A thrilling tale of love, war and one man's quest to reclaim his home – the great Viking city of Jorvik Born into a massacre, Viking Sigurd Einarsson is brought up in exile in Norway, filled with a consuming hatred for King Ethelred who butchered his father and siblings. He swears that never again will a descendant of Ethelred wear the English crown. On a raid into Ireland he captures the enigmatic Una, and besotted, plans to marry her. But his mother Ragnhild intervenes with her own choice of bride and causes a tragedy that will alter Sigurd's life forever. And when Ethelred's son is appointed King, Sigurd must finally decide if he is an Englishman or Viking... Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden, this is an epic adventure of Viking Britain. Views: 576
Forget what your parents, teachers, and doctors told you…Sure, smoking is bad for you. Everyone knows that. It makes your breath stink and it gives you cancer. But it's still cool. Cool enough, in fact, to become an Olympic sport…The Art of Cigarette Smoking is a joyful story about a man's abiding passion for a disgusting habit. If you like playful language, eccentric characters, and flights of fancy, then you'll love J.B. Reynolds's funny and poetic short story.Get The Art of Cigarette Smoking today to see a young man living life to the fullest. Views: 576
True love never fades... After surviving a troubled childhood, Denise can't believe that she's blissfully married to her partner and soulmate. She's confident that not even Mason's long-term, deep-cover assignment will shake their bond. And she certainly doesn't anticipate that when he finally walks back through her door that he'll have no memory of her, himself, or their time together... When Mason is pulled out of an operation gone bad, all he knows is what he's told — that he was a covert agent, that he has information vital to national security somewhere in his head, and that they can tell him no more for fear of burying those hard-fought secrets even further. They tell him nothing else; not even that the beautiful woman who makes his heart beat faster is not just his partner, but also his wife. The secret she must keep wrecks Denise, who wants only to return to Mason's arms. But despite the desire that still burns hot between them, she... Views: 576
What if the people seized the means of climate production?Climate engineering is a dystopian project. But as the human species hurtles ever faster towards its own extinction, geoengineering as a temporary fix, to buy time for carbon removal, is a seductive idea. We are right to fear that geoengineering will be used to maintain the status quo, but is there another possible future after geoengineering? Can these technologies and practices be used as technologies of repair, to bring carbon levels back down to pre-industrial levels? Are there possibilities for massive intentional intervention in the climate that are democratic, decentralized, or participatory? Is there a scenario where the people can define and enact geoengineering on our own terms? These questions are provocative, because they go against a binary that has become common sense: geoengineering is assumed to be on the side of industrial agriculture, inequality and ecomodernism, in opposition to degrowth,... Views: 576
When Lucky Bradley married his wife 25 years ago, he had the happily ever after he'd always wanted. Then, 20 years into their marriage, he found himself in a same sex marriage, as his wife transitioned from wife to husband. True love wins out as they explain what this means for them and their relationship in Accidentally Gay, the blog that chronicled the day-by-day transformation of this happily married couple. Views: 576
