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C.S. Lewis has been an intellectual sparring partner and a model for my writing. Although I disagree with some of what Lewis wrote, I must affirm my gratitude and my admiration for him as a person and as an influence on my life. My goal in this book is to show that in these essays. My essays include forays into philosophy, theology, fantasy, literary criticism, and biography. “Philip Wik’s book is an exploration of the life, work, and impact of C.S. Lewis. It examines how Lewis's writings, particularly his theological and philosophical ideas, have influenced literature and modern ...

Charles Dickens’s beloved A Christmas Carol has endured for generations—perhaps because it takes a ghost (or three) to melt a miser’s heart. As The New York Times observed in 1901, “The story of Tiny Tim has made many a Scrooge better, kinder, more sociable.” But what happened before the ghosts—and what came after? In Ebenezer’s First Noel, we journey into the untold chapters of Ebenezer Scrooge’s life—not just his haunting, but his second chance. Sent back in time by his departed partner Jacob Marley, Scrooge returns to the days when he still believed in love—and in ...

In A Preface to Philosophy, I tackle the most perplexing questions that we’ve asked ourselves since we left the caves. This is one of my longest books. And yet when I consider all that has been written and can be written about the big questions of life, I look at my book as not even a teaspoon in the ocean of knowledge— a preface at how I look at the many varieties of truth. Philosophy is part of who we are. We wonder, we muse, and we puzzle our way through life. And there is little that is more exhilarating and challenging than to figure out who and what we are and where we are going. ...

American Politics is about the theory and the practice of politics in the United States. It will give you insight into how the game of politics is played today, how and why politicians and parties win or lose, and how the machinery of power and partisanship works. Politics touches all of us. It’s entertaining and solemn, frivolous and deadly, poetry and prose, cynical and idealistic. Politics is a reflection of the best of us and the worst of us, our noblest ideals and our most sordid instincts. It’s about the past and the future, high commerce and popular culture. It defines what makes...

War is one of the greatest problem of our time. American foreign policy simultaneously reflects our highest ideals and most primitive instincts as we struggle to align means to ends in the realm of national and global security. A lifetime of following international relations combined with skepticism in our ability not just to understand foreign interests but to change events informs War and Foreign Policy. CONTENTS Chapter One: War and Foreign Policy Chapter Two: The Bankruptcy of Neo-Conservatism Chapter Three: Strategic Doctrine Chapter Four: The War on Terror Chapter Five: The Middle ...

It’s the year 3020 in Io, a planet in the Alpha Centauri star system. Michael, the heir to New Eden’s throne, seeks vengeance and finds madness in a world of rockets, ray guns, and robots in this science fiction reimagining of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Praise for Hamlet of Alpha Centauri Hamlet of Alpha Centauri is a gripping psychological sci-fi novel about love, madness, and the quiet uprising of machines. When Michael, a brilliant but unraveling young man, falls for the enigmatic Eileen, their tragic bond ignites a chain reaction that spans planets. From the shadows, Philip—his ...

A Prairie Cookbook has recipes that were used to satisfy the hunger of pioneering families in the Midwestern United States. I must frame your expectations before you read this book. These aren't Old Country recipes. They're recipes from the Midwest from the turn of the last century. You'll find better recipes on how to make ox-tail soup, for example, on the internet and from other books, complete with full-spread glossy color illustrations. If you read this book for culinary how-to instructions or the art of gourmet, you'll be missing the point. Rather, my goal is to open a window into a ...

The Luna Cult Chronicles has everything: thrills, action, love, horror, coming-of-age, satire, and science fantasy. It’s a space opera that has diverse characters on a stage of a vast scope of time and distance. And it’s a story that connects with us. The fears and passions of Julie and Selene on their life’s journey become our fears and passions. Written with the feeling of a poet and the vision of an architect, this epic has strong characterization, a well-developed plot and plot twists, and relishes the romance of ideas. It echoes the futuristic nostalgia of Ray Bradbury's The ...

The Secret Garden Revisited is a reimagining of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s novel. Burnett’s book tells the story of Mary, a young, privileged girl living in India who is orphaned when her parents die. On her uncle’s estate in England, she discovers a sickly boy and a secret garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett’s book and my adaptation appeals to its audience in different ways. The Secret Garden's theme is a child’s search for happiness. Secondary themes include child neglect, the power of hope and love amid death. Friendship, self-reliance, and coming-of-age challenges in ...

A Prairie Cookbook has recipes that were used to satisfy the hunger of pioneering families in the Midwestern United States. I must frame your expectations before you read this book. These aren't Old Country recipes. They're recipes from the Midwest from the turn of the last century. You'll find better recipes on how to make ox-tail soup, for example, on the internet and from other books, complete with full-spread glossy color illustrations. If you read this book for culinary how-to instructions or the art of gourmet, you'll be missing the point. Rather, my goal is to open a window into a ...