The composer's greatest vocal composition, the Requiem is reproduced here from the definitive Breitkopf & Hartel edition. Scored for mixed chorus, solo voices and full orchestra. Instrumentation. Text and Translation.

Bioterrorism, Germ Warfare When a military snafu unleashes a deadly bacterium on the world, the human race finds itself close to extinction. Seven survivors in a small North Dakota town band together to face the future, but rebuilding their lives is put on hold when one of them discovers that his daughters are alive and have been abducted by a nomadic cult. The leader, determined to repopulate the world, leaves a trail of murder as he moves from town to town in search of young girls to spawn his new humanity. Led by Christian Duke, the new-world vigilantes travel throughout the United States in search of Nomad. With clues left by a questionable cult insider, the group attempts to overcome the cults leader and free the hostages.

When the U.S.S. Excalibur was suddenly and mercilessly destroyed, Starfleet lost one of its finest starships. But the crew members of the Excalibur lost their captain...and their home. Now, in mourning for their ship and Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, First Officer Elizabeth Shelby and the rest of the crew await new assignments For Lieutenant Soleta, that means a painful reunion with her Romulan father, while Zak Kebron and Mark McHenry are sent undercover to investigate a series of mysterious alien abductions an a low-tech world. Going their separate ways throughout the Alpha Quadrant, the Excalibur's survivors must face diverse challenges and dangers on their own. The ship is history, but the adventure continues...

A Washington Post Notable Book: A Japanese Canadian man is haunted by childhood memories of WWII internment camps in this “evocative and cinematic tale” (Maclean’s). In 1942, in retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Canadian government removes young Bin Okuma and his family from their home at a British Columbia coastal fishing village and forces them into internment camps. Allowed to take only the possessions they can carry, Bin watches looters raid his home before the transport boats even undock. One hundred miles from the “Protected Zone,” abandoned by his father, Bin spends the next five years struggling to adapt in the makeshift shacks of the brutal mountain community. For Bin, it was never forgotten, nor forgiven. Fifty years later, after his wife’s death, Bin embarks on a road trip across Canada. Accompanied by his dog, his classical music tapes, and his memories, he intends to find his biological father whose fateful decision destroyed his family all those years ago. But Bin must ask himself: does he really want to confront the ghosts of the past, or is it time to finally let them go? A novel of grief, coming-of-age, and coming to terms with our own personal histories, “Requiem is a great work of literature from a determined author at the peak of her powers” (Ottawa Citizen).

Requiem into Adulthood showcases an honest, heartfelt and intimate portrait of the emotional experiences of the author Nikki S. Murray written as only she can through her artistry. The book chronicles her life's transition highlighting her struggles as a teenager leading to her eventual triumph as an adult. Her poetry truly casts an enduring reflection of the power of the human spirit and will invoke and captivate several emotions within the reader. This book will without a doubt leave the readers wanting to explore the next chapter of Nikki's life and continue on her journey with her.

Reproduction of the original: Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott by Robert Ornsby

They were just good friends since high school, or so they thought... Mark Bishop, a young American writer, blames himself for not finding the courage to tell Bella about his love for her. But, just as in high school, he is unsure that he is worthy of her affections. Bella Kaminski is a 26 year old Russian-American beauty. She is a singer in a popular Russian restaurant where her impressive voice and charm leave her with no shortage of admirers wherever she goes. When, out of the blue, Mark learns that Bella has cancer, he is determined to help her and goes to New York to see her. He stumbles upon her diary and reads in one passage that she has lost her will to live and is planning on committing suicide. Shocked to the core, Mark tries to change Bella's mind, but Bella secretly travels to Florida with her friend Gloria, to meet Gloria's cousin who is a doctor with experience in assisted suicide. Despite her request, Mark searches for Bella. He has to find her before it is too late. He knows he must find a way to keep her alive.

The crypt located on Row 2 Column 6 at Greenview Cemetery Mausoleum has been disintegrated. The coffin once interred inside the crypt now lies empty on the concrete floor of the vault. Its wood is cracked and shattered. The shredded satin lining of the coffin appears as though fingernails clawed through the fabric. The body of recently entombed Bradley Cavanaugh isn’t inside. Dead men can’t escape their graves and walk away, can they? Sheriff Nick Dunn of the Carter County Sheriff's Office doesn’t believe in the supernatural. He’s convinced the creepy incident is an act of vandalism carried out by a gang of juvenile delinquents. When the missing body fails to turn up in a search of the cemetery, Dunn opens his investigation into the macabre and bizarre case. Through Patrice Cavanaugh, widow of the deceased, and her sister, Gabby Morgan, Dunn learns that Bradley Cavanaugh was an aggressive, abusive alcoholic who had multiple enemies in life. Is it possible that one of them stole his body from the grave as retribution for the wrath and vicious behavior Cavanaugh subjected them to while he was still alive? Or was the body stolen for more sinister reasons by someone intending to use it to terrorize Patrice and drive her insane? As Dunn’s investigation brings him closer to the culprit behind the disappearance of Cavanaugh’s body, he realizes that Patrice is the one who’s in grave danger. Someone extremely close to her hated Bradley Cavanaugh passionately and swore the day would come when she’d get her revenge against him for destroying her life. Did that day finally arrive, and is Patrice an intended victim or only collateral damage? When Dunn encounters the horrific truth behind the body’s disappearance, the experience brings him face to face with unadulterated evil, and a realism that’s too unbelievable to be true.

Augusta Victoria, Mary, Alexandra, and Zita were four women who were born to rule. In Imperial Requiem, Justin C. Vovk narrates the epic story of four women who were married to the reigning monarchs of Europes last empires during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Using a diverse array of primary and secondary sources, letters, diary entries, and interviews with descendants, Vovk provides an in-depth look into the lives of four extraordinary women who stayed faithfully at their husbands sides throughout the cataclysm of the First World War and the tumultuous years that followed. At the centers of these four great monarchies were Augusta Victoria, Germanys revered empress whose unwavering commitment to her bombastic husband made her a national icon; Mary, whose Cinderella story and immense personal strength made her the soul of the British monarchy through some of its greatest crises; Alexandra, the ill-fated tsarina who helped topple the Russian monarchy through her ineffective rule; and Zita, the resolute empress of Austria whose story of loss and exile captivated the worlds attention for seven decades. Imperial Requiem shares the fascinating story of four princesses who married for love, graced imperial thrones, and watched as their beloved worlds were torn apart by war, revolution, heartache, and loss.