Shrader Marks is having troubling dreams. When the scientific community acknowledges reports that the earth is in the path of an approaching meteor, he and Cathy Pearson set events into motion that dramatically change the course of their lives. As an anthropologist, Marks knows that Neolithic peoples lived on the edge of the Arctic Circle at the close of the last ice age. Pearson is a leader who engenders trust. Between the two of them, they manage to lead a flotilla of family sailors out the St. Lawrence Seaway to the coast of Labrador. As the world is thrown into the chaos of volcanic winter, this group finds its hope away from dependency on technology. Drawing on ancient ideas, the fleet follows the lead of Cathy and the intuition of Shrader, who is increasingly troubled by voices in the night.

Night Voices

Smith, Robert, Bruce

Literature & Fiction

Drinian Pr

Rob-Smith

Orfin and Borthid have just completed their long journey from earth to Galcon, a planet balanced between two suns. They are met by the ambassador who has been assigned to the planetary outpost. The two are "Discontinueds" which means that they belong to a class of people rendered sterile by a virus which has ravaged earth. Through a lottery set up by the Planetary Council, they have been chosen "Citizen Explorers," and begin a new life on Galcon. As the story progresses, it becomes clear that things are not as they seem. Behind the personal stories of Orfin and Borthid lies a struggle for control of earth's technologies. The unknown factor is the photosynthoid creatures of Galcon. Dismissed as "Froggies" by the ambassador, Orfin and Borthid see them as the Children of Light. As the two protagonists navigate the terrain of the planet, they discover their identities as Miriam and Paul. They confront their personal demons and emerge whole through the efforts of the shared consciousness of the Children.

Children of Light

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

For years students have been taught that haiku follow a specific pattern of lines and syllables.  Five-seven-five was considered the correct formula.  Today poets are aware that this Japanese pattern doesn't always translate very well into English rhythms.  More and more, the haiku style is thought of as short-long-short with the idea that the thought should flow in one breath.         Ohayo Haiku are first written in five-seven-five and then edited for clarity.  In this way, the author attempts to achieve both the form and the spirit of haiku.

Ohayo Haiku

Brady, Nancy

Poetry

Wilma Daugherty has the voice of a storyteller. The short memoirs contained in "Fragments: Stories of Another Time" chronicle nine decades of experiences as a child, a young woman, a mother, and finally, the last of her siblings. Sometimes nostalgic, sometimes tragic, these vignettes are reminders of a time before the rise of consumerism; a time when children made their own play and faced the harsh reality of epidemics without antibiotics and vaccinations. Wilma Daugherty successfully captures the tone of an oral historian becoming an authentic voice in the recollection of life in small town America.

Fragments: Stories of Another Time

Biographies & Memoirs

Daugherty, Wilma

Memoirs

In this book, Dr. Smith introduces readers of the English Bible to the linguistic, cultural, and historical backdrop of the biblical texts. The chapters grow out of his own university classroom where students face, for the first time, the cultural divide that separates our modern assumptions from the realities of the ancient Near East. While based on serious scholarship, Cultural Perspectives on the Bible: A Beginner's Guide is written in a non-technical style that will allow the beginner to experience some of the intricacies of understanding these texts that are held sacred by Judaism and Christianity. Rob Smith is both an ordained Presbyterian minister and a college Instructor. He is the author of several books of fiction as well as a volume of literary criticism entitled, Hogwarts, Narnia, and Middle Earth: Places Upon a Time. In 2006, the Frost Foundation of Lawrence, Massachusetts honored him with its annual Robert Frost Poetry Award. He holds a bachelor's degree from Westminster College in Pennsylvania and master and doctoral degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Cultural Perspectives on the Bible: A Beginner's Guide

Religion & Spirituality

<p>Welcome to Negril, Jamaica, famous for its white sand, beautiful sunsets, dramatic cliffs, seven miles of beaches, and wild parties! People travel to Jamaica in search of paradise and, indeed, find splendor. But what is it like to live in such beauty all the time? Throughout the pages of this small book, the reader steps into the lives of twelve Jamaican students and sees Jamaica through their eyes. Their words reveal a harsh reality that contrasts with the typical tourist perspective and reminds us to reflect on our own lives and preconceptions. The growth of each story presented in this book assisted eleven university students from the United States to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of Jamaican culture, and brings to our attention yet another magnificence of the Jamaican landscape- its people!</p>

Our World, Our Stories: Theodora Reader 2008

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

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Night Voices

Night Voices

Children of Light

Ohayo Haiku

Fragments: Stories of Another Time

Cultural Perspectives on the Bible: A Beginner's Guide

Our World, Our Stories: Theodora Reader 2008