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The most original and ground-breaking work on Beowulf in several decades, this book uses “lexomic” methods that blend computer-assisted statistical analysis with traditional approaches to reveal new and surprising information about the construction and sources of the greatest surviving Old English...

First published in 1970 and revised in 1982, this work provides a critical overview of the concept of irony in literary criticism. After establishing the relationship of the ironical and the non-ironical, it summarises the history of the concept of irony, before isolating and discussing its basic...

In this collection of poems,there are some inspired by grief, some by love, one by a three-wheeler, my first car, and some just about thoughts and feelings. The first poem was written at the age of seventeen, the most recent, at the age of 37! When my nan died of lung cancer after a long battle, I...

These poems embody an inherent urge to unfold the ultimate truth; convey in simple and natural diction full of Indian sensibility; evolve through lyrical concentration and visual imagination and surprise the reader with sudden flashes of truly inspired utterances; successfully universalise the personal...

“Do I have any talents?” For years many children, and some adults, have been asking themselves this question. In this fun and charming tale we explore the concept of talents and how to find them. Charlie, normally a happy little boy, is upset and hating school. Charlie is hurt and...

PT the Swamp Boy is terrified. Mafia goblins threaten to murder him – in his first class. He is saved – by Monster School’s meanest: * A vampire with attitude! * A socially-challenged zombie!! * A joker giant spider called … Bruce!!! Now PT is really sweating. If...

Ingenuity and self-reliance are valuable qualities in a boy or man," writes famed outdoorsman Daniel Carter Beard. And what better way to foster them than by working-or playing-with your hands? For fathers who want to build the model ships (or real boats!) they never knew how to build, and sons who...

Throughout history People have wondered where their feline friends go when they leave earth. In a charming and non-religious manner, "Cat Heaven Is Real" tells a heart-warming story, filled with loving photos, drawings, and vintage woodcuts of kittycats. "Cat Heaven Is Real" was written and...

Michael Cameron has been a biology teacher and a martial arts instructor, an intelligent problem-solver. When all else fails, his grounding force has been Shaolin Zen and the discipline of Bushido. The death of his mother and learning that his father, former Detective Inspector Will Cameron, is dying...

Jason Hunter’s dwindling bank account is a daily reminder that Jason never should have left his job at a prestigious law firm to start his own practice, a solo shop located in uncomfortable proximity to a strip club. Hope arrives in the form of Maggie Moxley, a legal assistant who tearfully claims...

From the beginnings of man, to the end of life, the Small Dragon has been a phenomenon that Blink’s into existence from time to time. Dare to Blink as the seemingly insignificant phrase, “Small Dragon” ties these series of short stories together, following the thoughts of a multitude of authors...

With her nearly broke and practically homeless mother about to land on her doorstep, Robyn Guthrie learns that desperation can play havoc with a daughter's scruples. Otherwise, why would she even consider kidnapping a goat and holding it for ransom? Criminal acts don’t come naturally to Robyn,...

Mystic Witness is one man’s journey into the miraculous world of don Pablo, a unique spiritual mentor who embodies active mysticism to help heal the Earth and its inhabitants from traumas, such as wars and natural disasters. Historically protected by secrecy, this wisdom is now revealed in a universal...

Hillsboro, Oregon, always seemed destined to be an important railroad town. When the first trains arrived in Hillsboro in 1871 under the banner of the Oregon & California Railroad, the town began to develop into a key railroad junction point. Hillsboro was strategically located just 20 miles from the...