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MourneQuest
Jack Turner's most prized possession, has been snatched away from him and the only way of getting it back has been stolen. He leaves his home in post-famine Ireland and stumbles upon an enchanted realm, long since forgotten by mankind and encounters a creature named Cobs, a kindred spirit, with a wit and wisdom far beyond his youthful appearance. Together they embark on a quest, through the True Kingdom of Mourne; where the strange and wonderful inhabitants both help and hinder their path, rivers hide ancient tales, a mighty wall with a history like no other and the ultimate secret that could bring an end to everything. Can one small boy defeat his inner demons in order to conquer the greatest demon of them all? Follow Jack, on the adventure of two lifetimes.
Thunder Point
1945. The day before Hitler commits suicide, he arranges for Nazi leader Martin Bormann to flee to South America in a German U-boat. 1992. Terrorist Sean Dillon is saved from a Yugoslavian firing squad—if he agrees to help the British government retrieve the long-lost documents of Martin Bormann. The wreck of Bormann's U-boat has been discovered in the Caribbean, along with a secret list of Nazi sympathizers. The names include high-level citizens from the U.S. and Great Britain—and may implicate the Duke of Windsor himself. The evidence lies in a watertight briefcase on the bottom of the sea. And the desperate search to find it will send shockwaves across the world ...
West Moon
West Moon is set in Newfoundland during the time of resettlement in the mid-1960s. Though the play explores some serious social, political, moral, and theological themes, it does so with a unique blend of pathos and humor. Though the characters are dead and subject to different degrees of despair, they come vigorously alive as we meet them, for a brief while, within the confines of their mortality. This is this first authorized publication of this work by one of Newfoundland's most highly regarded writers.
East Wind Melts the Ice
"To read East Wind Melts the Ice is to slip into a time stream that is both as long and sinuous as history and as ephemeral as the present moment. Drawing inspiration from the thousand year old history of Japanese poetic diaries, and form from the ancient Chinese almanac that she uses to contain her musings, Liza Dalby has accomplished the seemingly impossible task of translating the sensibility of the Heian Court of 11th century Japan into the context of contemporary America. The result is a stunning chronicle of the beauty of time passing and an evocation of the transient and whimsical nature of all things."—Ruth Ozeki, author of My Year of Meats and All Over Creation "I imagine Liza Dal...
The End of Nowhere
2023 FINALIST, PEACEMAKER AWARD OF WESTERN FICTIONEERS 2023 FINALIST, WILL ROGERS MEDALLION AWARD It's 1917, and the Mexican Revolution has the Big Bend of Texas aflame. But the firestorm is no greater than the one inside newspaper reporter Jack Landon. Disillusioned, he flees down the road to nowhere and finds himself in Esperanza. Populated by people of Mexican heritage, the small village on the Texas bank of the Rio Grande is a target of Texas Rangers Company B, which unjustly considers it a bandit den. Jack befriends a teenaged boy and his adult sister, Mary, who teaches in the Esperanza school. As Jack assimilates to life in Esperanza, the threat of Rangers looms large. Eventually a day of reckoning descends, and it envelops Jack and Mary and the entire village. This novel is based on what actually happened at Porvenir, Texas, on January 28, 1918—the darkest moment in Texas Rangers history.
Tom Bowline and Jack's the Lad, a Nautical, Romantic and Highly Prodigious Tragedy in 3 Acts
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Littell's Living Age
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The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet
In 'The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet' by James R. Driscoll, readers are taken on an immersive and thrilling journey into the world of naval warfare during World War I. Driscoll's detailed descriptions of life aboard a submarine and the tense battles beneath the sea create a sense of realism that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. The book's fast-paced narrative and vivid imagery make it a standout piece of historical fiction that captures the dangers and excitement of submarine warfare during this era. Driscoll's writing is both engaging and informative, providing readers with a glimpse into a lesser-known aspect of wartime history. James R. Driscoll, a former naval officer,...
Approach
The naval aviation safety review.
