John Stephens

Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome enemy.

Martin OShea was born in Dublin in one of the less salubrious parts of that beautiful city. He would tell you he was raised on the wrong side of the tracks by loving, but totally incompetent parents. They just could not cope with looking after themselves, let alone the five children, of whom Martin was the eldest. Their house was a two up and two down on a housing estate where just about everybody was in the same boat. They were all skint. Furthermore...

Over the course of many years, I have written various things to commemorate occasions, which included church activities, the wife's many birthdays, wedding anniversaries, holidays, Christmas and Easter times, to name but a few. These items seem to have had a life of their own and obeyed the call to go forth and multiply. I hadn't realized just how many there were. Writing them has given me much pleasure and satisfaction over many years, and their...

This is a part of a collection of poems, stories, and short plays, written over many years to mark a particular occasion. Some were produced for use in church or church magazines, school events, and especially for birthdays, anniversaries, personal moments, and family happenings. As many a poet has discovered, once you embark on writing poems for the wifes birthday, wedding anniversaries, and so forth, it becomes an expected contribution, and there...

"Kate and Michael must help the magical world prepare for the final war against the Dire Magnus, while Emma must travel to find the final book--the Book of the Dead"--publisher.

By and about the greatest celebrities of frontier America, these are the stories of their adventures told in their own words through excerpts from autobiographies, articles they wrote, newspaper interviews, private journals, personal letters, and court testimony. These glimpses into the worlds of these legendary figures as they describe their own personal experiences, impressions, what life in the frontier West was like, reveal the roles they played...

Now find out what really happened at the infamous gunfight near the O.K. Corral--one of the largest shootouts in Wild West history. This comprehensive look at the shootout explains the causes of the gunfight, what happened during the fight, and the bloody vendetta that followed. The gunfight erupted when three of the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday confronted a group of five rustlers who were waiting outside Doc's lodgings. Approximately thirty seconds...

What does it take to explore the ancient Yucatán? How many diseases can one survive? The definitive edition. • Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of John Lloyd Stephens • Featuring original plates, woodcuts, and illustrations Discover the hardships of travel of the 19th century. The two years John Lloyd Stephens spent in central America were, filled with adventures through jungle and wilderness. Searching for the ruins...

This book explores the motif of the spiritual journey and its evolution in Western literature. A spiritual journey can be broadly defined as a search for the divine. Such a search can occur either internally as a psychological process or in some cases may involve an actual geographic journey. Spiritual journeys can be conducted by individuals or groups. In exploring this topic, various kinds of texts will be reviewed, including autobiographies, novels,...

Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the last decade, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage.In Democracy and the Left, Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens argue that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. In addition to directly affecting public policy, democratic institutions...