Hurst: 251 books

"We had to destroy the planet to save lives." A forced grown Gen-Human, only three months from his decanting bottle, is shanghaied by a sadistic pirate clan. Three aliens track a gleeful villain who is hell-bent on destroying his own world. A military failure on a ruined planet finds only...

Zukie Merlino finds it hard to settle back into her daily routine after the trip of a lifetime, so she’s pleased to receive an invitation to her high school reunion. Not only will it break the boredom, but also give her the chance to confront Sylvia, a woman she’s hated for years. Away from her...

Where Peaceful Waters Flow - Words of Encouragement devotional is filled with God's loving words of encouragement to His children. It is written as if the Lord Himself is speaking to you while you are spending time at His feet.As you read and mediate in this devotional it will minister,...

You are invited into a stunning and dreamlike voyage into the imagination—ideal for fans of Chris Van Allsburg and the Caldecott Honor Book Journey by Aaron Becker.   Imagine a world without edges . . . where bunnies and bears ride bicycles, lions read books, and buses are fish that fly through...

Interstellar Anthropologist Fortis Plimick surveys the mysterious planet which is truly alien, though everything seems rather mundane. He chooses to stay, enjoying the completely different life there, until he has to leave or die. But the spirit of the place never leaves him.

Denbies Wine Estate (Dorking, England), plays host to a "St George’s Day Celebration Supper" in April. As well as a sumptuous banquet plus minstrels, jesters and magicians, guests (being a pretty bright bunch) are invited to take part in a literary competition. Now updated to include the 2012 competition, as well as winners and finalists from the previous years.

Why Can't My Son Read? offers a practical view of dyslexia written for parents of boys who struggle with reading. Boys are kept back in schools at twice the rate of girls, they get expelled from preschool nearly five times more often than girls, they are diagnosed with learning disorders and attention...

Making cheese at home is one of the joys of a self-sufficient lifestyle, along with gardening, canning, and raising chickens. Author Janet Hurst is a twenty-year-veteran home cheesemaker, who shows you how to easily craft your own cheddar, feta, chèvre, mozzarella, and 50 more cheeses. Included are...

What is the difference between a barn dance and a ceilidh? Which ones work best, what will you need to put one on and what are the problems to look out for?The author has been playing folk music since the late 1970's - here are a few hints, tips and some general advice on how to run one of your own.

The Mesoamerican population who lived near the indigenous cultivation sites of the "Chocolate Tree" (Theobromo cacao) had a multitude of documented applications of chocolate as medicine, ranging from alleviating fatigue to preventing heart ailments to treating snakebite. Until recently,...

Inmitten der zermürbenden Gefechte des Dreißigjährigen Krieges erhält Jakob die Nachricht, dass Elisabeth geheiratet hat. Magdalena sieht endlich ihre Chance gekommen, den jungen Söldner für sich zu gewinnen. Bei einer günstigen Gelegenheit gelingt den fünf Freunden die Flucht. Nach einigen...

You cannot treat the Bible as you would modern Western writing. The Bible is an Eastern document, and Christianity is an Ancient Near Eastern religion. As such, it is inherently mystical in nature. Such were the Hebrew people who wrote the Old Testament until the rabbis came under Hellenizing influences...

Most people would jump at the chance of a free, relaxing vacation on a picturesque island, but not Zukie Merlino, to whom ‘rest’ is a four-letter word. Her outlook improves, however, when there’s a death at the rustic inn where she’s a reluctant guest. Despite the best efforts of her cousin...

He knew better than to believe it could make a real difference, but he wanted to make oppression just a bit more expensive. So with the help of some friends, he hits back, and they succeed beyond their wildest dreams. Unfortunately, he paid an even higher price than those he was fighting, and almost lost his own soul. The biggest adventure of all was winning it back.