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The book is titled "Sixty". It could be sixty seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or in this case years. Its a photographic memoir that tells a unique story(ies). The photographs were taken over the span of 40+ years. Each photo stands on its own and tells its own story, yet when combined with other photos or words, it weaves the story together giving the viewer new meaning and perspective. The goal for this book is for the viewer to ...

Did the ancient Greeks and Romans have conspiracy theories? Did they come close to an industrial revolution? Did they drink beer?In a series of fast-paced essays, this book answers forty questions that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has been asked in the classroom and through his popular YouTube channel ToldinStone. As in Dr. Ryan's previous book. Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants, the emphasis is on the fascinating details of d...

Inspired by classic pulp fiction and old-time radio programs, the Narada Radio Company endeavors to create audio dramas that go from amusing to terrifying.THE TRUNKTo some, antiques are nothing more than worthless junk. To others, a newfound treasure. When an old man brings home a recently purchased steamer trunk from an auction, he acquires more than he bargained for in this compelling supernatural mystery. Featuring a full cast of voice acto...

Every tire track tells a story. At least that's what accident experts say. And there's no better expert than eighteen-year-old Mason. Mason dreads the skid marks left by braking tires. Every mark - every near miss, dead animal, injured person - plays like a soundless documentary in his mind. When Mason's on-again-off-again crush Addie begs him to drive cross-country to help her move, he must face what he thought was his greatest fear - the ope...

The Animal has returned, and everyone is a suspect

It came from the forest one night. In the light of a full moon, it slaughtered seventeen people in their homes, leaving nothing but death in its path. Only one person saw its true face and survived, an eight-year-old girl named Riley found hiding underneath her bed, covered in blood, scared of a monster. Now, twenty-five years later, it's happening again. A young girl is attacked in her home, forced to watch as her friends are slaughtered bef...

You ask too many questions, Matilda. It's not becoming in a girl.' But Matilda is full of questions. It's the late 1800s in rural New South Wales and Matilda, as the oldest daughter, is expected to cook, clean and help Mama with her brothers and sisters. But her inquiring mind will not be stilled nor her rebellious spirit tamed. When frustration overcomes her, she finds escape in the land she loves and in her imagination, nourished by books. I...

The Georgian Chronicle was originally composed in Georgian by several authors between the 6th and 13th centuries. Sometime in the late 12th or early 13th centuries, an unknown cleric translated the Chronicle into Classical Armenian. This medieval Armenian rendering is the one that is translated here. The Georgian Chronicle describes the history of Iberia/Georgia, Armenia's northern neighbor, from legendary times to the 12th century. It is a ri...

Abductions and murder are not what ex-DCI Luke Sackville expected when he left the police after tragedy struck his family. Luke's return to the workplace was meant to be a soft landing but when a woman vanishes after being accused of taking bribes, he is assigned a disparate team and tasked with tracking her down. Their search becomes more urgent when her disappearance is linked to the death of a second woman. When a third goes missing the hun...

Step into a realm of darkness and despair. Within this poetry book's haunting verses, the shadows come alive, revealing a tapestry of gothic elegance and sinister allure. Explore the depths of the macabre, where whispered secrets intertwine with lingering nightmares. From crumbling crypts to moonlit graveyards, these poems embrace the unsettling, inviting you to dance with spectres, commune with the damned, and confront the delicate balance ...

A remote island. A missing girl. A woman with a troubled past. Becky is back on the tiny island where she was born, the island she swore she'd never return to. Apart from her former best friend Megan, everyone makes it clear she isn't wanted. The islanders have long memories. They haven't forgotten the scandal. What Becky did. Becky decides to leave as soon as she can. But first she must discover what happened to Violet. Violet disappe...

A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars David Marr was shocked to discover forebears who served with the brutal Native Police in the bloodiest years on the frontier. Killing for Country is the result - a soul-searching Australian history. This is a richly detailed saga of politics and power in the colonial world - of land seized, fortunes made and lost, and the violence let loose as squatters and their allies ...

Have you ever felt like Toucan? Are you different from other kids? Maybe you think your hair is too curly, or your smile is crooked. Maybe you think you are too short or too tall. Or maybe you wish you were someone else. Follow Toucan throughout the story as he discovers how diverse and amazing the world can be and learns to love himself for the way God made him. From the Author: When I was growing up, I was a chubby kid, and my last name ...

Journey to the past and immerse yourself in charming tales of Cape Cod yesterdays with this enchanting collection by the beloved author of Old Orleans: Memories of a Cape Cod Town. In Salt in the Veins Mary E. McDermott invites you on a nostalgic trip through her memories of the rich moments and sometimes amusing, always fascinating history that has shaped this enchanted seaside region.

Memoirs of a Domestic Terrorist is a not-so-subtle allegory condemning United States foreign policy in the Middle East. Set on a different planet many years in the future, the backdrop is very plainly America by a different name. The story follows a young man named Adam, a direct descendent of one of his nation's Founding Fathers, as well as the grandson of the founder and CEO of its premier weapons company. The story picks up when Adam's fath...

Memoirs of a Domestic Terrorist is a not-so-subtle allegory condemning United States foreign policy in the Middle East. Set on a different planet many years in the future, the backdrop is very plainly America by a different name. The story follows a young man named Adam, a direct descendent of one of his nation's Founding Fathers, as well as the grandson of the founder and CEO of its premier weapons company. The story picks up when Adam's fath...

Binge-worthy reads keep the world turning... one page at a time... In this omnibus of steamy shifter romances, wild desires are unleashed as the inhabitants of small-town Gray Vale learn valuable life lessons and find their fated mates! When these alphas fall in love, they'll do whatever it takes to protect their mates from any dangers on the horizon...

Die liebe Emily ist als einzige nicht zu einer Party eingeladen. Doch woran liegt es? Bei einem Spaziergang im Wald macht sie eine magische Begegnung. Sie trifft auf eine wunderschöne weiße Stute. Doch was ist ihr Geheimnis? Und wie wird sie ihr helfen können?

More than at any time in American history, except perhaps Abe Lincoln's own, we need his help. And not just to inspire us. Over sixty-thousand books have been written about him, and most give us the heroic Lincoln. What we need now is a book that gives us the practical Lincoln. This is that book. It shows us how to survive our dangerously fractious age, one that is too often unmoored from truth, ignorant of facts, and unwilling to do the hard ...

For all his epic deeds, the first high king earned countless enemies, and word of his tomb's rediscovery has gathered an eclectic army of dwarves' ancient enemies. To preserve the tomb and save a dwarven city, the adventurers must infiltrate, splinter, and sabotage the gathering legion. Only in this chaos can the adventurers catch up to their rival at the tomb itself. The question isn't just whether they can prevail, but whether their victory ...