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R. L. Anderson's first novel, the debut of the Will Nickerson Mysteries series, tells the story of Will Nickerson, small town merchant turned amateur detective, who gets more than he had bargained for when he volunteered to drive the hayride wagon at Dakota Ranch Park.  A murder is discovered...

Eleven gut ripping horror stories that will make you think twice about the outside beauty of a person, place or thing.

The days in the life time of Marvelous Price residing in Lincoln, Nebraska-a living symbol for black youths in America. Where the Bill of Rights and U.S. Constitution means absolutely nothing and all basic rights gain in the 60's have retrogressed in 2013, as profiling, impudence, bigotry, lynching,...

Hidden Town in Iowa Reveals Unexpected Encounter Imagine you are on a cross country train with one of the most unknown secret societies in the United states, your initial encounter left you breathless, confused, and bursting with excitement. On the next leg of our train journey, Anya Chase...

Why people weep is a collection of poems loaded with meaning, purpose and wisdom for the soul, every poem produces an emotion which the reader will relate to and if found in a position facing grief, sorrow or death, one would be able to endure and withstand the fiery clutches of agony and dispair,if not, then at least be able to stand firm and except the realities misfortune.

It is said the champions of the ancient Olympic Games received a crown of olive leaves, symbolizing a divine blessing from Nike, the winged goddess of victory. While the mythology of the ancient games has come to exemplify the highest political, religious, community, and individual ideals of the time,...

Maspero's History Of Egypt, Volume 13 by L. W. King and H. R. Hall.

Whatever the number, domestic violence victims remain far too many for a preventable crime. More and more victims of intimate partner violence are reaching out to police, prosecutors and judges only to be sorely disappointed, even betrayed. While laws and programs have multiplied over the last few...

The Search for the Legacy of the USPHS Syphilis Study at Tuskegee is a collection of essays that seeks to redefine the "legacy" of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study in light of recent findings from other scientific studies that challenge the long-standing, widely-held understanding of...

Virtue theory, natural law, deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism: these are the basic moral theories taught in “Ethics,” “History of Philosophy,” and “Introduction to Philosophy” courses throughout the United States. When the American philosopher William James (1842 – 1910) find...

Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Through a Glass Darkly is a collection of essays by scholars who argue that Baptists are frequently misrepresented, by outsiders as well as insiders, as members of an unchanging monolithic sect.   In contemporary discussions of...

Nestled in neighborhoods of varying degrees of affluence, suburban public schools are typically better resourced than their inner-city peers and known for their extracurricular offerings and college preparatory programs. Despite the glowing opportunities that many families associate with suburban...

Plotinus, the Roman philosopher (c. 204-270 CE) who is widely regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism, was also the creator of numerous myths, images, and metaphors. They have influenced both secular philosophers and Christian and Muslim theologians, but have frequently been dismissed by modern scholars...

People, as Aristotle said, are political animals. Mainstream political philosophy, however, has largely neglected humankind's animal nature as beings who are naturally equipped, and inclined, to reason and work together, create social bonds and care for their young. Stephen Clark, grounded in biological...