Presence, the Play offers a penetrating perspective on the vital role personal presence plays in the essence of life. This timely, captivating novel speaks to a growing hunger for a way of life that's real and tangible, the opposite of an artificial existence lived in a realm of mediated connectivity.The protagonist of Presence, the Play is a playwright and monk named Script who lives on the Isle of Estillyen. On the opening night of Presence, Script's lo...

"William E. Jefferson's '2102: Pretense, The Play' masterfully weaves a captivating narrative that explores the intricate dance between advancing technology and the very essence of human existence, leaving readers spellbound by its thought-provoking brilliance." A work of fictional realism, not fantasy, 2102 offers an undeniable probe of modern-day reality, of technology and media effects. The author draws upon empirical findings, from a range of contemporary nonfictional works and nonprof...

A captivating fantasy that evokes the spirited prose of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Dante Alighieri, Presence, the Play blends magical realism with spirituality in an immersive audio adventure.Presence, the Play offers a penetrating perspective on the vital role personal presence plays in the essence of life. This timely, captivating novel speaks to a growing hunger for a way of life that’s real and tangible, the opposite of an artificial e...

SEARCHING for destiny Hollie and Goodwin Macbreeze journey to the Isle of Estillyen, a distant land inhabited by an ancient order of monks renowned for dramatic readings given in quaint structures dotted about the isle. The ancient order of message-making monks was founded in 1637. Swiftly and unexpectedly, the couple's lives become intertwined with the isle's most notorious inhabitant, the reclusive Oban Ironbout, longtime resident of The Point. A mystery from the past arises to transform...

SEARCHING for destiny Hollie and Goodwin Macbreeze journey to the Isle of Estillyen, a distant land inhabited by an ancient order of monks renowned for dramatic readings given in quaint structures dotted about the isle. The ancient order of message-making monks was founded in 1637. Swiftly and unexpectedly, the couple's lives become intertwined with the isle's most notorious inhabitant, the reclusive Oban Ironbout, longtime resident of The Point. A mystery from the past arises to transform...

The Memoirs of the Civil War Commanders gathers firsthand reflections from central military and political figures of the American Civil War, presenting the conflict through strategic narrative, political argument, personal vindication, and national reckoning. Its range extends from battlefield recollection and naval adventure to presidential statecraft and postwar justification, illuminating both the conduct of war and the competing ideas of Union, sovereignty, emancipation, and command. S...

Around AD 116, with early Christianity under extreme pressure, Roman Emperor Trajan condemned Bishop Ignatius, of the Antioch church of Syria, to execution by lions in the Roman Coliseum, for Ignatius's refusal to recognize Trajan and other Roman gods as deities, and for proclaiming Yahweh, and his son, Jesus Christ Incarnate, the only true and living God. Trajan's highly decorated soldiers, led by Captain Maximus Aurelius, secured Ignatius on a year-long death march from Syria to Rome, ch...

"When I was a kid, I would have punched God in the eye if I could have gotten close enough to Him, but I didn't exactly know where He was actually located. So, I sat there Sunday after Sunday, on that hard, wooden pew in the storefront shoebox-shaped building called Community Baptist Church, around the corner from my house, mad at the world." After rereading the many journals I've written over the last sixty years, I can look back and clearly see all the connections between God's Voice tha...

"The Life of David Belasco; Vol. 1" by William Winter offers an insightful exploration into the life and career of the influential American playwright and theatrical producer, David Belasco. Winter, a contemporary of Belasco, provides a detailed account of his subject's rise in the theater world, highlighting his innovative contributions to stagecraft and storytelling. The book delves into Belasco's personal life, his relationships with prominent figures in the arts, and his relentless pur...

Jefferson questions whether Morrison is as politically progressive as has been widely assumed and probes why politically-minded literary critics have not noted the reactionary elements in her work.He sees scholars as following Morrison's own theory of her work--that is, that it must be analyzed according to African American "structures" and linguistic forms to uncover Afro-American "values." This approach, he argues, simply rehabilitates the tenets of pre-1970s liberal humanism: th...

John Bogle puts our obsession with financial success in perspectiveThroughout his legendary career, John C. Bogle-founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and creator of the first index mutual fund-has helped investors build wealth the right way and led a tireless campaign to restore common sense to the investment world. Along the way, he's seen how destructive an obsession with financial success can be. Now, with Enough., he puts this dilemma in perspect...

“Replacing tyranny with justice, healing deep scars, exchanging hatred for hope . . . the women in This Was Not Our War teach us how.”—William Jefferson ClintonThis Was Not Our War shares amazing first-person accounts of twenty-six Bosnian women who are reconstructing their society following years of devastating warfare. A university student working to resettle refugees, a paramedic who founded a veterans’ aid group, a fashion designer running two nonprof...