In 1975 the National Book Award Fiction Prize was awarded to two writers: Robert Stone and Thomas Williams. Yet only Stone's Dog Soldiers is still remembered today. That oversight is startling when considering the literary impact of The Hair of Harold Roux. A dazzlingly crafted novel-within-a-novel hailed as a masterpiece, it deserves a new generation of readers. In The Hair of Harold Roux, we are introduced to Aaron Benham: college professor, writer, husband, an...

In addition to being one of the best-loved books of all time, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is sure to set box-office records when it releases in theatres Christmas 2005. Distributed by Disney, directed by Andrew Adamson (director of Shrek), with special effects by the WETA Workshop (The Lord of the Rings), and backed by a $150 million dollar budget, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will draw millions of eager viewers, Christian and non-Christ...

In "The Great Salvation," Thomas Williams presents a profound exploration of themes such as redemption, grace, and the complexities of human faith. Through a richly woven narrative that deftly balances philosophical inquiry with lyrical prose, Williams engages with historical and contemporary theological debates, placing the concept of salvation within the broader context of human experience. The book's stylistic elegance, combined with Williams' incisive commentary, encourages readers to ...

A commanding, authoritative history of how the Vikings and their descendants in medieval Scandinavia took up arms—and the cross—in pursuit of fortune, power, empire, and, occasionally, salvation.In 1861, the archaeologist James Farrer excavated a grass-grown mound on the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. He discovered a Neolithic tomb that had once provided shelter for the prehistoric dead. He also found evidence that many centuries earlier, Norse-spe...

The Seller’s Challenge: How Top Performers Master Deal-Killing Obstacles in B2B SalesThere is a common question that troubles all sellers at points in their career: “So what do I do now?” It may be uttered out of fear or confusion but it’s that moment of paralysis where they realize they are about to lose an opportunity that they had invested much time to win.The Seller’s Challenge is a “tactical field manual” that taps current research, best practices and ...

A love story that takes on all the passion and pain of early adulthood. A great look at postWorld War II America."...warm and brilliant novel." --Chicago Tribune

Members of the United States Congress where having long and passionate debates over how to deal with radical Islamist doctrine that permitted and practiced brazen extortion on non-Muslims merchants ships. Some Americans wanted to talk with the pirates to convince them that their actions were wrong. Some of our citizens and politicians wanted to continue paying ransom, thinking the problem would eventually go away. The Muslim terrorists in Northern Africa, with the approval of the Dey of Al...

A collection of poetry and journal reflections inspired by a pilgrimage to Mount Athos, Greece; the center of Orthodoxy. Inspired by the scenery, monasteries and monks of Mount Athos, a pilgrim presents a spiritual and human view of his life changing experience from staying in Mount Athos' 900 year old monasteries and encountering the monks that live in solitude and prayer. Through photographs, poetry and journal entries the reader is taken on a spiritual journey trough a glimpse of life o...

In 2018 we co-authored The Seller’s Challenge: How Top Performers Master 10 Deal Killing Obstacles in B2B Sales. Our motive in writing that book was to provide sellers a “field manual” for assembling both tactics and strategies that address these specific deal killersThis book, Buyer Centered Selling: How Modern Sellers Engage and Collaborate with Buyers, combines “seller’s challenges” with “buyer’s dilemmas.” Without the collaborative efforts of both seller and b...

John Barry, an Irish immigrant to Philadelphia in 1760, commenced a naval career that included being victorious in thirty naval engagements verses the British. Captain Barry was credited with the first capture of a British warship. He was wounded in a ferocious sea battle, quelled three mutinies and captured over twenty ships during his career. He fought the last naval battle of the Revolutionary War.Commodore John Barry was the First Flag Officer of the United States Navy and Fath...

Admiral Charles Stewarts had eleven sea commands during his sixty-three years as an officer in the United States Navy serving fifteen Presidents. Admiral Charles Stewart commanded and sailed most every type of war vessel from sloops to ship-of-the-line war vessels in the nineteenth century. His skills on the seas were demonstrated in his success in many major combat actions with enemy war vessels. Charles Stewart was a statesmen, diplomat, teacher, scholar, and perhaps most important, a ma...

The Seller’s Challenge: How Top Performers Master Deal-Killing Obstacles in B2B SalesThere is a common question that troubles all sellers at points in their career: “So what do I do now?” It may be uttered out of fear or confusion but it’s that moment of paralysis where they realize they are about to lose an opportunity that they had invested much time to win.The Seller’s Challenge is a “tactical field manual” that taps current research, best practices and ...