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  Today's Authors Series: Phillip...

  Phillip DePoy

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  Hear a lecture given by best-selling author Phillip DePoy as he reads from and discusses his historical novel set in 1605, "The King James Conspiracy," about a conspiracy that threatens the new translation of the Bible ordered by King James I, and the lives of the scholars working on it.

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  Kingdom of Israel The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  Before any type of unified political entity named Israel existed, the Jewish groups whose descendants would later form Israel identified themselves by their particular tribe. If asked their nationality or country of origin, they would likely identify themselves as Danites (from the tribe of Dan; Ex. 31:6) or Ephraimites (from the tribe of Ephraim; Judg. 12:5), etc. The main way to differentiate these tribes from other tribes in Canaan was their common worship of the deity YHWH, but in terms of language or other cultural characteristics, it would have been difficult to tell a Canaanite from an Israelite. 
  Eventually, these separate tribes united together as a type of confederation, allies who made a treaty (covenant) to provide military aid for one another when threatened by an enemy state. But it was only under the charismatic leadership of David that the 12 tribes united into a single political entity. Scholars refer to the period encompassing the reign of David and his son Solomon as the United Monarchy. This period, spanning only two generations, was the only time when all of the tribes were politically united, and after a contentious schism that resulted because the northern tribes felt exploited by the Judean kings, the northern tribes seceded from the “United Kingdom” and reverted back to the ancient northern versus southern division of the tribes. The main difference this time was that the southern kingdom now incorporated the tribe of Benjamin, located at the border between these two new nations, within its political borders. The tribe of Simeon (south of Judah) had already ceased to maintain a separate existence (see below). The new northern kingdom adopted the name Israel, while the southern kingdom took their regional name of Judah.

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  Running the Risk - From Shark...

  David Burrett Reid

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  Key Selling Points: Accessible and entertaining, narrative-driven non-fiction book about the subject of risk. No other mass-market book that covers risk beyond business book.

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  Good Newes From New England - A...

  Edward Winslow

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  Good Newes From New England is Edward Winslow's journal which covers the events that occurred between 1622 and 1623 at Plymouth Colony.  It includes firsthand information from the earliest American colonial history such as Tisquantum's death, the sickness of Massasoit, Thomas Weston's Wessagussett Colony, and many more.

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  The Legendary Expeditions of...

  Louisa Young

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  Few explorers reshaped world history like Captain James Cook. His voyages across the Pacific, from Australia to Hawaii, mapped uncharted territories, changed the course of trade, and led to both scientific advancements and cultural clashes. 
  This audiobook takes you on a thrilling journey through Cook’s three legendary expeditions, his encounters with Indigenous peoples, and his dramatic final voyage. Discover: 
  ✅ How Cook’s maps and navigation techniques changed the world 
  ✅ The first European contact with Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii 
  ✅ The scientific discoveries of his voyages—and the conflicts they caused 
  ✅ How Cook’s final journey ended in mystery and tragedy in Hawaii 
  The Legendary Expeditions of Captain Cook is a must-listen for history lovers, explorers at heart, and anyone fascinated by the Age of Discovery.

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  We Two From Heaven - A Memoir

  James Whyle

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  'A boldly imagined and beautifully written memoir. Whyle's prose is finely tuned, unflinching in its approach to painful subjects, but also laced with wry humour and the sheer delight of being alive.' – Ivan Vladislavic
  We Two from Heaven is a singular memoir, a four-part fugue on the tricks and traps of memory, a shuffling of the cards of time. Episodes from the early life of writer James Whyle are interwoven with the letters of his father from the Western Front during the First World War. Their formative experiences – war, conscription, injury, desertion – flash by, juxtaposed, as if in counterpoint.
  Upending the reader's expectations of a memoir, Whyle then explores the violence and madness of apartheid society as the narrator passes through boarding school and university and takes his first steps to become a writer. Raw and rhythmic, lyrical and caustic, this is an unsparing, formally inventive dissection of human vanities and illusions.
  At the end of history, on the shores of a blue bay, the voices of the past can be heard as we await the arrival of the barbarians – or the baboons, whoever comes first.

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