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Miles Brodie is just a bargain-rate lawyer handling divorces for Big Joe's Tiki Bar girls. He's barely squeezing rent money from his third-rate law practice when Joe hires him to find out who's knocking off his pals. Before a full-blown turf war breaks out, Brodie signs on and follows the blood trail to find out who's trying to shut his client down and take over the Portland rackets.Everybody from City Hall to the cop on the street knows a hustler needs an insurance policy. But it's not the kind Prudential Life sells. Somebody is cooking the books, keeping payoffs and bribes strictly off the radar to cover their bets if Big Joe ever tumbles to the double cross.Joe's bookkeeper Melba Malone knows how to keep secrets. How much are they worth to the rat who wants to deal him or herself in? When bodies start to fall, Brodie feels like the last cardboard duck in a carnival shoot. Caught between his greedy ex-wife, crooked cops and a deadly client, Brodie's left holding the losing hand.

Mike and Lester, two mid-life travelers hawking burial insurance policies to crones and the unwary, scheme to hit the jackpot with another big score. They interrupt a robbery when they stop for a cold one, and end up hoofing it to town. On the road again, they get picked up by an Elvis zealot who plans to open a museum for the King in Memphis with her treasured relics she hauls around in her Graceland Vanatorium.Nothing is working out according to plan for the two misguided hucksters when they are stalled in a hippie haven with man-eating pets, commit a major felony by accident, and head out a few leaps ahead of a local posse.On the road, there's romance, crazy fun and surprises for everybody...

The galaxy is changing. Deadly enemies are becoming trusted allies, and the prophets of Galactic Resources face new challenges as mysterious alien spies appear in ConFree. "A revolution is not done in a day," rebel Demons say. The ConFree Legion faces endless war, and Prophet knows there is no escape for a soldier of the Legion, as the mission is not over until he is KIA. "Growing up in a free state is not for sissies," Honeyhair advises her daughter. A false peace looms when the bloody Pherdos campaign is concluded and a truce is declared on Earth. ConFree may be at peace but the Legion is still at war. A huge starfleet of enemy aliens approaches humanity's little slice of the galaxy. The prophets risk all to obtain the truth, side by side with their alien comrades, but Galactic Information's politicized bureaucracy refuses to accept it. Galactic Resources is abolished.Prophet and his blood comrades are told to stand down on a critical rescue mission. But the mission is clear: disregard the orders, liberate the hopeless, and light up the world. On their return the Prof advises that the war is starting and attendance is mandatory for all...

The Dark Cloud War is an endless nightmare for Exploitation recon trooper Prophet and his squadies. The alien Choakar are wreaking havoc on Berichros, joined by the Realm, slaughtering millions with GX bioweapons. Strange new aliens suddenly appear in the war zone and Prophet and Exploitation must resolve the problem.As more allies join ConFree to battle the aliens, Prophet meets his comrades from the past - Biogens, Assidics, free Tribal Demons, AI Indies and Brights. They find themselves marching with the dead, distant thunder moving closer, metal rain showering them all as rival spirit armies fight to the death.As the war moves to resolution, Prophet's exhausted comrades are dropping out of their old fellowship. Word comes that the Realm and the Brights are planning peace negotiations on Earth, but the revolutionaries Terra Rising have their own ideas. Earth is Prophet's private Hell and he knows he cannot avoid it.Returning to civilian life at last, Prophet learns of a shadowy effort to destroy ConFree with ancient alien doomsday weapons of cosmic annihilation. Nobody believes him so he is on his own. He reaches out to his closest comrade and it is an army of two against the Realm.

The success of any negotiation depends on the skills of the team. This book contains valuable information, ideas, and techniques for individuals who take part in high-stakes negotiations in both leading and supporting roles.Mastering High-Stakes Negotiations will provide you with: The landscape from both sides of the table, providing insight into negotiation strategy. The fundamental dynamics of soft communication not only between the two negotiating parties but also between members of the negotiating team. A rich learning experience from expert negotiators who have participated in high-stakes negotiations - an opportunity to learn what goes on behind closed doors. The indicators of a good tender that will allow you to optimize resources while maximizing results. A comprehensive review of relevant commercial terms and conditions, including the most common battlegrounds between seller and buyer.

I climbed the steps to the front door to place a note onto the door handle. As I turned to leave, I heard a car approaching, and took off in a dead run, hoping to dodge out of sight before it arrived, but I was spotted. The driver was a woman. She floored it and drove directly to the barn, jumped out, and released her snarling watch dog. It raced toward me. A few seconds later, I heard a slug buzz past my head and the explosion of a gun. She had grabbed a rifle and was shooting at me. I could climb a tree to escape the dog, but what do I do when she arrives with her big gun?I stopped and waited in front of a tree with branches low enough for me to jump and grab, but I didn't have time. The wolf like dog hit me in the chest, slamming me against the tree covering my face with drool."Wait just a damn minute," she said as she arrived, "I know you. You're that bastard, Victor Flint."She thumbed the hammer to full cock and pointed the gun at my head...