Books with author Steve Bivans

Would you rather live in Middle Earth?Escape your troublesome modern existence?Eat organic mushrooms for second breakfast before heading out to burgle Smaug?Do the problems of our modern world—Climate Change, Toxic Big Ag, and the Plastic Pollution of our oceans and fish—seem a whole lot like the threat of Sauron and The Ring ?Are you afraid you’ll awaken, one day, to a Silent Spring?Does the chaos of government corruption and corporate greed feel like the work of orcs, trolls, and Ringwraiths?How can one person ever hope to make a dent in such enormous challenges? They seem too big for any individual to tackle.Don’t you think Frodo felt the same way?But the hobbits were the very ones responsible for bringing an end to Sauron and Saruman! And YOU can be a modern hobbit! All it takes is the courage to step out of your door and be swept away into a real life adventure, against real life challenges!Best-selling author, Steve Bivans, spent decades researching the effects of Mordor on our modern world. Instead of giving in to despair, he developed a plan, a map if you will, to guide us to a better world, to build a modern Shire on Earth, one step at a time. How can we transform our chaotic world into a Shire?It's not easy, but it is Simple. We begin by transforming our own minds:Essentially evolving from Homo Sapien to Homo Hobbitla, becoming a modern hobbit! And no, you don’t have to move into a hole in the ground, or into the country. You can do it in a condo, or in the ‘burbs.’We transform our homes into hobbit holes: Minimize our stuffEat healthier and tastier food from our organic, home gardens and from local farmers marketsUse less plastic, and more sustainable materials, like Hemp, bioplastics, reclaimed wood, stone, and glass.Then we get to work in our communities and neighborhoods to turn them into little Shires!Build community gardens and farmers marketsUtilize the Sharing EconomyWork to maximize Compassion, Understanding, and Acceptance instead of FearAnd last, we export Shireness to all the World!Cut back on our use of fossil fuelsSupport clean energy initiatives and help to clean up our oceans.Vote out the Sarumans and Saurons, and vote in fellow Hobbits.From the author: “It’s hard to affect change in the world. It seems that Dark Riders and orcs are writing the story. I get it. I spent years studying the ills of our planet, and a decade studying the history of warfare (speaking of ‘ills’). It would be easy for us to throw our hands up in despair. But that would guarantee victory for the Saurons and Sarumans of our world. And I’m just not willing to let them have it! I know we can save our modern Middle Earth, if we only work together, as modern hobbits. There are some things still worth fighting for.”Will you let our world slip into Darkness?No way, Frodo! Scroll back up, click BUY NOW, and become a Hobbit.Then help us build a new Shire, and Save the Earth!

Fan of the Vikings History Channel show? The Last Kingdom? 13th Warrior?Have questions, like:Who were the Vikings?Illiterate, mindless barbarians bent on the destruction of Christendom?Swashbuckling Columbuses unaware of the larger world around them? “There’s nothing on the other side of the North Sea, Ragnar!”Agents from hell, sent to punish bad Christians?Were they really that violent?Why Attack Europe?Why were they so successful?How many Vikings were there?Were there women Vikings like Lagertha?While the entertainment industry has focused on the Viking wars and raids in Britain, their invasions into Francia have largely been ignored. But a full understanding of the Viking Age must include this part of the story.Thankfully, we have historical documents from the period to give us that story. The Annals of St-Vaast—never before published in English—is one of the key sources for their adventures in the Kingdom of the Franks.Written in the last quarter of the 9th century, they cover the height of Viking invasions on the continent of Europe. The annals are a great companion for anyone interested in the perspective of the Christian world in this turbulent century.What you’ll find inside this book:The story of the great Siege of Paris!The destruction of the Carolingian dynasty.Intrigue, murder, treason, rebellion, and feuds between the Frankish Kings, their dukes, counts, and bishops.Medieval Military History!: strategy, tactics, weapons, and logistics.Professional historical analysis of the source.An invitation to a Free Video Course on the Vikings, instructed by the author himself.A sample of the author’s upcoming historical-fiction novel, Anno Draconis, based on the Vikings in France, as well as a Free Advanced Copy and an exclusive invitation to the Official Launch Team for the book!If:You’re a fan of a movie or TV show looking for answers to questions you have about the Vikings?You’re a history geek looking for a new, previously untranslated, unpublished primary source for the Vikings, Francia, Charles the Fat, or the late Carolingian dynasty? Then Vikings, War and the Fall of the Carolingians is the book for you!Be bold, like a Viking, and scroll back up to the top of the page and BUY THIS BOOK!But pack your helmet, sword, and shield, because it’s gonna be a rough ride, Ragnar.

Sigurd slipped the axe from his belt, “How do you throw?” I throw with my heart. “Why do you fight?” War is my Fate; it is the will of the gods. “What is your destiny?” To dine with my fathers in Valhalla… In the year of our Lord, 885, I saw a dragon rise from the sea.A Dark Monk haunts the Land of the Franks.The Viking Sigurd seeks vengeance…Will he find justice?Will all the world burn in his wake?Can Sister Katharine save the village of Saint Etienne from the ravages of the Northmen?Will Roger choose duty or the safety of his kin?Can young Willie and his faithful dog, Iggy, save Roger from certain death?Who is the enigmatic Brother Reignold? To what purpose does he wander the land? Will Magnus Audulfsson ever reap what he has sown?From the author of the best-selling non-fiction book, Vikings, War and the Fall of the Carolingians, comes the sweeping epic saga of Sigurd, Litt Ormr (little dragon), a young man driven from his homeland on a quest for revenge and justice. Destiny propels him. Doom awaits him. Mystery hounds him.A tale of murder and war, revenge and redemption, fear and compassion, faithfulness and treachery. A world where magic slumbers in words and in the bones of the earth. Where dreams and reality are forged in the fires of War. Anno Draconis, Book One, Part One of the series, Liber Draconis, is an historical fiction novel set in 885 A.D., in medieval France amidst the crumbling remains of the Frankish Empire. While the flaccid descendants of Charlemagne squabble over table scraps, pagan Northmen ravage the land and its people with sword, axe, and torch: pillaging a path toward the gates of Paris.Anchored in real history, brought to life with elements of magical realism, horror, suspense and mystery, a story of intense emotions and sweeping conflict, seeking to solve the timeless mystery: Who, or What, is the Dragon? If Bernard Cornwell’s Uhtred, Stephen King’s Roland the Gunslinger, Kung Fu’s Caine, Tolkien’s Strider and Turin Turambar all met in the Green Dragon, drank themselves to oblivion and spent the night, their love-child would be Sigurd Hrolfsson, Litt Ormr… What in Midgard are you waiting for? Scroll up and click BUY NOW!

Sigurd slipped the axe from his belt, “How do you throw?” I throw with my heart. “Why do you fight?” War is my Fate; it is the will of the gods. “What is your destiny?” To dine with my fathers in Valhalla… In the year of our Lord, 885, I saw a dragon rise from the sea.A Dark Monk haunts the Land of the Franks.The Viking Sigurd seeks vengeance…Will he find justice?Will all the world burn in his wake?Can Sister Katharine save the village of Saint Etienne from the ravages of the Northmen?Will Roger choose duty or the safety of his kin?Can young Willie and his faithful dog, Iggy, save Roger from certain death?Who is the enigmatic Brother Reignold? To what purpose does he wander the land? Will Magnus Audulfsson ever reap what he has sown?From the author of the best-selling non-fiction book, Vikings, War and the Fall of the Carolingians, comes the sweeping epic saga of Sigurd, Litt Ormr (little dragon), a young man driven from his homeland on a quest for revenge and justice. Destiny propels him. Doom awaits him. Mystery hounds him.A tale of murder and war, revenge and redemption, fear and compassion, faithfulness and treachery. A world where magic slumbers in words and in the bones of the earth. Where dreams and reality are forged in the fires of War. Anno Draconis, Book One, Part One of the series, Liber Draconis, is an historical fiction novel set in 885 A.D., in medieval France amidst the crumbling remains of the Frankish Empire. While the flaccid descendants of Charlemagne squabble over table scraps, pagan Northmen ravage the land and its people with sword, axe, and torch: pillaging a path toward the gates of Paris.Anchored in real history, brought to life with elements of magical realism, horror, suspense and mystery, a story of intense emotions and sweeping conflict, seeking to solve the timeless mystery: Who, or What, is the Dragon? If Bernard Cornwell’s Uhtred, Stephen King’s Roland the Gunslinger, Kung Fu’s Caine, Tolkien’s Strider and Turin Turambar all met in the Green Dragon, drank themselves to oblivion and spent the night, their love-child would be Sigurd Hrolfsson, Litt Ormr… What in Midgard are you waiting for? Scroll up and click BUY NOW!

Would you rather live in Middle Earth?Escape your troublesome modern existence?Eat organic mushrooms for second breakfast before heading out to burgle Smaug?Do the problems of our modern world—Climate Change, Toxic Big Ag, and the Plastic Pollution of our oceans and fish—seem a whole lot like the threat of Sauron and The Ring ?Are you afraid you’ll awaken, one day, to a Silent Spring?Does the chaos of government corruption and corporate greed feel like the work of orcs, trolls, and Ringwraiths?How can one person ever hope to make a dent in such enormous challenges? They seem too big for any individual to tackle.Don’t you think Frodo felt the same way?But the hobbits were the very ones responsible for bringing an end to Sauron and Saruman! And YOU can be a modern hobbit! All it takes is the courage to step out of your door and be swept away into a real life adventure, against real life challenges!Best-selling author, Steve Bivans, spent decades researching the effects of Mordor on our modern world. Instead of giving in to despair, he developed a plan, a map if you will, to guide us to a better world, to build a modern Shire on Earth, one step at a time. How can we transform our chaotic world into a Shire?It's not easy, but it is Simple. We begin by transforming our own minds:Essentially evolving from Homo Sapien to Homo Hobbitla, becoming a modern hobbit! And no, you don’t have to move into a hole in the ground, or into the country. You can do it in a condo, or in the ‘burbs.’We transform our homes into hobbit holes: Minimize our stuffEat healthier and tastier food from our organic, home gardens and from local farmers marketsUse less plastic, and more sustainable materials, like Hemp, bioplastics, reclaimed wood, stone, and glass.Then we get to work in our communities and neighborhoods to turn them into little Shires!Build community gardens and farmers marketsUtilize the Sharing EconomyWork to maximize Compassion, Understanding, and Acceptance instead of FearAnd last, we export Shireness to all the World!Cut back on our use of fossil fuelsSupport clean energy initiatives and help to clean up our oceans.Vote out the Sarumans and Saurons, and vote in fellow Hobbits.From the author: “It’s hard to affect change in the world. It seems that Dark Riders and orcs are writing the story. I get it. I spent years studying the ills of our planet, and a decade studying the history of warfare (speaking of ‘ills’). It would be easy for us to throw our hands up in despair. But that would guarantee victory for the Saurons and Sarumans of our world. And I’m just not willing to let them have it! I know we can save our modern Middle Earth, if we only work together, as modern hobbits. There are some things still worth fighting for.”Will you let our world slip into Darkness?No way, Frodo! Scroll back up, click BUY NOW, and become a Hobbit.Then help us build a new Shire, and Save the Earth!

Fan of the Vikings History Channel show? The Last Kingdom? 13th Warrior? Have questions, like: Who were the Vikings? • Illiterate, mindless barbarians bent on the destruction of Christendom? • Swashbuckling Columbuses unaware of the larger world around them? “There’s nothing on the other side of the North Sea, Ragnar!” • Agents from hell, sent to punish bad Christians? • Were they really that violent? • Why Attack Europe? • Why were they so successful? • How many Vikings were there? • Were there women Vikings like Lagertha? While the entertainment industry has focused on the Viking wars and raids in Britain, their invasions into Francia have largely been ignored. But a full understanding of the Viking Age must include this part of the story. Thankfully, we have historical documents from the period to give us that story. The Annals of St-Vaast—never before published in English—is one of the key sources for their adventures in the Kingdom of the Franks. Written in the last quarter of the 9th century, they cover the height of Viking invasions on the continent of Europe. The annals are a great companion for anyone interested in the perspective of the Christian world in this turbulent century. What you’ll find inside this book: • The story of the great Siege of Paris! • The destruction of the Carolingian dynasty. • Intrigue, murder, treason, rebellion, and feuds between the Frankish Kings, their dukes, counts, and bishops. • Medieval Military History!: strategy, tactics, weapons, and logistics. • Professional historical analysis of the source. • An invitation to a Free Video Course on the Vikings, instructed by the author himself. • A sample of the author’s upcoming historical-fiction novel, Anno Draconis, based on the Vikings in France, as well as a Free Advanced Copy and an exclusive invitation to the Official Launch Team for the book! If: • You’re a fan of a movie or TV show looking for answers to questions you have about the Vikings? • You’re a history geek looking for a new, previously untranslated, unpublished primary source for the Vikings, Francia, Charles the Fat, or the late Carolingian dynasty? Then Vikings, War and the Fall of the Carolingians is the book for you! Be bold, like a Viking, and scroll back up to the top of the page and BUY THIS BOOK! But pack your helmet, sword, and shield, because it’s gonna be a rough ride, Ragnar.

Laminated Illustrated Map of the World This highly illustrated pictorial map with a gloss finish is designed to take children on a journey of discovery around the countries of the world. The mapping is clear, colourful and highly informative and shows countries and capital cities. Stunning illustrations are used to depict themes such as national emblems, customs, food, birds, animals, buildings and sports to help younger readers gain an understanding of peoples around the world. Dimensions 610 X 915 mm Illustrated by Steve Evans.