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A somewhat whimsical two-act play written in rhyming couplets, describing how primitive hunter-gathers might have developed into a more sophisticated society.

"The Vines of Almaviva" is a libretto, a story told in rhyming couplets that could be enjoyed as a play or, if set to music, as a musical or an opera. But it is also a sequel to the opera, "The Marriage of Figaro" so it would be of greatest interest to people familiar with that opera and its precursor,...

As the lights that have guided us go out, people begin to wander in the twilight, seeking their place of belonging. In these stories, set in recent times, but before the blinding glare of social media, Roger Scruton describes the remembered landscapes of people who are not where they belong, and not...

Ghosts and alien stories – those are much easier to dismiss as made up. But is a humanoid-like creature living in the woods really that impossible to imagine? More than extraterrestrials or ghostly beings? Whatever your opinion on them may be – I have found myself more and more sucked into...

Brad Williams is a young Auto Mechanics teacher at a Vo Tech in Oklahoma City. Older but attractive Oklahoma History teacher, Jewel Nicholson, annoys him with her giggling and unwanted attentions. After an unknown girl thumbs a ride, he’s on his front walk when a large hailstone hits him above the...

Most people fight over something or other and language is usually at the very center of the conflict. Often the way we use language is the cause of the battle. There are many areas in which fighting about language can be observed but civil law cases offer the most fertile examples of this warfare...

The Welsh princes were one of the most important ruling elites in medieval western Europe. This volume examines their behaviour, influence and power in a period when the Welsh were struggling to maintain their independence and identity in the face of Anglo-Norman settlement. From the mid-eleventh...

Christians are always encouraged to share the good news of Gods kingdom and spread Christs gospel message. And today, the gospel message tells us the good news of a promised Messiah who has comea personal savior who has already saved us from the eternal consequences of sin. Yet when Jesus himself...

The years before World War I were the 'Age of the Dreadnought'. The monumental battleship design, first introduced by Admiral Fisher to the Royal Navy in 1906, was quickly adopted around the world and led to a new era of maritime warfare. In this book, Roger Parkinson provides a re-writing of the...

Never resting on their laurels and always moving on to their next goal, people become super-achievers only when they believe that good enough isn't good enough for them. These are the personality types that get everything they want out of life. In The Secret to Achieving All Your Goals, Roger Dawson...

90 beautifully illustrated common and rare apples from the orchards of North America. Roger Yepsen knows his apples. He should, as he is a seasoned orchardist as well as a talented writer and illustrator. Here he presents fascinating facts about 90 mainstay and unusual varieties of apples grown...

In this book, Roger D. Woodard argues that when the Greeks first began to use the alphabet, they viewed themselves as participants in a performance phenomenon conceptually modeled on the performances of the oral poets. Since a time older than Greek antiquity, the oral poets of Indo-European tradition...

We begin with stories Billy has heard about events in his parent’s lives before he was born: His father Frank Grinnell, an aviation enthusiast in Topeka, Kansas, built and flew planes before marrying Marie MacConnell, Billy’s mother. He has both the first aircraft license and first pilot’s license...

The Battle For Corinth is book one in the Just Maybe Bible Adventure Stories for young readers. Although this is the first book in the Just Maybe series, it is a complete story that can be enjoyed by anyone who loves a swashbuckling spiritual adventure. Crispus, the Chief Ruler of the Synagogue...