Set in 1977 in the north of England. Angels of the North is the second of a trilogy that tells the tale of the McConnell family. Join them on a journey of adventure and misadventure as they navigate the turbulent ocean of life. Through the doldrums, past the cape of no hope and back to the safe harbour of family and friends. The three brothers chart a relatively safe course until the unexploded mines of love, lust and larceny explode, stretching the chain of family and friendship that anchors them to one and other to its limit.

What are angels? Where were they first encountered? Can we distinguish angels from gods, fairies, ghosts, and aliens? And why do they remain so popular? This Very Short Introduction investigates stories and speculations about angels in religions old and new, in art, literature, film, and the popular imagination.

Angels of the Anasazi A young man awakens one day in a strange new land with no memory of who he was or how he got there. He traveled days in the canyons until found by the people who inhabit this land and welcomed him as an Angel from their legends. Over time, he finds that he has special skills and a strange protector. The mystery of those who came before leads him to the Priests whose sacred prayer rituals reveal more. His search for the truth convinced the stone masons to tell him their ancient secrets. The love for a beautiful maiden leads to decisions he must make about his future on this world. The leaders of the empire embrace his advanced knowledge yet some tried to kill him. When the ancient stories finally come together, he begins a quest to find the final amazing piece of the puzzle.

What are angels? Where were they first encountered? Can we distinguish angels from gods, faeries, ghosts, and aliens? And why do they remain so popular? This concise introduction investigates stories and speculations about angels in religions old and new, in art, literature, film, and the popular imagination.

An intimate photographic journey into 115 years of history inside a nineteenth-century asylum.

After several days of beautiful spring-like weather, a mid-March blizzard hits central North Dakota in 1920. Under unusual circumstances, 15-year-old Hazel Miner and her younger brother and sister, Emmet and Myrdith, are caught out in the middle of the storm trying to get home from school on a small horse-drawn sleigh. You will never forget the compelling, true story of Hazel's heroism during 25 hours of unimaginable adversity during that blizzard!

In the midst of the remarkable revival of interest and belief in angels comes this handsomely illustrated reference work--the fruit of 16 years of research in Talmudic, gnostic, cabalistic, apocalyptic, patristic, and legendary texts. "A wacky and wonderful compendium of angelic lore".--Time. Illustrations.