This is The Gossamer NebulaThe Southern Colonies, Book #2:(The Southern Colonies are located in Southern Constellations as viewed from the Earth)The intrepid children of the Gossamer Nebula have decided to help the 5 Southern Hyperborean ancestral colonies to defend themselves against the Hyraxian ships sent to destroy them. Unable to deter them, the President of Teraxii ordered their artificially intelligent starship to be upgraded in technology & weaponry to give ...

An ancient colony ship in stationary orbit near the moon received a message from its home world. The Hyraxian enemy have discovered the location of them colonies and have sent dreadnought warships to destroy the colonial worlds and their spaceships.On Earth, only eight ancestors survive from the original colonist. Of those, only the two youngest, ten year old, Kevin and Amy, have the telepathic ability to communicate with the artificial intelligence of the colony ship, the Gossamer ...

Twin Elves Dalton and Kayla seek the solution to the prophecy determining their fate and the fate of the Faerie Kingdom. As hosts to the Dragon's Heart Crystal, the twins discover they must be judged by the gods as virtuous or fail in their duties. In the past, such failures have caused worldwide devastation.

Eight year old Elven twins, Dalton and Kayla Summers, are thrust into a world of prejudice, dragons and magical creatures. Their fate ruled by a mysterious prophecy, they may perish as they rush to help their plague threatened friends.

A horrendous summer within Praxis City marks Dalton and Kayla's ninth birthday. The elven twins and their friends face tribunals from well meaning city officials and attacks by their enemies. Meanwhile, they attempt to decode the mysterious prophecy of the dragons that somehow controls theirdestiny. Returning to Wizenquest, their magic school is no better for the twins.

Facets of Liberty is a collection of historical articles by well-known liberty activists and theorists from the early days of the libertarian, voluntaryist, classical liberal and individual anarchist movements, which first emerged during the turbulent 1960s. These articles lay a foundation to understand the early works of a diverse group of students and scholars who were attempting to rediscover and redefine the early ideals of the original liberalism kindled by John Locke, revolutionary l...

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize student success, leadership, partnerships, curriculum design, collaborative planning and teaching, literacy, 21st century skills, emerging technologies, and so much more, this compendium br...

In this comprehensive anthology, twenty-seven outstanding scholars from North America and Europe address every major aspect of Thomas Aquinas's understanding of morality and comment on his remarkable legacy. While there has been a revival of interest in recent years in the ethics of St. Thomas, no single work has yet fully examined the basic moral arguments and content of Aquinas' major moral work, the Second Part of the Summa Theologiae. This work fills that lacuna.The first chapt...

A major study on the theology of Beloved Community.This long-awaited work by the church's top clergy, scholars, and thought leaders examines the theological foundation of Beloved Community and its threats. It addresses such important topics as the legacy and sin of white supremacy, economic disparity, racial healing, and the call for reparations. The committee's work sheds light on the societal and cultural implications of the largest obstacle to the core mission o...

Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays by twenty-seven scholars whose numerous volumes on the Civil War have explored military, cultural, political, African American, women’s, and environmental history.The essays describe a wide array of photographs and present an eclecti...

In the holy city of Othir, treachery and corruption lurk at the end of every street, just the place for a freelance assassin with no loyalties and few scruples.Caim makes his living on the edge of a blade, but when a routine job goes south, he is thrust into the middle of an insidious plot. Pitted against crooked lawmen, rival killers and sorcery from the Other Side, his only allies are Josephine, the socialite daughter of his last victim and Kit, a guardian spirit no one else can ...