Best Selling Books by Michael Smith

In a hurricane-ravaged Mississippi of the near future, a man who elects to remain behind when most people have fled the area is brutally attacked by two hitchhikers who steal his supplies, a crime that prompts him to pursue justice.

This book is a compilation of a life well spent as a world traveler and police commander with the Richmond Virginia Police Department. It is presented as is life, in the form of short stories of police operations and life lessons in other areas. There is much humor inside, because this is the way I saw my life. There is, as well, serious and well-thought-out tales that occurred over a lifetime of living.

A magical, long-forgotten masterpiece, The Romance of William and the Werewolf is the story of two princes who overcame their wicked family to reclaim their inheritance and build a society based on tolerance and equality. Originally titled William of Palerne, it was first translated from French and then converted into an alliterative Middle English romance by an obscure Gloucestershire scribe in c. 1350. It has never been translated into modern English – until now. Written over 600 years ago, it is a multi-layered tale of poverty, justice, exile and 'otherness'; its themes of inheritance, the freedom of women, fairness and forgiveness, familial responsibility and social class, speak to us just as clearly today, and challenge us to reflect upon our class-driven politics and the corruption, entitlement and indifference which underlie it. As with Michael Smith’s other translations – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and King Arthur’s Death – The Romance of William and the Werewolf will feature a detailed historical introduction, a comprehensive glossary and notes, and Michael’s own rich and beautiful linocut illustrations.

An innovative program bringing fathers and sons together in faith sharing, bonding and growing into mature Christian manhood. The gospel-based process includes community budding among teens and adults, presentations and small group sharing of issues crucial to achieving healthy manhood, and time for healing and strengthening one-to-one dialogue between a father and his son.

In 1922 a journalist commented on British tenacity to General Bruce, leader of the British Everest Expedition. Bruce replied with a single word: 'Shackleton'. Ernest Shackleton is one of history's great explorers, an extraordinary Edwardian character who pioneered the path to the South Pole and became a leading figure in Antarctic discovery. His incredible adventures on four expeditions to the Antarctic have captivated generations. A restless adventurer from an Irish background, he joined the Empire's last great endeavour of exploration to reach the South Pole with Scott on the Discovery expedition. A clash with Scott led to Shackleton being ordered home and a bitter feud. This comprehensive biography brings a fresh perspective to the heroic age of Polar exploration dominated by Shackleton's complex, compelling and enduringly fascinating story.

Discovery Daze - 72 Poems is Obediah Michael Smith's 16th book of poems. He has attended and participated in poetry festivals in Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua and Medellín, Colombia. His poems, in English, are included in literary journals and anthologies throughout the Caribbean, in the USA and in England. His poems, translated into Spanish, are included in anthologies in Colombia, in Mexico, in Peru, in Venezuela and in Spain. At The College of The Bahamas, in 2009 and in 2011, he facilitated the poetry writing room for the Bahamas Writers Summer Institute.

Presenting an overview of all aspects of ecology, this text includes information on evolution, ecosystems theory, plants, animals, biogeochemical cycles, and global change. The student package includes a free Evolution Lab from the BiologyLabs Online series and a CD-ROM.

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The brilliant work carried out by British codebreakers based at Bletchley Park is now believed to have shortened the duration of the Second World War by up to two years. But during the dark days of 1941, as Britain stood almost alone against the apparently unstoppable tide of the Nazi war machine, this remarkable achievement seemed a million miles away. With the help of their Polish counterparts, the British codebreakers had broken the German Enigma machine cipher. But the resources on which they could call were so small that it seemed their achievements would be in vain. Without the necessary manpower, they would never be able to take full advantage of their ability to break the German codes and ciphers. In October 1941, four of the leading codebreakers, including the outstanding Alan Turing, wrote a letter to Winston Churchill asking for help. Reminding him that on a recent visit to Bletchley Park he had praised their work, they told him that it was being held up and in some cases not being done at all, principally because we cannot get sufficient staff to deal with it.o Churchill insisted that they be given everything they needed, adding the succinct instruction: 'Action This Day'. It was to be a key turning point for the codebreakers, if not for the war itself. To mark the 60th anniversary of Churchill's 'Action This Day', Michael Smith and Ralph Erskine, both leading authorities on the work of Bletchley Park, have assembled a number of key writers to explain its importance in the history of 20th century codebreaking and the birth of today's computer age. The authors include several of those who worked at Bletchley Park, some of whom have only now agreed to tell their stories, as well as a number of prominent experts on various aspects of the codebreakers' extraordinary achievements. The contributors and editors have donated their royalties from the publication of this book to the Bletchley Park Trust, originally set up to commemorate the codebreakers' work. Their remarkable stories make for compulsive reading.

Previously published under titles: The complete natural medicine guide to the 50 most common medicinal herbs and The botanical pharmacy.

This is a guide to opening peace in your life. If you are seeking to find peace, serenity, and grace. Or if you are looking to just find a different way, life does not feel good. Then... this is for you. I wrote this book just for my own learning to help myself return home. A friend found it and said publish this now. Its really my diary to myself but you may find it helpful as a teaching as art.

Poems written while cruising with a companion to Cozumel, Mexico and Key West, and while visiting University of Miami on our way home.

"On February 4th, 1999, the 639-foot cargo ship named New Carissa ran aground off the Oregon Coast near Coos Bay. What started out to be a routine salvageable resuce operation, turned into one of the largest and most expensive maritime disasters ever recorded in Oregon's history. This is the true story behind 'the ship that refused to die.'"--P [3].

Irishman Francis Crozier was a major figure in the nineteenth-century polar explorations. Rejecting his privileged background, he joined the navy during the Napoleonic wars and captained the Terror in the first charting of the Antarctic. Crozier sought adventure, but it was an unrequited love that drove him back to the ice in 1845 on the fateful North West Passage expedition. The expedition never returned, becoming the biggest disaster in Polar exploration. When Captain Franklin died, Crozier took command and led the battle to survive in the Canadian Arctic, Despite the 40 ships sent to search for the crew only a few pathetic relics were found, including signs that the men had resorted to cannibalism.

Captain Francis Crozier was a major figure in 19th century Arctic and Antarctic exploration who led the doomed Franklin Expedition's battle to survive against the odds. It is a compelling story which refuses to be laid to rest and recent discovery of his lost ships above the Arctic Circle gives it a new urgency. The ships may hold vital clues to how two navy vessels and 129 men disappeared 170 years ago and why Crozier, in command after Franklin's early death, left the only written clue to the biggest disaster in Polar history. Drawn from historic records and modern revelations, this is the only comprehensive account of Crozier's extraordinary life. It is a tale of a great explorer, a lost love affair and an enduring mystery. Crozier's epic story began comfortably in Banbridge, Co Down and involved six gruelling expeditions on three of the 19th century's great endeavours – navigating the North West Passage, reaching the North Pole and mapping Antarctica. But it ended in disaster.