Equality
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Now You’re Someone Else
Two talented young men were caught in a vortex of intifadas and racial conflict, with tragic consequences that spilled into family life.While enrolled at university after serving with distinction in the Israeli army, one of these young men discovered, and the media amplified, that his biological parents were in - and of - the currently hostile Palestinian community. Acceptance of him by some in his community where he was raised started to fray; the result of extreme interpretations of religious texts.His life became unbearable as a cadre of fanatics branded him as a security risk which caused him to emigrate to Brooklyn where he found a new life and romance. Concurrent with the discovery of his real parents, is a mirrored event in the Palestinian community where the child he was switched with at birth is dangerously exposed to be of Jewish origin by headline seeking media.
The Lazarus Operation
When Eddie Lieb, a bar pianist and retired professor has a chance argument with small-time racketeer FrankDevito and a young dancer named Arnold he is drawn into a dangerous political conspiracy that threatens to topple the federalgovernment. The Lazarus Operation concerns the unraveling of a major political conspiracy as seen through the eyes of two ordinary citizens, Eddie Lieb and Fred Giammatti. Lieb is a recovering alcoholic, formerly a professor of chemistry and now working as a bar pianist. Through a chance encounter with the son of a right-wing presidential candidate and a small-time racketeer he becomes embroiled in a big-time political plot. Unable to do anything himself he turns to Fred Giammatti a middle-aged political columnist for the New York Times who was a friend of Lieb's father, Gus Lieb a retired sportswriter. Giammatti, aided by his prot矇g矇e reporter Ted Laszko and his friend Detective Al Seidenberg, slowly uncovers the plot by a powerful collection of religious zealots who have managed to infiltrate all levels of the federal bureaucracy. Peopled by dangerous assassins and an assortment of quirky people including the President and Vice President the story builds to a crackling conclusion that eventually vindicates the American spirit.
Metropolis
When Allan moves to New York City from Mississippi, his brother, Oliver, who had been living in the city for a few years prior, decides to introduce Allan to an exclusive group of wealthy people. Hoping that it will help Allan's law business, Oliver gets Allan invites to parties and meetings, which quickly grant Allan access to the decadence of the rich. With expensive cars, private trains, thousand-dollar clothing, and gluttonous meals made by servants, these rich elites are living at the height of luxury. Meanwhile, the lower-class citizens of the city are stuck in job with poor work conditions, terrible pay, and unsafe environments. Most even struggled to keep their family fed. Allan is unable to turn a blind eye to the suffering. He launches a court case to help lessen the blight of the poor, but soon realizes that the people he is fighting against are the elite citizens he had met before-the most powerful people in New York. As Allan remembers the drama of the elite, including torrid affairs, issues of alcoholism, venomous gossip, and vicious backstabbing, he knows that he must be careful and clever to survive the shallow values and cruel intentions of the wealthy society. Known as a master of detail, Upton Sinclair depicts a story of high drama with meticulous prose and compelling themes. Set in the exciting scene of New York City in 1907, The Metropolis depicts a duality by showing both the glamourous and obscene lifestyle of the rich and the desolate, difficult life of the poor and working class. This contrast describes the cruelty of the rich, often making the poor victims to their greed and selfishness. With a compelling message, plot twists, and backstabbing, The Metropolis is both an entertaining and enthralling read. This edition of The Metropolis by Upton Sinclair features an eye-catching cover design and is printed in a modern and readable font. With these accommodations, contemporary readers are able to enjoy Upton Sinclair's distinguished novel with style and ease. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.
Drifting
What if the common concept of anarchy as a fearful thing has been cultivated as a deception to advance the plans of those who desire above all else to exercise power over others? Drifting is the story of a lifetime journey toward freedom that goes beyond release from bondage to those who wish to rule in the material world, to the much more important recognition of the sovereign Spirit that exists in a state of anarchy, not in the common sense of the word, but in its most basic and original sense and as the final destination for us all.
The Split
First, there was People's Republic, then Indian Country, then Wildfire, and Collapse. Then in Crisis, America split into two nations, red and blue, side by side, and at each other's throats.Now comes The Split, the sixth novel in the bestselling thriller series that began as fiction and every day looks more and more like reality. With the USA ripped apart by the hatred and corruption of the left, red America is building a country based on the principles of the Constitution, while in the People's Republic of North America, the brakes are off as blue America hurtles toward total social justice tyranny. With the election to replace a senile president approaching, political players within the new blue America jockey for power regardless of the cost. Into this maelstrom, Kelly Turnbull is given a simple job - bring out a half-mad mathematical genius whose computer program could control the outcome of the election. But nothing is ever simple. From a mission into Cuba to an infiltration from Canada, from guerilla war in the Adirondacks to an impossible heist in which Kelly must team up with a renegade radio host and pack of Boston mobsters, the action never stops. With his trusty Wilson Combat CQB .45 and his bad attitude, Kelly Turnbull again does what he does best - lay waste to leftists. You don't assign Kelly Turnbull a mission. You unleash him. This time, he's got a score to settle - and he intends to do it with extreme prejudice.
Red War, 17
This instant #1 New York Times bestseller and "modern techno-thriller" (New York Journal of Books) follows covert operative Mitch Rapp in a terrifying race to stop Russia's gravely ill leader from starting a full-scale war with NATO. When Russian president Maxim Krupin discovers that he has inoperable brain cancer, he's determined to cling to power. His first task is to kill or imprison any countrymen threatening him. But when his illness becomes increasingly serious, he decides on a dramatic diversion--war with the West. Upon learning of Krupin's condition, CIA director Irene Kennedy understands that the US is facing an opponent who has nothing to lose. The only way to avoid a confrontation that could leave millions dead is to send Mitch Rapp to Russia under impossibly dangerous orders. With the Kremlin's entire security apparatus hunting him, he must find and kill a man many have deemed the most powerful in the world. The fate of the free world hangs in the balance in this "timely, explosive novel that shows yet again why Mitch Rapp is the best hero the thriller genre has to offer" (The Real Book Spy).
Utopia
Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More, written in Latin and published in 1516. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social, and political customs. In part, Utopia was an attempt to cling to the medieval ideal of the contemplative life - an ideal that the Reformation, which privileged action and change, was 'disrupting', to use the modern coinage. Utopia presents many themes such as wealth, power, slavery, and causes of injustice. The overarching theme throughout the book is the ideal nature of a Utopian society. In Utopia, there is no greed, corruption, or power struggles due to the fact that there is no money or private property.
Crisis
Kelly Turnbull, the hero of PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC, INDIAN COUNTRY, WILDFIRE, and COLLAPSE, is back this fifth novel that tells the story of how America split apart into red and blue. Brought back to the United States to work with an elite group of operators who are seeking to stop the slide to open civil war, Turnbull pursues a leftist terrorist mastermind who will stop at nothing to burn down the country. His odyssey takes him from an attack on Capitol Hill to the "liberated zone" of Minneapolis to a desperate battle in the California desert. Turnbull is once again locked and loaded, with his trusty Wilson Combat .45 and his trademark bad attitude. With action and snarky humor aplenty, CRISIS is torn from the headlines and provides a powerful warning about where the trends we are seeing today could lead our country.
The Autograph Book
Ireland, Spike Island prison, 1919: Barely an adult, Goorthy is led from battle to a sightless, soundless dungeon, punishment for his bravery in fighting for Ireland's freedom. From there he will plot escape and revenge on British soldiers. And he will collect the thoughts of his compatriots in an autograph book.​​​​​​​This work of historical fiction depicts the words and actions of the real Goorthy, Sean McCarthy, the Irish hero. At age sixteen he fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and he dedicated his life to freeing Ireland. Fate twists Goorthy through war, prison, deportation, and drink. The reader is both drawn to him and repelled. Will he change course before he is ruined? Goorthy's actual autograph book from Spike Island, as well as the understanding of family members, provides insight into the man we come to know through his tale of history: Goorthy, the Irish hero.
Fool’s Luck
What an unexpected delight. The concept is fresh and original, the writing solid, the story - well, I'm still smiling.Thomas Locke, Bestselling AuthorWhen high school teacher Myles Bradford wins the Powerball lottery, he decides to do something truly unexpected: run for President of the United States.Bradford is eager about the opportunity, but his family clearly is not. With little time to sway them to his side, he's thrust into running a quarter-billion-dollar nationwide campaign, complete with cross-country flights and road trips, expert staff, and armed security. But like most dreams, Bradford soon finds that what he imagined is completely different from what is real.Thrust into the spotlight, he faces attacks from newfound political enemies and false accusations while striving to climb the ladder of success. As Bradford gets closer to achieving his dreams, danger lurks on the home front. As his attention is pulled farther away from the things that matter most, Bradford may learn that even success has its price.Will he be able to have it all? Or will his thirst for power come at a tremendous cost?
Look to the Sun
This dystopian masterpiece by Emmie Mears gives a "message of hope, acceptance and courage during the worst of times [and] will entrance the reader with its artistic flair, complexity and delivery of raw emotion." (InD'Tale Magazine).For fifteen years, the National People's Voice has ruled in relative peace, quietly snuffing out dissent wherever it's found. Silently enforcing their views and doctrine upon the people of Sanmarian as citizens disappear overnight and businesses mysteriously close.Rose Abernethy and Beo Mataya are two strangers drawn together by one thing alone: Red Sunrise. A mysterious book no one else seems to have read. A book only two types of people ever ask about-collectors and the National People's Voice. A book both Rose and Beo feel was written just for them and that strangely seems to echo what is currently going on in their beloved city.As the facade of calm seethes into violent protests, Rose and Beo are caught in the middle. Drawn into the center of a forgotten tragedy, they discover the book may not only hold the key to the secret of the city's past but also the key to its future.
Look to the Sun
This dystopian masterpiece by Emmie Mears gives a "message of hope, acceptance and courage during the worst of times [and] will entrance the reader with its artistic flair, complexity and delivery of raw emotion." (InD'Tale Magazine).For fifteen years, the National People's Voice has ruled in relative peace, quietly snuffing out dissent wherever it's found. Silently enforcing their views and doctrine upon the people of Sanmarian as citizens disappear overnight and businesses mysteriously close.Rose Abernethy and Beo Mataya are two strangers drawn together by one thing alone: Red Sunrise. A mysterious book no one else seems to have read. A book only two types of people ever ask about-collectors and the National People's Voice. A book both Rose and Beo feel was written just for them and that strangely seems to echo what is currently going on in their beloved city.As the facade of calm seethes into violent protests, Rose and Beo are caught in the middle. Drawn into the center of a forgotten tragedy, they discover the book may not only hold the key to the secret of the city's past but also the key to its future.
Behind the Throne
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Will Tripp Goes Hollywood
No attorney in America chooses his clients more carefully than Will Tripp. Intrepid and swashbuckling, the dwarf lawyer represents only those who've run afoul of mindless PC and its noxious enforcers.Sadly, business has never been better, the despised and cancelled streaming into his office daily, refugees from the new totalitarianism.After years battling social justice zealots at former institutions of higher learning, woke C.E.O.'s and thug bureaucrats wielding freedom-crushing diktats, Will has seen it all. Naked contempt for free thought. Sick-making self righteousness. Bottomless moral cowardice. He figures nothing can surprise him. Then he gets to Hollywood.
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground is a fictional collection of memoirs written by a civil servant living alone in St. Petersburg. The man is never named and is generally referred to as the Underground Man. The "underground" in the book refers to the narrator's isolation, which he described in chapter 11 as "listening through a crack under the floor." It is considered to be one of the first existentialist novels. With this book, Dostoevsky challenged the ideologies of his time, like nihilism and utopianism. The Underground Man shows how idealized rationality in utopias is inherently flawed, because it doesn't account for the irrational side of humanity. This novel has had a big impact on many different works of literature and philosophy. It has influenced writers like Franz Kafka and Friedrich Nietzsche. A similar character is also found in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. Notes from Underground was published in 1864 as the first four issues of Epoch, a Russian magazine by Fyodor and Mikhail Dostoevsky. Presented here is Constance Garnett's translation from 1918.
An Apprentice Dictator in the White House
A young, handsome, charismatic Southern governor is elected president of the United States in a landslide. He was so popular that world leaders were scrambling to attend his inauguration. Among the attendees were the pope, the queen of England, and other royalties. He had, however, an Achilles' heel-he was a philanderer. It will not take long for his misdeeds to leak out to the media and the opposition party. While he was being investigated, the noose was getting tighter around his neck. Pressured by his wife to save his power, he decided to do the unthinkable.He suspended the Constitution.He dissolved Congress.He fired five members of the Supreme Court.He declared martial law. How will the nation react to this wannabe dictator?How long will he last?
Will Tripp Goes Hollywood
No attorney in America chooses his clients more carefully than Will Tripp. Intrepid and swashbuckling, the dwarf lawyer represents only those who've run afoul of mindless PC and its noxious enforcers.Sadly, business has never been better, the despised and cancelled streaming into his office daily, refugees from the new totalitarianism.After years battling social justice zealots at former institutions of higher learning, woke C.E.O.'s and thug bureaucrats wielding freedom-crushing diktats, Will has seen it all. Naked contempt for free thought. Sick-making self righteousness. Bottomless moral cowardice. He figures nothing can surprise him.Then he gets to Hollywood.
Make Russia Great Again
In "the Trump satire we've been waiting for" (The Washington Post), award-winning and bestselling author of Thank You for Smoking delivers a hilarious and whipsmart fake memoir by Herb Nutterman--Donald Trump's seventh chief of staff--who has written the ultimate tell-all about Trump and Russia. Herb Nutterman never intended to become Donald Trump's White House chief of staff. Herb served the Trump Organization for twenty-seven years, holding jobs in everything from a food and beverage manager at the Trump Magnifica to being the first general manager of the Trump Bloody Run Golf Course. And when his old boss asks "his favorite Jew" to take on the daunting role of chief of staff, Herb, spurred on by loyalty agrees. But being the chief of staff is a lot different from being a former hospitality expert. Soon, Herb finds himself deeply involved in Russian intrigue, deflecting rumors about Mike Pence's high school involvement in a Satanic cult, and leading President Trump's reelection campaign. What Nutterman experiences is outrageous, outlandish, and otherwise unbelievable--therefore making it a deadly accurate account of being the chief of staff during the Trump administration. With hilarious jabs at the biggest world leaders and Washington politics overall, Make Russia Great Again is a timely political satire from "one of the funniest writers in the English language" (Tom Wolfe).
Collapse of Society According to Dick and Jane
In this story, Dick and Jane can be observed organizing a small discussion group to share their concerns about the frustrations they confront in their day-to-day lives. The group includes two investigative reporters engaged in tracking the transfer of public goods and services to the private sector. They report finding a steady increase in the volume of transfers, more distressing is the fact that the transfers are being consolidated. Members of the group believe that the corporate take-over is causing society to lose control of its resources, restricting its ability to carry out basic responsibilities. They conclude that they are witnessing the collapse of society.
Who’ll Stop the Rain
The conflict between society's "Haves" and "Have-nots" is not based on race, sex, religion or other excuses provided by men and women with agendas. It is based on each person's ability to master knowledge & technology, then profit from it. Many Americans are not given equal opportunity to acquire that knowledge--but that is a political decision made by our elected representatives. Since they are chosen by us, "we the people" share the blame. The same technology that changed all our lives and created so much wealth can and will be taken away in the blink of an eye, thereby turning the world upside down in an instant. This story is about life after technology and how it will affect everyday Americans. The story is fiction but the outcome could be inevitable. Those who now rule may very well become the ruled.
Barry Wynn; Or, The Adventures Of A Page Boy In The United States Congress
Barry Wynn; Or, The Adventures Of A Page Boy In The United States Congress, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
The Marionette of Death
It is the timeless story of humankind everywhere. It has a strong evil that never gives up and never wanes; it has little and gentle goodness being crushed in between. You will live the events of an eternal war between the dominating atrocity of Man and that weak light that is almost invisible. You will notice these mysterious strings that have been and still controlling the puppet. So, you can realize that the most critical dangers of war are the lack of choices for a human being. This is an imaginary novel that includes some real events, which I have personally experienced. I am introducing to you a novel that's not only interesting but also has a purpose, which is highlighting the most dangerous threat to humanity, which is man's brutality. It is time to redirect ourselves to the right path. Dear reader, while reading this novel, remember that in this small world, some people need a drop of peace to quench their great thirst due to the perpetual raging war.
Solace
He doesn't know how to give in...I'm in way over my head. I'm waiting for someone to point a finger at me and call me an imposter.I don't belong here.Yet I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be.I don't know what the hell this is between us, but even while I hate it, I crave it, like a damn drug.I need it.I need them.And I'll do whatever it takes to stay here, even if it means giving up who I am.(Book 2 in the Devastation Trilogy. MMF, Political Romance. A standalone trilogy set in the world of the Governor Trilogy.)
Cli-Fi Plus
Cli-Fi Plus is a climate fiction anthology with an emphasis on genre and theme crossovers. Each short story combines elements of cli-fi with elements of more established genres and themes in sci-fi and literary fiction. The result is an entertaining read that keeps you on the edge of your seat and leaves you wondering what will come next in the real-life climate crisis. What does a cli-fi alien story look like? What does a cli-fi robot story look like? What does a cli-fi zombie story look like? What does a cli-fi time travel story look like? What does a cli-fi political thriller look like? What does literary cli-fi look like? Find the answers to these questions and more in Cli-Fi Plus!
Y-R-U-N-D-C
Y-R-U-N-D-C: Power and Greed of the Human SpeciesBy: Bobby BergeronAfter noticing and comparing the living standards of today, Bobby Bergeron has seen many changes in today's economic welfare, and the well-being of Americans have been politically compromised. If you believe this to be fiction, this story will be entertaining. But if you happen to find truth in this, you may find it to be disturbing.About the AuthorBobby Bergeron lives in a small community where family is important. He loves spending time with his wife and granddaughters. Bergeron has written poems and other types of writing for his family.
The Gang Bust
Det. Lt. Mike McBride, Jr., popular hero of four best selling novels, returns for the final episode in the series. The story begins with a deceptively peaceful showing of a Hollywood gala opening. More thrilling adventures quickly follow with plenty of intrigue, extortion and kidnapping. Mike becomes involved in dirty politics at the highest levels. Will the United States and Mexico restore law and order, solving their border and immigration problems, or will they succumb to the reign of terror by the Drug Cartels? Just the right amount of romance is the custom in the McBride books. There may be a wedding, there may be multiple births; but we're not telling.
Hello, Slavery
In this controversial and highly inappropriate book, the setting is an alternate universe where the United States is now the United States of Dick. In this society, men are the masters and own women as slaves and treat other nationalities as second class citizens. The main character is Dick Van Cock. He is the Dictator's son and at 18, he is living the life, and has no problems. His life changes when he meets Nina Hill, the new black girl in his school. They quickly fall in love, but with love comes drama and responsibility. This is a modern version of Romeo and Juliet that will both shock and enrage the reader and also make them think.
The President Won’t Go
What if the President loses the election and won't leave? 'THE PRESIDENT WON'T GO", pokes fun at Congress, Supreme Court, the Media, the Left, the Right, DC Metro, a Squirrel, the Author and, oh yes, the President. Note: No live squirrels were injured in the writing of this book.
Democracy
Democracy: An American Novel (1880) is a novel by Henry Adams. Published anonymously, Democracy: An American Novel draws on Adams' experience as a political journalist in Washington, DC who worked to expose corruption in American government. Although fictional, the novel is viewed as a commentary on the presidential administrations of the 1870s and political atmospheres surrounding each. "For reasons which many persons thought ridiculous, Mrs. Lightfoot Lee decided to pass the winter in Washington. She was in excellent health, but she said that the climate would do her good. In New York she had troops of friends, but she suddenly became eager to see again the very small number of those who lived on the Potomac. It was only to her closest intimates that she honestly acknowledged herself to be tortured by ennui." Madeleine Lee, a young widow from a prominent clerical family, moves from New York to Washington, DC in search of a better life. There, she hosts a popular salon and draws the attention of several suitors. While John Carrington, an honest man from a working-class background, shows true romantic feelings, Silas P. Ratcliffe, an aspiring politician, proves dangerously attractive. As their competition grows heated, Madeleine begins losing interest in the life of fame and fortune she has pursued for herself. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Henry Adams' Democracy: An American Novel is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
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When we see evil, when it is thrust in our face, it's easy to recognize. But when it sneaks up behind us and whispers in our ear, it is almost impossible to identify. When those in authority, even our own heroes tell us we're not seeing evil, we grow bitter and strike out in defiance. For if we do not question the narrative we're being given, we cease to be part of the human race. Danny and Billie MacDougal want only to have peace; to begin their lives together. They soon realize they have no hope in attaining true peace unless they stand up and defend the most vulnerable among us, our children.
A Senate Journal 1943-1945
Allen Drury (Advise and Consent) is perhaps the greatest political novelist of the 20th century. A young and idealistic Drury was assigned as a reporter to the U.S. Senate for three of the most turbulent years in our history. He was an eyewitness to World War II, FDR's New Deal, attempts to pack the Supreme Court, and bitter partisan divides in the face of global war. Drury's astute observations and insights bring history and politics to life in this truly remarkable account.
The Ultimate Londoner
A 51-year-old pub landlord from Hammersmith, a DJ from Lambeth, a prize-winning novelist influenced by Charles Dickens and Iain Sinclair, a young British intelligence officer: just four of the ten contenders in 2018's truly fabulous 'Ultimate Londoner' competition! With a 瞿5 million prize-pot and an awards ceremony on the top floor of The Gherkin, it's the last word in up-to-the-minute kudos. Or perhaps not. To begin with, no one has the faintest idea where it came from. Or how it garnered so much publicity. And not even the 'candidates' themselves know how they were selected. For the intelligence officer, John Mordred, its unsolicited exposure is profoundly unwelcome. So far, so irritating. But then the candidates start dying. As Mordred investigates, the truth slowly emerges. And it's stranger and more shocking than anyone could possibly have imagined.
Let's Kill the Teacher
In its readiness to listen in on the speech of a wide variety of ordinary, working people, and to give us insights into the texture of their daily lives, Dent's writing is not merely unfashionable, it is like very little that is currently being written (or anyway published.) It does however remind me of that fine, scandalously neglected American writer, Nelson Algren. Like Algren, Dent's socialism, while never reductive, is integral to his vision of what life is and what it could be. And like Algren, he makes satisfying stories out of what happens to happen to the kind of people whose existence, when it's noticed at all, is for the most part caricatured or sentimentalized. In other words, Dent testifies to the value of Camus's claim that art is nobody's enemy, because it opens the prisons and gives voice to the sorrows and joys of all. John Lucas
The Social Magus
Everyone knows UK general elections aren't what they used to be. British politics - Westminster in particular - is mired in an integrity crisis. Enter Real Alternative, a bold new party with a youthful, charismatic leader and a radical manifesto. True, it stands to win very few seats, but what really matters is that it has galvanised the young and apathetic. And it apparently has the establishment running scared. Yet there may be more to it than meets the eye. For a start, who's funding it? No one quite knows. If its backers are foreign, that would constitute a clear breach of electoral commission rules - which would please a lot of people in Whitehall.Agent John Mordred is assigned to investigate. And what looks at first like a routine probe soon becomes anything but.
World War O
"World War Offshore" - no one knows how it started, or who's behind it, but one thing's for certain: it's the biggest anti-capitalist demonstration the world has ever seen. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, spread across six continents, demanding an end to the "non-accountability of the 1%", re-regulation of the world's financial services, and a new era of social justice. MI7 takes the view that it's a problem best left to the appropriate law enforcement agencies - with the exception of one little detail. In order to get off the ground so effectively, its organisers had to bypass GCHQ in Britain, and the NSA in America. A breathtakingly impressive achievement, and possibly an ominous one. Next time, whoever does that may not be so benign. Agent John Mordred is assigned to investigate.
Little War in London
After an acrimonious US election whose outcome Moscow may or may not have influenced, can it really be that a few maverick intelligence agents from Russia and the United States are fighting a discreet battle-to-the-death on some of London's back streets? And that the corpses are piling up, out of sight of the British police? Or is that just more "fake news"? ... Well, luckily, no it isn't. Not yet, anyway, because the media still hasn't heard about it. But that could change. When MI7 agent John Mordred is assigned to investigate, he uncovers a veritable Schr繹dinger's Cat state of affairs in which the relevant facts are neither wholly present nor entirely absent. And where some of the evidence lies closer to home than is comfortable. Along the way, he is forced to address one of history's oldest questions. Just what is the truth anyway, and why do we care?
Our Woman in Jamaica
Jamaica, 1980. With a general election looming, the left-of-centre People's National Party stands to win a third term of radical social reform. Ties with Russia and Cuba will be strengthened. The IMF will be shown the door. Newly hatched revolutionary movements, like the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, and the JRG in El Salvador, will be encouraged. Neither London nor Washington wants any of that. Unfortunately, however, the only person who could conceivably do anything about it is someone the Brits would rather not acknowledge. Ruby Parker's just twenty-five, but she and MI6 already have a shared history. And she's been written off by everyone there who matters. Written as a prequel to the other books in the Tales of MI7 series, Our Woman in Jamaica can be enjoyed by old and new readers alike.
The New Europeans
London, 2016, and the lead-up to the EU referendum. The liberal consensus in Europe is breaking down and no one knows exactly what will replace it. As always, there are those with an eye on the main chance. In the course of investigating the disappearance of a prominent Eurosceptic MP, MI7 agent John Mordred finds himself under hostile scrutiny from obscure figures within his own organisation. It quickly turns out that his investigation and theirs may not be entirely independent of each other. Behind all the intrigues, arguments and accusations, much greater, darker forces are coming into play. Forces whose existence hardly anyone suspects. ... Yet. And the stakes are high enough to make even MI7's best agent dispensable. Set (and written) in the run-up to the 2016 UK referendum on EU membership, The New Europeans deals with the shifting global power-balance in the second decade of the 21st century.
The Square Mile Murder
After a chance skirmish with an armed killer in central London, agent John Mordred ends up in hospital, condition critical. Six weeks and a full recovery later, he's persuaded it's purely a police matter, one he should forget about. But nothing in MI7 is ever that simple. There's more to this particular incident than meets the eye and unnamed people in high places want it investigating. They believe Mordred's the man for the job. Add to the mix five missing IMF officials, the kidnapping of a top British financier in Venezuela, evidence of a related cover-up in Whitehall, a young and unpredictable London Lord Mayor with acute delusions of grandeur, plus - most bizarrely - persistent rumours of local UFO sightings. Things threaten to spin radically out of control.
The Kramski Case
When someone starts assassinating paparazzi in three countries, MI7 sits up. Apparently, the killer is none other than Dmitri Vassyli Kramski, retired SVR field-operative and former Kremlin prot矇g矇. True, the Cold War is long finished, but everyone knows Vladimir Putin is as unhappy for Russia to play second fiddle on the international stage as even the most strident of his Communist predecessors. In 2010 therefore, East-West relations remain as tortuous as ever.Kramski's trail leads deep into London's 矇migr矇 community, forcing his pursuers into conflict with an unknown organisation bent on protecting him. Bit by bit, he begins to look less like a professional assassin and more like someone plotting to scupper the foundations of Western democracy itself. To compound matters, the Russians are as baffled by him as anyone.
Sophia
Sophia has just enjoyed a cup of coffee in the university canteen with her close friend Cathy when her laptop screen becomes infested with a swarm of bee-like insects; unknown to her this is the signal that her first visit from the voice, an extra-terrestrial agent, is about to take place. The voice calmly asks her to take on the role of diverting humanity away from its present self-destructive course which, if left unchanged, will lead swiftly to the sixth extinction. Sophia is shocked by the enormity of the request, and challenges the voice about why she has been chosen, and whether she is up to the job, but eventually reluctantly accepts, having consulted at length with her boyfriend Matt. The story then charts Sophia's life, the internal struggles she faces, and her multiple conversations with the voice, her mentor, as she sets up Domum amid growing opposition; she is found often in the carefully depicted domestic settings of her and Matt's families, where there are many moments of high comedy. In parallel a number of paranormal events occur around the world; examples are lightbox advertisements changing their messaging to stark reminders of the damage being reeked by humanity, collective suicide by puffins in Iceland whose older members plunge themselves into the caldera of a volcano, apparently in protest at the industrial fishing of sand eels, and bees deciding en masse to leave their hives in Patagonia to escape to wilder terrain unspoilt by farming. These incidents shock most people into thinking seriously about the wellbeing of the planet, but with the consequence that they usually divide into one of two camps, the survivalists and the hedonists. Some of the key characters in the book are Mark, an advertising agent with whom Sophia gradually falls in love, Boghilder, an Icelandic barmaid with a hilarious and sensuous humour, and Sir Carl Layman, her deadly opponent who founds Project Guillotine in order to dispose once and for all of Domum and Sofia. The denouement happens when the prime minister, a close friend of Sir Carl, finds that even members of her own party cannot accept her decision to label Domum as a proscribed terrorist organisation; this leads to her defeat on a vote of confidence, a general election, and at the end of a long night of waiting, a victory for the coalition of opposition parties who support Domum. But Sophie is left wondering where the seismic forces she has unleashed are going to settle as time moves forward.
Tremors and Transformations
Maybe it is the fact that I witnessed one of the major revolutions that highlight a turmoil-full Bolivian history, maybe it is my education, I am sensitive to political turmoil. My political seismograph is acute. This explains my despondency over recent developments in the country that was once perceived as the north star for democracy. This book refers to this and other political tremors as the setting within which heroes and heroines need to live their lives. Their stories, their transformations could inspire or intrigue the reader. I have always been impressed with personal growth.This book contains stories of individuals from disparate places and upbringings, different economic conditions, and diverse educational backgrounds. They all try to sort out the conditions that challenge them and seek to rise to the occasion.The reader will also find two stories written with a healthy dose of sarcasm--one about a country that is lifted from horrible misery, only to crash soon thereafter. The other about a tiny dog whose life is terribly affected by a misguided owner, and a selfish girlfriend. One can also find a short story with a touch of dark humor- hopefully, it will bring a smile. Finally, we find a collection of men complaining about their amorous misfortunes. I can imagine the reactions will split along the gender divide.
Black Wonder
Black WonderBy: Thomas DavisFound as an abandoned baby, Tawanna grows up seeing all the injustice and wrong in the world. When she loses everything, she becomes a hero who fights racism, sexism, corrupt cops, and corrupt government. Through the teaching and training of her adoptive father, Tawanna fights for truth and equality and is a message of hope in the story of Black Wonder.About the AuthorBorn and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Thomas Davis, thirty-five, grew up questioning everything, then started researching spirituality. His characters fight for truth and equality.
Tail Whip of the Black Dragon
The spring before a presidential election, David Drummer, Senior Analyst in Charge of Interagency Communications in the FBI's Kansas City office, is planning his upcoming retirement to Eleuthera with his lover, Rachel. Instead of enjoying his last few months at the Bureau, he comes face-to-face with several evil scenarios: a scandal of far-reaching consequences within the bureau, two apparently unrelated police killings (three thousand miles apart), and grassroots rallies designed to rile the voting populace against foreigners. International terrorism and government retaliation form the backdrop to these domestic events. David becomes deeply involved in the cover-up of the bureau scandal. In an effort to influence the outcome of the investigation, he decides to play puppeteer to a newspaper reporter. He feeds the reporter just enough information to keep his investigation alive. Several local murders cause David great concern; he digs into a political force from the past that may have some bearing on the rallies. His team focuses on learning the driving force behind the rallies, and wonders: Are they a hint of evil to come? The bureau's manipulative efforts to bury the scandal, as well as the facts uncovered about a dangerous conspiracy, cause David's emotional and physical well-being to spiral inexorably out of control. Rachel is his rock as he struggles to reach retirement. Will David get caught in the tail whip of the Black Dragon?
Centuries After Nostradamus
ALL NEW 21st CENTURY QUATRAINS. The most fascinating collection of quatrains was published in the year 1555. 'The Prophecies' by Nostradamus. Published at a time when the world had struggled with a devastating plague, a ruling class had full control over the people, uttering opinion and truth was severely punished, and a religion demanded belief from everyone. His quatrains were written about the degradation of mankind and what the future could hold. He teased everyone with his cryptic way of writing but it left too many of his quatrains misunderstood or completely lost to any understanding. He wrote nearly one thousand quatrains arranged in ten centuries. Nearly five hundred years later, K R Alfrey is adding five centuries to the collection, under the same circumstances and for the same reasons. 500 verses of culture, entertainment, religions, countries, politicians, media, futures, and reason. Each quatrain awaits a fertile mind and thoughtful interpretation. For those who tried and failed to understand Nostradamus, don't worry, you will find LESS PROPHET TEASE.
Operation Abort
This is an allusion to political tension in the African landscape at election time in the southern African country of Zambia. Paul Chendela, a conscientious citizen of military background returns home to a scenario of deep-rooted corruption and greed as stakeholders gear up for the country's national elections.Soon he is in conflict with Operation Abort, a sinister group intent on maintaining grip on power by covert means, which extends to his brother Ken. His exile to the US is short-lived when the health of the love of his life, Priscilla, is threatened.Now back home the stage is set for the cyber expert to do battle with the system.
Unintended Consequences
Fourteen-year-old Heather O'Rourke's life was decimated when her older brother was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Los Angeles. The suspect fled to Mexico, and the sheriff's department appeared to have given up on pursuing him. Five years later, feeling angry and abandoned by the very agency her brother laid his life down for, she made a dangerous decision to seek help from a stranger to get justice for her brother. As a student-athlete at UCLA, she was taking a chance at getting caught and ruining her volleyball career. But for her, it was worth it. Family was more important. She was told that the man she was going to see had the ability to help her. However, it was up to her to convince him into doing it. She didn't have any money to give him, but she still had her innocence. She was terrified and desperate. Heather had to make a decision that no woman should ever have to make. It was a decision that would change her life forever.On the surface, Andy DiPaola seemed to be a man who had everything a man could want: good looks, money, a successful business, political power, and a lakefront home in Lake Arrowhead, California. But having been through several tragedies himself, he was left with an emptiness in his life. Everybody in his life had either been taken from him or had left him. From the moment Heather entered his office to the moment she left, he was intrigued and attracted to this beautiful woman. He told himself that this was the girl that he had been waiting for his whole life. But unfortunately, if he did this favor that she asked of him, he could never be with her. But the right thing to do was to help her.Unintended Consequences captures the heartbreak of losing loved ones and how those tragedies could lead to new beginnings with unexpected happiness filled with romance, surprises, and most of all, everlasting love.
