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Death is not life's final stop. There are worse ends. Two brothers, once disciples of the Pharoah Akhenaten, reincarnate in seventeenth century France. From Spain to Morocco to Egypt, one is determined to rule, the other to protect. Horemheb, driven to destroy his brother and end their ancient rivalry, invites an African shaman to assist in recovering ancient artifacts of power that will ensure his dominance. Twice before, these artifac...

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How can you see bruises that massive and not care? Not even say, 'Is everything alright at home?'"With a foreword by Professor Leah Bromfield (Co-Director, Australian Centre for Child Protection), this beautifully illustrated book provides a young person's devastating account of 'slipping through the cracks' of the child protection, education and support systems.Hannah has bravely shared her teenage diaries to provide rare insights into the ex...

Hannah has shared her real-life teenage diaries to help other young people understand what it is like to be abused by someone you care about. She describes her experience of reporting the abuse to police and the legal process that followed. She explains what abuse is, and gives clear advice for readers who themselves need help, or have a friend who does. She also writes of the gains she has made in her recovery since speaking with counselling ...

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The Count of Monte Cristo meets ancient Egypt in this riveting sequel to The Sun God's Heir: Return. Set during the wave tossed years of white slavery and Barbary pirates, this is the epic story of René Gilbert, a journey that defies time as he must draw on a larger awareness earned in previous lifetimes. The plague's dark fingers curl around Bordeaux. René must return home to save those he loves. But first he has to escape a Moroccan sultan'...

The Sun God's Heir is a swashbuckling series set at the end of the 17th century in France, Spain, and northern Africa. Slavery is a common plague along the European coast, and into this wild time an ancient Egyptian general, armed with dark arts, has managed to return and re-embody, intent on recreating the reign of terror he began as Pharoah.

A FINE MADNESS is about a creative spirit's struggle for survival in an analytical society. Samson Shillitoe, is (according to Shelly's definition) one of "the unacknowledged legislators of the world." But poetry does not rule our world and his obsession with completing his epic poem leads to his violating most accepted standards of behavior and into conflicts, both comic and deadly, with adversaries intent on making him "normal." Since A FINE...

Although there is nothing complicated about constructing healthier homes, building for health is still not standard practice, and in fact there are many aspects of conventional home construction that are detrimental to human wellbeing. From foundation to rooftop, to home care and repair, Prescriptions for a Healthy House takes the mystery out of healthy-house building, renovation and maintenance, by walking the owner/architect/builder team th...

A wiser, more cheerful book I haven''t read in years. Baker''s humor always has that snag of reality, like a drop of blood or a dried tear, that turns a belly laugh into a deeply satisfying gut reaction." - Newsweek "Baker has a sense of the absurb, a gift of characterization and an ear for dialogue which make his prose crackle with laughter and ache with sadness." - Los Angeles Times "Elliott Baker knows what he loves with the same fierce cla...

A wiser, more cheerful book I haven''t read in years. Baker''s humor always has that snag of reality, like a drop of blood or a dried tear, that turns a belly laugh into a deeply satisfying gut reaction." - Newsweek "Baker has a sense of the absurb, a gift of characterization and an ear for dialogue which make his prose crackle with laughter and ache with sadness." - Los Angeles Times "Elliott Baker knows what he loves with the same fierce cla...

It's a long time since I read a book that was so consistently enjoyable. The whole novel, while tough and disenchanted, increases your appetite for life." -Eastern Daily Press 'A strange and comic odyssey, too complicated to summarize, but a joy to read." -Daily Telegraph 'Pocock and Pitt is philosophical, witty and erudite, wise and exciting and one of the best novels I have read this year." -Irish Times 'Elliott Baker is one of the wittiest ...

Baker continuously turns laughter into pain, then back again, yet always leaving the wound of truth." -The New York Times Book Review 'Baker is still the jabberwocky with jaws that bite, tickling the reader into laughter with his left claw while his right one holds a shiv." -Life Magazine 'A mixture of laughter and tears expressed by a writer of rare discernment and powerful, lucid style." -Los Angeles Times 'Extraordinarily well-written and s...

Baker continuously turns laughter into pain, then back again, yet always leaving the wound of truth." -The New York Times Book Review 'Baker is still the jabberwocky with jaws that bite, tickling the reader into laughter with his left claw while his right one holds a shiv." -Life Magazine 'A mixture of laughter and tears expressed by a writer of rare discernment and powerful, lucid style." -Los Angeles Times 'Extraordinarily well-written and s...

Corey Burdick, a down at the heels Hollywood screenwriter, believes that each man should have many things he refuses to do. But he's down to his last one, namely to write for television. However, the winds of fate have other ideas and his very survival depends on them. 'Mr. Baker is a natural writer who appeals to the emotions by allowing his characters to laugh and cry for themselves." -San Francisco Chronicle & Examiner

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It's a long time since I read a book that was so consistently enjoyable. The whole novel, while tough and disenchanted, increases your appetite for life." -Eastern Daily Press 'A strange and comic odyssey, too complicated to summarize, but a joy to read." -Daily Telegraph 'Pocock and Pitt is philosophical, witty and erudite, wise and exciting and one of the best novels I have read this year." -Irish Times 'Elliott Baker is one of the wittiest ...

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