In 1714 Parliament offer a £20,000 prize for anyone who can provide an accurate means of measuring longitude at sea. John Harrison (Michael Gambon) flies in the face of popular opinion by saying that the stars do not provide the answer, and provides his own solution with the invention of a mechanical clock. However, it takes Harrison forty years to prove his theory, and he is eventually forgotten in the mists of time. Centuries later, Robert Gould (Jeremy Irons) attempts to restore Harrison's reputation by tracking down and repairing the four clocks he originally constructed.

Steven Simms short story, explores the moments of impending death when his character Saul, tries to take his own life. Saul enters his own special purgatory, and reviews his past life. The book is intended as a supplement to the album "Precious Empires" by Scottish Band, Roads To Damascus, in which Steven is lead vocalist and songwriter, alongside Calum Jamieson. Steven has also performed it as a spoken word and audio book. The story as with the album "Precious Albums" looks at the importance we place on the materialistic and superficial and asks the question "Why are we here?." Steven is not religious in the conventional sense, but certainly believes in a smile behind the Universe. At the end of the story there is a chance to review your own life and develop. Don't take it to seriously though, and enjoy the drama of this fictional, concept piece, whilst listening to the album when it is released in late 2014. www.roadstodamascus.co.uk

If you want an easy-to-read novel with dynamic characters out to change the world, look no further than Geo-Shifting: Social Cause Games. In this fascinating story, four political science students from Morehouse College in Atlanta are bent on carrying out the wishes of the "99 percenters." After the senseless death of Trayvon Martin, these black political science majors set out to literally change our laws and government. They seek financial fairness, an end to police profiling, detox of all addicts, and for America to stop policing the entire world. These bright activists come up with a "Social Plan," invent two sports, and attempt to organize a worldwide event. Read this page-turner to find out if their Social Cause Games pan out and if they are actually Molding Futures One Move at a Time. How could the foursome find celebrities to participate in their games? But the ultimate question is: Did their event transform the social conscience of the world? Originally from Miami, Stephen C. Simms Sr. now lives with his wife in North Carolina. After six years as a middle and high school teacher, he recently completed his MBA. He wanted this novel to show how a group of "average Joes" could fight corporate corruption and win. The author hopes to write a suspense thriller next. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/StephenCSimmsSr

Fremont is a culture (ca. 300-1300 A.D.) first defined by archaeologist Noel Morss in 1928 based on characteristics unique to the area. Initially thought to be a simple socio-political system, recent reassessments of the Fremont assume a more complex society. This volume places Fremont rock art studies in this contemporary context. Author Steven Simms offers an innovative model of Fremont society, politics, and worldview using the principles of analogy and current archaeological evidence. Simms takes readers on a trip back in time by describing what a typical Fremont hamlet or residential area might have looked like a thousand years ago, including the inhabitants' daily activities. Francois Gohier's captivating photographs of Fremont art and artifacts offer an engaging complement to Simms's text, aiding us in our understanding of the lives of these ancient people.

The braai is so much more than a social event or a meal. It is a ritual, an experience, perhaps the closest thing to a meditative state many of us will achieve. Even the vegetarians know that. Sometimes, however, things get burned, fights break out and somebody gets naked. And covered in potato salad. What does this have to do with the book you're scanning curiously? MK has a big problem - she has woken up a week later than she went to bed. Somebody has been feeding her cat. She has no explanation for it, but is smart enough to know it can't be good. In Johannesburg and Cape Town, sinister plots are afoot, and MK - no stranger to the deep end - may just be in over her head. The lady usually causing all the trouble now faces it from all sides - political fanatics, a Hollywood party girl, a secret agent, and most diabolical of all - local television.

Kenneth Branagh's star-studded version of Shakespeare's play has a more intimate and equivocal approach to war than Laurence Olivier's 1944 classic. The young King (Branagh), his days of carousing behind him, is advised of his legal claim to the throne of France. He decides to invade with his small and somewhat rag-tag army, taking on the massed might of the King of France's (Paul Scofield) forces.