Gerard Kilroy here draws on newly discovered manuscript sources to reveal Campion as a charismatic and affectionate scholar who was finding fulfilment as priest and teacher in Prague when he was summoned to lead the first Jesuit mission to England. The book offers fresh insights into the dramatic search for Campion, the populist nature of the disputations in the Tower, and the legal issues raised by his torture. It was the monarchical republic itself that made him the beloved ‘champion’ of the English Catholic community. Edmund Campion presents the most detailed and comprehensive picture to date of an historical figure whose loyalty and courage, in the trial and on the scaffold, swiftly became legendary across Europe.

“Talio” is the second story of a Trilogy following the Ivanson family. Edmund, the youngest son of the Earl. Inherits his father’s sword and ring. When the ring is worn the sword enhances the skill of the swordsman when fighting his enemies. Edmund names the sword “Talio” (Latin for retribution). Edmund fights for his King leaving his brother, Harold, to manage the family estates. After many adventures in England and abroad, he marries and tries to settle down. Edmund and his adopted son, Arthur, are fighting in Spain, on their way home Edmund is killed in an accident. He is buried, with the Sword, in the Pyrenees. Arthur returns home and inherits the estates.

Don Hofsommer chronicles the twentieth-century history of a transportation giant. Here is a story of divestiture and merger, Sunset Route, and Prosperity Special. " . . . a treasure house of information about the Southern Pacific Company . . . . This book is a joy to read."--Richard C. Overton, from the Foreword

An examination of various cultural concepts of space and how differences among them affect modern society. Introducing the science of "proxemics," Hall demonstrates how man's use of space can affect personal business relations, cross-cultural exchanges, architecture, city planning, and urban renewal.