qui est entretemps devenue une femme aisée, veut que le mariage de sa petite sœur se fasse chez elle et les deux familles...

Twenty ghostly tales from the supernatural masters of the Victorian age. Wimbourne Books presents the fifth in a series of rare or out-of-print ghost stories from Victorian authors. With an introduction by author Alastair Gunn, Volume 5 in the series spans the years 1872 to 1901 and includes stories from a wide range of male authors; British, French and American. Includes tales by Henry James, Arthur Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling. Readers new to this genre will discover its pleasures; th...

Being curious, learning from all of our experiences, is one of our most pleasing traits as human beings.In this series we examine particular facets of ourselves and, with the aid of many classic authors, delve into characters and stories that not only entertain us, but inform us on how short stories can help us both deal and understand issues that touch and weave into our lives with the words and narratives of many wise talents.In this volume greed and ambition are our clas...

Loss in any form seems to burden us with more weight than anything that can possibly be gained or learnt from. The loss of a person, a loved one, is often overwhelming. Lives so interwoven that the severing or loss of one life leaves the other weakened, unable to function for some time. Recovery comes in a myriad of forms but is usually debilitating, slow and, in the end, we are not as whole as we once were.It is a subject that authors return to again and again. It is inevitable th...

Le Père Taille est un veuf qui a trois filles. Anna, l’ainée, a quitté la maison au grand dam de son père pour être entretenue par M. Dubois, un juge plus vraiment jeune. Il a coupé les ponts avec sa fille, mais il est fier en son for intérieur de constater qu’elle vit dans l’aisance à défaut d’être une épouse légitime...

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are sudden...