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In the era of legalized marijuana, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has nefarious plans to exploit America’s best and brightest graduate students using synthetic hallucinogens and THC compounds. They have partnered with a disaffected CIA agent who was instrumental in the CIA’s domestic hallucinogen experiments known as Project MKULTRA during the Cold War. The former agent is a student of the strategy of Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher who lived 2500 years ago.

The hallucinogens open a person’s mind to the power of suggestion and allow CCP baristas at upscale American cafés to easily question graduate students for technical information about new technologies in their university laboratories. The methods used mirror the MKULTRA protocols from the Cold War. The plan is for the CCP to gain a head start on America’s most crucial security and new technological advances.

But there is a problem....

'BROKEN PROMISES' chronicles the author's whistleblower crusade to expose the callous and dispassionate leadership of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) whose unethical clinical performance policies sacrificed and diminished quality mental health care and counselor welfare for the sake of numbers in the VA VET Center Program. It also describes the toxic, malicious and deceptive whistleblower retaliation tactics inflicted on him by VA officials designed to silence him from 'speaking truth to power,' and reveals the horrific impact these retributions had on himself, family members, clients and counselors.

Despite these unjust and abusive reprisals, 'BROKEN PROMISES' further explains how the author marched steadfastly on while being compelled and determined to reveal and correct the heartless misconduct, neglect and maltreatment perpetrated by VA management. It, too,...

A breathtaking thriller, employing both history and mystery, capturing the attention of the reader from the first to the last page and which illuminating the darkest scenarios of the history of Christianity and Judaism. A novel about men ready to do anything, interested not in the truths of their faith, but in protecting some of the greatest mysteries of humanity.
What is the Ark of the Covenant, really? What is hidden inside? Who was Moses, really? What if, despite the millennial tradition of the Promised Land, Moses had been no one other than a warrior in search of the power and fame he hadn’t found in the Egyptian court? What if he ran away from Egypt to fulfill his dreams of glory elsewhere, setting on fire anyone who got in the way of his plans?
Was Joshua, the putative son of the carpenter Joseph, really the only begotten son of God? What was the actual role of the twelve apostles? What if the dogma in which we...

As the main characters James and Marie struggle to make a living with what they have they run into various situations that, in the end, make them stronger people with better hearts. Going through all the hard times, not even knowing each other, and losing all the people they became fond of made life even more difficult to deal with until they finally came in contact with one another.

Amidst life's twists and turns they met,

A love story no one could forget,

Challenges they faced with might,

For love, they held on tight.

Distance, hate and fear they fought,

Together, a bond no one could thwart,

Tears, laughter and a journey long,

Their love story will forever belong.

Amidst the chaos and the strife,

They held on to each other for life,

A tale of love that will never cease,

Rohan and Maya, a love story of peace.

What are the real-world stories that great persuaders use to make deals, close sales and bring masses of people to accept new ideas?

In this breakthrough book, renowned coach and copywriter David Garfinkel reveals the types of stories that have proven to make millions of dollars, create important agreements and even change billions of minds, across a variety of industries and situations.

Plus, he shows you step-by-step how to create these stories yourself, and use them to reach your own persuasion goals.

The hero’s journey type of story is the go-to template for novels and film. But to say the hero’s journey is the best template for persuasion stories is to make a big mistake. This book shows why.

Author David Garfinkel has...

2022 READER'S FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL GOLD MEDAL WINNER YOUNG ADULT ADVENTURE
End of Crows is an incredible combination of Hunger Games, Divergent and a little Harry Potter magic mixed in!

What used to be the beautiful Colorado mountains is now a hiding place for the Crows. The Dominion punishes those who rise up against them, and their rules. PIMs, known as personal identification microchips, are surgically implanted in the mandible of humans at birth, and programmed to detonate should someone decide to go against the Dominion’s laws. Seventeen-year-old Willow Danner was raised under the Dominion tyranny, but her parent’s had been born free. Growing up with a plan to escape, Willow and her family finally flee to the cover of the mountains and the safety of the Crows’ Faction. Instead of finding asylum, Willow finds she is the scrutiny of some members of the Crows. Worried she exchanged one form of i...

Kathryn Bek tiene la oportunidad de su vida: justo acaba la universidad y recibe una oferta de trabajo en la ciudad de Nueva York, donde hay aventuras en cada esquina. Pensando que fue contratada por sus habilidades publicitarias, está emocionada por la perspectiva de su nuevo trabajo en el sector de la inteligencia; pero no todo es lo que parece. En poco tiempo, Kathryn y su nuevo equipo se ven envueltos en un mundo de misterio, asesinatos y magia. A medida que el equipo viaja por todo el mundo, desenredando una red de mentiras, descubre que su pasado puede ser la clave para proteger su futuro y el del mundo.

¿Será capaz de enfrentarse a su difuso pasado para descubrir los secretos de su interior? ¿Podrá su equipo estar a la altura del desafío y detener a la familia criminal Paolucci antes de que desaten el caos en el mundo?

¿Quién resistirá, la Kathryn del pasado o la del futuro?

Presidio puede describirse simplemente como «bue...

Kathryn Bek gets the chance of a lifetime: a job offer right out of college, and in New York City, where adventure lies around every corner. Believing she is recruited for her marketing prowess, she is excited by the prospect of her new job in the intelligence sector; but all is not what it seems. Before long, Kathryn and her new team are thrown into a world of mystery, murder, and magic. As the team rushes around the world, untangling the web of lies, she finds that her past may be the key to protecting her, and the world's, future.

Will she be able to confront her fuzzy past to unlock the secrets within herself? Can her team rise to the challenge and stop the Paolucci Crime Family before they unleash havoc upon the globe?

Who will endure, the Kathryn of the past, or that of the future?

Praesidium can simply be described as "Good people with mad skills working to bring hope to a dark world."

Leo always thought of himself as painfully average, but that all changed without warning. Following the death of his grandfather, Leo is magically transported to a new world hidden behind a protective veil. Upon his arrival to the new and mysterious world, Leo is greeted by the realm’s ruler, as well as, the beautiful—but misunderstood—Angel Dianna. Leo discovers that he comes from a long line of ancient and magical Jinn, the Knights of Kane, with ancestors who still rule other known realms with an iron fist. Leo learns that Theiler, his uncle and ruler of the Carved Realm, is determined to conquer all realms beyond his own—starting with Leo’s new home, the Spring Crow Realm. Leo and Angel must learn to trust each other and team up to stop Theiler’s advances, all the while Leo learns to control magical powers he never knew he had. How can a seemingly average boy protect his new world and survive?

Read one woman’s story to see how she faced her breast cancer and came out the other side stronger and more alive. Diane Davies, breast cancer survivor/thriver, shares her private confidences and intimacies of survival in A Breast Cancer Journey From There to Here.

Combining her valuable and effectual writings, From There to Here and Breast Cancer Saved My Life, Davies has created a one volume treasure for those traveling the breast cancer journey. In this book you will discover comfort, love, faith and prayer, family, friends and gratitude. Included in this work you will read Chapter 9 describing Diane’s decision to become a no-breasted woman years after her initial surgery and Why Kids Need to Know About Mom’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis, both never published before and the amazing poetry of Carolyn Salter especially written for Diane to meet this challenge.

Dian...

Businesses around the world are always striving to achieve higher levels of performance. Many focus on certain areas and do not maintain a balance within the organization. Balancing the needs of the organization with the needs of its people, the design and improvement of its products/services, and the performance of all business areas will ultimately end badly. This book is for those thinking of leaping into the world of entrepreneurship, the established business leader that is looking for ways to improve their organization, and everyone else that wants to see the organization they are in succeed in accomplishing their objectives.

The 3P Business Framework is the answer to developing an effective organizational strategy that balances organizational needs against the needs of its people, the design and improvement of its products/services, and the performance of the business. This balanced approach will help an organization reach new levels of...

More than a scientist, more than the offspring of a Mohawk—African American marriage--and far more than human, Beau Walker holds the key to human evolution… and its annihilation. A disgraced researcher, the military snatches Walker and forces him to join a U.S./Russian scientific team, searching for the cause of the disaster. Beginning with a terrifying descent into the mile-deep Russian crater where he finds an American astronaut's arm, he is hurled into the worlds of advanced biotechnology, biowarfare, paranormal research, and military intrigue.
The stakes are unimaginable: Find and control the cause of the events or face planet-wide obliteration.

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Kirkus Review: “an exuberant and involving read.”
Portland Book Review: “having the right amount of adventure and romance, this crisscrossing genre tal...

Everyone fantasizes about having superpowers. Nobody imagines how ill-prepared society's power structures are to handle it.

When Eliza Sullivan inherits an estate from a recently deceased aunt, she leaves behind a grievous and guilt-ridden past in New Orleans for rural England and a fresh start. Eliza arrives at her new home and finds herself falling for the mysterious lord of Havenwood, Malcolm Winfield. Despite the sinister rumors that surround him, Eliza is drawn to his melancholy charm and his crumbling, once-beautiful mansion. With enough love, she thinks, both man and manor could be repaired.

Not long into their marriage, Eliza fears that she should have listened to the locals. There’s something terribly wrong at Havenwood Manor: Forbidden rooms. Ghostly whispers in the shadows. Strangely guarded servants. And Malcolm’s threatening moods, as changeable as night and day.

As Eliza delves deeper into Malcolm’s troubling history, the dark secrets she unearths gain a frightening power. Has she married a man or a monster? For Eliza, uncovering the truth will e...

Resonant with the emotional urgency of Alice Walker's classic Meridian and the poignant charm of Sue Monk Kidd's the Secret Life of Bees, Wade in the Water, tells the story of an unforgettable summer in 1982 seen largely through the eyes of Ella, a young, mistreated, black 11 year old girl who lives with Leroy, who resents her, and Ma, who cannot stand to look at her.

Ella's world is changed when Katherine St. James, a mysterious white researcher from Princeton, arrives in their racially divided Mississippi town. The community is immediately suspicious -what does Katherine want, and why is she really there? As tensions mount and rumors swirl, and the tide swings against her, Ella and Katherine St. James are drawn into a complicated friendship that drowns out the outside world.... until it doesn't, and the relationship grows increasingly fraught as Ella unwittingly pushes against Katherine St. James's carefully constructed boundaries that guar...

The modern classic of space opera that began with Children of Time continues in this extraordinary novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.

Earth failed. In a desperate bid to escape, the spaceship Enkidu and its captain, Heorest Holt, carried its precious human cargo to a potential new paradise. Generations later, this fragile colony has managed to survive, eking out a hardy existence. Yet life is tough, and much technological knowledge has been lost.

Then strangers appear. They possess unparalleled knowledge and thrilling technology – and they've arrived from another world to help humanity’s colonies. But not all is as it seems, and the price of the strangers' help may be the colony itself.

Children of Memory by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky is a far-reaching space opera spanning generations, species and galaxies.

Soon no one on Earth will have a place to hide in this novel about fears known and unknown by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz.

In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike stone house on Jacob’s Ladder island. Once a rising star in the art world, she finds refuge in her painting.

The neighboring island of Ringrock houses a secret: a government research facility. And now two agents have arrived on Jacob’s Ladder in search of someone―or something―they refuse to identify. Although an air of menace hangs over these men, an infinitely greater threat has arrived, one so strange even the island animals are in a state of high alarm.

Katie soon finds herself in an epic and terrifying battle with a mysterious enemy. But Katie’s not alone after all: a brave young girl appears out of the violent squall. As Katie and her companion struggle across a dark and eerie land...

It was the right thing to do. And someone had to do it.

Aziz was more than an interpreter for Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux during Chad's eight deployments to Afghanistan. He was a teammate, brother, and friend. More than once, Aziz saved Chad's life. And then he needed Chad to save his.

When President Joe Biden announced in April 2021 that the United States would be making a hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, Robichaux knew he had to get Aziz and his family out before Taliban forces took over the country. As the rescue team he'd pulled together began to go to work, they became aware of thousands more--US citizens, Afghan allies, women, and children--facing persecution or death if they were not saved from the Taliban's terrorist regime. Chad began leading the charge that would go on to rescue 17,000 evacuees within a few short weeks--12,000 of them within the first ten days.

This gripping account of two heroes and a daring missi...

Claire Beacham returns from a busy day at work to a parcel on her doorstep - no note, no label. As a politician, she's used to being suspicious of anonymous hate mail but today she's too tired to worry. She opens it, finding a gruesome surprise inside. A severed head falls to her kitchen floor; the rich, red drip of blood on her hands.

It is clear to Claire and those around her that this terrifying package is a message. But who sent it, and why?

It's Claire's first delivery - and won't be her last.

DI Finn cannot enjoy the gentle return to his role in the Murder Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police that he planned. Someone is targeting Claire and with every message comes another casualty. With the clock ticking, DI Finn and DC Mattie Paulsen must wade through the depths of the murky political sphere before the bodies start piling up.

Praise for Will Shindler's DI Alex Finn series:

'Riveting' The Sunday Time...