2034A Novel of the Next World War
An instant New York Times Bestseller! "Consider this another vaccine against disaster. Fortunately, this dose won't cause a temporary fever--and it happens to be a rippingly good read." --Wired "This crisply written and well-paced book reads like an all-caps warning for a world shackled to the machines we carry in our pockets and place on our laps . . ." --The Washington Post From two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chillingly authentic geopolitical thriller that imagines a naval clash between the US and China in the South China Sea in 2034--and the path from there to a nightmarish global conflagration. On March 12, 2034, US Navy Commodore Sarah Hunt is on the bridge of her flagship, the guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones, conducting a routine freedom of navigation patrol in the South China Sea when her ship detects an unflagged trawler in clear distress, smoke billowing from its bridge. On that same day, US Marine aviator Major Chris "Wedge" Mitchell is flying an F35E Lightning over the Strait of Hormuz, testing a new stealth technology as he flirts with Iranian airspace. By the end of that day, Wedge will be an Iranian prisoner, and Sarah Hunt's destroyer will lie at the bottom of the sea, sunk by the Chinese Navy. Iran and China have clearly coordinated their moves, which involve the use of powerful new forms of cyber weaponry that render US ships and planes defenseless. In a single day, America's faith in its military's strategic pre-eminence is in tatters. A new, terrifying era is at hand. So begins a disturbingly plausible work of speculative fiction, co-authored by an award-winning novelist and decorated Marine veteran and the former commander of NATO, a legendary admiral who has spent much of his career strategically outmaneuvering America's most tenacious adversaries. Written with a powerful blend of geopolitical sophistication and human empathy, 2034 takes us inside the minds of a global cast of characters--Americans, Chinese, Iranians, Russians, Indians--as a series of arrogant miscalculations on all sides leads the world into an intensifying international storm. In the end, China and the United States will have paid a staggering cost, one that forever alters the global balance of power. Everything in 2034 is an imaginative extrapolation from present-day facts on the ground combined with the authors' years working at the highest and most classified levels of national security. Sometimes it takes a brilliant work of fiction to illuminate the most dire of warnings: 2034 is all too close at hand, and this cautionary tale presents the reader a dark yet possible future that we must do all we can to avoid.
Danger in the Air
Danger in the Air is the first book in the Alice Ott Mystery Series.Author Dusty J. Miller's passion as an activist, and life-long addiction to fiction compelled her to write the adventures of Alice Ott, Raging Granny and cyber sleuth. Danger in the Air takes the reader on a fast-paced adventure from the quiet villages of Western New England into the epicenter of biological warfare, the high security labs at Ft. Detrick, Maryland. Alice Ott, with the help of a small band of concerned senior citizens, exposes a lethal cover-up. Alice successfully eludes dangerous covert operatives in her quest to reveal the origins of the infamous anthrax letters. Along the way, she reunites with her long-lost French lover and co-conspirator, Gerard, and proves that age is a state of mind.
He Lost, He Lost!
HE LOST, HE LOST! features four major reasons that Trump lost - not just the election but popular support, based on a series of cartoons with a spirit of levity. The commentary is written in this same spirit, while providing some background to explain the comparisons made in the cartoons. The four reasons Trump lost are these: - Trump is Bats in that he is like a bat flying in the dark so he can't see what's real very well, and he's running or running away like a bat out of hell. - Trump Is Nuts in that he is like a variety of nuts from peanuts to cashews and pecans, and finally he is carted off to the nuthouse. - Trump Is an Animal in that he is like a male animal fighting for power, women, and territory; - Trump is like a Variety of Extinct Animals or Humans in that he is like a variety of dinosaurs and other extinct creatures. He Lost, He Lost! is a fun, yet insightful look into the malignant narcissist that just left the White house. It is an easy read that 80,000,000 of us can enjoy." Charles E. Hooper, Speaker Coach, Sacramento, California"If you need a good laugh during this trying time, check out this new book. It's an SNL literary approach with great illustrations and satire." John Covert, Crystal Image Variety Band, Jackson, California"This book brings some laughs and light in a dark time. Sure to make you smile. For me it's a must read." Mark Gagnon, Film Critic, Los Angeles, California Sandi Derring is an author who has long been following the ups and downs of Trump's 2016 campaign, White House years, 2020 election, and final defeat. She also supports science, preserving the environment, recognizing climate control, and eradicating the coronavirus -- all things Trump is against or has chosen to ignore.
Doodleman and the Tail of Two Kingdoms
Two fictional worlds exist side-by-side. One is home to a united population that follows science, inclusion, and common sense. The other is led by a want-to-be king who styles himself as the Emperor and is only interested in his own concerns. Narrated from a future perspective through memoirs and other media, Doodleman and the Tail of Two Kingdoms juxtaposes how the history of these two lands unfolded. What kind of disasters might arise from policies that encourage hate and discrimination? Watch the fallout unfold as people are pitted one against the other and pushed to the brink of rebellion.Doodleman and the Tail of Two Kingdoms will challenge readers to carefully consider the state of their own nation and governing authorities.
Rainbow Farm 2.0
Oh, what tangled webs we weave. The farm is hit by an impeachment followed by a virus that shakes it to its core. During all this, the Squad of cute little rabbits and their fearless leader, Imperitia, have been successful in pulling their party, the Donkeys, to the extreme far left. Fancy the Bat has capitulated to the calls and demands for impeachment as Operation Take Down Pete continues. Her lead attack dog, Shifty the Weasel, leads the charge as Nads the Walrus is regulated to second fiddle. There are a host of new characters to include such as Wiltberg, a potbellied pig; Dyani, a beautiful albino doe; a meerkat named Elena; a young possum named Alfred; Hitch, a turtle; Bookie, a black lion; Cackles, a hyena; and Myanna, a beautiful mink. Also joining the farm are two Ukrana twin bears, Beefy and Atticus. Have front-row seats to the Donkey debate known as the Huss, Fuss, and Cuss in Sin City. Be part of the audience for a host of new events in the pen of Justice the Bull. Observe two earth-shattering events on the farm: impeachment and virus. Whom will the Donkeys pick as their nominee? Will it be a newcomer or someone from the establishment? Will Shrill the parrot parachute in at the last minute to save the day? Is the Farm headed for revolution? Join along and enjoy this sequel to Rainbow Farm and find the answers to these questions.
Rainbow Farm 2.0
Oh, what tangled webs we weave. The farm is hit by an impeachment followed by a virus that shakes it to its core. During all this, the Squad of cute little rabbits and their fearless leader, Imperitia, have been successful in pulling their party, the Donkeys, to the extreme far left. Fancy the Bat has capitulated to the calls and demands for impeachment as Operation Take Down Pete continues. Her lead attack dog, Shifty the Weasel, leads the charge as Nads the Walrus is regulated to second fiddle. There are a host of new characters to include such as Wiltberg, a potbellied pig; Dyani, a beautiful albino doe; a meerkat named Elena; a young possum named Alfred; Hitch, a turtle; Bookie, a black lion; Cackles, a hyena; and Myanna, a beautiful mink. Also joining the farm are two Ukrana twin bears, Beefy and Atticus. Have front-row seats to the Donkey debate known as the Huss, Fuss, and Cuss in Sin City. Be part of the audience for a host of new events in the pen of Justice the Bull. Observe two earth-shattering events on the farm: impeachment and virus. Whom will the Donkeys pick as their nominee? Will it be a newcomer or someone from the establishment? Will Shrill the parrot parachute in at the last minute to save the day? Is the Farm headed for revolution? Join along and enjoy this sequel to Rainbow Farm and find the answers to these questions.
A bondade de Deus e a for癟a dos homens
Conceber pol穩tica 矇, antes de tudo, olhar para o ser humano em a癟瓊o. Os humanos interagem em busca de uma dada plenitude de direito, de acesso ao poder, de participa癟瓊o e atua癟瓊o no campo decis籀rio, de consumo dos bens produzidos e de uso dos recursos dispon穩veis. Escrevendo entre 1635 e 1638, a atua癟瓊o do Cardeal Richelieu gerou o "Testamento Pol穩tico", um documento de orienta癟瓊o ao Rei Lu穩s XIII da Fran癟a. Neste documento registra posicionamentos enf獺ticos, descreve como um governante deve agir, como deve se posicionar e o tratamento dispensado aos inimigos. Um homem de f矇 inquebrant獺vel, afirmava que "O reino de Deus 矇 o princ穩pio do governo dos Estados: e com efeito 矇 uma coisa t瓊o absolutamente necess獺ria, que sem esse fundamento n瓊o h獺 pr穩ncipe que possa bem reinar, nem Estado que possa ser feliz".Discutir os fundamentos do Estado moderno 矇 um desafio marcado pela solid瓊o do pesquisador. Neste distanciamento Alexandre Pierezan se envolve e escreve "A bondade de Deus e a for癟a dos homens: o Testamento Pol穩tico do Cardeal Richelieu", uma obra marcada pelo agir de Richelieu que "sempre recorreu ?s combina癟繭es religiosas e estrat矇gicas, deixando nas m瓊os de Deus as conquistas que a prud礙ncia e a for癟a dos homens n瓊o pudessem garantir".
Satyagraha 2020
Satyagraha is a short story of dark shade of politics and resistance developed by a person over the time.
The Prague Protocol
A shocking assassination. A lethal cover up. Can a prominent British lawyer smash a conspiracy before he becomes the next victim?Human rights lawyer Scott Mitchell's idealism has turned to cynicism. So when a top UK politician is assassinated, he's not surprised to discover an incriminating list of names linking his wealthy Russian oligarch client to the crime. But he's shaken to the core when the victim's lawyer is brutally tortured and killed. With MI6 and the police determined to string him up for the murder, Mitchell uncovers evidence of a worldwide money-laundering operation. But as the people with the truth die one-by-one, he must choose his allies carefully...or pay with his life. Can Mitchell prove his client's innocence before he winds up in the killer's crosshairs?The Prague Protocol is the third book in the riveting Puppet Meisters Trilogy, a political conspiracy thriller series. If you like pulse-pounding espionage, authentic characters, and rich international intrigue, then you'll love Adrian Churchward's epic suspense novel.Buy The Prague Protocol to unmask corruption today!
Madam Vice President
Victoria Pierce is not the person she claims to be. As a beautiful farm girl, living in desolation on the Oklahoma range, she escapes her draconian "parents," hitchhikes to San Francisco, and enlists in the United States Marine Corps. After surviving the rigors of basic training, Victoria is promoted through the ranks from Private to Brigadier General. Throughout her evolution, General Pierce and United States Senator Sam Eagan carry on a torrid love affair. Victoria joins Sam's campaign for president, first as his military consultant and later as his vice presidential candidate. No one, not even Sam Eagan, is aware of Victoria's clandestine past, except for one anonymous and demented caller. During the presidential campaign, Victoria befriends reporter Grace Brandon, but Grace becomes increasingly suspicious of Victoria's urban sophistication which belies an agrarian past. This leads Grace into investigative reporting that eventually unravels the truth about Victoria's past. However, before Grace can get to the bottom of the story, Sam and Victoria win the presidential election. Not long afterwards, Victoria ascends to the office of acting president under the 25th amendment. Grace finally completes her investigation and convinces her editor to release a bombshell of a story. America is shocked. Victoria reacts. Will the story require Victoria to resign or can she survive the revelation?
Madam Vice President
Victoria Pierce is not the person she claims to be. As a beautiful farm girl, living in desolation on the Oklahoma range, she escapes her draconian "parents," hitchhikes to San Francisco, and enlists in the United States Marine Corps. After surviving the rigors of basic training, Victoria is promoted through the ranks from Private to Brigadier General. Throughout her evolution, General Pierce and United States Senator Sam Eagan carry on a torrid love affair. Victoria joins Sam's campaign for president, first as his military consultant and later as his vice presidential candidate. No one, not even Sam Eagan, is aware of Victoria's clandestine past, except for one anonymous and demented caller. During the presidential campaign, Victoria befriends reporter Grace Brandon, but Grace becomes increasingly suspicious of Victoria's urban sophistication which belies an agrarian past. This leads Grace into investigative reporting that eventually unravels the truth about Victoria's past. However, before Grace can get to the bottom of the story, Sam and Victoria win the presidential election. Not long afterwards, Victoria ascends to the office of acting president under the 25th amendment. Grace finally completes her investigation and convinces her editor to release a bombshell of a story. America is shocked. Victoria reacts. Will the story require Victoria to resign or can she survive the revelation?
Gary The Go-Cart
"Carbon Comes out of the Closet" is a humorous conservative "Children's Book" that tackles Climate Change, Energy and Fake News in a manner that is so simple, even a child can understand it on some level. (Hopefully, the parent will get it as well!) It tells the inconvenient truth about the carbon controversy. It clearly illustrates how it is all about politics and money and nothing to do with the environment. It is a fun story, written in poetry with rhyme and cadence. It is illustrated by the late, great award-winning Sidnei Marques, who passed away shortly after completing the illustrations for this book. It is titled the way it is because the author was tired of hearing people being vilified for not believing in man-made catastrophic climate change and she wanted to "Come out of the closet" and go ahead and say out loud that she didn't believe it either. This book shows how carbon dioxide is actually good for the environment. It presents a side of the climate change argument that isn't often heard. The book can be read on one level to a child, and on a much deeper level by a teenager or an adult. It will likely make you laugh out loud. There is a section at the back of the books, "For the adults in the room" that helps explain the concepts in more depth.The Gary the Go-Cart series was written to balance the conversation surrounding energy and the environment. BB's goal was to simplify some rather complicated ideas about energy and climate change.
Stealing The Future
Behind the Berlin Wall a dissident is on the trail of a killer This "compelling" series (Fiona Rintoul, Leipzig Affair) is set in an East Germany that didn't end in 1990. 1993. After forty years of communist rule it's time for change: participatory democracy, citizen's movements and de-centralization are part of a new political landscape in East Berlin. But when a politician's crushed body is found a constitutional crisis erupts. Ex-dissident Martin Grobe turns detective and his investigations point towards the Stasi, the KGB and the West Germans--has he uncovered a putsch against the new GDR, or is it just a conspiracy to murder?
Where Do They Bury the Dead
The protagonist, Alvarez, of Where Do They Bury the Dead, is a young man who became a national hero and the center of a growing massive movement against the systematic and brutal repression of the Haitian people. As a young man from the wealthier classes, he was to follow the trajectory of achieving professional status as a doctor like his parents and his two brothers. Fate, injustice, and a personal decision changed all that. The government had begun a renewed aggressive silent campaign against Haitians of all classes and in particular had targeted Alvarez's class, many of them young people, who were speaking up against the repression. Some of these protesters were friends of Alvarez and he became alarmed when they were disappearing without a trace. One day hearing yet again that a friend had disappeared; he spontaneously and with the naivety of youth and class, decided to start a mission to find the bodies of his friends. He simply just wanted the families to be given the bodies in order to provide a proper funeral and burial for them. From that decision, tragedy struck, awakening his father and the rest of his family that took up Alvarez's mission and a movement was born of consciousness and action among Haitians. The story of Alvarez is the story of that unity and the beautiful consequences of organizing power against a government that had for too long muted the voices of reason and justice.
Where Do They Bury the Dead
The protagonist, Alvarez, of Where Do They Bury the Dead, is a young man who became a national hero and the center of a growing massive movement against the systematic and brutal repression of the Haitian people. As a young man from the wealthier classes, he was to follow the trajectory of achieving professional status as a doctor like his parents and his two brothers. Fate, injustice, and a personal decision changed all that. The government had begun a renewed aggressive silent campaign against Haitians of all classes and in particular had targeted Alvarez's class, many of them young people, who were speaking up against the repression. Some of these protesters were friends of Alvarez and he became alarmed when they were disappearing without a trace. One day hearing yet again that a friend had disappeared; he spontaneously and with the naivety of youth and class, decided to start a mission to find the bodies of his friends. He simply just wanted the families to be given the bodies in order to provide a proper funeral and burial for them. From that decision, tragedy struck, awakening his father and the rest of his family that took up Alvarez's mission and a movement was born of consciousness and action among Haitians. The story of Alvarez is the story of that unity and the beautiful consequences of organizing power against a government that had for too long muted the voices of reason and justice.
Full of Growth
Full of Growth has the purpose of helping teens throughout their times of struggles. By sharing my story, I have hope that my own struggles can help others conquer their own. It is never too late to turn your life around and allow Jesus to take ahold of your life. You are not alone. Are you ready to feel fulfilled? This devotional book is your first steps of healing and loving yourself again.
Der Untertan
Heinrich Mann: Der Untertan - Entwicklungsroman eines Obrigkeitsh繹rigen Neu editierte 2021er Ausgabe, mit aktualisierter Rechtschreibung und Fu?noten Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, Zeit des wilhelminischen Kaiserreichs: Der introvertierte Knabe Diederich He?ling lernt im reaktion瓣ren Klima jener Zeit schnell, sich Autorit瓣ten zu beugen und sich opportunistisch auf die Seite der St瓣rkeren zu schlagen. Bedacht auf eigene Vorteile, nimmt er Schule, Studium und Studentenverbindung als Vorbereitung, um sich im System des Katzbuckelns bei gleichzeitiger R羹cksichtslosigkeit Schw瓣cheren gegen羹ber Vorteile zu verschaffen. He?lings Sucht zur lustvollen Unterwerfung gipfelt in absoluter H繹rigkeit dem Kaiser gegen羹ber, der sich in imperialistischem Gr繹?enwahn zum Weltenherrscher berufen sieht. - Heinrich Mann portr瓣tiert in diesem 1918 erschienenen Roman den Prototypen eines Menschenschlags, der sich in noch 羹blerer Form f羹nfzehn Jahre sp瓣ter, als die Nazis die Macht 羹bernehmen, Bahn brechen wird. (c) Redaktion AuraBooks, 2021
Mandarine
Yoland Fuchs believes in America. America made her fortune. America made her rice pudding empire. Yoland seeks to expand Pud, her Pittsburgh-based rice pudding corporation, to China. Yoland's intrigues aim to use her political machine, United States of Alleghenia, to harness the production of rice and high-fructose corn syrup. Mandarine is a dark-humoured political novel, exploring American exceptionalism through the prism of pudding.
The Mindful President
This timely fiction illustrates a pursuit to come to terms with life, how to see things as they are and how to act in a way which brings relative happiness and peace with self and others-how to live. Amidst great confusion, conflict, and the world of calamities and crises, brought about by corrupt and selfish behavior, Juan Miguel Soto Rios, a modern-day president of Mexico, finds a way to deal with his destructive programmed predisposition and a chaotic thought process. He finds a way to balance what his inner voice tells him with the many voices that come from the outside and the world of others. Miguel's compelling story is one of discovery, transformation, and growth, as he faces personal and professional difficulties. Through a glimpse into his inner life and the practical application of his discoveries, we are shown how his efforts bring consequences that significantly influence and transform his path, those of many others, and the future of his beloved country as well as the world. Includes Reading Guide.
Der Untertan
"Der Untertan" ist ein Roman von Heinrich Mann aus dem Jahr 1914. Die erste Buchausgabe erschien 1918 im Kurt Wolff Verlag. Heinrich Mann erz瓣hlt mit ironischer Distanz die Lebensgeschichte des fiktiven Opportunisten Diederich He?ling von dessen Kindheit bis hin zur Sicherung seiner Stellung in der wilhelminischen Gesellschaft des deutschen Kaiserreichs um die Jahrhundertwende vom 19. zum 20. Jahrhundert.
Final Delivery
Final Delivery is a collection of stories set in, or connected to, far northern landscapes with characters who have either made a decision, or are about to make one, that will change their life's trajectory -- often in a manner or direction that they had not anticipated. There is a Professor of Ethics who hires an assassin, there's a despondent trust fund baby who tries his hand at running drugs, and there are two good old northern boys who have always lived for the hunt, the kill, but have never contemplated death. These are stories about change, about awakenings, about paths that are chosen without clarity of what those paths hold. There's a failed Hollywood screenwriter, a washed-up NHL hockey player, and an under accomplished woman who married the wrong man -- all at the brink of life's fragile breaking point. There's a small town braggart who is about to meet his father for the first time, and also a lonely checkout girl in her final days, who lived her life without ever asserting herself. These stories in Final Delivery cross through race, culture, politics and religion with unique characters who are faced with the simple struggles in life that challenge us all.
Spinning Real Life
A young, would-be author leaves his family's business and finds his ideal writing place in Texas Jake's Trailer Park and Harley Repair, in California's far northwest. While trying to write the great American novel, he encounters an odd assortment of characters, gets involved in a war between the government and the forest and lands in the middle of a major political drama. Clueless about what's going on around him and clueless about the women he meets, loves and loses, Scott stumbles through an exciting chapter in modern history. Meet the man with many names, a tee shirt and bumper sticker artist who might be a terrorist mastermind, a lesbian punk rock band, local hillbillies who love to get drunk and fight and Jake, the biker who is not all he seems.
The BBC Hunters
2019. Russia's Web Brigades have created a divided West, but the European and the American intelligence services are getting wise to their tactics. When Stanislav Kuznetsov, the FSB's Director of Overseas Strategic Affairs, entrusts a group of young idealists with the task of devising the next phase in the disruption of Russia's enemies, little does he suspect that six weeks later, they'll come up with a plan to suborn the British Broadcasting Corporation. His first reaction is mingled incredulity and exasperation. Have they taken leave of their senses?But then he studies the details. And actually, it's not as far-fetched as it looks. In fact it's entirely workable. When news of the plot reaches Britain, MI7 agent John Mordred is assigned to investigate. He quickly finds himself dealing with influential people in his own country who see the BBC as more than problematic, and who would dearly like to see it cut down to size. Could they conceivably have a point? In a media-saturated age, what remains of the corporation's historic remit to inform, educate and entertain? Is it still capable of living up to that lofty ideal, or is it not longer fit for purpose?
Our Woman in Jamaica
Sometimes the ballot-box and the bullet aren't incompatible ...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.
Towards a Parliament for Cats
Louis is fighting for the rights of cats. He says: "Trouble is, in society, we're bottom of the list. Of rights, we have none. We are disenfranchised. That means we can't vote. There are no votes for cats. That is why I am beginning this consciousness-raising campaign, working towards a Parliament for Cats. For we are not merely miaow-machines, tender on the tactile; we are not just moggies, four-legged, friendly, furry and cute; we are feline fellahs and fellarinas, guys and dolls with brains, hopes and ambitions. We have our dreams. Mine is for a full parliament of cats, all seats filled after being duly contested, so we can begin the true democratisation of the feline kingdom. Let's fight for the rights of moggies!"
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.The Ultimate Londoner. Who will you vote for?
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.
A Reason for Living
It is the mid-1960s in Kingston, Jamaica, and the country is steeped in social, political, and economic inequities. Howard Baxter, the heir to a real estate empire, has no interest in seeking or managing wealth. Painting and deflowering Jamaican maidens are his passions. As he combs the streets looking for greater meaning in his pathetic life, it soon becomes apparent that Howard's journey will not be easy. Bernaldo Lloyd, a member of the Baxter clan, is a medical student who is sensitive to the hopelessness of the Jamaican masses. Inspired by his close friend and Howard's cousin, Ras Robin Pone, and their ties with the Rastafari movement that calls for social and economic equity, Bernaldo is determined to overthrow the corrupt government. As Howard, Bernaldo and Robin become influenced by The American Black Power and Civil Rights movements demanding equal rights for African Americans, the women in their lives both love and criticize them. But when revolution breaks out, Howard finally discovers a purpose for his twisted life that leads him in a direction he never anticipated. In this tale of love, passion, and self-discovery, three Jamaican men become caught up in a 1960s revolution that reveals injustices, oppression, and a purpose for one of them.
Blood Ribboned Covenant
INSIDE COVER: BLOOD RIBBONED COVENANT Philosophically, ribbons are long or narrow strips which stretch the length of our time on earth. Often, these threads mark beginnings or ends in our relationships. The beginnings are fashioned by the promises we make and the ends on how we fulfill them. Some start relationships amid laughter and others with tears. Yet, each draws a line between one's self-centered past and the giving of one's self, in hope that light shines through our flesh and bones elegantly. Even if, later, we face flutters and flickers in our destinies. During life, our faces are alive with promises richly sustained by returned promises of others. This is the birthplace of our covenants. Such was a covenant forged by James Harold "Rudy" Blanco and Anne Maria Shephard. A na簿ve bond of love which was severely tested. Theirs were ties appearing to endure a lifetime, no matter how flailed in the fire of fate. Somewhere along the line, fate forced upon Anne Maria a decision to marry the ambitious attorney who later emerged the Mayor of New York. James could have walked away and pretended to forget Maria, but he did not. In a big metropolitan city such as New York, powers lurk behind all misdeeds, mayhem, and murders. Two, career minded, warring women played a great part in this! James was a knife thrower who fitted the profile of a murderer. The powers that be promised to deliver swift justice on the accused until Hercules offered to save his tarot-gypsy-mother from crying over her son's innocent and lifeless grave. Hercules Johnson, himself, was a disgraced protagonist with problems of his own. Does he stand a chance against the trusted, four-term Mayor or those powerful people financing his campaigns? What happens to the love of two lives and everyone connected to them? What if we added powerplays by two competing visceral women? We know, where there are covenants, there are blood sacrifices! Would their pains pass in the end? Would there be a better future for Rudy and Maria if they hold on to love or power and did not cut the ribbon? Let us trace the vicious splatter and viscous threads in Blood Ribboned Covenant!
Death in a Half Foreign Country
When John Mordred leaves MI7, marries the woman he loves, and settles down to a relatively humdrum lifestyle, it ought to be a brave new start. But he and his wife have formerly been top-level spies, and they find the readjustment harder than they anticipated.Unfortunately, there's also a limit to how far they can walk away. Especially when any number of foreign intelligence agencies have hostile eyes on them. They were once two of Britain's best assets; they're currently untethered from central control.And actually, come to think if it, this is an excellent time to put an assassin on their tail. Get rid of them both, once and for all.
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?
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. And the stakes are high enough to make even MI7's best agent dispensable.
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. His enquiry takes him halfway across the globe before depositing him in the Crown dependency of Jersey for what looks like a war of attrition.
Greenbrier Chronicles
Greenbrier Chronicles is the story of how I became aware of critical environmental issues, from my early childhood through 40 years of medical practice, to my early years of retirement. In a quest to redefine my personal goals as I aged, I relate a number of personal vignettes that I believe are pivotal to my development, including obsessions with water, medicine and chemistry. This search for my Personal Legend comes to an inevitable conclusion: Climate change and environmental welfare are issues no one should ignore.As an added treat, this story centers primarily in the beautiful Greenbrier Cove of East Tennessee, my family's favorite vacation locale since I was five. It is here that the fictional Think Tank from Alpha Centauri emerges to help elucidate the climate debate. Through arguments made in this unlikely scenario, I expose the debates most contentious issues. Although this may seem to undermine my credibility, the result is raw insight into the most important dilemma facing out country in the 21st century, one that's being played as a chess game without the people's knowledge.
Exposed
Rashin joined the others in the recitation they always said before they ate: "We are the invisible hand of justice, the caretakers of humanity, the voice of reason when the world becomes unreasonable." Rashin believed in those words. Anton D. Morris has concocted not only a swiftly-paced suspense churner, he has also constructed a compelling premise about people's lot in life-how they got where they are-and whether or not they have the wherewithal to change life as they know it. Pacific Book Review Rashin is part of a Black secret society. He has a daughter and two sons. Cassandra's a scrupulous lawyer. Jason runs an international company. Horus runs for President of the United States. Horus has wit, charm, voter's confidence, and a troubling family secret that an upstart journalist wants to Expose. Morris has created more here than just another political potboiler. His examination of black families' ties to one another challenges readers to think twice about their own deeply held convictions ... Morris deftly interweaves socioeconomic theory and good old-fashioned storytelling. He keeps readers involved to the very end or perhaps even longer. -Recommended by Premium US Review of Books
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. Expenses scandals, cash for questions, a tainted honours system and other wrong-turns have created a deeply disillusioned electorate. 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 RA may be more vulnerable than it looks. 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.
The Girl from Kandahar
In Afghanistan, British secret servicewoman Marcie Brown, posing as the third wife of one of ISAF's most trusted operatives, is killed in a drone strike. Or at least, that's what the official report states. Deep inside enemy territory, what remains of her body is deemed irrecoverable. Seven thousand miles away, her grieving husband, MI7 officer Nicholas Fleming, joins a police investigation which stumbles onto an Islamist plot to bomb central London. Handed responsibility for the counter-terrorism initiative, he uncovers evidence that one of the bombers is his wife. By degrees, the utterly unbelievable becomes plausible and, at last, undeniable. And to make matters worse, there's evidence that she's slowly recovering her memory ...
Colt’s Crisis
The Colt Garrett Series is a spy-thriller centering on defense policy wonk Colt Garrett. When the U.S. Secretary of Defense suddenly dies, creating political intrigue, Colt Garrett is appointed by the President to the second-most powerful job in the world. While onboard USS Ronald Reagan in the Western Pacific, he must find and recover missing biological warheads hidden in South Korea before U.S. efforts to bring peace to the region are derailed. Colt's son is a Navy pilot onboard the Reagan, and they struggle to repair their severely strained relationship, while Russian agents conspire to assassinate the new SECDEF before he can influence policy against Russian interests. Espionage, politics, betrayal, romance and assassination all while embarked on one of the most powerful ships in the world combine in this military tech thriller.Colt Garrett Book Categories1.- Spies & Politics2.- Thrillers and Mysteries 3.- Action thrillers4.- Suspense thrillers5.- Espionage6.- Political Intrigue7.- War & Military
I Was a VIP on 11/22/63
This novel is a suspenseful story of a presidential assassin based on real life events. We follow the assassin through his diary, letters, radio shows, and descriptions of his actions. Readers can peer into the mind of this assassin and see how he tries to fulfill his goals, despite numerous blockades. The novel is interspersed with extracts from real world leaders adding an opportunity to know more about the thinking of many other people as they discussed real momentous events in the novel.
The Optimistic Futurian
The Optimistic Futurian started out as a social experiment to combat the daily struggle of social media and the 24-hour news cycle. The pessimistic ranting and negativity drove me to create a series of short stories about the world my son will inherit from an optimistic perspective. These 17 stories don't show a dystopian nightmare of zombies or mutants. Instead, they show a younger generation tasked with the survival of the human race flourishing in spite of all criticism. From tera-forming Mars to creating an intelligent response to the growing student loan crisis this generation does what we only dreamed. They turn their empathy into a beacon for the world to see, creating a world based on character and turning a dying world into a symbol of human exceptionalism. If you are someone who thought we'd be closer to Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek vision by now, then this book is for you.
The Club II
We lured him to a motel with a promised sexual encounter unlike anything he'd ever known. We made good on our promise-there was no sex, but it was without doubt unlike anything he'd ever known. We spiked his drink, teased, and toyed with him until he passed out. Then we tied him up, duct-taped his mouth, threw him into the trunk of our car and drove him to an abandoned farmhouse in the woods where he could scream himself hoarse without anyone hearing him. We waited until the drug wore off and then introduced him to pain. In the end we gave him a choice; he could tell us what we wanted to know and die quickly or die stripped naked with syrup poured in his ears, nose, eyes, and on other areas of his body while tied down in the vicinity of a fire ant community. We took him outside where he could view the area-there were dozens of ant hills. I thanked him for his cooperation and made sure he saw me smile as I slit his throat. I can only speculate as to how deep corruption goes and who is involved in any given circumstance. I only know I will never fully trust my government ever again."
Sequence of Protocol
In every fiction, there's a bit of truth. In the mid-1960' and early 1970s, some of the most dangerous and ruthless young black men from the brutal streets of Philadelphia formed an alliance within the Nation of Islam's Mosque Number 12. Believing wholeheartedly in the teachings of Elijah Muhammad and his vision of self-sufficiency, they saw themselves as pioneers of a new black nation. Committed to do whatever was necessary, including becoming involved in organized crime and murder.
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.
American Refugees
Out of all of the possible futures available in our past, why the hell did we choose this one? And why are we choosing such a dystopian future for our children and grandchildren?"Hate and Coronavirus were both spreading everywhere back in the early twenties. A vaccine was finally able to stop the spread of the novel Coronavirus but there is no vaccine against hate."This novella tells the story of one possible future. It is hoped this is a future that never comes to pass.
