Books published by publisher One Rib Publications

Jamaica, 1976: Seven men storm Bob Marley s house with machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but leaves Jamaica the following day, not to return for two years. Inspired by this near-mythic event, A Brief History of Seven Killings is an imagined oral biography, told by ghosts, witnesses, killers, members of parliament, drug dealers, common, beauty queens, FBI and CIA agents, reporters, journalists, and even Keith Richards' drug dealer. Marlon James s dazzling novel is a tour de force. It traverses strange landscapes and shady characters, as motivations are examined and questions asked in a masterpiece of imagination.

Why do the police use us as target practice?Why does it seem like the world hates us?Why are preachers, still teaching us a false image of Christ?Why are black men quick to kill each other, but will forgive others for the enslavement of their own people?What happen to the morals of our women?Why do they call us African, Latino, or Native American, when they KNOW we are the real chidren of Israel?All the answers to your questions, and more reside inside THIS BOOK!

Space is devoid of the stuff humans need to live: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. How much can a person give up? What happens when you can't walk? Is sex any fun? What's it like being with a few people for months at a time? From the space shuttle training toilet to a 17,000 mile-per-hour crash test of NASA's space capsule, Mary Roach takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space.

The Pianokids® All-In-One Primer Book is the perfect book for the young beginning piano student. Suitable for ages 3 and up, this book introduces the student to Middle C, D and E in the Right Hand as well as Middle C, B, and A in the Left Hand. Children learn to play and sing delightful pieces, reinforced with fun activities. This book serves as a wonderful introduction to piano lessons.

Imagine yourself born more than three thousand years ago in a land both varied and beautiful. Cedar forests covered its mountains. Corn and wheat grew in its fields and grapes flourished in its vineyards. Rivers rushed down its mountains through gorges so stunning that they gave birth to legends of the gods.In ancient times, the land of Canaan, what historians now call Phoenicia, stretched northward from Gaza, on the coast of Palestine, to include Tyre, Sidon, Beirut, Byblos, Tripoli, Ugarit and Baalbek-Heliopolis.Here is a set of myths that originated in this beautiful and varied land, their stories encompassing the whole of the eastern Mediterranean world, including Greece and Cyprus.

‘It’s not particularly difficult to run a successful bookshop, thought Valerie: a grasp of the rudiments of business, a sensible plan, a little skill in negotiation, a couple of contacts and a large portion of magic.’ When businesswoman Valerie takes over the bookshop owned by her aunt – who has vanished without trace – her intention is to bring some order to the chaos, and then sell the business. But she has underestimated the power of the little shop. One day she stumbles upon a mysterious book with an unfinished ending. Valerie thinks it must be a defective copy, but when a customer turns up searching for that very book, her view of the shop – and world – shifts, as she is forced to question what is and isn’t possible. A Very Special Year is a declaration of love for literature, for beautiful books, the power and magic of stories as well as proof that the world of the imagination is still alive within us.

“Your task, Marcus, is to travel far and wide and bring back to me four objects that I desire most ardently: I want the Fountain of Youth, a star from the Heavens, the Rays of the Sun, and the secret of life. That is your task. There is one more thing I require of you, Marcus: do not fail me a second time.” Four unobtainable objects to be found and brought back to the Empress Aurora is the impossible quest assigned to Marcus Maximus. Failure would bring his own death and the continued imprisonment of his beloved parents. Marcus is also torn between finishing the quest to release his parents or coming to the aid of his beloved Tullia, now in mortal danger from which only he can rescue her. And for both Tullia and his parents, time is running out. Accompanied by his faithful friends and guided by the River Zoe, they must overcome deadly perils with the aid of the fabulous Sword Logos, which must never be used in violence. Along the way they will encounter dark enchantments and ethereal delights, and discover that in every life, there is one love that lasts forever. An impossible task determines the fate of a family. A love triangle threatens a life-long friendship. A sword that must never be used in violence. Ancient evil stalks a village. A ruthless man grasps power. A mysterious woman comes between brothers.Join the Quest For the Kingdom and lose yourself in a world of fabulous lands, dark enchantments, epic love stories, eternal feuds, and encounter sorceresses and seers, mystery and magic.Quest For the Kingdom by L. M. Roth is a 7 book series divided into 2 sections. Books 1 through 3 comprise the Empress Aurora trilogy and the tale of the young Marcus Maximus. Books 4 through 7 consist of the Chronicles of Logos and recount the fate of the fabulous Sword, and reveals how the decisions of the next generation impact the Kingdom for years to come.Individual titles are as follows:Quest For the Kingdom Part I The Legend of the Great PearlQuest For the Kingdom Part II Conquering the Domain of DarknessQuest For the Kingdom Part III Invitation To EternityQuest For the Kingdom Part IV A Stranger Among UsQuest For the Kingdom Part V Rise of the Time of EvilQuest For the Kingdom Part VI The Sorceress and the SeerQuest For the Kingdom Part VII A New Kingdom Rises

“Beware of the one who rises from the dead, he will bring destruction in the days ahead. The smoke of flames burning shall block out the sun. One kingdom shall rise as another is done.” Thus was the prophecy given by Felicia, the young daughter of Marcus Maximus. In the Empire of Valerium, a stranger has come among the Alexandrians, a stranger who is supposed to be dead. As he walks among them and quickly gains power over them, Marcus feels a growing sense of dread, one that will soon prove to be justified. As he and his wife share new adventures in struggling to cope with the rebellious choices of their teenaged children, an old enmity returns to visit them. And persecution comes upon the Alexandrians when their old friend Emperor Urbanus discovers that they pledge an allegiance to another kingdom than Valerium… In the land of Eirinia, a mysterious young woman spreads discord between closely knit brothers, and threatens to tear a family apart. Rumblings of discontent are heard in the land from a people who were thought to be subdued. And the rise of an ancient evil will test Dag Adalbart and change the lives of his family forever. An impossible task determines the fate of a family. A love triangle threatens a life-long friendship. A sword that must never be used in violence. Ancient evil stalks a village. A ruthless man grasps power. A mysterious woman comes between brothers.Join the Quest For the Kingdom and lose yourself in a world of fabulous lands, dark enchantments, epic love stories, eternal feuds, and encounter sorceresses and seers, mystery and magic.Quest For the Kingdom by L. M. Roth is a 7 book series divided into 2 sections. Books 1 through 3 comprise the Empress Aurora trilogy and the tale of the young Marcus Maximus. Books 4 through 7 consist of the Chronicles of Logos and recount the fate of the fabulous Sword, and reveals how the decisions of the next generation impact the Kingdom for years to come.Individual titles are as follows:Quest For the Kingdom Part I The Legend of the Great PearlQuest For the Kingdom Part II Conquering the Domain of DarknessQuest For the Kingdom Part III Invitation To EternityQuest For the Kingdom Part IV A Stranger Among UsQuest For the Kingdom Part V Rise of the Time of EvilQuest For the Kingdom Part VI The Sorceress and the SeerQuest For the Kingdom Part VII A New Kingdom Rises

"...one of the most authentic teenage voices you'll ever read""Outstanding. Breathtaking. By god it deserves a hearing."When running from the cops is just the start of your problems.A boot in the face. A broken nose. Blood on the classroom floor. And Lisa O'Neill and her best friend Nicola are fleeing from the police.Lisa thinks she's finally free from her crappy home life. But sometimes the worst things are those on the road ahead...the ones you have no clue about.When running to is worse than running from. A blisteringly raw story of a teenage girl on the run from herself.What readers are saying about Taste the Bright Lights:"... keeps you hooked from start to finish." "I was totally blown away by this book and read it almost in one sitting.""Canning's writing is that rare thing in the world of books: original and totally honest.""Exceptional. I was immediately captured by the powerful and witty writing.""...rings extremely true from the first beat""The most terrifying book I've ever read. It's scary because it bleeds truth. Incendiary reading. Exemplary writing. I read it in one sitting and couldn't move for an hour afterwards. In fact, I'm still having nightmares about it.""... Powerful book that took my emotions on a rollercoaster ride. A must read.""had me laughing one minute and almost crying the next... can't rate it highly enough""riveting from the beginning.""the voice never misses a beat""Smart, witty, raw & unique... I couldn't put it down.""... tragic, sad, infuriating, and very funny - and sometimes all of those at once. A superbly written book.""one of those books that you can't put down.""keeps you hooked""brilliant and compelling... should be on the syllabus of every secondary school""This book completely knocked me sideways. It's a page-turner and an eye-opener... speaks for the disenchanted voice of a generation much like `Catcher in the Rye' would have done to the youth of the 50s.""gritty and realistic""Move over, Ponyboy Curtis. Laura Canning's Taste the Bright Lights does for the twenty-first century teenager what S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders did in the twentieth. Sharp-eyed, smart-mouthed and cynical, Lisa O'Neill's first-person narration has a terrifying believability about it. The story-line hooks you immediately, leading you into the darkest corners of teenage life. This book deserves the widest possible audience. Read it and then tell others to read it. Brilliant writing."SEQUEL OUT 29 MAY 2020 - AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW.

“Do you remember what charge we laid on the Eirini? We told them to keep sacred trust with Dominio, for if they did not but fell back into their old ways, the Astra would return. Someone must have turned back to their idols, and that is why the Astra are back!” In a desperate race against time a woman and her son pursue an enemy through strange lands, seeking the recovery of a treasure beyond price, taken for a motive known only to the thief who stole it. As they encounter obstructions and hidden perils, they fear that every moment lost ensures its loss forever. Marcus Maximus searches for his runaway daughter, only to be met with one calamity after another as evil rises around him. And the greatest blow lies in wait for him on his return home. The Valeriun Empire is in an hour of darkness, as momentous events accelerate the ascent of violent men to ultimate power. In Eirinia a tragedy as mysterious as it is sudden has struck a family. An undesirable union has unforeseen consequences for the Adalbarts, bringing conflict and danger into their close-knit clan. And the rulers of the wild places are once more seeking dominion over their former domain. As Marcus and his family and their friends soon learn, the price of serving Dominio will be at a greater cost than ever before in the Rise of the Time of Evil. An impossible task determines the fate of a family. A love triangle threatens a life-long friendship. A sword that must never be used in violence. Ancient evil stalks a village. A ruthless man grasps power. A mysterious woman comes between brothers.Join the Quest For the Kingdom and lose yourself in a world of fabulous lands, dark enchantments, epic love stories, eternal feuds, and encounter sorceresses and seers, mystery and magic.Quest For the Kingdom by L. M. Roth is a 7 book series divided into 2 sections. Books 1 through 3 comprise the Empress Aurora trilogy and the tale of the young Marcus Maximus. Books 4 through 7 consist of the Chronicles of Logos and recount the fate of the fabulous Sword, and reveals how the decisions of the next generation impact the Kingdom for years to come.Individual titles are as follows:Quest For the Kingdom Part I The Legend of the Great PearlQuest For the Kingdom Part II Conquering the Domain of DarknessQuest For the Kingdom Part III Invitation To EternityQuest For the Kingdom Part IV A Stranger Among UsQuest For the Kingdom Part V Rise of the Time of EvilQuest For the Kingdom Part VI The Sorceress and the SeerQuest For the Kingdom Part VII A New Kingdom Rises

Many people dream of becoming rich and famous. We're fascinated by the people who seem important, but often we don't notice those who are working behind the scenes. In this sequel to Twelve Hidden Heroes: Old Testament (Book 1), Rebecca Parkinson tells the stories of twelve more Bible characters who are rarely mentioned but whose actions were used by God to make a massive difference.