Acorn Press imprint: 110 books

This informative guide discusses the history, myths, customs, lore, and traditions associated with the eight Pagan holidays. More than merely a listing of activities for each holiday, this examination explains the origins and symbolism of the Sabbats and why they are celebrated. The literary quality...

Revised and expanded, this comprehensive manual clearly interprets neo-Pagan religious beliefs and practices for non-Pagans, such as professionals in law enforcement, education, social services, and the media. Educating the general public by providing a strong introduction to these alternative spiritual...

‘The writing is incredibly raw and…pulls no punches…What it does do is remind us that life is brief and to be valued, which is no small thing.’ The Observer ‘Extra-ordinarily beautiful book on love and loss.’ The Bookseller ‘…utterly compelling in its intimacy...

‘Brian has spent his life learning from the best and trying to transfer their talent into his own work and life. This is a remarkable, unique handbook...’ STEVE TAPPIN (CEO) & HUGH LLOYD JUKES (DIRECTOR) OF XINFU Brian Noble has led rugby teams from adversity to triumph over and again and...

“A comic, uncorny update of the old fairy tale about the princess who marries a no-hope nerd.” SHE Magazine.     Your boyfriend has just announced that he’s buying a flat with his ex-lover. Your mother’s efforts to sweep you off the shelf and into the pocket of a prospective...

Evil wakes while the people sleep. Amongst the strip malls, concrete blocks and empty parking lots of the Southern town of Hokum, the American dream lies broken. A helpless immigrant the state has declared dead finds himself unable to prove otherwise. Abused Mexican kids abduct their schoolteacher...

Have you been backpacking with your daughter in India? Been ripped off at the Zimbabwe border - or anywhere? Inadvertently become a hatchery for the African Putse-fly - with only a jar of Vaseline and a steady hand between you and blood poisoning? Kate Nivison caught the travel bug (sometimes too...

Young officers have entertained themselves with farcical sporting escapades for longer than anyone can remember. With this useful guide to the games and pranks they cherish, from the mild to the outrageous, you too can partake in the fun. Whether you are looking to keep the children entertained,...

M: it was stamped in scarlet on his cardinal-coloured pullover. It was written in black on his birth certificate – and again, now, you have to think, scribbled on some anonymous slip of a form recording his unlamented death. And it was there, of course, all over the news, in the chat rooms, on the...

“A herbwife on a mule may go where warriors cannot – she may see what warriors cannot see and hear what warriors cannot hear!” The Monastery at Whitby is ruled over by the powerful and independent Abbess Hild.  But when she needs someone to confide in, she turns to the honest...

Jo’s secret haven is the beautiful garden of the big house nearby – until it is sold to a property developer who plans to cover it with houses and flats. In her efforts to save it she finds herself tangling with a very mixed collection of neighbours, struggling to find her way around the unreasonably...

Hello, the name's Bone, James Bone, and I'm just the dog to get you out of trouble. Me and my other canine friends are busy working behind the scenes on top-secret missions to keep this great nation of ours safe. We risk our paws all over the globe so that you good people can carry on in a civilised...

Sir Phil Black was the kind of banker that everyone loved to hate; the ruthless kind who hired private detectives to snoop on his fellow directors and used their findings to secure his promotion to CEO. But he made a few bad decisions and the bank collapsed. Although Phil’s tax-payer funded pension...

One ten-year-old girl, armed with only a crystal, against all the followers of The Dark Serpent. The future of the planet is at stake. On a balmy summer’s evening Salmek took her dog, Chewy, out for his usual walk. But there was nothing usual about what she saw – a meeting of the followers...