{"title":"Other Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-ghost-of-an-idea-dickens-daniel-defoe-and-the-supernatural-origin-of-a-christmas-carol-with-the-full-annotated-text-of-daniel-defoes-the-friendly-demon-1","title":"A Ghost of an Idea: Dickens, Daniel Defoe, and the Supernatural Origin of A Christmas Carol (with the full annotated text of Daniel Defoe's 'The Friendly Demon')","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAre you a Scrooge-a-holic?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWatched every film version?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCamped out for tickets for the Broadway productions?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHave you read everything there is to read about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI bet you haven’t! Not yet…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEver wonder what could have inspired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to write such an amazing story?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhere did the character of Jacob Marley originate? Was his ghost truly “more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGravy than Grave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?” Did he and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGhosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e visit Scrooge? Did they really manage to do it all in one night? On Christmas Eve? Or was there something strange and mysterious about the clock?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat does \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDaniel Defoe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, demons, angels, spirits, and apparitions have to do with Marley’s spectral visitation that Christmas Eve, seven years after his demise?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd what’s so important about those “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eseven years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the 175\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAnniversary\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof the first printing, join best-selling author, Steve Bivans on a 30 year mystery to uncover the origins of Dickens’s wonderful story. Discover the long-lost, forgotten source of Jacob Marley, and what Dickens called his “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGhost of an Idea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou’re not gonna believe what was lost and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e it was found. It’s a detective story, and a ghost story, complete with strange coincidences, synchronicities, Irish tales of terror, hauntings, friendly demons, library angels, and wandering, tortured spirits!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/read.bookfunnel.com\/read\/n454wkl0ld\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eRead a Sample!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScroll back up and click, ‘BUY NOW’!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen have a Merry Christmas, and do “try to keep it all the year!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGod bless us, everyone!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shireness Publishing","offers":[{"title":"E-book","offer_id":46468195221816,"sku":"Ghostebook","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Autographed Paperback","offer_id":46468195189048,"sku":"Ghostpb","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/1319\/5576\/files\/Stevebivans_Ebook_881ae79e-553a-466b-9a19-522ef5bd513d.jpg?v=1691146307"},{"product_id":"be-a-hobbit-save-the-earth-the-guide-to-sustainable-shire-living","title":"Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth: the Guide to Sustainable Shire Living","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWould you rather live in Middle Earth?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEscape your troublesome modern existence?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEat organic mushrooms for second breakfast before heading out to burgle Smaug?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDo the problems of our modern world—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClimate Change\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Toxic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBig Ag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlastic Pollution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of our oceans and fish—seem a whole lot like the threat of Sauron and The Ring ?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAre you afraid you’ll awaken, one day, to a Silent Spring?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDoes the chaos of government corruption and corporate greed feel like the work of orcs, trolls, and Ringwraiths?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow can one person ever hope to make a dent in such enormous challenges? They seem too big for any individual to tackle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDon’t you think Frodo felt the same way?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut 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!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBest-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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow can we transform our chaotic world into a Shire?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's not easy, but it is Simple. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe begin by transforming our own minds:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEssentially evolving from Homo Sapien to Homo Hobbitla, becoming a modern hobbit! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd 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.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe transform our homes into hobbit holes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinimize our stuff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEat healthier and tastier food from our organic, home gardens and from local farmers markets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUse less plastic, and more sustainable materials, like Hemp, bioplastics, reclaimed wood, stone, and glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen we get to work in our communities and neighborhoods to turn them into little Shires!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuild community gardens and farmers markets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUtilize the Sharing Economy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWork to maximize Compassion, Understanding, and Acceptance instead of Fear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd last, we export Shireness to all the World!\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCut back on our use of fossil fuels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSupport clean energy initiatives and help to clean up our oceans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVote out the Sarumans and Saurons, and vote in fellow Hobbits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“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.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWill you let our world slip into Darkness?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo way, Frodo! 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