Stalag Luft One, was first published in 1947 as Vacation with Pay (and with the wonderfully tongue-in cheek subtitle: Being an account of my stay at the German rest camp for tired allied airmen at beautiful Barth-on-the-Baltic. Author Alan Newcomb, while on his seventh combat mission as a B-17 co-pilot, when in fall of 1944, he and his crew were forced to bail-out over Germany's Ruhr Valley after their plane was damaged by anti-aircraft flak and on fire. ...

Your nonprofit arts organization can succeed in changing the world...and here are some that already have.For the third book in the SCENE CHANGE trilogy, you'll discover that there are, in fact, nonprofit arts organizations in America that fulfill their nonprofit charter by centering their community’s needs over their own. In this book, you'll discover nonprofit arts organizations that have saved people’s lives. Literally. As in, some people would be dead without th...

Today, nonprofit arts organizations are rushing into an elitist whirlpool of irrelevance. They’re the only companies in the whole nonprofit sector where the beneficiary is also the donor. Donors donate so that donors may attend. In SCENE CHANGE, the first book in the series, we dived into the reasons that the arts have become simultaneously elitist and irrelevant in this Pre-Post-Pandemic Era in America. In SCENE CHANGE 2, we offer specific board responsibilities in order to create the spa...

Deepen your understanding and think like an economistEconomics, 14th edition, by Michael Parkin is an intuitive guide to modern economics that teaches you how to think like an economist on global issues. Grounded in real-life examples, the text brings together the latest policy and thoughts on world events and encourages critical thinking to enable you to join the discussion. This new edition emphasises real-world applications with diagrams renow...

'Alan is a visionary who believes that theatre changes lives for the better, and who creates teams who make sure that it does.' Russell Willis Taylor, Former CEO, National Arts StrategiesNonprofit arts organizations have to place nonprofit ahead of arts in order to thrive in these pre-post-pandemic days. Most currently don’t. Scene change is a phrase tied to the arts when discussing a literal change from one scene in a play to another, eliciting a new time...

Morrígan wants to become a mage, but her uncle, Yarlaith the White, refuses to train her.Of course, he doesn't understand that the world is more dangerous than ever. Only days ago, her mother was killed by a mountain troll, and Morrígan was helpless to intervene.Now, a small army has stationed themselves in Morrígan's village, sent by King Diarmuid. He claims that the Simian rebels to the north are threatening to attack the Human kingdom with their advanced weaponry, but th...

After defeating the undead horde at Penance, the City of Steam, Simians and Humans alike celebrate their victory. Their home has been saved, and Morrígan, the leader of the invading army, has vanished.But Farris does not share the same optimism as his people. He saw what happened the night the undead came: Morrígan killed King Diarmuid, claimed his power for herself, and transcended to demi-godhood. Now, she seeks the two other gods of the Trinity: Lady Meadhbh, who dwells deep in ...

After three years infiltrating the Crown's intelligence network, followed by a long and treacherous journey home, Farris has finally arrived at Penance: the Simian City of Steam.However, much has changed while he was away. Where he was once at the right hand of the Silverback - the leader of the Simian separatist movement - now Farris watches from afar as his old comrades whisper in the shadows about secret plans and advanced weaponry.Meanwhile, the Sons of Seletoth, a frin...

In a land where immortality can be bought, cruelty thrives... Exiled and alone, Threon is torn from a life in the palace to scrape a living on the streets of a foreign land. Once a prince whose every whim was obliged, now this vagabond must adapt to survive. Throwing his lot in with a witch, a rebel soldier and a woman touched by a god, he seeks retribution for the wrongs committed against his family. Slavery, famine and destruction of natural resources are rampant, and the struggle to ave...

In Red Skies Falling, Alex London's thrilling sequel to Black Wings Beating, the epic fantasy Skybound Saga continues as twins Kylee and Brysen are separated by the expanse of Uztar, but are preparing for the same war--or so they think.Kylee is ensconsed in the Sky Castle, training with Mem Uku to master the Hollow Tongue and the Ghost Eagle. But political intrigue abounds and court drama seems to seep through the castle's stones like blood from a ...

The first verse in the Lay of Sláine Mac RothTir-Nan-Og – a land of savage beauty where fierce warrior tribes fight for land, cattle and honour. Fate can be seen in every aspect of life in this kingdom, but none more so than in Sláine Mac Roth, son of the Sessair.Struggling to come to terms with his warrior's gift, the Warp Spasm, the young Sláine gets his first taste of bloody battle when his kinsmen raid a rival tribe. But with fate guiding his path, Slái...

The Prince of Ravens has vanished.Word spreads quickly from the Fortress of the Empress, through the dark streets of Lucien, and to the far corners of the Empire of Ages. The Children are summoned to the Fortress, and the people talk in muffled whispers, if they dare to talk at all, of secret plots and ancient prophecies. Some say the Prince was murdered, others that he was kidnapped; but underneath it all runs a darker word, one full of terrifying possibility:Exile.