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L.E. Ward was born July 5, 1944, as Leon Edgar Ward. Pennies from Heaven is his seventh published book of poems, and ninth collection of poetry, containing over 100 poems, written since 2003. His books reflect his lifetime interests: Immersion in the past, both personal and cultural; a criticism of...

As You Tithe, So You Prosper: A Series of Four Lessons in Tithing by L E Meyer The basis of tithing is recognition of God's ownership and man's stewardship. To understand this truth and to act upon it brings abundant reward. The chief reward is increased spirituality, manifesting itself...

Herman Melville’s classic novella rewritten with all the characters regendered. Now read the story set aboard a ship, crewed and captained entirely by women! The exceptionally handsome Billy Budd is pressed into service aboard the English warship Indomitable. There, she quickly adapts to her new...

As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning. Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method...

Souljourners Truth is a collection of experiences. It is a journey primarily through the thoughts and emotions of L.E.I.M.S.I. via the path of poetry and spoken word. The objective of this book is to challenge people to feel as well as to join an otherwise disconnected array of people through the power of an emotional experience conveyed through ink and sound.

Mark Twain’s classic novel, now rewritten with the characters regendered. Follow the princess as she’s forced live like a pauper and the pauper as she adapts to royal life! In 16th century England, two girls are born, one the daughter and heir to King Henry VIII, the other to a common family...

Oscar Wilde’s collection of short stories, rewritten with all its characters regendered to provide a whole new meaning. From the Happy Princess to the Selfish Giantess, their central themes and morals remain the same, even while the regendering process provides a completely different perspectives.

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel of morality, sin, and social stigma, completely rewritten with all the characters regendered. Now read about Heston Prynne as he deals with the consequences of his infidelity and being excluded from his puritanical society. Heston Prynne is forced to wear...

Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel has been rewritten with all the characters regendered. Now follow Philomena Fogg, and her companion Jeanne Passepartout, as they attempt to travel around the world in eighty days! Whilst discussing the recently opened Indian train line, Philomena Fogg...

From the post-apocalyptic wasteland of the near future, to the experiences of modern, online dating, A Collection of Unfortunate Tales is a diverse collection of quirky tales sure to arouse your interest and provoke intense discussions of the human condition.

Expanding American Anthropology, 1945–1980: A Generation Reflects takes an inside look at American anthropology’s participation in the enormous expansion of the social sciences after World War II. During this time the discipline of anthropology itself came of age, expanding into diverse subfields,...

Were slavery and social injustice leading to dire poverty in antiquity and late antiquity only regarded as normal, 'natural' (Aristotle), or at best something morally 'indifferent' (the Stoics), or, in the Christian milieu, a sad but inevitable consequence of the Fall, or even an expression of God's...

Literary scholars and historians have long considered W. E. B. Du Bois (1868--1963) an extremely influential writer and a powerful cultural critic. The author of more than one hundred books, hundreds of published articles, and founding editor of the NAACP journal The Crisis, Du Bois has been widely...

The primitive meaning of this celebrated word, Nirvāṇa, seems to be twofold: on the one hand, 'becoming cool, cooling'; on the other hand, 'blowing out,' 'extinguishing.' There is a nirvāṇa of a man who is thirsty as well as of a candle. Hence two directions in the evolution of the religious...