Four kids inherit talismans from their parents. They must band together to end the war. Up against a common threat they work together to over come there many challenges. Together they can create a power greater than any other. For if they fail it will mean the end of everything we know and love.

At the end of his landmark 1994 book, The Soul of the American University, historian George Marsden asserted that religious faith does indeed have a place in today’s academia. Marsden’s contention sparked a heated debate on the role of religious faith and intellectual scholarship in academic journals and in the mainstream media. The contributors to Confessing History: Explorations in Christian Faith and the Historian’s Vocation expand the discussion about religion’s role ...

"A varied and expressive work of poetry. The eclectic nature of these pieces still form a unified whole, as there is a powerful emotional undercurrent throughout the collection, no matter how varied some of the subject matter may be. Given the variation of subjects and themes, there is something here for every devoted reader of poetry. A stunningly diverse work, Gates establishes Jay Green as a poet of sensitivity, humor, and vision." — Self-Publishing Review, ★★★★GATES is...

"Green's collection functions as a series of meditations on life during the coronavirus. While some of the poems are just a few lines long, they still manage to pack a punch that penetrates to the heart of the issue, which he explores from multiple perspectives, including nurses, animals, protesters, people on both sides of the political divide, recent graduates, those trying to make rent, prisoners, and black communities." — Union Square Review"Poems in Corona is not for ...

A short story. When a battered and bruised Shelley bumps into her old teacher, it all seems pretty clear to Victoria; after all Shelley's boyfriend has just got out of prison. But all is not quite as it seems...

Victoria Park is an urban novel with a hip-hop flavor running right through the storyline. Taking center stage is an extended UK family – the Blakeways, the Johnsons and the Barnbrooks. Tug and C-Jay Blakeway are basketball fans who make regular trips to the USA to watch this sport. The Barnbrooks’ best friend Margo Turner is an opinionated and bigoted woman who gives no quarter, and as the dramatic events unfold, Margo’s adversary, Benson Harris, a teen boy of Caribbean heritage searching...

A suspense thriller with a paranormal theme. An eleven year old boy, Jonathan, goes missing on a school trip to a moorland area. His mother, Susan, a musician and teacher, becomes gradually convinced that she is sharing his experiences through a direct mind link. (Content warning: Mature themes, which may be upsetting to some)

This Palgrave Pivot uses a simple model from game theory to explain the behavior of countries disputing ownership of resources and of small islands in the South China Sea. It argues that the rapid transformation of the region's economy - the rise of Factory Asia – is not being acknowledged, leading countries to take chances beyond what a rational picture of costs and benefits would suggest. Regional economic cooperation may be a viable alternative to the present conflicts. However, the var...

A classic children's adventure story set in a typical English village that reveals a rich and mysterious history as the story progresses towards its ghostly Christmas denouement.

A short story set in the North of England, concerning the 25 yearly inspection of a public urban garden endowed many years previously ‘to enrich the lives of ordinary people of our industrial north'. A parable for our times.

This is a collection of six short stories about those close to death, and their contrasting attitudes, experiences, thoughts and beliefs. Thought provoking and of interest to us all, whether we have a faith or not.

A good, old-fashioned, straightforward children's adventure story, in a style that used to be called 'a good read'. The main protagonists are 3 children, who find an injured man on the hillside, and then things start to get complicated.