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Every day millions of people use their cars, cell phones, and computers. They commute to work by bus or train. Hospitals run efficiently. Food is delivered round the clock. Imagine all of that . . . gone. Jun 23, 2017: The United States is crippled by an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack, leaving...

The Oracle foresaw it: The world is about to get much bigger. When a ship sails into the Tilk harbor, it brings with it a very colorful pirate named Gregorio. He has only one objective for visiting the Realm of Tilk: to take the golden Sword of Tilk to Ravenheart, a wizard in Antanavica. To...

The year is 2059. The world can no longer support the over 12 billion inhabitants now living here. The New World Government comes up with a plan to eliminate 9.5 billion people.When Sunny Moon learns of this she runs to the desert of the Southeastern United States where Shiloh and a small band...

Desdemona is back! And ready to change the world.To protect the Royal Family and their friends, Grifflestump Elder transports them back to Decatur, Georgia. Those who have never lived there have a little trouble adjusting. Especially when Desdemona sends a harrock to retrieve the Princess and...

FBI Agent Samantha D’Arcy is assigned to assist the Decatur Police Department investigation of what appears to be an open and shut homicide/suicide.From that case, she and Detective Alderman stumble across something that will revolutionize human evolution.If they survive . . . will...

A family-oriented modern-day fairy tale to inspire imagination for any ageBarbara Neely isn't much more than a doormat. All she wants to do is provide a good life for her science-whiz daughter, Heather.Until one day she awakens in the Realm of Tilk. She must take her place as Queen...

After the death of her father, 14-year-old Harlie Castleberry lives with her estranged mother in Cleveland, Georgia. She brings with her an attitude and a chip on each shoulder.Attitude and chips fall away when she discovers the family secret: the ability to shapeshift into mountain lions.With...

An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, Volume 3: (1990-1999)Like other fictional characters, female sleuths may live in the past or the future. They may represent current times with some level of reality or shape their settings to suit an agenda. There are audiences for both...

How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Carlisle were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record...

Learn about the ancient civilizations of Iraq and Syria, through the stories they told.   This book gathers the best stories of ancient Near Eastern literature surrounding the Mesopotamian gods, men, and kings. It takes the reader on a journey back to the birth of literature in Mesopotamia—which...

The manner of their meeting was unprecedented. During the lawless mayhem that followed the capture of Badajoz by Wellington, a 14 year old Spanish girl sought the protection of Captain Harry Smith. They fell in love and married shortly after. From then on their lives and careers were inextricably...

After two years' extensive research the author has written a thorough account of the political and military background to the German invasion of Crete and the bitter fighting that followed the first airborne assault on an island in history. The book tells of confused negotiations between the British...

**“**This book does a wonderful job in describing a portion of [the Rock of Gibraltar’s] history during the Napoleonic Wars” (The Past in Review).   The great siege of Gibraltar was the longest recorded in the annals of the British army. Between 1779 and 1783, a small British force defended...

Military histories of the struggle against the French armies of the Revolution and Napoleon often focus on the exploits of elite units and famous individuals, ignoring the essential contribution made by the ordinary soldiers – the bulk of the British army. Carole Divall, in this graphic and painstakingly...