Books with author Michael A Schuman

A wonderboy spy in a dull suburb in the Confederate Sovereign States of Amerikka is living his teenage years. Stickball slinging Petor Croftn joins the police. Under its watchful eye, they rule the people. Petor's weapons: pencil, pad, and microphone. Friends, teachers, and family are his prey.Petor travels the globe in search of a world he once knew.The Oath is a story about childhood, corruption, home, and a return to its purity after a lifetime.

Science-fiction stories are among the most popular works of fiction today. Sci-fi can be about robots, clones, computer technology, cyborgs, life under the ocean or on other worlds—or even an alternative version of our Earth! In WRITE SCIENCE FICTION IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS, author Michael A. Schuman shows aspiring writers how to write a gripping tale of science fiction.

Talent is not enough, sometimes it's not even the most important quality to promote success in the arts, says author A. Michael Shumate. His new book, Success in the Arts encourages straight thinking and professional attitudes in aspiring artists. He means artists in the broadest sense: musicians, visual artists, actors, dancers, filmmakers and writers. Each page contains an essential tip, entertaining illustration or pointed quote to guide any would-be artist. Shumate shoots from the hip with real-world advice plus realistic counsel and encouragement.

Non—an amnesiac—is cast into our world from another dimension. It’s a world close to ours, but hostile. All the terrors of living under collectivism—social rigidity, brutality, and mind-numbing conformity are its hallmarks. Closed captioning TV makes sure everything is in order.In iWear G&C, a hypermarket as big as a city, Non is a privileged eye surgeon. But flying blind, Non can’t remember his training or practice before coming to this world.Around him, Non’s world crumbles through war and unrest, but he continues to survive through cleverness, braveness, and a little luck.

The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a monumental event in Russian history. A series of uprisings caused the collapse of a three hundred year long family-run empire and ultimately established a radically new one-party system. This book takes a look at the key players involved in the conflict, from its roots in peasant unrest to its legacy of Joseph Stalin's regime of terror.