Beneath every belt lies a story the dojo floor never tells. In the sequel to The Bonfire, RAF returns to the fire that first forged him — this time descending past technique, past rank, into the quiet reckonings that shape a warrior long after the bow is given. What Lies Beneath the Belt is a meditation on discipline, inheritance, and the weight carried by those chosen to guard a tradition. For students of Bujutsu and seekers of any path, this is the second flame in a lineage m...

After twenty-seven years inside a living martial arts lineage, RAF set out to write down what no belt, no certificate, and no seminar could ever fully carry: the difference between collecting techniques and actually being transformed by them.The Bonfire is not a manual. It is a transmission — drawn from decades of direct instruction under a master whose own art was passed to him as a living student, not a franchise. Through story, reflection, and h...

There’s magic in the world, but none for Malenie…It's been 119 days since everything fell apart.Since her friendship with Nes imploded.Since Nes’s siblings were taken by slavers.Since Malenie lost Nes’s protection.And the bullies are closing in.A short prequel to The Desert Wall, Raf Morgan’s “Beneath the Ever Trees” is the story of what really happened between Malenie and Nes before the events that took Malenie out of her small town...

The Wall is in Berlin, Gorbachev is in the Kremlin, and the gloomy American citizen Adam Hedman is trapped behind the Iron Curtain in the German East. A dangerous game begins when a coworker’s sister vanishes under mysterious circumstances, sparking Adam’s fighting spirit again. A fast-paced adventure brings our hero as far as Russia. Always at his back are the German Stasi and the Russian KGB. Who will win this high-stakes game of life and death? Iron Curtain is the first novel of the Ada...

Perfect for fans of The Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani and the Alanna books by Tamora Pierce, this page-turning fantasy immerses readers in a vivid desert landscape and the mysteries and dangers that lie beyond the Wall.Malenie doesn’t need anyone…By her fourteenth year, Melanie has learned how to survive on her own in the harsh reality of her small town. Bullies. Judgmental neighbors. A broken friendship. She also knows how to hide her secre...

The general properties and mathematical structures of semiseparable matrices were presented in volume 1 of Matrix Computations and Semiseparable Matrices. In volume 2, Raf Vandebril, Marc Van Barel, and Nicola Mastronardi discuss the theory of structured eigenvalue and singular value computations for semiseparable matrices. These matrices have hidden properties that allow the development of efficient methods and algorithms to accurately compute the matrix eigenvalues.This ...

One of the most powerful ways to cultivate happiness lies in a simple truth: expectation can be more joyful than reality.

**A high school hypochondriac with a unique sense of fashion finds herself navigating through the comical chaos of teenage life in this bittersweet coming-of-age novel.“Run like the dickens [and order] this bad boy right now!”—MTV“Lovably neurotic.”—Publishers Weekly**Izzy’s symptoms are epic . . . or more like epidemic.Izzy is a hypochondriac with enormous boobs that won't stop growing, a mother with a rare disease who's hiding so...

The first ever history of women’s cricket in England from its origins in the 18th century through to the present day.From MCC & Cricket Society Book of the Year finalist Dr Raf Nicholson, a leading writer on the women’s game.Foreword by Charlotte Edwards CBE.The book shows that women have been part of cricket’s story from the very beginning and have often led the way in innovations:Features interviews with key figures in women’s cricke...

In the predicament of life's challenges, faith is both tested and strengthened.Purified by fire: the Odyssey of faith through fiery trials " invites you to survey the transformative and redemptive power of faith when faced with daunting adversities. This compelling and insightful guide launches one into the purpose behind trials, the pivotal decisions that shape our faith and the promise that await those who remain steadfast and unwavering.With diverse perspectives, profound reflection and...

It was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that the physicist Wallace Clement Sabine developed his theory of reverberation, which has remained fundamental to architectural acoustics to this day, and has subsequently been applied to many building types, especially those for the performing arts. Yet the practice of architectural acoustics goes back much further with the impressive designs of the Greeks proving highly influential. This comprehensive book explores the development ...

In the impregnable red fortress, the mysterious leader of the slavers waits, accumulating power.Slavers have been taking children from across the divided world for longer than Nes can remember. While she’s rescued her sibs with the help of her friends Malenie and Paza, her cousins are still missing and most everyone else has given up hope.But Nes has the shaper’s sense. With it, a lock of hair will lead her to its owner and a pebble can become a truth stone.