Francis: 3998 books

Here, in Constantinople, a skinmaker hides an imperial map inside the folds of his own flesh, marionette-makers carve divine models based upon the newly dead, a senator is lured into a trap by assassin-mimes, a woman spends her days tearing herself out of all the books she can find, a map-maker draws...

Spain, 1949, now exhausted after a bitter Civil War and adrift from a Europe devasted by WWII,and Bill Alexander arrives fresh from University to catalogue and order an ancient collection of dusty books. Here, in the manorial estate of the blind 'Averroes', skirted by his daughter, Mira, Bill Alexander...

In 1645, Basing House fell to the veterans of Cromwell's New Model Army amid a sack unparalled in ferocity and terror. Among the survivors of the Royalist defenders was Inigo Jones, the great Architect and Theatre Designer of the Court. In a fit of pique, he gathers the remaing Players in the ruins...

In Hungry for Love Dr Francis Macnab explores the psychological reasons behind the anxiety and unease prevalent in society today. He argues that the burning desire to find love and the frustration we ultimately feel can wreak great havov in us. Dr. Macnab discusses the dissatisfaction and anguish we experiences when our high expectations from relationships are not fulfilled.

In his books Awareness and The Way to Love, among others,theinternationally acclaimed spiritual guide Anthony de Mello presented an approach to spirituality that integrated the ancient traditions of the East with the psychological and philosophical perspectives of the West. Twenty years after his...

An orphaned young woman must decide whether to follow her head or her heart in June Francis’s absorbing new Liverpool saga. Nineteen-year-old Lucia Brookes and her five younger siblings are facing their first Christmas alone since their parents were killed in a car crash. Once, Lucia had dreamed...

Moscow, Constantinople (now Istanbul), and Rome itself are vitally alive in the present and are magnets for tourists. Also going back a long way, each lives in history. These cities have their points in common, each wanting to rule the world and establish Rome of the Caesars, Constantinople of the...

Samuel Wilderspin became a household name in his own lifetime. Befriended by Dickens, lampooned by Cruikshank, his achievements discussed in Parliament, he was one of the best known educators of the 1830s and 1840s. However, Wilderspin’s consistent opposition to denominational education combined...

Taking Rites Seriously is about how religious beliefs and religious believers are assessed by judges and legal scholars and are sometimes mischaracterized and misunderstood by those who are critical of the influence of religion in politics or in the formation of law. Covering three general topics...

Father Raymond Altomare has the toughest task of his ministry: bringing comfort to a man who knows he's about to die. But Del Nevins isn't sick; he's facing execution for mass murder...and he fears that the destiny that awaits him is eternal torment in Hell. How can the young priest convince the convict...

A couple decades in the future higher education has evolved, and Academic Campuses (sometimes referred to as “monasteries”) offer an affordable, though longer and more intensive, alternative to universities. In this hour-long play, the student editors of the Marietta Academic Campus’s literary...

“Thomas Francis De Burgh Galwey was born in London, England, in 1846, of an Irish family, one of the oldest branches of the Burkes of Galway. The family came to this country in 1851 and settled on a farm just outside of Cleveland, the site now being on Euclid Avenue. When the Civil War broke out,...

During World War II, U.S. Army generals often maintained diaries of their activities and the day-to-day operations of their command. These diaries have proven to be invaluable historical resources for World War II scholars and enthusiasts alike. Until now, one of the most historically significant...

How can we humans dwell peacefully and comfortably at-home on Earth? It seems impossible. The Warrior vision which placed the image of the Atom Bomb’s Mushroom Cloud in the human psyche continues to evoke dreadful fear in every human heart. “Globalization” appears to mean the successful exporting...