Richard: 2392 books

“Captain, we now have another generator off-line.” “Time to repair, Lieutenant?” “Probably never, sir. The bearings are gone, the internals are mangled and even the case is cracked. “That's the second generator that we've lost recently.” “Captain, if the sounds and readings on the...

American ex-army captain, Anthony Ryder expects to find peace and tranquility when he arrives in Sydney for the first time since his R & R days. Instead, he finds himself embroiled in a world of drugs, murder and betrayal. Finding himself thrust into a situation where he feels like an actor with no script, can Ryder discern his role before the final curtain?

A part reality-scifi fantasy that leads you from ayahuasca type journeys to an abduction by the ZRG's, where Kaylo is offered a choice, to return to earth and resume his meaningless life or join them forever, with full benefits included plus he was able to get even with every one who had ever...

The study skills in this booklet should enable students to: -1) Value the purpose of proof reading2) Proof read his/her own drafts3) Correct each mistake found in the draft4) Appreciate the advantages of proof reading aloud5) Assess the effectiveness of his/her proof...

Egan lives by his own life axiom, which he calls Egan's Law. If he thinks or speaks disparagingly about a person he sees in public, he will find that person sharing his personal space. While attending a lecture by a renowned spiritual teacher, Egan spots a disheveled, surly man whom he dubs Ichabod. The reverberations of transgressing Egan's Law bring harrowing results.

Mary Shelley wrote the Gothic/Horror novel, Frankenstein, when she was nineteen. Although the book is one of the most famous novels ever published, Shelley long lived under the shadow of her famous poet husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary Shelley's life was filled with triumph, love, and horrible loss. She has emerged in modern times as a gifted writer and original genius in her own right.

Precocious teen, Julian, helps his mother retrieve a mysterious and possessed ancient Mayan mirror from the hands of his greedy estranged father.

Alan volunteers to attend to a mute old man with tongue cancer. Inspired by the loss of his sister to leukemia, Alan vows to give Picky Walker comfort and consolation. Discouraged by the bleakness of Picky's life and alarmed by the news that Picky is an ex-con, Alan struggles to find compassion. His ambivalence leads to devastating feelings of not being there for Picky.

Miranda drives to meet her deadbeat ex-husband after eight years of no word. She plans to tell him all that she has felt about his betrayal. When she faces him across the coffeeshop table, he stops her in her tracks by what he offers her.

Short, evocative poems celebrate the moon's magic in the truth of the present moment

Angela's strange cousin, Kurt, puts the trick in Trick or Treat by taking her to collect candy in July. As she goes from house to house, without disguise, she dances, hops and mugs her way into a bag of candy. When she wants to go home, Kurt refuses. He insists that she finish the block. When he abandons her, Angela finds her way home and discovers a new sense of self.

A woman leaves a message on Kurt's answer machine, sobbing that he pursued her on the phone, made a date to come over to her place for a drink, and took off the second he saw her.

Love and betrayal. Expectations and disappointments. Love and hate. Expectations and revelations. This is a short story narrated from Judas Iskariot's point of view and added to his is the point of view of one of the shepherd's who watched his flock that fate filled night.

Gardening was never this funny A clumsy Australian doesn’t know a weed from a wisteria, yet he travels to England and decides that the affluent commuter town of Sevenoaks in Kent is the ideal place to start a garden business in the UK. What could possibly go wrong? He chops...