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J. L. Ackrill's work on Plato and Aristotle has had a considerable influence upon ancient philosophical studies in the late twentieth century. In his writings the rigour and clarity of contemporary analytical philosophy are brought to bear upon ancient thought; in many cases he has provided the first...

After being forced into betrothal with the warlord of Auria, Princess Gaia runs away and joins a brigand airship crew on their way to a mysterious land. But the warlord won't let her go without a fight, and Gaia finds she must return to prevent him from destroying an innocent and suffering kingdom....

On a rural Georgia farm in 1899, a lazy summer afternoon is interrupted by the arrival of a man claiming to be from the future. The stranger intended to provide the nation's forefathers with a letter detailing future events that lead to the demise of America in the 21st Century, but ending up in the...

It sounded simple enough -- just watch the house. Enjoy the food, enjoy the pay and enjoy the vacation. The only rule? Just watch the house."That's it?" Max said. "You want me to live here all winter, do nothing and that's it?""Not nothing," Mr. Greenberg said. "You have to watch the house.""Yes, but...but...

Darkly romantic. A dangerous new paranormal thriller for fans of all things supernatural. Before Earth there was Heaven, a place of immortality and subservience, a place where angels existed to watch the world transform…until one angel changed everything. Gabriel may have been the...

Frapps, a lowly wen-picker from the Equatorial Girdle, is overwhelmed when he picks up a paperback novel in Catenary Jones' Trading Post. Its cover depicts the gormless Frapps himself, bestride the Globe; and the title is Frapps the Barbarian...Flicking through he sees that most of the book is...

Spies, the NSA, a car crash, and a widow all have a place in this story, After losing her husband and son in a car crash, the widow innocently googles the name Adam Carmichael after seeing his picture in the newspaper. Why would she be dreaming of this jet-setting man? With the exception of that man,...

Squeaky begins kindergarten and discovers being good is not the norm. She tries out her new sassy attitude on her sister, Putter, and mom with unwelcomed results. Sassy the Moose comes to the rescue in Squeaky’s dream, when he pulls her into the Sassyland book to teach her that being true...

Achilles hates marshmallows. That usually isn’t a big deal, except his last name is Marshallow. When he finds out that a distant relative died shortly after saying he didn’t like marshmallows, Achilles hides his how he feels. His little sister, Emma, knows the truth and promises not to...

These poems were written to share with those who truly love poetry and its deeper hidden meanings of written verse.

How far would you go for the one you love?Conrad longs to give his wife the child she desperately craves. Rendered infertile by a mutated virus in early childhood, Conrad has undergone numerous tests and trials only to fail time after time.Learning of an experimental fertility serum trial taking place...

When Dana Daniels first falls in love all she can picture is a wonderful future with a man she believes is perfect. Dana soon learns that love isn’t perfect and vows to herself she’ll never leave her heart vulnerable to another man. That is until she meets Dr. Deacon Greenwood. ...

An Exercise in Fictional-Non-Fiction of Three Incidences in the Early Days of the Life of a Dead President -- That Being Stephen Grover Cleveland

El autor desgrana en diversos artículos su particular visión de los descubrimientos científicos, así como sus preguntas sobre la inmortalidad, sobre la visión de las cosas y del Universo, en un estilo ágil, ameno, casi coloquial. Es un libro de lectura rápida y entretenida, que dejará pensando a muchos lectores.