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Reborn time and again throughout the ages, one soul struggles through loss and horror towards enlightenment. Sometimes hero, sometimes villain, he is always the touchstone upon which humanity will be judged, a scapegoat, a prisoner, a victim...an Everyman. This is a fantasy story told through numerous historical ages, from a medieval morality play to an impossible enlightenment prison and beyond.

The stories of myth and legend tell of a mighty battle fought on the field of Camlann, a final battle where father and son clashed at the heads of two titanic armies, where the last chapter of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table was finally played out. This is, of course, a lie. The final days of Camelot were far darker, far stranger and far more deadly than any bard has ever told, and Camlann was only the beginning. As Lancelot returned, as Guinevere was reinstated as Queen, and as Arthur sought for one last time to heal the land that it was his birthright to protect, a brooding menace grew in strength threatening to tear the kingdom apart forever. In the last days of the Age of Magic a menace would come that none foresaw, and against whom not even the fabled Knights of the Round Table could survive. A menace known only as Merlin...

This book features a series of short stories under the theme of 'the last' that are written and illustrated by the team of Rocco Bosco and Darran Jordan. The last soldier faces a different kind of war, the last bullet is fired in an attempt to save lives, the last supper is served to a changeable beast and the last flower finally blooms. These are experimental black and white comics that play with the poetic to deliver their haunting tales.

Building the foundation to a solid relationship can be compared to laying the foundation on a new home. The ground floor needs to be sturdy enough to accommodate the many rooms it will support. Building this foundation takes time and preparation to withstand both minor and major tremors. So it is with the relationship you build. No architect would think of constructing a home without a detailed blueprint to guide and manage the process, which is also true in dating. After reading "Building your Relationship Home," you will be better prepared to absorb any unexpected jolts or unplanned stormy weather, and gain a clear understanding of your relationship (home).

There are heroes among us...or at least there were. After a meteorite shower imbued people with amazing powers the world became a strange and colourful place, but they have all vanished now, leaving only memories. When Shard Industries is attacked by Data Pirates it is up to Erik Neptune to grasp the mantle that his father had worn and become the hero Helm - for without a hero nothing can save them. But whether he has powers or not, Erik has little chance against the forces gathering to oppose him, forces with plans to manipulate the entire human race...

The Years Gone Bye takes you back to a time when . . . a thong was something you wore on your feet a blackberry was something you ate and mini skirts raised eyebrows Elvis was drafted into the army Archie called Edith a "dingbat" and Forrest Gump became a household name America landed on the moon divers found the Titanic after 73 years and the police chased a white Bronco down the LA Freeway These snippets are just a few threads of the thousands of strands of pop culture and history that weave this book into a tapestry of the last half-century.

Comedy, romance, and adventure collide when germ-phobic film professor B.B. Marlowe comes to the rescue of his brightest student, Denise Brigham, and ends up caught in a treacherous plot involving terrorists and the U.S. government.

After Marlowe is caught on video supposedly killing a man, Denise and Marlowe have no choice but to flee Washington D.C. and embark on a voyage fraught with danger and peril. And when Marlowe discovers just what Denise is involved with-her father is a Secret Service agent who has mysteriously disappeared-he realizes his life might very well be on the line.

Racing across the country with police and deadly assassins on their tail, it's only by using their vast knowledge of Hollywood movies that the two are able to remain a step ahead of their pursuers. The journey takes them from a violent confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to a breathless climax atop the faux Manhattan skyline of the New York, New York Hotel in Las Vegas, where love may help Marlowe conquer all-if it doesn't get him killed first.

Brimming with suspense and action, Hitchcocked is a non-stop thrill ride from talented Hollywood insiders Hal Spear and Rocco Simonelli.

AUTHOR BIO
Hal Spear is a talented writer and stand-up comedian who has created material for many noted comedians, including Jay Leno, Drew Carey, and Howie Mandel. The New York Post describes Hal as a "hysterically funny comedian who works at a pace that's downright dizzying."

Screenwriter Rocco Simonelli is co-creator of the successful action movie franchise, The Substitute among numerous other Hollywood movies. He is the co-author of Shoot Me: Independent Filmmaking from Creative Concept to Rousing Release.

Quinine: The Jesuits discovered it. The Protestants feared it. The British vied with the Dutch for it, and the Nazis seized it. Because of quinine, medicine, warfare, and exploration were changed forever.

For more than one thousand years, there was no cure for malaria. In 1623, after ten cardinals and hundreds of their attendants died in Rome while electing Urban VII the new pope, he announced that a cure must be found. He encouraged Jesuit priests establishing new missions in Asia and in South America to learn everything they could about how the local people treated the disease, and in 1631, an apothecarist in Peru named Agostino Salumbrino dispatched a new miracle to Rome. The cure was quinine, an alkaloid made from the bitter red bark of the cinchona tree.

From the quest of the Englishmen who smuggled cinchona seeds out of South America to the way in which quinine opened the door to Western imperial adventure in Asia, Africa, and beyond, and to malaria's effects even today, award-winning author Fiammetta Rocco deftly chronicles the story of this historically ravenous disease.

John takes an early retirement and decides to pursue an old hobby of his...looking for the elusive Third Curve in a woman s calf. He meets the beautiful Susan and teams up with two other couples that want to help in his quest. As the group becomes more acquainted John decides to help Susan achieve her dream of a political career. He and the fearsome foursome join forces and move to Arizona to become Susan's campaign managers.