Step into the world of the Vikings—a civilization of warriors, explorers, and artisans whose influence echoes across centuries. The Viking Age: Life, Death, and the Sea by Lewis McLeod is a comprehensive exploration of Norse culture, traditions, and worldview, offering an unparalleled journey through the daily lives, beliefs, and ambitions of the Northmen.From the rhythm of the seasons to the intricacies of shipbuilding, from sacred rituals to the communal feasts that bound their c...

Vikings of the Past explores the lives of the most formidable and influential Viking warriors in history. From the legendary Ragnar Lodbrok and Bjorn Ironside to explorers like Thorfinn Karlsefni and statesmen like Erik Hakonsson, this book presents fully factual, meticulously researched accounts of their leadership, strategy, and enduring impact. Readers will journey through the icy fjords of Norway and Iceland, the battlefields of England, and the distant shores of North America, wit...

Step into the mists of ancient Celtic lands, where history, tragedy, and the supernatural converge. In The Celtic Haunting: True Accounts from Ancient Lands, author Lewis McLeod takes readers on a chilling journey through Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, exploring castles, ruins, and forgotten sites where the spirits of the past refuse to rest.Drawing on centuries of history, folklore, and eyewitness accounts, this book uncovers true ghostly encounters—from spectral knights patrolling...

Enter the legendary halls where the bravest warriors of mortal life are chosen to prepare for eternity. Valhalla: Halls of the Slain takes you deep into the heart of Norse mythology, exploring the world of the einherjar—heroes granted immortality to train under Odin's watchful gaze for the ultimate battle of Ragnarok.Journey through the golden halls, witness the relentless trials, and uncover the personal stories of warriors whose courage, honor, and sacrifice echo far beyond death...

Outside of Milledgeville, Georgia, was the ClineOConnor farm, Andalusia. Seated on the veranda in a rocking chair overlooking the sloping hills was a badly crippled woman, slowly degenerating from lupus, living with a mother who loved her but was not on her wavelength, and living in a town largely unable to appreciate her at the time. She had a difficult hand to play. Her name is Flannery OConnor, and she always did her own thing. The truth is, Flannery was a complex and mysterious female ...

'The wittiest writer in Britain today' Stephen FryColumnist, critic and award-winning author Craig Brown is well known for his Private Eye parodies lampooning politicians and celebrities. He has written for numerous newspapers, both under his own name and as his alter egos Wallace Arnold and Bel Littlejohn. Collected here are Brown's four fantastic radio series, plus two bonus programmes in which he discusses his life and work.Mixi...

Enjoy the original soundtrack of alternative horror game Huntsman: The Orphanage, complete with over two hours of character monologues and original music.Stitch these dark and twisted stories together, while unravelling the mystery of The Huntsman - said to thrive in the darkness, effortlessly weaving and unravelling space and time through all the centuries, seeking the lost and the lonely, the orphaned and the bereft.Grimhaven Orphanage, Illinois, USA... t...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

Assemble ArtifactsA short story magazine that assembles a thrilling new mix of stories from genres including horror, science-fiction, comedy, and suspense. Buried at the heart of every story in the magazine is a unique artifact, an object that has inspired our storytellers to create a big idea, an irresistible question, a new immersive world, or a sense of wonder. Unearth your next great read with Assemble Artifacts.“The Family Proof” by Arianna Rei...

Assemble ArtifactsA short story magazine that assembles a thrilling new mix of stories from genres including horror, science-fiction, comedy, and suspense. Buried at the heart of every story in the magazine is a unique artifact, an object that has inspired our storytellers to create a big idea, an irresistible question, a new immersive world, or a sense of wonder. Unearth your next great read with Assemble Artifacts.“The Family Proof” by Arianna Rei...

The civil rights leader's life and work in the nation's capital, and her influence around the world, are celebrated in this biography.Best known as an educator and early civil rights activist, Mary McLeod Bethune was the daughter of formerly enslaved people. After moving to Washington, D.C., in 1936, she founded the National Council of Negro Women, an organization that supported Black women through numerous educational and community-based programs.Bethune a...

This book brings together an interdisciplinary group of academic researchers in order to examine how and to what extent the challenge of language revitalisation should be reassessed and reconceptualised to take account of our fast-changing social context. The period of four decades between 1980 and 2020 that straddled the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first is widely regarded as one that witnessed a series of fundamental social, economic and political transfo...