Meet the operatives of the Carnacki Institute—JC Chance: the team leader, brave, charming, and almost unbearably arrogant; Melody Chambers: the science geek who keeps the antisupernatural equipment running; and Happy Jack Palmer: the terminally gloomy telepath. Their mission: Do Something About Ghosts. Lay them to rest, send them packing, or just kick their nasty ectoplasmic arses…In a quiet London suburb, four university students participating in an experiment inside a reputed hau...

Meet the Carnacki Institute's operatives—JC Chance: the team leader, brave, charming, and almost unbearably arrogant; Melody Chambers: the science geek who keeps the antisupernatural equipment running; and Happy Jack Palmer: the terminally gloomy telepath. Their mission: Do Something About Ghosts. Lay them to rest, send them packing, or just kick their nasty ectoplasmic arses…JC, Happy and Melody are investigating a haunting at the long-abandoned Haybarn Theater, which is being ren...

Their latest assignment takes the Ghost Finders of the Carnaki Institute to a small country village, site of a famously haunted inn. At first, JC thinks that the spirits in the King's Arm Inn are more the stuff of folk tales and legend than anything that needs the Ghost Finder's expertise. Then they are shown to their rooms and the inn shows its true face to JC, Melody and Happy, and it isn't pretty. Trapped by an unusual thunderstorm the team investigates, and they are forced, one by one,...

Anglo-Boer War Blockhouses is a fresh analytical look at how the construction of over 9,000 small fortifications during the Anglo-Boer War sought to change its course. The author examines all aspects of the South African blockhouses during the war: how the initial concept of protecting key bridges morphed into mass-produced, low-cost, pre-fabricatedforts deployed in long lines across the veld; how they were built, manned and operated in a system designed to defeat roving Boer comma...

You wake up tired—not the kind of tired a good night's sleep fixes, but the deep, bone-level exhaustion of a mind that never truly switches off.Somewhere along the way, the world convinced you that doing more was the answer. We try to optimise our schedules, download the right productivity apps, and wake up at 5am, hoping clarity will finally arrive. But it hasn't. Modern life treats the human brain like a server meant to run at 100% capacity around the clock, leading to decision f...

This book has been channelled by two theosophists, Simon C. Godwin and Elizabeth Rose Howard. Produced by popular demand for Hilarion’s responses to contemporary spiritual enquiries, Spiritual Answers provides challenging and insightful answers to questions submitted by spiritual seekers on a wide range of topics, including fear, free energy, spiritual discernment, overcoming blocks to spiritual progress, false mediumship, the passing of Amy Winehouse and Steve Jobs, karma and Grace, how t...

'A great book. Many people have addressed this subject, few have done it with such biblical eloquence and elegance." ' Michael Ramsden, European Director, RZIM Zacharias Trust For years Simon has been absorbed by the quest for a truly Spirit-filled life. But he has realized that this is only the start: the truly Spirit-filled life is one that has a heart for the marginalized ' looking outward rather than inward. Justice, he writes, is -God's delight-. The more we imitate Jesus, the more we...

Island in the World: Singapore's Geopolitical DNA is a thoughtfully curated collection of Simon S C Tay's public commentaries, spanning from the mid-1990s to the present. Organised thematically, the book explores key issues shaping Singapore's engagement with the world and region in a time of geopolitical tension and tumult. While focused on the present and emerging events, he also considers the past and future.More than just a compilation, this work weaves together reflections tha...

That magical time of year that every child is excited about - Or are they ?When you haven't experienced as a young child, all the magic of Christmas and what it brings, it can be a very traumatic and a sad time of year, especially for children in care.Terry took some years to fully adjust and learn how to manage Christmas, as did his carer not realising initially how overwhelming this time of year can be, whilst trying to make it so special.But as the years moved on...

Slime has always stirred the imagination and evoked strong responses. It is as central to life and growth as to death, degeneration, and rot. Slime heals and cures; it also infects and kills. Slime titillates and terrifies. It fascinates children and is the horror in stories and the disgusting in fridges. Slime is part of good sex. Slime is also worryingly on the rise in the warming oceans. Engaging with slime is becoming more urgent because of its proliferation both in the seas and in our...

Simon's story is one of survival, resilience, and hope against overwhelming odds. From the heartbreak of his parents' divorce and the shattering of childhood dreams, to a near-fatal accident at fifteen that left him paralyzed and fighting for every step forward, his journey is anything but ordinary. Battling the long shadow of brain injury, depression, and thoughts of suicide, Simon endured setbacks that could have ended it all. Yet, through sheer determination and moments of unexpected gr...

Once Terry had started to settle in his new Foster Care home, he becamerestless and wanted to make some friends, so it was time to spread his wings and start to find his own way.Terry needed lots of support with this, as like most kids in care they endup being moved to new areas, so he didn't have old school friends orneighbours' kids to explore with, it was all new.Terry tried several different clubs, made some great long-lasting friendsand ...