Double Cross
This gripping political thriller follows the rise of a charismatic young politician in turn-of-the-century America. Filled with tense twists and turns, it keeps readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Patriot’s Dream
What happened to our nation? The United States of America that the founding fathers created was driven by much different values than those that permeate the government and much of society today. John Mogen, a conservative retiree and true patriot in every sense of the word, can no longer sit back and watch his beloved country slide further and further away from what it was intended to be. Determined to make a positive change, he decides to write a fictional book about restoring the Constitution. However, when he shares his idea with his brother-in-law, Carl, he sets into motion a much larger chain of events than he ever could have imagined.With the help of his loving wife, Jaylynn, and the Arlington Colonels' Club, consisting of four former military leaders, including brother-in-law Carl, John embarks on a quest to form a new republic of red and religious states called the Western Southern Alliance (WSA). Hundreds of allies from coast to coast secretly work together to support John, who has agreed to be the face of the restoration-the civilian militia commander leading the effort. John and Jaylynn know that this endeavor has only three possible outcomes: death, prison, or success. What will come of this bold and audacious plan? Will these patriots achieve their goal-or die trying? Read A Patriot's Dream to learn their fate-and the fate of this great nation called the United States of America!
Phineas Finn
In this political thriller, Phineas Finn must navigate the treacherous waters of Parliament while balancing his personal and romantic lives. Full of suspense and drama, this novel is a page-turner from start to finish.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Works of Benjamin Disraeli
This is a classic work of political fiction by one of the most important British statesmen of the nineteenth century. Benjamin Disraeli's Tancred is a sweeping epic that explores the complex relationships between East and West, Christianity and Judaism. This edition also includes an introduction by Edmund Gosse and notes by Robert Arnot. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of politics and British literature.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Thanking the Moon
Set in the political circles of Washington D.C., this novel traces the rise and fall of a young woman navigating the complex and often treacherous terrain of power and ambition. As she struggles to balance her ideals and her desire for influence, the protagonist finds herself drawn into a web of intrigue and betrayal that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear. With vivid characters and a compelling plot, this book offers a powerful commentary on the corrupting influence of politics and the price of ambition.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Deutschland 羹ber Allah
This book is a political satire about the rise of a Muslim dictatorship in Germany. It is a cautionary tale about the dangers of populist politics and religious extremism, and is relevant to contemporary debates about multiculturalism and democracy.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
A masterpiece of American literature, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is an unforgettable story of courage, sacrifice, and redemption in the face of slavery and oppression. From the depictions of the horrors of the slave trade to the heartwarming portrayals of human compassion and kindness, this novel is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the United States.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Time for Change?
Manchester in the 1960s. A world dominated by men. Yet Connie Campbell has defied convention; a leading figure in the city's financial community. Proud of her working class roots she still lives in Ardwick. Condemned for demolition, Connie fights to protect the neighbourhood she loves. But can she overcome the arrogance of the planners and the corruption of local business and political elites?And as the struggle unfolds, will Connie's own search for love end in anything other than betrayal and disappointment? Will the ultimate price of her professional success, be the denial of her personal happiness?Connie's story is Manchester's too. A time when social and political change is transforming the city and its people. Whilst bringing the promise of opportunity and freedom for many, will it destroy the traditional values of the city's proud, working class communities?
Bitterroot
A forensic artist confronts a crime against her own family, while MAGA politics, racism and violence rage in a small town in the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho. Set in the fictional town of Steeplejack, nestled in the Bitterroot Mountains, Hazel Mackenzie provides law enforcement with sketch art and victim reconstruction following suspected crimes. Hazel is catapulted from observer to participant when her husband dies in an accident and then soon after, her gay twin brother Kento is shot by a member of Steeplejack's growing anti-LGBTQ community during a gender reveal party for his child. Hazel soon discovers her husband wasn't who she thought he was. She uncovers hidden family secrets about her grandparents' forced internment during World War II, mirroring the same racism and prejudice that threaten to strip Kento and his husband of their basic rights to their baby. As physical violence charges up her driveway and engulfs her life, Hazel battles for herself, her brother, and a town torn apart by hate. And somehow during all this, she stumbles on a different kind of love and a more courageous way to live her life.
Believe America
When Samson Johnson feels pushed over the edge from news reports of another U.S. mass shooting, he comes up with the bi-partisan 'Save Lives, Save Guns' plan. If shootings could be made non-lethal, killings would be stopped, the insurance companies would still profit and nobody would have their guns taken away. From town hall meetings in Oklahoma, to a Pride Centre in Vermont, from sunny California, to the prairies of South Dakota, Samson's sleepless effort to end mass shootings forever covers the breadth of the country. Yet as the campaign goes viral on social media and funds begin to pour in by the millions, Samson is confronted with the realities of his plan. Voices across the country begin to riddle him with doubt: that his policy may be misguided and stand to do more harm than good. Can Samson put a stop to his misguided plan in time? Or is the 'Believe America' movement a Frankenstein's monster 'too big to fail'? A biting satire on American exceptionalism, gun ownership and violence, #BelieveAmerica gets to the core of how hard it will be to change these attitudes and to bring sanity back into the debate.
I Broke the World
Clarity Trout is an agoraphobic girl with a dream. Despite cowering in her apartment, Clarity yearns to be a journalist for a major news outlet. (Her bland refrigerator blog just isn't cutting it) But after a misunderstanding during her application process with Verisimilitude Media, Clarity accidentally causes the world to end. Chaos ensues when Clarity and her eclectic neighbors are all confined indefinitely to their apartments, while an invisible cataclysm brews outside. Otto's Cat Cafe is shut down, music is banned, random items are confiscated, a lion roams the streets, parents must make Armageddon fun, and pistachios are issued randomly as a kind of warped caste system. All the while, an eccentric internet influencer exploits the apocalyptic mess, a doomsday prophet shrieks warnings from his balcony and a professor of moral philosophy is shaking his head in bewilderment. Can a vainglorious prime minister and his gaggle of inept politicians save mankind from itself? And is it bad that Clarity is oddly relieved that she may never have to leave her apartment again?
Emperor of America
When a nuclear bomb destroys the White House and devastates Washington, D.C, Army colonel Caesare Appleton becomes the Emperor of the United States in this political satire from the author of Prizzi's Honor. In the aftermath of an assumed nuclear accident that destroys Washington, D.C., an Army colonel steps up to assume command of the nation. Or, so he thinks. At the same time, the Royalist Party and the National Rifle Association take responsibility for the accidental atomic explosion, but that doesn't reveal itself to be the case, leaving the citizens of the United States confused and lost in the midst of a tragedy. As the nation begins to crumble in the wake of the nuclear attack, including bank failures, crumbling airlines, and the threat of disasters across the world, Caesare Appleton is not so sure he has the power to control the country as he once thought he did. This bestselling international tale of politics has it all from cocaine, the mafia, and abortion to sibling rivalry and momism. Condon has penned a tale of the American scene and presidency with "humor that is wild enough to work" (The New York Times).
The Palace in Spruce Pine
The story of John Stourton is real and absolute however what if you woke up one day and realized that you were in a different world, with the same name but a totally different direction. Your life has similarities but that changed one day when you received a letter that was 20 years old from your grandmother informing you that what you thought you knew was a lie. The truth is stranger than fiction and would forever alter the course of your life. You become a man who does not have to concern himself for money as he has become the owner of a billion-dollar empire. The life that you worked so hard for, erased, and replaced with a life that is full of power and corruption. The stakes are higher than one would contemplate, and the discovery of a new mineral could change the course for all mankind.
Vote Alison MEP
Alison is campaigning to become a Member of the European Parliament. Not her idea, of course. Alison is far too honest, legal, decent and truthful to consider such a low career move. No, Alison's campaign can only be the brainchild of a Manipulating Machiavelli of Mandlesonian proportions.Jady is Alison's campaign manager, plotting behind the schemes to get her elected by Euro hook or by Euro crook. This is partly because of his love for democracy - or so he tells anyone who asks - and partly because he knows that MEPs and EU officials have lifelong diplomatic immunity for any crimes they may commit while on EU business. Indeed, much to Jady's Ode to Joy, the fraud squad is not allowed to enter the offices of any MEP without permission. Jady sees EU diplomatic immunity as an essential asset for a businessman of his qualities.Police Inspector Brewe knows Jady of old, and the thought of her arch enemy lording it over her patch, the ancient Roman town of Spawater, untouchable due to Alison's diplomatic immunity, has her choking on her latte. She vows to arrest Alison's political career - and Jady's diplomatic immunity - before it starts. Leaking Jady's personal details to Inder Monnet and his assistant Spaak, his pro-European Union rivals, for blackmailing purposes is a useful start. Meanwhile Jady needs a hook. Something to raise Alison's campaign above that of an outside challenger. What better, he decides, than hoisting the European Union on its own petard by demanding democracy?With Jady pulling the strings, Alison demands a Peoples' Referendum. The people of Europe have never been asked if they want the European Union. It is about time they were. Alison campaigns for a Europe-wide Peoples' Referendum on whether to continue the march to a totalitarian United States of Europe, or disband the whole project. Kill or cure once and for all. The demand for a Peoples' Referendum catches on, boosted by Alison's transparent honesty, viral marketing and dirty tricks. Jady's candidate is riding high in the polls, but Inder is not beat yet. Jady isn't the only Mandleson in the running, and the European Union can stoop pretty low when it feels threatened. A referendum on its very existence is a huge threat indeed. Meanwhile, Alison shows she is not simply Jady's cipher. Loaded with principles up to the plimsoll line, how will she suffer the stench of European politics? Certainly not in silence.Add Joanna, Jady's EU supporting long-suffering partner, Jenna, forced onto the sobriety wagon and mad as Zeus about it, Hanif, torn between his belief in the EU and his desire for Alison, Young Arnie revelling in his role as illegal Blogger and website hacker, and Lifeboats' turf accountant Bullet laying off the electoral odds, politics has never been more dirty. Or more fun.
"...if you can keep it."
For the first time in our nation's history a woman wins the election for President. Unfortunately, she may not get to take office because the sitting President rejects the results and calls for a recount.The story begins on election night
A Journey of 2 Brothers
Future America. April 2084, 60 years into the future. Two brothers, Jonathan, 59 and Elder, 55, decide to make a cross country trip after nearly thirty years of leading completely different lives. The trip starts in Cape May Point, in Southern New Jersey, through the center of the continental United States to the new west coast port of Pacific City, Idaho. Along the way they chronicle small towns, big cities and rural America. They also review the technologies, social structures, government and politics of a modern America complete with 53 states and a 54 star flag.
The best schools in the world
The out of favour new Minister for British Schools is stuck in the middle of a government going off the rails. But the looming end of his ministerial career throws up unexpected opportunities for new learning.Can he manage his allocated team of special advisers and keep the Prime Minister at bay? Can his final fall through political space time do anything to tackle the crises on all fronts? When the only help available comes from unexpected quarters, can disparate actors collaborate to make an impact on the political game?
A Dry Hate
Someone disrupted the silence but he didn't identify himself."You don't know they're citizens."A suspenseful storyline in A Dry Hate: Power Versus The People brings current events to life as author Nancy Marshall weaves fact into fiction, providing realistic, sometimes sympathetic characters and motives. In addition, she provides an excellent backdrop of First Amendment issues and a display of power and propaganda in action - an easy and worthwhile read for those who want to understand Arizona immigration politics. Marshall, former director of the Arizona Civil Liberties Union and defense attorney for a jailed activist, is thoroughly familiar with the Constitutional issues that surface throughout the novel.-Terry Goddard, Former Attorney GeneralIn early June, Professor Ivan Wilder had met Ms. Emily Hartwell, hotshot defense attorney, at the door of his classroom. Last night, they slept together under the shooting stars. This afternoon, two Deputies stuck them in separate stinking jail cells. How the hell?With an abiding concern for fairness in the face of abuse of power, attorney Nancy Hicks Marshall defended one of the many persons arrested and jailed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Deputies but found innocent at trial. Marshall was born and raised on Long Island, educated in the East, and worked in New York City for several years. She moved to Arizona in 1975 and served almost five years as Executive Director of the Arizona Civil Liberties Union.
First Among Equals
Charles Seymour, second-born son, will never be the earl likehis father, but he did inherit his mother's strength-and thewill to realize his destiny. . . . Simon Kerslake's father sacrificedeverything to make sure his son's dreams come true. Now it isSimon's chance to rise as high as those dreams allow. . . .
The Savage Avenger
Kakwenza's book narrates what the novelist suffered from December 28, 2021 when his door was broken into and his daring escape to Germany after the magistrate denied him access to his passport document. The book is another act of courage. In the same way that the violence he has suffered for his political writing increases with every arrest, his courage in the exposure of his suffering also increases. He also includes more shocking revelations of some things he was told during his first detention in 2020 that he had omitted from Banana Republic: Where Writing is Treasonous. The Savage Avenger is a warning. Courage is the barest element of creative writing. Kakwenza excels at it and continues to pay with his health, wellbeing and life, for it. The book contains a foreword by Prof. Helen Epstein and an afterword by Prof. Milton Allimadi.
The Unfolding
"[A] much-anticipated, wickedly funny and sharply observed political satire...This novel of politics and family brings readers to the fault line of American politics." --The New York Times Book Review "Beyond being good or bad, the characters in this impressive book are, above all things, unpredictable."--Wall Street Journal One family will remake America. Even if they fall apart trying. A.M. Homes delivers us back to ourselves in this stunning alternative history that is both terrifyingly prescient, deeply tender and devastatingly funny. The Big Guy loves his family, money and country. Undone by the results of the 2008 presidential election, he taps a group of like-minded men to reclaim their version of the American Dream. As they build a scheme to disturb and disrupt, the Big Guy also faces turbulence within his family. His wife, Charlotte, grieves a life not lived, while his 18-year-old daughter, Meghan, begins to realize that her favorite subject--history--is not exactly what her father taught her. In a story that is as much about the dynamics within a family as it is about the desire for those in power to remain in power, Homes presciently unpacks a dangerous rift in American identity, prompting a reconsideration of the definition of truth, freedom and democracy--and exploring the explosive consequences of what happens when the same words mean such different things to people living together under one roof. From the writer who is always "razor sharp and furiously good" (Zadie Smith), a darkly comic political parable braided with a Bildungsroman that takes us inside the heart of a divided country.
The Last White Man
A NEW YORKER "ESSENTIAL READ" A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, VOGUE, AND NPR "Perhaps Hamid's most remarkable work yet ... an extraordinary vision of human possibility." -Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland Elegies "Searing, exhilarating ... reimagines Kafka's iconic The Metamorphosis for our racially charged era." Hamilton Cain, Oprah Daily From the New York Times-bestselling author of Exit West, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling change. One morning, a man wakes up to find himself transformed. Overnight, Anders's skin has turned dark, and the reflection in the mirror seems a stranger to him. At first he shares his secret only with Oona, an old friend turned new lover. Soon, reports of similar events begin to surface. Across the land, people are awakening in new incarnations, uncertain how their neighbors, friends, and family will greet them.Some see the transformations as the long-dreaded overturning of the established order that must be resisted to a bitter end. In many, like Anders's father and Oona's mother, a sense of profound loss and unease wars with profound love. As the bond between Anders and Oona deepens, change takes on a different shading: a chance at a kind of rebirth--an opportunity to see ourselves, face to face, anew. In Mohsin Hamid's "lyrical and urgent" prose (O Magazine), The Last White Man powerfully uplifts our capacity for empathy and the transcendence over bigotry, fear, and anger it can achieve.
In the Eye of an Eagle
So you think another civil war can't happen in the good old USA, Mr. John Q. Public? Civil war results when you don't accept the results of a national election, and the left has refused to accept the outcome of the 2016 Presidential election!As a result, chaos now reigns all across the country! The left urged their supporters to kick their political opponents when they are down, confront them in public, get in their faces, run them out of restaurants, terrorize their families, and harass them on the street. Sections of cities are being burned by mobs, stores are being looted, and murder and other crimes against individual citizens are rampant in the sanctuary states as a result of the defunding of municipal police departments.This tale you are about to read depicts what could happen to an average American family and to our country, if the left wins the 2020 presidential election.
The Broken Society
In "The Broken Society: A Tale of Corruption and Rebellion," the world as we know it has crumbled, and a new dystopian society has taken its place. The old world's values of justice, equality, and freedom have been replaced by a regime of corruption, oppression, and authoritarianism.But in the face of this new world order, a small group of rebels emerges, led by a courageous and determined leader. As they fight against the odds to overthrow the oppressive regime, they must navigate through a society in decline, where the elite have eroded the freedoms of the disenfranchised masses.As the rebellion gains momentum, the regime responds with brutality and violence, hunting down dissenters and using the power of propaganda to maintain its grip on power. But the rebels remain undaunted, spurred on by their commitment to justice and freedom.The fight for justice is long and difficult, and the rebels must face the price of resistance as they struggle for survival against the full might of the regime. But even in the face of overwhelming odds, the rebels refuse to give up, driven by the hope of a new future and the legacy of those who have fought for justice before them."The Broken Society" is a gripping tale of rebellion and resistance, a reminder of the power of the human spirit to overcome even the greatest of challenges. It is a story that will leave readers inspired and hopeful, and a call to action to create a better world, where justice, freedom, and equality are not just ideals, but a reality for all.
Ghost Patriot
About Ghost PatriotIn this remarkable work of fiction by acclaimed author Michael L. Stickler, Ghost Patriot delves into the gripping tale of a nation on the brink. With his masterful storytelling and keen insight into the complexities of modern society, Stickler weaves a narrative that exposes the haunting reality of a government consumed by its own self-interest.Drawing inspiration from today's headlines, Stickler's Ghost Patriot unveils a world where freedoms, rights, and civil liberties are trampled upon by those who have sworn to uphold them. With meticulous attention to detail and a passion for research, Stickler brings every aspect of this captivating story to life, immersing readers in a world that feels all too real.Prepare to be engrossed in the lives of four Patriots and a courageous news reporter, characters forged by extreme circumstances and united by a common purpose. As Stickler skillfully unravels their journey, readers will witness their unwavering determination to restore liberty to a great nation teetering on the edge of destruction.With its fast-paced narrative and heart-pounding action, Ghost Patriot is a true page-turner that will keep readers hooked from beginning to end. As you turn the pages, you'll be captivated by Stickler's ability to create a thrilling reading experience that resonates long after the book is closed.For those seeking a thought-provoking exploration of the consequences of tyranny and corruption, Ghost Patriot, written by the Best Selling Author Michael L. Stickler, offers a profound and eye-opening prediction. Prepare to be enthralled as Stickler's storytelling prowess reveals the power of standing up against injustice and the resounding impact that can be achieved by a united citizenry.
Links on a Chain
A third generation Norwegian, Freddie with a gambling addiction and nostalgic for the sixties counterculture, inherits the low-budget motel on the city's outskirts. As Freddie struggles with his own problems after leaving the motel maid pregnant, he is caught up in the lives of transients; a white supremacist, a black ex-con, a former mental patient and an unstable Vietnam veteran, among others.Against the background of the moral majority movement of the 1980s, Freddie faces not only a moral dilemma, but an existential one.The unraveling of his own life, and the lives of motel guests, force him to reexamines his own middle class values in a society that equates immorality with the marginalized souls like those staying at the Strassen Inn.
I’m the President, by Donald Thump
I'm the President, by Donald Thump was written by George A.M. Heroux, although it pretends to be written by a fictional President who has to deal with all the issues currently confronting the real President, Donald Trump. President Thump writes his book during the campaign and during part of his presidency.In this book, we get to know an American President who is outrageous in thought and action. He is totally over the top, as he confidently describes his business beginnings, his connection with Russia, his attitude on guns, his womanizing, and many other topics that demonstrate the mind of a dangerous President. But the book is not without humor, because Thump's actions are sometimes so ridiculous that readers can only be fascinated and amused.This is Donald Thump's tell-all, because his plan is to write the truth and publish it only after he leaves the presidency with a so-what attitude, returning to his billionaire life and his hideaways.Set primarily in the White House, the characters are somewhat based on real people or on very ridiculous people with interesting names. George A.M. Heroux is a lawyer, victim advocate, university instructor, and acclaimed author. He has a law degree from Albany Law School (Union University) and an MBA from Florida Atlantic University, but he is proudest of his efforts as a writer and playwright. He wrote the best-selling novel But for the Crash, a book on writing (Write Now! Let Your Writing Talents Emerge), a book for continuing education professionals (Continuing Professional Education - How), a book of short plays, and seven full-length plays that have been successfully staged, including one musical comedy, The Rev, and two plays that became movies.
Vital Targets
Success means all loose ends must be tied.Journalist Tierra Campos and FBI Special Agent Victoria Larsen find themselves desperately battling to save their careers and their lives from forces looking to destroy them in the third book in this high-octane series.Six months after the events in Devious Measures, both women are moving on with their lives...or so they thought. Fearful of their abilities, they will find out that the most powerful and devious cabal ever assembled in American history has other plans for them. With the clock ticking to November, Tierra and Victoria must fight to survive the onslaught unleashed against them by dark forces bent on eliminating their Vital Targets.Vital Targets is the third novel in a five-book serial drama. Readers are encouraged to begin the journey with Justifiable Deceit and enjoy the Tierra Campos Thrillers in the order they were written.Cancel culture has come for Tierra and Victoria. One targets a career. The other targets a life.America is still reeling from the events that transpired during the New Hampshire Democratic Primary. With the immediate threat of election interference neutralized, spring turns to summer, and the nation awaits the nominating conventions, utterly unaware of the danger lurking in the long shadows.A flamboyant and popular pundit moves against Tierra Campos as she transitions to her new role at the iconic political television program Capitol Beat. After a controversial interview lands her in hot water with her network, he calls for boycotts and mobilizes a social media mob to cancel her. With her future as a journalist hanging in the balance, she must realign with old friends to uncover the hidden truth behind her cancellation before her career is left in ruins.As Tierra struggles, Special Agent Victoria Larsen abandons her plans to leave the FBI when a team probing manipulation in the New Hampshire election approaches her with an offer. Something doesn't add up, and a feeling is growing that the mysterious Machiavelli may have co-conspirators. After a trio of shocking murders, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a deadly new enemy with one assignment: ensure that she isn't alive to continue investigating.Vital Targets is a fast-paced political suspense thriller with twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final chapter. Buy it now!The Tierra Campos Thrillers (in order): Justifiable DeceitDevious MeasuresVital TargetsRevealed SecretsDecisive Endgame
Bhashani, the Maulana Bhashani, the Comrade
"Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was unique in many respects. He was a political activist who had never allowed himself any respite in hispolitical struggle since the age of 14 till he died at 91. And unlike most political leaders of our region, he was more than a politician; he was indeed a statesman with a dream to which his commitment was unflinching. Bhashani's interest was not in gaining power for himself or his party; he did not work for electoral success, his dream was of a social revolution. That is precisely where he travelled beyond the other political leaders we have known. We Bengalis have been fortunate in having leaders of the stature of Chittaranjan Das, Subash Chandra Bose, A. K. Fazlul Haque and SheikhMujibur Rahman, all of whom were great and unique in their own ways; but it would be neither unfair nor an exaggeration to say that Bhashani was thegreatest among the great. He was a hero, not of a tragedy, but of an epic,"-written in the foreword by professor emeritus SERAJUL ISLAM CHOWDHURY, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in the book Moulana Bhashani Leader of the Toiling Masses, a publication of Moulana Bhashani Foundation, New York, USA
The Gutted Majesty
The Gutted Majesty is a riveting play about tim's unscrupulous behaviour. The play tactifully uncovers the government minister's roguish activities which subsequently backfire on him. All his ambitions are thwarted.
Shades of Resistance
Set in 1973 Greece during the military dictatorship, Shades of Resistance follows thirty-year-old American Jonas Korda as he stumbles blindly into the islands of the Aegean. Attempting to physically escape from a life--a disillusioned engagement with 1960s politics and an ill-fated sort-of-marriage--that he has long since emotionally fled, Jonas is instead faced with the question of his capacity for true human connections.Unwittingly he becomes involved with two expatriate Greek musicians who had self-exiled from their homeland six years before, when the military junta took power, but are now returning to create oppositional energy through the form they know best: traditional Greek poetry set to the music of a composer who's been banned by the brutal and surreal junta. Through the force of their commitment and sacrifice, Jonas is reacquainted with the relation between the heart and the larger world.Jonas is also confronted, sequentially, by two women who in very different ways bring his emotional struggles into focus. One--a Greek-Canadian searching for her father lost somewhere to the depredations of the dictatorship--who seeks to draw him in. The other--an alienated Belgian painter turning her back on a life of artistic and gender frustrations--who holds him away.The novel's lyrically evoked Greek islands are counterpoint to political terror captured with both shuddering intensity and mordant black humor. Shades of Resistance is that rare work of fiction that explores the relationship between the personal and the political, the heightened responses of a man trapped in a moment of history.
Shades of Resistance
Set in 1973 Greece during the military dictatorship, Shades of Resistance follows thirty-year-old American Jonas Korda as he stumbles blindly into the islands of the Aegean. Attempting to physically escape from a life--a disillusioned engagement with 1960s politics and an ill-fated sort-of-marriage--that he has long since emotionally fled, Jonas is instead faced with the question of his capacity for true human connections.Unwittingly he becomes involved with two expatriate Greek musicians who had self-exiled from their homeland six years before, when the military junta took power, but are now returning to create oppositional energy through the form they know best: traditional Greek poetry set to the music of a composer who's been banned by the brutal and surreal junta. Through the force of their commitment and sacrifice, Jonas is reacquainted with the relation between the heart and the larger world.Jonas is also confronted, sequentially, by two women who in very different ways bring his emotional struggles into focus. One--a Greek-Canadian searching for her father lost somewhere to the depredations of the dictatorship--who seeks to draw him in. The other--an alienated Belgian painter turning her back on a life of artistic and gender frustrations--who holds him away.The novel's lyrically evoked Greek islands are counterpoint to political terror captured with both shuddering intensity and mordant black humor. Shades of Resistance is that rare work of fiction that explores the relationship between the personal and the political, the heightened responses of a man trapped in a moment of history.
Anna Hastings
The riveting tale of one woman's journey and her rise to power, Anna Hastings gives readers an inside glimpse into the workings of journalism in Washington. Drury takes his own experience in the field to reflect on the state of journalism in the 1970s. In contrast to his other series', notably Advise and Consent, he humanizes the very field he often calls into question. Anna Hastings is a magnificent novel of Washington journalism, shown through the eyes of vivid, fascinating, and humanly likable characters. From Allen Drury, the master of spellbinding political fiction, author of Advise and Consent. "Anna Hastings is both a fresh face and a fresh start in Drury fiction" - John Barkham, The Victoria Advocate 1977
This Slavery
Ethel Carnie Holdsworth's 1925 novel, This Slavery, is a radical feminist and socialist tale of love, loss, poverty and politics. The action follows two sisters, mill-girls Hester and Rachel Martin, whose lives are thrown into turmoil when a fire at the mill leaves them unemployed. As the material poverty of their home-life deepens and the girls are forced to confront the difficulties of their economic circumstances, Hester and Rachel make romantic and political choices that will place them on opposite sides of the great class divide.
Latter-Day Pamphlets
Thomas Carlyle wrote a series of writings titled "Latter-Day Pamphlets" that discuss numerous social and political topics in Victorian England. The present-day topic of the first essay, "The Present Time," is society's moral and spiritual deterioration. According to Carlyle, people have lost touch with higher principles and are instead preoccupied with worldly success and individuality, which has created an atmosphere of confusion and discord. The second article, "Model Prisons," critiques the English penal system, which, according to Carlyle, fails to rehabilitate offenders and instead makes them into jaded criminals. Carlyle analyses the shortcomings of the British government in "Downing Street," specifically its corruption and bureaucracy. The collection also includes writings on subjects including education, slavery, and the Irish Famine. Carlyle focuses on the value of morals and spirituality in society throughout the pamphlets and critiques the excesses of industrialization and capitalism. Carlyle calls for a return to old values and a more moral and spiritual approach to social and political concerns in "Latter-Day Pamphlets," which is essentially a criticism of Victorian society and its institutions.
Discourses On The First Decade Of Titus Livius
The Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli wrote "Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius" in the early 1600s. It is a book about politics. The book is a commentary on the first ten books of the "History of Rome" by the Roman historian Titus Livy. Machiavelli wrote this book to give practical advice on how to set up and run a republic. He did this by looking at the Roman Republic, which Livy described. He says that a republic can only work if its citizens are good and are willing to put the needs of the community ahead of their own. Machiavelli talks about many different parts in this book of republican government, such as the importance of law, the role of the military, and the need for good leaders. The author also talks about the problems that come up when trying to set up a republic, like the risk of corruption and how hard it is to keep public support. Thus, readers can find this novel highly analytical and often confrontational, challenging conventional wisdom.
Capable of Honor
It is one of the most fundamental questions facing America today: How justifiably, or irresponsibly, do the volatile and unbiased American media-press, television and radio-attempt to interfere with, and control, the political process and the foreign policy of the nation? In a hotly fought Presidential primary, the news media fractures along ideological lines, supporting and distorting the candidates' records, manipulating the news rather than covering it. Capable of Honor, the third novel in the grand, bestselling Advise and Consent saga, is a compelling blockbuster that shines a harsh and revealing spotlight on how the media shapes the news, guides public opinion, creates policy-and tries to shape history itself.
Decision
A gripping novel about the deterioration of the criminal justice system and the mysterious, powerful body at its core-the Supreme Court of the United States. Earle Holgren-murderer, terrorist, lost soul-is the center of a vortex that sweeps up a fascinating cast of characters in their ambitions, politics, honor, and scandal. From the eight Justices of the Supreme Court, to the Attorney General of South Carolina who sees a compelling, controversial trial as an opportunity for demagoguery that might pave his path to the White House, to the idealistic defense lawyer who seeks to save a man she knows to be a psycopathic killer, to a driven Washington journalist in love with one of the Justices whose marriage is crumbling, and other Justices with their own agendas, vendettas, and secrets, Decision is a sweeping tale that begins at a nuclear power plant in South Carolina, works its way through the courts of that state, and finally to the halls of the Supreme Court. From Allen Drury, the master of spellbinding political fiction, author of Advise and Consent
Come Nineveh, Come Tyre
The Advise and Consent series is a landmark of political fiction, displaying a depth of insider Washington knowledge and a canvas of compelling characters that catapulted each novel to the top of the bestseller lists. At the end of the previous novel, Preserve and Protect, Allen Drury left his readers with one of the greatest cliffhangers of all time. After an assassin's bullet rings out, we are left to wonder who was killed-the Liberal Vice President Ted Jason, or staunch Conservative Presidential Candidate Orrin Knox? The answer to that question was so large that Pulitzer-Prize winner Drury had to write two novels, one exploring the full ramifications of each outcome. In Come Nineveh, Come Tyre, China and the Soviet Union are waiting and watching for any sign of weakness from the untried Ted Jason, survivor of the assassination attempt that took the life of Orrin Knox and catapulted him into the Presidency. Ted Jason has been thrust into this position of power-is he up to the challenge of leadership in such a time of crisis? Or will he bend too far toward appeasement, at the cost of freedom around the world? Looking at the stakes for the United States against the backdrop of war, politics, and scandal, President Jason must play winner-take-all in this game of politics.
Mark Coffin, U.S.S.
The epic story of a Senator's rise and fall. Mark Coffin of California was barely thirty years old when he won a startling upset victory in his race for a seat in the U.S. Senate. A bright, handsome, energetic idealist with a passion for decency in government, he thought his honesty and dedication would see him through anything. But Washington, DC, was all too eager to teach him the hard lessons of gamesmanship and compromise. Neither Mark Coffin nor his wife were prepared for what Washington had in store for them: the bizarre sex scandal that would threaten to destroy not only Mark Coffin's career and his personal life, but all of the political reforms he was fighting so desperately to achieve. Mark Coffin, U.S.S. is a magnificent novel of Washington politics-an insider's view of power at the top, shown through the eyes of vivid, fascinating, and humanly likable characters. From Allen Drury, the master of spellbinding political fiction, author of Advise and Consent
Diana Of The Crossways Book 3
Diana Of The Crossways Book 3 is a feminist novel written by George Meredith. The novel is based on the life of legendary socialite Caroline Norton, who married a bad man, produced pro-feminist literature, and interacted with a number of political figures. As portrayed, Diana is a remarkable heroine who gets into problems in every way in a Victorian culture that sexualizes every relationship between a man and a woman because she is impulsive, headstrong, vivacious, and passionate. But, how will Diana manage her relationship? How will she overcome the taunts of society? To read this feminist novel, readers should read the amazing collection of Diana of the crossways! As this is a strong reflection that how a relationship was being judged at that time, Diana of the Crossways Book 3 is a peculiar combination of the reader being aware that it is fiction and heavily based on actual occurrences and the reader wanting to get lost in the emotional experiences that Meredith attempts to evoke through his erratic writing.
Diana Of The Crossways Book 2
George Meredith's 1885 book Diana of the Crossways Book 2 is based on the life of socialite and author Caroline Norton. At least three copies of Diana of the Crossways, Diana of the Crossways Book 2 is one of them which was published in 1885, and for many years it was Meredith's most well-known book. The book was her first widely read novel. Contemporary authors have made additional comparisons between Diana's marriage and Meredith's own problematic marriage with his first wife Mary Ellen, whose dissolution had greatly upset him for many years. What will happen to Diana? Diana of the Crossways Book 2 has been called a feminist novel. But, how is this series known as a feminist novel? To get the answer to this question, readers should go through this amazing novel by Sir Meredith!
The Propagandists
The Propagandists is an explosive and timely political thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat, questioning whom to trust and how far some will go to protect their beliefs. Steve Jaffe's long-awaited final chapter to his Corrupted Intelligence Series, The Propagandists, pushes the United States to the brink. Not since 9/11 has the intelligence community been caught off-guard. But now, domestic white supremacy militias are simultaneously initiating a series of mass shootings in Manhattan, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles. The death toll of innocent Americans totals over three thousand.When President Thaddeus Thompson unexpectedly dies after six months in office, Vice President Shannon Graham becomes the first female President. Before she could settle into her new role as Commander and Chief, churches, synagogues, and mosques are being bombed during religious services, killing over twenty-five hundred worshipers. Investigative reporter Paige Turner receives an anonymous package detailing an upcoming civil war. Unable to get the intelligence community to listen to her, she decides to go it alone to expose every detail she has been given. President Graham believes that White Supremacists have infiltrated Congress, the West Wing, the FBI, and Homeland Security. She remembers how Sam Collins and Tiffany Glass had stopped the last attempt at a Civil War and asks them to come out of retirement to help her new administration. Is it too late to stop these terrorists before the United States falls into a state of anarchy and a race war begins? Collins and Glass have to decide to risk everything again and jeopardize their lives to save the country they love.
Revealed Secrets
All games are won before they're ever played.Journalist Tierra Campos and FBI Special Agent Victoria Larsen find themselves in a desperate race against the clock to stop a dangerous cabal from rigging a presidential election in the fourth book in this high-octane political thriller series.The long march to Election Day is ending, and the stakes for Victoria and Tierra have never been higher. Old friends become unreliable, and enemies switch sides as a national horror in an otherwise proud state plays out in front of the nation. Can these two strong women stop this powerful cabal from usurping the election, or did their secrets get revealed too late?Revealed Secrets is the fourth novel in a five-book serial drama. Readers are encouraged to begin the journey with Justifiable Deceit and enjoy the Tierra Campos Thrillers in the order they were written.Election Day is now D-Day, and only two women can stop a political disaster that could destroy the country.Fall is in the air, and America has turned its attention to the November presidential election. Candidates crisscross the country, pressing hands and pleading for votes while the media covers their every move. Under the shadow of the attempt to hijack a primary election in New Hampshire, the nation is on guard for more turbulence at the polls - and with good reason.Ian Drucker has a new mission and a small army to help complete it. While the cabal makes moves to prepare for the endgame, he has the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania firmly in his crosshairs. As the election nears, he embarks on his daring plan to desecrate the only thing holding the country together - faith in its democratic process.Meanwhile, Special Agent Victoria Larsen has recovered from her injuries following the disaster in Loughborough to find herself demoted and sidelined by the FBI. Convinced that Drucker is behind an arson in Allentown, Victoria collaborates with a colleague to find and neutralize him while her peers search in the wrong place. Hunted by the Department of Justice, she must take matters into her own hands and face a bold choice that will haunt her forever.While Victoria tracks down Ian, Tierra is helping Front Burner rebuild while ignoring the story of the century - one she no longer has any leads to follow. The cabal applies more pressure when a cryptic new puzzle arrives for her from beyond the grave. As Tierra races to crack a code that she hopes will lead her to the roots of a conspiracy, she must throw a desperation hail mary to stop them from succeeding.Revealed Secrets is a fast-paced political suspense thriller with twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final chapter. Buy it now!The Tierra Campos Thrillers (in order): Justifiable DeceitDevious MeasuresVital TargetsRevealed SecretsDecisive Endgame
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1907.[1] The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia). The Secret Agent is one of Conrad's later political novels in which he moved away from his former tales of seafaring. The novel is dedicated to H. G. Wells and deals broadly with anarchism, espionage, and terrorism. It also deals with exploitation of the vulnerable in Verloc's relationship with his brother-in-law Stevie, who has an intellectual disability. Conrad's gloomy portrait of London depicted in the novel was influenced by Charles Dickens' Bleak House. The novel was modified as a stage play by Conrad himself and has since been adapted for film, TV, radio and opera. Because of its terrorism theme, it was one of the three works of literature most cited in the American media two weeks after the September 11 attacks.
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad wrote the book The Secret Agent, which was released in 1907. The main character of "The Secret Agent" is Mr. Adolf Verloc, a clandestine agent working for an unspecified foreign power who poses as a seedy shopkeeper in Soho and lives with his devoted but stoic wife, her ailing mother, her younger brother Stevie, and their family. This polite, soft-spoken man now reports to a new spymaster, a condescending and gloating man by the name of Mr. Vladimir, who gives him a new assignment that will attack the foundation of science and therefore make enough noise to accomplish his deeper, more implicit purpose. Also involved unwittingly in the same conspiracy are Verloc's revolutionary comrades, each one of them quite an enigmatic character on his own, including someone named The Professor but you find out about him after reading the novel! Although, this story sounds like a classic spy story which makes it interesting!
