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  Border Nation - A Story of...

  Leah Cowan

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  Borders are not just meaningless geographical lines. They have an impact on all of our lives, whether it's the fallout from Brexit or the inhumanity of a detention center. In Border Nation, Leah Cowan shows how borders are violent, oppressive, and must be resisted. Looking back, we learn of the elitist, colonial, and patriarchal origins of borders, explore the vital history of anti-racist, anti-border organizing and hear stories from people who have crossed partitions. Debunking myths around migration, Leah Cowan unpacks the 'hostile environment' and reveals how healthcare crises, terrorism, unemployment, and housing shortages are often manipulated by politicians and the media to vilify migrants. As borders grow, migrants are policed, and immigration controls are tightened, this book transforms our understanding of borders, migration, and our fight for belonging.

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  The Jesus Problem - A...

  J. M. Robertson

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  A rationalist historian examines the evidence for the historical Jesus and argues that the gospels are a construction rather than a record. J. M. Robertson was a Member of Parliament, an autodidact and the most formidable of the mythicists. The book is the fullest statement of a case that has been largely rejected and never entirely dismissed. Sixty plates of harbours, Roman ruins and Old Master landscapes by Claude Lorrain and Giovanni Paolo Panini open the historical imagination onto the world in which the myth theory was argued.

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  Empire of God - How the...

  Robert Spencer

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  Western civilization is generally regarded as the child of Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome. That is, in the West, our philosophical and political thought is derived from that of the ancient Greeks; our Christian religion comes from the Jewish religion, and both of these came to us via the Roman Empire. 
   
   
   
  Western society has other forefathers as well: we would be unwise to give the Byzantine Empire short shrift. The ways in which it has influenced our world for the good, and indeed, created the parameters of our society at its healthiest and strongest, are insufficiently appreciated today. 
   
   
   
  If the United States were to last as long as the Roman Empire, including its Byzantine period, it would have to continue as an independent country until the year 2899. To maintain a unified nation state for over eleven hundred years is a remarkable achievement by any standard, and the Romans accomplished it while facing existential threats and efforts to extinguish their polity during virtually every period of their existence. Now, nearly six hundred years after the demise of the empire, its influence still resonates in a number of fields. 
   
   
   
  There is no arguing with success. It's time we took notice.

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  Zodiakos: The Circle of Holy...

  Manly P. Hall

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  Zodiakos: The Circle of Holy Animals is a mystical exploration of the twelve signs of the zodiac as they were originally conceived—sacred emblems in the celestial scripture of the ancient world. This richly symbolic work reinterprets Aries through Pisces as spiritual archetypes, each one a phase in the soul’s journey around the eternal wheel of life, death, and rebirth. 
  Drawing on the esoteric traditions of Egypt, Greece, Chaldea, and the mystery schools of antiquity, Zodiakos reveals how the constellations were not merely tools of astrology, but sacred signatures of cosmic intelligence, encoded with the wisdom of the ages. Whether lion or lamb, goat or twins, each sign becomes a gateway to initiation and an invitation to inner alchemy. 
  Perfect for seekers, stargazers, and students of Hermeticism, Zodiakos unites myth, magic, and metaphysics in a visionary guide to the twelvefold path of cosmic understanding.

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  Highland Legends - The Wolf of...

  Thomas Dick Lauder

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  Legends and traditions of the Scottish Highlands: the wolf of Badenoch, the ghosts of the Findhorn, the second sight, and the great Moray floods of 1829, which the author had witnessed. Thomas Dick Lauder was a Morayshire laird and a naturalist as well as a storyteller. The tales are told as a proprietor's local knowledge rather than as folklore. Sixty plates of painting, from Jacopo di Cione to John William Waterhouse, gather the shrines, saints and crowned Virgins that haunt these tales of Highland faith and flood.

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  The Crystal Stopper

  Maurice Leblanc

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  A mysterious crystal stopper becomes the key to a dangerous secret—and Arsène Lupin is drawn into the intrigue.
  
  In The Crystal Stopper, Maurice Leblanc delivers another thrilling adventure featuring the legendary Arsène Lupin, the elegant gentleman thief whose intelligence and ingenuity make him one of classic crime fiction's most unforgettable characters.
  
  When a seemingly ordinary object becomes connected to a serious crime, Lupin finds himself caught in a complicated mystery involving secrets, deception, political intrigue, stolen information, and powerful enemies. As the investigation unfolds, Lupin must rely on his extraordinary ability to read people, disguise his intentions, and stay ahead of those pursuing him.
  
  Leblanc combines detective mystery, crime fiction, adventure, suspense, and political intrigue to create a fast-moving story filled with clever reversals. Lupin's unconventional methods and charismatic personality add a distinctive sense of humor and unpredictability to the narrative.
  
  For readers who enjoy Arsène Lupin, gentleman-thief mysteries, classic detective fiction, French crime novels, secret plots, and intricate adventures, The Crystal Stopper offers an entertaining journey through the sophisticated world of Maurice Leblanc's most famous creation.
  
  Follow Arsène Lupin as he attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding the crystal stopper. Read The Crystal Stopper today and discover a classic adventure filled with crime, intrigue, deception, suspense, and the irresistible wit of the gentleman thief.

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