Representing an international gathering of scholars, Fields Watered with Blood—now available in paperback—constituted the first critical assessment of the full scope of Margaret Walker’s literary career. As they discuss Walker’s work, including the landmark poetry collection For My People and the novel Jubilee, the contributors reveal the complex interplay of concerns and themes in Walker’s writing: folklore and prophecy, place and space, history and politics, ge...

After more than 200 years of menacing Viking attacks, England fi nally fell under Danish control in 1016. While earlier kings of Wessex had pushed back the tide of Danish encroachment, wave after wave of incursions from powerful Scandinavian raiders – such as fierce Thorkill 'the tall', wily Olaf Tryggvason and the redoubtable Swein Forkbeard – caused Aethelred II's English forces to eventually buckle under the mounting pressure. Though losing and then regaining his kingdom through force o...

Idiotic Audio presents Insane Idiots, by James M. SpearsSixteen of the Funniest Stories in the World!

Twelve of the Funiest Stories in the world! Belive me, you won't stop grinnin'!

Twelve Lunatic stories!

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From the Scottish Highlands to remote New Zealand, life was harsh for the early pioneers who ventured into a new land far across the seas where opportunity beckoned for those who could endure the hardships.On Boxing Day, 1848 Sophia steps ashore with her new husband, George, and begins her perilous journey inland to seek a place to call home. Her hope for the child she carries to be born in a house that they build together does indeed come true. Sophia and George a...

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Stories that'll keep you laughing, sniggling, and giggling all day long! Sixeen of the Funniest Stories in the World!

The funniest stories in the world!

A group of fifty-two wacky stories designed to keep you and your family laughing all day long.

Sixteen of the funniest stories in the world!