Pirates are often glorified as nautical Robin Hoods, heroes of the seas - and some were great navigators, map makers, and discoverers. But they were also thieves and murderers. They were undoubtedly merciless, but their crimes took place in a cruel age when even children might be hanged for stealing pennies. Here, from historian Sam Jones, the likes of Francis Drake, Captain Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, and even some female pirates, such as Mary Reed and Anne Bonny, spring to life.

The definitive guide to one of the most iconic barbecue traditions—Carolina-style chopped pork—from the third generation pitmaster of Sam Jones BBQ and the legendary Skylight Inn, featuring more than 20 family recipes for large-batch barbecue, sides, and desserts.In the world of barbecue, Carolina-style pork is among the most delicious and obsessed-over slow-cooked meats. Yet no one has told the definitive story of North Carolina barbecue—until now. In Whole Ho...

These are the memoirs of a Wisconsin farm boy that grew up during the Great Depression accompanied by a great drought where many of the lakes dried up and much of the Midwests farmland simply blew away. The Depression ended abruptly the year I graduated from high school when WW II was declared and I was drafted into military service where I spent 3-1/2 years. I was critically wounded and spent the first 30 hours in a morgue followed by almost 1-1/2 years in military hospitals before I was ...

The Forest of Dean is a place filled with stories. Stories of fact, stories of fiction and some that bridge that gap. Tales from the Forest is a remarkable collection of four such stories set in the 1950s, borne from cherished memories of the place and its inhabitants and created by a true Forester with a talent for storytelling. The tales encompass village life in a bygone era, intertwining and interacting just as small knit communities of the time did. Nostalgic, heart warming, intriguin...

Love meat but love the planet more? Sam Jones’ carnivore-friendly plant-based cookbook is a must-have for the enlightened eater.In his debut cookbook, Sam Jones—founder of @NoMeatDisco—reimagines plant-forward cooking as something bold, rhythmic, and deeply satisfying. Known for transforming mushrooms into savory, steak-like centerpieces, Sam creates dishes that celebrate texture, depth, and flavor—proving that vegetables can anchor a meal with the same authority a...

You don’t need another “side hustle.” You need cash. Fast. And that’s exactly what “Reselling on eBay Guide” was built to do. Not theory. Not motivation. Not fluffy “mindset” pep talks. This is a boots-on-the-ground, roll-up-your-sleeves blueprint for turning overlooked junk into steady, predictable profit using eBay. If you’ve ever walked past a garage sale, thrift store, clearance rack, or dusty box in your own closet and thought, “There’s got to be money in here somewhere…” — you were r...

Behind every locked door, something is waiting to be remembered.When widowed locksmith Arthur Fenwick is summoned to a decaying country manor after the death of its final owner, he expects a strange but simple job: open thirteen sealed rooms that have remained untouched for decades. The house is enormous, silent, and rotting from within, its corridors heavy with dust, its doors marked by age, grief, and secrets nobody in the nearby village is willing to discuss.At first, Ar...

A fantastic collection of poetry inspired by a life in The Forest of Dean and its various inhabitants. Amusing, inspirational, thought-provoking, nostalgic and heart breakingly magnificent. A must read for fans of lovingly crafted poems and any 'Foresters'.

'Are these the best gay stories since Tennessee Williams' One Arm?'' – Booklist Selected for the first time in a single new edition, these sensual stories by prize-winning author John Sam Jones reveal lucid prose and complex lives. Moving through city steam rooms, rugged North Wales mountains and estuaries facing other places. Risky sex, new romance and easy understanding, a mortgage on a semi or keeping a lid on it all for the sake family, status and belief... Including previously unseen ...

An Indies Introduce SelectionDebut author/illustrator Sam Prentice-Jones explores fighting against your destiny and reconciling the actions of your ancestors in Arcana: The Lost Heirs, a tarot-inspired fantasy graphic novel for young adults.James, Daphne, Koko, and Sonny have all grown up surrounded by magic in the Arcana, an organization of witches that protects the magical world, run by the mysterious and secretive Majors. Eli Jo...

In The Cursed Fate, a tarot-inspired young adult graphic novel from creator Sam Prentice-Jones, five friends must break a generational curse in order to free their futures.After uncovering harrowing secrets about their pasts and enduring a devastating loss, James, Daphne, Koko, Sunny, and Eli are determined to break the bonds of the ancestral curse that holds their futures in limbo. Confronting the secretive Majors leads to a vital revelation: a group of r...

A lively free-hitting narrative . . . written with a proper appreciation of the grotesque humor of many of its episodes . . . but also with the proper appreciation of the political significance . . . for the rest of the United States.New York Times Book Review This book deserves to be widely read.Library Journal Nothing like the regime of Huey Long has ever been enacted on American soil before. Only a patriot of the staunchest character could stand up to the power of Huey a...