New Release Books by Alan Robert

May of Teck, only daughter of a noble family fallen from grace, has been selected to marry the troublesome Prince Eddy, heir to the British throne. Submitting to the wishes of Queen Victoria and under pressure from her family, young May agrees. But just as a spark of love and devotion arises between the young couple, Prince Eddy dies of influenza. To her horror, May discovers she is to be married to the brother, Georgie, instead, a cold and domineering man. But what can she do? From the author of' The Prince of Mirrors comes this gripping account of the life of Queen Mary, one of the most formidable queens of Britain.

Two men with expectations. One predicted to succeed, the other to fail... Prince Albert Victor, heir presumptive to the British throne, is seen as disastrously inadequate to be king. The grandson of Queen Victoria, he is good-hearted but intensely shy and, some whisper, even slow-witted. By contrast, Jem Stephen is a renowned intellectual, a poet and a golden boy worshipped by all. But a looming curse of mental instability is threatening to take it all away. Appointed as the prince's personal tutor, Jem works to prepare him for the duty to come. A friendship grows between the men - one that will allow them to understand and finally accept who they really are, and change both of their lives forever.

The Salome Ensemble probes the entangled lives, works, and passions of a political activist, a novelist, a screenwriter, and a movie actress who collaborated in 1920s New York City. Together they created the shape-shifting, genre-crossing Salome of the Tenements, first a popular novel and then a Hollywood movie. The title character was a combination Cinderella and Salome like the women who conceived her. Rose Pastor Stokes was the role model. Anzia Yezierska wrote the novel. Sonya Levien wrote the screenplay. Jetta Goudal played her on the silver screen. Ginsberg considers the women individually and collectively, exploring how they shaped and reflected their cultural landscape. These European Jewish immigrants pursued their own versions of the American dream, escaped the squalor of sweatshops, knew romance and heartache, and achieved prominence in politics, fashion, journalism, literature, and film.

The Volcano Is Our Home When Alan Akana realized he had missed the gift of hearing many of his family’s stories, his search for his history became a gift to all his readers. The Volcano is Our Home introduces us in a very personal way to the influences that shaped Hawaii from an isolated group of islands inhabited by remarkable people with a unique and beautiful culture into the tourist mecca known today by travelers from all over the world. The author takes you to the real Hawaii, so that you may walk these islands with new understanding of the lost way of life of those who have gone before. You will journey over 250 years with a Hawaiian family, guided by their connection to the land, each other and a rich spiritual realm. You will join them on the slopes of Kilauea Volcano as they confront the arrival of each new wave of change—from Captain Cook to the missionaries, to the overthrow of the kingdom, to the 50th State, to the 21st century. Alan Akana is one of the current generation of Hawaiians who has perfected the art of “talking story.” —Gail Larsen, Founder of Real Speaking and Author of Transformational Speaking: If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story An Excerpt from the Book: “My ancestors simply could not ignore the goddess who lived among them and continued to appear in their midst. As the culture changed dramatically, Pele was a constant presence from generation to generation. While villages disappeared, species became extinct, churches were established, and governments were stolen, the relationship between the people who lived on the slopes of Kilauea and Pele remained firm as ever; and the people continued to make sacrifices and prayers to her in the same way as their ancestors did centuries before them.”

A deadly mistake makes police officer Jay Lynch and his family retreat from the big city and try to put new roots down in the small town of Albany, Oregon. Unbeknownst to Jay, his new little town holds secrets and horrors that makes policing a big city seem like child's play.

Rocker Alan Robert of the legendary metal-crossover music group, Life of Agony, writes and illustrates this twisted horror/conspiracy series. Wire Hangers uses nightmarish visuals and graphic storytelling to depict a wave of abductions plaguing New York City. Pill-popping detectives, corrupt secret agents, and a mysterious, disfigured homeless man are all inter-connected in this horrific tale of revenge and redemption.

This traces Alan's first 54 years. It is autobiographical and updates the 1990 version.It tells of his fight to retain the love of the Lord Jesus throughout adversity, pain, and self recognition.

According to a reader's report, this is "one of the finest studies on (any kind of) Chinese music to emerge in recent years." Based on extensive fieldwork and a thorough knowledge of the scholarly literature, the author examines the theoretical underpinnings of the 'silk and bamboo' instrumental ensemble traditions of the Chaozhou, Hakka and Cantonese peoples of South China. Stepping back far into history, the book opens with a penetrating examination of Confucian theory, the ancient corpus of behavioral doctrine which promoted music as a means of achieving social harmony and which, together with Daoist belief, exercised unusually strong influence over common-practice music and aesthetics. This is followed by a rigorous analysis of the music itself, focusing upon linear and modal structures and performance styles which reflect a fascinating mix of ancient ideologies and more recent influences.

Get that red crayon ready! Rock-star-turned-comics-creator Alan Robert has created a follow-up to his smash-hit, horror-themed adult coloring book! The color-crazed carnage continues! Follow everyone's favorite undead girl, Ghouliana, as she mischievously attempts to trick budding colorists into unleashing a deadly spell. Try and find the ingredients she's sprinkled throughout Robert's intricate pen and ink illustrations before it's too late!

In one of the most beautiful, most wealthy zip codes in the country lies the sleepy, sun-drenched coastal town of La Jolla, California, and among all of this beauty stands Diablo House. It'll make your dreams come true, if you dare. Surf-bum and host, Riley, invites us into his home and shares stories of the people who let their desires come at the cost of all else.

What do you get when you throw three murderers into one prison cell together? Well, when those characters happen to be based on the likenesses of celebrities Frank Vincent (Goodfellas, Raging Bull, The Sopranos), Marky Ramone (formerly of The Ramones) and Brea Grant (Heroes, Dexter), you can bet that the outcome will be anything but ordinary. From the creator of IDW’s hit series Crawl to Me (now in development to become a feature film), comes Alan Robert’s Killogy, an off-the-wall, genre-busting mash-up of crime, dark comedy, and horror.

"The Danes have taken treasures from the abbey at Burh at Abbot Brand's request, to keep them from William's appointed Norman abbot Turold. Now the Tanner's Grandson has the rebels where he wants them, so he thinks. Ivar and friends are joined on Ely by Tostig's sons, amongst others. Hereward has the task of directing the many men he has, whilst Earl Morkere has a watching brief on the isle. In reality Morkere's time is spent either drunk or in bed with the lissom Ingirid. Ivar and friends play their parts both in raiding, and in defending Ely. The uncanny has its part to play in the bleak Fenland winter. A witch has been summoned by Ivo de Taillebois, the Norman shire reeve of Lincolnshire, to put a curse on the defenders Her tower-top antics back-fire on her and she falls from the flaming timber tower to her death. Ivar is visited by the spirit of Hel - the guardian of the Norse un-dead - that spells doom on his continued womanising. And a nun, cast-out by Abbot Thurstan, becomes the spirit of the venerable Aetheldreda of Ely on the field of battle close to Ely. Follow Ivar, Saeward, Harding, Osgod, the bowman Hringolf and friends through a campaign to unseat the unwanted king. This is book seven of the RAVENFEAST saga, Ivar's saga. Read about his adventures, and the background to the era, in the series on: http: //hubpages.com/literature/THE-RAVENFEAST-SERIES. Savour the read...

Hope seems always present in Serenityville. Witness the first daffodils of spring, or a bouncy tune blaring from a gramphopne. The villagers share the happiness of a young couple's engagement, and the miracle of a tiny newborn. They aren't afraid to peruse the heavens in search of their own "wishing" star.""Not everything is at is seems in Serenityville," observed one keey-eyed visitor. But in the end, the struggle for redemption in the face of tragedy and commitment to personal responsibility are the real legacies of Serenityville.

Ivar Ulfsson in early middle age is still fighting fit. Tall, white blond and trim-bearded, he is a close kinsman of King Harold on his mother's side. In 'RAVENFEAST' we meet him on his way north with Harold's huscarls to Jorvik in late September, 1066. Harold has a task for Ivar, to keep his errant younger brother Tostig from being killed by Earl Morkere's men. To do this he must show himself to be sympathetic to Tostig's cause and 'join' him and Harald Sigurdsson at Stamford Bridge. After the battle, with Tostig safe I var must ensure he sails to Flanders. Before that he re-acquaints himself with the Mercian woman Braenda he bedded after the defeat of Gruffyd ap Llewellyn some years earlier. The killing does not stop with the battle, and on his way south to catch up with Harold in London he meets with one adventure after another, gaining new friends and re-sealing old friendships along the way. Harold's deafeat near Hastings is not the end. A set-back awaits Duke William at London Bridge when the Middlesex fyrd readies a welcome for him and his mounted followers. Time to celebrate? You may like to read some of Alan's work on the Hub-pages, alancaster149.hubpages.com and Northworld Saga Site, www.northworldsagasite.webeden.co.uk., covering aspects of Britain's early days from the migrations across the North Sea to Henry I. Alan has so far produced shorter works for special interest publications on railway historical and model-making aspects.

Father Cutha has Ivar banished from Nazeing for not repudiating the spay wife Braenda. Ivar rides west for Wales with Oslac and Cyneweard. They are joined not long later by Saeward and Theodolf, who save Ivar from the clutches of Gilbert de Warenne at Bruning's inn near Oxford. Riding west, they meet Osgod and Harding, on their way from Jorvik to fight the Normans alongside Eadric and the Welsh princes Bleddyn and Rhiwallon. In Wales Ivar learns his old nemesis Copsig has been appointed earl in Northumbria and is on his way north to take up his duries. Crossing Shropshire and the Pennines in company with his friends and Harding, Ivar avoids ambush, takes the Norman earl William fitzOsbern hostage and crosses paths with Copsig in the winter wilderness. Copsig is cornered by Earl Gospatric and his kinsman Osulf at Newburn on Tyne, and Ivar finds himself tested in the first of many confrontations during the year following William's coronation.

A reference guide for anyone interested in learning the tricks and tips of close-up photography. Constant provides practical "how-to" advice covering the many different areas of close-up photography. Heavily illustrated with diagrams, tables and over 200 beautiful color photos, the guide also includes mathematical formulas that have been simplified and explained with examples.

Fifty years of portraits, painted and drawn, are gathered together in Alan Pearson: Expressionist Portraits. Designed by the artist himself, this large format hardback book is visually exciting and unites high quality images with incisive interpretations by the author and other guest writers.The images represented in this book were created in New Zealand, Australia, England, and Italy; gathered from public galleries, private collectors and the artist's collection; the portraits chart the development of Alan Pearson's ever-developing expressionist style, from studying fine arts at Canterbury University in 1957, to his current works in Australia in his 80th year Amongst the penetrating psychological profiles of his other subjects the highly acclaimed selfportraits form a substantial core of the book, charting the artist's progress autobiographically.Alison Pearson, the artist's partner since 1976, focuses on the stories inherent in a portrait, and the arc of the artist's story bound up in each work. An analysis of location, technique and subject is presented in chronological sequence, allowing the narrative to flow naturally.Entwined with the main text are supplements from contributing writers (including Margaret Hudson-Ware and Laurence Fearnley) focusing on the experience of being a portrait subject.Poems by Zoltan Endre and Barry Southam explore their personal reactions to particular portraits and Alan Pearson's own poems reinforce the understanding of mood and character. Others who have had a close association with the artist (eg. Neil Roberts, Tim Garrity, and Richard Wolfe) appraise individual paintings. Short essays by Alan's biographer, Denys Trussell and by T.L. Rodney Wilson describe the artist's modus operandi and place in the art historical canon.Vibrant and readable, this book appeals to all readers, to those interested in contemporary art and in the human condition.

Adventurously set mainly in England and Cyprus, this first in a series of Elliott Hadley novels, brings together the home loving Elliott, and the evil Antigone Korecky in an adventure that could end in world domination, unless the ex-MI6 agent agrees to come out of retirement to finish off his long standing enemy.Starting in Switzerland and visiting France, Italy and Egypt, the trials and tribulations of their adventure unfold, climaxing in an explosive finale in Cyprus.

There is something in the contours of the sonnet, that siren of poetic forms, which can shape the imagination. Sky Atlas, based on the 88 constellations, is itself a sequence of 88 sonnets: some are traditional and others, like the prose sonnet and the hypersonnet, are more subversive, yet still maintain a strong attachment to a poetic terrain. The heavens are seasonal, and so is the atlas, with 22 constellations in each of the spring, summer, fall, and winter sections. A walk under the stars, whatever the season, can leave you breathless and wondering. Reading Sky Atlas will do the same.

This book tells you how to recognize some of the rocks, minerals and fossils that you will find.

Jeremy Middlewich is murdered at a dinner party at Balls Cross Manor, his home.Could the murderer be one of the dinner guests, or could it be a total stranger?Elliott Hadley is called in to investigate his fathers death by Lord Anthony Middlewich as the police enquiry is going nowhere, other than finding other corpses around the quaint English village of Balls Cross.Can he really hope to suceed where the authorities can only fail?