Michael Calpino – författare

A visit to Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island should be on everyone''s bucket list. And no visit is complete without getting out on a trail to experience the natural beauty and scenic views from one of the many peaks or seaside vistas. However, everyone has questions. Can I handle the hike I want to take? Which ones have the best views? What is the terrain like, is it steep or rocky? Should I take my six year old or my dog? This is a hiking guide that answers those questions and more for the average person. Over eighty hikes are described including the most popular as well as those off the beaten path. Each one not only contains information on terrain, steepness and views but there are over three hundred pictures so you can see exactly what to expect on each trail. This guide is an indispensable addition to your trip and will help you match your abilities to the various trails so you can get the most out of your vacation. You can hike Acadia and create wonderful memories.

The revolution against the tyranny of the British Empire established the United States of America. It was based on a radical philosophy of government, one based on individual liberty. The government of the United Stares has become much worse than that which the prompted the colonists to action. This work explains their ideals, motivations, and justifications for taking up arms in defense of liberty and the methods with which they attacked tyranny. But it is much more than history, for I seek to apply their philosophy and tactics to a much needed rebellion against our current despotism. Liberty is not a gift bestowed by government, it is the possession of the strong and courageous. This is written for them.

An Inception of Piracy is the story of Giovanni Bartolli, the son of a wealthy Genoan merchant, who finds himself pressed into the English navy. The story follows his misadventures through the abuse heaped upon him by sadistic superiors, shipwrecks, naval battles, a wrongful imprisonment and eventually, his emergence as a pirate during the “Golden Age” of piracy. It is also the story of how a man responds to injustice, how chivalrous actions can still be made amid the most horrific circumstances, how the loss of everything a man holds dear affects him and the how every man strives to take control of his own destiny. An Inception of Piracy is an historically accurate novel of high seas adventure with a plot that will keep you guessing and characters you will come to love.

When Yahushua (Jesus) arrived on the scene in the early first century and began preaching, he did so as a Jew in a Jewish context. His talmidim (disciples) we all Jews who practiced Judaism as it was understood in the second temple period. So how did what was simply another sect of Judaism become Christianity? What were the historical and theological changes that resulted in an anti-Semetic religion claiming a Jewish Messiah? This work, drawing on a variety of historical sources, traces the history of the Natzrim (the followers of the Nazarene) from "Pentecost" to Constantine. It explains the historical reasons for the abandonment of Judaism and the theological justifications developed to support it. In addition, it explains the role of Jew and Gentile in the early community and what they could or should be. The consequences of these changes were, and are, catastrophic for both Jew and Gentile. By understanding them, we can rebuild what Yahushua intended for his people.

Liberty is more than a political concept. It is the essence of a man’s life, it encompasses his work and relationships, it enables him to fulfill his purpose and gives his life meaning. This work is not a dry textbook but a conversation between John Smith, an average man frustrated, oppressed and flailing about in his life, and Hashticharot. Each chapter focuses on one area of life and how John interprets it and puts it into practice. He learns about relationships, family, work, law, religion and government, to name a few. Liberty is a simple concept but it is hard to put into practice. I intend to enlighten and challenge you to learn to live the way men and women were meant to live. In a world of growing oppression and confusion, conflict and lies, understanding liberty will give clarity and hope. It is men and women who understand and live liberty who will save us all.

In book two of the Giovanni Bartolli Saga, Captain Bartolli and his pirate crew sail to the New World after stealing the HMS Tyger. Seeking fortune and revenge, Giovanni finds himself in a quandary when they take a ship loaded with slaves. After suffering involuntary servitude as a result of the press, he is loathe to condemn any man to slavery. But how can he guarantee the freedom of these men and women and still provide the gold his crew desires? A delicate balancing act ensues that will try friendships, test loyalties and put his two fold mission of love and revenge at risk as the threat of mutiny looms large. Along the way new bonds will be formed, old ones broken and he begins to navigate among the men and waters that make the Golden Age of Piracy such an intriguing era.