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Michael White
In "The Franchise Game and Other Ghostly Tales", Michael White presents a collection of humorous and spine-tingling ghost stories.
"Three Small Wishes" proves to be careful what you wish for…
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Mark is an eight-year-old boy, and yesterday was the last day of school. Mark is very excited about this summer vacation. This summer vacation is a special one for Mark…
This volume critically examines the Rawlsian ideal of a supposedly neutral political theory as a justification for contemporary constitutional democracies.
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Step into the tumultuous world of the Mid-Eighteenth Century, a time of profound transformation and upheaval. In the quaint village of Hamble, a place where change creeps in slowly, Ironstone…
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Are you tired of struggling to attract the women you desire? Do you feel like you're missing out on the dating scene, and unsure of how to make a lasting…
Charlie Horse has very set ideas of just how his pub should be run. No food (apart from crisps and nuts) and very definite ideas about what kind of customers…
The Monkey Mountain story started in a Canadian community health centre. Over the past ten years, it has been successfully introduced to groups attending community health and recreational centres and…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
In their barn-burning first book, Rebuilt, Michael White and Tom Corcoran shared their story and vision of building better Catholic parishes. Now in their eagerly anticipated second book, White and…
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In the aftermath of the Martian invasion that nearly brought Earth to its knees, a new threat looms in the shadows. The Martians, defeated by Earth's tenacious microorganisms, have been…
Are you struggling to understand a narcissistic woman in your life? Do you feel trapped in a toxic relationship but can't seem to break free? Are you exhausted from the…
Are you tired of the same old stories that begin with "Once upon a time"? Really? You know, not all Genies live in a lamp...
In a world unlike any…
The Adventure of a Lifetime...
Beyond the hills and far away, a bolt of lightning struck a man, transporting him to a land entirely unknown to him. As he looked…
When Master Neep embarked on a piratical correspondence course, he had no idea that the Golden Octopus, the ultimate authority in piracy, viewed him as a mere nuisance to be…
Enter "The Waiting Room" if you dare! This spine-chilling collection of original ghost and horror stories, woven with mystery and suspense, will have you on the edge of your seat…
"Paul McCartney's Coat and Other Stories" is a captivating collection of eleven short stories that will transport you to a world of diverse genres and emotions. Each tale has its…
Listen closely, dear friend, for I have a tale to tell you. It's a story that will chill you to the bone, make your heart race, and send shivers down…
To the casual observer, the age of steam and the subsequent industrial revolution was to revolutionise the structure of Great Britain in almost every fundamental way. This time saw the…
In the crypt of the Medici Chapel in Florence, palaeopathologist, Edie Granger, and her uncle, Carlin Mackenzie, are examining the mummified remains of one of the most powerful families in…
Giordano Bruno challenged everything in his pursuit of an all-embracing system of thought. This not only brought him patronage from powerful figures of the day but also put him in…
While he was Poet Laureate of the United States (1990-91), Mark Strand selected this book for publication with special funds administered by the National Endowment for the Arts, saying, No…
Popular biography of C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), the Oxford academic who wrote THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
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This book is both a revelatory biography and an accessible study of Leonardo’s life and work as a scientist and engineer. It covers all aspects of his life but is…
Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) was a mystic, philosopher and scientist whose ideas were decades ahead of their time. After almost eight years’ imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Inquisition…
Today it is commonplace to hear therapists speak of experiences of demoralisation, burden, fatigue and despair. This book proposes that this is significantly an outcome of how therapy is conceived…
Unknown to all but a few, Newton was a practicing alchemist who dabbled with the occult, a tortured, obsessive character who searched for an understanding of the universe by whatever…
This study emphasizes the local context of De Stijl and explores its relationship to Dutch modernism. It examines how the debates concerning abstraction in painting and spatiality in architecture were…
The weekend, a solitary house, beautiful models and an experienced photographer. Michael White’s photographs are, in truth, e:r:otic short stories. From graceful and ladylike to wantonly obscene, nothing is off…
For the Berlin Dadaists, their identity as a collective - Club Dada, to members - was an integral part of their artistic practice. This book documents the group’s beginnings in…
* In this carefully researched account, acclaimed biographer, Michael White tells the story of Machiavelli’s life and reveals how his ideas have been misunderstood and his name misappropriated as a…
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L. Michael White, one of the world’s foremost scholars on the origins of Christianity, provides the complete, astonishing story of how Christianity grew from the personal vision of a humble…
For centuries coffee has been a favorite beverage, and to prepare coffee beans for use, human ingenuity has created hundreds of versions of coffee grinders. 600 color photographs illustrate a…
A new biography of Isaac Newton that reveals the extraordinary influence that the study of alchemy had on the greatest Early Modern scientific discoveries. In this ‘ground breaking biography’ Michael…