The Floor Of Heaven

New York Times bestselling author Howard Blum expertly weaves together three narratives to tell the true story of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. It is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life figures--gun-toting wanderers, trappers, prospectors, Indian fighters, cowboys, and lawmen--are now victims of their own success. But then gold is discovered in Alaska and the adjacent Canadian Klondike and a new frontier suddenly looms: an immense unexplored territory filled with frozen waterways, dark spruce forests, and towering mountains capped by glistening layers of snow and ice. In a true-life tale that rivets from the first page, we meet Charlie Siringo, a top-hand sharp-shooting cowboy who becomes one of the Pinkerton Detective Agency’s shrewdest; George Carmack, a California-born American Marine who’s adopted by an Indian tribe, raises a family with a Taglish squaw, and makes the discovery that starts off the Yukon Gold Rush; and Jefferson "Soapy" Smith, a sly and inventive conman who rules a vast criminal empire. As we follow this trio’s lives, we’re led inexorably into a perplexing mystery: a fortune in gold bars has somehow been stolen from the fortress-like Treadwell Mine in Juneau, Alaska. Charlie Siringo discovers that to run the thieves to ground, he must embark on a rugged cross-territory odyssey that will lead him across frigid waters and through a frozen wilderness to face down "Soapy" Smith and his gang of 300 cutthroats. Hanging in the balance: George Carmack’s fortune in gold. At once a compelling true-life mystery and an unforgettable portrait of a time in America’s history, The Floor of Heaven is also an exhilarating tribute to the courage and undaunted spirit of the men and women who helped shape America.

What if it all started in heaven? What if you had a mission and despite knowing there would be pain and suffering, chose to accept it anyway? What if your God-given gift could change the world? This story is based on the premise that God knew us before the foundations of the earth and explores the possibility that we all started in heaven. Follow the story of Alina, a socially awkward, timid girl who has no memory of her pre-birth life in heaven. At the age of twelve, Alina begins to have vivid and realistic dreams about heaven. With each dream, Alina learns a variety of valuable lessons that help her overcome tremendous heartache and gain the tools necessary to fight the evil one who is determined to ensure that her mission on earth is unsuccessful. It details the beauty of the afterlife, confirms that we were all born with a divine purpose and given extraordinary gifts to face life's challenges

Author's account of his life in Australian theatre, published to coincide with the 40th year of his involvement in theatre. He developed the Nimrod Theatre Company as co-artistic director in the 1970s, was director of the Sydney Theatre Company for 11 years, and since then has been a freelance director. Includes author's accounts of working with actors such as John Bell, Gordon Chater, Ruth Cracknell, John Hargreaves, Robin Nevin and Jacki Weaver, and playwrights including David Williamson and Steve J Spears. Also includes his reflections on issues such as the writer/director/actor dynamic, the language of the stage, and the complexities of mounting a production. Includes photographs and index. Author's other publications include 'Desirelines' (co-authored with his brother Peter) and 'Mardi Gras; True stories'. He has been awarded an Order of Australia for services to theatre.

Describes what heaven may be like and who might be found living there.

"Trading is integral to God's desire to see the Kingdom established on earth as it is in heaven. It is a function of those who are called to be priests and kings unto our God, so that we can reign on the earth with Him."

Four interlinked long narrative poems by one of Australias foremost poets, John Tranter

The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true crime book—the first ever to look intimately at the experiences of both the victims and their families. A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins’ story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. Louis. When, after a harrowing ordeal, Tom managed to escape the attackers and flag down help, he thought the nightmare would soon be over. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Tom, his sister Jeanine, and their entire family were just at the beginning of a horrific odyssey through the aftermath of a violent crime, a world of shocking betrayal, endless heartbreak, and utter disillusionment. It was a trial by fire from which no family member would emerge unscathed.

Julius Caesar is dead, assassinated on the senate floor, and the glory that is Rome has been torn in two. Octavian, Caesar's ambitious great-nephew and adopted son, vies with Marc Antony and Cleopatra for control of Caesar's legacy. As civil war rages from Rome to Alexandria, and vast armies and navies battle for supremacy, a secret conflict may shape the course of history. Juba, Numidian prince and adopted brother of Octavian, has embarked on a ruthless quest for the Shards of Heaven, lost treasures said to possess the very power of the gods-or the one God. Driven by vengeance, Juba has already attained the fabled Trident of Poseidon, which may also be the staff once wielded by Moses. Now he will stop at nothing to obtain the other Shards, even if it means burning the entire world to the ground. Caught up in these cataclysmic events, and the hunt for the Shards, are a pair of exiled Roman legionnaires, a Greek librarian of uncertain loyalties, assassins, spies, slaves . . . and the ten-year-old daughter of Cleopatra herself. Michael Livingston's The Shards of Heaven reveals the hidden magic behind the history we know, and commences a war greater than any mere mortal battle. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.