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What are you going to do for the rest of your life? For David Lawrence, Jr., a brilliant newspaper editor and publisher with a distinguished, three-decade-long journalism career who retired in 1999 at the age of 56, the answer in his words was to dedicate his life to a "[N]ewly energized purposefulness: that every child have a real chance to succeed."

The second award-winning omnibus comprises the next four novella sequels of the acclaimed novel, ”General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms.” In “Animal Quest,” a bossy cat, Big Bertha, treks throughout the land in search of a sanctuary for her companions during the Black Death. In “Animals Divided,” a noble family of dogs is divided at a time when the world is split in two during the Great Western Schism of Christendom. In “Animals at War,” a scattered family of cats tries to reunite during the polarising upheaval of the Reformation. In “Animal Revolution,” a ...

An award-winning omnibus of the first three novella sequels of the acclaimed novel, ”General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms.” In “Animal Revenge,” a washed-out war dog, Cassius, returns to Rome in glory but is disillusioned by the Rome he finds in an allegory about the fall of Rome. In “Animal Attrition,” a white deer, Lars, is banished from his Viking community in Anglo-Saxon Britain and strives to regain his birthright in an allegory about the clash between Christianity and Norse paganism. In ”Animal Conquest,” Jean, a terrier, is accused of murder and departs on...

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Wrong thinking produces inharmony in our body, which in turn produces sickness. Our bodies sometimes are instantly re-harmonized while in the Silence. In the Silence our minds become passive, open, free and loving, at which time the Infinite Master of harmony touches the mental chords of our being and we are well.

1793-1796—The years of the French Revolution and the Vendée Revolt. The country is in turmoil. Two young roosters, Cookie and Doodie lead an uprising against the eagles led by the golden eagle, Bony, in the forbidding terrain of the Vendée to defend their idyllic way of life. The farm animals ally with the peasants, but the eagles rule the skies for the Republican armies despatched from Paris. The peasants and animals wage a guerilla-style war but the rebels are weak and under-resourced albeit fired-up and united by Liberté, égalité, and fraternité. Against steep odds, they score a ...

Not all was bright in the Garden of Eden until a mysterious sixteen-year-old traveller, Jack, arrives to shake up the animal world with the help of a neurotic cat, Miaow, universally despised because of his cowardice and duplicity. Miaow finds himself unwittingly drawn into leading an improbable uprising against King Roar and the fierce feline overlords—a conflict that can free or doom his world forever. The odds of victory are unfavourable because the clueless cat is racked by doubts and insecurities, accustomed to being taunted and bullied by his aggressive peers. Besides, the constant ...

In the year 1210 of human time, a terrier dog, Jean, is involved in a fierce family feud over the inheritance in Heartlandia. He is condemned for the murder of his brother and is constrained to undertake a penitential pilgrimage in the Dark Land to avoid the death penalty. He is thus separated from his betrothed and sets off on a voyage with new companions, including a haughty, but beautiful Byzantine princess, Pandora, a white Persian cat, with an agenda of her own. Their travel plans are dashed when Jean and his companions are shipwrecked in the desert. They struggle to survive in a ...

AD878—Anglo-Saxon Britain is ravaged by the terror of the Vikings. An innocuous deer, Lars, is banished from a superstitious community. In his travels, he makes the acquaintance of an obtuse, crippled raven. Both are outcasts of an unyielding society and therefore, vulnerable in the savage wilderness. Together they trek aimlessly, living from day to day, unsure of their destiny. Their travels are packed with unexpected adventures and perils, but it is not only the warriors and the wild they have to fear, but also the avaricious gods who play fast and loose with them. The twilight of the ...

The year is 1536—a time of great conflict. A cat, Gert, flees with his young family from their war-torn homeland. The refugees trek through devastated foreign lands seeking a place of refuge, but everywhere the environment is seething with tension, danger, and persecution. Can Gert keep his family alive? Can he even keep his family united? More importantly, will he ever find sanctuary for himself and his family? A story of survival, revenge, and bigotry that is a worthy sequel to the acclaimed “General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms.” View the book trailer on David Bush ...

A.D.1378—the year of the Great Schism of the West, the Hundred Years’ War, the Great Famine, and the Black Death. The world is in turmoil, divided and polarised. A malinois family is rent asunder in the border’s conflict, all scattered and lost. Arnaud, an indomitable malinois, vows to reunite his dispersed family, but his efforts render the situation worse, not better. The harder he tries to progress in his noble quest, the more the chances of reunion regress. Can Arnaud bring his family together and live as it once was, thereby atoning for his role in begetting the family’s ...

The year is 1349 in human time. A death ship drifts helplessly into a port of Tailandia, and death spreads throughout the land thereafter. Big Bertha, a tiny, bossy cat previously led an idyllic life with her dumb companions on Farmer Sven’s farm until the dreaded sickness strikes down the farm. The animals form a fellowship and under the leadership of Big Bertha, abandon the farm and their land to escape the sickness. Their harrowing journey is endless and perilous, incidents piling upon incidents in a desperate struggle for survival. Meeting many characters, both human and animal, it ...

AD 64—Rome is in the throes of a Christian persecution. A celebrated molossus dog of war, Cassius, returns to Rome after a long, exhaustive war campaign, but the Rome that receives him as a hero is not the Rome he expected. Disillusioned, he is aimless until he meets a young, vulnerable cat, Livia, who provides him with a motive for living. However, Cassius must survive the conspiracies and intrigues of the Roman court. He has much to gain or lose in this treacherous political milieu. Cassius must navigate the machinations and wiles of the eccentric emperor, his ambitious daughter, Lady ...