Books with author Donald Alexander

This book does not provide an overview of the Great War, but instead focuses on individual heroes and heroic events that occurred during the war. It provide brief bios of only a few of WWI leaders, including Kitchener, Joffre, and Jellico, but for the most part, tells soldiers stories, and anecdotes of personal interest. It was published in the year that the Great War came to a close so it tells the stories of the war with an immediate, rather than a reflective passion.

Darnia Ashaan lives a quiet, normal, everyday life in the town of Lone Pine, California. But life is about to take a very unusual turn for the youngster as his dreams suddenly become a reality. Or have they? Meeting the enigmatic Jenara, Dar thinks that she is the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. But just when his dreams seem to be filled with wonder and excitement they suddenly provide danger and uncertainty too, thrusting Dar into a strange world of adventure which is almost beyond his comprehension. And at the underwater castle the new-found friends discover a challenge like no other. Defended by the frightening and belligerent arm-eating castlemen, who are merciless in the face of their enemies, it is a fortress which will take every ounce of Dar’s strength and cunning to overcome. Find out what can sometimes happen when you fall asleep, and your new best friends are not all that they seem. Praise for Darnia's Quest... “The Darnia Series is a pure book that teaches children that you can love God and be cool at the same time.” –Chuck Norris, Famed Action Hero and Christian Actor “The Darnia Series is a book that brings to children the gift of reading while embracing the spiritual principles necessary for a balanced and wholesome life.” —Tom Selleck, Hollywood Actor “The Darnia Series teaches our children the universal message of the love of God.” —Pat Boone, Famed Actor and Singer “I know that if a book, like The Darnia Series had been available when I was younger, I would have found God much earlier." —Kirk Cameron, Hollywood Actor and Christian TV Host “Without a doubt in my mind, The Darnia Series is one of the best children’s books written in the past 50 years and this book will stand the test of time. The more children read Darnia’s Quest, the more they will learn the path of truth and righteousness.” —Dr. Pat Robertson, CBN Founder “Today’s youth see nothing but violence and sex on television from the news to prime time television shows. And then we wonder why our children face so many problems. The answer is simple – they are not learning values and they are not learning about God. My children loved the book and I urge parents to share this beautiful message with their children.” –Morgan Brittany, Celebrated Hollywood Actress & Child Advocate

In writing the history of Ancient Man in Britain, it has been found necessary to investigate the Continental evidence. When our early ancestors came from somewhere, they brought something with them, including habits of life and habits of thought. The story unfolded by British finds is but a part of a larger story; and if this larger story is to be reconstructed, our investigations must extend even beyond the continent of Europe. The data afforded by the "Red Man of Paviland", who was buried with Crô-Magnon rites in a Welsh cave, not only emphasize that Continental and North African cultural influences reached Britain when the ice-cap was retreating in Northern Europe, but that from its very beginnings the history of our civilization cannot be considered apart from that of the early civilization of the world as a whole. The writer, however, has not assumed in this connection that in all parts of the world man had of necessity to pass through the same series of evolutionary stages of progress, and that the beliefs, customs, crafts, arts, &c., of like character found in different parts of the world were everywhere of spontaneous generation. There were inventors and discoverers and explorers in ancient times as there are at present, and many new contrivances were passed on from people to people. The man who, for instance, first discovered how to "make fire" by friction of fire-sticks was undoubtedly a great scientist and a benefactor of his kind. It is shown that shipbuilding had a definite area of origin.The "Red Man of Paviland" also reveals to us minds pre-occupied with the problems of life and death. It is evident that the corpse of the early explorer was smeared with red earth and decorated with charms for very definite reasons. That the people who thus interred xi their dead with ceremony were less intelligent than the Ancient Egyptians who adopted the custom of mummification, or the Homeric heroes who practised cremation, we have no justification for assuming.At the very dawn of British history, which begins when the earliest representatives of Modern Man reached our native land, the influences of cultures which had origin in distant areas of human activity came drifting northward to leave an impress which does not appear to be yet wholly obliterated. We are the heirs of the Ages in a profounder sense than has hitherto been supposed.

Case Weatherly gets glimpses of her future within match flames. Until she moves into a haunted Victorian home restless with ghosts. It is here where her matches begin to flicker more of a past she doesn’t remember than with a future that isn’t guaranteed. For death dogs her heals: Death and Damien, a boy too handsome to be of this world. What does he want with Case? Will she live long enough to find out? Or will the answer only bring about her demise?

Gabrielle Dellinger is a teenage empath. She feels what those around her are feeling. She’s known for years that the neighbor boy has had a crush on her. She suffers the hunger pains from a dieting friend. Gabrielle has never doubted her odd ability, and neither has she been able to explain how she’s able to channel the emotions of others. When the new boy in town thirsts for her blood, Gabrielle is all too aware of this bizarre desire. As much as she wants to stay away from him, his hypnotic stare dares her to do things Gabrielle would never do otherwise. Like hurt Michael Fitzgerald, that neighbor of hers who’s loved her from afar. Her mother has gone missing, disappeared during one of the worst winter storms on record and is presumed dead. Dangerously romantic and suspenseful, Black Frost explores life against love.

The myths and legends of Scotland are full of what is called " local colour ". They afford us not only glimpses of ancient times and of old habits of thought and life, but also of the country itself at different times of the year. In the winter season the great mountain ranges are white with snow and many inland lochs are frozen over, but along the west coast, which is washed by the warm surface waters of the Atlantic and bathed in mild moist breezes from the south-west, there may be found sheltered and sunny spots where wild flowers continue to bloom. The old people believed that somewhere in the west the spirit of Spring had its hiding-place, and they imagined this hiding-place to be a green floating island on which the sun always shone and flowers were io Tales from Scottish Myths always blooming. During the reign of Beira 1 , Queen of Winter, the spirit of Spring, they thought, was always trying to visit Scotland, and they imagined that Beira raised the storms of January and February to prolong her reign by keeping the grass from growing. Beira was re- garded as a hard and cruel old woman, and the story of her exploits is the story of the weather conditions in winter and early spring. She rouses the dangerous whirlpool of Corryvreckan, she brings the snow, she unlooses the torrents that cause rivers to overflow. According to folk be- lief, it was she who formed the lochs and the mountains. In the days when the people had no calendar, the various periods of good and bad weather were named after the battles of Beira and the victories of the spirits of sunshine and growth. Gaelic-speaking people still refer to certain gales in February and March by their ancient names the "whistling wind", the "sweeper", and so on, as set forth in the second chapter. On the north- east coast even those fisher folks, who are not Gaelic speakers, still tell that the fierce south- westerly gales of early spring are caused by the storm-wife whom they call "Gentle Annie". This Annie may be the same old deity as Black Annis of Leicestershire and Anu of Ireland, whose name lingers in the place name, the " Paps of Anu ", a 1 Pronounced Bee'ra. Introduction n mountain group in County Kerry. In Scotland the story of the winter goddess, Beira, has a strictly local setting. She is, in consequence, a local deity. Bride, the lady of summer growth, is still remembered also, and there are beautiful Gaelic songs about her. Other stories have likewise a local character. Those who know the west coast will be familiar with the glorious transparency of the hill-sur- rounded lochs in calm weather. When the old people saw the waters reflecting the mountains and forests, the bare cliffs and the bright girths of green verdure, they imagined a " Land-under- Waves " about which they, of course, made stories. The "Northern Lights" (aurora borealis), which are a feature of northern winters, also stirred their imaginations. They called these vivid and beautiful streamers " Nimble Men " and " Merry Dancers ", and believed they sometimes danced and sometimes waged war. In the red-spotted green stones called " blood stones " they saw the blood-drops of the wounded. When the streamers are particularly bright a red cloud often appears below them; this the old people called "the pool of fairy blood ". In like manner they accounted for the restless- ness of the waters of a strait between the island of Lewis and the Shant islands by imagining that Blue Men were always swimming up and 12 Tales from Scottish Myths down this haunt of theirs, trying to sink boats and ships. As the Gaelic people have ever been great lovers of poetry, they made the Blue Men poets, and told that they spared those seafarers who were able to complete the half verses they shouted to them, by way of challenge, for trial of skill. The " Blue Men " are peculiar to Scot- land, and especially to the north....

In his Presidential Address to the Royal Anthropological Institute this year the late Dr. Rivers put his finger upon the most urgent need for reform in the study of Man, when he appealed for "the Unity of Anthropology". No true conception of the nature and the early history of the human family can be acquired by investigations, however carefully they may be done, of one class of evidence only. The physical characters of a series of skulls can give no reliable information unless their exact provenance and relative age are known. But the interpretation of the meaning of these characters cannot be made unless we know something of the movements of the people and the distinctive peculiarities of the inhabitants of the foreign lands from which they may have come. No less important than the study of their physical structure is the cultural history of peoples. The real spirit of a population is revealed by its social and industrial achievements, and by its vi customs and beliefs, rather than by the shape of the heads and members of its units. The revival of the belief in the widespread diffusion of culture in early times has, as one of its many important effects, directed attention to the physical peculiarities of the mixed populations of important foci of civilization throughout the world. Such inquiries have not only enabled the student of human structure to detect racial affinities where he might otherwise have neglected to look for them, but on the other hand they have been able to give the investigator of cultural diffusion evidence of the most definite and irrefutable kind in corroboration of the reality of his inferences.

Following on from the sensational Darnia’s Quest, Jenara’s Return sees our hero Dar learning about the mighty power of God and spirituality. With a couple of new and unusual friends, the eccentric Jarlo and Nardian, by his side, as well as the craziest grandfather a boy could ask for, Dar must face up to Brian, his erstwhile friend and now arch enemy who arranged to have him beaten up by gang members. Even though he is hospitalized by the beating, Dar manages to get from his bed to church in time for the service. He is determined that the actions of Brian will not affect his life and through his courageous actions hundreds more of his contemporaries are also able to find God. But what of Jenara? Will she be revealed as something tangible, or is she simply the best part of Darnia's dream's ever? “The Darnia Series is a pure book that teaches children that you can love God and be cool at the same time.” –Chuck Norris, Famed Action Hero and Christian Actor “The Darnia Series is a book that brings to children the gift of reading while embracing the spiritual principles necessary for a balanced and wholesome life.” —Tom Selleck, Hollywood Actor “The Darnia Series teaches our children the universal message of the love of God.” —Pat Boone, Famed Actor and Singer “I know that if a book, like The Darnia Series had been available when I was younger, I would have found God much earlier." —Kirk Cameron, Hollywood Actor and Christian TV Host “Without a doubt in my mind, The Darnia Series is one of the best children’s books written in the past 50 years and this book will stand the test of time. The more children read Darnia’s Quest, the more they will learn the path of truth and righteousness.” —Dr. Pat Robertson, CBN Founder “Today’s youth see nothing but violence and sex on television from the news to prime time television shows. And then we wonder why our children face so many problems. The answer is simple – they are not learning values and they are not learning about God. My children loved the book and I urge parents to share this beautiful message with their children.” –Morgan Brittany, Celebrated Hollywood Actress & Child Advocate

Set in China, The Rise of Dark Whisper is a martial-arts-meets-sinister-vampire action-adventure novel.The story begins on planet Orion, where an eighth god, the god of balance, has been born. He is sent to Earth to end the evil and destruction. The child, called Razor, is raised in Hong Kong, first by a famous vampire slayer and his wife, then by a Buddhist priest. The priest trains him in martial arts to be a great warrior—like his father—and the boy learns he is half man, half vampire.Razor sets out on a perilous journey to find his mother and father, known as Dark Slayer. Among the foes he encounters are a snake shifter, a tiger vampire, and other minions of Shaaytan, one of the three brothers of the vampire council that rules over China in a reign of terror. He also gains allies such as the humanlike wolf Shadow, as well as Karren and Kinks.The Rise of Dark Whisper is sure to find fans among comic book collectors, graphic novel enthusiasts, and anyone who enjoys exploring the creative worlds of fantasy and paranormal fiction.

Find out what happens when you seek God's guidance and pursue your deepest dreams! Darnia's Destiny book three continues at the roller skating rink where Darnia finally responds to the surprise Jennifer just whispered in his ear. Fast forward four years later and see Darnia playing tight end for the L.P.H.S Golden Eagles football team in the championship game. And introducing: Norphan the Orphan, Darnia's hilarious long lost 7-foot, 440-pound lineman football teammate and aspiring comedian friend who is always telling gut wrenching jokes! Be amazed as Jennifer leads the Y-Knots Christian Bible study and Dance Club into a deeper walk with Christ. “The Darnia Series is a pure book that teaches children that you can love God and be cool at the same time.” –Chuck Norris, Famed Action Hero and Christian Actor “The Darnia Series is a book that brings to children the gift of reading while embracing the spiritual principles necessary for a balanced and wholesome life.” —Tom Selleck, Hollywood Actor “The Darnia Series teaches our children the universal message of the love of God.” —Pat Boone, Famed Actor and Singer “I know that if a book, like The Darnia Series had been available when I was younger, I would have found God much earlier." —Kirk Cameron, Hollywood Actor and Christian TV Host “Without a doubt in my mind, The Darnia Series is one of the best children’s books written in the past 50 years and this book will stand the test of time. The more children read Darnia’s Quest, the more they will learn the path of truth and righteousness.” —Dr. Pat Robertson, CBN Founder “Today’s youth see nothing but violence and sex on television from the news to prime time television shows. And then we wonder why our children face so many problems. The answer is simple – they are not learning values and they are not learning about God. My children loved the book and I urge parents to share this beautiful message with their children.” –Morgan Brittany, Celebrated Hollywood Actress & Child Advocate

Rose carries a pistol and packs a mean punch. Growing up in a rundown neighborhood with drug dealers on the corners and gangs warring in the streets, she's had to get tough. With her grandmother gone, she can rely only on herself.In an instant, Rose's world shattered. She's not like everyone else. She possesses special abilities. She can find things that are lost. Chilling details of her dreams come true. The very earth beneath her feet seems to respond to her will.Before Rose can come to terms with her newfound powers she discovers innocent girls controlled with powerful magic and forced into slavery. She might be the only one who can stop it.Protecting innocent lives means tapping into powers she barely understands. It means putting herself into the path of a dangerous and twisted soul who will stop at nothing to enslave her too. Rose dives into the fight with everything she has. This Rose has thorns.