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  • Remaking English Society

    Social Relations and Social Change in Early Modern England

    by Steve Hindle, John D. Walter, Lindsay O'Neill, Malcolm J Gaskill, Naomi Tadmor, Paul Griffiths, Phil Withington, Tim Stretton, Alexandra Shepard1, Adam Fox2, Andy Wood3, Craig Muldrew4, Helen M Berry5, Henry French6 ...
    A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson, Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and social change in early modern England. Collectively, the essays in the volume reconstruct the fissures and connections that developed both within and between social groups during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Focusing on the experience of rapid ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing: Volume Four

    by John Walters ...
    From the author's introduction:Picture a book as a gateway to a new land and a book review as a tantalizing glimpse of it, a brief travel memoir of someone who has been there and come back. A large part of what makes life so thrilling is our appreciation of the interpretations of experiences that we find in books. So sit back in your favorite chair or couch or lie down on your bed or chaise lounge ... Read more

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  • Katabasis: A Journey into the Mind

    by John Walters ...
    After traveling to India to take advantage of cutting-edge psychiatric technology, a jaded ailing old man embarks on a guided journey through his memories to locate and correct errant decisions that shaped his life. ... Read more

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  • The New World

    by John Walters ...
    In post-apocalyptic Sicily a megalomaniac has taken over one of the last outposts of an interstellar colonization program, and organized crime has assumed political control of the island. A man caught in the middle of these conflicts struggles to save his wife and with her join a team making one last effort to reach the stars. ... Read more

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  • The Magic Debit Card

    by John Walters ...
    An elderly homeless man suddenly discovers that his debit card, which is usually almost empty, has been filled with thousands of dollars, and whenever he spends money, by the next morning it has somehow reappeared. He uses this inexplicable bounty to get off the streets, clean himself up, and attain a measure of personal security. The source of the magical largesse is something he never would have ... Read more

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  • Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing: Volume Two

    by John Walters ...
    From the author's introduction:Preparing the second volume of Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing has caused me to think about the role not only of reading books but also of writing book reviews in my life. To write about the thoughts and impressions brought about by a book is as valid as writing about a physical journey that I take to another location. The author of the book ... Read more

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  • The Hand Gun Story

    A Complete Illustrated History

    by John Walter ...
    A firearms expert "traces the history of the 'one hand gun' from its 14th century origins . . . surveying changing technology, techniques, and design" ( Midwest Book Review).Ideally suited for both attack and self-defense, handguns have gotten smaller and deadlier. But the earliest pistols had a tendency to misfire. This was cured by the cap-lock, which proved a massive success in the American ... Read more

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  • Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing

    by John Walters ...
    From the author's introduction:The books have always been there. They have added nuance, depth, and richness to my life. When I speak of reading I am not talking about an expediency but a glorious adventure. The reading to which I refer is like a drug rush, a phenomenon. Reading is a much more vital experience than watching films or playing video games. The author's words ignite your psyche and ... Read more

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  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Sadhu

    by John Walters ...
    This is an excerpt from the memoir "World Without Pain: The Story of a Search". In the 1970s, as a young writer hungering for experience, Walters journeyed from Sri Lanka through India and into the Himalayas in Nepal. Near-penniless and alone, high in the mountains, he was confronted with a life-changing choice. ... Read more

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  • The State of the Parties

    The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties

    by Paul A. Beck, Edward G. Carmines, William F. Connelly, Jr., Meredith Dost, Diana Dwyre, Michael J. Ensley, Peter L. Francia, Erik Heidemann, Shannon Jenkins, Caitlin E. Jewitt, David C. Kimball, David B. Magleby, William G. Mayer, Eric McGhee, Jonathan S. Morris, Ronald Rapoport, Douglas D. Roscoe, Dante Scala, Boris Shor, Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Eric C. Vorst, Michael W. Wagner, William J. Miller Jr., Alan Abramowitz, Michael John Burton, Robin Kolodny, Thad Kousser, Seth Masket, Daniel M. Shea, Walter Stone ...
    Continuing a three-decade tradition, The State of the Parties 7th edition brings together leading experts to evaluate change and continuity in American electoral politics. Political parties in America have never been more contentious and divided than they are right now. Even splits within the parties themselves have the power to elevate relatively unknown candidates to power and topple established ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Abandoned - An Anthology of Vacant Spaces

    Legion of Dorks presents, #4

    by Gregory D. Little, Jen Bair, Jessica Guernsey, Mike Adamson, Ellen Rikhoff, Joshua Robinson, Sara Codair, Tara Calaby, Dan Bridgwater, Matthew A.J. Anderson, Dantzel Cherry, Miriam Thor, D.H. Dunn, John Walters, Scott Edelman ...
    Series Book 4 - Legion of Dorks presents
    Abandoned places can be intriguing, creepy, and forsaken, but are they always empty?In this fourth anthology in the Legion of Dorks presents series, fifteen authors poke around in vacant places and let us see what turns up.You'll discover:· the wreckage of an enormous, ancient, alien craft and what it hides· a young woman looking for a shopkeeper, but who runs into a genie instead· an old ... Read more

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  • Adriana's Family: A Novel

    by John Walters ...
    Aliens attack Earth, or so world governments believe. In the aftermath of global warfare brought on by the crash of an alien spacecraft, Adriana wakes up in a hospital-like facility with no memory of who she is or how she got there. The administrator tells her she has family on the outside that she needs to find. When she leaves, she begins to hear whispers in her mind that draw her to a disparate ... Read more

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