In the theatre of death only evil reigns supreme.During the Festival of Death in Rome, four American art students go missing. One of the students is eventually found dead, horribly mutilated as if by wild beasts inside the Colosseum.One year later, Nick Thorn is sent by the New Sanctuary to help the father of one of the missing students, a desperate man who is still looking for his daughter.The New Sanctuary believes that Thorn has a psychic ability, a 'special gift' that could help him; Thorn however has always denied such a thing, claiming it to be pure nonsense and probably the product of an overactive imagination instigated by his drinking problem.Shortly after Thorn arrives in Rome, the Festival of Death begins again and another of the missing students is gruesomely murdered. It is now a race against time to find the other two.Can Thorn find and save the remaining two students or will Mania the Roman Goddess of Death succeed in devouring their souls and satisfy the blood lust of her followers?"e;Richard Valanga writes about the Afterlife like nobody else today, he's the 21st-century Dante of the North."e; - Tony Barrell, The Sunday Times
Local Foreigner is a collection of poems exploring the idea of home and our search to belong somewhere. Written from the perspective of a Swiss-Lebanese immigrant.The poems look at boundaries set by nationality and the struggle to move beyond the, while trying to make sense of the attachments we develop to one place over another in spite of the faults rooted in a country's society and politics.Following a metaphorical progression from birth to death, the book questions personal identity in an area defined by past and present conflict in an attempt to resolve the issue of how close home can be if there appears to be no hope of return.
A story of love, crime and being deceived, by people hiding their true identities for different reasons. This happens in all walks of life sometimes destroying people's true characters, sometimes making them weaker or stronger, because what does not kill you makes you stronger. it's called character-building, but in which way?
What dark secrets does the ancient Templar mansion hold, and who are its faceless contributors? What force commits the people who have died there to haunt it`s corridors, and who are the mysterious ghost children that lead everyone into danger? Why is there a secret laboratory in the lower realms of the building, is this where they are creating the mutant hybrid creatures? Who controls the satanic temple beneath the old chapel, that demands the blood of innocent new-born babies for ritual sacrifice?
"How long will we live?" was the question a young Luftwaffe airman asked his diary, writing about his first mission over Northern England. "Sacrificial lambs" was his reply after that first mission. He was referring to the bombers being left at the mercy of the RAF Spitfires and Hurricanes, with no fighter cover of their own.During the Second World War, a substantial number of German Luftwaffe aircrew were killed in action whilst flying missions over Britain (in addition to a smaller number of Kriegsmarine crew killed in British waters). The bodies were recovered and buried in war grave plots in local cemeteries, maintained to this day by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.German War Graves in the North East and Cumbria is a richly illustrated guide to the graves of those German servicemen buried in Northumberland, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Durham, Cleveland and Yorkshire.
A complete structured training programThe only 6 levels you will ever needIf it's not needed, it's not in this bookNo nonsense ruthless fighting styleNo flowery excessive techniquesFear not the man who practices 10,000 kicks. Fear the man who practices Richard Wonnacott Wing ChunAfter 25 years of training and teaching I've unfortunately witnessed a lot of poor Wing Chun. So, with a lot of frustration and a passion for this art I've created a Wing Chun bible if you like. I've removed the unnecessary ineffective techniques that have been added over the years and replaced it with what I believe it should be. Wing Chun should look effortless and simple yet be ruthless and devastating.
In the dark pyramid is the secret religion of the stonemasons, the haunting vibrations of Vela X, and the date; 4,000 BC. God Amun Ra was banished, and Lucifer enthroned instead. The slave-master era was born and carried by pantheon religion into the central banks of today. This is the never before revealed account of the cause of Empire and war, of the New Age counterculture in politics, education, finance and religion. The chapters reveal: (1) There are origins for the Illuminati, revealing their past and present homes and Synarchy plans.(2) Naturally they need a 'secret host' to hide in and as here defined.(3) The world's greatest mystery is at Shugborough Hall and is translated to see what they intended.(4) But first God must die with a little help from their lodge of Kilwinning and servants Erasmus and Charles Darwin. Darkness can only rule when the light is gone.(5) And so, we start to view the great plan as the first 9.11 is played out in America in 1881.(6) Any misconception about old world disorders being real, is swept away by Russian protection of America in the Civil War and in Rhodes of Africa as he repeats the one world order and causes the Boer War, curtailing press freedom as necessary for Empire making.(7) Occult, mind attacks, come to Britain as MK Ultra and Frankfurt as counterculture is applied as warfare against the West.(8) Hitler's EU gears up to remove the white population with its Tavistock friends and ISR agents.(9) Man-made Global warming, a scientific fraud develops, Venetian style, with the Club of Rome and IPPC Hyster-greens.(10) Chemtrail fires and floods follow cloudseeding.(11) The historic Root of terrorism is not Russian. Like all recent wars it is central banking and oligarch owned.(12) Education taken away from parents is Luciferian psychology of the Tavistock kind(13) Synarchy banking is the cause of austerity(14) Who murdered four presidents and why?(15) The hidden blueprint for human futures.(16) Tolpuddle is a way back.
These inspirations set out to help You livea happy life using Love, always placed Firstas the light for your life's journey.
This book is a collection of legendary tales that cover the long and intricate past of Drytvaarte, mainly focusing on the age of Drytgastadl. It selects particular moments of times gone by and ties the fates of many peoples and realms together.Drytvaarte as a world was mostly very down-to-earth, but this book explores its rare and magical side through mythic fables that shaped the course of lore and the lives of many. For most inhabitants of the world magic was an unknown subject, making the stories in this book an essential explanation for legends and structures of the world."Into my dreams I shall disappear, a song forgotten I hear. I rise on my saddle, embrace the star-crowned mountains and ride to battle."
This story is set in a small town in England.Lucy Mason lives here. Since losing her daddy in a car accident some time ago Lucy and her mum have lived alone together along with their cat Sox.Lucy is a shy young lady who prefers her own company and finds it difficult to make friends. She often gets bullied by one of her classmates.Walking home after a bad day at school, Lucy meets Hoppit, Hoppit is a frog but not just any old frog, he's a talking frog with magical powers...
Bob McCulloch was born in Edinburgh in 1944 and educated locally. He worked for British Rail from 1960-1974 occupying various posts including fireman on steam engines. He then went to Liberia to work for an International mining company. On his return to Edinburgh in 1978 he became a taxi driver, a job he would do for over thirty five years.In 1984 he became a qualified tour guide. Due to his charity work Bob became a Freeman of the City of London in March 2006, and a Burgess and Freeman of the City of Edinburgh in 2019.He is the author of My Fare City a taxi drivers guide to Edinburgh and bi-annually produces a street directory.He now operates illustrated talks about Edinburgh and its characters and also runs a taxi drivers training school where he is able to pass on his expertise.The present book reminisces about past times and lost leisure activities in Edinburgh. Bob is married with two sons and two grandchildren.
Climate Change has become a very serious subject and this book is designed to help people make simple but better choices and to make decisions about how and who to vote for when elections come round. It also takes into account the responsibility of all governments globally in making changes for climate change.In the last few years, my son Anthony has been coming to North Yorkshire to give me a break from caring for my husband who has severe COPD and dementia. We go for five days.North Yorkshire was the home and practice of James Herriott, the initial reason for going there was to see his original veterinary practice and home, now a museum.We found the area absolutely breath-taking and the people very friendly. Many of the farmers have had to diversify to keep going and operate shops or cafes. Seeing these farms it is possible to understand how they are being farmed sustainably.Since the last outbreak of foot and mouth disease which saw a lot of animals destroyed, many farmers were in the position of having to start again from scratch when the ground was considered safe to do so. Some changed direction and alpaca farming became popular. In addition, some people owning a field and wanting to keep animals to keep the grass down often use alpacas. They make money by charging people to take alpacas for a walk. Being gentle creatures, it seemed appropriate to use pictures of alpacas on a book about, 'Living Gently'.
William Hartley has been a regular contributor to various magazines for many years. This is his second anthology of articles brought together as a collection of essays. He is a Chartered Geographer, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers.
For over 2,000 years, the Chinese have been producing amulets in the shape of flat metal objects, usually cast in brass or bronze, some shaped like the traditional square-holed cash coins, others in a variety of fancy shapes, promising good luck in various fields, the turning away of evil influences, or conveying religious sentiments. Some have inscriptions taken from the Classics of 500 BC.Previously, catalogues of these amulets were arranged in various different ways - by shape, size, meaning, Emperor's name, or a common feature. However, this made it difficult to locate a particular piece - it would not be immediately clear to a non-expert whether a piece was "Lucky", "Religious", "Family" or "Coin".This catalogue is designed for ease of identification. It is divided into four sections - Openwork, Pictorial, Zodiac, and Inscriptions. Preceding the detailed catalogue for each section is a Finding Guide which is arranged by salient features, or by the first character of the inscription. There is also a section which lists inscriptions that might not be clear as they are in non-standard scripts or lay-outs. In the catalogue there is a brief description of the piece, the inscription (if any) in Chinese characters and Pinyin, and a translation, explanation, and source.Over 5,000 amulets are included in the catalogue. Together they provide a fascinating insight into traditional Chinese beliefs and aspirations.
What charms us most in this anthology is the song of all the voices together: the sense of a group of poets who unreservedly love the world and sing its praise through exultation and lament. There is such care and attention here, not only in described events, but in detail and naming, in synchronicity, emotion, the evocation of ritual within the ordinary. In all their diversity, here is a oneness of celebration in which we can join.Rose FlintThe test of myths and metaphors is not whether they are 'true; but how they relate to things around us. Those here act as a lens through which eight writers refreshingly different in voice and personality come to see their landscapes in detail, with love and concern.Philip GrossThere has perhaps never been a better time for this book to be coming into print. Again and again we are brought back to the land, to the creatures, to the trees, to the things we can't live without. These varied and wide-ranging poems revel in magic that comes from close observation as well as a deep understanding of the earth's intelligence.Alyson Hallett
Clarence McDay was a well-respected solicitor who worked mainly in London. His son Andrew gambled and drank into the night and then slept close to midday. Clarence decided to find him something to do that was far enough away from anywhere to make him change his ways. When he heard about a post as beadle at a workhouse orphanage in Devon, miles from anywhere he thought that that was ideal.When Andrew woke, he was told about his new position. There was no middle ground. He either went to Devon or his father would cut him off.Andrew rode to Devon and he was angry. On the way he was accosted by a highway man. Andrew bested him but when he approached, he saw blue eye behind the mask. It intrigued him and he ordered the highway man to take off his mask. It was a woman. A very pretty woman and Andrew was smitten. He freed her and rode away.After his meeting, his mood changed but on arrival at the orphanage, he heard a child scream. He found a large man whipping a young girl and stopped him.From then on things changed. He was not going to have the children whipped to make them work, and they still worked well. The work had to be done and as long as they worked well, he tried to feed them more than a little gruel each day. He sacked the woman who looked after the babies when he found her drunk and heard of a possible replacement in Exeter and travelled there to obtain her services. On the way he encountered a highway man but this one did not have blue eyes.He was saved by his blue-eyed Beth, the highway man and employed her as a teacher. She was an instant hit with the children, her beauty helped there.When on another trip to Exeter Andrew passed the thief taker's wagon going to arrest someone. When he found out that it was Beth, he knew that there was only one man who could possibly help, his father.Not only did Andrew's happiness depend on the outcome, the children in the orphanage were likely to return to the same as before. Starved and whipped to make them work.
If growth had a colourWhat would it be?The whitewash of loveOr the deep blues of grief?Or buttery yellowsFrom when we're at peace?Would growth be inked out in blackFrom the rages it's seen?Maybe... perhaps growth is just green.A bit brown at the rootsAnd flowers in seasonPre-determined by themeOf God, loss or loveOr maybe all three.See I've been doing some thinkingAnd have come to believeThat growth isn't one colourBut a glorious medley.- TEE BAKERBark and Ink is a journey of words on growth. Baker reflects from the moment seeds are first sown into the earth and foundations are laid, to the far reaching roots of faith and love beneath the dark surface, before eventually blossoming into green shoots of realisation, new beginnings and hope. Readers are encouraged to accept the blunt and simple truth of it all, from the beat of a butterfly wing signalling new love, to the sour silence surrounding relationships we thought would never go wrong and we would hold onto forever. Each poem is preceded by a single key word and its dictionary definition, sometimes altered to give better personal understanding of the poet, thus inviting us to read between the lines. Whilst growth is always a beautiful process, Baker warns that "sometimes seeds are sown sick. Sometimes roots rot. And sometimes shoots never come to full bloom."
The book is a collection of essays written between May, 2016 and October, 2019, about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever. Some pundits predict that, if things don't change, another civil war could occur. Have we reached a point of no return? Hopefully, America is mature enough to learn from its mistakes and avoid further scars along its evolving history."Tiberiu Dianu is a specialist in law, politics, and post-communist societies... His latest book, entitled Trumplandia, is a welcome addition toward understanding current events, Washington's international policy, and the present American society; a society polarized and divided as it has not been since the Civil War... Mr. Dianu makes in-depth assessments of important events in today's America and achieves not only fine descriptions, but as an expert in the field, proves to have a "gut feeling" for them. For example, the author understands, and at the same time feels, the meaning of rising patriotism and nationalism as a shield against the not yet fully understood impact of globalization." NICHOLAS DIMA, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor and Research Associate, Nelson Institute, James Madison University, Virginia"For someone seeking to understand the rise of populist nationalism in the United States through its avatar, Donald Trump, one need look no further than Tiberiu Dianu's book, Trumplandia. ... Indeed, Trumplandia should be a welcome addition to any scholar, student or layman's library, especially in its international edition. If anyone loses sleep over its challenging assertions, then it will have been well worth it." ERNESTO MORALES HIZON, Ph.D. Candidate and former Fellow in American and Comparative Politics at Claremont Graduate University, LL.M. in International Legal Studies and former Fellow at American University, Washington, DC and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University, Fellow at Augsburg University; Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Mired in a mid-life crisis, Nancy Hackett returns to her home in Bagenalstown, County Carlow, and soon becomes immersed in a tale of romance, family, murder, mystery, and suspense that turns and twists, like the nearby river Barrow, snaking its eternal journey to the sea.
Thomas Watson (1555-1592) was a classicist, linguist, poet, playwright, musician, scientist, traveller, cosmologist-and government agent. His associates included the Earl of Oxford, Philip and Mary Sidney, Christopher Marlowe, William Byrd, and Sir Francis Walsingham. Ian Johnson examines his works, his associates, and a life dogged by scandal.
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