When her tinsmith father and brothers head West, Polish immigrant Marie Kotlarczyk has no choice but to go along. Family, after all, is family. The Dakota Territories are anything but welcoming to the Kotlarczyks, and as the months trip by, Marie must pick up the hammers she’s secretly desired but also feared. When she faces the skeptical people …

If you knew you were going nowhere as opposed to somewhere, would you start your journey? At a young age, Bharat Savur intuitively felt 'going somewhere, becoming someone' as dictated by society was not It. The rebel in him struck out in the opposite direction - the inward journey. And suddenly he found himself sitting like a buddha, watching his b …

Dana and Tony have found romance and they couldn't be happier with one another. Strolling home one icy evening, the young couple sees a police car pulling up in front of Tony's family home. Tony's brother along with Dana's brother had been drinking and driving that evening. And they're both dead.Elsewhere in the neighbourhood, Dave suddenly finds h …

Ching Shih was the most powerful pirate in China. She stole everything--from jewels, to people, to opium. In 1844, Ching Shih and her husband created a secret plan to move her fortune from China to Hawaii for safekeeping, even as a rival pirate fleet plotted to intercept her treasure ships. But the forces of nature intervened and in a mighty storm …

In business guru George Verdolaga's new guide to tackling life and business head on, he brings the focus onto people who embody the characteristics of a maverick. Mavericks are the change-makers and ground-breakers who set the trends that hipsters follow. As the business world continues to change, those who identify as outsiders can provide unique …

In 1980 Elaine Harvey worked for the International Red Cross in the Cambodian refugee camps immediately after the fall of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. It was a time when sorrow fell like monsoon rain. "I was not a victim of war, poverty, or starvation, but I was a witness. As a witness, I came to understand that front lines take a toll in our liv …

You live in the country of Torcia, a society defined by sex, and free and addictive behaviour. You read vignettes about criminal and civil offences in the homes, streets, and prisons of Torcia. Traditional systems of crime and punishment don't seem to be working. The Judgement Game invites you to find out what has gone wrong and what can be done ab …

At the center of many good stories – inspiring, entertaining, admittedly corny – is Marie Claire Lim Moore. Ask her about the time she and her family sat down with former Philippine President Corazon Aquino. Or the time she built houses in Mexico alongside former American President Jimmy Carter. Equally engaging are her every day experiences an …

The "How Did You Die?" Show is not a show about death, but very much a show about life. These are not descriptions of literal deaths caused by a heartbreaking bodily disease or a tragic road accident, but are examples of the small, metaphorical deaths that human beings experience each day; the cemetery images merely add a beautiful aesthetic."What' …