James W. Clarke

Dystopian verse of a world gone mad. Parasitical love, murderous love, betrayed love. A twisted view of how the world is run. Catastrophe and regret. Regret at living a virtous life and for a sinful one that has been rewarded. Catastrophic actions that lead to death.

Will Shakespeare and Kit Marlowe are lovers, government spies and yet the prime movers in a plot to remove Queen and aristocracy and set up a democratic republic in England in the 1580s, with the help of a motley crew of poets, playwrights, spies, alchemists, gang lords, soldiers of fortune and confidence tricksters. Gentlemen all - except for the alluring Black Lucy, proprietress of the best brothel in London. A rollicking ride through authentic history seen from a completely new angle - Elizabeth's 'Golden Age' turned upside down.

Violence has marked relations between blacks and whites in America for nearly four hundred years. In The Lineaments of Wrath, James W. Clarke draws upon behavioral science theory and primary historical evidence to examine and explain its causes and enduring consequences. Beginning with slavery and concluding with the present, Clarke describes how the combined effects of state-sanctioned mob violence and the discriminatory administration of "race-blind" criminal and contract labor laws terrorized and immobilized the black population in the post-emancipation South. In this fashion an agricultural system, based on debt peonage and convict labor, quickly replaced slavery and remained the back-bone of the region's economy well into the twentieth century. Quoting the actual words of victims and witnesses from former slaves to "gangsta" rappers Clarke documents the erosion of black confidence in American criminal justice. In so doing, he also traces the evolution, across many generations, of a black subculture of violence, in which disputes are settled personally, and without recourse to the legal system. That subculture, the author concludes, accounts for historically high rates of black-on-black violence which now threatens to destroy the black inner city from within. The Lineaments of Wrath puts America's race issues into a completely original historical perspective. Those in the fields of political science, sociology, history, psychology, public policy, race relations, and law will find Clarke's work of profound importance.

The Man Farthest Down represents an early contribution to the study of comparative social systems. Its treatment of life in the East European shtetls is as moving as the analysis of ghetto life in America. In his new introduction to this edition, Drake illustrates the intellectual camaraderie shared between Park and Washington in their studies of race. Drake also details their individual observations, philosophies, and activities in both their academic and political lives.

The Cruelty Man seeks vengeance on Phyllis the zany gorilla and her whacky human friends in a world where reality is changing into weird insanity. Can Pubgrub save Phyllis and his marriage? Who can save King Archibald Muddlewick from the consequences of declaring war on the whole world? It's a bucketful of laughter finding out This is the Plug and Gannet edition of Gorilla Warfare, in which the possible origins of the name of the famous Wetlund pub are explored.

An incomer to Shetland tells his remarkable story of life as a crofter (the Laird of Puns o' Farra Twat) in the furthest flung islands of the UK. From the wild crossing from Aberdeen to Sumburgh port, to the perils of a boat with a dead engine, from the hunt for sheep lost in snow under the spell of the Northern Lights in the depths of the darkest winter, to feral cats and angry geese, lovable cows and a bad-tempered goat, a world of magic but also extremely hard grafting emerges within a society that considers itself Viking and where music making, drinking and the fire festival of Uppelyaa happen against the backdrop of a barren but beautiful landscape. An unusual autobiography - funny and sad at the same time. A page turner too 'Twisting my hand around, I struck like a snake and grabbed I wish I hadn't. Oh, I wish I hadn't My hand instantly became an agonised thing of white, blistering fire.' A social maverick takes to the rural paradise of Shetland and hilarity ensues. Charismatic Jim Clarke and his beloved little rosebud escape an urban hell and settle on a remote croft. Cue for enchanting landscapes, truly amazing people and a cast of animals with which no actor wanting to stay in work should perform Revised edition with additional material and copiously illustrated with the author's own pictures and illuminating poetry set within prose that will take your breath away with laughter, this comi-tragic tale of a doomed attempt to escape the rat-race is a magical experience. Its bitter and poetic beginning gives way to a land of rolling hills and wild winds where men are men and women are, well, as big as the men Revised version, more pictures, more poems, more fun Told in poetry and prose in the words of the Ratscape Traveller and his life's partner, illustrated with drawings and photographs of the beautiful Shetlands. Jim is also the author of The Chronicles of Wetlund. He claims that it cannot be denied that the fabled island of Wetlund bears an alarming similarity to Shetland. His sequel to the Ratscape Chronicles, The Ratscape Traveller Pursues the Ice Maiden, tells of his adventures in Leicester, and is published by Daybreak Publications on Amazon and Amazon Kindle.

An unusual autobiography - funny and sad at the same time. A page turner too 'Twisting my hand around, I struck like a snake and grabbed I wish I hadn't. Oh, I wish I hadn't My hand instantly became an agonised thing of white, blistering fire.' A social maverick takes to the rural paradise of Shetland and hilarity ensues. Charismatic Jim Clarke and his beloved little rosebud escape an urban hell and settle on a remote croft. Cue for enchanting landscapes, truly amazing people and a cast of animals with which no actor wanting to stay in work should perform Revised edition with additional material and copiously illustrated with the author's own pictures and illuminating poetry set within prose that will take your breath away with laughter, this comi-tragic tale of a doomed attempt to escape the rat-race is a magical experience. Its bitter and poetic beginning gives way to a land of rolling hills and wild winds where men are men and women are, well, as big as the men Black and white edition -cheaper

Since 1789, when George Washington became the first president of the United States, forty-three men have held the nation's highest office. Four were killed by assassins,and serious attempts were made on the lives of eight others. Add to that list Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X,and it is reasonable to conclude that political prominence in the U. S. entails grave risks. In Defining Danger, James W. Clarke explores the cultural and psychological linkages that define assassinations and a new era of domestic terrorism in America. Clarke notes an upsurge in political violence beginning with the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. Since then, there have been ten assassination attempts on nationally prominent political leaders. That is two more than the eight recorded in the previous 174 years of the nation's presidential history. New elements of domestic terror in American life were introduced in the 1990s by Timothy McVeigh, the "Oklahoma City Bomber," Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber," and Eric Rudolph, the abortion clinic bomber. These men were politically motivated; their crimes were unprecedented. These events and the perpetrators behind them are among the subjects of this book. Defining Danger conveys two central themes. The first is that individual acts of violence directed toward America's democratically elected leaders represent a defining element of American politics. The second addresses how danger is defined, through an analysis of the motives and characteristics of twenty-one perpetrators responsible for these acts of political violence where shots were fired, or bombs detonated, and in most instances, victims died. The book is written in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to the informed general reader, as well as to professionals in a variety of fields—especially in the wake of recent events and the specter of future violence that, sadly, haunts us all.

Since 1789, when George Washington became the first president of the United States, forty-three men have held the nation's highest office. Four were killed by assassins, and serious attempts were made on the lives of eight others. Add to that list the names of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, and it is reasonable to conclude that political prominence in the United States entails grave risks. In "Defining Danger", James W. Clarke explores the cultural and psychological linkages that define assassinations and a new era of domestic terrorism in America. Clarke notes an upsurge in political violence beginning with the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. Since then, there have been ten assassination attempts on nationally prominent political leaders. That is two more than the eight recorded in the previous 174 years of the nation's presidential history. New elements of domestic terror in American life were introduced in the 1990s by Timothy McVeigh, the "Oklahoma City Bomber," Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber," and Eric Rudolph, the abortion clinic bomber. These men were politically motivated; their crimes unprecedented. These events and the perpetrators behind them are the subjects of this book. The volume conveys two central themes. The first is that individual acts of violence directed toward America's democratically elected leaders represent a defining element of American politics. The second addresses how danger is defined, through an analysis of the motives and characteristics of twenty-one perpetrators responsible for these acts of political violence where shots were fired, or bombs detonated, and, in most instances, victims died. The importance and originality of this material have been acknowledged in presentations to and consultations with the U. S. Secret Service and some of the nation's top independent private investigators. It is written in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to the informed general reader, as well as to professionals in a variety of fields - especially in the wake of recent events and the specter of future violence that, sadly, haunts us all.