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As the American Civil War recedes into the past, popular fascination continues to rise. Once a matter that chiefly concerned veterans, separately organized North and South, who gathered to refight old battles and to memorialize the heroes and victims of war, the Civil War has gradually become part...

Antigone is universally celebrated as the ultimate figure of ethical resistance to the state power which oversteps its legitimate scope and as the defender of simple human dignity (more important than all political struggles). But is she really so innocent and pure? What if there is a dark side to...

Leon Rubin and I Nyoman Sedana, both international theatre professionals as well as scholars, collaborate to give an understanding of performance culture in Bali from inside and out. The book describes four specific forms of contemporary performance that are unique to Bali: Wayang shadow-puppet theatre Sanghyang ritual...

The Origins of Agriculture in Europe takes a look at current ideas in the light of a considerable mass of literature and archaeological evidence; examining the transition to agriculture through the comparison of social and economic developments across Europe. In this volume, I.J.Thorpe manages to...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 7,909 Many people believe that travelling by train is the most romantic and interesting way to travel. This book has five short stories about adventures on trains. Mrs Wilson is on the train. She is going...

The returning story is the exciting sequel to Fit for a Crown.A deceased husband, an incontestable will and hostile inlaws: Stella’s frustrations have mounted despite coming a long way since her impetuous days in the prequel: ‘Fit for a Crown.’But all these struggles, along with...

‘Whispers Of A Lifetime’ is the exciting sequel to ‘The Stolen Years.’Adenizen is a higher institution of learning that - in the prequel; ‘The Stolen Years’- was notorious for the operations of the Hack Villa. When the Hack was shut down and its owner, Madam Ofilia, was put away, its notoriety...

When Ethan Allen was first drawn into the world of The Elementals, he had no idea of the importance he played in their existence, now how different he truly was. Thrown in the middle of a civil war, a vital key to the stability and freedom of his kind, he fights not only for his survival, but for the survival of a world that has been seeking peace for thousands of years.

When Ethan Allen was first drawn into the world of The Elementals, he had no idea of the importance he played in their existence, now how different he truly was. Thrown in the middle of a civil war, a vital key to the stability and freedom of his kind, he fights not only for his survival, but for the survival of a world that has been seeking peace for thousands of years.

When Ethan Allen was first drawn into the world of The Elementals, he had no idea of the importance he played in their existence, now how different he truly was. Thrown in the middle of a civil war, a vital key to the stability and freedom of his kind, he fights not only for his survival, but for the survival of a world that has been seeking peace for thousands of years.

Welcome to a world where the Cold War was fought not with the threat of nuclear destruction, but with Giant Monsters.  Watch as the denizens of this Earth that might have been learn to harness the power of these legendary creatures for good and ill. In these seven tales you'll witness first hand as… ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 4,188 This is Old Jack’s second book of ghost stories. Old Jack takes us to the old Roman city of Chester. Who is the soldier walking along the old city walls? And why is his uniform covered in blood? Who...

Emily is a 17-year-old girl with an addiction to band members, which is exactly what Oliver is. Emily sees him on stage during a concert and is taken back by how much she wants him. Oliver spots a girl in the front row and finds himself thinking about her as the days pass.A few chance encounters,...

In ‘The Man Who Wrote Detective Stories’ an emissary from Scotland Yard visits Freddie Seston in Venice, who happens to have bumped in to an old school friend, now a QC. Freddie is the supposed secret author, under a pseudonym, of a string of novels. Now, a murder has been committed using the...