With Departing Eden, there are no secrets held back. You will finally see who the man really is at the cellular level, all defenses broken down as you are lured by Lou Mann's voice patiently waiting to be heard. Departing Eden is a collection of original poetry dating back to 2001, heavily inspired by the devastating onset of September 11th.

Belonging in the immortal company of the works of Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece is a visionary journey that takes readers through the torment of Hell.The first part of Dante**’**s Divine Comedy is many things: a moving human drama, a supreme expression of the Middle Ages, a glorification of the ways of God, and a magnificent protest against the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan. One of the few li...

Describing Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, Inferno depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing one or more of seven deadly sins. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonising torture, Dante encounters doomed souls including the pagan Aeneas, the liar Odysseus, the suicide Cleopatra, and his own political enemies, damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons, th...

The Gilgamesh Epic is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia that is often regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about 'Bilgamesh' (Sumerian for 'Gilgamesh'), king of Uruk, dating from the Third Dynasty of Ur (circa 2100 BC). These independent stories were later used as source material for a combined epic. The first surviving version of this combined epic, known as the "Old Babylonian" version, dates to...

The first new Penguin Classics translation of the Argonautica since the 1950sNow in a riveting new verse translation, Jason and the Argonauts (also known as the Argonautica) is the only surviving full account of Jason’s voyage on the Argo in quest of the Golden Fleece aided by the sorceress princess Medea. Written in the third century B.C., this epic story of one of the most beloved heroes of Greek mythology, with its combination of the f...

The Story of the Ere-Dwellers -- also known as the Eyrbyggja Saga -- was originally written in Icelandic (that is, in Old Norse) sometime around the middle of the 13th century. The original author is unknown, although some scholars have suggested a connection with the author of the Laxdaela Saga. The work was translated by William Morris, a well known fantasist, architect, and political firebrand. The Eyrbyggja saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas. The name means the saga of the inhabitant...

In the first century a.d., Ovid, author of the groundbreaking epic poem Metamorphoses, came under severe criticism for The Art of Love, which playfully instructed women in the art of seduction and men in the skills essential for mastering the art of romantic conquest. In this remarkable translation, James Michie breathes new life into the notorious Roman’s mock-didactic elegy. In lyrical, irreverent English, he reveals love’s timeless dilemmas and Ovid’s e...

This is a collection of poems produced over the past 25 years. The topics are eclectic, ranging from envy and cancer to art, alcoholism and faith. It is a timeline of emotions and events crafted with passion and held together by a common thread--the power of words to transform the painful, the boring and the almost forgotten days into something eternal and maybe even beautiful.

The British Edda' is actually a Sumerian, Egyptian and English mythological epic, narrating the fantastical adventures of Wodan, Loki and El, who comprise the 'Eden Triad' of the Garden of Eden. An adventurous tale rich with mythological wonder and legendary story telling, this text combines heroic narrative with speculative insights into ancient history and the origins of civilisation. It promises to entertain and provoke the mind of any discerning reader. Laurence Waddell was an explorer...

In French there's an idiom for uttering the utterly unbearable: "Pousser des cris de Mélusine," to cry out as does Melusine. These are the heartrending howls of tearing, of separation, of grief for the self, for the beloved.According to legend, Melusine still cries whenever a member of the House of Lusignan is about to die. Each parting is a new estrangement. Her exile becomes a no-place, where, invisible, untouchable, she hovers nearby, exiled from every form love – except loving.

When nature speaks he listens. When he speaks she listens, until she doesn't. In a huge world that hates us all, a mere young lad of innocence learns to unleash the artist within. But can he do it in time before its too late? Will he survive the adventures and dangerous obstacle that is to come? Mayhap he stand a chance. With all that transpires, there's still hope yet, or so he perceive it to be.

It has been said that you should surround yourself with those on the same mission as you. The cover of A Gladiators Journey seems to suggest this mission is one of inevitable conflict and carnage. However, the dichotomy of A Gladiators Journey is that the true mission is that of survival and hope. Although not necessarily alcoholic themselves, there are an estimated 76 million people in the United States affected by alcoholism and other family dysfunction. Those affected will be on a lifel...