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The saga of Monte Segundo, Rosa Bustamonte and Billy Cabott continues as the trio is unwittingly drawn into a military search and rescue mission along the 1916 U.S.-Mexican border. Soon it is discovered that the woman they are looking for, an Eastern aristocrat, was not injured or lost but has been kidnapped. Believing the woman has been taken by bandits, the search continues deep into Guadalupe Canyon. However, what the combined patrol of civilians and soldiers eventually discover stuns everyone but must remain a closely guarded secret.

"Being a hacker has its perks. I'm privy to the stuff you'd prefer to keep hidden, whether you want me to be or not. It's a good thing I'm on the side of justice. I have no interest in you if you keep your nose clean. When you threaten my bosses, though, I'll become your worst nightmare. I've come too far in this life, and been on too many walks through hell, to let you escape unscathed. Challenge me. Go ahead. I dare you."She's the ultimate protector, the ever-present guardian. She's everywhere and nowhere at once, haunting the edges of the internet to protect five famous women. They saved her from a life behind bars. Now, she saves them from those who threaten their safety and privacy. It's a full-time job, one she's been training for her entire life. From devastating betrayal to ultimate conquest, this is her story.

This is a book about survival. It is a book about a 21 year old Army Scout pilot shot down during the Vietnam War on a Scout mission well inside North Vietnamese controlled territory in Cambodia.He along with his two crew members, his Observer and his Door Gunner, were shot down on 10 March 1971.They were hit by a B-40 Rocket Propelled Grenade or an SA-7 missile. The pilot, WO1 Craig (Jeff) Houser immediately lost engine power and then realized he had no cyclic control. The burning aircraft passed over a river and crashed into the trees above the riverbank, exploded on impact, and then fell into the river and sank.He never saw his two crew members: Observer SP4 Robert T. Kiser or Door Gunner Sgt. Curtis R. Smoot again. After almost drowning, Houser managed to somehow get out of the wreckage of the aircraft on the bottom of the river and swim to the river bank.This was then the beginning of what turned out to be four days of Escape and Evasion. He was burned and blinded (totally blinded in one eye and loss of most of his vision in the other) by the crash. Most of his survival equipment was now on the bottom of the river. He had no food, no medicine, and no water. It was now the dry season in this area of Southeast Asia and other than the river he crashed in, all the intermittent streams and creeks were dried up.First he had to keep from being captured, that was the primary goal.It is absolutely a true story of survival against all odds.

Are we in a simulation? That's a question Dax Sky often asked himself. Not surprising given he designs simulations, creating alternate realities indistinguishable from the real world.It is the 24th century and Dax lives in the former United States of America, ruled by China. He works for a government agency called SISAR that creates alternate reality simulations of the past and future. His wife, Mae, is an engineer at Photonviz Corporation, a company that builds devices located throughout the solar system that collect photons reflected from deep space originally emitted from Earth. The photons record every event that occurred in Earth's history. SISAR uses the photon data to create the historical simulations used as the basis for its alternate history simulations.But Dax's life is torn apart when he returns from an expedition to the ruins of eastern North America to discover Mae, missing. Taken from his world by a man who looks like him.Dax's search for Mae will uncover incredible truths. But he must first learn the purpose of two mysterious, otherworldly objects whose origin trace back to the time of Christ's birth. The objects belonged to a strange magus who saved the infant Christ from being killed by the Romans in the Slaughter of the Innocents. They were discovered by archeologists in Costa Rica, in the 21st century, and may be connected to a simulation Dax created-a world inexplicably entwined with his own reality. The novel is hard science fiction and alternate history fiction, in the tradition of books by authors like Philip K. Dick. It is also an adventure, mystery and time travel novel like classic science fiction books written by Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. Themes explored by modern-day writers, including Stephen King, David Mitchell and Blake Crouch, are reimagined in The Designer. The Designer explores the nature of reality. And how myth and religion, theoretical and speculative physics, metaphysics and philosophy can come together to provide possible answers to the fundamental questions about the universe that have vexed human beings for millennia.

We are concerned about too many human workers being replaced by machines. We should be. The harm we face goes far beyond the trauma faced by individuals who have lost their jobs to machines over past centuries. We are moving deeper into a condition of "Who do these corporations think is going to buy their stuff after they lay us all off?". Our economy is getting smaller.Fortunately, there is a way forward that will help all individuals and our society as a whole. First, we must understand the production parabola and its opportunities.Section 1 What is the Production Parabola?Section 2 What side of the Production Parabola are we on?Section 3 What are our Opportunities?Section 4 Legislation to implement UBI Progress DollarsSection 5 Implementation GuidelinesSection 6 Universal Basic Income We can't get it without Progress Dollars.Implementing Progress Dollars will give us the maximum Universal Basic Income currently. UBI will rise with technological progress. This will be accomplished without significant inflation or raising any citizen's taxes.

Growing up in an Italian-American household was special. It was particularly memorable for a boy who was given way too much freedom by his grandparents, Giuseppe and Maria, who treated him like a young Italian prince. There were fun and escapades galore, many of which could have ended in jail time for the young prince and his friends had it not been for sheer luck and Grandma's influence. Add to the mixture, a slightly gritty, multicultural city on the banks of Lake Erie as well as the chance association with rare and eccentric people, young and old, all who teamed up to make the total experience magical. Memories of those days, long past, unfold taking the reader back to a time when ethnic families welcomed friends to Sunday meals while their kids played outside away from technology occupied instead with breaking windows, setting off incendiary devices, pelting each other with slingshots and formulating gang fights. Mangia e mille grazie!!!

This book is brimming with melodies and harmonies composed by members of a singing group based in the UK. It contains various styles including some with an Irish twist, an adaptation of the Lords Prayer, some upbeat rock-style numbers and some sublime and evocative songs.Many of the songs have been successfully performed at concerts, and it is based on the experiences and different backgrounds of various choir members. The songs are captivating and contain unique melodies and harmonies. They are designed to inspire and promote joy and hope.

Welcome to The Essential CAFÉ EDMOVIA, Cup of Joe poetry for Cup of Joe folks. A poetry book of over 60 published poems plus another 100+ selected poems of informal poetry that is accessible, approachable, easy to read and enjoy. Some haiku and micro poems to start but mostly free verse "Cup of Joe" narrative memoir style poems that tell a story or capture a vignette of life that you, the reader, can identify with, easily visualize and imagine or could have happened to you. You will not find formal poetry like sonnets, villanelles, limericks or a math sheet sestina at the CAFÉ EDMOVIA. If that is what you are looking for, may I suggest you consider a trip up to Highbrow Town to get a 'Highbucks' experience where a latte foam art barista can assist you with poetic feet, syllable count, line length, meter and rhyme, etc. That poetry is fulfilling and satisfying for some, but if you want to sit back, select your own "Cup of Joe" poem with a full pot of friendly refills written for the masses of "Cup of Joe" regular grind folks, CAFÉ EDMOVIA is the place for you. Come on in, relax and pour yourself a down to earth "Cup of Joe" poem, light or strong, short or long.No degree in English literature, philosophy or a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in poetry required for admittance to CAFÉ EDMOVIA. If you have a motorcycle or the desire to acquire one and "two lane" the USA, or savor the memories of having done so, you will enjoy your stay at the CAFÉ EDMOVIA. Having grown up as a "Boomer" in the country on a "non-profit" farm, aka "a farm that never made a profit", will also enhance your stay.For the Random Reader: The poems in CAFÉ EDMOVIA are organized and arranged with the "random reader" in mind featuring the RANDOM READER ORGANIZATIONAL METHOD (RROM). The RROM has been developed specifically for CAFÉ EDMOVIA and it has two easy key features: Feature One: Poems are arranged from short to long, front to back, to help the random reader quickly find a poem that he or she has time to read. Feature Two: To avoid any contrasting levity, mood and/or tone conflict between adjacent poems and assist the random reader in selecting a poem tone they prefer, there are coffee cup symbols placed above the title of each titled poem. The levity of titled poems is indicated with 1 to 5 coffee cup symbols. One cup = meant to be funny, five cups= meant to be serious. Simple, easy and helpful to the random reader.Cup of Joe Poetry: Accessible easy to read and understand poems from light brew to dark brew that you can enjoy, ponder, have a laugh and a friendly free refill... all without a barista to explain everything. Poems organized for the random reader. Pour your own poem. Fine grind or course grind. Light poetry, dark poetry... you choose. Head scratchers to belly laughers the "Flinger of Zingers" author reflects on his "Boomer" experience down at the CAFÉ EDMOVIA. If high desert vanishing points and the art of roadside motorcycle maintenance run in your caffeinated blood, that's a plus.HUMOR: Have some, it will help. Enjoy the Easter Eggs... if you spot them.

In his early days of law enforcement, Dan Warden is a Tennessee deputy sheriff. While searching for clues to a hit-and-run accident, he is torn between doing his job and his personal relationship with a suspect.

Aaron Davis achieves what no other man has: He unites the major religions of the world, brings peace to Northern Africa and the Middle East, and brokers a treaty to eliminate weapons of mass destruction.Jack Holder, president of the United States, is a God-fearing Texan dedicated to preserving the American way of life. He belongs to a secret Masonic organization that has placed members in the highest levels of government. When Aaron Davis and his organization, the Brotherhood of Man, call for the elimination of America's nuclear arsenal, Jack resists. When Davis creates a global currency to replace the dollar, Jack refuses to comply.Barbara Holder, the First Lady, believes that Aaron Davis is the Antichrist, and her pastor has his congregation preparing for Armageddon. Jack is torn between his religious beliefs, his Masonic principles, and international pressure to support the new world order."Author Lawrence Deering envisions a perfect, albeit false world in his latest book, The Brotherhood. The story follows a supposed miracle man named Aaron Davis who is seen as a Messiah to some and the Antichrist to others. After solving the world's problems, including bringing peace to the Middle East, the United States is forced to join his New World Order. This angers Congressman Jack Holder who is tasked with taking Davis out.Worthy of an Adaptation?: The plot certainly sounds like a high-tension thriller with religious elements of the Left Behind or Da Vinci Code series (but with better story and scripts hopefully). The plot definitely reads like a popcorn thriller, but with a strong script could have awards potential. You have two strong male characters that spar off.; maybe Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Davis and George Clooney as Holder. **All casting is armchair only. Got better suggestions, leave them in the comments. **AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE NOW." - Kristin Lopez, Awards Book Nook

Behind the Hedgerows is a fictional drama about human nature and the conflicts that go with it.It is 1987 in the Hamptons. Cocaine is the drug of choice, AIDS is rampant, and the Old Guard is trying to hang on as new money invades Long Island's East End. Hunter McPherson, East Hampton resident, entrepreneur, and fitness trainer to those of wealth, takes the reader "south of the highway" behind the manicured hedgerows for a firsthand look at the opulent and romanticized lives of the privileged few who live there.Privy to the entitled and deceitful world of his clients, Hunter is faced with a growing cynicism as those with massive egos, limitless greed, and needs for hedonistic pleasure test his moral resolve at every turn. Presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at creating his own wealth, Hunter cashes in on the dark secrets of his clients, using what he has learned to wield his own form of leverage, control, and power. In the process, lives are forever changed, including his own.

The REAL Inconvenient Truth! By choosing to industrialize, we Homo sapiens unwittingly made a commitment to impermanence. We adopted a terminally unsustainable way of life, in which the finite and non-replenishing NNRs (nonrenewable natural resources) that enable our industrial existence, would inevitably become insufficient to do so.Unfortunately, "inevitably" is "now" - Nature's Squeeze is on!"Industrialism - Our Commitment to Impermanence" makes the case for the complete and permanent collapse of human industrialism by the year 2050, as the inevitable consequence of our immutable reliance upon finite, non-replenishing, and increasingly scarce NNRs - fossil fuels, metals, and nonmetallic minerals.

Twelve year old Elias loses his home and loving family in a fire and is betrayed by those who vowed to take care of him. Mistreated and forced into what could be considered slavery, he runs away to Hamburg. With the help of a dog, he adjusts to life on his own. Elias' life is difficult as he strives to find work, build himself a home, and over time improve his situation and reputation. When Elias' best friend dies, he leaves Hamburg. Sailor, explorer of the untamed lands of western Virginia, farmer, hunter. What this Survivor Boy learns is to never give up.

Though much has been written about the Civil War, relatively little modern historical fiction is written from a Southern point of view. Stories of the Confederate South is a collection of short fiction presenting a variety of Southern characters, events, and issues, and it does so from a uniquely Southern perspective. Pittman carefully researched diaries, biographies, historical events, military records, and social trends to present a collection of stories that tells the story of the true South during and after the War Between the States.

Jackson Richard McCullen accepts the head coaching job at Scrub Oak High School, which has only won one football game in the last three seasons. Conrad Williamson, Jr., the superintendent, wants to run the football program instead of letting Jackson do his job and is determined to get rid of him after only one year. Conrad wanted to play college ball, but he would not play any position but running back, which is the same position he insists he wants his son, Trey, to continue to play at Scrub Oak. Trey wants to play defense, and Jackson gives him the chance against Conrad's wishes.With no money, no equipment, one assistant coach who is retiring, and one assistant coach who has never played a game, Jackson is determined to build a team his way. He gives every player a chance to play and recruits basketball players, soccer players, Hispanics, and African Americans to change the dynamics on the field. Jackson coaches football as he played in high school...with heart and soul and integrity. He doesn't see color, economic background, or history when he fields a team. He makes the players believe in themselves and find the extra "stuff" that makes the difference between a regular team and a winning team.Jackson reunites with his high school sweetheart, Tricia Burton, who happens to work for the law firm Conrad hires to try to get rid of Jackson.Jackson played both defense and offense in high school, and his coach always thought of him as Second String, so Jackson knows how fighting criticism and diversity every week can hurt a team. He is determined to never make his players feel that way as he guides them through the season one game at a time.Is it illogical to take a 1 and 9 team, tweak the players, find the best in each one, and coach them into the playoffs?Probably. But the Ocelots deserve more; the town craves more; and the people hope for more. Will Williamson defeat Jackson, or will Jackson turn the hopes of the Scrub Oak Ocelots into a craving for Playoff Fever?

There is a devastating loss of lives on Earth. So many were Gaia speakers the loss was felt by those on Adelphi. The council requested several from that world travel to Earth and convince a young woman Bizaan Ayaa Wolf, to take her position as a peace broker. The mission team was not prepared to find Storm De Wees's company behind the deaths. Nadia though was not surprised his minions survived the end of the fourth world. She didn't however expect her father's wrath to reach out for her from beyond the grave.Saving Nadia had to take a back seat to stopping the evil behind all the hate. Though it seemed beyond their skills. As they struggled to find a way, little did they know there was an even greater threat to Gaia and the places of power. Stopping one would not stop the other. Facing the loss of so much brought out bravery none of them could have imagined.The anticipated relief relaxation and recovery of returning home was not to be, a new danger welcomed them. They could not stand down till all life on Adelphi was again safe.

Steve Cameron is 16 and looking to fit in. After he witnesses the suicide of his abusive grandfather his deeply religious mother whisks them across country to start a new life. He is forced to attend the local Baptist Church where he joins the youth group, a rag tag group of misfits. There he makes life long friendships, questions his religious beliefs, and becomes involved in a power struggle with the controlling youth group leader. Steve's desire to become popular outside of the church leads to his experimentation with drugs and alcohol. As his double life threatens to spiral out of control he will be faced with his ultimate challenge.

We have all heard the nicknames for the current generations in the news. Besides the 'Silent Generation' (a.k.a. The Greatest Generation) born before 1946, there are Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y (also known as the Millennials), and Generation Z.In the past few years, there has been an increasing amount of coverage and discussion about the growing frustration between these generations. Some call it a generational war. Much of the debate has to do with the Boomer generation, with younger generations claiming various failures of this generation to provide a world or country that is sustainable and affordable.TV shows, podcasts, newspaper and magazine articles, movies, and social media have increasingly begun analysis and discussion about this war. It is a hot topic and, unfortunately, becoming more emotional. Most of the analysis and coverage has to do with emerging information about each generation, such as wealth accumulation, party affiliation, changing opinions, habits, values and relationships. Facts and surveys abound, discussing all of these aspects of the generations, and more.But we all innately understand that generalizations and summaries about the generations can be dangerous, and can only tell a part of the story.What is the answer to this generational conflict that is beginning to stress friendships, acquaintances, and even families? How can we diffuse the emotion and get to positive solutions that will help heal the divide?Daniel Muller attempts to understand this growing generational conflict at a more micro level, namely by documenting and sharing the individual life stories of a somewhat random collection of 'everyday' Baby Boomers. Besides their life stories, he relates their opinions about a series of hot topics today, all in an attempt to better understand what linkages may exist between their environment, families, early and mid-life years, and how they think and behave today.'SEX, DRUGS, ROCK and WAR: The Boomer Generation' is an enjoyable collection of very diverse life stories. In addition, Muller shares a fascinating analysis of Boomer values and opinions, and hypothesizes about the underlying potential causes of the growing conflict between generations. Finally, he shares his suggestions to calm the generational wars.

In 2011, prize-winning fiction writer Robert Dunn read a review of a new Fuji single-lens-reflex camera, and something clicked. Later that day, although the then-new Fuji X100 was as hard to get as the latest iPhone, he'd tracked one down. The next day he went out shooting photos for the first time since a brief dalliance with a cheap Nikon decades earlier.Little did Dunn know his life had changed. He'd always loved photography, and now he took his new camera with him everywhere he went. Photographs accumulated, and he began to put them into books. Soon he was making photobooks in a spirit similar to the novels he'd written, and those photobooks are now in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of Photography, and the New York Public Library.In Mirrors and Smoke, Dunn tells the full story of his discovery of photography, and the way it changed his life. It's a memoir of finding a new passion later in life. It's about the bountiful world of photobooks. Most of all, it's about the way Dunn has learned to see the essence of the world around him in ever greater and more meaningful detail, then take that empathic vision and turn it into art. As he writes: "I found out that being a photographer was vastly more interesting than not being one. That walking about trying to see, and feel, as much as possible, then render all that into images was a much richer life than not doing it."Mirrors and Smoke is a book for everyone who has already traced the magical path of becoming a photographer, as well as the simply photography-curious. Read it, then pick up your camera and go hit the streets. There's a bounty of beauty and revelation waiting for you out there.

I thought I would figure it out as I go. What else is there to do?I was moved from Germany to Mexico against my will when I was 18. No slave trade, just my opinion wasn't considered much by my parents who wanted a fresh start. I decided to hate everything and everybody. But despite my best efforts, I failed. This exotic country (in my teenage/adult eyes) and its people won me over in a heartbeat, so different from anything I had known until that point. I learned a new language and studied an engineering major. Don't even get me started on that one, I hated chemistry then and now, just another life changing decision I wasn't consulted about. But against all expectations, I graduated with a good GPA.I got married, had a kid and moved to another city. I built a business and watched it fail. That didn't stop me from having another kid (and we stop right here with that). Copy and paste several more failed entrepreneurial efforts to create a legacy.Then let's squeeze in another country thanks to my "Better Half's" qualifications. Welcome to China and "ni hao ma"? I tried to learn it, how hard could it be? Languages are my forte. Well, not that one. I declared defeat after three months. But again, people went out of their way to help us communicate and we felt very welcome. Learning about new traditions and getting to know incredible places, I knew we were very blessed.But let's try moving once again, this time to the USA. Luckily, I spoke that language already. Yet another huge change, "Everything's bigger in Texas", right? Add a dog and a cat (why not?), so adorable, but such scoundrels both of them. By then, I was trying to guide two teenage boys through hormonal adolescence attacks hoping there would be good adults coming out of the other side and took another swing at starting a business (the developer I paid to design my app ran with my money!). Then Covid hit and we decided to move once again, this time only four states north, nothing major, in the midst of a pandemic that nobody knew anything about yet. All the while pushing to avoid routine in my marriage (as per the priest who married us) to be a good wife, mother, daughter, friend etc...and trying to stay sane.It's easy, right? Everybody does it, right? WELL, IT'S NOT! But I wouldn't change it for the world. My 47 years of existence have been filled with love and challenges, blessings and sadness, sometimes all at the same time...these emotions made me the person who I am today. And I am only just beginning! I am preparing to run a 10KM race ( I normally just run to the fridge to get my chocolate snacks) and have just finished a certification for Project Management (What???) For the first time in my life, I have written my professional resume (which looks all BUT ordinary) and next week, I will go to school to license myself as a Realtor. A new opportunity fell into my lap, without looking for it and I am grateful and excited.Time to grow, time to start new, time to learn, it is NEVER too late! Don't let ANYBODY tell you what you can or cannot do! Be a little crazy sometimes! What happened in Las Vegas will not always stay in Las Vegas and comes back as a PERMANENT tattoo. This is my journey through the craziness of life, it has to be fun or else it's not worth living.Come with me through this book to live in Germany, Mexico, China and the USA. The world is a great place, so let's get to know it!

A neophyte reporter, William Weston III, assigned to cover the U.S. army's search for Pancho Villa, quickly becomes entangled with a bull-of-the-woods lumberjack named Monte Segundo and Rosa del Carmen Fernandez Bustamonte, a fiery captain in the revolutionary army.Together the trio plunge into the heart of the Mexican Revolution, Monte seeking revenge for the murder of his parents, Rosa struggling to justify the barbarism of Villa, and William attempting to find his place in a world he never knew existed. Each quest meets with failure and yet their fateful alliance is destined to change the course of history.