Books with author John R. Vile

This A-to-Z encyclopedia surveys the history, meaning, and enduring impact of the Declaration of Independence by explaining its contents and concepts, profiling the Founding Fathers, and detailing depictions of the Declaration in art, music, and literature.A comprehensive resource for understanding all aspects of the Declaration of Independence, which marked the formal beginning of the colonies' march toward the creation of the United States of America, this encyclopedia contains more than 200 entries examining various facets of the Declaration of Independence and its enduring impact on American law, politics, and culture. It details key concepts, principles, and intellectual influences that informed the creation of the document, reviews charges leveled in the Declaration against the British crown, summarizes the events of the first and second Continental Congresses, profiles influential architects and signers of the Declaration, discusses existing copies of the Declaration, explains the document's influence on other governments/nations, covers historic sites related to the document, and discusses depictions of the document and its architects in American art, music, and literature over time.• Contains more than 200 encyclopedia entries pertaining to the Declaration of Independence • Provides cross references and resources for further study in each entry• Includes the full text of the Declaration of Independence• Helps readers to comprehend the historical significance of the document in a chronology of events

Dear readers, The four short stories you read in this book The Forgotten Cry are, frankly speaking, not purely imaginary and the characters found in them have soul and breath, for they have been created out of what I have seen, heard, or read somewhere. The Forgotten Cry is the ocular reality I had experienced in a South Indian coastal village just after the giant tsunami waves of 2004 had mercilessly washed away the coastal lives in plenty, the fishermen in particular. Jeya I have portrayed here had to undergo untold afflictions in her aunt's house after she had lost her parents and brothers. A little delight plus contentment I have in disclosing her ordeals to the world and I hope the readers will definitely experince the same sort of feelings for this girl as I had once had. Alone at Midnight is the triumphant fulfillment of my ardent longing for the boy, Sam, as to how I could help him after he had rushed to my speeding car, alone at midnight, on a deserted highway. His wet-cheeked face prevailed in my 'inward eye'for a long time. And how he has been geared up to put an abrupt end to the beastly acts of his father is solely fictional. The Guardian Angel is partly based on the tidings heard from one of my cronies that a stranger had appeared in their village and been staying in the cathedral precincts for a few days and whose identity was unknown and all the rustics were terribly afraid of him. A Page in my Diary is evolved out of the dismal tidings I collected from a local daily. Usually, we are in haste to judge the fellow beings around us and, later on, we do feel grieved or repented for our erring acts. Of course, a little unnatural tinge has been added to enhance the reading curiosity of the readers. The school teacher, being an ethical man, feels guilty for the professional sin perpetrated to one of his students, Daniel, and finds a remedy to his guilt as his conscience demands. Wish you all an ardent reading. R.John johnrajayyan@gmail.com

Dear readers, The four short stories you read in this book The Forgotten Cry are, frankly speaking, not purely imaginary and the characters found in them have soul and breath, for they have been created out of what I have seen, heard, or read somewhere. The Forgotten Cry is the ocular reality I had experienced in a South Indian coastal village just after the giant tsunami waves of 2004 had mercilessly washed away the coastal lives in plenty, the fishermen in particular. Jeya I have portrayed here had to undergo untold afflictions in her aunt's house after she had lost her parents and brothers. A little delight plus contentment I have in disclosing her ordeals to the world and I hope the readers will definitely experience the same sort of feelings for this girl as I had once had. Alone at Midnight is the triumphant fulfillment of my ardent longing for the boy, Sam, as to how I could help him after he had rushed to my speeding car, alone at midnight, on a deserted highway. His wet-cheeked face prevailed in my 'inward eye'for a long time. And how he has been geared up to put an abrupt end to the beastly acts of his father is solely fictional The Guardian Angel is partly based on the tidings heard from one of my cronies that a stranger had appeared in their village and been staying in the cathedral precincts for a few days and whose identity was unknown and all the rustics were terribly afraid of him. A Page in my Diary is evolved out of the dismal tidings I collected from a local daily. Usually, we are in haste to judge the fellow beings around us and, later on, we do feel grieved or repented for our erring acts. Of course, a little unnatural tinge has been added to enhance the reading curiosity of the readers. The school teacher, being an ethical man, feels guilty for the professional sin perpetrated to one of his students, Daniel, and finds a remedy to his guilt as his conscience demands.Wish you all an ardent reading.R.John johnrajayyan@gmail.com