In ten chapters and a substantial epilogue, the book seeks the dark corners and vacant meadows of the Northwest – its people and industry, wildlife & botany, myths & legends, geology, and natural and human history – and what is to be found there.
A life of King Solomon, written by his court historian! Such, apparently, were the contents of an old Hebrew manuscript, handed on to Professor Solomon by an elderly relative. Its brittle pages were filled with the story of the king: his adulterous father (King...
Is there still a Coney Island? Once renowned as a funspot, Coney Island has been largely forgotten. Does it still exist? What has survived of the place? And what was it like? In this book CONEY ISLAND, Professor Solomon takes us there to find out. Roaming about, he...
"Across the sea is the land of Japan. With its ancient shrines, sumo wrestlers, Zen masters, capsule hotels, Laughing Festival, fortunetelling birds, haiku masters, phantom foxes, mania for bathing, musical crickets, tea masters, Living National Treasures, Moon...
Gillian Speke of https://www.the-alternative.org.uk/ has a great free ebook about a Green Living campaign directory detailing how to overcome poverty, homelessness, pollution and corruption, and survive global warming; featuring design specifications for new-style...