My father says that a journey should always change your life in some way. Well, when you have nothing, I suppose a journey promises everything.
"Diamonds for everyone." That's what fifteen-year-old Patson Moyo hears when his family arrives in the Marange diamond fields. Soon Patson is working in the mines along with four friends, pooling their profits for a chance at a better life. Each of them hopes to find a girazi, a priceless...

After the first tractors appeared on the scene in the late 1890s, it took another two decades and plenty of modifications for farmers to embrace this once-crude technology in favor of the steam engine, further advancing the power-farming revolution. Written by an international expert in agricultural machinery, Farm Tractors takes readers back to the nineteenth century to look at the precursors to modern tractors and travels through the years to follow...

Gabriel Rackett stands at the threshold of middle age. He lives north of Chicago and teaches at a small community college. He has written one novel and has no prospects of writing another, his powers stagnated by drink and loss. Into his possession comes a manuscript, written by a childhood friend and neighbor, which ignites his memory and takes him back to his mysterious mentor and the ghosts that haunted his own coming of age. Now, at the ebb of...

Michael Williams is Charles and Emma Morrison Professor of Humanities at Northwestern University. Inspired by the work of Wilfrid Sellars, Michael Williams launches an all-out attack on what he calls "phenomenalism," the idea that our knowledge of the world rests on a perceptual or experiential foundation. The point of this wider-than-normal usage of the term "phenomenalism," according to which even some forms of direct realism deserve to be called...

From an expert on Bible translation and interpretation comes a revealing look at the Minor Prophets. Michael Williams, PhD, takes readers on a journey from Hosea to Malachi, uncovering significant messages about Jesus and the gospel. Making these often overlooked books accessible, Williams gives insight into each of the minor prophets, exploring • Little-known facts about the prophet • The gospel according to the prophet • Why the prophet should...

The Brown Crayon was, written, during the Covid-19 quarantine in 2020. In the midst of the George Floyd and Breonna Taylor protests, hate and racism gaining momentum, and our children, of every color, witnessing it all, something was necessary to teach all kids that the color of their skin is not a crime. The Brown Crayon helped a child show how to LOVE themselves and the beauty that they actually possess!

Amateur theatre director Stephen Thorne plots a sensational production of a Greek tragedy in order to ruffle feathers in the small city where he lives. Accompanied by an eccentric and fly-by-night cast and crew, he prepares for opening night, unaware that as he unleashes the play, he has drawn the attention of ancient and powerful forces. Michael Williams' VINE: AN URBAN LEGEND weds Greek Tragedy and urban legend with dangerous intoxication, as the...

This is a book of deep soul searching poems that will allow you to see who and where you are in life. It will help you find your place and recognize the areas in your life that needs attention, and also help you to address them. It allows you to see what to expect in a healthy as-well-as an unhealthy relationship. This book is written in behalf of all the women and young ladies who have been hurt, betrayed, deceived, abused, neglected, and raped...

"Tell me a story." Countless parents and grandparents have heard that request from children. People of all ages are captivated by a good story. Storytelling helps us makes sense of the events of our lives, the world around us, and God. When we tell stories, we speak a world into being-just as God did in the creation accounts in the book of Genesis. In this book on storytelling as spiritual exploration, master storyteller Michael Williams shares stories...

To God Be The Glory For The Things He Has Done, And Will Do Part II, is an inspirational Christian Poetry book created and designed (by God Himself) for people of all age groups. Everyone will be able to relate to it, elementary school students, junior high students, high school students, and adults. Everybody will enjoy this delightful scripture filled book, which is easy to read and understand. The poems are uplifting in difficult times and they...