For the first time, a scholar reveals the meaning of the marginal images on the Bayeux Tapestry, unlocking a completely new meaning of the work.The story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings as shown in the Bayeux Tapestry is arguably the most widely-known in the panoply of English history, and over the last 200 years there have been hundreds of books on the Tapestry seeking to analyze its meanings. Yet, there is one aspect of the embroidery that has b...

In an age when telling the wrong joke or using the wrong pronoun can cost you your career, Quillette magazine - founded in 2015 by Australian-based journalist Claire Lehmann - has provided a forum for thinkers of all political stripes to push back against the forces of intellectual conformity. Panics and Persecutions brings together a collection of especially compelling Quillette narratives, spanning subcultures from computer science to romance literature. These stories lay bare the human ...

Relationships have the potential to drastically improve our lives, or to sucker punch us in the emotional gut. Impactful as these interpersonal ties can be, it’s worth the effort to become more familiar with them, question a lot of our default notions that surround them, and calibrate them to best suit our needs and those of the people we care about.This is a book for people who want it all when it comes to relationships: something tailor-made for their unique beliefs, goals, desir...

A collection of short fiction exploring the nuances of relationships both traditional and non-standard.Stories presented in this collection:Coffee with the Other ManSurrogateSettlingGlitter and WineHearts Growing FonderSéance FiancéYears Become SecondsSpent

You have exactly one life in which to do everything you’ll ever do. Act accordingly.Act Accordingly is a philosophical framework written to help people become the best possible version of themselves. Rather than proposing a one-size-fits-all code of beliefs or behaviors, the ideas presented in this intentionally concise book encourage readers to question their long-held biases, their definition of confidence, their level of self-sustainability, and the degree to which they allow th...

Becoming Who We Need To Be is a book about the challenges we face as societies and how the decisions we make as individuals matter in those larger struggles.How we seek out, filter, and parse knowledge shapes our understanding of ourselves and of the world. How we analyze, organize, and act upon this information influences how well our individual ideas and ideologies scale up to the societal level.In developing as individuals and evolving as groups, context matters...

Aging is a biological, cultural, legal, and psychological reality, and it's one of the rare, eroding constants we all face.If approached thoughtfully and with intention, though, the process of aging can be a journey filled with discovery, growth, and fulfillment.This book is about that.

Few of us take the time to consider. We act according to data acquired by viewing the world from a single perspective: our own. As a result, we don’t always think to ask certain questions that, when answered, may benefit us greatly. We don’t do important things because we never think them worth doing. We don’t assess unfamiliar facets of life, even though such scrutiny might change everything about how we live.A well-curated collection of perspectives is one of the most valuable as...

A historical analysis of the warfare during the Norman Conquest of England, and a look at the truth behind the legendary victor, King William I.The reality of war, in any period, is its totality. Warfare affects everyone in a society. Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive analysis of eleventh century warfare as exposed in the record of the Norman Conquest of England. King William I experienced a lifetime of conflict on and off so many battlefields. In Eng...

We started Asymmetrical for a laundry list of reasons, but all those reasons point back to one underlying goal: Adding Value. If Asymmetrical has a single objective, that's it. We know that if we add enough value to enough people through Asymmetrical, then we'll be able to raise the tide of Independent Publishing, not just our own work, but Indie Publishing as a whole. That way everyone benefits; a rising tide lifts all boats.Adding Value is the reason we've put together this Guide...

Travel is an excuse to challenge your beliefs and increase your perspective.Telling travel stories is an excuse to discuss society, philosophy, the evolution of modern relationships, and the state of contemporary marketing.From the secluded rice terraces of Mayoyao to the expat-friendly beaches of Boracay, Come Back Frayed is a collection of stories and essays written about and from the Philippines by full-time traveler Colin Wright.The pieces in this collection con...

Different as we all are — in our thoughts and our actions and the lives we lead and the goals we pursue — we’re all tied together by death. But even that consistency is inconsistent; a different experience for each person who faces it.This concise collection focuses on death and the experience of people facing it. Each story features different characters, scenarios, and styles, but all are tied together by their inevitable end.This collection contains the following stories:...