In the town of Mulwulla, in the south west of NSW all is quiet. Then the town drunk, Billy Williams hears someone talking on the phone. Life is going to change for everyone including Angela Smith, one of the local constables, who will find the man of her dreams. In this little slice of paradise a devil lurks. As the young policewoman heads towards the aisle death stalks the town.
You know that Rome wasnt built in a day, but just how did a cluster of small hilltop villages expand to become one of the greatest empires in history? Why did Romulus kill his brother Remus? How was a legion organized? Did people really speak Latin? What entertainment could you see at the Colosseum? And what was daily life like for a Roman citizen? This book takes a novel approach to answering all these questions and more. 30-Second Ancient Rome presents a unique insight into one of the most brilliantly governed societies, where military might and expansive empire paved the way for technological advances that helped shape our modern existence. From aqueducts to sewers, from mosaics to medical diagnoses, this is the straightest road toward understanding the 50 key innovations and ideas that developed and defined one of the worlds great civilizations.
Dont Shut the Door depicts a boy who does not wish for his door to be closed at night time as he fears that monsters will visit him and devour him. 32pp.
Benjamin Uhlen moved to Greenup County, Kentucky in 1800. His life personified the early frontiersman who was independent, resourceful, and knew how to survive under adverse circumstances. Benjamin's parents died when he was a young teenager in Mobile, Alabama. He ran away from his court-appointed guardian and eventually was captured by Creek Indians. The Creek Indians traded him to Isaac Zane who was married to a Wyandot Indian and lived near Lake Erie. After running away from Isaac Zane, Benjamin became a scout for the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war he moved to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where he met his wife Catherine and became a merchant. Seeking land of his own, he travelled down the Ohio River, eventually stopping at what would become Greenup County, Kentucky, where he raised his family. Lew Nicholls and Matthew Wixsom are both attorneys and re-enactors at the Wolf Pen Woods Pioneer Village, an historical eastern Kentucky pioneer village set in the 1780's and 1790's located on Bolts Fork in Boyd County, Kentucky, owned and operated by Dr. Roland Burns, Ph.D. During the 2014 season they became interested in learning whether the Uhlen log cabin at Wolfe Pen Village was authentic.Their legal backgrounds uniquely qualified them to perform a title search on the land where the Uhlen cabin was originally located in Greenup County. What started as a mere title search turned into a historical journey into the life of Uhlen. Nicholls and Wixsom built upon the research already conducted by Rev. Nancy Mayes, a Benjamin Uhlen researcher in her own right. Coupled with Dr. Roland Burns' editing abilities and his own research into the life of Benjamin Uhlen, this team produced a fascinating book about an early frontiersman who settled in Greenup County, KY, forging a home for his wife and children out the eastern Kentucky wilderness. His story is not unique but is representative of the sacrifices made by our forefathers to settle this land.
It is one of Australia’s most iconic images. On 17 April 1993, the Indigenous AFL footballer Nicky Winmar stood up against racial abuse and made history. Facing the Collingwood crowd that had taunted him all day the St Kilda player pulled up his shirt, pointed to his chest and declared: ‘I’m black and I’m proud to be black’. Published the next day, the photos of Winmar’s gesture sparked an intense debate that forced the AFL, the fans and the nation to confront their prejudices head-on. Black and Proud takes us behind the searing image to the stories of those who made it happen – the Indigenous team-mates Nicky Winmar and Gilbert McAdam and the two photographers, Wayne Ludbey and John Feder. Bound by a love of the game, the four were brought together by acts of courage and vilification that show how far we have come and just how far we have to go. ‘17 April 1993 provided our most powerful image of Uncle Nicky and this book takes us to the stories behind it. These stories are courageous, inspiring, intimate and eye-opening. This is a book all Australians need to read.’ – Adam Goodes
Official 6 x 9 Version (with ISBN for retailers) -- Is it time? Are we ready? It is time, and ready or not, Matthew 10:10 Travels of an Awareness is here! Returning humanity to its most fundamental questions of existence, Winfield blazes forward with his introduction of Secular Energeticism. For over 300,000 years, flawed ideologies, incongruent with the nature of reality, have prevailed. The human race has arrived, together, at a point of departure from these ancient ideologies. We know now, much that we did not know when we created our own understandings. What is Matthew 10:10 Travels of an Awareness about? It's about the Universe, Existence, and our position within it all. This book is about us, and it's about time. This copy is printed on professional grade paper and it looks great! That's the added value compared to the other version. Buy it here at Lulu and go to www.matthew1010.com today!
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